According to [15] if the similarity effect dominates, a new alternative (or an added scenario) decreases the relevance of the other similar scenarios.
The size of the sample decreased the relevance for detecting associations by multivariate analysis.
The second mechanism results from trade-offs that occur when evolutionary change in one trait directly decreases the relevance or performance of another [ 39, 41].
Adjusting for smoking and outdoor air pollution decreased the relevance of SES for acquiring chronic respiratory symptoms or lung function impairment.
Disruption of body ownership could decrease the body's relevance in this respect because a body that is not owned could potentially be of any size and is, thus, less informative.
No reliable fluorescence measurement was obtained for ArntbHLH binding the E-box in Buffer A. We suspect protein misfolding, and possible formation of soluble aggregates, lead to nonfunctional protein, and hence, our use of significant amounts of denaturant that maintains protein solubility, yet decreases the physiological relevance of these experimental conditions.
One consideration about the use of extreme phenotypes, however, is that it could select for rare syndromes and associated diseases, therefore decreasing the physiological relevance of the associations.
So, again the decrease in the relevance of this descriptor was not great; it is still the most relevant descriptor overall in the set of model trees built by Bagging, even with 10% noise added to its value, which further reinforces our confidence in the predictive power of this descriptor.
This decrease in the relevance of genotype is supported by a reduction of its effect size throughout development: ηAG = 0·30, ηPB = 0·13 and ηSS = 0·12.
