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English Mathematics & Statistics Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
50th percentile		a point seperate 50 percent of good from the 50 percent poor
about X’ and about Y’		approximately x' and approximately y'
are common with		have (n variables) in common with	MoiraB
Entered by: MoiraB
chi-square or chi-squared?		chi-square	Ramona Ali
Entered by: Ramona Ali
combined in quadrature		square root of the sum of the squares
connexity??		"links", "linkages", "connections" etc.
correlate telephone area codes, incomes, and purchases		compare tendencies, if any, between telephone area codes, incomes and purchases
Cumulative variance, accumulated variance		Cumulative variance
curve fit		fit / fitting are statistical concepts
distance lines		vertical lines at distances away from the mean value equal to multiples of standard deviation
every how often		To be scheduled to work on Saturdays every [specify 1-5] weeks	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
F'/F*		F prime/F star (asterisk)
factor		factor of safety	Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Entered by: Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
fall with the square root of		fall / decrease in proportion to the square root of size	Adele Oliveri
Entered by: Adele Oliveri
fitted / solved		Values obtained from graphical analysis (below) or from solving the equation numerically.
fixed class effect terms for treatment		fixed-effect class variables	V&E-Team
Entered by: V&E-Team
n integer		where n is an integer
nonrandom (non-random)		biased
Order of a calculation		reduce the computational complexity / simplify	Barbara L Pavlik
Entered by: Barbara L Pavlik
PBO-subtracted		after subtracting the results (or mean) for the placebo group from the total results (or mean)
peaked down		the lowest values were observed
persons/people		singular or collective, context, register etc.
Ps-Contour Plot		Do not translate.
the base logarithm of 8		the base-2 logarithm of 8	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
through		none
to specialize the function		assign a specific functional form
to spend		to allocate / assign
To survey (see context please)		view, examine	Michel A.
Entered by: Michel A.
to terms (of order of) O(x2)		to O(x2) [to order x2]	David Knowles
Entered by: David Knowles
trigonometry		branch of mathematics concerned with the measurement of triangles