First, we have not addressed issues of optimism correction for small samples, and this remains a topic for future research.
After his address, the swell of optimism was almost palpable among those who hope he can inject fresh momentum to the Paris talks.
Two algorithmic procedures were developed to address the effects of optimism and pessimism, involving changes in overall judgments and in the separate evaluations of alternatives with respect to each criterion.
Further work is needed to address the issues of optimism correction and how multiple imputation should be applied for internal and external validation.
Veteran members of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement reacted with cautious optimism to the address, which comes at a time of growing political tension in the former British colony.
"We're talking hundreds of billions" of dollars, Mr. Paulson said at a briefing in which he underscored the depth of the problem, pledged to work with Congress to address it quickly and voiced optimism that, in the end, the country would emerge from the financial chaos.
D1 NEW YORK/REGION B1-7 Bloomberg In OptimisticIn Inaugural Address In his second inaugural address, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg projected unabashed optimism as he promised to pursue an ambitious housing program, to begin a national campaign against illegal guns and to "lock in and extend" his program to improve city schools.
The President, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, articulated this unlikely optimism when she addressed the nation two days after the tsunami.
There remains the question of how to run a school with no fees and no funding – a question that Sofer addresses with a mixture of optimism and blind faith.
Questions too, are increasingly being asked about the ability of science and technology to address the world's problems, as optimism about the future slides into doubt.
