diseñar y validar un sistema de indicadores

English translation: design and validate a system of indicators

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Spanish term or phrase:diseñar y validar un sistema de indicadores
English translation:design and validate a system of indicators
Entered by: Hellen Varela-Fdez.

00:23 May 20, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Management
Spanish term or phrase: diseñar y validar un sistema de indicadores
O.T.: "Al mismo tiempo el proyecto trata de diseñar y validar un sistema de indicadores para medir los diferentes componentes de la calidad de vida, a partir del establecimiento de unos parámetros de referencia".

What "Validar" would be (in this context)?

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Hellen
Hellen Varela-Fdez.
Costa Rica
Local time: 02:12
design and validate a system of indicators
Explanation:
Ya
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 02:12
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Thanks!
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5 +3design and validate a system of indicators
Henry Hinds
5 +1develop and corroborate a set/system of indicators
bigedsenior


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
design and validate a system of indicators


Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 02:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 81
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rodolfo Frei: "Correct, but I would say: "design and validate an indicators system"
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Rodolfo.

agree  MikeGarcia: Agree with Rodolfo.-
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Miguel.

agree  María José Cerdá
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, MaJo.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
develop and corroborate a set/system of indicators


Explanation:
...prefer 'set' to 'system' ...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-05-20 04:35:12 GMT)
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The accuracy and precision of model predictions depends on the quality and quantity of the empirical data used to develop and corroborate the model. ...
www.esajournals.org/.../?request=get-document& issn=1051-0761&volume=010&issue=02&page=0367

bigedsenior
Local time: 01:12
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah McGrane Gonzalez
6 hrs
  -> thanks, Sarah
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