Steiner's model was criticized by Resnik & Kushner 1987 who questioned the absolute distinction between explanatory and non-explanatory proofs and argued that such a distinction can only be context-dependent.
For a more formal approach, we applied linear regression models, where the amplitude was predicted by two explanatory variables: absolute suicide frequency (deseasonalized yearly trend, estimated by 13-month centered moving average) and time.
The correlation coefficient between explanatory variables in absolute value at baseline ranges between 0.03 and 0.50.
The correlation coefficient between explanatory variables in absolute value ranges between 0.004 0.46, 0.004 0.40 and 0.01 0.42 at cycle 1, 2 and 3, respectively.
The final exercise grid will be distributed to the panel members for final approval and an operational manual, with decision rules for each item and guidance on how some information may best be presented (eg, in a Table, or as absolute numbers) and elaboration and explanatory document will be developed.
There is a substantial difference in the explanatory power of the absolute as opposed to the relative differences in the "losing" contestants' looks on their likelihood of expulsion.
However, the relative importance of the income effect became particularly important after 1990 all other explanatory variables lost importance in absolute terms, while the income effect stayed stable.
Median values with 95% CIs were predicted from the multilevel models to report differences in the absolute risk of diabetes and diagnosis across explanatory variables.
The explanatory power of the equations containing the absolute measures of beauty exceeds that of the equations containing percentiles, although the differences are small.
Nevertheless, absolute changes can be computed at specific values of the explanatory variables, for example, at their mean values.
