collapsed

Italian translation: accorpare; combinare

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English term or phrase:collapse
Italian translation:accorpare; combinare
Entered by: Valentina LG

18:56 Oct 14, 2015
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Medical - Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: collapsed
Variables with rare frequencies were reported in the descriptive statistics but were either collapsed (when possible) or excluded from all risk factors analyses in order to avoid model over-determination.

Grazie
Hope05
Local time: 09:48
accorpate
Explanation:
Un'alternativa a "combinare" molto usata. In rete ci sono molti esempi:

http://www.qualitapa.gov.it/fileadmin/dam/customer_online/AP...
https://www.academia.edu/6417219/Il_test_di_chi-quadro
https://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/DellOmodarme-esercita...
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Valentina LG
Spain
Local time: 08:48
Grading comment
grazie!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2accorpate
Valentina LG
4 +1amalgamare/combinare
DLyons
3collassate
Angela Guisci


Discussion entries: 2





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
collassate


Explanation:
su google è molto usato

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Note added at 57 min (2015-10-14 19:53:56 GMT)
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es. 4 mostra la distribuzione delle varianti del segno CASA dopo che i due livelli della variabile sono stati collassati: CASA Num. occorrenze Distribuzione % 2 mov.

ecco https://books.google.it/books?id=vNGzS6S49osC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA...


    Reference: http://www.matematicamente.it/forum/frequenza-di-rotazione-d...
Angela Guisci
Italy
Local time: 09:48
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  texjax DDS PhD: Ma la tua referenza parla del collasso di stelle...
5 mins

neutral  Valentina LG: No, la referenza è pertinente. "Collassare" mi sembra però un calco poco usato.
13 hrs
  -> sì Valentina è poco usato
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
accorpate


Explanation:
Un'alternativa a "combinare" molto usata. In rete ci sono molti esempi:

http://www.qualitapa.gov.it/fileadmin/dam/customer_online/AP...
https://www.academia.edu/6417219/Il_test_di_chi-quadro
https://cran.r-project.org/doc/contrib/DellOmodarme-esercita...


Valentina LG
Spain
Local time: 08:48
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
grazie!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Zanetti
16 mins
  -> Grazie, Elena.

agree  DLyons: Yes, this seems the most used.
19 mins
  -> Thanks, DLyons.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to collapse
amalgamare/combinare


Explanation:
Several variables are combined into one.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-10-14 22:08:35 GMT)
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e.g. "variables were collapsed into a singular dichotomous variable."

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Note added at 13 hrs (2015-10-15 08:31:15 GMT)
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Best term may be Accorpare: Raggruppare in un'unica struttura due o più elementi!!! Per esempio 'Le opzioni "con i genitori" e "con un altro familiare" da modalità di una variabile categoriali sono state accorpate diventando la modalità di una variabile

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 08:48
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Valentina LG: D'accordo con "combinare". "Amalgamare" invece non l'ho mai visto usare in questa accezione: puoi dare esempi?
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Valentina. I prefer your version.
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