Sentences with phrase «even better observations»

Not exact matches

Even if hindsight bias allows us to point out all the cases where it has turned out to be a mistake — a mistake that sometimes delayed paradigm shifts in science for years or decades — it's still usually best to start by attempting to explain anomalous observations within the theoretical framework we have.

The models are not in good agreement with observations — even if they appear to fit the temperature rise over the last 150 years very well.

Ha, ha, a good observation about the Pharisees and Scribes» greediness but not all wealthy people are stingy, many are philanthropists, even unsaved liberals of noted notoriety.

So, JUST from observation, even the «lovely» human beings constantly do much more evil than good, or even just act in compliance with evil systems as opposed to fighting for good.

The illusion that the now is either so insignificant and commonplace as to be unworthy of study, or that it is so well known anyhow — without analysis, critical reflection, or even systematic observation — as to be beneath serious notice, has become all too characteristic of a theological tradition that knows perfectly well that we can not understand either God's grace or man's sinfulness without in some fundamental sense understanding the other first.

Better to say that even if it does not, such a shift to the right will happen again and again because the one good thing about being in the observation car is that you can see with some clarity where you have been.

Even soft sciences, like psychology, are not always considered science proper because they rely a good deal on theory as observation is much more difficult and measurements are unreliable.

Without a solid 200 - 400 years of observation, there would be NO WAY to use records to compare now to then, and that would be with GOOD record keeping standards, and even then it wouldn't be entirely conclusive.

From a Mexican perspective, the author is convinced that one can only understand his religious symbols correctly from within and not by mere observation — even the best and most critical — from the outside.

But when players are irresponsible, I don't blame the manager, even though the manager is reluctant to apportion blames but I watch games, and have watch eniugh good football in 40 years all over different leagues and tournament to be able to make some reasonable observations and comment.

The product itself is very sturdy, well made and «attractive» to the eye of a young child, it's one single smooth piece which would make it easy to clean — I'm give the product a high rating based on observation of the product, it's intended purpose and the quality with which it was made - even though we can't use it.

Even though the Appeal Court is well aware of the status of S. 140 (2) of the Electoral Act 2010, it, nevertheless, acted to the contrary, given its own observation in its judgment that: «Whether Section 140 (2) of the Electoral Act is extant or not, no advantage can be conferred on the Appellants by declaring the 1st Appellant as a winner on the grounds of his obtaining the second highest votes as elected.»

However, new observations exploiting the power of ALMA are now answering one of the biggest questions: how do tiny grains of dust in the disc around a young star grow bigger and bigger — to eventually become rubble, and even boulders well beyond a metre in size?

My condence is based on recent developments in electronics and software, as well as on my own observations of robots, computers and even insects, reptiles and other living things over the past 30 years.

By studying the gas, dust and structure of the nucleus and organic materials associated with the comet, via both remote and in - situ observations, the Rosetta mission should be a key to unlocking the history and evolution of our solar system, as well as answering questions regarding the origin of Earth's water and perhaps even life.

At first, when observations of the comet were sparse and its orbit wasn't well defined, they suggested that the cosmic iceball even had a small chance of striking Mars.

When that challenge is combined with projects that deploy 30 or more CubeSats, «trying to associate observations with tracks and generate good orbits becomes even more difficult,» Kelso explains.

In particular, the JWST will make observations mainly in the infrared spectrum, which is ideal for targeting exoplanets and, through spectral observations, even pinpoint which planets might be (to the best of our knowledge) the best candidates for hosting extraterrestrial life.

It's possible that even older photographs in the Danish archive could be used in a similar way to provide even more pre-satellite observations of changes to Greenland's ice, as well as more in - depths studies of particular glaciers

As research into planetary habitability continues, through theory as well as observations, we will indeed continue to observe how even basic physical principles can manifest in very different ways on these alien worlds.

That's a good observation, especially considering that there is no evidence relative to the question of whether «the climate sensitivity» is even constant.

Further observations of the quasar will provide researchers with even more constraints on how black holes in the early universe can form — giving a better insight into what happened just after the Big Bang.

Even though various studies have documented how important a good workout playlist is at maximizing results, you probably have made your own observations.

The new observation here, according to Mattes, is that almonds are even «better at controlling appetite when consumed as snacks.»

Whether it's a generalised observation, or — even better — a specific example from your dating past!

Somehow that moment says everything we need to know about his negligent upbringing, though Haigh weaves in other clues: Charley's home is a sty, messier than the stables where the horses sleep, and the only fatherly advice his dad has to offer is, «All the best women have been waitresses at one point,» even if the movie bears out that observation.

