We investigated the effects of introducing a user fee as a possible distorting factor in the patterns of compliance and did not find any trend breaks, meaning that it did not have a significant effect on clinic attendance.
I have started to realize, Hosni, that Israel is to Egypt what oil is to Saudi Arabia -- a hugely distorting factor.
While the main distorting factor of US forces remains in place, it is too soon to tell whether either of these trends is taking root or whether, crucially, the economy can function within an enforceable and accepted system of laws, rather than outside as currently.
The other hugely distorting factor is banking.
Fourth, workplace unpleasantness is another possible distorting factor.
Another distorting factor in this meta-analysis was the rather large difference in treatment durations and sessions per week.
Various responses to this problem have been made, for the most part involving the addition of conditions concerning the manner in which such reflection must be made, for example that it must be free of certain distorting factors itself, it must reflect an adequate causal history, and the like (Christman 1991, Mele 1995).
Allowance for major identified potential distorting factors, including body mass index and a measure of total energy intake, could explain only in part the association, and the inverse trends in risk remained statistically significant.
For the first time since Capita began the research, all sectors increased their dividends in the third quarter (after distorting factors are eliminated).
Assuming a fixed and realistic amount of occlusions,, we can explore the influence of the other distorting factors.
