... to thevalue calculated by SPSS and presented in Table Analysis ofthe results Table and Table show the results as calculated for the statistical model The multiple R is a gauge of how well the ... towards cross-validation using SPSS Histograms ofthe residuals and the normal probability plots were produced for the standardised residuals These suggested that the assumption ofthe error distribution ... ical changes are anticipated Although statistics showed that the RMT phase was slightly less effective than the SS phase, the extent of this difference is clinically disregarded (within the given...
... to thevalue calculated by SPSS and presented in Table Analysis ofthe results Table and Table show the results as calculated for the statistical model The multiple R is a gauge of how well the ... towards cross-validation using SPSS Histograms ofthe residuals and the normal probability plots were produced for the standardised residuals These suggested that the assumption ofthe error distribution ... ical changes are anticipated Although statistics showed that the RMT phase was slightly less effective than the SS phase, the extent of this difference is clinically disregarded (within the given...
... such re-allocation would seem unlikely Accordingly, Ho(1) is the appropriate working null hypothesis as the type I error based on this null hypothesis is the most severe and the probability of making ... as being true while actively attempting to falsify the null Researchers should pursue data which will allow a critical test ofthe null hypothesis that wild birds can disperse H5 N1 during migration; ... Virology Journal 2007, 4: 132 would allow a critical test of either of these hypotheses we are left with considering which of these type I errors is most severe or unacceptable Since the primary...
... the US for bonds Standard errors are reported in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p -value ofthe Jstatistic to test the null hypothesis that the overidentifying restrictions are satisfied Excess ... change in bond yields in both the domestic country and the US for bonds Standard errors are reported in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p -value ofthe Jstatistic to test the null hypothesis that ... approach of Brandt-Cochrane-Santa Clara (2006) Panel A: The figure shows the scatter plot ofthe US SDF estimated on a country pair basis The US SDF on the vertical axis is estimated vis-à-vis the...
... providers, while only 3% of plans with less than $1 million in plan assets and 25% of plans with $1 million to less than $10 million in plan assets had such long tenure The fact that many small plans ... On the other hand, larger plans hold a sizable portion of plan assets The largest plans (plans with over $1 billion in assets) held 38 .1% of all 401(k) plan assets in the DOL universe benchmark ... most likely be explained by the fact that larger plans are more likely than small plans to use these investment vehicles because these products often have higher asset minimums than other investments...
... with thanks the valuable editorial assistance of Jan Amin They also wish to thank Karima Khalil for her useful comments on the manuscript The MEAwards Program ofthe Population Council has provided ... reproductive health This understanding can help the health service manager formulate interventions to make their health facilities more socially acceptable and accessible to women users Assessing quality ... expectations, and level of satisfaction with the service, to complement the views ofthe providers of care A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING QUALITY IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES Stages ofthe Health...
... Metals Hazard Assessment William J Adams and Peter M Chapman 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP This book is the result of discussions that took place at the Pellston Workshop on Assessingthe Hazard ... mol g–1) In most soils in situ, this will be equivalent to the total metal sorbed to the soil solids, because the amount of metal in the soil water will be only a small fraction ofthe total Thus, ... for the hazard assessment of metals and metal substances It is our hope that this book will not only advance the science, but will also serve as the basis for further discussions and advances in...
... take This resulted from flaws in how advisers assessed risk with their customers Risk-profiling tools with complex and limited questions Firms often use a risk-profiling tool to help assess their ... confidence that our results are representative of each firm s wider sales How we assessed the mystery shops We assessed the mystery shops based on the evidence in the audio recordings ofthe meetings between ... basis and expose the customer to the risk of potential losses Weaknesses in firms’ controls Some firms had very structured advice processes that directed how advisers assessed the suitability of...
