In general, the task of selecting predictors in a sample containing more variables than observations poses serious problems if there is no a priori hypothesis, and if conventional regression analysis is employed.
Existing approaches for discovering inclusion dependencies consist in producing the whole set of inclusion dependencies holding in a database, leaving the task of selecting the interesting ones to an expert user.
In some cases, however, the task of selecting useful priors can prove challenging.
"This year's early action pool was among the strongest we've seen in recent years, which made the task of selecting students even more difficult than usual," Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said.
As DNA-binding transcription factors, Hox display notoriously low binding specificity in vitro, yet they accomplish the task of selecting specific target genes to control segment morphology (Berger et al., 2008; Mann et al., 2009; Noyes et al., 2008).
James had already been nominated for re-election in 1918 by the Democratic primary, and the task of selecting the party's new nominee fell to the Democratic State Committee, which nominated Stanley.
That he hung out with Picasso, Matisse, Rodin, and Brancusi is not surprising; what matters is that his appraisal of their work was so acute and so respectful that they entrusted him with the task of selecting and hanging it in America.
The task of selecting a threshold level in a number of methods is done manually and is based on the opinions of individual experts in particular fields of interests.
The extraordinary talents competing for lead actress in a musical must have left Tony voters bewildered by the task of selecting only one winner.
Accompanied by singers Seal, Joel Madden and Delta Goodremen, the judges will share the task of selecting the best voice from the country in the contest.
