Despite the low values, a decision was undertaken to maintain the same number of positively and negatively worded questions in the final survey from the 2nd pilot.
The Jones Morbidity Index on the other hand was less clear cut, the tool indicating three levels of morbidity (low, medium and high), and a decision was made to use the medium morbidity level (1 Yes answer) to define poor control [ 36].
As the present study was conducted on a large sample (population-based survey) and the proportion of such responses was low, the decision was made to exclude subjects with ≥ 2 and ≥ 1 "I don't Know" responses on the child impact and family impact sections, respectively (2.7% and 1.3% of total sample).
When risks are known to be high or low, the decision is relatively easy, and the appropriate control strategies are generally apparent.
For example, for a stand in state #64 (111,111), at low price, the best decision was to cut the stand to state #52 (110,011) by reducing the basal area of the large pine trees and of the small hardwood trees.
Speaking at a news conference following the ECB's interest rate announcement, Mr Draghi would not be drawn on how long he expected rates to remain low, only that the decision was "unanimous".
Our decision was justified as the lowest TSH value for a true positive baby whose blood spot collected on Day 1 was 48.4 mIU/L (Table 2).
When Hoag Hospital announced this spring it would no longer provide elective abortions, officials at the esteemed Orange County medical center said the decision was made because of low demand.
This decision was based on the low number of dropouts prior to week 8 and minimal adverse reactions expected.
The units at the lowest level (decisions) were not only nested within a specific patient, but also within a specific guideline adherence indicator (GAI), which, for instance, indicates that the decision belongs to the indicator 'referring knee complaints to orthopaedist' or 'prescribing antibiotics for sinusitis'.
