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delimitacion de la población

English translation: defining/specifying the population


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Spanish term or phrase:delimitacion de la población
English translation:defining/specifying the population
Entered by: peter jackson
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06:19 Sep 25, 2010
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Social Sciences - Mathematics & Statistics
Spanish term or phrase: delimitacion de la población
This refers to the people chosen as subjects for a survey. Is it "definition of the universe"? Can't help thinking it sounds too existential!
peter jackson
Spain
Local time: 10:18
defining/specifying the population
Explanation:
More context would be helpful
In studies the population to study must be defined by using inclusion/exclusion criteria

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Sampling (statistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In sampling, this includes defining the population from which our sample is drawn. ..... In quota sampling the selection of the sample is non-random. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(statistics) -
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David Brown
Local time: 10:18
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Thank you, David.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1defining/specifying the populationDavid Brown
4delimitation of the population
James A. Walsh
3delineation of the population >>> population delineation/size
Smartranslators
3selection of population/participants
Wendy Streitparth


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
defining/specifying the population


Explanation:
More context would be helpful
In studies the population to study must be defined by using inclusion/exclusion criteria

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Note added at 44 mins (2010-09-25 07:03:39 GMT)
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Sampling (statistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In sampling, this includes defining the population from which our sample is drawn. ..... In quota sampling the selection of the sample is non-random. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(statistics) -

David Brown
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thank you, David.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Neil Ashby: It's how I remember it from A level maths....
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, elementary my dear Dr..........
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
delineation of the population >>> population delineation/size


Explanation:
Population/Occurrence Delineation and Viability Criteria - [ Traducir esta página ]2 Feb 2009 ... Delineation of populations or occurrences refers to the process of distinguishing discrete occurrences and representing them in a mapped ...
www.natureserve.org/explorer/popviability.htm - En caché - Similares


Delineation of discrete population segments of shortnose sturgeon ... - [ Traducir esta página ]de I Wirgin - 2010 - Artículos relacionados
Population delineation was initially evaluated by compar- ing haplotype frequencies among collections using Roff and Bentzen's (1989) Monte-Carlo based Chi- ...
www.springerlink.com/index/mh11366765164456.pdf


PDF] Examining population delineation among wintering white-winged and ... - [ Traducir esta página ]Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
de L Selection - Artículos relacionados
female survival using a mark-recapture approach. Use the same markers to examine population delineation in these species. Objectives or Hypothesis: ...
www.seaduckjv.org/studies/pro3/pr46.pdf


UofS Theses: Population delineation and wintering ground influence ... - [ Traducir esta página ]de CJ Swoboda - 2007 - Citado por 2 - Artículos relacionados
3 May 2007 ... Title, Population delineation and wintering ground influence on vital rates of white-winged scoters. Degree, Master of Science ...
library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-05022007-145956/ - En caché


Population Delineation of Barren-Ground Grizzly Bears in the ... - [ Traducir esta página ]de PD McLoughlin - 2002 - Citado por 9 - Artículos relacionados
population delineation, satellite telemetry, spatial organization, Ursus arctos ... Population delineation of grizzly bears * McLoughlin et al. 729 ...
www.jstor.org/stable/3784225


DOC] Emergency Delineation of New Zealand Mudsnails at Putah Creek, CA - [ Traducir esta página ]Formato de archivo: Microsoft Word - Versión en HTML
The objective of the delineation was to determine the extent of the NZMS population spread in Putah Creek. While the method described below is adequate for ...
southwestinvasivespecies.org/.../NZMS%20sampling%20in%20Putah%20Creek,%20CA.doc

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selection of population/participants


Explanation:
or even guinea pigs!

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Or even delimitation?

Wendy Streitparth
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delimitacion de la población
delimitation of the population


Explanation:
I think a literal translation is appropriate here.


    Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en&tab=nw#hl=en&biw=784&bih...
James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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