For bitcoin, initially, the price of one coin was the sole factor for
measuring its increasing value.
Not exact matches
However, if the economy is near or above its potential, as some
measures indicate, it may merely cause faster - than - desired price
increases, or a jump in stock and other asset
values that raise concerns of a bubble.
It is critical to
measure the
increase in the Average
Value per Customer to reflect content marketing's effectiveness in educating buyers and differentiating the brand in order to
increase purchase volume and earn long - term loyalty.
Returns from patented intellectual property (IP), such as software, are an
increasing part of
value added in electronic products, and these are hard to
measure.
The Magnum ice cream maker unveiled
measures to
increase shareholder
value, and implicitly prevent a re-run of Kraft Heinz's hostile approach.
It does not directly
measure the
increase in economic
value - creation, as observers usually assume it does.
Austerity
measures, including a 5 % reduction in public sector wages and an
increased value - added tax (VAT), have been imposed.
When discussing mutual funds, a return is how we
measure the amount an investment has
increased or decreased in monetary
value over a specific time frame.
The principle of
value is aesthetic, and this is another way of saying that importance is the
measure of the metaphysical fact that the many become one and are
increased by one.
Judging is based on
measured results which include advertising equivalent
value of the campaign, percentage of the target audience captured in ticket sales, and return on investment for the event by
increased revenue.
In addition, with
increasing amounts of available carbohydrate in the food challenges, the calculated meal GI and GL
values that were obtained on the basis of the published formula (21) were
increased and were similar to the
increased values in
measured meal GI and GL
values.
We're seeing an
increasing number of clients investing in sustainability
measures throughout the food
value chain.
Southern African economies need more organised and sustainable
measures to
increase the participation of emerging suppliers in supermarket
value chains.
Expressing vociferous criticism of the so - called tax - reform
measure, he said it would be «a potential catastrophe,» amounting to a multibillion - dollar tax
increase for Long Islanders, driving down property
values, and resulting in residents fleeing the region.
One reason is that, despite making up less than 1 per cent of UK companies, they accounted for around 22 per cent of the 2016
increase in the UK's «gross
value added», a
measure of contribution to the economy.
However, experts were uncertain about this
value and estimated it is possible that walleye could decrease by as much as 40 %, but could also
increase by over 60 % of its recently
measured biomass.
Although the prevalence of diabetes mellitus
increased over time, other risk factors, such as cigarette smoking,
measured systolic blood pressure, and total cholesterol
values, decreased.
Professor Thomas's team used the Judgement or J -
value to balance the cost of a safety
measure against the
increase in life expectancy it achieves.
However, experts were uncertain about this
value and estimated it is possible that walleye could decrease by as much as 40 percent, but could also
increase by more than 60 percent of its recently
measured biomass.
Photolysis of DM - nitrophen
increased [Ca2 +] i from resting concentrations of 20 - 50 nM to
values above microM, as
measured with the fluorescent indicator Fluo - 3.
Those surveys were designed to
measure five types of outcomes: 1) whether the school tour helped create cultural consumers (students who want to return to museums and engage in other cultural activities), 2) whether the school tour helped create cultural producers (students who want to make art), 3) whether the school tour
increased student knowledge about art and history, 4) whether the school tour improved student critical thinking about works of art, and 5) whether the school tour altered student
values, like empathy and tolerance.
The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1)
increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2)
increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3)
increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4)
increase of
measures to preserve and care for nature; 5)
increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human
values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption
measured by its reduction; 9)
increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10)
increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.
If you follow the
increasing use of
Value - Added
Measures (VAMs) and Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) in state -, district -, school -, and teacher - accountability systems, read this very good new Mathematica working paper.
Even though
value - added
measures accurately gauge teachers» impacts on test scores, it could still be the case that high - VA teachers simply «teach to the test,» either by narrowing the subject matter in the curriculum or by having students learn test - taking strategies that consistently
increase test scores but do not benefit students later in their lives.
While elements such as state standards, accountability
measures, and
value added
measures are gaining acceptance, other important components, especially performance - based pay and
increased choice options, are opposed by powerful forces — such as the politically connected teachers unions — with vested interests in the current system.
Since joining the Association in June 2007, Eileen led the Association in notable efforts including: developing a model that
measures «
value - added» growth in achievement, which is used for A-F rankings of all Arizona schools; creating trainings that enable teachers and school leaders to collaboratively use data; launching joint purchasing programs; filing lawsuits for equitable funding for all K - 12 students;
increasing positive public perceptions of charters; and, building a comprehensive program to support prospective charter school operators.
Teacher effectiveness is worthy of
increased research, but the proposals for
value - added evaluation
measures Read more about The «Tyranny» of the Self - Contained Classroom -LSB-...]
