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German term or phrase:	einseitig/zweiseitig
English translation:	one-tailed/two-tailed
Entered by:	Sibylle Gray

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3:00pm May 5, 2008

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Mathematics & Statistics

German term or phrase: einseitig/zweiseitig

Lagen den Berechnungen aufgrund vorliegender Ergebnisse anderer Fragebogenevaluationsstudien gerichtete Hypothesen zugrunde, wurden diese einseitig, ansonsten zweiseitig getestet.

Hallo, koennte mir bitte jemand den Sinn dieses Satzes erklaeren? Und was ist mit gerichtet gemeint? Vielen Dank.

Sibylle Gray

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Answers: 25

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efreitag: 3:16pm May 5, 2008: I'd really like to answer your second question. Why don't you post it seperately?

one-tailed/two-tailed

Explanation:
From the theory of hypothesis testing in statistics.

Selected response from:

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom

Note from asker to answerer

Danke.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

one-tailed/two-tailed

efreitag

4 +1

one-tailed/two-tailed

Oliver Walter

unilaterally/bilaterally

Melanie Nassar

Answers

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

one-tailed/two-tailed

Explanation:
From the theory of hypothesis testing in statistics.

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Danke.

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

one-tailed/two-tailed

Explanation:
These are statistical terms: "one-tailed test" vs. "two-tailed test".

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Note added at 19 Min. (2008-05-05 15:19:23 GMT)
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You will of course have to do some rewording, as I think these terms are not used adverbially in English.

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Note added at 32 Min. (2008-05-05 15:33:03 GMT)
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Vielleicht wird der Satz durch Umstellen etwas deutlicher:

Falls {gerichtete Hypothesen} den Berechnungen zugrunde lagen, wurde die Hypothesen einseitig getestet, ansonsten zweiseitig.

efreitag
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 28

Notes to answerer

Asker: Und was ist mit "one-sided" und "two-sided". Habe noch etwas gegoogled und damit mehr Hits bekommen. Danke.

26 mins confidence:

unilaterally/bilaterally

Explanation:
The (hypotheses) were tested unilaterally if calculations were based on directed hypotheses due to...., otherwise they were tested bilaterally.
I think it is the hypotheses (diese) being tested.

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Note added at 37 mins (2008-05-05 15:37:29 GMT)
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OK, it seems my colleagues have the correct terms for einseitig and zweiseitig here. But maybe directed hypothesis will help you.

Melanie Nassar
Palestine
Native speaker of:

English

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German: einseitig/zweiseitig

English translation: one-tailed/two-tailed