Description: In Calc, there's the following UI string: "Value 1; value 2; ... are arguments representing a sample taken from a basic total population." I have no idea what the expression "a basic total population" means. Nothing seems to come up on a web or Wikipedia search. I assume this is a mistake of some kind, perhaps a mistranslation from another language? Steps to Reproduce: 1. The string on Weblate: https://translations.documentfoundation.org/translate/libo_ui-master/scmessages/en/?checksum=56d94ade7c12a99c Actual Results: The string is confusing. Expected Results: The string is using generally accepted English statistics terminology. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: n/a
Correction: the same string appears in two other places, too: https://translations.documentfoundation.org/translate/libo_ui-master/scmessages/en/?q=a+basic+total+population&sort_by=-priority%2Cposition&checksum=
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_population>
(In reply to ady from comment #2) > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_population> Yes, I know what "population" means in statistics. What I don't know is what "basic total population" is supposed to mean.
IMHO, it would help if you could link to the actual Help content (i.e. function) we are talking about. I mean that "Value 1; value 2; ... are arguments representing a sample taken from a basic total population" sounds as the description of a "ValueN" argument of some specific Calc function, probably part of the Statistical Category of functions.
Calc functions: AVERAGEA, STDEVA and VARA - cf. the attached juxtaposition (UI vs Help).
Created attachment 193879 [details] Calc functions in UI and Help