Augmenting transactions with short pieces
of arbitrary data is beneficial for a wide area of applications.
Not exact matches
YOUR quote: «it is not a database to store
arbitrary data or it would end up as some kind
of massive database that must be downloaded by every node.»
In order to add blocks to the Blockchain, a miner must map an input
data set (i.e., the Blockchain, plus a block
of the most recent Bitcoin Network transactions and an
arbitrary number called a «nonce») to a desired output
data set
of predetermined length (the «hash value») using the SHA - 256 cryptographic hash algorithm.
Data analytics can allow fleet managers to determine the «sweet spot» for how often vehicles should be serviced instead
of relying on the
arbitrary metrics
of the past.
A Hidden Markov Model Approach for Simultaneously Estimating Local Ancestry and Admixture Time Using Next Generation Sequence
Data in Samples
of Arbitrary Ploidy.
A Hidden Markov Model Approach for Simultaneously Estimating Local Ancestry and Admixture Time Using Next Generation Sequence
Data in Samples
of Arbitrary Ploidy Corbett - Detig, R., R. Nielsen.
The quintile normalized
data were analyzed to identify genes with significantly up - or down - regulated expression (FDR p - value < 0.05) with an
arbitrary cutoff
of at least a two-fold change.
These websites collect your
data, analyze it, assign you numbers through arguably
arbitrary algorithms, and give you an ordered list
of likely lovers.
Focusing on a single
data source — for example, an
arbitrary proficiency level or cut point — can lead schools to focus on a single group
of students who hover around this point and ignore those far above or below that point.
Unlike the
arbitrary, budget driven efforts
of the past and present, an Education Adequacy Cost Study would provide hard, real - world
data on student needs and what resources are necessary to meet our state constitutional responsibility to deliver an adequate and equitable educational opportunity for every K - 12 public school student in our state.
Unlike the
arbitrary, budget - driven efforts
of the past and present, an education adequacy cost study would provide hard, real - world
data on student needs and what resources are necessary to meet our state constitutional responsibility to deliver an adequate and equitable educational opportunity for every K - 12 public school student in our state.
Corvette Racing's Program Manager Doug Fehan has so far been optimistic with IMSA's changes to how it calculates the performance
of the race cars, moving from
arbitrary changes based on speed and results to a
data - driven model which features
data recorders installed in each car.
Following Roy's recipe, you can get a reasonable - looking fit to
data with very little fine - tuning because Roy has given himself a lot
of elbow room to play around in: you have the choice
of any two variability indices among dozens available, you make an
arbitrary linear combination
of them to suit your purposes, you choose whatever mixed layer depth you want, and you finish it all off by allowing yourself the luxury
of diddling the initial condition.
I see that north
of the
arbitrary line there is a blank space not to be construed as a positive oceanic emptiness but simply as a lack
of data.
The temperature and net flux responses for any
arbitrary forcing series can then be forward modeled by convolution
of the forcing
data with the unit impulse response or by superposition
of the incremental forcing values with the unit step - response.
What do you feel about the
arbitrary post hoc adjustment
of tropospheric temperature (which includes some stratospheric contamination) to match «Hansen's temperature
data» and then using that as a comparator, is that good practise (sic.)?
After all, surely the addition
of this little hockey stick shaped
data curve to the raw
data is not
arbitrary simply to get the answer they want, the additions have to represent the results
of some heretofore unaccounted - for bias in the raw
data.
Steve, In your paper you say
of the tree ring
data «there was no scientific basis for such an
arbitrary adjustment».
Both
of these are linear operations that use all the
data without inserting (or subtracting) some essentially
arbitrary linear model.
The latter would effectively reduce a quadratic to a constant but avoids imposing a model on the
data from the outset and setting
arbitrary boundary conditions like a zero slope at the beginning
of the record.
One can discuss the real difference between the gas age and ice age, but there is no doubt that there is a difference, thus alluding to some dirty trick or «
arbitrary» shift
of data, as Jaworowski says is simply dishonest.
My choice
of decadal periods was
arbitrary but provided four sub-sets
of the
data set for the considered period since 1970 (i.e. the longest period which the troll introduced to the discussion at October 29, 2012 at 9:37 am).
Seemingly
arbitrary decisions by dendro specialists on inclusion / exclusion
of tree ring
data has long been a source
of criticism at Climate Audit.
No Bartemis you are dead wrong when you state: «the rate
of change and the absolute concentration provide the same information»... The integration constant is
arbitrary, and requires additional information /
data to set it's value.
Most see the contents as demonstrating some
arbitrary manipulating
of various climate
data sources -LSB-...]
You will see that there was «improper manipulation
of data, and
arbitrary rejection
of readings» that didn't fit a pre-determined idea.
