In a study conducted among the Maasai, Oba and Kaitira (2006) documented classification of degradation based on soils as one of the indicators, and a perceived variation of forage availability and grazing patterns depending on soils in a given landscape.
Because of perceived variation of utilization levels among the different communities and between males and females, a design effect of 2 was also employed.
The most important of these are practices relating to scope management, such as controlling the quality of the contract document, quality of response to perceived variations and extent of changes to the contract.
From an acoustic point of view, the perceived variations in the pitch, timbre, and loudness of the voice that characterise the vibrato are due to variations in the amplitude and frequency of its harmonics.
The Scottish Cancer Therapy Network (SCTN) was created against a background of rising concerns about perceived variation in the quality of care available to patients with cancer.
As there are differences in the educational standards for chiropractors practising in Sweden, the profession is less homogenous which may lead to a perceived variation in the quality of care reflected in the lower Swedish score.
Also, the perception that there is geographic variation in the occurrence of RTIs is correct, and could be the starting point for dialog on RTIs, although there are important differences between perceived variation and actual patterns of RTI prevalence as documented in recent prevalence surveys [ 4, 5].
The exact determinants of this perceived variation are unknown, although population and provider density, along with health care resources, may play a role.
We scored the extent to which students perceived variation in populations on a scale of 0 to 3, with 0 being assigned to the "cannot vary" response and 3 being assigned to the "varies and differences affect individuals," etc.
It considers image degradation as perceived variation in information.
