Sentences with phrase «do apples to apples comparison»

Just make sure to do apples to apples comparison — same amount of coverage for the same features to see how much you can really save.

Part of the trouble is that it's very hard to do an apples to apples comparison of banks» fees.

Analyze pricing between the various services and make sure you are doing an apples to apples comparisons.

Not exact matches

I understand that work is something people do because they must, and sports are a recreational pastime; so it's not an apples to apples comparison.

But it really isn't an apples - to - apples comparison, because the investment reports include monies disbursed by non-traditional sources like T. Rowe Price and Fidelity (i.e., big later - stage players), while the fundraising stats don't account for those capital pools (only traditional GP / LP venture structures).

Jim Cramer does an apples - to - apples comparison with the home improvement chains to see which retailer is the better investment.

When evaluating options, it's challenging to do apples - to - apples comparisons within a category, then further complicated by the cross-categorization.

We've conducted this survey in the same manner for more than 30 years, and because it's consistently done the way it is, it gives an accurate national apples - to - apples comparison.

So, again, I think it's a good opportunity to do an apples - to - apples comparison of what does it look like, where are you at in the tax bracket, where do you fall in the new marginal tax bracket, and then do an apples - to - apples comparison to see do municipal bonds provide a greater after - tax value for you or does being in a taxable bond portfolio provide that greater value?

Though we don't have an apples to apples comparison for cryptocurrencies, we can look at how the Japanese stock markets were affected by the introduction of Nikkei futures trading in Osaka Securities Exchange.

I wanted to add more — and different — toppings, but since I was doing an apples - to - apples comparison I didn't want different flavors to sway me.

If you did an apples - to - apples comparison to other plantain chips, you would see a marked difference in the consistency of the chip's cut and a fresher flavor, while ensuring minimal oil absorption and improved crispness.»

An accurate Apples to Apples comparison would be UFC Vs Bellator and we all know that the UFC pays a lot better on an average to lesser known fighters than Bellator does!

I realize breast pumps and iPhones aren't exactly an apples to apples comparison, but why doesn't Medela come out with a flashy new pump every couple of years?

No, I don't believe that there is a 3 - 4 fold risk of perinatal death at home birth because as I said in my comment, we don't have the intrapartum data from hospitals in order to even make an apples to apples comparison.

There's certainly evidence that upstate New York is struggling — for instance, Moody's has cited data that «indicate a stalling economic recovery in upstate New York» — but given the available statistics, it's hard to do a national, apples - to - apples comparison to determine what region is faring the worst in the recovery.

Studying these mechanisms provided the researchers with «a source of variation that we think is effectively random,» says Doyle, adding that it represents «hopefully a better apples - to - apples comparison» of patients than prior studies that did not try to control for differences in which kinds of patients visit which hospitals.

Looking at a micronutrient comparison between a kilo of apple with skin to the same without skin, there doesn't seem to be an outstanding difference: http://www.bitelog.com/mega-food-search.htm?q=apple+skin&q0=1000&btn=Update&f0=9003&u0=0&q1=1000&f1=9004&u1=0&p=100

Doesn't matter if you're talking Gap jeans versus J.Crew jeans, which should be a fairly apples - to - apples comparison: There WILL be some variation in sizing.

They make an apples - to - apples comparison of the data to determine if students of similar family backgrounds do better in the United States than in other countries.

Moreover, while the researcher tasked with tracking the achievement of scholarship students was unable to make clear apples - to - apples comparisons with Florida public school students last year, he was able to do so in years past when Florida's public school students also took the nationally norm - referenced Stanford Achievement Test.

That allowed researchers to compare students randomly assigned to charters with students who applied but did not win a seat in a charter school, thus providing for a more apples - to - apples comparison.

Even more powerful than the research methods that produced this report, she says, are randomized studies: true apples - to - apples comparisons, like one she and a colleague did with Chicago schools, that examine charter school students and those who would have liked to attend a charter school but are in a traditional school.

«So it was almost like apples and oranges in trying to do a comparison.»

While it is impossible to do an apples - to - apples comparison, we use an independently - validated methodology to enable meaningful comparisons despite the lack of common state standards and assessments.

So it's an apples to oranges comparison to some extent, though precisely how much is unknown because we don't have budget details for private schools.

