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Record 1 2022-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

This cool water obviously favours condensations such as dew and fog, but is not responsible for the lack of rainfall: it is important not to confuse precipitable water and (especially vertical) pluviogenic disposition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Qui engendre la pluie.

CONT

Une formule pour l'estimation de la pluie a été établie sous la forme d’une relation entre 4 variables : 1 variable expliquée, la pluie, et 3 variables explicatives : les nuages pluviogènes [...], la température maximale(T. max) et la latitude(lat).

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

The difference between RDA and canonical correlation analysis (CCorA ...) is the same as [the one] between simple linear regression and linear correlation analysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

La méthode de l'ARD consiste d’abord à régresser tour à tour chaque variable expliquée sur les variables explicatives. De ces régressions multiples sont extraites les valeurs ajustées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

A quantity whose value depends on the value of another quantity or variable.

OBS

Compare to "independent variable".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Statistique
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Variable ou quantité dont la valeur dépend de celle d’une autre variable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Estadística
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Variable cuyo valor se determina como función de otra cantidad o representación.

CONT

Por ejemplo, la expresión estándar es y = f(x), en donde "y" se considera la variable dependiente, ya que su valor se determina por el valor de "x" y la naturaleza de la función que será ejecutada.

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
OBS

Rens. S. Montréal-Météo Statistique Canada statistiques 160crc/6.2.76

Spanish

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