I was just looking at some updated «State Education Reform» statistics from the National Center of Education Statistics and was trying to make
sense of the numbers of charter schools in each state.
I was doing a research project trying to get
a sense of the number of small arms in the country.
Professor Heckman and his co-authors Sneha Elango, Jorge Luis Garcia and Andres Hojman provide clarity in Early Childhood Education, a new working paper that makes
sense of a number of seemly conflicting research studies on the effectiveness of public investment in early childhood education.
Professor Heckman and his co-authors Sneha Elango, Jorge Luis Garcia and Andres Hojman provide clarity in Early Childhood Education, a new working paper that makes
sense of a number of seemly...
You have to get
a sense of the number of potential investors and level of commitment they can invest.
Not exact matches
Taking Social Security retirement benefits at 62 only makes
sense in a limited
number of circumstances, such as if you are single and terminally ill.
Building a great company is just as hard as building a sh — ty company, which is just as hard as sitting on your couch all day — in the
sense that it all costs roughly the same
number of hours
of consciousness, the same
number of heartbeats, the same
number of synapses firing.
They're not the only communications pros under pressure to use more measurement in PR and marketing efforts, and technology companies are responding to data overload with apps to help marketers make
sense of the
numbers.
The move made plenty
of sense, too: Since 2009, two - thirds
of Benchmark's investments have been in start - ups within San Francisco, and the firm believes the
number may only get higher.
But the other parts are going to make
sense to a
number of smaller publishers, since it takes costs off the table for them and could result in additional revenue (how much remains to be seen).
One way to get some
sense of the amount
of innovation happening right now is to look at the
number of patents issued for new inventions in the United States.
They go on to cite a
number of findings including one that found a direct relationship between clicking «likes» and links and a reduced
sense of mental health.
Shortly after it closed, BMO Capital Markets mining analyst Edward Sterck told the Northern Miner that choosing mining over retail made
sense for the company, given the
number and size
of diamond mines expected to come on stream over the next few years.
Thinking about your surroundings, how the sun feels on your skin, or the
number of miles you've completed provides a
sense of accomplishment and puts your issue in perspective.
«It makes
sense to point to an increase in the
number of travelers as one likely reason, but other than that, we have no theories.»
This role — part strategist, creative director, technologist and teacher — is now recognized at the highest levels
of management as it's squarely at the intersection between traditional marketing and the growing
number of software tools used to make
sense of companies» vast amounts
of data.
«The idea
of taking the actual account
number out
of the flow... common
sense says that's a good thing, especially in the light
of the data compromises that we've seen,» said Visa CEO Charles Scharf at a payments conference last month.
If the
number of genuine consumers using social media isn't dwindling, there's an increasing
sense that their level
of interest is — and that they're finding more agreeable company in a growing constellation
of more socially intimate mobile apps.
The title's not - so subtle biblical reference is a hint at Stursberg's view
of the Ceeb as the place that business common
sense forgot, and the book serves largely as a catalogued defence
of his belief that audience
numbers, not an ambiguous cultural mandate, would define the network's success.
But in realizing this, the
numbers need to make
sense, as, for Jad Toubayly, co-founder and CEO
of Idealz, that is the important bit.
To get a
sense of whether an offer is fair, compare it against
numbers for comparable positions on salary web sites like GetRaised.com, GlassDoor.com and Payscale.com.
Since this is a percentage question, SAT prep site Get800 recommends substituting
numbers in for b and k and playing out all
of the answers to see which one makes
sense.
Holger Mueller, a principal analyst and vice president
of Constellation Research, said that it makes
sense for HPE to consider going private given that its
number one competitor is Dell, which «has the opportunity to transform itself without the quarterly pressure from the stock markets.»
In some cases, it may make
sense to limit your
number of holdings.
It might seem elementary, but it gives you a
sense of control, which psychologists have identified as the
number - one contributor to happiness.
Having a large
number of angry donors writing, blogging, tweeting and otherwise spreading the electronic word about your poor business
sense, or worse, your dishonesty, can have a lifelong effect on your personal reputation and even your business or employment.
But at the same time, the seemingly endless economic doldrums (the flicker
of optimism from this week's jobs
numbers notwithstanding), the rise
of the Occupy movement, and the general
sense that young people are being particular battered by coming
of age in a monster recession, suggests that while the»90s and naughts didn't offer much to rebel against, the current decade certainly does.
