Sentence examples for be a reliable variable from inspiring English sources

While telephone contact information was initially considered as an additional measure, it is not a required field in either ISRCTN or Clinicaltrials.gov, and would not be a reliable variable across the meta-register.

Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate if dVR is a reliable variable to predict fluid responsiveness.

PPT is a reliable variable to test for hyperalgaesia in superficial structures such as skin, nails and underlying muscles.

The bivariate scatterplot between the test and retest values of the total MDI score (figure 2) suggests that the total MDI score is a reliable variable, since the points of the test-retest plot are very close to the regression line (which is a dichotomous).

Also, the bivariate scatterplot of the differences between measurements vs. the average value of measurements concerning the total MDI score (figure 3) suggests that the total MDI score is a reliable variable, since all but 2 of the points of the difference vs. average are within the 2 standard deviation range from the mean difference.

Knowledge or the amount of prior information does not seem to be a reliable explanatory variable for the need/desire for further information.

Lymphovascular invasion in tissue sections of tumours has been clearly documented to be a reliable prognostic variable predicting nodal metastasis and survival in breast, cervix cancer and impacts on decision making for therapy in testicular cancer (Warde et al, 1997; Morice et al, 2003; Schoppmann et al, 2004; Dinshaw et al, 2005).

However, from variable selection in linear models it is also known that the partial variance (or the related R) may not always be a reliable indicator for variable importance.

The negative ICC for NS subjects for CM indicates that this test is not ideal for testing conjunct motion, or that the conjunction motion is not a reliable variable.

Unfortunately, indigenous status is not a reliable variable in HMD [ 61- 63] precluding meaningful analysis.

Distinguishing this species from some other similar Chroogomphus species is difficult, as their morphology is similar, and cap coloration is too variable to be a reliable characteristic.