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ENGLISH - AFRIKAANS GLOSSARY OF STATISTICAL TERMS Editors: Faans Steyn, Chris Smit, Corna Vorster July 2009
ENGLISH - AFRIKAANS GLOSSARY
OF
STATISTICAL TERMS
Editors: Faans Steyn, Chris Smit, Corna Vorster
July 2009
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Preface from the Editors
The list of statistical terms currently consists of approximately 7200 entries. Although the list is continuously updated, the editors have decided to make the list available in its current form to statisticians, members of the public using statistics, translators or any other interested parties. Therefore we were of the opinion that placing the list on the Internet would be most sensible for this purpose. Recognition is hereby given to the National Language Service, of the former Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, having provided editorial support over many years in the person of Dea Swiegers. We also wish to express our appreciation for the valuable contribution made by John Lynch up to his withdrawal in 2005 due to health reasons. Without their assistance we would have experienced difficulty in reaching this milepost.
In using this list of terms the following should be kept in mind:
It is not only an English-Afrikaans glossary but also contains contexts or sentences in which the terms occur, sometimes with brief definitions.
A division was made into subfields within the subject field in the context, and an adapted list of codes from Statistical Theory and Methods Abstracts was used.
The existing Statistical Dictionary was integrated with the list and is given as such under "Source publication". The new terms were obtained from the index of the Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences (ESS), as well as from a list of terms provided to us by the International Statistical Institute (ISI), based on Marriott's dictionary and later on Dodges dictionary. At the request of the ISI we have provided them with Afrikaans equivalents for their list of terms as part of a multilingual list of statistical terms currently being compiled by the ISI. See any one of the following two websites:
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/research/isi/
http://www.cbs.nl/isi .
References
1. Kotz, S. & Johnson, N.L., (Editors), (1982 - 98), Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Vol. 1-9, Supplement & Update Vol. 1-2, John Wiley & Sons: New York.
2. Marriott, F.H.C., (Editor), (1990), A Dictionary of Statistical Terms, 5th edition. Published for the ISI by Longman Scientific & Technical: London.
3. Schoeman, H.S., (Editor), (1984), Statistiekwoordeboek / Statistical Dictionary. Staatsdrukker/Government Printer: Pretoria. (Uit druk / Out of Print).
4. Dodge, Yadolah, (Editor), (2003) The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms. Oxford University Press.
5. Rasch, D., Tiku, M.L. & Sumpf, D., (Editors), (1994), Elseviers Dictionary of Biometry. Elsevier: Amsterdam.
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Any comments on terms will be appreciated, as will be proposals for new terms which have not yet been included. Send these to: Dr M D Jankowitz Department of Decision Sciences P O Box 392 Unisa 0003 Tel: 012-429-4629 Email: [email protected]
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English: a posteriori distribution
Afrikaans: a posteriori-verdeling
Synonym: posterior distribution
Context: Bayesian estimation
Konteks: Bayes-beraming
Definition: the result of prior information and obtained
data
Definisie: die resultaat van a priori-inligting en verkrygde
data
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: a posteriori probability
Afrikaans: a posteriori-waarskynlikheid
Synonym: posterior probability, probability a posteriori
Context: probability theory, Bayesian approach
Konteks: waarskynlikheidsteorie, Bayes-benadering
Definition: after having obtained additional information
provided by data
Definisie: nadat addisionele inligting uit data verkry is
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: a priori
Afrikaans: a priori
Synonym: prior
Context: probability theory, Bayesian approach
Konteks: waarskynlikheidsteorie, Bayes-benadering
Definition: before data gathering
Definisie: voor data-insameling
Source Publication: ISI
English: a priori distribution
Afrikaans: a priori-verdeling
Synonym: prior distribution
Context: Bayesian estimation
Konteks: Bayes-beraming
Definition: assumed distribution of a parameter
