The way to evaluate the effectiveness of these indices then relies on a statistical comparison of index values with the occurrence of recorded fires.
For each comparison of index test with reference test, we extracted data on the number of true positives, true negatives, false positives and false negatives in the form of a two by two table.
For each comparison of index test at a particular threshold with a reference standard, we extracted data on the number of true positives, true negatives, false positives, and false negatives.
Comparison of indices is more useful for policymakers than looking at the pure technical efficiency only.
The comparative analysis of these 2 patient plans includes, in addition to a comparison of isodose distributions, an evaluation of dose-volume histogram (DVH) information, and a comparison of indices of conformality (CI) and homogeneity (HI).
The conducted researches show that comparison of indices of circulation of Dzerdzeyevskiy with river runoff is possible only with joint grouping of ECM, i.e. there group influence take place.
Fractionalisation in region r depends on the number of different groups (K) in the area, and on their size (Alesina et al. 2003); for this reason, caution is needed in the comparison of indices computed on different numbers of groups.
This question is differently framed whether the emphasis is to predict: i) the actual adiposity status, which relies on the comparison of indices of obesity with objective measurements of general/central fat, ii) subsequent cardiovascular outcomes, which relies on cohort studies [ 2, 4], or iii) the presence of concomitant CVRFs [ 5, 6], which can be assessed with cross-sectional studies.
Our comparison of indices of population differentiation in quantitative traits (QST of length, weight and survival) and neutral genetic divergence (FST of microsatellite markers) showed that divergent directional selection was the driving force for reaching different optima in length, weight and survival at 17°C in our stickleback populations (QST > FST).
For example, methodological and empirical comparisons of index decomposition analyses (IDA) and structural decomposition analyses (SDA) were presented in Hoekstra and van den Bergh (2003).
In each study, researchers examined a unique index test, making direct comparisons of index tests and collection of summary statistics impossible (see Additional file 3 for analyses that were planned).
