The rankings, long criticized for being based on flawed data and a subjective formula, factored in each school's reputation and data on retention rates, college entrance test scores, financial resources, faculty resources and graduation rates.
The definition does not cover people regarded as merely overweight and is based on a body mass formula that factors in weight, height, sex and age.
Local officials selected the zones from a group of areas deemed eligible for the designation under a federal formula that factors in income and poverty levels.
Called an "R.M.D.," the amount is calculated each year as a percentage of your retirement savings, based on an I.R.S. formula that factors in your life expectancy.
The "temperature" would be established through a formula incorporating factors like the concentration of stories coming from one part of the world -- say, Kandahar -- and the number of hits that the stories are registering on the Reuters Web site.
THE decision over whether a person needs treatment is based on a formula that factors in age, cholesterol, smoking and blood pressure, and calculates the risk of having a heart attack within the next 10 years.
It is a formula that factors the polls, seven computer rankings -- including the one administered by The New York Times -- strength of schedule, losses and a bonus-point system for so-called "quality wins".
But this grievance overlooked the university's broad formula of factors for admission; in fact, of the forty-seven students admitted to U.T. with lower grades and test scores than Fisher's, forty-two whitewhite.
Bill Werde, the editorial director of Billboard, said its Hot 100 chart lists the most popular songs based on a formula that factors in single sales, radio airplay and online streaming.
