Age groups have a direct relation
as a variable in computing and determining the insurance premiums that you can get.
Rabbit Flat and Learmonth are located in the hot climates of the Northern Territory and WA's north - west coast, and are used
as a variable in this analysis to examine the influence of local climates at new weather locations on Australia's averaged temperature trends.
In addition to questioning the function of architecture, the artist approached buildings as structures and in the form of an applied sociopolitical, architectural criticism, formulating the idea of space
as variable in meaning and experience.
Some charter schools are effective and have long waiting lists, but substantive education research more generally shows charters are a mixed bag —
as variable in quality as traditional public schools.
«It transforms and creates a unique cocktail by using time
as a variable in the oak infusion.»
The standard for judging moral development was developed from the experiences and reflections of the male investigators — a perfectly good procedure, save that the masculine experience was not seen
as a variable in the study, but a norm.
Atheists think the universe was created by a catastrophic explosion with an unknown cause... unknown (and always will be if they can help it), because if they used scientific method (as logic and reason dictates), they would have to use the existence of an intelligent God
as a variable in coming up with possibilities as to the outcome of their theory.
We observe these experienced specimens interact and combust
as variables in the equation change at a moment's notice.
This work clearly defines «representation», and gives the reader an understanding of how various elements (language, culture, gender, genre, etc.) act
as variables in affecting and altering the meaning and concept of «representation».
Not exact matches
I think your assertions around the key
variables that impact workforce productivity are spot on.One of the other
variables I would like to contribute is
in relation to the employees themselves,
as you also talk about employee engagement when referring to staff morale.
In order to figure out why, the researchers ruled out a number of possibilities by controlling for
variables such
as family background and health.
For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual businesses, the success of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the Business Development Bank of Canada identifies «significant» investment
in fixed assets
as a key
variable that helps mid-size companies grow into large ones.
In addition, Air Canada has an Altman Z - Score, a common measure of a company's financial health, that assess
variables like working capital, sales and earnings
as a proportion of total assets, of 0.62, which suggests the possibility of bankruptcy.
Throw
in the complexities and heterogeneities of an evolving disease of genetic mutation, such
as cancer, and the drug response from one person to the next can be even more
variable.)
As ENIAC was being constructed at Penn in 1945, it was thought that it would perform a specific set of calculations over and over, such as determining a missile's trajectory using different variable
As ENIAC was being constructed at Penn
in 1945, it was thought that it would perform a specific set of calculations over and over, such
as determining a missile's trajectory using different variable
as determining a missile's trajectory using different
variables.
«Our results show that the size of a country's economy is significant
in determining their success at the Winter Olympics, with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and population appearing
as significant
variables» they noted.
The countries have been discussing technical details such
as the phase -
in period for the policy to take effect and other
variables of the new formula.
Either way, consumers need to keep some things
in mind when contemplating a
variable annuity purchase
as part of their retirement plan.
While the investment gains
in a
variable annuity are tax - deferred, when the money is eventually withdrawn, the gains are taxed
as ordinary income, not capital gains.
He thinks the adverse tax treatment of
variable annuities — the gains
in all distributions from the contracts are taxed
as ordinary income — makes them a bad idea for savers.
Many hybrids, such
as the Prius, use a continuous
variable transmission (CVT) that serve up good fuel economy but can result
in an buzzy disconnect when accelerating; they effectively have one gear, or an infinite number of gears, depending on how you look at it.
As one of the researchers said, «My take on this is that it's very hard to train an algorithm that would be accurate across a wide variety of people because energy expenditure is
variable based on someone's fitness level, height and weight, etc.» (Or
in simpler terms, your fitness watch will never truly know you.)
And annual operations and management costs can be crippling,
as well
as highly
variable depending on the size of the plant and the systems used to take
in water and distribute it to customers.
No one can accurately predict the future, but
in the business world, things are a bit more predictable
as long
as you take the time to carefully assess known
variables and apply past lessons.
In amongst the swirling mass of stars at its heart lie many intriguing systems, including X-ray sources,
variable stars, vampire stars, unexpectedly bright «normal» stars known
as blue stragglers, and tiny objects known
as millisecond pulsars, small dead stars that rotate astonishingly quickly.
