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делается «на глаз»

English translation: is a/made by guesstimation

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Russian term or phrase:делается «на глаз»
English translation:is a/made by guesstimation
Entered by: Victoria Batarchuk

12:00 Nov 10, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Russian term or phrase: делается «на глаз»
интересует перевод данного выражения ***делается «на глаз»*** в следующем контексте:

Эксперт: официальная статистика о безбарьерной среде для инвалидов ***делается «на глаз»***. -
Expert: the official statistics of barrier-free environment for physically challenged people is done by eye.
Tatiana Mankiewicz
Poland
Local time: 12:39
is a / made by guesstimation
Explanation:
"Guesstimate is an informal English portmanteau of guess and estimate, first used by American statisticians in 1934 or 1935".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guesstimate
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Victoria Batarchuk
Ukraine
Local time: 13:39
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3by rough estimation
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4 +2is a / made by guesstimation
Victoria Batarchuk
3 +2is approximate/not exact
Natalia Volkova
4 -1is based on the rule of thumb
Tatiana Grehan


Discussion entries: 2





  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
is based on the rule of thumb


Explanation:
см. примеры употребления: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1...

Tatiana Grehan
United States
Local time: 06:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Susan Welsh: Sorry, but it doesn't work here. Check a real dictionary, not jut google.//That "definition" does not tell you the usage. See Misha's comment. There is no "general principle" here, hence no "rule of thumb."
17 mins
  -> Rule of thumb - a general principle regarded as roughly correct but not intended to be scientifically accurate (from Merriam-Webster - is this a "real" dictionary?)
neutral  The Misha: You are missing the point: this usage is incorrect simply because the phrase is not applicable here, period. You cannot do statistics by any "rule of thumb". I mean, that is if you know anything about statistics.
46 mins
  -> The point is that it's not really "statistics", if it is "делается на глаз". "Statistics" are not made by approximation, therefore in this case it is used in ironic sense of a sort.
neutral  Mark Berelekhis: Tatiana, please, just accept what natives and near-natives are telling you is correct. It looks much worse when you double down on an error that's obvious to just about everyone.
3 hrs
  -> Mark, I do respect and accept the opinion of native speakers. I was not arguing for the sake of argument. I just happen to believe that "De veritate disputandum est".
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
is approximate/not exact


Explanation:
based on crude data

Natalia Volkova
Russian Federation
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denis Shepelev
52 mins
  -> Thank you, Denis.
agree  Sarah McDowell
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sarah.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
by rough estimation


Explanation:
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Note added at 34 mins (2014-11-10 12:35:16 GMT)
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A second group of vehicle parameters may vary with payloads, but they can be available from the manufacturer, or by rough estimation as well.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00423110903406656...
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According to the Bureau of labor statistics, unemployment is at 14.5%. ... It means, that by rough estimation, the reality is that in April the unadjusted,
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2879785/replies?c=1&q...
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probabilistically by collecting statistics of D in non-target image regions, or, in a .... sured data, or simply by rough estimation as the perfor- mance is quite robust .
http://www-prima.inrialpes.fr/jlc/papers/PETS2001.pdf
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Database Statistics ... 2010-07-01, All ages, Limited number (around 800-1000 by rough estimation) of physical copies were made onto the 2010 Anime Expo
https://vndb.org/v414/releases
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was derived by rough estimation of the net developed area by air photo review. ... Some key statistics, excluding the equivalent student “jobs,” are as follows: ...
http://issuu.com/townofhighriver/docs/12-12_thr-infrastructu...
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Statistics Misuse [1] Modern Empirical Science .... One can compare human energy generation with solar -- just by rough estimation: Heat/sec generated by ...
http://www.sepp.org/science-editorials.cfm?whichcat=Global W...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh: It will serve. The meaning is right.
26 mins
  -> Thank you, Susan.
agree  Mark Berelekhis
3 hrs
  -> I am greatly thankful, Mark.
agree  MariyaN (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, MariyaN.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
is a / made by guesstimation


Explanation:
"Guesstimate is an informal English portmanteau of guess and estimate, first used by American statisticians in 1934 or 1935".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guesstimate


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guesstimate
    Reference: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-007-2297-2...
Victoria Batarchuk
Ukraine
Local time: 13:39
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Schneeuhr: Like it
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Tatiana Grehan: I love "guesstimation", great suggestion!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tatiana! Me too (I mean, like it a lot, I don't know why).
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