Sentences with phrase «indexes account for the differences»

The Index accounts for differences in state exams and poverty concentration at the school level.

Not exact matches

The Bank of England has switched to targeting the harmonised Consumer Prices Index (CPI), and the inflation target was reduced from 2 1/2 to 2 per cent to account for the difference between the old (retail price index) and new measIndex (CPI), and the inflation target was reduced from 2 1/2 to 2 per cent to account for the difference between the old (retail price index) and new measindex) and new measures.

Using a United Kingdom database, they surveyed general practitioners about BSA affected by psoriasis and looked at data on 8,124 adults with psoriasis and 76,599 adults without psoriasis over the course of four years, and they adjusted the samples to account for any differences in age, sex, and body mass index and other diabetes risk factors.

The difference in risk remained present even after accounting for potential differences in smoking, alcohol intake, family history of cervical cancer and body mass index.

In discussing the limited evidence for the «probable» link between red meat and colorectal cancer, the WHO itself concedes that it is not possible to rule out other explanations (which it helpfully describes as «chance, bias or confounding»).2 Harcombe agrees, arguing that even when studies strive to adjust statistically for baseline differences in relevant factors such as socioeconomic status, body mass index, physical activity, smoking status and diabetes, it is impossible to grapple fully with all the factors that differentiate «the couch potato» from «the paleo buff» (her ideal), or to take into account the «chasm» that separates fresh and traditionally preserved meats from modern manufactured meat products.9

Specifically, I examine whether the results change when I adjust my results to account for differences in student characteristics, including prior (age 7) test scores; gender; eligibility for free lunch; special education needs; month of birth; whether first language is English; ethnic background; and census information on the home neighborhood deprivation index.

Districts and charter schools should get the same base cost for each regular education student, and the comparable wage index should be used to account for cost of living differences.