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welbepaald

English translation: well-defined

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Dutch term or phrase:welbepaald
English translation:well-defined
Entered by: AllisonK (X)

11:49 Nov 8, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Mathematics & Statistics / SPSS
Dutch term or phrase: welbepaald
From book on SPSS: this involves a sample of people with different educational backgrounds. Here's the text:
Daar de nulhypothese (steekproefrespondenten zijn over de verschillende opleidingsniveaus verdeeld zoals de werkelijke situatie in Vlaanderen) moet worden verworpen (sig. < .001), moet worden vastgesteld dat de getrokken steekproef niet representatief is voor Vlaanderen m.b.t. opleidingsniveaus (te weinig mensen bevraagd met maximaal lager onderwijs diploma en te veel mensen met hoger onderwijs diploma). Deze vaststelling hoeft niet per se slecht te zijn indien het bij het onderzoek de prioriteit was om drie ***welbepaalde*** even grote leeftijdsgroepen te bevragen (zoals in het onderzoek het geval was).
I have a suspicion this is something like 'fixed' or 'predetermined' but am not sure.....
TIA!
AllisonK (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 15:06
well-defined
Explanation:
or something like that.
Selected response from:

writeaway
Grading comment
Although this term is used again later in the text and there the meaning appears to be 'specific', here I believe 'well-defined' is the way to go. Thanks writeaway and Adam for your input!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4well-defined
writeaway
3 +1specific or narrow
Adam Smith


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
well-defined


Explanation:
or something like that.

writeaway
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Although this term is used again later in the text and there the meaning appears to be 'specific', here I believe 'well-defined' is the way to go. Thanks writeaway and Adam for your input!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead: or well-specified
23 mins
agree  Harry Borsje: the 3 groups may not be representative, but nevertheless *are* well-defined
1 hr
  ->  ;-)
agree  Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
1 hr
agree  Deborah do Carmo
2 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
specific or narrow


Explanation:
Their sample isn't representative because they targeted or investigated "specific" groups (high and low education) or because the field of enquiry (or sampling) was too narrow.

This may have been deliberate (I'm not sure without more context) in which case you could argue that the composition of the sample was "predetermined" or determined in advance (or fixed) - as you suggest.

Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:06
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson (X): On reading this i think they mean 'specific'
40 mins
  -> Thanks Kate!
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