Definisie: aanvaarde verdeling van 'n parameter
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: a priori probability
Afrikaans: a priori-waarskynlikheid
Synonym: prior probability
Sinoniem: prior-waarskynlikheid
Context: probability theory, Bayesian approach
Konteks: waarskynlikheidsteorie, Bayes-benadering
Definition: chosen subjectively or from previous knowledge
Definisie: subjektief of uit vorige kennis gekies
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: abbreviated method
Afrikaans: verkorte metode
Synonym: abridged method
Context: empirical distributions and descriptive measures
Konteks: empiriese verdelings en beskrywende
maatstawwe
Definition: with a reduced computational effort
Definisie: met minder berekening
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: ability structure
Afrikaans: vermostruktuur
Context: psychometrics
Konteks: psigometrie
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: ABLUE
Synonym: asymptotic best linear unbiased estimator
English: abmodality
Afrikaans: abmodaliteit
Context: empirical distributions and descriptive measures
Konteks: empiriese verdelings en beskrywende
maatstawwe
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: abridge
Synonym: abbreviate
English: abridged method
Synonym: abbreviated method
English: abrupt change
Afrikaans: abrupte verandering
Context: change-point model and signal detection
Konteks: veranderingspuntmodel en seinopsporing
Source Publication: ISI
English: abrupt distribution
Afrikaans: abrupte verdeling
Context: univariate continuous distributions
Konteks: eenveranderlike kontinue verdelings
Definition: if the density function and its first derivative are
not both zero at a finite terminal point
Definisie: as die digtheidsfunksie en die eerste afgeleide
daarvan nie albei by 'n eindige terminale punt
nul is nie
Source Publication: ISI
English: absciss
Synonym: abscissa
English: absciss axis
Afrikaans: absis-as
Synonym: axis of abscissas
Context: mathematical methods
Konteks: wiskundige metodes
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: abscissa
Afrikaans: absis
Synonym: absciss
Context: mathematical methods
Konteks: wiskundige metodes
Definition: the x-coordinate in a two-dimensional Cartesian
coordinate system
Definisie: die x-kordinaat in 'n tweedimensionale
Cartesiese kordinaatstelsel
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: absolute
Afrikaans: absoluut
Context: mathematical methods
Konteks: wiskundige metodes
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: absolute continuity
Afrikaans: absolute kontinuteit
Context: theory of functions, real analysis
Konteks: funksieteorie, rele analise
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
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English: absolute deviation
Afrikaans: absolute afwyking
Context: empirical distributions and descriptive measures
Konteks: empiriese verdelings en beskrywende
maatstawwe
Definition: the difference, taken without regard to sign, of
a variate value from some given value
Definisie: die verskil, sonder inagneming van die teken,
van 'n stogastiese veranderlike se waarde, vanaf
'n gegewe waarde
Source Publication: ISI
English: absolute difference
Afrikaans: absolute verskil
Context: special functions and transforms
Konteks: spesiale funksies en transformasies
Definition: the difference between two numbers without
regard to sign
Definisie: die verskil tussen twee getalle sonder
inagneming van teken
Source Publication: ISI
English: absolute error
Afrikaans: absolute fout
Context: psychometrics
Konteks: psigometrie
Definition: the absolute deviation of a random variable
from its "true" value
Definisie: die absolute afwyking van 'n stogastiese
veranderlike vanaf sy "werklike" waarde
Source Publication: ISI
English: absolute frequency
Afrikaans: absolute frekwensie
Context: empirical distributions and descriptive measures
Konteks: empiriese verdelings en beskrywende
maatstawwe
Definition: as distinct from the relative frequency
Definisie: in teenstelling met die relatiewe frekwensie
Source Publication: ISI
English: absolute inequality
Afrikaans: absolute ongelykheid
Context: mathematical methods
Konteks: wiskundige metodes
Source Publication: Statistical Dictionary
English: absolute measure
Afrikaans: absolute maat
Context: empirical distributions and descriptive measures
Konteks: empiriese verdelings en beskrywende
maatstawwe
Definition: which is independent of origin and scale
Defini
