A focus group guide was used to ensure consistency of procedures, questions and discussion topics.
Registrations and inspections were standardized to ensure uniformity and consistency of procedures as well as efficient electronic management of data.
Each section of the task was performed in the scanner, thus allowing consistency of procedures and timing between the sections across participants.
Although every effort was made to ensure consistency of procedures and data recording across centers, the extent of variation among practices is unknown.
We discuss the influence of noise in the data and check the consistency of filtering procedure.
To further evaluate the consistency of the procedure, we determined from a different set of observatories the position of the focus for solar cycle 20, which has a maximum amplitude of SSN similar to solar cycle 23.
To check for the consistency of this procedure we compared the results obtained using the linear Blinder - Oaxaca decomposition and the non-linear one (ordered probit specification).
Hence, while these proxies may be of value for comparison of samples with similar physical properties (assuming consistency of analytical procedures), their value for comparison of the samples with which this study is concerned is doubtful.
Our results furthermore emphasize the importance of standardization and consistency of medical procedures and hygiene measures on NICUs.
The results of NCS and VPT and the entry criteria for each patient were reviewed and approved by the Central Core Laboratory before a patient could be randomly assigned to ensure consistency of study procedures and high-quality data (10).
Evaluators and research staff need to be trained in these strategies in order to maximize the success of interactions, and to ensure consistency of testing procedures and intervention implementation.
