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PRECISION BASE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basic precision
1, record 1, English, basic%20precision
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantification of unknown error in monetary unit sampling. 1, record 1, English, - basic%20precision
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- précision de base
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cision%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantification de l'erreur inconnue dans un sondage des unités monétaires. 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9cision%20de%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Statistical Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- basic precision pricing
1, record 2, English, basic%20precision%20pricing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- BPP 2, record 2, English, BPP
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Term used in dollar-unit audit sampling to describe the maximum potential sample error. 3, record 2, English, - basic%20precision%20pricing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- degré de précision de base
1, record 2, French, degr%C3%A9%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision%20de%20base
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- DPB 1, record 2, French, DPB
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- établissement de la valeur de la précision de base 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9tablissement%20de%20la%20valeur%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9cision%20de%20base
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-03-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Warfare
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- basic line-of-bearing accuracy 1, record 3, English, basic%20line%2Dof%2Dbearing%20accuracy
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Guerre électronique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- précision de base des relèvements 1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9cision%20de%20base%20des%20rel%C3%A8vements
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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