normalizations
Adjustments to standard
Normalizations are acts or processes of making something conform to a standard or norm.
In data processing and statistics, normalization adjusts values to a common scale, allowing meaningful comparison across different datasets: The normalizations applied to the raw scores made them comparable across test groups.
In social and political contexts, normalizations refer to processes by which unusual or controversial things become accepted as ordinary or routine, sometimes with negative connotations suggesting dangerous complacency.
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- metricsStandards for assessment
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- ISOGlobal standards body
quality control · precision · interoperability · harmonization · baseline · uniformity · consistency · certification
State of sameness throughout
- samenessState of being identical
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
leveling · homogenization · equalization · averaging · flattening · smoothing · invariance · equivalence
Alteration to improve fit
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- attunementHarmonious receptive connection
acclimation · acculturation · assimilation · naturalization · accommodation · integration · socialization · familiarization
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
policies · protocols · rules · guidelines · restrictions · sanctions · mandates · directives
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- metricsStandards for assessment
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
ISO · quality control · precision · interoperability · harmonization · baseline · uniformity · consistency · certification · accreditation
homogeneity
State of sameness throughout
- samenessState of being identical
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
regularity · leveling · homogenization · equalization · averaging · flattening · smoothing · invariance · equivalence · balance
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
attunement · acclimation · acculturation · assimilation · naturalization · accommodation · integration · socialization · familiarization · desensitization
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- governanceHow authority is exercised
oversight · policies · protocols · rules · guidelines · restrictions · sanctions · mandates · directives · statutes
normalizationsstigmatizations
Acts of marking disgrace
criminalizations · demonizations · marginalizations · tabooing · othering
- text normalizationStandardizing written data format