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May 11, 2015 12:14
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Italian term

range più o meno ampi

Non-PRO Italian to English Other Mathematics & Statistics Clinical study results
"I dati erano riportati come range più o meno ampi attorno a un valore medio."

I know this is probably a straightforward question, but so far I've drawn a blank. Thanks for any input.
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Discussion

heidi (X) May 11, 2015:
@ Fiona Peterson Ok. Thanks.
Fiona Grace Peterson (asker) May 11, 2015:
Heidi why not post your suggestion as an answer?
heidi (X) May 11, 2015:
The data varied over a more or less wide range (of values) around a mean value.
The data values were distributed [or: spread] over a wide range around a mean value.
Fiona Grace Peterson (asker) May 11, 2015:
@Phil I thought of "ranges of various sizes", but doesn't it refer more to the NUMBER of elements in between the maximum and minimum value rather than the difference between these two values?

Proposed translations

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ranges of various sizes

Or various ranges.

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Note added at 42 mins (2015-05-11 12:56:52 GMT)
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Or ranges of varying amplitudes.
Peer comment(s):

agree Pompeo Lattanzi : Yes, median + - range is the valid mathematical terminology.
18 mins
agree Ann Pollak : I like ranges of varying amplitudes.
1 hr
OK, so click on Agree! :-)
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more or less broad spectra

more or less broad spectra
or
more or less broad spectrums
Peer comment(s):

agree tradu-grace
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neutral philgoddard : I don't see why you're avoiding the use of "range".
29 mins
Phil, "more or less broad ranges" does not sound right to me.
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28 mins

around a central value

This would suffice.

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-05-11 13:24:33 GMT)
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To clarify:
distributed around a central value

The translation of "più o meno ampi" can be omitted, and this is an educated answer.
Peer comment(s):

disagree philgoddard : You've translated the wrong part of the sentence.
10 mins
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3 hrs

somewhat fully populated data ranges around the average value

Geeks' talk.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2015-05-11 16:16:30 GMT)
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What they want to say, as far as a former geek can understand, is that they have more than 2 or 3 results that produced the average (or median) number. This is usually an important issue in such tests. The number of results is important.
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5 hrs

ranging widely / having a wide range / being widely dispersed

"... around the mean" What I think they are stressing is that the data have a mean (average value) and a large standard deviation (range) around that.

I don't see plural "ranges" as being involved.

The ST should easily confirm or disprove this reading :-)
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7 hrs

a more or less wide range (of values)

I dati erano riportati come range più o meno ampi attorno a un valore medio.
The data varied over a more or less wide range (of values) around a mean value.
The data values were distributed [or: spread] over a wide range around a mean value.
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