Descriptive analyses were conducted to examine the nature
of the study variables.
A correlation matrix
of study variables was produced in order to examine the bivariate correlations between risk factors and SDQ scores.
Distributions
of all study variables were checked for normality and no data transformations were necessary to achieve normal distributions.
Descriptive statistics
of the study variables are presented in Table 1.
There were no significant differences in
any of the study variables between participants who remained or had dropped out of the study at Time 6 (− 1.44 ≤ ts ≤ 1.38, ns), but more males than females had dropped out of the study (χ2 (1) = 13.32, p < 0.01).
Central tendencies and distributions
of all study variables were examined to summarize participant characteristics.
Logistic regression analyses showed the relative contribution
of the study variables to changed financial status, from deployment to postdeployment.
Learners focus on becoming educated consumers of research and examine major concepts and techniques of social science research, including problem formulation, identification of variables, literature review, research design, sampling, definition and measurement
of study variables, instrument construction, and data collection and analysis.
Not exact matches
While there are no specific
studies that measure this
variable, franchise operators typically take the pride
of ownership very seriously.
There, we have so many
variables — tuition, field
of study, average salary per degree, etc. — that it makes it difficult assess.
To date, results from several longitudinal
studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood
of future use
of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis
of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral
variables such as cigarette susceptibility.
And having read a lot
of different books on you know these billionaires that we
study in these success habits and stuff I can honestly say this is one
of the critical
variables.
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Account balances
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We
study a prototypical model
of a Parliament with two Parties or two Political Coalitions and we show how the introduction
of a
variable percentage
of randomly selected independent legislators can increase the global efficiency
of a Legislature, in terms
of both number
of laws passed and average social welfare obtained.
It is possible to identify several types or clusters
of variables that may, in various ways, be relevant generally to the
study of change in religion and ideology.
Fulbrook's
study does not have the nuanced series
of variables linking social conditions and religious ideologies that Zaret's does.
Moreover, though a paradigm determines which
variables to
study, it does not determine what the values
of those
variables will be.
In Whitaker and Malone's
study, The Roots
of Psychotherapy, the conclusion is stated that the most important
variable in all forms
of therapy is the adequacy
of the therapist as a person.
Co., 1978); Thomas C. Campbell and Yoshio Fukuyama, The Fragmented Layman: An Empirical
Study of Lay Attitudes (Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1970); James D. Davidson, «Religious Belief as an Independent Variable,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 11 (1972): 65 - 75; James D. Davidson, «Religious Belief as a Dependent Variable,» Sociological Analysis 33 (1972): 81 - 94; James D. Davidson, «Patterns of Belief at the Denominational and Congregational Levels,» Review of Religious Research 13 (1972): 197 - 205; David R. Gibbs, Samuel A. Miller, and James R. Wood, «Doctrinal Orthodoxy, Salience and the Consequential Dimension,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 12 (1973): 33 - 52; William McKinney, and others, Census Data for Community Mission (New York: Board for Homeland Ministries, United Church of Christ, 1983), part of a denomination - wide study of census data relevant to each congregation in the United Church of Christ; David O. Moberg, `' Theological Position and Institutional Characteristics of Protestant Congregations: An Explanatory Study,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1
Study of Lay Attitudes (Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1970); James D. Davidson, «Religious Belief as an Independent
Variable,» Journal for the Scientific
Study of Religion 11 (1972): 65 - 75; James D. Davidson, «Religious Belief as a Dependent Variable,» Sociological Analysis 33 (1972): 81 - 94; James D. Davidson, «Patterns of Belief at the Denominational and Congregational Levels,» Review of Religious Research 13 (1972): 197 - 205; David R. Gibbs, Samuel A. Miller, and James R. Wood, «Doctrinal Orthodoxy, Salience and the Consequential Dimension,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 12 (1973): 33 - 52; William McKinney, and others, Census Data for Community Mission (New York: Board for Homeland Ministries, United Church of Christ, 1983), part of a denomination - wide study of census data relevant to each congregation in the United Church of Christ; David O. Moberg, `' Theological Position and Institutional Characteristics of Protestant Congregations: An Explanatory Study,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1
Study of Religion 11 (1972): 65 - 75; James D. Davidson, «Religious Belief as a Dependent
Variable,» Sociological Analysis 33 (1972): 81 - 94; James D. Davidson, «Patterns
of Belief at the Denominational and Congregational Levels,» Review
of Religious Research 13 (1972): 197 - 205; David R. Gibbs, Samuel A. Miller, and James R. Wood, «Doctrinal Orthodoxy, Salience and the Consequential Dimension,» Journal for the Scientific
Study of Religion 12 (1973): 33 - 52; William McKinney, and others, Census Data for Community Mission (New York: Board for Homeland Ministries, United Church of Christ, 1983), part of a denomination - wide study of census data relevant to each congregation in the United Church of Christ; David O. Moberg, `' Theological Position and Institutional Characteristics of Protestant Congregations: An Explanatory Study,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1
Study of Religion 12 (1973): 33 - 52; William McKinney, and others, Census Data for Community Mission (New York: Board for Homeland Ministries, United Church
of Christ, 1983), part
of a denomination - wide
study of census data relevant to each congregation in the United Church of Christ; David O. Moberg, `' Theological Position and Institutional Characteristics of Protestant Congregations: An Explanatory Study,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1
study of census data relevant to each congregation in the United Church
of Christ; David O. Moberg, `' Theological Position and Institutional Characteristics
of Protestant Congregations: An Explanatory
Study,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1
Study,» Journal for the Scientific
Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1
Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific
Study of Religion, 1
Study of Religion, 1974).
