But they have not always been right; the 2003 study on nuclear power, for example, underestimated the price of building a new reactor by at least half.
The report estimated that there had been "an average of 928 law enforcement homicides per year", indicating that the FBI's published count of 414 such deaths in 2009, for example, underestimated the total by 124%.
And the studies, over the last 10 years, were not always right; the 2003 study on nuclear power, for example, underestimated the price of building a new reactor by at least half.
Last observation carried forward, for example, underestimated the treatment effect by 22% for missing completely at random for both the same and different direction mechanisms.
For example, the model underestimates the work hours for women working 38 and 41 h and overestimates the work hours for men working 41 h.
Although this is an objective measure, we recognise it relies on health-seeking behaviour (HSB) and could, for example, underestimate the frequency of ATI episodes since not every child attends with every ATI episode.
For example, he underestimates the power of the rich to exclude the poor from economic success.
But a more judicious assessment of art and TV's interrelationship might not place an Agnes Martin drawing next to a promotional photo of Miss U.S.A., and the rapid-fire editing of numerous clips — eleven artists' interviews condensed to less than three minutes, for example — underestimates viewers' attention spans.
Everyone from CEOs to frontline workers commits preventable mistakes for example, underestimating how long it will take to finish a project or focusing too much on information that supports their current view.
