Noninformative flat prior

Spanish translation: distribución a priori (o previa) plana/vaga/difusa/no informativa

14:24 Feb 5, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: Noninformative flat prior
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"...posterior probabilities with a noninformative flat prior will be used to assess whether ..."

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Lourdes Molina Areal
Spain
Local time: 07:38
Spanish translation:distribución a priori (o previa) plana/vaga/difusa/no informativa
Explanation:
Son términos de estadística bayesiana. Una distribución a priori también se conoce como previa. Los términos plano, vago, difuso y no informativo a veces se usan como sinónimos.
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Giuliana Maltempo
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Local time: 02:38
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Summary of answers provided
4distribución a priori (o previa) plana/vaga/difusa/no informativa
Giuliana Maltempo
3una distribución plana no informativa de probabilidad a priori
Juan Gerardo Barrera Covarrubias (X)
3distribución plana a priori no informativa
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
3historial/antecedentes/fondo/patrón/precedentes previo(s) no informativo(s)
Sandra García Alonso


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
una distribución plana no informativa de probabilidad a priori


Explanation:
Algunos de los conceptos en inglés (prior probability y "noninformative") tienen su equivalente en español en Wikipedia.

Juan Gerardo Barrera Covarrubias (X)
Mexico
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
distribución plana a priori no informativa


Explanation:
http://www.revista-eea.net/documentos/27205.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23644130_Intervalos...

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
distribución a priori (o previa) plana/vaga/difusa/no informativa


Explanation:
Son términos de estadística bayesiana. Una distribución a priori también se conoce como previa. Los términos plano, vago, difuso y no informativo a veces se usan como sinónimos.

Giuliana Maltempo
Argentina
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
noninformative flat prior
historial/antecedentes/fondo/patrón/precedentes previo(s) no informativo(s)


Explanation:
Hola Lourdes:
Yo siento que me falta más contexto para entender el sentido de la frase completa. Con lo que tenemos, optaría por algunas de estas traducciones:

historial previo no informativo
antecedentes no informativos
fondo previo no informativo
patrón previo no informativo
precedentes no informativo

¡Mucha suerte!

Sandra García Alonso
Spain
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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