Sentences with phrase «data on the assumption»

So the researchers also analyzed the data on the assumption that only trips starting within a minute of each other could be combined.

Not exact matches

It would be unfortunate if this were the case, as this data is reported on with the assumption it is reliable and local policy makers and economic development agencies use the data when making policy.

He adds that when it comes to predictions, past data on previous forest fires can provide analysts with additional data: «We're working off of history and assumptions, pretty much.»

A lack of historical data on which insurers can base assumptions is a key challenge.

«My idea of an app that is really good is one that has had rigorous testing to say that «this really helps,» with proper groupings,» Sridhar says, adding that it's important for any app to do this before making any assumptions on its data.

NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters)- Weaker - than - expected German data hurt the euro against the U.S. dollar on Monday, with investors further unwinding short positions on the greenback that were based on assumptions that the European Central Bank was nearer to unwinding its stimulus.

review of financial projections — what are the underlying assumptions, to what extent are they guessing or basing their projections on data they've collected and validated?

I based my growth expectations on what I think were conservative estimates of consumption growth and the growth in productive investment (with which the reported data is currently consistent, although do not prove my assumptions one way or the other), but I always pointed out that as long as credit growth accelerated, the growth in non-productive investment would remain high, in which case reported GDP would also remain high for much longer.

As a matter of routine, startups should regularly review the data and the fundamental assumptions on which their sales forecasts are based.

Based on all the currently available data and that remark from Mr. Alexander, my working assumption is that this episode indeed will be classified as a category 1 recession, but if a different conclusion were reached, it would probably be for very good reason.

However, they can be misleading because they often are based on historical data that may not be repeatable or are based on assumptions that may not prove valid.»

Nevertheless, despite these limitations, the data still somehow supports the broad assumption on how loco London gold stocks may be split between official sector and investor holdings.

The best segmentation tactics are based on true data about your audience rather than assumptions based on their role or geography.

Data is based on capital market assumptions drawn from historical rates of return.

Creating hypothesis based on initial data and assumptions, running experiments, learning from the results, refining the hypothesis and repeating.

There are parts that are, but much of medicine is still an art built on tradition and assumptions rather than cold hard data.

In thus clearly defining the sacral institution of holy war, von Rad admits to two basic assumptions which seem to me to be imposed on the data rather than derived from the data.

Methods based on assumptions since we obviously don't have scientific data a million years old to prove the assumptions.

An astronomy expert explains that he draws on the same data as his secular colleagues, but arrives at different conclusions because «I start from the assumption of biblical truth and they do not.»

This, in my opinion, is a very expensive assumption not properly grounded on data.

It also pointed out that FSANZ carries no actual safety evaluation and its safety assumption were biased on data provided by IRRI and corporate proponents while ignoring crucial scientific data on the perils of GMOs to human health.

This graphic depicts the carbon intensity of shipping wine from various global wine regions to key U.S. cities and bases its data on a seriously flawed, two - year - old working paper that is filled with untested assumptions, has not been peer reviewed, and does not accurately reflect the complexities of greenhouse gas emissions in the wine sector.

To extrapolate that the blame / credit for that lies solely on one of those two parties is to be making assumptions that can not be backed by this data.

Again, this can not be supported by worldwide data scientifically and rests on false scientific assumptions.

I'm just wanting some data on this, not people's guesses and assumptions.

Some of the data were based on assumptions.

Bruce Willsie of L2 (formerly Labels & Lists) on how visualizing voter and volunteer data on maps can challenge assumptions and improve efficiency.

Unlike the marginal rate of tax, which is a forward looking measure that relies on assumptions about prices, revenues and production profiles, ETR is a retrospective indicator calculated on the basis of observed data for all of these parameters (this is a useful feature, as the taxes that companies liquidate may be a very small fraction of what they would have theoretically had to pay had the marginal rate of taxation applied, as the cases of Starbucks, Amazon and other companies so poignantly demonstrate).

RE: Just a little piecprsteve on the credibility of the authors of the study: Study co-author Dr. Roy Spencer, a principal research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and U.S. Science Team Leader for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer flying on NASA's Aqua satellite, reports that real - world data from NASA's Terra satellite contradict multiple assumptions fed into alarmist computer models.

The study crunched the numbers in the United Nations World Drug Report 2017, along with the most recent population data available, and worked on the assumption that the average joint weighs 0.66 grams.

MPs said the economic case for HS2 was based on «fragile numbers, out - of - date data and assumptions which do not reflect real life».

, is authored by IAS Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya and claims that «these estimates rely on data that are between 4 and 12 years out of date and sensitive to questionable assumptions and methodological judgements».

Being familiar with some of the data from the Tell MAMA project, I want to comment on several assumptions in Mr Moore's misguided piece.

The (Stringer) report, which incorrectly interpreted AirDNA data to make assumptions on the impact of Airbnb on New York City rental prices, comes to flawed conclusions at great cost to the thousands of Airbnb hosts that rely on the platform to make ends meet.

«The report, which incorrectly interpreted AirDNA data to make assumptions on the impact of Airbnb on New York City rental prices, comes to flawed conclusions at great costs to thousands of Airbnb hosts that rely on the platform to make ends meet,» the firm said in a scorching statement.

She notes that, despite DNA's popular image of objective precision, the data often requires interpretation, which is based on a researcher's assumptions.

Macfarlan checked that assumption with data gathered back in the 1960s and 1970s by Napoleon Chagnon, an extremely divisive figure in anthropology who nevertheless amassed a valuable database on Yanomamö genealogy and warfare.

Unfortunately, rules and regulations promulgated by the Obama Administration threaten American jobs and economic recovery, and cost billions while providing questionable benefits; yet these rules can not be properly evaluated because their underlying assumptions and projections are based on secret data and models hidden from the public.

The monthly updates are posted on their websites, and made available to the public along with the underlying data and assumptions that go into their calculations.

Although there is little hard data, the common assumption is that only the best and the brightest go on to independence.

The data, they say, will help them assess how people perceive and react to dogs based on preconceptions about breed characteristics — for example, the assumption that German shepherds are strong and brave, that golden retrievers are always good with kids, or that Jack Russell terriers have a Napoleon complex.

As no relevant study is available for comparison with the appropriate comparator therapy, the benefit assessment of the drug manufacturer is based on its own deliberations and assumptions, for which, however, a valid data basis is lacking.

According to one theory, we gather only small amounts of visual data and base most of our perceived reality on prior assumptions.

The EPA's IG found (pdf) in 2014 «there was significant uncertainty in the study data,» meaning the EPA's assumptions on the amount of methane that spews from pipelines «may not be valid.»

To test this assumption, Malin Pinsky and Stephen Palumbi of Stanford University in California gathered published data on genetic diversity in 37 overfished species and compared it with diversity in 51 of their lightly fished relatives.

Additionally, they note that their assumptions for follow - up procedures were based on data from the NLST, and may not be generalizable to a population setting.

The data support most cosmologists» view that the universe is «flat,» but cast doubt on some key assumptions about the balance of matter it contains or the nature of its early expansion.

I retrieved data on multiple species from various research sites, and through comparative analyses of these data I explored trends and made assumptions that allowed me to sketch out various ecological interaction models.

But that assumption breaks down in the age of big data, now that computer programs more frequently act on just a few data items scattered arbitrarily across huge data sets.

«The combination of a new method that's not based on assumption but is based directly on data, and also the new data on Africa, have combined to make quite a big change to the overall population projections,» Raftery says.