However, if least squared estimation is used in the presence of large proportions of subjects scoring utility values of 1, the bounded nature of the utility value may result in implausible predictions outside of the existing range of the scale.
However, The OLS model does not restrict the range of values and therefore may lead to implausible predicted values outside of the existing range of the EQ-5D values [ 28].
A free-sorting experiment was first conducted to select an homogeneous subset of sounds representative of the existing range for this type of sounds.
For example, Geber and Eckhart (2005) showed that biotic interactions contributed the most to the decreased fitness of an annual herb outside of its existing range.
In tandem with ongoing health research, the LBNL team aims to better understand the performance and shortcomings of existing range hoods.
The prevalence of photophobia (33 %) and phonophobia (19 %) in our case series was toward the lower side of the existing range.
The government has played down hopes of a consumer rights bill, consolidating the existing range of laws.
Species may also travel shorter distances over part of their range, with individuals from higher latitudes travelling into the existing range of conspecifics; others undertake partial migrations, where only a fraction of the population, usually females and subdominant males, migrates.
However, the wording of the bill more broadly stated that doctors would be allowed to "depart from the existing range of accepted medical treatments for a condition".
Its starting point is that "it is not negligent for a doctor to depart from the existing range of accepted medical treatments for a condition if the decision to do so is taken responsibly".
As the effective-mass parameter grows, the existing range of these solitons gradually increases whereas their stable domain gradually diminishes.
