cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses
... psychological analyses, one-tailed multiple regression analyses were used to investigate the hypothesized negative associations between the amount of VGP and VIQ in the preexperiment (cross-sectional analyses) as well as negative associations between the amount of VGP in the preexperiment and VIQ ch ...
... psychological analyses, one-tailed multiple regression analyses were used to investigate the hypothesized negative associations between the amount of VGP and VIQ in the preexperiment (cross-sectional analyses) as well as negative associations between the amount of VGP in the preexperiment and VIQ ch ...
Extended-Essay-Abstr.. - Bellevue School District
... the degree of alignment within and between variations in products. The variance in this factor changed the decision-making process in consumers, which can be assumed to affect their purchasing behaviors. There was a correlation found between the number of choice alternatives and the perceptions of t ...
... the degree of alignment within and between variations in products. The variance in this factor changed the decision-making process in consumers, which can be assumed to affect their purchasing behaviors. There was a correlation found between the number of choice alternatives and the perceptions of t ...
Correspondence Bias in Performance Evaluation
... To analyze admission decisions, we employed a binary logistic regression, given the dichotomous nature of the dependent variable. This analysis also allowed us to fit the data to the version of the Lewinian equation with which we opened the article. This analysis is different from those reported so ...
... To analyze admission decisions, we employed a binary logistic regression, given the dichotomous nature of the dependent variable. This analysis also allowed us to fit the data to the version of the Lewinian equation with which we opened the article. This analysis is different from those reported so ...
Solutions for Each Step of An Association Study
... Analysis Software (GTYPE) is part of the GeneChip Mapping Array System, specifically designed to give highly accurate, automated SNP allele calls for GeneChip Mapping Arrays. In addition, GTYPE was developed to enable workflows for a variety of SNP-related applications, such as whole-genome associat ...
... Analysis Software (GTYPE) is part of the GeneChip Mapping Array System, specifically designed to give highly accurate, automated SNP allele calls for GeneChip Mapping Arrays. In addition, GTYPE was developed to enable workflows for a variety of SNP-related applications, such as whole-genome associat ...
Development policies and income inequality in selected
... b Economies have been assigned to the rising inequality, no change or falling inequality categories on the basis of an analysis of time trends and of the difference between the initial and final Gini coefficients for each of the two sub-periods considered, i.e. 1980–2000 (top panel) and 2000–2010 ( ...
... b Economies have been assigned to the rising inequality, no change or falling inequality categories on the basis of an analysis of time trends and of the difference between the initial and final Gini coefficients for each of the two sub-periods considered, i.e. 1980–2000 (top panel) and 2000–2010 ( ...
Calculating the main alternatives to null-hypothesis
... consider that NHST and statistical inference have different aims. Regarding statistical inference, an attempt is made to know the probability of H0 being true considering the results and the data obtained in the sample (p(H0|D)). However, NHST provides information only about the probability of obtai ...
... consider that NHST and statistical inference have different aims. Regarding statistical inference, an attempt is made to know the probability of H0 being true considering the results and the data obtained in the sample (p(H0|D)). However, NHST provides information only about the probability of obtai ...
Reducing the Effects of Stereotype Threat on African American
... African Americans are more prone than their White counterparts to disidentify from academics (e.g., Major & Schmader, 1998; Osbourne, 1995; Steele et al., in press). Because identification with academics is assumed to be crucial for success in college or school, any force or set of forces that frust ...
... African Americans are more prone than their White counterparts to disidentify from academics (e.g., Major & Schmader, 1998; Osbourne, 1995; Steele et al., in press). Because identification with academics is assumed to be crucial for success in college or school, any force or set of forces that frust ...
Analysis and Modeling of Complex Data in Behavioural and Social
... estimate of his/her latent trait, θ. Since IRT has numerous advantages over classical test theory, IRT methods are used in a number of testing applications. IRT scores are estimated, in most cases, by either the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) or the expected a posteriori estimation (EAP) method ...
... estimate of his/her latent trait, θ. Since IRT has numerous advantages over classical test theory, IRT methods are used in a number of testing applications. IRT scores are estimated, in most cases, by either the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) or the expected a posteriori estimation (EAP) method ...
