In order to determine the most pertinent predictors of psychological distress and QOL, bivariate analyses were firstly conducted.
Simplified models including only pertinent predictors of PFT outcomes were obtained using hierarchical modeling techniques, with the likelihood ratio test used to exclude predictors lacking any contribution to the variability of the outcome.
In order to determine the most pertinent predictors of the two outcome variables: level of awareness and level of knowledge of the depression/physical health link, univariate analyses were conducted.
Penalized regression methods shrink down to zero the coefficient of markers that have little apparent effect on the trait of interest, resulting in a parsimonious subset of what we hope are true pertinent predictors.
The logistic regression predicted reward site bias as a binary dependent variable (present/absent) with binary predictors of (either B or C = 1 vs A = 0), comparison (B vs A = 1, C vs A = 0), and their interaction, the latter being the predictor pertinent to the research question.
Recently, scholars have put efforts on the pertinent work ranging from developing traffic predictors to understanding human mobility and activity patterns.
The functional form of continuous predictors was graphically assessed and, in the case of pertinent non-linearity, a transformation was performed.
This latter strategy is particularly pertinent given that in the present study, highest qualification obtained was a significant predictor of research engagement.
We applied statistical modeling to determine airborne and internal exposure to metals in welding fumes as potential predictors of the levels of oxidatively damaged guanosines together with pertinent covariates in 238 welders.
That means we reject candidates with much higher predictors of military success (and, yes, athletic skills that are more pertinent to military service) in favor of players who, according to many midshipmen who speak candidly to me, often have little commitment to the military itself.
