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distance lines

English translation: vertical lines at distances away from the mean value equal to multiples of standard deviation

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English term or phrase:distance lines
Selected answer:vertical lines at distances away from the mean value equal to multiples of standard deviation
Entered by: Mikhail Kropotov

08:03 May 2, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: distance lines
The control values are displayed together with the mean value and the distance lines of the standard deviations (1s, 2s, 3s).

What's "distance lines"?
XiaoRan
Local time: 04:46
marks denoting standard deviation multiples (1s, 2s, 3s) away from the mean value
Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-05-02 08:10:20 GMT)
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You have the mean value in the center (say, mu), and to the left of it you have marks that show you the values mu-3s, mu-2s and mu-s. To the right you have marks denoting mu+s, mu+2s and mu+3s.
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 22:46
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
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4 +3marks denoting standard deviation multiples (1s, 2s, 3s) away from the mean value
Mikhail Kropotov


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
marks denoting standard deviation multiples (1s, 2s, 3s) away from the mean value


Explanation:
Does that help?

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-05-02 08:10:20 GMT)
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You have the mean value in the center (say, mu), and to the left of it you have marks that show you the values mu-3s, mu-2s and mu-s. To the right you have marks denoting mu+s, mu+2s and mu+3s.

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 22:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: If this is a graphic display or plot (seems likely), they could be lines parallel to the vertical axis and located at suitable distances from the mean value (which is probably plotted on the vertical axis). 'Distance line' is a common mech. drafting term.
41 mins
  -> Oh, okay, so they are vertical lines :) Makes sense now. Thank you!
agree  David Sirett: Usually "error bars". Distance lines are something else, I think.
55 mins
  -> Well, okay. But something else as in different from what?
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
1 hr
  -> Thank you
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