Sentences with phrase «differences on demographic»

Comparison of those dropped and those remaining in the analytic sample revealed no differences on demographic characteristics or mother — child relationship quality.

t - tests were carried out to test differences on demographic variables such as gender, location, and family type; correlation analyses were used to assess the relationships between these variables.

There were no significant differences on demographic variables between the imaging subsample and the original sample.

T - test and one - way ANOVA were adopted for analyzing differences on demographic characteristics.

Not exact matches

In our statistical analysis, we include all of the confounding factors discussed above, and control for demographic and regional differences in order to tease out the effects of different factors on whether Canadians support, oppose, or have no opinion about an FTA with China.

But, she says, GAO did not actively track differences among schools based on demographics, but rather gathered a range of impressions from these participating districts.

The two groups have an almost identical average majority and there is no statistical difference between them on any of the constituency demographics I tested for [10].

The primary aim was to learn their perspectives on the nature and scope of their responsibilities and to identify any apparent similarities and differences in perspectives according to multiple demographic variables.

He also notes that although the study focused on a certain age range of women, it did not pull out differences that might be at work in subsets of age, BMI or demographics.

The difference in declines may reflect perceptions among physicians on the benefit of PSA screening, conflicting guidelines (for example, the American Urological Association recommends joint decision making for men 55 to 69), and possibly patient demographics or expectations.

Those discrepancies could reflect biases in the data, Zagheni said, such as lower Facebook usage in that demographic group, or differences across age groups in the amount of information posted on Facebook, such as details about users» hometowns — and thus whether they would be considered an expat.

In reality, on - the - ground investigations are beginning to show that wet and dry phases may show north - to - south timing differences across the Levant and the Syro - Arabian Desert, as well as latitudinal variations of wet conditions between basins, implying more complicated demographic processes of expansion, contraction and extinction [64].

373 D IETARY, FUNCTIONAL, AND TOTAL FIBER Dietary Fiber and the Prevention of Colon Cancer Marked international differences in rates of colon cancer (Boyle et al., 1985), coupled with findings from migratory studies showing that indi - viduals take on the cancer demographics of the population to which they move (Haenszel and Kurihara, 1968), have suggested a strong role for environmental factors in colon cancer incidence.

Demographic differences were found for individuals who met their spouse on - line vs. off - line, as well as across on - line venues, on - line dating sites, and off - line venues.

The disparate findings regarding the relationship between Texas's scores on TAAS and NAEP can be partially explained by differences in the time periods and grade levels examined, and by the presence or absence of controls for student demographics.

(Differences between Democrats and Republicans on per - pupil expenditures disappear when accounting for respondents» demographic backgrounds.)

We also adjusted the data to account for changes in state spending on education and for parents» educational levels, which provides controls for simultaneous changes in state policies or differences in demographics that might confound the analysis of how accountability systems influenced student achievement.

Finally, to account for the minor differences between respondents and nonrespondents that we did observe, the test scores of children who, based on their demographic characteristics, were more likely to attend follow - up sessions were weighted less heavily, while the test scores of children who were less likely to attend follow - up sessions, but nevertheless did, were weighted more heavily.

Mariam Durrani, an expert on Islamophobia and Muslim youth and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), says that even if there are no Muslim students in a class, «changing educational and society - wide demographics suggest that as young people come of age, we'll have even greater need for conversations about learning across difference and about addressing systemic inequalities,» whether about religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, or other identifiers.

Best practice is to systematically sort through the survey findings, peeling back the demographic layers, and focusing on large percentage differences and surprises similar to the reading achievement example.

North Carolina's A-F school grading system doesn't adjust for demographic differences, but it does have a growth component, albeit small — just 20 percent of a letter grade will draw on the degree to which students improve over time on standardized tests, which many pundits and educators say is not enough.

[18] These differences are particularly strong for demographic characteristics: elementary school neighborhoods that draw the highest proportion of in - boundary students are likely to have proportionally smaller African American populations (14 percent on average, compared to 69 percent for the rest of the city) that are not decreasing as fast as they are in the rest of the city; the later dynamic could be related to the first because these neighborhoods tend to be historically white, and have very small African American populations to begin with.

This is in part because there are many other influences on student gains other than individual teachers, and in part because teachers» value - added ratings are affected by differences in the students who are assigned to them, even when statistical models try to control for student demographic variables.

