The LATE is identified only for the so-called compliers, who receive a sanction, when the instrument changes its value from 0 to 1. Having defined two different instruments, we also consider two different groups of compliers.
There were also instrument changes in plasma glucose measurement, necessitating corrections of the measured values from 2005 2006 and 2007 2010.
The genres transitioned right along with the instrument changes.
As a test of sensitivity of the instruments, utility changes from baseline to week 12 were estimated by symptomatic response (improvement, stable or worsening).
Finally, as a test of sensitivity of the instruments, utility changes from baseline to week 12 were estimated according to response in symptoms, defined as 3 possible items: "improvement higher than 1 level of symptoms", "stable" or "worsening higher than 1 level of symptoms".
"Anchor-based methods" compare the changes in a studied instrument to other changes from other instruments.
Apparently under the influence of contemporary biwa lute traditions, the plectrum of the instrument was changed from the talonlike pick of the Ryukyus to a wooden or ivory bachi with a thin striking edge.
For both these instruments, change in counts from baseline to 6 months was used to assess differences between the two time points, rather than movement between quintiles (Table 1).
Significance levels were adjusted for multiple comparisons using Holm's method for 1) between-group differences in overall scores on each instrument, 2) between-group differences in subscale scores within an instrument, and 3) tests of changes from baseline values within each treatment arm.
Often a transducer, an instrument that changes energy from one form into another (such as the photocell, thermocouple, or microphone) is used to transform a sample of the energy to be measured into electrical impulses that are more easily processed and stored.