Cultural and Creative Index: an approach to Latin America and the
... initial correlated variables, which later will be grouped into a smaller number of variables uncorrelated with each other (factors) that explain the basic determining factors of cultural development. This analysis will be made among the 21 observed countries and based on the 12 socioeconomic indicat ...
... initial correlated variables, which later will be grouped into a smaller number of variables uncorrelated with each other (factors) that explain the basic determining factors of cultural development. This analysis will be made among the 21 observed countries and based on the 12 socioeconomic indicat ...
10_VBM
... * In theory, assumptions about structural covariance among brain regions are more biologically plausible * Form influenced by spatio-temporal modes of gene expression ...
... * In theory, assumptions about structural covariance among brain regions are more biologically plausible * Form influenced by spatio-temporal modes of gene expression ...
Deconstructing Four Sociological Perspectives on Education: A
... It must be borne in mind that the significant variables associated with pupil achievement have been categorized into four groups due to sheer practicality. It may well be that all these factors form an integrated whole making it difficult for them to be argued individually. Pupils may contribute tow ...
... It must be borne in mind that the significant variables associated with pupil achievement have been categorized into four groups due to sheer practicality. It may well be that all these factors form an integrated whole making it difficult for them to be argued individually. Pupils may contribute tow ...
Comparing Indicators of Knowledge within and
... They have used a variety of data collection techniques, including true-false (Batchelder and Romney 1986, 1988; Romney, Weller, and Batchelder 1986), multiple choice (Romney, Weller, and Batchelder 1986), fill in the blank (Boster 1986), rank-order tasks (Romney, Batchelder, and Weller 1987; Brewer ...
... They have used a variety of data collection techniques, including true-false (Batchelder and Romney 1986, 1988; Romney, Weller, and Batchelder 1986), multiple choice (Romney, Weller, and Batchelder 1986), fill in the blank (Boster 1986), rank-order tasks (Romney, Batchelder, and Weller 1987; Brewer ...
Re-thinking Postcolonial Education in Sub
... with countries in sub-Saharan Africa that are members of the UN and were required to provide educational programmes within the framework of the MDGs. However, 2015 ended with most countries having not yet fulfilled these goals. In the meantime, a new framework, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG ...
... with countries in sub-Saharan Africa that are members of the UN and were required to provide educational programmes within the framework of the MDGs. However, 2015 ended with most countries having not yet fulfilled these goals. In the meantime, a new framework, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG ...
Socio-economic impact of allocating 700 band to mobile in Asia Pacific
... These materials may be used for informational purposes only. Any person or entity other than BCG's client ("Third-Parties") may not, and it is unreasonable for any Third-Party to, rely on these materials for any purpose whatsoever. To the fullest extent permitted by law (and except to the extent oth ...
... These materials may be used for informational purposes only. Any person or entity other than BCG's client ("Third-Parties") may not, and it is unreasonable for any Third-Party to, rely on these materials for any purpose whatsoever. To the fullest extent permitted by law (and except to the extent oth ...
case-oriented versus variable
... experimental method by intervening after the data are created. It is already weaker than the experimental method as a means of making inferences, insofar as parametrization is obtained via the mathematical elaboration of empirical evidence (Smelser 1976: 157), typically by creating subsamples in whi ...
... experimental method by intervening after the data are created. It is already weaker than the experimental method as a means of making inferences, insofar as parametrization is obtained via the mathematical elaboration of empirical evidence (Smelser 1976: 157), typically by creating subsamples in whi ...
Six strategies for mixing methods and linking data in social science
... between ontologies, epistemologies, and disciplinary fields of relevance. It is possible to envisage groups of questions about the social world which call for some kind of intersection, or interplay, of distinctive ways of seeing and, and which do not involve the squashing of these into one dominant ...
... between ontologies, epistemologies, and disciplinary fields of relevance. It is possible to envisage groups of questions about the social world which call for some kind of intersection, or interplay, of distinctive ways of seeing and, and which do not involve the squashing of these into one dominant ...
Causal Inference and Statistical Fallacies
... least in part in J. Neyman’s and R. A. Fisher’s work on design of experiments and in the studies of H. A. Simon and has been systematically studied and fruitfully applied by D. B. Rubin. ...
... least in part in J. Neyman’s and R. A. Fisher’s work on design of experiments and in the studies of H. A. Simon and has been systematically studied and fruitfully applied by D. B. Rubin. ...
