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Spanish term or phrase:
el estimador al que se ajustaron mejor los datos fue Jacknife 1
English translation:
the estimator that best matched the data was Jacknife 1
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el estimador al que se ajustaron mejor los datos fue Jacknife 1
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Social Sciences
Environment & Ecology
Curva de acumulación de especies, durante la temporada húmeda entre el 76,45 % y 93,20 % de la riqueza esperada en el área de estudio, de acuerdo a los índices de Jacknife 2 y Chao 1 respectivamente. Sin embargo el estimador al que se ajustaron mejor los datos fue Jacknife 1, el que indica que se registró el 79,60 % de la riqueza esperada (Figura 3.2.1.2.1-6).
Algo así como better match, coincide with?
Algo así como better match, coincide with?
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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the estimator that best matched the data was Jacknife 1
My interpretation.
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Note added at 6 mins (2016-03-10 01:53:53 GMT)
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"Estimador" might also mean 'estimate' in this context - I'm not clear on that point.
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Note added at 6 mins (2016-03-10 01:53:53 GMT)
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"Estimador" might also mean 'estimate' in this context - I'm not clear on that point.
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the Jackknife 1 statistic gave the best fit
Or the "Jackknife 1 statistic best fitted the data" if you want to be more literal. "Data" would be understood and isn't really needed.
"Jackknife 1" is the first-order jackknife estimator of species richness.
N.B. There should be two "k"s in the word.
Chao is another commonly used statistic in this field.
"Jackknife 1" is the first-order jackknife estimator of species richness.
N.B. There should be two "k"s in the word.
Chao is another commonly used statistic in this field.
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the best estimator to adjust to the data was Jacknife 1.
restructuring the sentence gives it a better flow in English.
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