ISI Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms (Contacts and Languages)Enter the ISI Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms
Given the ISI’s international scope, the need for an affordable multilingual glossary of statistical terms was recognised. This tradition can be traced back to the ISI’s publication, in co-operation with Oliver & Boyd Publishers, the Dictionary of Statistical Terms, edited by M.G. Kendall and W.R. Buckland since 1957. After several editions, this effort was successfully continued by F.H.C. Marriott. The fifth edition was published in 1990. Yadolah Dodge edited the sixth edition with the title: "The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms 2003" and contained some 3,500 terms. Dictionaries of statistical terms already exist in many languages. However, most of them only have translations to and from English. For certain specialised fields in statistics, dictionaries with more than two languages also exist. The excellent work by Rasch et al (1994) gives terms from Biometry in 6 languages. Unfortunately, such books are rather costly and therefore hardly affordable to individual statisticians. Especially scientists from the developing countries are prohibited from spending the large sums required to acquire such books, however useful they may be. As ISI has set itself the goal of further emphasising its strong commitment to the improvement of statistics and statistical sciences in developing countries, the need for an affordable glossary has become more evident. The developments in computers and computer software have induced us to broaden our scope. The idea surfaced of compiling an electronic database from which several products could emerge. These products could range from simple printed glossaries with a limited set of terms in just a few languages to CD-ROM based programmes for the complete set in many languages. Also, WWW based products written in HTML and accessible via Internet have now been realised. Mr. Johan Dragt of the ISI Senior Executive Corps volunteered as Project Leader and has, since 1993, compiled a large amount of information in more than 25 languages for the Project. For this online beta version 21 languages are available. He has constructed a database that contains over 3,500 statistical terms. The present version of the ISI Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms is a continuation of the Internet usage and is intended to demonstrate the versatility of the information gathered, as well as providing a means for correcting and expanding the translations provided here with the help of the users of the Glossary. Work on the database itself is continuing: Specialists from several countries are being consulted for checking the translations. Without aiming for completeness, we should mention the valuable services rendered by Robin Ellison (London, U.K.), Antonio Giusti (Pontelungo, Italy), L.H. Erhard Hruschka (Hamburg, Germany), René Padieu (Paris, France), Jelke Bethlehem, and Gerrit Stemerdink (The Hague, The Netherlands). The ISI eagerly welcomes further co-operation on this Project:
On request, the ISI Permanent Office can provide the list of terms in database format. We express the hope that this ISI Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms will be useful for the statistical community.
Sources and Acknowledgements:General literature: Kendall, M.G. and Buckland W.R., (eds.) A dictionary of statistical terms Oliver & Boyd Publishers, on behalf of the ISI 1957 Marriott, F.H.C., (ed.) A dictionary of statistical terms 5th edition, Longman Scientific & Technical, on behalf of the ISI 1990 Afrikaans Contact: Faans Steyn, Potchefstroom, South Africa, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Arabic Contact: Prof. Dr. Hilal Al-Bayyati, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Catalan Contact: Evarist Giné, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tomàs Aluja-Banet, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Carles Cuadras, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Josep Fortiana, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Guadalupe Gómez Melis, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Chinese Contact: Gary Steven Jones, Washington, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Danish Contact: Birger Madsen, Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Peter Linde, Statistics Denmark, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: Nordisk Statistisk Nomenklatur, Pohjoismainen tilastosanasta, Finland, 1974 Dutch Contact: