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paramètres numériques gaussiens

21:02 Feb 2, 2021
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French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Mathematics & Statistics / Orthopedics
French term or phrase: paramètres numériques gaussiens
Hi,
The sentence is:
"les paramètres numériques gaussiens ont été décrits en termes de moyenne et de déviation standard et les paramètres numérique non gaussiens en termes de médiane et d'intervalle interquartiles"

In my research I only found 2 hits with "Gaussian numerical parameters" and "non-Gaussian numerical parameters" and both textes seemed to be translations.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Joanna
joanna menda
Canada
Local time: 16:18


Summary of answers provided
3parameters of a/the Gaussian
M.A.B.
4 -1numerical gaussian parameters
Francois Boye
2Gaussian function parameters
SafeTex
4 -2parameters showing a normal distribution / a Gaussian distribution
Daryo


Discussion entries: 7





  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
parameters of a/the Gaussian


Explanation:
I would skip 'numerical'.
E.g. parameters of the Gaussian (case) were the mean and standard deviation and in the non-Gaussian case they were the median and the interquartile intervals.
Something like that. Mean and SD are parameters of the Gaussian distribution.

Example sentence(s):
  • The parameter μ {\displaystyle \mu } \mu is the mean or expectation of the distribution (and also its median and mode), while the parameter σ {\displaystyle \sigma } \sigma is its standard deviation.[1] The variance of the distribution is σ 2 {\display

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution
M.A.B.
Poland
Local time: 22:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4

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neutral  Daryo: in fact in this text there is an additional twist.
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Gaussian function parameters


Explanation:
Hello

this is a standard term (see ghits) and I think it may be what we need but I'm hopeless at maths

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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-02-03 01:18:45 GMT)
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In mathematics, a Gaussian function, often simply referred to as a Gaussian, is a function of the form [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_function]

So after further research, as i'm not good at maths, unlike Daryo who is good at absolutely everything 😏, this answer is fine and the closest to the French.


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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-02-03 01:21:57 GMT)
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In mathematics, a Gaussian function, often simply referred to as a Gaussian, is a function of the form [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_function]

So after further research, this answer is definately right and Daryo has disagreed yet again with a good answer but that's par for the course for him alas.




    https://www.wikizero.com/en/Gaussian_function
    https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Gaussian-function-the-effect-of-parameters-a-b-c-and-d-on-the-shapes_fig1_277716432
SafeTex
France
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

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disagree  Daryo: ghits won't compensate "I'm hopeless at maths"/translating science doesn't work that way/ghits are surely going to help make the difference between "parameters OF a Gaussian function" and a parameter which statistical distribution IS a Gaussian function??
1 hr
  -> Disagreeing with right answers is not the way it works either. See notes
agree  philgoddard: I'm not a mathematician, and I have no idea whether you're right or wrong, but I'm going to express an opinion anyway. Sounds like someone else I know :-) And I would never disagree with an answer that has a confidence level of 2.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks Philgoddard
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
numerical gaussian parameters


Explanation:
Numerical gaussian parameters are the parameters of a gaussian function

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_function

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Note added at 5 days (2021-02-07 21:53:06 GMT)
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you can also say: "numerical parameters of a gaussian function"

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 16:18
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: in fact in this text there is an additional twist, that you should spot if you read the whole text quoted.
2 hrs
  -> which one? This is math, not bla bla bla!//you haven't answered my question?
neutral  SafeTex: I try not to disagree when I have an answer up but "numerical gaussian parameters" gets 0 ghits.I think that all the answers have the same idea but this is not the standard term at all.
1 day 1 hr
  -> Have you been taught the theory of probability?
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
parameters showing a normal distribution / a Gaussian distribution


Explanation:
paramètres numériques gaussiens
=>
parameters showing a normal distribution / a Gaussian distribution

paramètres numérique non gaussiens
=>
parameters not showing a normal distribution / a Gaussian distribution


in this specific text, it's about parametres related to some orthopedic device that vary according a normal / Gaussian distribution from one measurement to another, or not.

IOW it's NOT about "the parameters of a Gaussian function" it's about parameters (measured while studying some orthopedic device?), some of which are distributed according a normal / Gaussian distribution, and some are not.

So for a "parameter" which varies according a "Gaussian / normal" distribution, the variations of that parameter will be expressed by giving the average value and the standard deviation (of all measurements of that parameter).

While for a "parameter" that is not distributed according a "Gaussian / normal" distribution,the variations of that parameter will be shown by giving the median value and the interquartile values (of all measurements of that parameter).


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Note added at 4 days (2021-02-07 09:45:20 GMT)
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Oops .. it's better to include "numerical" as there are most probably some other "parameters" of this study of some orthopedic device that are not of the "numerical" type.

"les paramètres numériques gaussiens ont été décrits en termes de moyenne et de déviation standard et les paramètres numérique non gaussiens en termes de médiane et d'intervalle interquartiles"
=>
"Numerical parameters showing a normal distribution (/ a Gaussian distribution) have been described by giving their average values and standard deviations, while

numerical parameters not showing a normal distribution (/ a Gaussian distribution) have been described by giving their median and interquartile values"





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Note added at 4 days (2021-02-07 09:58:14 GMT)
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"Gaussian numerical parameters" is in fact right, but too much abbreviated - could be all too easily misunderstood.

It was supposed to mean

"numerical parameters whose variations follow a Gaussian distribution"

which is exactly the right meaning in this text,

BUT it could be also missinterpred as

"the numerical parameters OF a Gaussian distribution"

which would be totally wrong for this ST.

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Note added at 5 days (2021-02-07 23:33:40 GMT)
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or

numerical parameters presenting a Gaussian distribution (of their variations)

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:18
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  SafeTex: INcompréhensible diatribe to justify an answer too closely based on previous ones for my liking
38 mins
  -> "Incompréhensible"? for you maybe ... there might be some same words used, but the difference that you can't see is significant - CRUCIAL // Well, given that you said yourself of yourself "I'm hopeless at maths" would that be surprising???
disagree  Francois Boye: the parameters are part of the normal/gaussian distribution
5 hrs
  -> could you for a change pay more attention to the actual text to translate (i.e the whole sentence / paragraph), and not only to definitions of each individual word separately; there is this thing called "context" and also "internal consistency of a text"!
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