Sentences with phrase «using standard methodology»

Included in this report is a recently released evaluation by Dr. Thomas Gunton and Sean Broadbent, who evaluated the Kinder Morgan's spill risk assessment method in 2013, concluding that the expansion proposal has a 99 per cent risk of pipeline and tanker spills, when it is examine using standard methodology.

Of course, polling conducted for political parties should be treated with a medium sized ocean of salt until you've see the tables with your own eyes (I'll put up a link once Survation put the tabs up (UPDATE: here)-RRB-, but the previous Survation polls for UKIP donor Alan Bown have used their standard methodology.

States would now be required to use a standard methodology for comparing racial and ethnic groups and to use quota - like «reasonable thresholds» allowed by the Department for determining when minorities are over-represented.

Not exact matches

-- Methodology And Assumptions: Standard & Poor's Revises Key Ratios Used In Global Corporate Ratings Analysis, Dec. 28, 2011

While, like any empirical results, these findings are a product of the methodology used, it is noteworthy that they are consistent across standard models — and indeed, similar results have been found using broadly similar approaches in other countries.

One of the new requirements associated with CRM2 is the disclosure of annual performance reporting using the Money - Weighted Rate of Return (MWRR) calculation methodology, which differs from the industry standard Time - Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR) methodology.

This allows employers and recruiters to know that employing somebody who is certified through our programme will ensure that they have a high standard of sales knowledge and use proven methodology.

In addition, the vote - counting methodology used by the Company is the standard applied by a majority of our peers incorporated in Delaware and, according to a 2013 study by GMI Ratings, by a majority of S&P 500 companies.

The survey methodology used by Census is broadly considered to be the gold standard - the ACS surveys a broad representative sample of the population and is free of bias.

Estimates of prospective long - term returns for the S&P 500 reflect our standard valuation methodology, focusing on the relationship between current market prices and earnings, dividends and other fundamentals, adjusted for variability over the economic cycle (see for example Investment, Speculation, Valuation, and Tinker Bell, The Likely Range of Market Returns in the Coming Decade and Valuing the S&P 500 Using Forward Operating Earnings).

The vote - counting methodology used by the Company does not inherently favor proposals submitted by the Board over proposals submitted by shareholders, as the vote - counting standard for approving any proposal other than for the election of directors is identical.

«(C) the reduction in emissions from deforestation has occurred before the issuance of the international offset credit and, taking into consideration relevant international standards, has been demonstrated using ground - based inventories, remote sensing technology, and other methodologies to ensure that all relevant carbon stocks are accounted;

«The methodology can not be used to infer anything about the direct impacts of specific policies, such as power plant emissions limits or renewable portfolio standards, or the effect that changes in relative prices may have on fuel choice, such as the impact of the change in supply or price of natural gas or renewables may have had on the competitiveness of coal.

Three schools participated in the Opening Minds through the Arts curriculum, which incorporated music, opera, dance, theater, and visual arts into reading, writing, math, and science, while the other two schools used standard teaching methodology.

In September 2005, approximately 18 months after the School Funding Task Force report was released, the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, the Minnesota Rural Education Association, and Schools for Equity in Education contracted the services of APA to «examine the Task Force results and, using widely accepted methodologies, determine the costs necessary to ensure that each public school student is educated to meet the state's academic standards.»

• Experience working on compliance with section 508 accessibility controls • Experience in front - end security for role - based application security • Experience with industry - standard digital tools, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, Axure, Web UI toolkits and / or other interaction prototyping tools • Experience with HTML5, Boilerplate, CSS3, SCSS, Less.js, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, Node.js, AJAX, REST, JSON, and XML • Must own duties that evolve from wireframes to HTML / CSS prototypes to finished digital products • Ability to work independently and conduct self - directed research • Ability to work collaboratively across different departments • Must have strong customer relationship skills • Familiarity with agile methodology and Scrum • Awareness of trends and best practices in designing for a subscription - based news website • Familiarity with web - services, using / implementing WebAPI or similar SOA frameworks • Familiarity consuming REST Web Services / APIs (REST / SOAP / JSON / XML) • Familiarity with code versioning systems (SVN, GIT) • Familiarity with Task Runners (Webpack, Grunt, Gulp) is a plus.

Based on rigorous selection criteria, the authors narrowed the field to the 19 studies — representing 11 voucher programs — that used randomized controlled trial (RCT) methodology — the «gold standard» for research.

For example, evidence could include reference to the use of a well regarded standard setting methodology to determine the passing threshold.

While it is impossible to do an apples - to - apples comparison, we use an independently - validated methodology to enable meaningful comparisons despite the lack of common state standards and assessments.

Bring the standards and curriculum to life by using differentiated instruction methodologies to maximize the capacity of each learner.

In contrast, I've often quoted the Shiller P / E (which essentially uses a 10 - year average of inflation - adjusted earnings) as a simple but historically informative alternative, but I should emphasize that we strongly prefer our standard methodologies based on earnings, forward earnings, dividends and other fundamentals, all which have a fairly tight relationship with subsequent 7 - 10 year total returns (see Lessons from a Lost Decade, The Likely Range of Market Returns in the Coming Decade, Valuing the S&P 500 Using Forward Operating Earnings, and No Margin of Safety, No Room for Error).

