At the start of the study, there were no statistically significant differences between the Triple P and control group counties
in observable characteristics (e.g., child maltreatment rates over the prior five years, poverty rates, racial composition).
At the start of the study, the TFCO group and control group were highly similar
in their observable characteristics (e.g., demographics, past delinquent behavior, pregnancy history).
At the start of the study, students in the PROSPER and control groups were highly similar
in their observable characteristics (e.g., demographics, and rates of substance use).
By balanced, we mean that we can not reject the hypothesis that there are no differences
in the observable characteristics of lotteried - in and lotteried - out students.
Since the three groups of schools are similar
in their observable characteristics, such as the student body's ethnic makeup, and most likely in other characteristics as well, the only major difference between the always - D schools and the other two groups is the competition they face from vouchers.
In Hyderabad, students attending recognized and unrecognized private schools outperformed their peers in government schools by a full standard deviation in both English and math (after accounting for differences
in their observable characteristics).
Not exact matches
Moreover, instead of passively mimicking their peers (irrational herding), lenders engage
in active observational learning (rational herding); they infer the creditworthiness of borrowers by observing peer lending decisions, and use publicly
observable borrower
characteristics to moderate their inferences.
If there is any
characteristic clearly
observable in the progress of Nature towards higher consciousness, it is that this is achieved by increasing differentiation, which
in itself causes ever stronger individualities to emerge.
If they mean only that evolution of a sort has been known to occur, and that natural selection has
observable effects upon the distribution of
characteristics in a population, then there really is nothing to dispute.
If we grow out these seeds, the
observable characteristics of the resulting pods will be near identical (for the sake of argument, let's say we get lucky and our cross is orange with purple spots, is Jalapeno shaped and has the heat and flavour of a Habanero —
in reality this will never happen.
They have control of the
observable large - scale features which the organism acquires
in the course of its development; they determine important
characteristics of its functioning; and
in all this, very sharp and very strict biological laws are displayed.»
In summary, Hispanic award probability differentials were explained by variables added in Models 4 and 5, but none of the observable characteristics in Models 1 to 5 fully explained the differential for Asians or black
In summary, Hispanic award probability differentials were explained by variables added
in Models 4 and 5, but none of the observable characteristics in Models 1 to 5 fully explained the differential for Asians or black
in Models 4 and 5, but none of the
observable characteristics in Models 1 to 5 fully explained the differential for Asians or black
in Models 1 to 5 fully explained the differential for Asians or blacks.
In a new paper published this week in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, first author Miguel del Campo, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues in Brazil and Spain, describe the phenotypic spectrum or set of observable characteristics of congenital Zika (ZIKV) syndrome, based upon clinical evaluations and neuroimaging of 83 Brazilian children with presumed or confirmed ZIKV congenital infection
In a new paper published this week
in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, first author Miguel del Campo, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues in Brazil and Spain, describe the phenotypic spectrum or set of observable characteristics of congenital Zika (ZIKV) syndrome, based upon clinical evaluations and neuroimaging of 83 Brazilian children with presumed or confirmed ZIKV congenital infection
in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, first author Miguel del Campo, MD, PhD, associate professor
in the Department of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues in Brazil and Spain, describe the phenotypic spectrum or set of observable characteristics of congenital Zika (ZIKV) syndrome, based upon clinical evaluations and neuroimaging of 83 Brazilian children with presumed or confirmed ZIKV congenital infection
in the Department of Pediatrics at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues
in Brazil and Spain, describe the phenotypic spectrum or set of observable characteristics of congenital Zika (ZIKV) syndrome, based upon clinical evaluations and neuroimaging of 83 Brazilian children with presumed or confirmed ZIKV congenital infection
in Brazil and Spain, describe the phenotypic spectrum or set of
observable characteristics of congenital Zika (ZIKV) syndrome, based upon clinical evaluations and neuroimaging of 83 Brazilian children with presumed or confirmed ZIKV congenital infections.
Experiments
in germ - free mice showed that one gut bacterium
in particular, Christensenella minuta, can influence the phenotype — the composite of
observable characteristics or traits — of the host.
Semiparametric lower bound estimates of the variance
in teacher quality based entirely on within - school heterogeneity indicate that teachers have powerful effects on reading and mathematics achievement, though little of the variation
in teacher quality is explained by
observable characteristics such as education or experience.