And so he drew up a grid over Europe, each cell incorporating Bjerknes's weather data, including locational
variables such
as the extent of open water affecting evaporation, and five vertical divisions
in the upper air.
You'll need to factor
in variables such
as new product launches and major promotions,
as well
as consider your personnel structure.
As you can see
in the graphic below, they find that prototypical U.S. facilities are marginal at best (
in terms covering their
variable costs) let alone recovering capital costs.
Most so - called
variable expenses are really semi
variable expenses that fluctuate from month to month
in relation to sales and other factors, such
as promotional efforts, change of season, and variations
in the prices of supplies and services.
At the leading edge is Liberating Technologies
in Holliston, Massachusetts, which has developed an artificial arm capable of reading
as many
as 10 different signals from the wearer's nerves to control five motors simultaneously at
variable speeds.
But if you have a private loan, those loans may be fixed or have a
variable rate tied to the Libor, prime or T - bill rates — which means that
as the Fed raises rates, borrowers will likely pay more
in interest, although how much more will vary by the benchmark.
In addition, both variable and fixed - rate mortgage rates have risen over the past year as a result of moves by the Bank of Canada and fluctuations in the bond market
In addition, both
variable and fixed - rate mortgage rates have risen over the past year
as a result of moves by the Bank of Canada and fluctuations
in the bond market
in the bond markets.
Following BallPark's fill -
in - the - blanks format, he plugged
in Muckler's anticipated ROI, the company's fixed costs, and such
variables as sales, profits, cost of new assets, and value of current assets.
In business, there are so many variables that we have to learn to roll with the punches; and, as entrepreneurs, we typically find that those variables double in size and frequenc
In business, there are so many
variables that we have to learn to roll with the punches; and,
as entrepreneurs, we typically find that those
variables double
in size and frequenc
in size and frequency.
Instead of leveraging the MBA to make one or even two career changes — such
as securing a promotion or moving from a small financial services firm to Morgan Stanley (MS)-- triple jumpers shake up three
variables all at once: country, job function, and industry — and they do all of this
in a highly compressed timeframe.
The third category of spending is called
variable expenses because items here usually change
in real terms, or dollar amounts,
as the level of business activity increases.
Real estate investing,
as in most investing, is a dynamic endeavor with a multitude of
variables, which makes it difficult to talk about buying a home
as an investment
in such a static way.
To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR)
in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral
variables such
as cigarette susceptibility.
A
variable APR usually changes with the prime rate,
as published
in the Wall Street Journal.
There is another
variable in the Quick Ratio equation that is just important
as growth.
For example, the outlook for Government of Canada transfers is subject to changes
in economic
variables that affect federal funding
as well
as changes by the federal government to the funding arrangements themselves.
Insurers have released several new fee - based
variable and indexed annuities over the past 18 months to appeal to RIAs and the increase
in sales of fee - based products should offer some encouragement
as the annuity industry struggles to boost sales.
It has been widely anticipated that broker - dealers might largely exit the business of selling commission - based
variable and indexed annuities entirely,
in favor of operating
as level fee fiduciaries.
We can construct a
variable — called a common factor — to capture
as much of the overall movement and co-movements for the series
in this set.
They clearly did invalidate the old models over the next few years
as credit misallocation accelerated, along with the depth and direction of now - unprecedented imbalances and highly self - reinforcing price changes
in commodities, real estate, stock markets, and other
variables — what George Soros might have cited
as extreme cases of reflexivity.
To attribute the entire decline
in stock yields to interest rates
as if it is a «fair value» relationship is to introduce a profound «omitted
variables» bias into the whole analysis, which is exactly what the Fed Model does.
A record 16
variable annuity writers participated, comprising $ 215 billion
in account value
as of September, 2017..
Strategic Advisers does not currently invest
in tax - deferred products, such
as variable insurance products, or
in tax - managed funds
in FPP or PTS, but may do so
in the future if it deems such to be appropriate for a client.
Additionally, you must factor
in variables such
as the sales cycle for what you are selling, seasonality, and the time to close.
This paper examines the day of the week effect
in the crypto currency market using a variety of statistical techniques (average analysis, Student's t - test, ANOVA, the Kruskal - Wallis test, and regression analysis with dummy
variables)
as well
as a trading simulation approach.