controlling for...

Italian translation: ... come risulta dall'analisi di diverse variabili che...

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English term or phrase:controlling for...
Italian translation:... come risulta dall'analisi di diverse variabili che...
Entered by: alby

10:17 Jun 23, 2008
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry
English term or phrase: controlling for...
This study shows a
small, but significant, positive relation between bone mineral density and torus size after controlling for several variables known to affect
bone density were examined.
alby
Italy
Local time: 21:26
... come risulta dall'analisi di diverse variabili che...
Explanation:
concordo con il collega su "were examined"
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Claudia Di Loreto
Local time: 21:26
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grazie ancora
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1... come risulta dall'analisi di diverse variabili che...
Claudia Di Loreto
4 +1dopo aver controllato / esaminato / verificato
Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
3cambiare le condizioni sperimentali per rendere conto di un certo variabile
Pnina


  

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after controlling for...
dopo aver controllato / esaminato / verificato


Explanation:
Secondo me "were examined" è una ripetizione, di questo verbo, dovuta probabilmente a un errore. Infatti i verbi esprimono lo stesso concetto e non credo possano rimanere entrambi nella stessa frase...

Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
Italy
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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agree  Monia Di Martino: Sì sembra una ripetizione altrimenti la frase non "fila".
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... come risulta dall'analisi di diverse variabili che...


Explanation:
concordo con il collega su "were examined"

Claudia Di Loreto
Local time: 21:26
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grazie ancora

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agree  BdiL: Kharashò! Maurizio
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cambiare le condizioni sperimentali per rendere conto di un certo variabile


Explanation:
La definizione di "controlling for a variable" è "to deliberately vary the experimental conditions in order to take that variable into account."
www.answers.com/topic/controlling-for-a-variable?cat=techno...

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Note added at 44 mins (2008-06-23 11:02:22 GMT)
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Correzione: per rendere conto di una certa variabile.
In breve, aggiustare (le condizioni) per una variabile.
Aggiungo 2 citazioni.
"Adjusting or controlling for a variable. Assessing the effect of one variable while accounting for the effect of another (confounding) variable."
http://symptomresearch.nih.gov/chapter_8/sec3/cess3pop4.htm
"Conoscere il significato di aggiustare per una variabile di confondimento tra due serie di dati."
http://users.umini.it/segredid/statistica_e_valutazione_evid...

Pnina
Israel
Local time: 22:26
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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