... across all tests has an average of 80% of its students achieving proficiency on the PSSA It therefore has an ASA of 80 The school with the lowest level of student achievement across all tests has ... Although we believe that these weights produce results that appropriately consider the strengths and weaknesses of each analysis, these are not the only possible ways to weight the results ofthe different ... examine the achievement of black students and white students (because the population ofthe Pittsburgh Public Schools consists almost entirely of those two racial groups) .3 For this analysis and the...
... ranking, based on scores for multiple topics, was surprisingly stable and didn’t change signifi- 36 2 CLASSY1 CLASSY1 CLASSY1 CLASSY2 CLASSY2 CLASSY4 CLASSY4 CLASSY3 CLASSY3 NoModels main update ... designed Even if the assessor is inconsistent in selecting Summary Content Units (SCUs) across different summaries, as long as the total summary weight is similar, the summary s final score will ... noise has more impact In the case of Pyramid, there is a small gain when we exclude the single worst assessor, but excluding two assessors results in a decreased correlation, perhaps because...
... will join the Netherlands and Belgium in allowing homosexual marriages Such unions are also legal in six Canadian provinces and the northeastern US state of Massachusetts Theof cial name of ... remote-controlled device was lowered to the stricken vessel to cut the cables in which the AS-28 vehicle is caught The mini submarine was resting on the seabed at a depth of about 200 meters Specialists said ... of limitations common to the handling of discourse relations in virtually all entailment systems They include the use of off -the- shelf resolvers that concentrate on nominal coreference, the integration...
... existing AL algorithms into cost-conscious algorithms is to normalize the results ofthe original algorithm by the estimated cost It should be somewhat obvious that many selection algorithms are ... indicating that the AL policy that selects the longest sentence (LS) performs rather well Figure 1(a) also shows that given this cost model, QBU and QBC are essentially tied, with QBU enjoying a slight ... cost should be taken into account To illustrate this, consider some basic AL algorithms evaluated using several simple cost metrics The results are presented against a random baseline which selects...
... evaluation ofthe experience of implementation and ofthe impact of Agenda for Change The results ofthe case study research highlighted variable local impact in the ten case study NHS hospital ... control these costs and to check actual costs against planned (and funded) pay changes, it is surprising that not all the case study trusts could provide a detailed assessment of local costs of ... worse off Discussion The key finding ofthe case study research at local level was that, while interviewees could point to local examples of benefits realization, there has so far been only limited...
... feelings of guilt and worthlessness, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, psychomotor retardation, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbance experienced in the past week Response categories ... The validation ofthe TRIM-Diabetes/Device followed the analyses as specified in the SAP However, since the factor analyses yielded slight differences from the hypothesized domains, some ofthe ... drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted in the design ofthe study and in the drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted in the conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting of the...
... The scale structure was then validated in the remaining one-third ofthe "UK validation population", to assess the robustness ofthe analyses in an independent sample, as well as in the other countries ... 50% ofthe items within its dimension were com- pleted; otherwise, the score was considered as missing The score of a dimension was calculated as the mean of all items within the dimension Individual ... most unfavourable (e.g the highest level of bother due to pain and ISR, the greatest difficulty in moving the arm, the highest impact on sleep and the lowest acceptability of ISR or willingness...
... feelings of guilt and worthlessness, feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, psychomotor retardation, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbance experienced in the past week Response categories ... The validation ofthe TRIM-Diabetes/Device followed the analyses as specified in the SAP However, since the factor analyses yielded slight differences from the hypothesized domains, some ofthe ... drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted in the design ofthe study and in the drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted in the conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting of the...
... These initial impressions are emphasised when we look at the Kolmogorov´ Smirnov distances (see Table 1) The ones for the PolyaAeppli distribution are always smaller than those for the normal ... around The values for the empirical tails provided in the table are therefore not meaningful in such cases, but thanks to the very small KS distances, we can check that the approximation is still ... empirical cdf calculated at the 99% and 99.9% quantiles ´ ofthe normal or ofthe Polya-Aeppli distribution The closer to 1% and 0.1% these values, the better the approximation Results Results for...