The prescriptive elements of the charitable sector came as a bit of a shock to begin with.
Cambridge university says it opted out because the "increasing burden" of providing data and, using identical language to Oxford, cites the "prescriptive nature" of the survey, "which does not recognise the difference between institutions".
"While benchmarking in the sector is a useful tool, our decision not to submit has been informed by the burdensome and prescriptive nature of the survey, which does not recognise the differences between institutions, the increase in the type and scale of evidence that is required, and the inappropriate timing of returns".
Generally, optimization-based models present prescriptive approach of the system it analyzes [10, 23].
Moreover, the presence of normative data enhance the diagnostic and prescriptive utility of the instrument.
The approach taken to defining the standard of comparison for both descriptive and prescriptive assertions of the concept of equality is very important (Oppenheim 1970).
Due to its low cement content, the so-obtained mixture does not comply with the prescriptive requirements of the European standard (EN 206-1).
We argue that neither suggestion is sufficient, as each deals with the prescriptive definition of the model, and does not aid in generalising the use of the model to new contexts.
A prescriptive role of the social scientists follows from this philosophy of science; they should not work in parallel, alongside or after the natural scientist – they should seek true collaboration.
The objective of this study was to compare the life cycle costs of lightweight and thermally massive building enclosures designed to meet the prescriptive requirements of the 2011 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
