"winsorization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: winsorizations [plural]
Etymology: Named for the engineer-turned-biostatistician Charles Winsor (1895–1951), + -ization. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ization}} + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} winsorization (usually uncountable, plural winsorizations)
  1. (statistics) A transformation of statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values. Wikipedia link: Charles Winsor Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms: winsorizing, Winsorization, winsorisation, Winsorisation (english: non-Oxford British spelling) Related terms: winsorize, outlier

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