Sentences with phrase «not objective criteria»

However, we should also consider the start and end points when fitting trends, and choosing round numbers like ten years is not an objective criterion.

Not exact matches

Under the Bonus Plan, our compensation committee, in its sole discretion, determines the performance goals applicable to awards, which goals may include, without limitation: attainment of research and development milestones, sales bookings, business divestitures and acquisitions, cash flow, cash position, earnings (which may include any calculation of earnings, including but not limited to earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings), earnings per share, net income, net profit, net sales, operating cash flow, operating expenses, operating income, operating margin, overhead or other expense reduction, product defect measures, product release timelines, productivity, profit, return on assets, return on capital, return on equity, return on investment, return on sales, revenue, revenue growth, sales results, sales growth, stock price, time to market, total stockholder return, working capital, and individual objectives such as MBOs, peer reviews, or other subjective or objective criteria.

Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data.

Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports.

However, since the purpose of this essay is not simply to counter Griffin's challenge but also to clarify where FWTs stand on significant epistemological issues, it is important to emphasize that most FWTs do not view «illuminating power» as a criterion that can be used in an objective, neutral fashion in any context.

Not only are we told repeatedly that the crucial test of the plausibility of a theodicy (or world - view) is its «self - consistency, adequacy and illuminating power» (ER 52), but we are told repeatedly that these are «nonprivileged» (neutral, objective) criteria (ER 53).

, replies: «The regulation of births, which is an aspect of responsible fatherhood and motherhood, is objectively morally acceptable when it is pursued by the spouses without external pressure; when it is practised not out of selfishness but for seriousreasons; and with methods that conform to the objective criteria of morality, that is, periodic continence and use of the infertile periods» (no. 497).

Yet in response to my post regarding the weakening of Criterion 2.8 for coffee farms, a Rainforest Alliance representative stated: «The current criterion 2.8 has not been implemented fully by farms and hence has not been effective in terms of delivering the objective of providing an agroforestry framework that balances both ecosystem services of trees with profitable production scenarios.»

In practice, the current criterion 2.8 has not been implemented fully by farms and hence has not been effective in terms of delivering the objective of providing an agroforestry framework that balances both ecosystem services of trees with profitable production scenarios.

That's why when I review whether a protein powder is nutritious or not, I look at two objective criteria:

There are many times when formula is necessary — when the mother has a medical condition, or signs indicate that the baby is not getting enough milk (based on objective criteria) or her milk is not available.

He wanted the best by any objective set of criteria (regardless of whether or not they were Republicans, Democrats or independents) to be running the professional side of the State and Federal governments.

«I think there is a receptivity to the point that there should be objective, fair criteria that doesn't penalize seniority, but also understands there are other criteria to take into consideration.

«I think there is a receptivity to the point that there should be objective fair criteria, that don't penalize seniority.

Don't be surprised if some of us rate them on more objective performance criteria.

In contrast to the often narrowly defined single - objective nature of flood control, they observe that SFM places an emphasis not only on reducing risk (to people, economics and the environment) but also on seeking opportunities to working with natural processes and promoting multiple benefits across a range of criteria (ecological, societal and economic).

But according to the tenets of interest - based bargaining, focusing too much on objective criteria such as price, or salary in the case of faculty positions, can produce a tenuous agreement in which basic human needs — security, economic well - being, a sense of belonging, recognition, control over one's life — are not met.

Upon examining these award programs» selection and evaluation criteria, the quality of the data used, and the independence of the rating programs, Juravich and research assistant and co-author Essie Ablavsky concluded that these ratings and awards can not be seen as objective measures of corporate performance.

SPIROMICS 2, a five - year extension of the original project, has three main objectives: track the progression of people who show symptoms of COPD but do not meet the criteria for diagnosis; determine whether the biological root of emphysema is a problem with the lung's airways or blood vessels; and understand the biology of COPD exacerbation, a sudden worsening of bronchitis symptoms.

The criteria / additional objectives for each mission aren't revealed until it has been completed once.

In other words, NAEP's concept of proficiency is not based on any objective criterion, but reflects a consensus on what should be known by students who have reached a certain educational stage.

the accountability group met or exceeded, or did not differ significantly as determined by the commissioner, from the annual measurable objective for that criterion; or

Although I tend to fall into the latter camp, I do not believe that these two approaches are necessarily mutually exclusive, but that is beside the major point, which is that we must establish as an objective the transformation of educator preparation programs into customer - driven institutions with assessments grounded in output - and performance - based criteria, so that Texas becomes the model for value - added evaluation of such programs.

