It's
an important measure of value for real estate investing.
Reports Jay McKelvey, assistant portfolio manager for the fund, «We continue to believe the market has overreacted, especially in the near term, since the quality retail space owned by REITs is increasing, which has caused a boost in retail sales per sq. ft. -
an important measure of value.»
It's
an important measure of value for real estate investing.
Not exact matches
Nor is
value measured by the process
of care used; process measurement and improvement are
important tactics but are no substitutes for
measuring outcomes and costs.
This is
important because
of a fundamental shift in how corporate
value is
measured, Conley says.
This same mix
of performance - based and time - based awards has been granted by the Committee for the past several years and reflects HP's primary emphasis on performance driven compensation, with the time - based awards providing a
measure of retention
value, which is also an
important component
of the overall executive compensation arrangement.
The headline
measure is
of most
value in charting the direction
of change, but even with this objective it is
important to understand whether employment or labour force participation decisions are the drivers.
During this time, it is
important for owners to take careful
measures to maximize the
value of their companies to prospective strategic and financial buyers.
They use test scores and course attendance to quantify the
value of a school, but they fail to take into account more
important measures.
Surprise is
important because it is a
measure of new information; something that the reward centers
of the brain recognise as being
of value, leading to a positive emotional response.
Because some states are experimenting with
value - added approaches to
measuring school progress, it's
important that federal accountability standards allow for this type
of innovation.
Important work by Stanford University researcher Raj Chetty and his colleagues finds that
value - added
measures of teacher quality predict students» outcomes long into the future.
For example, support for the improvement
of student testing, for the development
of improved databases and
value - added
measures, and for initial payments
of expanded salaries under performance - based pay could provide
important incentives for the states to move toward more logical and more effective funding systems.
Join Teach Plus on Thursday, November 17, from 5 - 7:30 pm for an
important conversation on the questions surrounding student growth
measures with experts Noah Bookman, LAUSD Program and Policy Development Advisor, Dr. Rob Meyer, research professor and Director
of the
Value - Added Research Center at the University
of Wisconsin, and Chris Bertelli, Executive Director at The College - Ready Promise.
[2] In order to assess
value - added and the validity and reliability
of value - added
measures, it is
important to consider the significant differences across grades in the ways teachers» work and students» time are organized.
The smaller the number
of test scores used to create
value - added
measures, the more
important students» idiosyncratic performance is likely to be.
It is
important to note, however, that even if the conclusions from these studies are right, they provide evidence about whether
value - added
measures are valid on the average across large numbers
of teachers.
The choice
of test can affect a teacher's
value - added estimate, so it is
important to choose tests that truly
measure desired outcomes and to recognize that tests are imperfect and incomplete.
Value - added
measures do not capture all aspects
of student learning that matter, and by giving teachers incentives to focus on outcomes that are
measured, they may shortchange students on
important outcomes that are not.
In the same year, a policy report from the Brookings Institute, Evaluating Teachers: The
Important Role
of Value - Added suggested that VAM should not be
measured against an abstract ideal, but rather should be compared to other teacher evaluation methods to determine its potential usefulness.
Making sure the
value - added data and the observation ratings are in the same ballpark is an
important test
of accuracy for both
measures, according to a study published last year by Measures of Effective Teaching, a research project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Fou
measures, according to a study published last year by
Measures of Effective Teaching, a research project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Fou
Measures of Effective Teaching, a research project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Finally, districts should monitor student achievement, along with scores for teacher observations, to determine whether the use
of value - added
measures in evaluations is doing what is most
important — improving teaching and learning.
These well - known techniques work when we assume that the
measures of teachers»
value added are unbiased, and managing the problem
of bias is
important.
CALDER researchers tackle this
important and timely question by describing the analytic framework
of value - added
measures, by identifying methodological concerns about
value - added estimation and ways to mitigate them, and by discussing the policy uses
of value - added estimates
of teacher effectiveness.
The most
important measure of success is the
value of the event to our industry members, and I've heard in recent weeks from many who felt that this was their best Show.
What's most
important here is the big difference,
measured over many decades, in the returns
of small - cap
value stocks.
Gamma is an
important measure of the convexity
of a derivative's
value, in relation to the underlying.
From the earliest stock exchanges, the amount
of a company's dividends was an
important measure of a share's
value.
But it's
important to consider how the fee
measures up against the
value of what you're getting.
Also, it's
important to always have a way to accurately
measure or quantify the
value you receive from your card on an yearly basis because many times it makes economic sense to pay the annual fee since you're reaping benefits that far outweigh the cost
of your annual fee.
Watch the first 1 to 2 minutes section
of the UP Stream Pt 4 doco / research prject specifically being directed at all Climate Scientists about how
important Values are, and why Listening to the community (the target market) is absolutely critical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyRKTqsXfjM Watch how people (the general public) are treated by others (climate scientists included) on all climate blogs when they indicate they are not yet convinced
of AGW or can't work out who to believe is telling the truth and in doing so reference someone else's «opinion»... and try and
measure the level
of paranoia exhibited by pro-agw folks about such negative comments about the science.
Furthermore, it can be tricky to
measure specific, tangible benefits resulting from improved reputation or brand image, so it's
important to design marketing communications, employee feedback and customer perception monitoring to capture the full
value of your investment.
While choosing the right method
of insulation is
important for keeping a house cozy during harsh winters, knowing how the materials you use for the frame, the exterior sheathing, and interior wall material all work together to determine an R -
value (the
measure of thermal resistance) is key.
Global Director
of IUCN's Nature based Solutions Group Stewart Maginnis said, «SFI's work on
measuring conservation
values in working forests will be an
important contribution to the delivery
of global conservation and nature - based solutions.»
Adding to
important announcements from dozens
of internationally renowned conservationists, IUCN member SFI launched a new effort to
measure conservation
values, quantifying the benefits that accrue from well - managed forests.
By treating the claim as an asset with a
value that can be
measured in the marketplace, Juridica adds
important incentives to the corporate litigation and arbitration system: far greater transparency, reduction
of unnecessary costs, faster resolution
of cases, and a reduction in frivolous claims — with better outcomes for businesses.
According to BTI, in developing client feedback systems, law firms need to collect feedback in several areas, including what the client thinks is most
important; whether the client is using other law firms and if so, whether the firm is the client's primary firm or one
of their secondary firms; how the firm performs as compared to those other firms; how much
of the client's «wallet share» the firm currently has; the firm's weaknesses, points
of value and differentiation; and how the firm
measures up on what BTI calls the 17 activities that drive client relationships.
Factors like ZIP code
of the property, the
value of the property, any security
measures in place, the age
of the home, the condition
of the home, and even how you will determine your renter can be
important.
Specifically, the procedure was to a) obtain a sample
of jobs having work
values scores, b) regress these scores on variables that
measured important characteristics
of the jobs, and c) evaluate the degree
of relationship between the predicted and actual scores.
However, existing performance
measures do not
measure all
of the ways participation in home visiting programs is related to positive outcomes for children and families.Given the high level
of investment at the federal and state level into evidence - based home visiting programs, identifying the extent to which home visiting programs provide
value for families and children even if they do not complete the program is
important for demonstrating home visiting as a sound investment.
The HVI is the only
measure of home
value change based solely on appraisals, one
of the most
important data points in the mortgage process.
Evaluating both your projects and your performance at this point is extremely
important because you are then weighing the
value and progress
of your projects against the real
measures of sales and income.