Sentences with phrase «comparing changes in the performance»

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In addition to scanning hundreds of daily ETF chart patterns every night, we also use percentage change charts to compare the performance of numerous industry sectors with the benchmark S&P 500 and / or Nasdaq Composite indices.

The increasing bullish momentum in the financial ETF we mentioned last Friday can be easily seen on the percentage change chart below, which compares the performance of S&P Select Financial SPDR ($ XLF) against the S&P 500 SPDR ($ SPY), a popular ETF proxy that tracks the performance of the broad - based S&P 500 Index:

Commenting on the primary school performance tables released today by the DfE, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT has consistently highlighted to Government the serious problems with the reforms to primary assessment, particularly the impossibility of comparing data for last year with previous years due to changes introduced to the testing system.

In the current study, Whitney, along with colleagues John Hinson, WSU professor of psychology, and Hans Van Dongen, director of the WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center at WSU Spokane, compared how people with different variations of the DRD2 gene performed on tasks designed to test both their ability to anticipate events and their cognitive flexibility in response to changing circumstanceIn the current study, Whitney, along with colleagues John Hinson, WSU professor of psychology, and Hans Van Dongen, director of the WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center at WSU Spokane, compared how people with different variations of the DRD2 gene performed on tasks designed to test both their ability to anticipate events and their cognitive flexibility in response to changing circumstancein response to changing circumstances.

In a study involving dietary ketosis via a low carbohydrate diet (less than 10 percent of total calories), compared to subjects on a 50 percent carbohydrate diet, the low - carbohydrate subjects demonstrated better performance on memory tests, with higher scores being correlated to higher serum KB levels.14 A study using cultured mouse hippocampal cells showed that addition of the KB β - hydroxybutyrate (β - OHB) to cells exposed to Aβ resulted in no decrease in the numbers of dendrites or total neurons — two of the noted pathological changes in AIn a study involving dietary ketosis via a low carbohydrate diet (less than 10 percent of total calories), compared to subjects on a 50 percent carbohydrate diet, the low - carbohydrate subjects demonstrated better performance on memory tests, with higher scores being correlated to higher serum KB levels.14 A study using cultured mouse hippocampal cells showed that addition of the KB β - hydroxybutyrate (β - OHB) to cells exposed to Aβ resulted in no decrease in the numbers of dendrites or total neurons — two of the noted pathological changes in Ain no decrease in the numbers of dendrites or total neurons — two of the noted pathological changes in Ain the numbers of dendrites or total neurons — two of the noted pathological changes in Ain AD.

Researcher Burke and his co-workers studied this proposal when they compared the changes in muscle creatine, muscle fiber morphology, body composition, hydration status, and exercise performance between vegetarians and non-vegetarians over an eight - week resistance - training program, in which, in double blind fashion, ten vegetarians took creatine and eight took a placebo 2.

We compare changes in student performance in schools that were more affected by the policy because they employed more experienced teachers to changes in schools that were less affected.

They compared changes in student performance in schools that had more experienced teachers who retired to changes in schools that had fewer experienced teachers.

Adjusting for many other factors that can affect student performance, Chingos compares changes in the rate of gain in student test performance in school districts that were forced to reduce class size with changes in the rate of gain in other districts that could spend the funds as they saw fit.

We also examine changes in student performance in 41 states within the United States, allowing us to compare these states with each other as well as with the 48 other countries.

One way to capture the long - term effects of teacher performance pay, including changes in the characteristics of those choosing to become a teacher, is to compare countries with performance pay systems to those without.

We then compared the performance of the schools in these categories with the performance of the rest of Florida's public schools, looking at each category's change in FCAT and Stanford - 9 scores from the 2001 - 02 school year to 2002 - 03.

A: SGPs are based upon the relative change in the students» performance over time as compared to their academic peers.

It also focuses on changes in individual student performance rather than on school composition over time, since the performance of each student is «fixed» with his or her original school and compared to his or her original classmates throughout their careers at NYC district schools.

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Westinghouse's performance was not captured in the new federal analysis; none of the SIG schools in Pennsylvania are part of the study because the state high school exams changed in 2013, making it impossible to compare test scores over time.

Still, there remains much to be gleaned by comparing relative changes in school and district performance, along with comparisons between districts and schools with similar student demographics.

When we want to measure changes in a student's performance from one year to the next, we require evidence that the two assessment scores justifiably can be compared.

The hatchback has witnessed sea change during its product cycle and has bettered both in terms of looks and performance compared to the original model.

While it received subtle updates from time to time, the biggest change is this 2nd generation All New Fortuner which is not only larger in size but also far superior on engine performance, cabin comfort and drivability as compared to its predecessor and promises to steal the show from the competition once again.

Chassis changes begin with STI - tuned coil springs that are 15 - percent stiffer in front and 3 - percent stiffer in back, while the Sachs dampers have a different, tS - specific tune compared to the ones employed on the regular BRZ Performance package.

The 7 speed auto kills the performance compared to 5 speed in my old E-class, and changes up too quickly.

However, that tidy footprint partially explains how this Porsche changes direction with an athleticism you just don't find in the segment — even compared to performance - minded gems like Jaguar's F - Pace and Audi's SQ5.

Some of the changes you can expect compare to the regular i30, will be higher horsepower, more aggressive body kit, more precise and faster gearshift, stiffer engine and transmission mounts, more sensitive and precise mechanical power steering wheel, ABS tuned along with the high Performance tires, modified suspension (independent rear suspension we hope), new front axle knuckle for sharper turn - in plus bigger brakes.

«The primary improvements to the app itself, compared to the beta versions, are structural changes in the underlying nature of how we supply the data to people and how it gets there and changes on the server side that make the overall performance — how fast it responds, how fast the catalog loads when you first launch it, how fast books download — quite an improvement,» Bernardi said.

The graph below compares changes in the year - over-year CPI index during each equity market with the performance of bonds during the same period.

Although the CTA industry is aiming for absolute returns, it is important to compare the track records to a benchmark to account for changes in performance over time that are not due to any of the issues already discussed in the introduction.