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sens de variation

English translation: direction of variation

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French term or phrase:sens de variation
English translation:direction of variation
Entered by: Louisa Tchaicha

16:22 Feb 3, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Instruments / medical imagery
French term or phrase: sens de variation
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Ces niveaux de corrélation se sont avérés être stables parmi plusieurs sous-lots d’échantillons, et robustes pour des évaluations indépendantes conduites à partir de plusieurs ostéodensitomètres. L’étude d’exactitude a permis d’établir le sens de variation des valeurs du paramètre

Variation sens of the parameter values?

Please help
Thank you
Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 13:34
direction of variation
Explanation:
See "sens de variation d'une fonction" - mathematical term.

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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-02-04 14:23:03 GMT)
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Have a look here on page 8 in the section headed Accuracy:
http://www.austincc.edu/mmcgraw/files_GenLab/Measurements an...

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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-02-04 14:25:32 GMT)
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It cannot be a trend, which refers to changes over time. It simply refers to whether the values are less than (negative direction) or greater than (positive direction) the "true" or reference value.
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SJLD
Local time: 14:34
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Most helpful thank you :)
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4 +1variation trends
Drmanu49
4direction of variation
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variation trends


Explanation:
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Asker: Thank you


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direction of variation


Explanation:
See "sens de variation d'une fonction" - mathematical term.

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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-02-04 14:23:03 GMT)
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Have a look here on page 8 in the section headed Accuracy:
http://www.austincc.edu/mmcgraw/files_GenLab/Measurements an...

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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-02-04 14:25:32 GMT)
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It cannot be a trend, which refers to changes over time. It simply refers to whether the values are less than (negative direction) or greater than (positive direction) the "true" or reference value.

SJLD
Local time: 14:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Most helpful thank you :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you for the explanation and link, very helpful :)

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