As dietary questionnaires were used to measure conformity to Mediterranean pattern, measurement error is possible.
But this is Salzburg, where success is measured by conformity to tradition.
In Phase 1, 810 12- to 15-year-old adolescents participated in an experiment to measure peer conformity to one of four hypothetical peer groups designed to vary in levels of popularity and likeability.
During the assembly of such detailed knowledge into a working whole, a measure of conformity to prevailing views is natural, as researchers work in detail on their part of the puzzle and seek to integrate that work into the network of existing knowledge.
One way to operationalize this approach is to compare an organization to an ideal type theoretically derived from the literature and to measure its conformity or proximity to this ideal type [ 16, 17].
Our study revealed differences in the quality of care, as measured by process indicators such as conformity to best practice recommendations.
Both CSCs and PSCs had good conformity to 7 performance measures and the summary defect-free care measure.
Consequently, the EQA, rather than measuring expertise, is measuring a minimum common level of attainment (i.e. conformity to consensus).
In Phase 2, a subsample of 269 12- to 13-year-old adolescents participated in three additional experiments in which peer conformity to actual classmates was measured.
Genetic diversity would be measured by visual observation of the herd's conformity to type using a visual system developed by Dr. Sponenberg, and measures taken to improve genetic diversity if signs of inbreeding occurred.
This study assessed acute ischemic stroke quality of care measure conformity by hospitals receiving Primary Stroke Center PSCcertificationion and those receiving the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Performance Achievement Award (PAA) recognition.