Gerrit Stemerdink, ISI, The Hague, e-mail. Literature: C.A.W. Citteur: Statistische termen Engels-Nederlands, intern publication CBS Netherlands Rasch, D., Tiku, M.L. and Sumpf D., (eds.) Elseviers Dictionary of Biometry, Elsevier Science BV, 1994 Estonian Contact: Ene-Margit Tiit, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Liina-Mai Tooding, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Euskara Literature: Termino Estatistikoen Hiztegia, Eusko Jaurlaritze-Gobierno Vasco Farsi Contact: Mr Assad Monajemi, Teheran Finnish Contact: Kari Djerf, Statistics Finland, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mrs. Esa Läärä , University of Oulu, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: Nordisk Statistisk Nomenklatur, Pohjoismainen tilastosanasta, Finland, 1974 French Contact: Mr. René A. Padieu, Paris Cédex, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: M.G. Kendall and W.R. Buckland: A Dictionary of Statistical Terms Supplement, Oliver and Boyd, 1960 Rasch, D., Tiku, M.L. and Sumpf D., (eds.) Elseviers Dictionary of Biometry, Elsevier Science BV, 1994 Dictionnaire de Termes Statistiques, Eusko Jaurlaritze-Gobierno Vasco Inter American Statistical Institute Vocabulaire Statistique, Washington, D.C. 1960 German Contact: Mrs Karin Lüdemann, Wiesbaden, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Prof. Dr. Ing. Peter-Th. Wilrich, Berlin, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: M.G. Kendall and W.R. Buckland: A Dictionary of Statistical Terms Supplement, Oliver and Boyd, 1960 Rasch, D., Tiku, M.L. and Sumpf D., (eds.) Elseviers Dictionary of Biometry, Elsevier Science BV, 1994 Greek Contact:Michael Tsagris, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Hungarian Contact: Dr. István Csahók, Budapest Literature: István Csahók: Magyar-Angol-Oroz Statisztikai Szótár, Budapest 1990 Icelandic Contact: Mrs Sigrún Helgadóttir, Reykjavik, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: Helgi Þórsson, Hólmgeir Björnsson, Sigrún Helgadóttir, Snjólfur Ólafsson Orðasafn úr tölfræði, Reykjavík 1996 Italian Contact: Dr. Antonio Giusti, Pontelungo (Pt), e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Prof. Rosa Giaimo, Palermo, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: M.G. Kendall and W.R. Buckland: A Dictionary of Statistical Terms Supplement Oliver and Boyd, 1960 Rasch, D., Tiku, M.L. and Sumpf D., (eds.) Elseviers Dictionary of Biometry, Elsevier Science BV, 1994 Lithuanian Contact: Antanas Buracas, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Norwegian Contact: Prof.I. Thomsen. Oslo Literature: Nordisk Statistisk Nomenklatur, Pohjoismainen tilastosanasta, Finland, 1974 Persian-Farsi Literature: Statistical Research Center: SRC Dictionary: http://src.ac.ir/dic2.htm Polish Contact: Ms. Barbara Domaszewicz, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: M.G. Kendall and W.R. Buckland Slownik terminów staystycznych, Warszawa 1986 Tadeusz Walczak Slownik terminów staystycznych angielsko-polski, Warszawa 1997 Portuguese Contact: Prof. Carlos Daniel Paulino, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: Inter American Statistical Institute Vocabulário Estatística, Washington, D.C. 1960 Romanian Contact: Rodica Albu, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Russian Contact: Prof. V. Simchera, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Serbian Contact: Prof. Predrag Jovanovic, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Slovenian Contact: Prof. Dr. Blaženka Košmelj, Ljubljana Literature: Blaženka Košmelj a.o. Statisticni Terminološki Slovar, Ljubljana 1994 Spanish Contact: Prof. Pilar Martín-Guzmán, Madrid, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mr. J.L.Cervera. Madrid, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Literature: M.G. Kendall and W.R. Buckland: A Dictionary of Statistical Terms Supplement, Oliver and Boyd, 1960 Rasch, D., Tiku, M.L. and Sumpf D., (eds.) Elseviers Dictionary of Biometry, Elsevier Science BV, 1994 Diccionario de Terminos Estadisticos, Eusko Jaurlaritze-Gobierno Vasco Inter American Statistical Institute Vocabulario Estadistico, Washington, D.C. 1960 Swedish Contact: Literature: Nordisk Statistisk Nomenklatur, Pohjoismainen tilastosanasta, Finland, 1974 Turkish Contact: Prof. Dr. Ömer L. Gebizlioglu, Ankara, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Professor Elvan Ceyhan, Istanbul, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Ukrainian Contact: Prof. Ruslan Motoryn, Kiev, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
