The mall itself draws sparse crowds these days.
Mr. Brownback failed to garner much enthusiasm, often drawing sparse crowds and struggling to raise money.
In recent years, the Senior P.G.A. Championship drew sparse crowds at the PGA National Golf Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and the tournament had lost the flavor of a major championship.
The study relied exclusively on hospital discharge data, Professor Kozhimannil said, adding that the data were drawn from sparse administrative information that did not allow for a deeper analysis of why the rates varied so much.
Even in these relatively hard-hit neighborhoods, the shelters drew only sparse numbers.
During Game 2 of the series Sunday afternoon, Boston Pizza drew a sparse but pro-Bruins crowd on Victoria Day weekend.
Instead of capturing all data points, this technique records data randomly, drawing a sparse image.
The window for drawing a sparse sample was defined as at least 1 h after the last dose administered at week 4 and no later than 10 days after the scheduled dosing date at weeks 12, 24, 56 and 84.
Overall, firm conclusions on comparisons of human albumin with hydroxyethyl starch, 5 122 or gelatin, another synthetic colloid of unproven efficacy and safety, 12 62 63 cannot be drawn because of sparse data.
No firm conclusion can be drawn due to the sparse response rates in the low categories.
