Concentrations of particular types of microorganisms are commonly measured in various waters, yet the accuracy and precision of reported microorganism concentration values are often questioned due to the imperfect analytical recovery of quantitative microbiological methods and the considerable variation among fully replicated measurements.
There may also be a perception that analyses of exposure measurement error tends to decrease the estimated precision of reported results, thereby increasing the probability of a false-negative result (Blair et al. 2009).
It is also possible that the recall of weight at age 20 years may have depended on the methods of data collection, which varied by recruitment centre, and, therefore, may have resulted in decreased precision of reported weight data.
We considered it important to include experiences from the public health clinics in the national survey, but acknowledge that precision of reported data about past experiences will always be threatened by the limitations of the respondents memory and the influence of exposure status on the recalling process.
This technique provides good precision in terms of reporting events that did in fact exist in the real-world, but might omit informative events that did not receive media coverage.
For example, results from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) may be downgraded from "high" to "moderate" quality if there are methodological shortcomings such as lack of precision, the possibility of reporting bias or other limitations to study quality.
There is a need for clarity and consistency of the constructs evaluated by items in quality assessment tools, particularly for aspects related to internal validity, external validity, precision, and quality of reporting.
Under the headline "Notices to Mariners", he asserted the futility of literary effort in contrast to the informational precision of reports of the comings and goings of ships, then commonly printed in newspapers.
"Putin is our acting president, and, in the three months since our former president resigned, he has had control over all the leadership, all the military forces, all the economists," he said, speaking with the slow precision of someone reporting to his boss.
"We can tell you under oath what your full methane emissions were," says Enviance Chief Executive Larry Goldenhersh, alluding to the degree of reporting precision that emitters will need to adhere to.
