There are a few
key differences between variable and fixed interest rates.
Not exact matches
One of the
key points we made involves the
difference between marketing, say, a homeopathic «remedy,» which is utterly incapable of having any biological effect because it literally lacks any active ingredient, and marketing herbal products — a category of substances which can in some cases be quite potent, but which can be highly
variable in content, concentration, and labelling, not to mention the extent to which their effects and side effects have been verified.
There were no significant
differences between the yoga and control groups on any of the
key variables at the beginning of the study.
Initial analyses were conducted and determined no significant
differences between day and boarding school student responses on
key variables, thus the data was combined.
Differences between marital status and presence of children on
key variables were also analysed.
Although we checked for demographic
differences between the two groups and controlled for the initial levels of the
key concepts in the LGM, without random assignment it is not possible to know whether the groups were indeed equal regarding
variables that were not assessed, but still might be important.