Meanwhile, for those of us in the reality - based community, we can look at analyses of the same phenomena based on
analysis of actual data:
Not exact matches
Machine learning refers to a process where computers are given access to mountains
of data, along with a set
of analysis criteria (created by an
actual human being).
Then, the artificial intelligence platform digests the information and predicts outcomes based on its
analysis of the
data, such as bill sponsors, committees, and the
actual wording
of the legislation.
This is comprehensive in providing a 15 - year
analysis of purchasing patterns
of water based non-alcoholic beverages shows true trends and movement based on
actual sales
data.»
Unfortunately, according to an
analysis of sports - related concussions in young athletes by the Institute
of Medicine and the National Research Council, not enough
actual data exists regarding how to prevent and treat concussions.
The evidence in the literature is summarized and an
analysis of UK road expenditure
data shows that expenditure is not a good measure
of actual road capacity that is built.
After a successful interview, Phil started work as one
of 10 new employees who were split into two groups, half being trained in the «front end» process — the
actual extraction
of the DNA from biological samples in the laboratories — and half learning the «back end» — computer
analysis of the
data.
In her
analysis, the climate scientists made use
of measured
data compiled solely on land, such as rainfall,
actual evaporation and potential evaporation.
The researchers wanted to look at the problem in a blind fashion, comparing their
data sets
of what they believed to be snow leopards and what those supposed snow leopards ate with a
data set
of snow leopard scat that was confirmed through genetic
analysis to be from
actual snow leopards.
The BMFL team covers the complete track from involvement in experimental design, study set - up and sample collection to the
actual measurements,
data analysis, identification
of unknown compounds and comprehensive feedback on the results.
The applicants must also assign at least one scientist from their group for the
data analysis phase to ensure efficient knowledge transfer and longevity
of the project beyond the
actual data generation.
The professional judgment method does not rely on empirical
data gathering or
analysis of actual budgets.
We conducted our
analysis alternately using absolute student achievement, measured with statewide mean SAT scores for the 1989 — 90 school year and the mean high - school dropout rate calculated from 1990 census
data, and with a second measure that represents the deviation
of actual achievement from expected student performance.
But they talked more about the added workload involved in entering
data into the systems than about
actual retrieval,
analysis, and use
of trend
data for decision making.
As part
of a new
analysis the
data organisation rescaled the Progress 8 points awarded to ECDL pupils based on their average point score in all GCSEs, rather than their
actual score in ECDL.
What I did not do, however, was conduct any direct
analyses of any
of the state's
actual data, yet, and for a variety
of reasons (e.g., these
data are a part
of a lawsuit, and I am on the «wrong side,» there are standard
data procedural and confidentiality agreements that take considerable time to secure, there is a certain timeline in place).
By contrast, Miron says his team made a conscious effort to report the
actual number for all trends reported and to identify the sources
of data so that others could replicate the
analyses they conducted.
Forex fundamental
analysis is a type
of market
analysis that is performed based only on
actual events and macroeconomic
data related to the traded currencies.
Adjusted return on investment
analysis for different types
of colleges, based on
actual salary
data ten years after graduation.
Investors believe in research, thoughtful
analysis of the
data and the strength
of a company's
actual performance and assets — and buying undervalued stocks that the crowd has overlooked.
[Response: This is a very frequent error (Watts has made it many times before), and stems from their confusion between the HadCRUT
data set (which is a collaboration between the Hadley Centre (providing SST and sea ice cover) and the CRU (which provides the met station
analysis) and the
actual institutions (which are completely independent and separated by a couple
of hundred miles).
Again the point is that thousands
of scientists have done the
actual data collection and
analysis and they are saying it is real.
One thing I would have liked to see in the paper is a quantitative side - by - side comparison
of sea - surface temperatures and upper ocean heat content; all the paper says is that only «a small amount
of cooling is observed at the surface, although much less than the cooling at depth» though they do report that it is consistent with 2 - yr cooling SST trend — but again, no
actual data analysis of the SST trend is reported.
In general, these datasets are supposed to be made available for
analysis by other researchers, and there was no mention in the paper
of access to the
actual data used.
