Yet, the techniques are not always accurate, depending
significantly on the data used.
Not exact matches
People who gave us permission to
use their Facebook
data were
on average younger (48 years vs. 57 years), more educated, more likely to be female (58 % vs. 50 %), and more likely to be unmarried (66 % vs. 71 %), with slightly lower scores
on mental health and life satisfaction,
significantly more self - reported friends (4.5 vs. 4.0), and less time spent interacting in person with real - world friends.
For example, based
on our analysis
using J.P. Morgan index
data, the EMBIG index's 7.25 percent performance in 2014 is owed to a -0.35 percent spread return combined with a 7.6 percent Treasury return, as U.S. rates dropped
significantly (remember that when interest rates fall, bond prices rise, and vice versa).
Using survey
data collected between 1997 and 2007
on 3,563 children, the researchers found that children seven - to 12 - years - old had
significantly more serious behavior problems if they lived in neighborhoods that their parent rated as «poor» for raising children, compared to those living in the «excellent» neighborhoods.
Data from the National Survey
on Drug
Use and Health suggest that, over the past decade, marijuana use has increased significantly among adults aged 18 to 25 and those aged 26 years and old
Use and Health suggest that, over the past decade, marijuana
use has increased significantly among adults aged 18 to 25 and those aged 26 years and old
use has increased
significantly among adults aged 18 to 25 and those aged 26 years and older.
However, the trends in our results (when we
use the AWS) don't depend
significantly on trends in the AWS
data (in fact, the result changes little if you detrend all the AWS
data before doing the analysis.
Dr Gilchrist said: «This study suggests that we may improve
significantly on the widely
used analysis methods for determining gene expression levels from high throughput sequence
data: absolute quantitation offers a much sounder basis for determining changes in gene expression level, a measure widely
used to determine the consequence of genetic, chemical or physical disturbances in living systems.»
We show
on real
data that our approach provides
significantly higher classification accuracy than directly
using Pearson's correlation.
Under the NCLB Extended approach, embraced by many
on the education reform / civil rights Left, achievement would continue to be measured by proficiency rates alone (with rising annual goals for what is good enough); growth
data would be
used sparingly and / or focused
on «growth to proficiency»; «other indicators of student success or school quality» would be minimized; and evidence of achievement gaps would sink schools» ratings
significantly.
In the only study where student learning was examined, Cassady, Kozlowski, and Kornmann (2008)
used student test
data collected by the Grand Canyon National Park staff, and found that students who were engaged in all aspects of the VFT they studied (e.g., prebroadcast materials) performed
significantly better
on the tests than did students who participated only in the live broadcast.
Using publicly - available
data, the SSM provides an approximation of the added value a school provides to its students, allowing researchers to identify schools that
significantly exceed or under - perform a prediction based
on their students» background.
Illinois,
on the other hand,
uses student and teacher
data from the 5Essentials Survey to differentiate schools.65 A 10 - year Chicago study found that schools that were strong in at least three of the five survey elements — which include effective leaders, collaborative teachers, supportive environment, involved families, and ambitious instruction — were
significantly more likely to improve student learning than schools that were weaker in these domains.66
- The Distronic active distance assistant
uses significantly more map and navigation
data and can support the driver in a variety of situations
on a route - based basis and adjust the speed comfortably.
I should also note that much of the pullback experienced by Strategic Growth Fund in 2012 was driven by a roughly 7 % lag in our stock holdings relative to the indices we
use to hedge, despite the fact that our stock selection approach has
significantly outperformed the S&P 500 since the Fund's inception (see the review of Quarterly and Annual Performance
on The Funds page for detailed performance
data).
The question remains: would science (or any other discipline) progress more satisfactorily and rapidly if
significantly more time were spent
on «auditing» other people's work (e.g. if referees demanded to always see all the original
data, and
used it to repeat all the analyses of every paper)?
Using average rates of decline based
on data from 1979 - 2000 gives a minimum extent to be
significantly lower than the 5.5 million square kilometers earlier forecasted by Stroeve et al..
A study
on 1981 to 1995 weather
data (Pretlove and Oreszczyn, 1998) indicated that temperature and solar radiation in the London area (UK) had changed
significantly over the period, and climatic
data used for energy design calculations could lead to 17 % inaccuracies in building energy -
use estimates.
Navara [13]
used global
data on the SSR from 202 countries from 1997 — 2006 and found that the SSR was
significantly less male - biased at tropical latitudes than at temperate and subarctic latitudes.
Tim Perhaps, I should have added to my last comment that I accept that I am not in a position to put forward alternative figures (partly because I consider that there is a lack of accurate empirical
data on a number of aspects that affect the budget) but in general, I consider that the
use of average figures is not simply an over simplification of the system but more
significantly it disguises and distorts what is in practice going
on thereby leading to a failure to properly understand how the system works as a whole.
navabi will further
use the investment to emphasise technology development, as the company's success is
significantly based
on their
data and automation focus.
«Prospecting and targeting Facebook users based
on personas, which often
use household income and financial
data, will be
significantly more difficult.
Results
Using the
data on all participants (n = 70), those in the TA group were
significantly more likely to attend the first follow - up appointment: 29 (83 %) versus 17 (49 %), OR 5.12, 95 % CI (1.49 to 17.55) and more likely to attend four or more treatment sessions: 14 (40 %) versus 4 (11 %), OR 5.19, 95 % CI (2.22 to 12.10).
It says, «The effect of TREB's Proposed Rules will be merely to allow TREB's member brokers to display current listings
on their own websites
using a
data feed from TREB, but
significantly, a
data feed intentionally compromised to exclude the very information of value to consumers.....