Perhaps the most important implication of this work is that conscious subjective judgments of perceptual "speechiness" should no longer be considered adequate grounds for categorizing sounds for experimental purposes, especially if brain activation patterns are going to be compared among classes of stimuli.
Our purpose for categorizing the pesticides was to study exposures to chemicals with similar toxicity end points relevant to breast cancer because, in reality, exposures occur to mixtures of chemicals and total risk may be underestimated by studying individual exposures.
However, the purpose of the panel as presented here for human disease genetics is not to assess samples for categorizing into population groups, rather the purpose is to capture variance attributable to different populations that is necessary to correct for population stratification in case control studies.
On the physician survey, three sets of questions (i.e., view of effectiveness of CAM modalities, use of CAM approaches in practice, and general attitudes towards CAM) were categorized for purposes of statistical analysis.
The original and review articles were then categorized for purpose (i.e., cost and economics and other clinical topics) and depending on the purpose as 'pass' or 'fail' for methodologic rigor.
ICD coding originated for the purpose of categorizing and coding morbidity for public health purposes and until the mid 1970's was the most common means of classifying morbidity data within primary care.
While the tax rates could vary from place to place, details such as the way products are categorized for tax purposes would be made uniform.
The proposed Truth in Settlements Act would require that all written public statements that refer to dollar amounts of settlements include explanations of how the penalties are categorized for tax purposes and if the payments are offset by credits given to the company for taking certain actions.
Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) for continuous scale; the scores are categorized for descriptive purposes.
