Sentences with phrase «numerical scale»

One reason is that the tool used by nearly all studies in this field — surveys asking people to self - report their happiness on numerical scales — is cheap and easy to implement.

There is a natural numerical scale of complexity for knots, ranging from simple knots at the low energy end to more complicated ones higher up.

And then you need native speakers of each language — thousands of them — to rate how those words make them feel, using a standard numerical scale.

It is a brief self - report 14 - item scale designed to measure the two most common aspects of mood disorder (anxiety and depression) on a 0 - 3 verbal numerical scale (0: No distress - 3: maximum distress).

The numerical scale used to represent a business credit score also differs from consumer scores.

The final ResQu Index contains 27 items across five domains, each rated on a numerical scale where higher values indicated higher quality with respect to the aspect of quality being measured.

Prior to the last election YouGov asked people to rate the political leaders on a left - right scale, and converted the answers into a numerical scale with -100 being far - left, 0 being the centre and +100 being far - right.

Changing the descriptions into a numerical scale of -100 to +100, as Peter Kellner normally does with these polls, gives an average of -44 for Labour party members, while they perceive Gordon Brown as being at -20.

A research team in Israel reported evidence of hyperalgesia in 17 of 30 patients with radiating spinal nerve pain by asking them to rate the intensity of heat pain on a numerical scale before and after a 4 - week course of hydromorphone.

The distress of the children was measured on an amended observation scale of behavioral distress and pain was recorded on the Wong - Baker FACES pain rating scale, a visual - numerical scale.

For the first study, the «local», the team recruited 857 people in the United States and asked them to self - report their perceived social status (from working to upper class on a numerical scale), as well as an objective indicator in the form of annual household income.

Participants continually self - reported (using a numerical scale) the degree of pain, and researchers monitored their brains with positron emission tomography (PET) scans.

West Point asks its incoming cadets to describe their motivations using a series of questions and numerical scales.

In the US, ring sizes are measured using a numerical scale with quarter and half sizes while in the UK, ring sizes are measured using an alphabet scale with half sizes.

When schools use ACER's Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) they are provided with information about where individuals are in their learning progress, both quantitatively as a position on a numerical scale and qualitatively in terms of the kinds of skills demonstrated at that level of achievement.

Overall, more stakeholders are aware of the numerical scale compared to a year ago.

When Michelle Rhee, then chancellor of the D.C. public schools, announced a radical plan to rate teachers» effectiveness on a numerical scale, then fire the worst and give the best huge pay hikes, even her staff wondered whether it could possibly work.

For the 2013 - 2014 school year, in addition to the proficiency scores, students in fourth grade and fifth grade will receive letter grades in accordance with the numerical scale approved for use in the School Division as follows:

Given the extensive reporting requirements, many principals have found that they only have time to conduct brief classroom observations and rate teachers on a numerical scale, but this gives teachers little information about how they're teaching and what to do to improve, so they become frustrated and resentful.

The numerical scale for FICO scores is 300 to 850.

Finally, clients should be asked to provide a total pruritus score using either a numerical scale (0 [no itchiness] to 10 [constant itching]-RRB- or a visual analog score, which can be found in many resources.1, 2 All observations should be documented in the medical record and can be compared at follow - up appointments to determine changes in pruritus level throughout treatment.

BCS is a way to visually evaluate your dog's body composition and rate it on a numerical scale.

BCS is a way to visually evaluate your cat's body composition and rate it on a numerical scale.

After 12 weeks, the patients were given a questionnaire and asked to rate their pain using a numerical scale.

The PIR - GAS allows for a global rating of the quality of a parent - infant (or parent — child) relationship on a numerical scale, with higher scores indicating higher relationship quality.