Sentence examples for a valid outcome from inspiring English sources
MEDS as a valid outcome prediction model was established in a validation group, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.76 in this group [ 61].
Since its introduction, several authors have reported the score to be a valid outcome measure for THA based on good construct validity alone (Harris 1969, Soderman and Malchau 2001, Shi et al. 2009).
Moscow ruled out participation by the armed opposition and there were widespread concerns that the republic was far too unstable to ensure a valid outcome.
The achievement of a given change score on a valid outcome instrument is commonly used to indicate whether a clinically relevant change has occurred after spine surgery.
Broadly, measurement tools tended to focus on multiple, but different, facets of violence, which included: severity of act, severity of outcome, frequency and intent, with each suggested as a valid outcome measure for violent acts.
The use of standardized outcome measures for quality of life in research has been limited by difficulties in administering and scoring quality of life [88], but quality of life can be used as a valid outcome measure [35], [88].
Finally, suicide from death certificates is a relatively valid outcome (Moyer et al. 1989).
The use of statistical equating, like any procedure for running an examination, is only justifiable in so far as it results in a more valid outcome.
11 Mortality has been identified as an unambiguously valid outcome relevant to MS severity and disease progression, including through causes of death such as suicide which is more common among patients with MS, thus emphasising the importance of considering all-cause mortality as the outcome.
The current pilot study was designed to determine whether measurement of caudate change on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a feasible and valid outcome measure in an actual clinical trial situation.
This study provides clear evidence to support the regular use of a simple SMS scale as a sensitive and valid outcome measure of depression within future randomised controlled trials.