The significance of the coefficients on the private - and district - school indicators allows us to test whether there is a statistically significant difference between charter - school parents and parents from either of the other sectors, after adjusting for differences
in the
observable background
characteristics of the parents they serve.
In addition, the variance of our value - added measure is significantly higher within higher - poverty schools than in lower - poverty schools, even after we control for the experience level and other observable characteristics of teachers within each school, which supports the second predictio
In addition, the variance of our value - added measure is significantly higher within higher - poverty schools than
in lower - poverty schools, even after we control for the experience level and other observable characteristics of teachers within each school, which supports the second predictio
in lower - poverty schools, even after we control for the experience level and other
observable characteristics of teachers within each school, which supports the second prediction.
To eliminate the effects of any chance differences
in performance caused by other
observable characteristics, our analysis takes into account students» age, gender, race, and eligibility for the free lunch program; whether they had been assigned to a small class; and whether they were assigned to a teacher of the same race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 2004).
Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common
observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific
characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways
in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment
in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel
in straight lines Use the idea that light travels
in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels
in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used
in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations
in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit
in a diagram
The results are quite surprising: after adjusting the data for the effects of only a few
observable characteristics, the black - white test - score gap
in math and reading for students entering kindergarten essentially disappeared.
If black students
in the sample continue to lose ground through 9th grade at the rate experienced
in the first two years of school, they will lag behind white students on average by a full standard deviation
in raw math and reading scores and by more than two - thirds of a standard deviation
in math even after controlling for
observable characteristics (the gap would be substantially smaller
in reading).
Even if two children appear similar
in terms of all
observable characteristics, it is nearly certain that the retained child differs
in some important way from the child who was promoted, and it is likely that this difference will influence each child's long - term outcomes.
• Only eight percent of students
in the cities were enrolled
in schools that «beat the odds» by outperforming schools with similar
observable characteristics elsewhere
in the state.
after adjusting the data for the effects of only a few
observable characteristics, the black - white test - score gap
in math and reading for students entering kindergarten essentially disappeared.
Among new hires,
observable teacher and job
characteristics explain little of the pension decision, but there is some evidence that more effective teachers are more likely to enroll
in the hybrid pension plan.
CBO's analysis compared federal civilian employees with private - sector employees who resembled them
in the following
observable characteristics:
Finally, based on the rich information on instructors» demographic
characteristics and multi-year employment records
in this state, I will explore the extent to which instructor effectiveness can be explained by
observable instructor demographic
characteristics and employment features.
Rubric Design Each of the
characteristics of the School ADvance Administrator Evaluation Framework is supported by a set of descriptors that correspond to that
characteristic in ways that are
observable and / or documentable.
We also find that little of the changes
in teacher effectiveness estimates within teachers can be explained by
observable characteristics.
Second, we identify substantial heterogeneity
in the persistence of English Language Arts (ELA) teachers» effects across
observable student, teacher, and school
characteristics.
It is also
in their conduct of religion and art that local
characteristics, which vary from region to region
in Bali, are very cleany
observable as well.
In both cases the (assumed linear) physical relationship between observables that is being estimated relates to Y (or λ), not S, and the error characteristics are similar — assumed gaussian, with errors in temperature data dominated by errors elsewher
In both cases the (assumed linear) physical relationship between
observables that is being estimated relates to Y (or λ), not S, and the error
characteristics are similar — assumed gaussian, with errors
in temperature data dominated by errors elsewher
in temperature data dominated by errors elsewhere.
While certain individual
characteristics and personality traits might be important
in predicting which individuals attempt to initiate mentoring relationships, these attributes may not be easily or accurately
observable to potential mentors who are also key to this matching process.
... while social indicators report on
observable population
characteristics, they reveal nothing about more behavioural population attributes such as individual and community priorities and aspirations for enhancing quality of life — indeed the whole question of what this might mean and how it might be measured
in an Aboriginal domain is only just beginning to be addressed.
For instance,
in early childhood children describe themselves
in very concrete,
observable characteristics (e.g., I have brown hair) and overt abilities or activities (e.g., I am a good runner).
The FAFSA treatment group and control group members
in the follow - up sample were highly similar
in their
observable pre-program
characteristics (e.g., demographics, educational expectations).