By the tests, uncertain information can be omitted from further investigations, such as clustering, principal component analysis or pathway analyses.
He said some of his country's islands were "vaporized" by the tests.
No cheating on tests is as serious as the cheating done by the tests.
The education secretary was shocked that seven-year-olds were being stressed by the tests, he told New Statesman magazine.
Residents were apprehensive at first but then enjoyed the spectacle provided by the tests; visitors had dawn parties.
"We saw no evidence of anxiety or distress induced by the tests".
But there were a couple of issues with the PostgreSQL queries that were caught by the tests.
Heat removal characteristics of the auxiliary cooling system were examined by the tests.
"A lot of faith we've had in ourselves as professionals has been turned aside by the tests".
That, at least, is the impression given by the tests that many youngsters sit at the age of 18.
They say there are elements of leadership -- courage, judgment, integrity -- that are critical in the station houses and on the beat but impossible to judge by the tests.
