Because the mean age increased successively from 1993 to 2009 (P < 0.001), to maximize the comparability between surveys, all survey data (i.e. the prevalence of low risk profile) were age-standardized to the age distribution of 2000 census of the Chinese adult population by the direct method.
Our survey was administered during a single scheduled resident conference at each of the four participating institutions in order to maximize the number of survey respondents while minimizing the potential for use of outside sources of information.
To maximize the response rate, the survey was advertised in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) monthly electronic newsletter, the Scanner, which is e-mailed to all RCOG members.
In order to maximize the response rate, surveys were mailed with a personalized letter briefly explaining the purpose of the study and guaranteeing anonymity.
Intentionally brief to maximize participation, the survey queried Swim Forum members if they had ever been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension (Additional file 1).
These have been carefully designed to maximize the accuracy of our surveys as a whole, as well as for all major subgroups surveyed".
These have been carefully designed to maximize the accuracy of our surveys as a whole, as well as for all major subgroups surveyed". But when HuffPost did a closer analysis of the Gallup polls, more significant issues emerged.
We propose a new algorithm, called inverse weight selection (IWS), that preferentially selects individuals based on the cumulative presence of rare frequency haplotypes to maximize the efficiency of WGS surveys.
In order to maximize the number of the completed surveys, all 2309 licensed and unlicensed nursing staff members who provide direct patient care in the study adult care units, as the targeted population, were invited to participate.
