This result holds up quite well in a number
of robustness checks, and we show that the predictive power of the average IV might come from its close relation with systematic risk omitted from CAPM.
Results survived to the inclusion of neighbourhoods» socio - economic characteristics at a very fine level; furthermore, regulation regarding the borderlining practice, coupled with a series
of robustness checks, ensured that a clear causal relationship can be established.
Not exact matches
It would not entail any kind
of «dumbing - down» as the
robustness of on - course assessments could be
checked by Ofsted as part
of ITE inspections.
This baseline difference motivates a brief analysis
of ability interactions and peer effects, discussed after presentation
of the main results and
robustness checks.
A host
of other model specifications are estimated as well to
check the
robustness of their results.
Our data can't tell us exactly which aspects
of Wilson HS or the surrounding area pull families to its in - boundary schools or neighborhoods, but Wilson HS is still an important factor even when we consider academic performance in our
checks for
robustness.
Robustness checks indicate that EM is also better to Tobin's Q as a determinant
of stock returns.
To
check robustness of cited research, we consider:
One technic we use in security / public / tax policy to
check their
robustness is the folowing: «imagine that someone just want to break what you plan»... no reason, no interest... just silly evilness... how will he do... and start an ocean 11 plot... when the plot is set, just
check if it is possible... in the case
of climate, or fukushima like scenario it would be an evil divinity, a crasy group...
Thus we developed a following test model to
check the
robustness of this particular combination.
it is important to recognize that an inherent difficulty
of testing null hypotheses is that one can not confirm (statistically) the hypothesis
of no effect.While
robustness checks (reported in the appendix), as well as p values that never approach standard levels
of statistical significance, provide some confidence that the results do not depend on model specification or overly strict requirements for statistical significance, one can not entirely dismiss the possibility
of a Type II error.
Has there been any follow up analysis to
check the
robustness of his result in this dimension?
99 As an additional
robustness check, we also ran a model (Model 3) that included a single readability measure, ARI (Automated Readability Index), instead
of our readability factor variable.
The convergent validity
of these models provides a
robustness check for our results.
However, the pattern
of results was largely replicated in
robustness checks using observed data, and the classes were associated with relevant socioeconomic factors in a meaningful way, increasing our confidence that the LCA has captured meaningful patterns in the income data.
The pattern
of results was confirmed in
robustness checks using observed data.
To
check the
robustness of our results, we conducted several supplemental analyses that do not appear in the paper.
We also conducted a series
of supplementary analyses to further explore the marital quality - health linkages and also to
check the
robustness of our findings.