Most importantly, Dr. Darling - Hammond states that evaluation should include evidence of student learning but from sources other than standardized tests, and she rejects growth
measures such as SGPs and
Value - Added Models because of the ever
increasing research base that says they are unreliable and create poor incentives in education.
Some proponents of teacher evaluation reforms have conjectured that if districts would eliminate the bottom 5 to 10 percent of teachers each year, as
measured by
value - added student test scores, U.S. student achievement would
increase by a substantial amount — enough to catch up to high - achieving countries like Finland.3 However, there is no real - world evidence to support this idea and quite a bit to dispute it.
When using tests, and especially subjective indicators to
measure «teacher performance,» one must exercise caution to ensure that those being
measured do not engage in manipulation and inflation techniques known to effectively
increase the scores derived and
valued, particularly within such high - stakes accountability systems.
The
value of education is in its ability to
increase achievement as
measured by standardized tests
The results suggest that using multiple
measures of
value - added to specialize teachers by subject could produce small average
increases in student achievement, and larger
increases for some students.
But time is on your side right now: Home
values are continuing to climb, with the median existing single - family home price
increasing in 148 of the 178 cities
measured by the National Association of Realtors ®» latest Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability quarterly study.
Everyone
measures value in dollars or other currency, but they fluctuate more than gold in the sense that they are printed and
increased far more easily and quickly than the supply of gold, or silver for that matter, can be.
Looking at volatility in the past year on the DXY index, which is a
measure of the
value of the U.S. dollar relative to a basket of major foreign currencies, we've seen an
increase from 6 % to 12 %.
Return can be
measured by an
increase in the
value of your initial investment principal, by cash payments directly to you during the life of the investment, or by a combination of the two.
Careful accounting of your possessions, as well as
measures such as recording them with photos, will help you decide on the amount of coverage and also
increase your chances of getting replacement
value.
A transactional rate of return
measure that takes into account all cash flows and
increases or decreases in a security's
value for any time frame.
All
increases in
value would be taxed, and assets where the
increase can't be
measured would assume a 15 % annual return for taxation purposes, with a true - up at the sale of the asset.
So, that's my preferred
measure for how much has the underlying
value of the firm
increased: growth in fully diluted tangible book
value (ex-AOCI), adding back dividends, and subtract out net equity issuance / buyback
measured not at cost, but at the current market price.
(2) I wanted to keep in mind Charlie Munger's advice to deal only in high - quality companies and to own firms likely to
increase intrinsic
value over most three and five year periods when
measured.
Focusing specifically on TFG, its long - term 12.4 % RoE certainly justifies a 1.0 price / book multiple — I can't predict when, but I am confident it will happen — as investor sentiment finally improves, TFG's NAV & AUM hopefully continue to
increase, management continues buying back shares, management potentially considers & implements more radical
value enhancement / realisation
measures, a possible external acquirer / activist shows up, etc. — meanwhile, as I said, investors can focus on the compounding.
In Canada, these macroprudential
measures included the
increase to minimum down payments required for home purchases over $ 500,000 and the requirement of all high loan - to -
value borrowers (and those who chose amortizations over 25 years) to qualify based on posted mortgage rates, rather than discounted mortgage rates.
This reduces earnings per share but unlike machinery, most real estate actually
increases in
value with age, so the earnings reported by the company may not be a good
measure of the stock's
value.
I'd probably
value a faster internet connection at around $ 5 / night (that's how much more I'd be prepared to pay at the hotel) so, by that
measure, 6 nights would see me break even on the annual fee
increase if I didn't have Starwood elite status.
In order to arrive at a
measured value of the aiTSC, all we need to do is to identify a CO2 signal, against the background of natural noise, in the temperature / time graph, which we can prove was caused by
increased levels of CO2.
Measuring the distance apart and speed of 2 satellites in space orbiting the earth to the width of a human hair with no margin for error [damn those drift recalculations], and taking into account unknown factors with respect to the true
values for water depth, water weight at different salt concentrations, ice depth magma flows, volcanic activity etc [ie making a lot of guesses], plus taking human motivation on board [like CO2
increase must melt ice surely] can give you an accurate measurement of the volume ice in Antarctica.
A closer look at «Scenario B1» shows that it represents the case where atmospheric CO2 continues to
increase exponentially at the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) we have seen since Mauna Loa readings started in 1958 (also the same CAGR we have seen over the past 5 years), from the
value measured in 2005 of 379 ppmv to a projected 580 ppmv in 2100.
In May 2013 the iconic Mauna Loa Observatory
measured a daily carbon dioxide
value above 400 parts per million, a 40 % human - driven
increase.
Tunisia has also developed a FIP investment plan that outlines
measures to
increase carbon sequestration and enhance the production, improved use, and
value of the goods and socio - economic and environmental services of the agro-sylvo-pastoral landscapes.