You have to do an apples - to - apples comparison of test scores, and by that standard, the vast majority of them are worse than public schools that have experienced teachers (who are, yes, being paid properly).

The report says it is making «apples to apples» comparisons because it makes an effort to account for student poverty, English language learning, and race, but it is unclear from the limited methodology Flanders describes if he does this correctly or not.

Referring to this sentence, Shear writes, «The report does not state precisely what is meant by an «apples to apples» comparison.

It's an apple to oranges comparison, certainly, but we drove 305 miles further with the Cruze than I did with the Camaro two years ago, but used only 25.8 gallons of fuel.

However, it does feature an array of towing and 4X4 features that can technically be counted as safety features, so it's not exactly an apples - to - apples comparison with what we've come to expect from passenger cars.

While the top players in the field don't often relate sales figures to the public for an apples - to - apple comparison, Apple and Amazon are clearly leading the pack in their respective secapple comparison, Apple and Amazon are clearly leading the pack in their respective secApple and Amazon are clearly leading the pack in their respective sectors.

You did a fair comparison, although at a certain point it's comparing apples to oranges.

Historically RIM's profit margins (%'s, not absolute $'s) have been equal to or greater than Apple's even though RIM's device ASP's are roughly 50 % of Apple's, so your point regarding NOK doesn't really stand up as a credible comparison.

Keep in mind Android doesn't have just ONE tablet to use as a comparison like Apple but comparisons should be based on how many people use Honeycomb after the other tablets launch

The Archos 5 (starting at $ 249, $ 379 as configured) doesn't excel at the latter two tasks, and its app selection pales in comparison to Apple's App Store, but it's worth a look for those who want a big - screen PMP that can do a lot more.

While the numbers do come off as exciting, they fail in comparison to the 23 million Apple iPad fourth - generation tablets sold.

It does stand at a half - inch thick, the same as Apple's iPad; admittedly, though, in this comparison the latter benefits from rounding conventions, as the iPad measures 13.4 mm to the Tab's 13 mm.

I was looking at it from a different angle, comparing the cost to rent a comic to the cost to rent a movie (which I don't see as an apples to oranges comparison because I love them both) but you do make a good point.

What if someone did a comprehensive apples - to - apples comparison of Amazon's top - selling indie books and the top - selling big - five - published books?

I do not believe that trying to compare the Kindle Fire to the iPad is an apples - to - apples comparison (no pun intended); a perspective that a surprisingly large portion of the tech analysis and tech media population seem to not be considering.

I don't think there's any way to make this an apples - to - apples comparison.

Any analogy stating «Buffet proves you can do it» is an apples - to - oranges comparison.

Don't just look at the rates - that could be an apples - to - oranges comparison if you don't consider fees as well.

To check I wasn't missing something, I set out to do apples - to - apples comparisons among index funds in four highly competitively segments of the indexing market: large - cap U.S. stocks, total U.S. stock market, total international stock market and total U.S. bond markeTo check I wasn't missing something, I set out to do apples - to - apples comparisons among index funds in four highly competitively segments of the indexing market: large - cap U.S. stocks, total U.S. stock market, total international stock market and total U.S. bond marketo do apples - to - apples comparisons among index funds in four highly competitively segments of the indexing market: large - cap U.S. stocks, total U.S. stock market, total international stock market and total U.S. bond marketo - apples comparisons among index funds in four highly competitively segments of the indexing market: large - cap U.S. stocks, total U.S. stock market, total international stock market and total U.S. bond market.

Sandeep Gosal, an associate consultant at research firm Investor Economics, says it's not easy to do an apples - to - apples comparison between mutual funds and ETFs because the prices for each can vary.

Having said that, there are certain personal spending patterns, specific merchant deals or rewards that we do not include in our comparison because our goal is to give you an apple - to - apple comparison.

If you don't, your insurance quotes won't be apples to apples, and if you aren't making an accurate side - by - side comparison then you really aren't judging each company's policies objectively.

Morningstar also attempted to address claims made by the Canadian mutual fund industry that reports such as this do not make an apples - to - apples comparison:

Now keep in mind that we still don't have an apples - to - apples comparison because earnings can change on a whim (aren't guaranteed), while government bonds are backed by the United States government.