17:00 May 9, 2002 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Science | |||||||
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5 +3 | Non-random sampling |
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4 +1 | purposive sampling |
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4 | judgmental selection |
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4 -1 | choosing carefully |
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4 -1 | Biased Sampling |
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Discussion entries: 3 | |
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choosing carefully Explanation: Wouldn't this be better English, while retaining the meaning of the original Japanese? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-09 18:02:35 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- We weren\'t given any context, after all. |
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Non-random sampling Explanation: THis is a statistical term oppesed to 無為抽出法 random sampling. There are many different way of sampling for statistics. The most simple way to express it is "non-random sampling". Other possibilities are: selective sampling systematic sampling -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-09 18:14:27 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310116.NSF/4a255eef008309... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-09 18:29:46 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310116.NSF/4a255eef008309... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-09 18:34:26 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Other terms used: purposive SAMPLING (not selection) 非確率抽出法 non-probability sampling (non-random sampling) [this is opposed to 確率抽出法 probability sampling (random sampling)] See Mike¥'s suggested reference: http://www.rikkyo.ne.jp/univ/ssakata/class/academy/materials... http://www.rikkyo.ne.jp/univ/ssakata/class/jwu/2000/material... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-09 18:44:57 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Other terms used: purposive SAMPLING (not selection) 非確率抽出法 non-probability sampling (non-random sampling) [this is opposed to 確率抽出法 probability sampling (random sampling)] See Mike¥'s suggested reference: http://www.rikkyo.ne.jp/univ/ssakata/class/academy/materials... http://www.rikkyo.ne.jp/univ/ssakata/class/jwu/2000/material... I also studied epidemiology. A Dictionary of Epidemiology, Oxford Univ. Press |
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