Sentences with phrase «reduce number of sample»

WTF.org says: «Compress Reduces the number of samples by averaging across the given number of months and replacing with the average.

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Although our overall sample size is reduced somewhat with the number of remaining teams cut in half, we decided to once again utilize our Bet Labs software to see where the value lies this weekend.

Increased awareness of the nutritional and medical benefits of breastfeeding, including reduced incidence of infection and allergic reaction, 1 — 9 has led to its endorsement by medical and professional groups10 — 12 and to substantial increases in the number of women choosing to breastfeed.13, 14 A study of 300 British children showed that children who consumed breast milk in the early weeks of life also had significantly higher IQ scores at 7.5 to 8 years on an abbreviated version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) than those who were not breastfed.15 The sample was made up of preterm infants fed breast milk or formula by tube.

This study, published in the journal Molecular Ecology Resources, presents a revolutionary tool to process a very large number of samples in parallel, allowing wide coverage of the monitored sites in a reduced time and at a lower cost.

The synchronous processing of a large number of samples in record time and at a reduced cost is not the only advantage of this new tool.

The rule, enacted in 1994, requires cities to monitor drinking water at customer taps and take action to reduce corrosion if certain numbers of samples contain lead or copper above specific levels.

Finally, some researchers worry that even though these registries are supposed to reduce the number of animals in biomedical research, their labs may end up using more animals because they feel they need larger sample sizes to conduct more robust research as part of these registries.

Most published studies entailed small number of subjects; well - designed studies with larger sample sizes are needed to ascertain how this test can reduce clinical diagnostic uncertainty or impact treatment planning.

None of the random permutations exceeded the observed differentiation (P < 0.001), indicating that these regions of differentiation are unlikely to reflect simple stochastic variation in differentiation across the genome due to the reduced number of individuals sampled.

The sample number was progressively reduced to 129 KOIs on 125 target stars, by removing already known false positives, stars too faint to be observed by SOPHIE, and candidates with orbits of more than 400 days, to insure that at least 3 transits could be observed.

This sliding analysis should help overcome problems associated with sampling variance due to the reduced number of rabbits sampled or sequencing errors of individual SNPs.

Morever, he said, a significant number of schools did not comply with the random assignment of students, reducing the number of teachers in the sample.

A sample of 36 Great Expectation model elementary schools were matched with 556 Oklahoma non-Great Expectations elementary schools based on the following variables: ethnicity, free and reduced lunch eligibility, school size, average number of days students absent, percent of parents attending conferences, percent of teachers with advanced degrees, percent passing third grade reading test, district population size, unemployment rate, average household income, teachers per administrator, percent of student's in special education, instructional support budget, and district percent passing Algebra I. Five years of pass rates on third grade reading and third grade math state exams were examined.

In our newest poll, we multiplied our sample size by six and reduced the number of candidates to three.

[one could conceivably improve a chronology by reducing the number of series used]»... if the purpose of removing samples is to enhance a desired signal.

This problem is reduced if a very large number of samples are available, but when this is not the case, rather than rely on the averaging process to cancel non-common growth signals it could be argued that it is more efficient to remove clearly «anomalous» data from the sample.

Mr. McIntyre has now discovered that Prof. Briffa kept reducing the number of trees from which he used results, so that after 1990, his calculations were based on just 10 trees from the whole of his sample of scores of trees.

Leaving aside the possibility of sampling issues (we have to acknowledge that the number of model contributions is small), it is encouraging first to note that the uncertainty relative to both initial conditions / atmospheric forcing are systematically reduced as time goes by.

However as we mentioned earlier on the subject of biological growth populations, this does not mean that one could not improve a chronology by reducing the number of series used if the purpose of removing samples is to enhance a desired signal.

The mean error can be reduced by an increase in number of samples.

Technology Assisted Review (TAR) operating in conjunction with eDiscovery software, enables vast amounts of information across an organisation to be searched, identified and collated, and then utilising the sampling, training and prediction functions of TAR can result in significantly reduced number of paralegals and review lawyers.

Our jobseeker shows this in the bank manager resume sample when noting her skill in «ensuring profitability,» and also in her work experiences with reducing costs and then in increasing the number of loan applications.

Lab Technician — ABO Laboratories — May 2012 — Present • Execute a variety of laboratory assays and tests in accordance with established procedures, policies, and regulations; ensure samples are properly labeled and stored • Study blood samples for transfusions and record the blood group, number of cells, blood type, cell morphology, and other blood type compatibility • Perform procedural and instrument calibrations, document all quality control activities, and perform regular equipment maintenance • Identify problems that may negatively affect test results or performance; correct issues immediately and properly notify supervisor • Maintain meticulous records and demonstrate that the testing of samples is done in the same manner as patient specimens; promote cost - effective testing practices and reduce waste by 10 percent

Moreover, including a placebo group increased hypothesised group differences, therefore reducing required sample size, and consequently, the (potential) number of non - responders.1

Nevertheless, given the large number of coefficients examined, the significant association of SAD with reduced odds of a suicide attempt among planners should be considered no more than provisional until replicated in independent samples.

Also, we used advanced statistical methods to test multiple mediation, methods that are well - suited to smaller sample sizes, do not rely on the assumption of a normal sampling distribution, and limit the number of inferential tests so that the likelihood of Type 1 error is reduced (MacKinnon et al., 2002; Preacher & Hayes, 2004; Shrout & Bolger, 2002).