Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
gemiddelde beslissing
English translation:
Decisions based on averages / mean(s)
Added to glossary by
Adam Smith
Apr 20, 2004 13:29
20 yrs ago
Dutch term
gemiddelde beslissing
Dutch to English
Social Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
This appears in an article about statistics, specifically regarding instructors' grading practices:
"Sommige docenten hanteren dit middel --grote spreiding-- opzettelijk om hun invloed bij ***gemiddelde-beslissingen*** (b.v. bij overgangsvergaderingen) te vergroten. Bij de veelal gangbare beslissings-methoden kan de docent, die uitsluitend zessen en zevens, althans géén onvoldoendes geeft, inderdaad vaak evengoed wegblijven: zijn woord telt niet mee."
"Sommige docenten hanteren dit middel --grote spreiding-- opzettelijk om hun invloed bij ***gemiddelde-beslissingen*** (b.v. bij overgangsvergaderingen) te vergroten. Bij de veelal gangbare beslissings-methoden kan de docent, die uitsluitend zessen en zevens, althans géén onvoldoendes geeft, inderdaad vaak evengoed wegblijven: zijn woord telt niet mee."
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| 3 +2 | Decisions based on averages / mean(s) |
Adam Smith
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| 4 +1 | average decision |
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Decisions based on averages / mean(s)
Decisions (or decision strategies, grading or grading strategies, etc.) based on averages (or the average).
I don't think there's an exact phrase for this. Basically the mean can be influenced the variance (or spread) of the data, and therefore it does not (always) provide an accurate reflection of the "average" score (which is why some lecturers are using it to their advantage!):
e.g "The reason for this is that grading based on averages will discourage students from simpler contribution, which might pull down their averages. Instead, the teacher gets an overview of the student results when deciding on the final grades for the course."
ref. http://cmc.dsv.su.se/KOM2000/help-Courses.html
I don't think there's an exact phrase for this. Basically the mean can be influenced the variance (or spread) of the data, and therefore it does not (always) provide an accurate reflection of the "average" score (which is why some lecturers are using it to their advantage!):
e.g "The reason for this is that grading based on averages will discourage students from simpler contribution, which might pull down their averages. Instead, the teacher gets an overview of the student results when deciding on the final grades for the course."
ref. http://cmc.dsv.su.se/KOM2000/help-Courses.html
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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18 mins
average decision
plenty of Google hits which seem appropriate
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
joeky janusch
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Neil Gouw
: nu lijkt het net alsof de beslissing van 'gemiddelde waarde' is ... (ipv een magere beslissing of een uitstekende beslissing)
8 hrs
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