“The Very Best of the Millennium”: Longitudinal Research and the
... This study addressed the methodological quality of longitudinal research examining R. Karasek and T. Theorell’s (1990) demand-control-(support) model and reviewed the results of the best of this research. Five criteria for evaluating methodological quality were used: type of design, length of time l ...
... This study addressed the methodological quality of longitudinal research examining R. Karasek and T. Theorell’s (1990) demand-control-(support) model and reviewed the results of the best of this research. Five criteria for evaluating methodological quality were used: type of design, length of time l ...
Trans-ethnic meta-analysis of white blood cell phenotypes
... established and novel loci associated with each WBC phenotype (total WBC, neutrophil and monocyte count) are summarized in Table 2. Cohort-level Manhattan plots are shown in Figure 1. Of the 15 previously identified variants (at 10 loci), six of the six monocyte associations, two of the four neutrop ...
... established and novel loci associated with each WBC phenotype (total WBC, neutrophil and monocyte count) are summarized in Table 2. Cohort-level Manhattan plots are shown in Figure 1. Of the 15 previously identified variants (at 10 loci), six of the six monocyte associations, two of the four neutrop ...
Causal epigenome-wide association study identifies CpG sites that
... complex traits to help identify the putative causal variant in a genomic region, as well as provide evidence suggesting which genes may be influenced by this variant2-5. This direction of inquiry can be extended to other ‘omic’ data types to gain further insights into the mechanistic pathway between ...
... complex traits to help identify the putative causal variant in a genomic region, as well as provide evidence suggesting which genes may be influenced by this variant2-5. This direction of inquiry can be extended to other ‘omic’ data types to gain further insights into the mechanistic pathway between ...
the influence of cosmopolitan values on
... Abstract: Many recent environmental politics and environmental behavior studies have attempted to explain the variation in individuals’ environmental attitudes by means of their personal values. This piece enters into the recent debate that has developed around the dichotomous ideologies of cosmopol ...
... Abstract: Many recent environmental politics and environmental behavior studies have attempted to explain the variation in individuals’ environmental attitudes by means of their personal values. This piece enters into the recent debate that has developed around the dichotomous ideologies of cosmopol ...
Statistical Methods for Detecting and Interpreting
... Many methods have been developed for mapping rare variants More powerful than common variant analysis methods Which analyzes variants one-by-one ...
... Many methods have been developed for mapping rare variants More powerful than common variant analysis methods Which analyzes variants one-by-one ...
Monoaminergic dysfunction in recreational users of
... update of the Strichmann Medical Equipment 810X, Strichmann Medical Equipment Inc., Medfield, Mass., USA). This is a 12-detector single-slice scanner with a full width at half maximum resolution of 6–7 mm. SPECT images were acquired as previously described (de Win et al., 2005). Acquisition was comme ...
... update of the Strichmann Medical Equipment 810X, Strichmann Medical Equipment Inc., Medfield, Mass., USA). This is a 12-detector single-slice scanner with a full width at half maximum resolution of 6–7 mm. SPECT images were acquired as previously described (de Win et al., 2005). Acquisition was comme ...
Determining and Corroborating Eligibility
... tests. Contrary to the items selected for the AEPS Test (i.e., items with high educational and therapeutic value and relevancy), items on standardized, norm-referenced tests are chosen based on their ability to discriminate between children of different chronological ages and are assigned age-norms ...
... tests. Contrary to the items selected for the AEPS Test (i.e., items with high educational and therapeutic value and relevancy), items on standardized, norm-referenced tests are chosen based on their ability to discriminate between children of different chronological ages and are assigned age-norms ...
York, Rosa, and Dietz
... amountof land necessary to sustainably support an average global citizen) is approximately 2.8 hectares (Wackernagel,Onisto et al. 1999).4 These calculations can be used as a benchmarkfor assessing the sustainability of all nation-states; nations with ecological footprints at or below 2.1 hectares p ...
... amountof land necessary to sustainably support an average global citizen) is approximately 2.8 hectares (Wackernagel,Onisto et al. 1999).4 These calculations can be used as a benchmarkfor assessing the sustainability of all nation-states; nations with ecological footprints at or below 2.1 hectares p ...