In line with consensus methods guidelines, the definitions of importance of a particular CQI feature, as well as of the level of consensus, were determined in advance [ 4].
A monoassociative quasigroup is defined as a local quasigroup all of whose local loops satisfy (18) (This definition is of importance in web theory where monoassociative quasigroups correspond to hexagonal three-webs).
Based on the definition of the importance metric, outlier detection can be performed through the estimation of distribution similarities by using the Kullback-Leibler Importance Estimation Procedure (KLIEP) as defined in Eq. 15 [38].
Perhaps the answer depends on one's definition of "practical importance".
If a definition of high importance to the field has been established, it is likely to have been cited by many.
For instance, the aspect of patients' definition of the importance of involvement could hypothetically be more stable.
The MIC value depends to a great degree on the anchor's definition of minimal importance.
For the purpose of the present study a priori definition of clinical importance consisted of only the scores of "much better" and "better" on the PGIC scales.
Based on this priori definition of clinical importance, the PGIC results were analyzed as a dichotomous categorical variable, 1 or 2 = yes (improved) and 3 7 = no (not improved).
Different aspects of patient participation, such as higher scoring for the definition of the importance of involvement, receiving information, fulfilled needs and higher overall satisfaction with involvement in care were all significantly associated with self-care behavior.
This is accomplished by using a particular definition of social importance: Considering only those areas that are neither needed for food and wood supply nor are covered by natural ecosystems (because of their importance for nature conservation).