We knocked out four other funds because, using Trapezoid's standard methodology, projected skill is low or expenses are high.

Linking returns uses the «Time Weighted» methodology, and is the standard used in accounting for past trades when calculating historical investment performance.

Linking returns uses the «Time Weighted» methodology, and is the standard used in accounting for past trades in calculating historical investment performance.

«We strive to fund established programs that use positive methodology and train to a rigorous standard, while also demonstrating strong fiscal management, demonstrated success, measurable outcomes and the potential to positively impact multiple populations, for example, a program that rescues dogs from shelters, and then uses at - risk youth to train them to become a service dog for a person with a disability would be an ideal program.»

That story quoted environment minister Carlos Morales Vázquez as saying the state had cancelled a program that used the acronym «REDD» for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, a term that generally refers to programs that harness carbon markets to save endangered rainforest using agreed - upon carbon standards and methodologies.

Austria, Finland, Ireland and the United States did not present IPCC standard data tables, although Finland used the IPCC methodology to calculate the sink capacity of its forests.

Since then the IPCC has produced a series of Assessment Reports, Special Reports, Technical Papers, methodologies, and other products that have become standard works of reference, widely used by policymakers, scientists, and other experts.

We helped to develop the voluntary carbon market — from its foundation, to writing methodologies now used as standard around the world, to measure and verify carbon reductions.

Creation of a suggested standard methodology for the use of reporting technology and program citizen «ambassadors» in food waste measurement that is compatible with environmental goals and the operational needs of property managers.

ACR voluntary standards and methodologies that are eligible for use in Green - e Climate certified products include those that have been both released for public consultation and approved after the American Carbon Registry Standard v. 2.0, released in 2010.

«(C) the reduction in emissions from deforestation has occurred before the issuance of the international offset credit and, taking into consideration relevant international standards, has been demonstrated using ground - based inventories, remote sensing technology, and other methodologies to ensure that all relevant carbon stocks are accounted;

Their CO2 emission «scenarios», for example, are based on economic models that don't conform to the UN's own standard economic methodologies (for example, using currency exchange rates instead of purchasing power parity).

So, what happens when the Dessler methodology uses the gold - standard HadCRUT data that Spencer used?

The proponent may use a performance standard or best practice approach when a CDM methodology is not available either in its entirety or as a combination.

This Renewables Portfolio Standard Verification Methodology Report describes the methods California Energy Commission staff uses 1) to verify the eligibility of renewable energy procured by load - serving entities for each compliance period of California's Renewables Portfolio Standard; 2) to determine the Portfolio Content Category classification of local publicly owned electric utilities» eligible renewable energy; and 3) describes the process Energy Commission staff follows to determine compliance of local publicly owned electric utilities with the Renewables Portfolio Standard.

The methodology used by Hatch was in conformance with ISO 14040, the international standard governing lifecycle assessments.

«The methodology can not be used to infer anything about the direct impacts of specific policies, such as power plant emissions limits or renewable portfolio standards, or the effect that changes in relative prices may have on fuel choice, such as the impact of the change in supply or price of natural gas or renewables may have had on the competitiveness of coal.

Using a standard quantification methodology, Carbonzero calculates, in tonnes, the amount of greenhouse emissions generated by the activities of the restaurant.

The agreement would therefore include common international accounting and reporting standards for countries taking on targets in four key areas: 1) comprehensive reporting and review of national GHG emissions; 2) common standards for quantifying, reporting, and reviewing emission reductions, including from changes in land use, land - use change, and forestry; 3) common standards for national GHG registries and 4) common methodologies for estimating emission reductions from developing country projects or programs funded by developed countries (known as offsets).

A staggering 5,145,312 Gold Standard cookstove credits, from 39 projects have now been issued using the methodology written by ClimateCare with more projects entering the pipeline, leading to even greater impact in future.

Wonderful to see the meteorological standard being used to standardize the methodology.

I'm very comfortabel with discussion of methodology concerns, but would be much more impressed if you quantified your concerns, showed them in more detail and rigorously (yes... a higher standard than you've done so far), and showed some concern for what you lose by not using systems.

The Methodology provides a performance standard - based quantification framework for the creation of carbon offset credits from the resulting reduction in GHGs from the use of alternatives to HFC - based foam blowing agents and is intended to be used as an incentive for the industry to make the transition to low emissions alternatives.

Document and update the schedule tenets / assumptions, methodology used (e.g. CPM, PERT), and schedule details consistent to acceptable department standards and project / program requirements.

The candidate also mentions his familiarity with using industry - standard program development methodologies to achieve timely completion.

Strong knowledge and use of full lifecycle development methodologies, standards and procedures.

The foundation of a background screening program, screening policies clearly state the purpose of the program, types of checks to be conducted at various levels of the organization, the methodology, and the company standards for handling and use of the resulting reports.

Worked in the Legacy Modernization Strategy and Planning team with VPs, managers, and other architects to set appropriate software architecture and projects milestones and to ensure use of appropriate enterprise development methodologies and standards.

Established a risk assessment methodology simple enough for anyone in the company to use, with standard enterprise metrics allowing different risk types to be aggregated for total enterprise risk.