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PRECISION AJUSTEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
- Finance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- goodness of fit
1, record 1, English, goodness%20of%20fit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- closeness of fit 2, record 1, English, closeness%20of%20fit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The degree to which a set of empirical observations conforms to a standard or an expected (or theoretical) distribution, especially when both empirical and theoretical are expressed as curves. It is usually, but not necessarily, measured in terms of the mean of the squared deviations of the observations from the theoretical curve. 3, record 1, English, - goodness%20of%20fit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
- Finances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- qualité de l’ajustement
1, record 1, French, qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bajustement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- validité de l’ajustement 2, record 1, French, validit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bajustement
correct, feminine noun
- précision de l'ajustement 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cision%20de%20l%27ajustement
correct, feminine noun
- degré d’ajustement 4, record 1, French, degr%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Bajustement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qualité de l'ajustement. Le tableau [...] regroupe l'ensemble des calculs. On peut constater la remarquable qualité de cet ajustement authentique. 5, record 1, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bajustement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Métodos estadísticos
- Finanzas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bondad del ajuste
1, record 1, Spanish, bondad%20del%20ajuste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- precisión del ajuste 1, record 1, Spanish, precisi%C3%B3n%20del%20ajuste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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