The explained variance claimed by [Shaviv and Veizer, 2003] is the maximum achievable by optimal smoothing
of the temperature
data and by making several
arbitrary adjustments to the cosmic ray
data (within their large uncertainty) to line up their peaks with the temperature curve.
PP, What does imperfect
data have to do with
arbitrary systematic adjustments
of data to fit the desired goal?
It is the
arbitrary nature
of the
data selected to be removed that spoils the soup.
But 30 years was adopted as an
arbitrary standard (i.e. the «classical period
of climate») in the year
of the International Geophysical Year (the IGY was in 1958 and it was thought that 30 years
of climate
data had then been amassed).
and «no
data or computer code appears to be archived in relation to the paper» and «the sensitivity
of Shindell's TCR estimate to the aerosol forcing bias adjustment is such that the true uncertainty
of Shindell's TCR range must be huge — so large as to make his estimate worthless» and the seemingly
arbitrary to cherry picked climate models used in Shindell's analysis.
Now call me picky if you like, but if there's a lot
of discussion about the accuracy
of the
data, the methods
of analysing it, and what it all means, then surely it would be more prudent to make clear the uncertainty, and certainly make clear the
arbitrary nature
of one's scepticism e.g. «I do not see how such large amounts...» Incredulity is not science.
As part
of the
data assimilation procedure, the
data is given a weighting based upon a laborious and loosely
arbitrary process
of defining its error characteristics.
And the «
arbitrary» shift
of ice core CO2
data «to match the Mauna Loa
data» only proves that he doesn't (want to) understand that the age
of the gas composition is (a lot) younger than the age
of the ice at closing depth, because
of migration
of CO2 / air from the atmosphere through the still open pores.
It seems whenever I see an attempt to claim AGW has stopped, it's bolstered with a WfT graph
of HadCRUT
data that shows a downward trend between
arbitrary dates in the last 11 years.
(2) thou shalt not fudge the
data (3) thou shalt not invent
arbitrary statistical methods to suit thy
data (4) thou shalt not indulge in any form
of bias e.g. thou shalt not employ incomplete, highly selective, subjective literature reviews (6) in the interests
of transparency and replication thou shalt not hide the
data or code (7) thou shalt not make vague or exaggerated statements unsupported by evidence (8) thou shalt not tolerate actual or potential conflicts
of interest (9) thou shalt not allow political interference to compromise scientific integrity (10) thou shalt not use unvalidated computer models (11) Thy university shall insulate undergraduate fees from research expenses and require research to be self supporting independent
of the teaching.
(2) thou shalt not fudge the
data (3) thou shalt not invent
arbitrary statistical methods to suit thy
data (4) thou shalt not indulge in any form
of bias e.g. thou shalt not employ incomplete, highly selective, subjective literature reviews (5) thou shalt not exaggerate (6) in the interests
of transparency and replication thou shalt not hide the
data or code (7) thou shalt not make vague statements unsupported by evidence (8) thou shalt not tolerate actual or potential conflicts
of interest (9) thou shalt not allow political interference to compromise scientific integrity (10) thou shalt not use unvalidated computer models
The lawsuit also claims that the ABA's accreditation standards are «
arbitrary and capricious» regarding its use
of bar passage
data to find that Florida Coastal was out
of compliance.
As a result, a regime
of general
data retention should be established on the basis
of measures adopted by a legislative authority, that are accessible and foreseeable while offering adequate protection against
arbitrary interference with the rights
of privacy and
data protection (§ 153).
A great example
of how disruptive this
data - driven approach to understanding your customers can be is NetFlix, which has started developing original series into hits by taking out the guesswork about what their audiences might want and replacing it with extensive knowledge gleaned from customer usage
data, and putting the traditional Hollywood content development model
of instinct, experience and
arbitrary hope & pray decision - making to shame in the process.
Arbitrary Messages enable the sending
of encrypted or plain text, which can also function to send and store up to 1000 bytes
of data permanently, or 42 kilobytes
of data for a limited amount
of time.
This is possible due to the technique
of hashing, a mathematical algorithm that takes
data of an
arbitrary size and outputs a string
of a fixed size, while mathematically covering its tracks.
Likewise, because transactions in the blockchain can have an
arbitrary type
of data attached, and the blockchain is immutable (unchangeable)-- i.e. its complete history is preserved forever on every computer and can not be altered, as explained in the blockchain post, it is possible to send along information that's deemed illegal in certain countries — pedophilia, pirated material, government secrets... This would make the medium containing this illegal information (the blockchain itself) illegal to use.
This method is appropriate for
arbitrary patterns
of missing
data but assumes the
data are missing at random.
[26][27][29][30] They give distribution - free expressions for direct and indirect effects and demonstrate that, despite the
arbitrary nature
of the error distributions and the functions f, g, and h, mediated effects can nevertheless be estimated from
data using regression.