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bias

Portuguese translation: desvio "sistemático"

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English term or phrase:bias
Portuguese translation:desvio "sistemático"
Entered by: Eleftherios9

20:02 Jun 4, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Statistics
English term or phrase: bias
"The use lifetime tests revealed a minimum difference for Low control solution of – 3 mg/dL and the maximum bias was 4 mg/dL."
Eleftherios9
Brazil
Local time: 10:53
desvio "sistemático"
Explanation:
Sug.


-Estatística [COM] Entrada completa (IATE)
EN bias
PT desvio sistemático

- EN ordering bias
PT desvio da ordem

- Bias
Bias is a term which refers to how far the average statistic lies from the parameter it is estimating, that is, the error which arises when estimating a quantity. Errors from chance will cancel each other out in the long run, those from bias will not.



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Marcos Antonio
Local time: 10:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9polarização / viés
Carla Lopes
5 +1tendência
Christina Paiva
4 +1desvio
Patricia Soares
4diferença
Marlene Curtis
4desvio "sistemático"
Marcos Antonio
4viés
Ricardo Savaris
4tendenciosidade, discrepância sistemática
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4bias máximo/ inexatidão
Elaine Cristine Franco


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
polarização / viés


Explanation:
sugestões.

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Note added at 2 minutos (2009-06-04 20:04:54 GMT)
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Ciências médicas [COM] Entrada completa
EN

bias

PT

polarização

(in IATE)


    Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do
Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 14:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed.
2 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  imatahan
8 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Thiago Capatti
14 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  rhandler: Viés, indeed.
22 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: viés
49 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Humberto Ribas
1 hr
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Marcelo Lino: "viés".
7 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
13 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Lúcia Leitão: "viés"
19 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
diferença


Explanation:
Ver

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - Comparative study of a ... A figura 2 faz a representação gráfica dessa diferença (bias), quando comparada com a média das duas medidas, sistema Coaguchek S® e laboratório. ...
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0066-782X2007001300001&script... - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 1484
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tendência


Explanation:
Sugestão neste contexto

Random House:
bias
3. Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.

Houaiss:
viés
5. Derivação: sentido figurado.
tendência geral ou determinada por forças externas

Hope this helps :)

Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 10:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler: Também.
1 hr
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
desvio "sistemático"


Explanation:
Sug.


-Estatística [COM] Entrada completa (IATE)
EN bias
PT desvio sistemático

- EN ordering bias
PT desvio da ordem

- Bias
Bias is a term which refers to how far the average statistic lies from the parameter it is estimating, that is, the error which arises when estimating a quantity. Errors from chance will cancel each other out in the long run, those from bias will not.





Marcos Antonio
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 406
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
viés


Explanation:
vié é um tipo de erro que pode ser sistemático ou não

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Note added at 41 mins (2009-06-04 20:43:38 GMT)
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é um erro sistemático.

Ricardo Savaris
Brazil
Local time: 10:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tendenciosidade, discrepância sistemática


Explanation:
Dicionário Médico Stedman

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 14:53
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
desvio


Explanation:
- (in statistics) the distortion of statistical findings from the true value. There can be many kinds of bias; some may be caused by the sampling process, but bias can be caused by other factors.

Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.


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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-04 23:40:50 GMT)
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Actually, I would use "viés" too.

Patricia Soares
Brazil
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
5 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bias máximo/ inexatidão


Explanation:
Pelo que parece o termo "bias" não é traduzido na área médica e se refere a inexatidão.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-06-05 02:55:01 GMT)
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O desvio-padrão em termos percentuais é chamado coeficiente de variação. A diferença entre o
valor verdadeiro e a média corrresponde à inexatidão ou bias .


    Reference: http://www.labrede.com.br/portal/uploads/c0a80101-65be-cb5b....
Elaine Cristine Franco
Brazil
Local time: 10:53
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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