«On the other hand, large scale gains in Chicago and suburban Chicagoland, and more isolated gains in individual districts across the State, offer good evidence that school effectiveness is making a difference and that demographics are not the only important influence on student learning outcomes.&raquOn the other hand, large scale gains in Chicago and suburban Chicagoland, and more isolated gains in individual districts across the State, offer good evidence that school effectiveness is making a difference and that demographics are not the only important influence on student learning outcomes.&raquon student learning outcomes.»

One limitation in comparing scores across states is that such comparison fails to account for demographic differences among states and the impact those demographics may have on NAEP performance.

Indeed, research on this has revealed that failures to account for differences in resources and student demographics creates strong disincentives for quality teachers and leaders to work in disadvantaged schools.

Just as Khan Academy and the advent of online video uploads brought a whole new realm of instruction to the internet and classrooms alike, the ability to build, sell, and market something that looks like a textbook but behaves like any other title in the Amazon Kindle store — except for the very obvious difference, you can't read it on a Kindle — renews the coup of self - publishing for a whole new demographic of content creators.

When it comes to eBooks, the demographic difference between young and old readers is just as stark: according to a new study on digitalbookworld.com, more than half of U.S. kids are reading eBooks, which is more than double the proportion of adults who are e-reading.

Assuming what people thinks makes any difference — I've seen estimates that this thing may have cost Amazon something like 5 - 10 % of book sales among certain demographics who don't like what Amazon is doing, which is not nothing, if not exactly crippling — if Hachette is standing on the «we care about authors» moral high ground, Amazon is pretty much duty bound to point out why they are the ones who should be viewed as the Author's Friend.

Throughout the course of our research and analysis on student loan debt, we noticed several interesting differences when looking at data across varying demographics.

He continued on saying «But we've seen a little difference in that demographic over the years, and it's believed that student loan debt is a part of the challenge.»

What is true of regular mutual funds is also true of index funds, but the difference between the two helps illuminate a basic idea on demographics.

Ideology is only one of the prominent demographic differences in American views on climate change.

We explore the regional differences in the effects of exposure to high temperature variability — an important consequence of climate change — on a particularly vulnerable demographic group: infants.

Health insurance plan costs differ widely between policies, based on everything from regional differences to demographics, and of course the type of plan and the benefits included.

Similarly, the size of between - group differences in depressive symptoms may vary between studies that used groups matched on sociodemographic variables and studies that did not control for these between - group differences, because the lack of control for demographic variables may cause unsystematic bias rather than a general overestimation or underestimation of between - group differences in depressive symptoms.

At the time of the 36 - month in - home assessment, 3288 families remained in the study.30 No significant differences were found between those who did and did not complete the 36 - month follow - up assessment on baseline demographics or IPV exposure.

There were no significant differences on any of the child demographics or baseline clinical characteristics by mothers» remission status.

Demographic differences were found for individuals who met their spouse on - line vs. off - line, as well as across on - line venues, on - line dating sites, and off - line venues.

Demographic differences were identified between respondents who met their spouse through on - line vs. traditional off - line venues, but the findings for marital break - up and marital satisfaction remained significant after statistically controlling for these differences.

Here we report the results of a nationally representative survey of 19,131 respondents who married between 2005 and 2012 (Methods) to determine: (i) the percent of contemporary marriages in America that began through an on - line meeting; (ii) differences in the demographic characteristics of those who met their spouse on - line vs. off - line; (iii) the likelihood that a marital relationship that began on - line vs. off - line ended in a marital break - up (i.e., divorce or separation); (iv) the mean marital satisfaction of currently married respondents who met their spouse on - line vs. off - line; and (v) the extent to which the specific on - line venue, or the specific off - line venue, in which couples met is associated with marital satisfaction and marital break - ups.

Fewer than 10 % of the responses were obtained through the mail and there were no demographic differences between mothers based on method of response.

Table 3 shows the differences in the level of romantic inclination among youth based on different demographic as well as relationship categories.

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.

First, preliminary analyses were conducted to examine differences between mother and father groups on demographic and baseline characteristics.

Cases missing data (n = 194, 21 %) were compared to cases with complete data on an array of demographic characteristics; no differences in child (e.g., treatment status, gender, birth weight, birth health status, early indicators of behavior), family (e.g., composition, conflict), or parent characteristics (e.g., race / ethnicity, education level, age) were found.