This graph provides a convenient metric, termed the natural disturbance comparability index, against which to evaluate both single and multi-cohort silvicultural systems based on their rotations or cutting-cycles and stand or gap sizes.
The local environment was considered most critical for riparian vegetation and, consequently, we doubled the weighting of this component and subsequently added the proximal and distal scores to produce the comparability index that could range from 0 (entirely different) to 4 (identical).
These factors might then be used as additional baseline matching variables or covariates to maximize comparability between index- and matched comparison-participants included in the analyses.
In order to eliminate the dimension influence between indicators, we make data normalization processing to solve the comparability among data index.
As an index of comparability of the sampling methods, we considered it important to compare the ratings of the ACRES between advertisement- and street-recruited participants.
To improve the comparability of the straightness index between trips with and without interactions, we only included trips in which the maximum distance reached from the colony was equal or greater than the distance from the colony to the nearest fishing vessels.
Based on prior literature, we selected eight established interventions that have sufficient evidence of an effect on reducing child mortality from the major causes of under-5 deaths and can be summarized as a composite index for comparability between countries and within countries over time (12, 22– 37, 43).
The number of internationally recommended indicators complicates the national selection of indicators and the comparability of indicators and indexes [ 18].
A major challenge for any home price index is assuring comparability.
To better allow territorial comparability, we also report an index, calculated in the following way: {l}_j=frac{N_j}{N_{07-09}}*100;for;j=mathrm{Sunday}, mathrm{Monday},dots (1) Table 1 Average number of marriages per day of the week, Italy and its macro-areas, 2007-2009 Ita.
Besides to this, quantifiable summary index increases the comparability of findings of different studies in the area of child feeding [ 13, 15].
