In some cases this means that while a covariate dummy may have a positive RRR for a certain outcome, the probability of the outcome for the dummy taking on a value of 1 may actually be lower than that when the dummy is zero.
When making decisions, we first determine our preference for a certain outcome on the basis of our own narrow self-interest and then look for ways to justify our preference on the basis of fairness, according to researchers David Messick and Keith Sentis.
Baseline risks were defined as the risk for a certain outcome in the control arm of the individual trials - that is, the risk for a certain outcome without treatment (total number of patients with a certain outcome in the control group/total number of patients in the control group).
Doing so, Weirick argued, amounted to unlawful command influence, in which a senior officer seeks to pressure a junior commander for a certain outcome in a case.
And that's another lesson: I think you can go back and forth between doing straight, fair, reportage and doing something that's advocating for a certain outcome.
One prays fervently for a certain outcome, hoping that matter itself might be changed, twisted and reshaped by our sincere desires.
We developed a measure of social judgment bias, the Judgment Bias Task, in which participants judge profiles varying in quality for a certain outcome based on objective criteria.
The results Tuesday were certain to be parsed for days to determine just what effect the spending had, and who would be more irate at the answer — the donors who spent millions of dollars of their own money for a certain outcome, or those who found a barrage of negative advertising to be major factors in their defeats.
The Pursuit of Happiness That's the hard part of achieving happiness through a sunnier disposition: Wishing for a certain outcome only works as a motivating factor.
