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dummies

German translation: Dummyvariablen

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English term or phrase:dummies
German translation:Dummyvariablen
Entered by: Steffen Walter

19:56 Dec 26, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: dummies
Es geht um eine Internet-Umfrage zu Reifenmarken. Bei einer Frage lauten die Anweisungen an den Programmierer der Umfrage:
X: dummies
TO THOSE WHO KNOW ANY MOTORSPORT EVEN AT Q16 (CODES 1 TO 25). OTHERS GO TOQ21
Was kann hier wohl mit "Dummies" gemeint sein??

Vielen Dank!
Jutta Kirchner
Germany
Local time: 00:33
Dummyvariable
Explanation:
oder dummies stehenlassen
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Konrad Schultz
Local time: 00:33
Grading comment
Danke Konrad
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +3Dummyvariable
Konrad Schultz
2Platzhalter
Daiana Heinrich


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Dummyvariable


Explanation:
oder dummies stehenlassen

Konrad Schultz
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Danke Konrad

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Kraemer: Siehe: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_(Programmierung)
13 hrs
  -> danke
agree  Kristin Sobania (X)
13 hrs
  -> danke, Kristin
agree  Sabine Doerfler
2 days 19 hrs
  -> danke, Sabine
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Platzhalter


Explanation:
...vielleicht?

Daiana Heinrich
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Konrad Schultz: Grüß dich, Daiana. Platzhaltervariable = dummy variable trifft den Sachverhalt genau, aber deswegen dummy = Platzhalter = Variable zu setzen, geht IMO an der Sache vorbei, denn daß X eine Variable ist, weiß der Programmierer auch so.
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