Sentences with phrase «global comparison»

In addition, effects tend to vary across regions, depending on local climate and other characteristics, making global comparisons very difficult.

In addition, BMI «standards» vary greatly from country to country, making global comparisons problematic.

On the basis of a unique global comparison of data from core samples extracted from the ocean floor and the polar ice sheets, AWI researchers have now demonstrated that, though climate changes have indeed decreased around the globe from glacial to interglacial periods, the difference is by no means as pronounced as previously assumed.

On the other hand, VAWI was developed specifically for global comparisons on IPV.

After a RVF thread surfaced showing how terrible even Google thinks American women are, I got curious as to what it had to say about other nationalities of For the study — titled Preferred Interpersonal Differences: A Global Comparison — researches interviewed 8,943 people from 42 different countries to

This is illustrated by China's extremely ambitious New Energy investment programs, and even more tellingly by global comparisons based on post-Copenhagen emission - reduction pledges.

Shanghai students have widened their lead in the latest global comparison of the educational skills of 15 - year - olds.

I am Andreas Schleicher and direct PISA and other global comparisons of education systems at the OECD

However, Jay P. Greene and Josh B. McGee, authors of the study, note that this is «false reassurance,» as «America's elite suburban students are increasingly competing with students outside the U.S. for economic opportunities,» making meaningful global comparisons essential.

«Destination Germany has maintained its excellent position by global comparison not only by recording impressive statistics, but also by projecting an outstanding image,» explains Ernst Burgbacher, parliamentary state secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology and Federal Government Commissioner for SMEs and Tourism.

Therefore, we really have a treasure with the Boknis Eck data that is also irreplaceable for global comparisons,» says Bange.

For the study — titled Preferred Interpersonal Differences: A Global Comparison — researches interviewed 8,943 people from 42 different countries to

The government has urged parents to enthuse children about books after a global comparison shows British schoolchildren are reading less than five years ago.

But we now know that those global comparisons of hip fracture rates don't tell us much about bone health.

As well as analyzing American dating costs, we decided to make a global comparison, and so we examined the average cost of a date night in 25 of the world's most interesting cities.

As well as analysing Kiwi dating costs, we decided to make a global comparison, and so we examined the average cost of a date night in 25 cities from around the world.

As well as analyzing Canadian dating costs, we decided to make a global comparison, and so we examined the average cost of a date night in 25 cities from around the world.

As well as analysing British dating costs, we decided to make a global comparison, and so we examined the average cost of a date night in 25 of the world's most interesting cities.

The cost of a date night around the world As well as analysing Australian dating costs, we decided to make a global comparison, and so we examined the average cost of a date night in 25 of the world's most interesting cities.

A percentile of 60 means that the average student in a district is achieving better than 59.9 percent of the students in our global comparison group.

White Plains, New York, in suburban Westchester County, is only at the 39th percentile in math relative to our global comparison group.

But outperforming students in Los Angeles, which is only at the 20th percentile in math relative to a global comparison group, should provide little comfort to Beverly Hills parents.

As we have already seen, Evanston, Illinois, is at the 48th percentile in math in a global comparison.

A percentile ranking of 60, for example, indicates that the average student in a district performed better than 59.9 percent of students in the global comparison group.

In 17 states, not a single district has average achievement in the upper third relative to the global comparison group.

And the average student in Plano, Texas, near Dallas, is at the 64th percentile in math relative to our global comparison group.

A percentile ranking of 60 means that the aver - age student in a district performed better than 59.9 percent of students in the global comparison group.

In 17 states, there is not a single traditional district with average achievement in the upper third relative to our global comparison group.

A superior resource whose approach readily lends itself to global comparisons and whose uniform layout makes it a fantastic «quick reference» for classroom use.

What I tend to find on the net are global comparisons.

Wang, P., Tian, J., Cheng, X., Liu, C. & Xu, J. Major Pleistocene stages in a carbon perspective: The South China Sea record and its global comparison.