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MESURE DISPERSION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spill countermeasure
1, record 1, English, spill%20countermeasure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spill response measure 1, record 1, English, spill%20response%20measure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
- Sécurité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mesure d’intervention en cas de déversement
1, record 1, French, mesure%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mesure d’urgence à prendre en cas de dispersion accidentelle 2, record 1, French, mesure%20d%26rsquo%3Burgence%20%C3%A0%20prendre%20en%20cas%20de%20dispersion%20%20accidentelle
correct, feminine noun
- contre-mesure en cas de déversement 3, record 1, French, contre%2Dmesure%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Arrêté du 28 mai 1979 portant sur le dossier technique à fournir préalablement à la fabrication à des fins commerciales d'une substance chimique nouvelle.] Mesures d'urgence pour l'environnement : Le déclarant doit indiquer les mesures d'urgence à prendre en cas de dispersion accidentelle dans l'eau, l'air et sur le sol. 2, record 1, French, - mesure%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la source LEENV, on trouve «mesures en cas de déversement accidentel», à l'entrée Tremcad. 1, record 1, French, - mesure%20d%26rsquo%3Bintervention%20en%20cas%20de%20d%C3%A9versement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Chemistry)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scattered light measurement
1, record 2, English, scattered%20light%20measurement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 2, English, - scattered%20light%20measurement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Chimie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mesure par dispersion de la lumière
1, record 2, French, mesure%20par%20dispersion%20de%20la%20lumi%C3%A8re
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 2, French, - mesure%20par%20dispersion%20de%20la%20lumi%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- quartile measure of skewness 1, record 3, English, quartile%20measure%20of%20skewness
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mesure de dispersion à partir des quartiles
1, record 3, French, mesure%20de%20dispersion%20%C3%A0%20partir%20des%20quartiles
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- measure of dispersion
1, record 4, English, measure%20of%20dispersion
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- measure of spread 2, record 4, English, measure%20of%20spread
correct
- measure of variability 3, record 4, English, measure%20of%20variability
correct
- measure of variation 4, record 4, English, measure%20of%20variation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Measures of dispersion express quantitatively the degree of variation of dispersion of values in population or in a sample. Along with measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion are widely used in practice as descriptive statistics. Some measures of dispersion are the standard deviation, the average deviation, the range, the interquartile range. 5, record 4, English, - measure%20of%20dispersion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mesure de dispersion
1, record 4, French, mesure%20de%20dispersion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- mesure de variation 2, record 4, French, mesure%20de%20variation
correct, feminine noun
- caractéristique de dispersion 1, record 4, French, caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20dispersion
correct, feminine noun
- caractéristique de variation 2, record 4, French, caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20variation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une série d'observations statistiques, indication ou indice établi pour exprimer leur éloignement les unes des autres. 3, record 4, French, - mesure%20de%20dispersion
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les principales mesures de dispersion sont l'écart type, la variance et l'étendue. 3, record 4, French, - mesure%20de%20dispersion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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