restidspuckel

English translation: literaly: mode; alternatives: peak (travel time); \"black swan\" - worst case;

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Swedish term or phrase:restidspuckel
English translation:literaly: mode; alternatives: peak (travel time); \"black swan\" - worst case;
Entered by: Charlesp

09:26 Jun 30, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Mathematics & Statistics
Swedish term or phrase: restidspuckel
Hej, what is a "restidspuckel" called in English?

I am sure that someone who is an expert in statistics and averages would know this right off.

(I know it is not the "mean" or average travel time (medelrestiden), but like the top of the bell curve. But what is this called in English?

Context:

" This ______ describes the journey time where the location has the most traffic."
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 20:34
peak (travel time)
Explanation:
I've used this one ... Had the help of a professor consulting on work for my client -- he was a good teacher.

You can find some wiki pages for reference.

See
http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/BE0401_2012I60_BR... -- for puckel
and, for their translation.
http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/BE0401_2012I60_BR...



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Note added at 8 hrs (2013-06-30 17:51:18 GMT)
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Yep, that simple in this case -- and it is a statistical term ;-)!!
Selected response from:

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 20:34
Grading comment
literaly: mode.
Alternatives: peak (travel time)
"black swan" - worst case.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1peak (travel time)
Deane Goltermann
3"black swan" / worst case
DLyons
1bulge
Mats Wiman


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
bulge


Explanation:
I don't know but suggest 'bulge' for those who do

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Excellent suggestion, but...

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
peak (travel time)


Explanation:
I've used this one ... Had the help of a professor consulting on work for my client -- he was a good teacher.

You can find some wiki pages for reference.

See
http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/BE0401_2012I60_BR... -- for puckel
and, for their translation.
http://www.scb.se/statistik/_publikationer/BE0401_2012I60_BR...



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Note added at 8 hrs (2013-06-30 17:51:18 GMT)
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Yep, that simple in this case -- and it is a statistical term ;-)!!

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
literaly: mode.
Alternatives: peak (travel time)
"black swan" - worst case.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Peak? Is it as simple as that. I was thinking that it required some statistical term, glad that it is as simple as this.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Herbst
4 days
  -> Thanks, Anna!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"black swan" / worst case


Explanation:
It depends on what you mean! The first answer assumes that it's an unpredictably long travel time e.g due to a motorway pileup that backs up all the traffic. So this value is a very unlikely one drawn from the tail of the travel time distribution (and NOT the peak, unless you're talking about CDF rather than PDF).

That's different from a predictably long travel time e.g due to you travelling at rush hour - which is the second answer "worst case".


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory
DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 19:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Excellent suggestion, but... highly technical, and as such shoud be used sparingly.

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