Andrew M. Greeley, «Religious Imagery as a Predictor
Variable in the General Social Survey,» paper presented at a plenary session
of the Society for the Scientific
Study of Religion, Chicago, 1984.
But what happens when the uniformitarian principle is v - io - lated, i.e., when conditions have been
variable over the purported period
of study?
Although American society in terms
of social and economic
variables are present in Dr. Bellah's writing here, his approach is rather a
study and analysis
of cultural meaning.
While there was no effort made in the
study to control the particular input
of each information
variable, it is interesting to note the significant difference between the contribution
of the mass media to the information function compared to the attendance function.
The
study correlated a range
of relevant social and personal
variables, utilized a variety
of research methodologies and statistical tests, and brought forward a series
of conclusions and proposals which will be referred to throughout this section.
The standard for judging moral development was developed from the experiences and reflections
of the male investigators — a perfectly good procedure, save that the masculine experience was not seen as a
variable in the
study, but a norm.
It is impossible to do a completely controlled
study where you are adjusting for
variables such as these because it would require round the clock constant monitoring
of people over a long period
of time.
The
study was characterized by a complex and detailed
study design which took into account many
variables, including characteristics
of the child care and the family environment.
A few commenters on the Strollerderby post, They Say: Spanking Makes Your Kid Mean, a Bit Dumb, question how scientific this
study was and if other
variables could have played a role in the aggressiveness
of the children.
The uniqueness
of the child - father attachment relationship: Fathers» sensitive and challenging play as a pivotal
variable in a 16 - year long
study.
«Interestingly, [our]
study did not find significant clustering
of muscle - enhancing behaviors within schools,» said Eisenberg, which suggests that, «rather than being driven by a particular sports team coach or other features
of a school social landscape, muscle - enhancing behaviors are widespread and influenced by factors beyond school, likely encompassing social and cultural
variables such as media messages and social norms
of behavior more broadly.»
Future
studies with larger numbers
of breastfeeding mothers could allow for paired comparisons before and after an intervention, as well as analysis
of the impact
of independent
variables like gender, year
of training, age, or previous breastfeeding experience.
What I meant was the RTC isn't possible to truly compare outcomes (b / c women will choose where they want to give birth and so
variables related to those types
of women would not be controlled for), so different
studies are going to point to different outcomes, and every
study can be criticized.
Studies on the effects
of divorce are plagued by spurious correlations, incalculable
variables, and the near - impossibility
of separating cause from effect.
Studies of interventions for unsettled infant behaviour are compromised by omitted
variable bias, due to unidentified clinical breastfeeding problems
Though we found some rigorous
studies that after controlling for certain
variables showed positive results
of the AP program, especially in the sciences, we believe more research needs to be done before we can verify the broad claim that taking AP classes makes students more likely to succeed in college.
While there are a great many
variable factors that should be considered in such a decision, a recent
study published in the American Journal
of Public Health does provide some information
of interest.
One
study finds an association with disease x, but not y or z, another finds one with y but not x. None
of these
studies are able to fully control for the critically important confounding
variable of maternal health, and none
of the decent quality ones have demonstrated a large difference in risk.
Multiple
studies from the field
of nutrition and the field
of medicine indicate that the most important
variable to determine acceptance
of vegetables is repeated exposure (i.e. keep trying the food over and over with your baby even if they make a silly face).
We compared socio - demographic and pregnancy - related characteristics among the three
study groups using chi - square tests for categorical
variables, analysis
of variance (ANOVA) for normally distributed continuous
variables and the nonparametric Kruskal - Wallis test for continuous
variables that were not normally distributed.
In a large population - based
study in the UK, women identified as having «marked concern» about body shape and weight on a questionnaire were significantly less likely to intend to breastfeed their infant up to four months after adjusting for a range
of variables [34].
Members
of the Millennium Cohort
Study Child Health Group contributed to the paper through analysis and construction
of explanatory
variables and commented on data interpretation and early drafts
of the manuscript.
This
study was designed to examine the effect
of human milk feedings on the incidence
of infection and sepsis / meningitis among hospitalized, VLBW infants controlling for potential confounding
variables.
Several
studies have also attempted to understand the role
of breastfeeding on IQ, and although some authors conclude that the observed advantage
of breastfeeding on IQ is related only to genetic and socioenvironmental factors, a recent meta - analysis showed that after adjustment for appropriate key co-factors, breastfeeding was associated with significantly higher scores for cognitive development than formula feeding.6 Longer duration
of breastfeeding has also been positively associated with intelligence in adulthood.22 We also observed the benefits
of long - term breastfeeding on mental indices, along with the indirect benefit
of balancing the impact
of exposure to p, p ′ DDE after adjustment for some socioeconomic
variables.
women allocated to midwife - led continuity models
of care were more likely to be attended at birth by a known midwife (RR 7.04, 95 % CI 4.48 to 11.08; participants = 6917;
studies = seven); however, the effect estimates for individual
studies are highly
variable, as reflected in substantial statistical heterogeneity (Tau ² = 0.31; I ² = 94 %; Analysis 1.15).
Previous research from the UK and Canada has identified a lower risk
of PPH among planned home births than among planned hospital births [4, 11], but the UK
study did not attempt to control for confounding
variables.
«A father's role awareness is regarded as an important
variable of parenting participation,» say Youn - Soo Roh and Sonam Yang, authors
of a
study published in the Journal
of Exercise Rehabilitation.
A few longitudinal prospective
studies provide rigorous insight but often at the expense
of simplification
of concepts (
variables) in a limited number
of countries.
Many
of those factors seem to be contributors to the «unsafe» aspects
of bed sharing found in most
studies - I haven't seen a
study that teases out all
of those
variables.