whether they were treated with resveratrol or not …(do not use “if … or not”; “whether … or not” must be used if there is an alternative)
it is worth noting that … = it is useful to point out/underline that …
led to … (lead, led, led) = resulted in …
compared with …(when talking about differences, “compared with” is to be preferred; “compared to” implies similarity)
significantly lower than …(“significantly” is to be used only in case of statistically significant differences)
once again …= similarly (in this context, to underline a point)
as for … = concerning …
trend = tendency
interestingly … = as a matter of interest …
in the latter = in the last item (mentioned earlier)
Statistiques / Lexical help
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tableau |
chart/table |
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la corrélation statistique |
the statistical correlation |
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statistiquement significatif |
statistically significant |
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la moyenne |
the average/the mean |
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en moyenne |
on average |
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écart type (ET) |
standard deviation (SD) |
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échantillon |
sample |
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effectif |
number (of observations) / size (of a sample) |
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doubler |
double |
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tripler |
triple |
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aléatoire |
random |
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approximation |
approximation |
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une caractéristique |
a characteristic/feature |
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fréquence cumulée |
cumulative frequency |
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long terme |
long term |
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court terme |
short term |
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modèle |
model |
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médiane |
median |
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puissance |
power |
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relatif |
relative |
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seuil de signification |
limit of significance |
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comparaison |
comparison |
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valeur p |
p value |
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probabilité |
probability |
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valeur prédictive positive |
positive predictive value |
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valeur prédictive négative |
negative predictive value |
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vrai positif |
true(ly) negative (subject) |
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vrai négatif |
true(ly) negative (subject) |
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faux positif |
false(ly) positive (subject) |
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faux négatif |
false(ly) negative (subject) |
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homogénéité de distribution |
homogeneity of distribution |
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ajustement |
fitting |
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variable |
variable |
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équation |
equation |
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tendance |
trend |
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somme pondérée |
weighted sum |
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indice |
subscript/index |
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taux |
rate |
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ratio |
ratio |
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incidence |
incidence |
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prévalence |
prevalence |
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coefficient |
coefficient |
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intervalle de confiance (IC) |
confidence interval (CI) |