To get a
sense of what's happening in the bawdy houses
of the nation, the OECD suggests statisticians begin with an estimate
of the total
number of prostitutes.
But there are in fact a
number of reasons why it makes
sense for the Murdoch family to sell to Disney, right now.
Even if it looks like a bewildering mess
of numbers, codes and abbreviations, there's a good reason to learn how to make
sense of it.
Getting off it gave him a
sense of peace and focus that he hadn't felt in a long time, which he attributed partially to Dunbar's
number, or the subconscious cognitive limit to relationships theorized by anthropologist Robin Dunbar.
Tony focuses on whether or not the
numbers make
sense, takes care
of the legal work, patents, contracts, professional business plans and often helps secure funding for many
of their projects.
If an IPO really is the goal, Kik's reluctance to disclose its internal valuation makes
sense — without a huge
number hanging over its head, Kik stands a better chance
of a successful share offering.
In 1923, Chinese leader Sun Yat -
sen began a policy
of active cooperation with the Chinese Communists, who had grown in strength and
number.
While all eyes on Wall Street look to Friday's Labor Department jobs report for a
sense on the direction
of the U.S. economy, TrimTabs economist Madeline Schnapp says those
numbers will grossly overstate the depressing reality.
MicroVision, Inc., a provider
of ultra-miniature projection display and
sensing technology, rose from the
number 9 spot in October to
number two in November.
If you aren't ready to plug in all the
numbers, this flowchart can help you get a
sense of whether you qualify in the first place.
By Mike Brooks, www.MrInsideSales.com Myth
Number One: Cold Calling is Dead A few years ago, when social media and social selling came out (sales 2.0 they called it), there was an almost euphoric
sense that spread among the sales community because everyone suddenly hoped (and, some still hold out the hope), that the worse part
of
There are certainly costs associated with borrowing that need to be considered, but if the total dollar cost
of the loan enables the business to generate additional profits, it could be a good decision — provided the
numbers make
sense for your business situation.
It has historically made
sense to hedge against market fluctuations based on much less restrictive definitions
of market conditions, but at present, the market is in a set
of conditions that has almost invariably been followed by deep and abrupt losses, though often only after a further marginal advance over a small
number of trading sessions.
Third, a
number of studies have shown that Taylor Rules are robust in the
sense that they generally perform quite well across a range
of different assumptions about how the economy is structured and operates.
But when you get to call them stocks and you get stock quotes daily on these pieces
of paper that bounce around put people put
numbers on it and volatility and all these other things where really it's not that meaningful, you know from one
sense if you're investing in businesses and you did a lot
of research and invested in eight different businesses with the proceeds
of your sale, people would think you're a pretty prudent guy.
«We will take pains every quarter to explain the adjustments you need in order to make
sense of our
numbers,» he wrote.
And I warned at a
number of junctures in 1999 before the Internet bubble, and again in the winter
of 2007, that the main thing we had to fear was the lack
of fear itself, precisely because a
sense that everything is stable is a self - denying prophecy, because if there is a
sense that everything is stable, -LSB-...] people will take on more risk and that will then create the conditions for future instability.
Even as our
numbers grow, we are proud to maintain a strong
sense of camaraderie and are committed to our corporate values and local communities.
Of the more than 400 hiring professionals who participated in the study, more than half indicated an increase in the number of new employees who enter the workforce with an unearned sense of entitlemen
Of the more than 400 hiring professionals who participated in the study, more than half indicated an increase in the
number of new employees who enter the workforce with an unearned sense of entitlemen
of new employees who enter the workforce with an unearned
sense of entitlemen
of entitlement.
You can set the device to sound an alarm when the engine RPM exceeds a certain
number, when idling longer than a certain period
of time, when breaking a specified speed limit, when it
senses dangerous driving on the part
of the operator, when the seatbelt is not used and when reversing.
But at the same time, we know there are a
number of things which slowed economies down which have been decidedly temporary, but temporary in a longer
sense than normal.
-LSB-...] at A Wealth
Of Common Sense warns of the danger of one year performance number
Of Common
Sense warns
of the danger of one year performance number
of the danger
of one year performance number
of one year performance
numbers.
An illustration might help make
sense of the
numbers if it's been awhile since you broke out your calculator.