autocorrelación

English translation: autocorrelation

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Spanish term or phrase:autocorrelación
English translation:autocorrelation
Entered by: Diana Badder

08:37 Mar 5, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Forestry / Wood / Timber / statistics
Spanish term or phrase: autocorrelación
To solve a dispute with a customer: I say "self-correlation" but I also find that autocorrelation is used in English.
This is not urgent but can anyone tell me the difference, if there is any, please?
Diana Badder
autocorrelation
Explanation:
If the statistical term is meant, I would definitely say "autocorrelation"

Autocorrelation is the correlation of a data set with itself, offset by n-values. ... The C++ source code that implements the basic statistics functions ...
www.bearcave.com/misl/misl_tech/wavelets/stat/index.html
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hirselina
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Many many thanks, I won't bother you with such a stupid question next time but I was fed up with this customer and self-correlation does exist in maths
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autocorrelation


Explanation:
If the statistical term is meant, I would definitely say "autocorrelation"

Autocorrelation is the correlation of a data set with itself, offset by n-values. ... The C++ source code that implements the basic statistics functions ...
www.bearcave.com/misl/misl_tech/wavelets/stat/index.html

hirselina
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
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Grading comment
Many many thanks, I won't bother you with such a stupid question next time but I was fed up with this customer and self-correlation does exist in maths

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