Sentences with phrase «into potential bias»

«There were only a handful of studies for each of the 19 instruments, and very few looked at anything that could give us insight into potential bias against racial or minority groups.»

Not exact matches

The Daily Mail and Sun have both swung into action today - The Mail rightly suggesting that the potential scandal is really Peter Mandelson's links with Oleg Deripaska and The Sun complaining about the BBC's biased coverage.

«There was definitely a bias... against people going into nonacademic careers, that they were somehow not using their full potential, that they were only doing it because they couldn't do anything else,» she says.

If we're biased going into an online dating site by our TV and movie habits, how is this reflected in our choice of a potential mate?

My own research has suggested the potential importance of reference bias due to differences in school climate, leading me to caution in this series against proposals to incorporate survey - based measures of non-cognitive skills into high - stakes accountability systems.

Our estimates would be downwardly biased if students with less growth potential selected into charter schools.

She designed simulations (2) and (3) to illustrate the plausibility of the situation suggested next (as written into Audrey's post prior) about potential bias in both value - added and observational estimates:

Incorporating an autobiographical activity like this into pre-teacher and pre-service training and making it available to principals would also give principals greater insight into the backgrounds, potential biases, and strengths of their incoming teachers.

This book provides new insights into the nature of political bias with regards to evidence and critically considers what an «improved» use of evidence would look like from a policymaking perspective.Part I describes the great potential for evidence to help achieve social goals, as well as the challenges raised by the political nature of policymaking.

Also this kind of explicit review brings into consciousness potential biases based on recent share price movements, for example, the fact that one year ago RSH was selling for $ 24 a share doesn't mean that today's price of $ 6.00 makes the shares a bargain.

Let's remember these as we look into the details of his argument to see his errors...» In this case, pointing to potential biases is an acceptable first argument before taking on issues with the opponent's arguments.

The potential for a bias to develop into a vicious circle is obvious; whether that has happened in climate science is a matter of debate.

Forgiving for the moment Gavin Schmidt, the advocate, for his science shortcomings in this matter, reading the article in question brings into sharp focus the lack of attention in the past to potential biases in the temperature records and particularly the SST record.

The judge or justice must also take the following factors into consideration when making their determination; the extent to which the records are required for the accused to make a full and complete defense, the probative value of the records, the nature and extent of the reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to the personal information contained in the record, whether production of the record is based on a discriminatory belief or bias, the potential prejudice to personal dignity the complainant or witness will experience if the record is produced, society's interest in encouraging individuals to obtain treatment after being sexually assaulted, society's interest in encouraging sexual assault victims to report the assault and the effect of the determination on the integrity of the trial process.

The judge shall take the following factors into consideration: the probative value of the records, the extent to which the records are needed for the accused to make a full defense, whether production of the record is based on a discriminatory belief or bias, the nature and extent of the reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to the information contained in the record, the potential prejudice to personal dignity the complainant or witness would suffer if the record was produced, society's interest in encouraging sexual assault victims to come forward, society's interest in encouraging individuals to obtain treatment after being sexually assaulted and the effect of the determination on the integrity of the trial process.

If there is insufficient information to control for clustering, we will enter outcome data into RevMan using individuals as the units of analysis, and then conduct a sensitivity analysis excluding such studies (Sensitivity analysis), to assess the potential biasing effects of inadequately controlled clustered trials (Donner 2001).