Sentence examples for prior contributed from inspiring English sources

Thus, the prior contributed little to the posterior distribution.

Interestingly enough, re-analyzing the DCCT with respect to time-dependent memory effects of HbA1c revealed that the most current (in real time) HbA1c value was not the most important, but values from 2 to 3 years prior contributed the greatest risk to current progression of retinopathy [ 60].

This implies that the prior contributes (approximately) the same amount of information as one data point, as recommended by Kass and Wasserman (1995), and automatically selects the scale of the prior covariance (see Zellner, 1986).

The number of prior convictions contributed most to OOBEM.

Meta-regression analysis shows that none of the covariates proposed in our prior hypothesis contributed to the heterogeneity observed (P = 0.201) (Table 5).

Broad regional trends suggest that prior drought contributed to the initial U.S. WNV outbreak (Degroote et al 2008; Hubalek 2000), but subsequent research has been inconsistent, showing both positive and negative associations with rainfall and WNV and similar mosquito-borne diseases (Hubalek 2000; Landesman et al. 2007; Shaman et al. 2003).

* Data revenues grew 45.3percentt over the prior year, contributing nearly $2.6 billion.

New irreversible injury, reversible ischemia, and damage from prior infarction contribute to left ventricular dysfunction.

Various methodologic limitations of prior studies contribute to the lack of clarity in the findings.

Familiarity and prior success contribute to use of the second most frequently used resource, other local colleagues.

Another example of prior experience contributing in meaningful ways to the project can be found in Case 1.