The program combines the individual desirabilities into a single number and then searches to optimize this function based on the response goal.
This study incorporates desirability functions into a hybrid neural network/genetic algorithm approach to optimize the parameter design of dynamic multiresponse with continuous values of parameters.
The obtained results support the conclusion that the wording and content of these measures are, in fact, introducing attributional and social desirability biases into the rating process and causing some of the poor LMX convergence that is commonly seen.
Feasibility, acceptance and adherence to the screening of depression were reported by PCPs themselves which adds a recall bias and a social desirability bias into the results, so an overestimation cannot be ruled out.
The herders categorised forage plants into desirability classes (i.e. 'very desirable'desirableble'partlytly desirable'undesirablebased based on livestock preferences (Table 3).
Forage desirability was grouped into classes by livestock preferences, based on the elder pastoralists' assessments; they categorized forage plants into 'highly desirable'desirableble'partlytly or less desirable' and 'not desirable' (Table 3).
It is believed that in Ancient Greece silphium was used as birth control which, due to its effectiveness and thus desirability, was harvested into extinction.
Social desirability was recoded into a binary variable for ease of presentation, with 53% scoring low (mean: 0 5) and 47% high on social desirability (mean: 6 10).
Furthermore, since the topics of the questionnaire were sensitive and involved moral issues, the risk of social desirability was taken into consideration.
Furthermore, since the topics of the questionnaire were sensitive, involving moral issues, the risk of responding to the questions based on social desirability was taken into consideration.
