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range più o meno ampi

English translation: ranges of various sizes

12:14 May 11, 2015
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics / Clinical study results
Italian term or phrase: range più o meno ampi
"I dati erano riportati come range più o meno ampi attorno a un valore medio."

I know this is probably a straightforward question, but so far I've drawn a blank. Thanks for any input.
Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 21:10
English translation:ranges of various sizes
Explanation:
Or various ranges.

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Note added at 42 mins (2015-05-11 12:56:52 GMT)
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Or ranges of varying amplitudes.
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philgoddard
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2ranges of various sizes
philgoddard
3 +1more or less broad spectra
Ann Pollak
4 -1around a central value
texjax DDS PhD
3somewhat fully populated data ranges around the average value
ChananZass
3ranging widely / having a wide range / being widely dispersed
DLyons
3a more or less wide range (of values)
heidi (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
more or less broad spectra


Explanation:
more or less broad spectra
or
more or less broad spectrums

Ann Pollak
Italy
Local time: 21:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tradu-grace
17 mins
neutral  philgoddard: I don't see why you're avoiding the use of "range".
29 mins
  -> Phil, "more or less broad ranges" does not sound right to me.
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ranges of various sizes


Explanation:
Or various ranges.

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Note added at 42 mins (2015-05-11 12:56:52 GMT)
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Or ranges of varying amplitudes.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi: Yes, median + - range is the valid mathematical terminology.
18 mins
agree  Ann Pollak: I like ranges of varying amplitudes.
1 hr
  -> OK, so click on Agree! :-)
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
around a central value


Explanation:
This would suffice.

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-05-11 13:24:33 GMT)
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To clarify:
distributed around a central value

The translation of "più o meno ampi" can be omitted, and this is an educated answer.

texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 15:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 48

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disagree  philgoddard: You've translated the wrong part of the sentence.
10 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
somewhat fully populated data ranges around the average value


Explanation:
Geeks' talk.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2015-05-11 16:16:30 GMT)
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What they want to say, as far as a former geek can understand, is that they have more than 2 or 3 results that produced the average (or median) number. This is usually an important issue in such tests. The number of results is important.

ChananZass
Italy
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ranging widely / having a wide range / being widely dispersed


Explanation:
"... around the mean" What I think they are stressing is that the data have a mean (average value) and a large standard deviation (range) around that.

I don't see plural "ranges" as being involved.

The ST should easily confirm or disprove this reading :-)

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 20:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a more or less wide range (of values)


Explanation:
I dati erano riportati come range più o meno ampi attorno a un valore medio.
The data varied over a more or less wide range (of values) around a mean value.
The data values were distributed [or: spread] over a wide range around a mean value.

heidi (X)
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