4) Because
of the NE corner
of Australia (excluded in the Lindzen et al.
analysis), the
actual data analyzed by Lindzen et al. is approximately 60 - 65 % ocean above the equator and 35 - 40 % below the equator.
Whether it's a good choice or not depends on the details
of the empirical
analysis, i.e. both on the
actual data series used and on the methods used to obtain the estimate
of Y from the
data.
The problem with this type
of writing (and thinking) is that it sacrifices
actual data analysis in favor
of making the «most convincing case possible».
Discussion
of «pulsed stratospheric spraying» creating less noisy
data for
analysis of effects gave me a simple idea — If the input to the models assume that stratospheric spraying has been ongoing for decades, then plug into these models the temperature
data accrued in the three days after 9/11 when, as reported at the time, the mean temperature over the US landmass «inexplicably» rose by 2 degrees C. in only three days while all aircraft were grounded, then the
actual effect
of stratospheric manipulations over US will emerge.
He was told so several times, but he (and his supporters, including one Roger Pielke Sr) kept on making an unsupported claim in favor
of the
actual data analysis.
I've lost track
of the number
of times in my career when eyeballing a graph led to misleading assumptions that were caught later through
actual data analysis.
I can not imagine any science PhD (outside
of the social «sciences,» anyway) every claiming that eyeballing noisy
data was as good as (or maybe better than)
actual data analysis using statistics.
Thus a cradle to grave full spectrum
analysis of the EROEI
of several years worth
of actual data from Spain's PV plants yields an EREOI number
of 2.45.
In this vein, could, say, log - linear
analysis be used to see if there were a lack
of match between the natural decadal patterns (since we have a good idea about them) and the
actual patterns now occurring currently (since we have the
actual data on them).
This may be totally off, since I know squat about climate science & the high - powered statistical programs used, but when there is a dearth
of data in the social sciences (not enough to give low enough p values on correlations & regressions, simply due to small numbers
of data, which is sometimes due to loading in too many control variables), we sometimes turn to chi - square & log - linear
analysis to see if
actual data reveal patterns incongruent with expected patterns.
This is from an
actual blog post by Dave Manuel (this seems to be such a common
data analysis fallacy that I found an example on the first page
of my first Google search).
First, we show that despite empirical psychologists» nominal endorsement
of a low rate
of false - positive findings (≤.05), flexibility in
data collection,
analysis, and reporting dramatically increases
actual false - positive rates.
The distinct issues
of: (1) the number
of persons traveling by air who are required by the airlines to be accompanied by an attendant, and (2) travel propensity, are further examples
of how the carriers» tactical decision to withhold
actual data meant the parties, and ultimately the Agency, had to engage in a lengthy and complex
analysis based on less than ideal
data.
A firm's unique success profile is built through an
analysis of performance
data (e.g., performance ratings, billable hours, realization rates) and the
actual behaviors (e.g., adaptable, innovative)
of the high - and low - performing lawyers, which can be uncovered through surveys, behavioral event interviews and skills assessments.
Independent research and extensive
data analysis of actual users
of Rocket Referrals concluded a need for automating strategies to increase referrals, promote client retention, and aid in improving overall client relationships.
Provided comprehensive
analysis of monthly
actuals based on
data from Accounting and Finance
This is an
actual resume example
of a EHR and
Data Analysis Specialist who works in the Quality Assurance and Testing Industry.
Apart from the aim to be consistent with the approach used in earlier articles in this special issue [3, 4], item response modeling differs from SEM in that (i) it models the
actual response
data rather than the covariance matrix among the variables, and hence, (ii) it allows a finer grain
of interpretation and fit
analysis.
Once the 5 - items were removed from this scale and the
data from these items dropped from the study further
analysis indicates an increase in alpha scores
of both the
actual and expected measures
of division
of household labor.
Rather, an appraiser uses
analysis of hard facts and verifiable market
data to develop a realistic value that's supported by the
actual market and participants» actions in that marketplace.
The study will include, among other requirements, such metrics as return on investment and payback
analyses, comparisons
of spaces that use these measures and those that don't, impact on employment and
actual case studies and
data on the spaces where these measures are implemented.