Alabama does not require that objective evidence of student learning be the preponderant criterion of its teacher evaluations.

Categorization of disabilities and disorders according to medical criteria does not meet the educational objectives of pupils with special educational needs, as both developmental disorders and learning difficulties create the variety of abilities, needs and interests of pupils in the class.

Pennsylvania does not require that objective evidence of student learning be the preponderant criterion of its teacher evaluations.

We would be the first to argue that this is not the ultimate way to rank schools and that there are certainly many, many more criteria — objective and subjective — that add to, or subtract from, the overall quality of a school.

The guidelines are not testable, but provide the framework and overall objectives to help authors understand the success criteria and better implement the techniques.

Jenny: No, I don't believe in objective criteria or blanket statements like this.

Combining the criteria in this way will negate the objective of the screen, probably leaving you with a list of oddball stocks that don't really fit into any category.

Then, you will need to construct a set of secondary criteria that ensure the companies passing the primary screen did so because they truly meet your objective and not by coincidence.

He recommended that an investor create a portfolio of a minimum of 30 stocks meeting specific price - to - earnings criteria (below 10) and specific debt - to - equity criteria (below 50 percent) to give the «best odds statistically,» and then hold those stocks until they had returned 50 percent, or, if a stock hadn't met that return objective by the «end of the second calendar year from the time of purchase, sell it regardless of price.»

However, NFA believes that a determination of who those customers are can not be made except on a case - by - case basis, because no objective criteria can be established that will apply to all customers.

Because most people prefer not to reveal income each year, most people base such payment increases on outside, objective criteria.

The principal purpose of investing in ETFs is not to meet the sustainable and socially responsible investment criteria, but rather to help the Fund meet its investment objective by obtaining market exposure to its target asset allocation.

«We don't believe in an objective standard or a list of criteria.

For us, formal criteria such as professorships were not relevant; our objective was to reach active sea - level researchers.

It's sufficient to note that we have an objective criteria for what defines an episode; we aren't just eyeballing curves.

Once again, a few short months later, a followup article was published by one of us (Mann, 2004) that invalidated the Soon et al (2004) conclusions, demonstrating (with links to supporting Matlab source codes and data) how (a) the authors had, in an undisclosed manner, inappropriately compared trends calculated over differing time intervals and (b) had not used standard, objective statistical criteria to determine how data series should be treated near the beginning and end of the data.

In lieu of objective criteria it boils down to a simple matter of faith: Global Warming is, or It is not.

Personally, I think that no matter the criteria used (i.e., even if we could find some pure and objective criteria), the degree of «expertise» is not what measures the quality or advisability or value of a scientist's input into public discussion of science - related matters.

Pekka, the first part of what I said doesn't convey whether it is good or bad that summers are now twice as likely to be «warm» by the objective criteria of the base period.

But I have met that criteria and now it's up to people themselves to judge whether they think that the relationships that Morano has presented means that I can't be objective about climate change.

If we don't have any objective criteria to offer, talking about «scaling» means little.

'' Deletion of outlier data is a controversial practice frowned on by many scientists and science instructors; while mathematical criteria provide an objective and quantitative method for data rejection, they do not make the practice more scientifically or methodologically sound, especially in small sets or where a normal distribution can not be assumed.»

[Update, Sept. 17: It should also be noted that McShane and Wyner have not implemented an objective criterion for the retention / selection of principal components, the same mistake made by McIntyre and McKitrick back in 2003, as noted above.]

You can't have it both ways, the inclusion criterion were objective, which is important for replicability.

We can have the Hockey Stick itself or a dozen reconstructions that agree with the Hockey Stick — but it doesn't make any difference if all of the imitators rely on mostly the same proxy data and make the same mistakes the North report found in Mann's work (focus on RE statistic and ignore CE, no objective criteria for selecting reliable proxies by a process that eliminates cherry - picking and the introduction of bias, etc.).

«If we're going to target energy access to the poor, then we need to have much clearer goals and criteria and rule out the projects that don't achieve the objectives we seek,» said Norlen.

Partners in a great many law firms have recognized the value of creating a two - tier partnership structure — as opposed to the «up or out» alternative - for dealing with those long - tenured associates the firm has invested a lot of money in developing, yet do not satisfy all of the objective and subjective criteria to become equity partners.