representatividad tipológica

English translation: representativeness - sample representativeness

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Spanish term or phrase:representatividad tipológica
English translation:representativeness - sample representativeness
Entered by: Robert Mavros

09:19 Jul 1, 2013
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Spanish term or phrase: representatividad tipológica
Hi,

I'd appreciate your help with this term.

The text is about retailing and surveys.

"La información se obtuvo de una muestra de conveniencia de 220 individuos. Se tuvo en cuenta la representatividad tipológica de la muestra respetando unas cuotas de sexo y edad (jóvenes, adultos y personas mayores."

Thanks,

Robert
Robert Mavros
Spain
Local time: 16:29
representativeness - sample representativeness
Explanation:
Es el término estadístico que se utiliza en este tipo de informes. Se refiere a cuán representativa es la muestra comparada con la población en general.

El enlace que he puesto tiene varios ejemplos en donde se usa este término.
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Alexandra M.
Local time: 01:29
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Gracias :)
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3 +1representative nature
Helena Chavarria
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Alexandra M.


  

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representative nature


Explanation:
This is what I would use. I always translate 'tipología' as 'type' as I think it's just fancy wording.

Appendix 1. Representative nature of the
sample
A1.1 Comparison of Avon with England as a whole

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/publications/other/jrfappendic...

The True Nature of Representative Democracy
- Lorissa Kelly
In this article, Lorissa Kelly explores the history and modern workings of
Representative Democracy in the first of a series of articles for Reflective
Leaders.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~mantis/DemocracyLorissa.pdf

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Sorry, the word is 'tipológica', but it doesn't make much difference.

Helena Chavarria
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Local time: 17:29
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representativeness - sample representativeness


Explanation:
Es el término estadístico que se utiliza en este tipo de informes. Se refiere a cuán representativa es la muestra comparada con la población en general.

El enlace que he puesto tiene varios ejemplos en donde se usa este término.


    Reference: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-representativeness.html
Alexandra M.
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