After substituting the constant "10000" for all "could not do task" entries in the data matrix, each variable was separately rank-transformed, with high ranks reflecting poor psychophysical performance (high thresholds, large SOAs, etc).. Ties were resolved by assigning the average rank to a group of tied values.
The 1902 case, Alaska Packers' Association v. Domenico, involved a group of sailors tied the hands of their employer by agreeing to their wages via contract, then notifying the landlocked employer while at sea that they refused to fish unless their wages were raised.
Australians Aron Price and Scott Gardiner, who had a hole-in-one on Thursday, were tied for second with 68s, with McIlroy in a group of seven tied for fourth.
What I really love is a story about a group of people tied together by a joint venture, arguing, getting frustrated, forming bonds and breaking up again.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla .— Ben Crane led a surprising first-round assault on par at the T.P.C. Sawgrass in the Players Championship on Thursday, taking advantage of benign conditions and a generous setup to shoot a seven-under-par 65 that was one stroke better than the threesome of John Mallinger, Richard S. Johnson and Alex Cejka, and two strokes clear of a group of nine tied at 67.
The central puzzle of human social evolution, in Dr. Chapais's view, is to explain how promiscuity was replaced by the pair bond and aggressive relations were pushed up from the band level to that of the tribe, a group of bands tied together by the exchange of women.
Corporate records show that a group of investors with ties to the relatives of the Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, bought a stake in the company before the I.P.O.
A1 Business Advice in Iraq A group of businessmen with ties to President Bush has set up a firm to advise companies seeking to do business in Iraq, including those seeking a piece of taxpayer-financed reconstruction projects.
As he was completing his 197th mile swimming to raise money for charity, Tom Gallagher peeked under his arm in the chilly East River and saw a group of men in ties waving frantically and yelling something he could not understand.
Relations between Mr. Sarkozy and the editors of Le Monde deteriorated recently when the president tried unsuccessfully to block the pending sale of the paper to a group of businessmen with ties to the opposition Socialist Party.
