English Explanatory Dictionary

winsorize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To transform statistics of a batch or sample by transforming extreme values.
verb
  1. Alternative letter-case form of winsorize.

Word forms

winsorize winsorizes winsorizing winsorized winsorise

Etymology

Named for the engineer-turned-biostatistician Charles P. Winsor (1895–1951), with -ize.

Related words

outlier

Derived words

winsorization
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