The diverse set of instruments produced by this work now provide indicators that help scientists understand collective behavior, inform public policy makers, and, in industry, gauge the sentiment of public response to marketing campaigns.
Sales at stores open at least a year, an industry gauge of performance, rose 3.7percentt.
And last month, Apple unveiled the iPad, which could usher in a new wave of innovation as the industry gauges whether customers really want tablet PCs without keyboards.
Sales at stores open at least a year, a crucial industry gauge, rose 0.7percentt last month, according to the Goldman , Sachsretail composite index.
Average revenue generated by each available hotel room nationally -- the common industry gauge for the real estate side of the travel business -- declined 7percentt in 2001, according to Smith Travel Research.
Sales at its Target discount stores open at least a year, an industry gauge of performance, increased 4.7percentt, while comparable-store sales at the department stores dropped 4.9percentand1.8percentcent at Mervyn's.
Debt-to-equity ratios vary in different industries and should be compared against other companies within the same industry to gauge whether the ratio is acceptable or excessive.
However, Abraham is understood to have promised colleagues that he will not listen to his inner voice, at least as regards the director-generalship. Dominic Loehnis from Egon Zehnder has been talking to a number of people within the industry to gauge opinion, including, it is understood, Channel 4's chief creative officer, Jay Hunt.
For many years, the tech industry has gauged the success of websites by tracking usage stats like the number of unique visitors and page views the site receives each month.
Same-store sales, or sales at stores open a year or longer, is the industry benchmark for gauging a retailer's health.
