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Showing 1 to 20 of 166 for “"testing procedures"”.
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P-Values For Multiple Testing Procedures
… it is necessary to make use of a multiple testing method. Many of these methods, such as the well-known Benjamini and Hochber [1995] or Sidak [1967] procedures, make use of the P-values, or significance values, of the individual tests, and further assume that P-value statistics are …
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Hypothesis testing procedures for non-nested regression models
… be tested using conventional likelihood ratio procedures. In recent years, however, several new approaches have been developed for testing non-nested regression models. A comprehensive review of the procedures for the case of two linear regression models was presented. Comparisons between these …
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Multiple testing procedures for complex structured hypotheses and directional decisions
Several multiple testing procedures are developed based on the inherent structure of the tested hypotheses and specific needs of data analysis. Incorporating the inherent structure of the hypotheses results in development of more powerful and situation-specific multiple testing procedures than …
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An Investigation of Unidimensional Testing Procedures under Latent Trait Theory using Principal Component Analysis
There are several generally accepted rules for detecting unidimensionality, but none are well tested. This simulation study investigated well-known methods, including but not limited to, the Kaiser (k>1) Criterion, Percentage of Measure Validity (greater than 50%, 40%, or 20%), Ratio of …
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Clarification of the notched beam Level II Testing Procedures of ACI 446 Committee Report 5
… using fracture parameters determined from testing. One of these models, which is both simple and reasonably accurate, estimates the post-peak tensile behavior of concrete as a bilinear approximation of the softening curve, known as the bilinear cohesive crack model. The American Concrete …
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Improving Inadmissible Hypothesis Testing Procedures in Exponential Family Statistical Models (Lrt, Pointwise Compactness, One-Sided Alternatives)
… (1981), (1982), have worked on this type of testing problem. They found that a necessary condition for a test to be admissible is that its acceptance region should satisfy certain convexity and monotonicity conditions. These results are not constructive, however, to the extent that one does …
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Effects of Deprivation and Testing Procedures on Preference for Stimuli Correlated with Food Reinforcement Under Higher Deprivation Conditions in Mice
… methods and three different preference test procedures. Experiment 1 employed an hours-deprived deprivation method. A pre-feeding deprivation method was assessed in Experiment 2. Experiment 3 imposed deprivation through food rationing. In each experiment, three groups of mice were exposed to …
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The effects of non-repeated single-unit, non-repeated cumulative, and repeated single-unit testing procedures on comprehensive final examination performance
… this study was to compare the effects of three testing procedures on comprehensive final examination performance. The 64 undergraduates used as subjects were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: a non-repeated single-unit, a non-repeated cumulative, or a repeated single-unit testing …
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A comparison of the effects of conventional testing and two-stage testing procedures on item bias as defined by three statistical techniques
… compare the effects on item bias of conventional testing procedures to the effects of two-stage testing procedures. It is conjectured that much of the measurement error identified as bias can be explained by factors, such as guessing or carelessness, attributable to inappropriate matching of test …
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Hypothesis testing when a nuisance parameter is identified only under the alternative hypothesis
… unidentified under the null hypothesis, standard testing procedures cannot be applied due to the singularity of the information matrix. Probably best known examples are the problems of unknown change points and the mixtures of distributions in econometrics and statistics. Davies (1977, 1987) …
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Specificità dei test cardio-polmonari nel nuoto: comparazione tra il nuoto trattenuto e test aspecifici di laboratorio
… obtained by a swimming test (SW) and three other testing procedures: cycling (CY), running (RU), and arm cranking (AC). On separate day and randomly assigned, 12 male swimmers (age 19.2 ± 0.8 years, weight 68.9 ± 1.6 kg, and height 177.3 ± 1.7 cm), completed SW, CY, RU, and AC incremental tests to …
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The in-service non-destructive evaluation of wooden transmission line poles
… wooden transmission line poles in situ. The pole testing method that ESKOM uses at present is both time and labour intensive and it is envisaged that this research will contribute to the establishment of a faster, cheaper and more effective alternative. The research began with a literature survey …
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Processor and postprocessor for a plane frame analysis program on the IBM PC
… responses of the structure. A chapter on testing procedures is also provided.
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Laboratory assessment of the therapeutic potential of new penicillins and other antibiotics
… different fields of science. The details of the testing procedures employed in the selection of the compound of choice from a large number of candidates will vary, depending upon the nature of the substance being evaluated, but the general principles remain the same.
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Intercorrelation Patterns Relating to Career Aspiration Among southern Appalachian Youth
The objectives of this study were to devise testing procedures for identification of contributing factors in career development problems believed to be prevalent in southern Appalachia and in particular, Wyoming County, West Virginia; to identify career development problems unique to students in …
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Investigation of the principles of rapid soil tests for available potash and other plant nutrients of Virginia soils: III. selection, development and calibration of rapid chemical soil tests for available potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium
Four rapid soil test extracting procedures for potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium, and one absorption procedure for potassium and phosphorus were compared. The soils studied represented important agricultural soils in the Coastal Plains, Piedmont and the Limestone Valley areas of …
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Robust Statistical Modeling In Functional Linear Regression
… on robust estimation techniques, hypothesis testing procedures that are resilient to outliers or heavy-tailed distributions, and robust variable selection methods. First, we consider the problem of robust estimation in partial functional linear models under RKHS framework. The theoretical …
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High-speed lateral stability analysis of articulated heavy vehicles using driver-in-the-loop real time simulation
High-speed testing procedures for evaluating the lateral stability of multi-trailer articulated heavy vehicles (MTAHV) include the use of both an open-loop and a closed-loop maneuvers as specified in ISO-14791. The standard testing procedures are used to determine the Rearward Amplification (RA), …
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The Effects of "Errorless" Training and Testing on the Performances of Typically Developing Children During Acquisition and Retention.
This study examines the effects of two teaching procedures and two testing procedures (“Skip” and “Guess”) on acquisition, retention and generalization of learning. Three typically developing females between the ages of 8 and 11 learned the 24 lower case letters of the Greek alphabet. Half of the …
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Development of a Novel Grease Resistant Functional Coatings for Paper-based Packaging and Assessment of Application by Flexographic Press
… herein. Application criteria is developed, testing procedures described, and performance assessment of the developed coating materials are made. SEM images along with contact angle data suggest that coating performance is probably attributable to decreased mean pore size in conjunction with …
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