Finally, we weighted these factors, in line with the methodology the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for the Consumer Price Index (where housing is weighted just under 32%).
This approach is in line with the methodology in Blennow et al. (2012) and FAO (2012) who used mailed questionnaires to elicit the perceptions of forest owners and forest managers to prepare and respond to climate change.
It is important to note that, in the Patriarch CDOs which have not been fully repaid and which remain under our management, principal appreciation is available on each asset, in line with the methodology of previous investment funds that have all resulted in very substantial equity returns after the notes were repaid in full.
This is in line with the methodology of systematic reviews of clinical trials [ 15].
Throughout the process the data were checked and rechecked across the levels of abstraction in an iterative process in line with the methodology.
In line with the methodology of PETs, we defined outcome in our daily practice population as the extent of improvement on the MADRS (difference between baseline and post treatment), and in line with the methodology of both AETs and PETs also as proportion of responders (50% reduction of symptoms), and as proportion of remitters (MADRS ≤10) [ 20] after the first step treatment for MDD.
First of all, the inclusion of 46 subjects in the development process could be considered as too limited but is in line with the methodology used in other studies [ 30, 31].
The variables allowed to vary in the PSA, probability distributions and parameter values in the model are shown in Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 and are chosen in line with the methodology set out in Briggs et al. [ 12].
Analysis of decision making processes are at the core of the below presented approach and in line with the methodology for comparative analysis of the determinants of ethical reasoning.
For each participant completing the PSQ-MD questionnaire, we recorded their score as a mean with four equating to very satisfied this was in line with the methodology applied by the developers of the scale.
In line with the methodology applied by Cullen et al. [ 18], a cut-off equating to 80% of the program was applied to classify participants as completers (≥12 sessions) or non-completers (<12 sessions).
