Sentences with phrase «reliable statistical study»

Not exact matches

Living Goods told us at that time that the results from the RCT were not going to be reliable due to spillover of the intervention into control locations and incorrect matching of the treatment area and the treatment survey area — issues that reduce the statistical power of the study.1

The ability to stretch timescales in optics opens a new path for the exploration and understanding of numerous natural systems for which it remains quite difficult to directly study instabilities, and thereby obtain reliable statistical samples.

Athens, Ga. — A new statistical review of 62 studies with over 13,000 individuals found that narcissism has a modest but reliable positive relationship with a range of social media behaviors.

Fortunately, statistical techniques are available that produce reliable estimates of the average effect of using a voucher compared to not being offered one and the average effect of attending private school in year 3 of the study with or without a voucher compared to not attending private school.

Dividends don't only provide income from your investments, but dividend - paying stocks are also generally more stable and reliable than companies that pay no dividends, and statistical studies have proved that dividend stocks tend to produce market - beating returns over the long term.

The statistical method applied in this study was demonstrated to be feasible, and a reliable and useful tool to help in the detection of CHF in dogs with MVD.

Moreover, it would be great for someone to repeat this study with even more cats to increase statistical power, so that we can be certain the results are reliable.

But while this «study stew» produced the appearance of a slightly elevated risk of premature death among high - dose vitamin E users, the reported «increase» was exceedingly small — too small to be considered reliable, particularly given the crudeness of the statistical method used to obtain it.

Relevant studies were selected if there were ≥ 10 participants per group; eating disorders were assessed by interview using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition (DSM - III) or DSM - III - R or using valid and reliable questionnaires; and sexual abuse before age 18 years was assessed by interview or using appropriate questionnaires.