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035 CLUSTER SAMPLING


F: ECHANTILLONNAGE EN GRAPPES
 S: MUESTREO DE GRUPOS


A form of MULTISTAGE SAMPLING in which all the individuals at the
last stage are sampled.


036 COBB-DOUGLAS FUNCTION


F: FUNCTION DE COBB-DOUGLAS
 S: FUNCTION COBB-DOUOLAS


A commonly used algebraic form for PRODUCTION FUNCTION ANALYSIS,
e.g. with two VARIABLE INPUTS denoted by K and L producing OUTPUT
denoted by Y, log Y = a log K + b log L.


037 CODE OF ACCOUNTS


 F: PLAN DE COMPETES
S: CODIGO DE CUENTAS


A method of classifying transactions by means of some coding
system so as to facilitate the ACCOUNTING process. Such coding
systems usually offer options as to the level of aggregation or
detail to be used in the accounts.


038 COEFFICIENT OF
 MULTIPLE DETERMINATION


 F: COEFFICIENT DE
 REGRESSION MULTIPLE
 S: COEFICIENTE DE
DETERMINATION MULTIPLE


A statistic measuring the proportion of the variation in a set of
data explained by a LEAST-SQUARES REGRESSION equation fitted to
the data. It is denoted by
 2
 R


039 COMMERCIAL FARMING


F: AGRICULTURE DE MARCH
S: AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL


Farming in which the majority of the farm output is sold, usually
also involving appreciable use of purchased inputs.


040 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS


 F: ANALYSE DE GROUP
S: ANALYSIS COMPARATIVE


Comparison of the performance of a particular unit (FARM,
ENTERPRISE, ACTIVITY or HOUSEHOLD) with that of another unit or
with some "standard" as specified e.g. by the average


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