Therefore, individuals' measurements are often collectively considered, based on measures of central tendency, to make population inferences.
When Newsweek ranked the "world's best countries" based on measures of health, education and politics, the United States ranked 11th.
Seyboth says Google decided to launch its live traffic service in the new cities based on measures of the quality and quantity of data on traffic flows there.
The QS table is based on measures of research quality, graduate employability, teaching and how international the faculties and student bodies are.
Management of recreational boating is typically based on measures of numbers of boats (e.g. marina berths, vessel registrations).
Latent profile analyses based on measures of perfectionism and personality (conscientiousness, neuroticism) supported a three-class model of perfectionism.
As a comparison, they also calculated air pollution, a known contributor to cardiac hospitalization, based on measures of ozone and fine particulate matter.
The American Lung Association announced last month that Westchester County failed a nationwide test of air quality, based on measures of ozone levels gathered over three years, from 1998 through 2000.
Based on measures of new-business formation, migration and job churn, Western states are significantly more dynamic than those in the East, said John Lettieri, president and CEO of the Economic Innovation Group, a Washington think tank.
Five of the six games were identical to those used in previous research5, and one of the six games was new to this study (i.e., Ante Up, which was based on measures of mental planning).
Because CBS finances its shows based on measures of viewership of regularly scheduled broadcasts, "it's of primary importance," Nina Tassler, the president of CBS Entertainment, said in an interview.
