Sentences with phrase «unreliable indicators of»

Whatever the source of variation, single - year changes in test performance are very unreliable indicators of where a school is headed over the long term.

Meirelles, too, is seeking to bounce back from a flop (2008's «Blindness,» in case you've forgotten), and ensemble members Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law have of late been unreliable indicators of quality.

They cite research showing the tests are unreliable indicators of what is happening in classrooms, particularly when based on just a year of data.

This is an unreliable indicator of loss; symptoms may fluctuate for any reason, including the body becoming accustomed to the hormones of pregnancy, and should not be considered cause to worry.

They noted that several education experts found the ALST to be structurally awkward and an unreliable indicator of language skills and teaching ability.

Thus, in the presence of elevated leptin level (above 10) there is a reduction of cellular T3 and a suppression of TSH, making the TSH an unreliable indicator of thyroid status, especially when combined with an elevated reverse T3.

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Reviews are an extremely unreliable indicator of quality.

All we have so far is my one test, which shows the «listing headline» method to an unreliable indicator of actual scientific work.

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I'm glad you brought it up, because it shows how unreliable interest rates can be as an indicator of appropriate monetary policy.

First the line about «it shows how unreliable interest rates can be as an indicator of appropriate monetary policy» means that low interest rates do not necessarily mean loose policy.

Yet, while valuation has been among the strongest indicators of returns over time, it is historically unreliable as a timing signal.

Given the unreliable nature of self - reported symptoms in athletes 2 a group typically motivated to return to play and minimize symptoms, the sensitivity of computerized neurocognitive testing to incomplete recovery and the importance of identifying any indicators that an athlete may not remain stable in his / her baseline functioning prior to return to contact sports action, post-exertion neurocognitive testing appears to be a logical tool to consider.»

Even under the above assumptions, these figures would still be unreliable as indicators of what participation would have been if the police had not attempted to prevent the referendum.

Yet, while valuation has been among the strongest indicators of returns over time, it is historically unreliable as a timing signal.

Investors who regularly make investment decisions based on raw short - term returns will generally sabotage their long - term investment results, because short - term returns are unreliable (and often contrary) indicators of subsequent performance.

With the knowledge of today, we know that data from Giessen, Poona, Vienna,... are unreliable indicators for background CO2 levels and all show a (variable!)

This makes the Ecological Footprint a highly unreliable, even misleading, indicator of ecological sustainability.