Given all this, it is perhaps unsurprising that the biggest ever study on teacher evaluation, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project (MET), revealed that even the very best observation approaches had limited success in identifying the teachers also associated with the highest gains in pupil attainment.

We contend, however, that evaluations based on observations of classroom practice are valuable, even if they do not predict student achievement gains considerably better than more subjective methods like principal ratings of teachers.

In addition, our analysis does not compare value added with other measures of teacher quality, like evaluations based on classroom observation, which might be even better predictors of teachers» long - term impacts than VA scores.

Even if observation scores are completely uncorrelated with test score gains, parents and communities might prefer that teachers score well on them.

Even better, they were hoping that the combination of classroom observations, student surveys, and previous test score gains would be a much better predictor of future test score gains (or of future classroom observations) than any one of those measures alone.

even better, no observations at all, unless of course, they are requested by teachers.

The AFT and the state education department have only agreed that classroom observations — which, even under the best of circumstances, are far less reliable in measuring student performance than either value - added analysis of student test score performance or even surveys of students — should be the «majority» element in the new evaluation system.

These measures may include evidence of student work and learning, as well as evidence of teacher practices derived from observations, videotapes, artifacts, and even student surveys.

As I noted two years ago in reviewing Education Sector's proposal, even the most - comprehensive site review will be just as inaccurate (and burdened with biases) in measuring how well schools are serving kids as observations and peer reviews.

They are nearly twice as effective as student surveys and nearly three times more effective than classroom observations, even by independent, well - trained assessors.

No matter how you mix it, it's better to go with Value - Added, student surveys, or both: As Dropout Nation noted last year, the accuracy of classroom observations is so low that even in a multiple measures approach to evaluation in which value - added data and student surveys account for the overwhelming majority of the data culled from the model (72.9 percent, and 17.2 percent of the evaluation in one case), the classroom observations are of such low quality that they bring down the accuracy of the overall performance review.

But even when teachers did complete the full observation schedule, there was no evidence that they had better pupil results.

Obviously the upside of this fiercely stiff chassis is that on the right road the Evo X is magnificently quick, but even then you're acutely reminded of LJK Setright's sage observation that «what is good for ride is good for handling».

And there's good reason why her observations are so spot on: Even before she was a novelist, Strout was always on the lookout for life's strange, surprising moments.

Throughout the day, delegates will be asked to send us — via an email address and / or Twitter handle, as well as even on paper (yes, you can pass notes)-- their brainstorms, proposals, dumb thoughts, bright ideas, observations, criticisms, hallelujahs and concerns.

INTRODUCING A FOSTER DOG TO RESIDENT DOG If you are fostering a pit bull and currently have other dogs, it is best to wait until you have had a considerable period of evaluation and observation (at least a few days or even weeks) before doing introductions.

«Whittling down guesses or extrapolations from limited observations by a factor of 10 or even 100 does not make these estimates any more credible, and the fact that they are the best available data is not sufficient to justify their use when the consequence may be extermination for cats... What I find inconsistent in an otherwise scientific debate about biodiversity is how indictment of cats has been pursued almost in spite of the evidence, and without regard to the differential effects of cats in carefully selected, managed colonies, versus that of free - roaming pets, owned farm cats, or truly feral animals.

The picture all of these observations paint is of a good game that could have been even better if pushed a little further in various areas: a little more challenge, a story with perhaps a bit more build up towards the climax, and music that strives to go beyond ambiance in key moments could have enhanced Apocalipsis considerably.

For this Tuesday Evenings presentation, Lawrence reflects on being born toward the end of the analogue age, coming of age as the digital age developed, and maturing in the full - blown digital age as she shares observations concerning how the materiality of the information system that shapes one's youth informs the ways in which one interacts with new information systems, as well as noting aspects of living in the transition between them.

«In summary, newly available observations from both space - borne and surface - based platforms allow a better quantification of the Global Energy Budget, even though notable uncertainties remain, particularly in the estimation of the non-radiative surface energy balance components.»

Even putting aside the OHC data and fingerprinting, there is absolutely no evidence in model simulations (or in prevailing reconstructions of the Holocene), that an unforced climate would exhibit half - century timescale global temperature swings of order ~ 1 C. I don't see a good theoretical reason why this should be the case, but since Judith lives on «planet observations» it should be a pause for thought.

They discuss an even higher solar influence, listing well - known and antiquated sceptic's arguments as the overestimation of 20th century warming due to heat - island effects, or the lower trends in satellite observations.

So, I agree with Gavin's optimism: if new models / or even old models with the new data would reproduce observations better — I would be more willing to trust them.

Unfortunately, most of the volunteer observers who take / took these observations chose to take their once daily observations during daylight, or at best around 10PM, when they were normally awake, so many recording times ended up being either morning or evening.