Sentences with phrase «average probability»

During these severe sector bear markets, I ran industry screens searching for companies that had an above average probability of surviving their industry's recession.

Participants were then told the actual average probability of each before repeating the exercise.

At - risk students — Students who have a higher - than - average probability of dropping out or failing school.

With this in mind, and given how difficult it can be to dislodge deeply - entrenched ridging such as is currently being observed, I estimate that there is an above average probability that total precipitation for water year 2013 - 2014 will be below normal once again.

These aspects might just mean that the effects on the climate in the southern tier of states should be as expected for a moderately strong El Nino instead of an outright strong one, so that we would still expect above - average probabilities for a wet winter in the southern tier.

The author of this study, Joni Hersch, finds that after controlling for other factors that determine wages, women employed in jobs with an average probability of being sexual harassed are paid a compensating differential of 25 cents per hour relative to women employed in jobs with no risk of sexual harassment.

Men employed in jobs with an average probability of being sexual harassed are paid 50 cents per hour more than men employed in jobs with no risk of harassment.

In other words, the probability of death from cancer among astronauts should be no more than 3 percent above the average probability of death from cancer among the general population in the United States.

As you can see by the earnings and free cash flow yields, most of these are too expensive for my liking, but they are the kinds of businesses that have a higher than average probability of providing their owners with compounding intrinsic value over time, and thus might be good companies to read about.

The average probability that some form of precipitation will be observed in any given day is only 2 %, with little variation over the month.

The average probability that some form of precipitation will be observed in March is 32 % with little variation.

I think (please don't ask me to defend this statement) that the Scandinavians and the New Zealanders have a higher than average probability of surviving this climate change reasonably.

Estimate the average probability that each lead will come to fruition.

These are not dogs that have already bitten someone (although that would be a problem) or lack training, they are breeds that are believed to have an above - average probability of inflicting a serious bite injury.