Statistical Terms Glossary

Form of bar chart used in bar chart analysis of securities where lines drawn round the chart have the shape of a triangle. There are three main varieties -symmetrical, ascending and descending. The symmetrical triangle is made up of two positive forces -buying and selling, while the ascending one indicate a positive buying force but a neutral selling force and a descending one indicates a positive selling force but a neutral buying one.

It is the accident that is recorded in the base records after the traffic plan has been made by the traffic man . A Lawsuit is organized and referred to the court .

A surface water drainage system that ultimately connects with a river system.

A triennial survey of foreign exchange and derivatives markets coordinated by the BIS. The objective is to obtain reasonably comprehensive and internationally consistent information on the size and structure of foreign exchange and over-the-counter derivatives markets. The purpose of these statistics is to increase market transparency and thereby help central banks, other authorities, and market participants to better monitor activity in the global financial system.

Clause in IBRD loan agreement requiring review after a certain number of years to determine whether changes in the country's economic condition warrant harder or softer loans.

Rate at which floating rate notes are automatically converted to fixed rate paper.

The distance travelled by a plane from one airport to another and from one country to another

Number of kilometres crossed with charge (paid) / volume of goods trans ported by change (paid)

Number of trip kilometres travelled (paid) / Number of passengers (paid)

Transport average wage per passenger / trip average length of passengers trans port (paid) .

The right of a specific fisher or vessel to take a certain catch on each fishing trip.

A triple-play network is one in which voice, video and data are all provided in a single access subscription. The most common applications are Telephony, community antenna television (CATV) and high-speed Internet service. The transmission medium may be fiber optic, conventional cable ("copper") or satellite. Triple-play networks exist in many parts of the United States and in several other countries.

These terms refer to the fact that women tend to work longer and more fragmented days than men as they are usually involved in three different gender roles - reproductive, productive and community work.

Production of individuals with three chromosome sets instead of the normal two.

The state of having three haploid sets of chromosomes in each nucleus.

Passenger road vehicle designed to seat more than nine persons (including the driver), which is connected to electric conductors and which is not rail-borne.

A surface and sub-surface fishing method in which lines with baits or lures are dragged by a vessel at a speed of 2-10 knots. Trolling is used to catch tuna and tuna-like fish (e.g. Spanish mackerel, Seerfish, Barracuda, marlin, spearfish).

Sending domestic fixed-to-mobile traffic via international routes to bypass domestic interconnection rates.

Countries contributing troops to UN peacekeeping or assistance missions or offices. At times the term troop/police-contributor has been used instead of "troop-contributing country

Trophic levels is the classification of natural communities or organisms according to their place in the food chain. Green plants (producers) can be roughly distinguished from herbivores (consumers) and carnivores (secondary consumers

Definite counter-clockwise wind circulation with maximum sustained winds of less than 63km/h.

A weather system which gives rise to a specific area of cloudiness with embedded showers and thunderstorms.

A tropical forest is a type of forest found in areas with high regular rainfall and no more than two months of low rainfall, and consisting of a completely closed canopy of trees that prevents penetration of sunlight to the ground and discourages ground-cover growth