sinnvollerweise

English translation: It makes sense to

11:53 Dec 13, 2000

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics

German term or phrase: sinnvollerweise

context: inferential statistics
"Die Messungen werden sinnvollerweise an Stichproben durchgeführt und nicht an allen Einzelwerten der sogenannten Grundgesamtheit (bzw. des Kollektives); denn erst alle möglichen Stichproben zusammen bilden diese Grundgesamtheit."

It is too costly, too time consuming, and too cumbersome to obtain information from the entire population, therefore decisions on the characteristics of the population must be based on information contained in a sample of that population, and of couse all possible samples of the population together make up the total population.
But I am having trouble summing that up in a one-word or short-phrase equivalent for sinnvollerweise. Any help greatly appreciated!

Beth Kantus KudoZ activity Questions: 812 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 1007 United States
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English translation:It makes sense to

Explanation:
It makes sense to measure samples instead of measuring all individuals in the collective, since the collective consists of the totality of all possible samples that could be taken from it.

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Dirgis (X)
United States
Local time: 22:30

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Thanks to everyone for your help again. Although I found all of the answers helpful, Sigrid's sentence was perfectly rendered and, I believe, conveys the meaning of the original succintly without getting bogged down in the whys and wherefores (like I did) - thanks very much!
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Summary of answers provided

sensibly

Dr. Sahib Bleher

is preferably/is best/should best be

Mats Wiman

it makes more sense to

buckel

for your context:

TRANSRAPID

It makes sense to

Dirgis (X)

Answers

1 hr

sensibly

Explanation:
should meet your requirements.
Regards,

not necessary

Dr. Sahib Bleher
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of:

German

1 hr

is preferably/is best/should best be

Explanation:
The measurements are preferably done with random samples and ....because...

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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 04:30
Native speaker of:

Swedish

1 hr

it makes more sense to

Explanation:
I think if in doubt go for a verbal phrase.

Yours Mike Harold

buckel
Local time: 04:30

13 hrs

for your context:

Explanation:
..are naturally taken

TRANSRAPID
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

3 days 4 hrs

It makes sense to

Dirgis (X)
United States
Local time: 22:30
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 2

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