The appearance of Buffalo, the No. 42 TV market, in four straight Super Bowls did not cause a ratings mudslide; the 1993 game against Dallas produced a 45.5.
Power analysis done a priori?; ratings: no = 0, unable to determine = 0, yes = 1; rating item 5: no = 0, partially = 1, yes = 2.
IT IS beyond argument that ratings agencies did a horrendous job evaluating mortgage-tied securities before the financial crisis hit.
MOST people agree that ratings agencies did a horrendous job evaluating the credit worthiness of bonds in the run-up to the financial crisis.
Its "60 Minutes," which featured a segment about the Olympian Bode Miller and the problems of drunken skiing, drew high ratings, as did a "Cold Case" episode that used the music of Bruce Springsteen, but the final numbers for both shows were delayed because of the football game's overrun.
A double-blind usability experiment with 32 participants indicated that the prototype VHSS system received significantly better surround-sound ratings than did a DolbyTM stereo system (p<0.02).
Fitch Ratings recently did a review of the outstanding bond and convertible bond indentures to see if there is any way anyone could block a leveraged buyout.
But while municipal bonds rarely default, most don't get triple-A ratings — and the lower the rating the more a municipality had to pay in interest.
Speaking of which, do a president's approval ratings at the start of his second term tell us very much about how popular he is likely to be throughout it?
Lost in the debate, they said, was the focus on what really matters -- Mr. Letterman could do a lot to increase ratings and revenues in late night while perhaps driving a larger audience to "Good Morning America," a big money maker for the news division.
