This is just my quirky personal selection from a list of more than 350 multinationals whose convoluted tax schemes were revealed last November by a whistleblower, working for one accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), in one European tax haven, Luxembourg.
The variables which comprise the PI may have been selected by a multivariable modelling technique that automatically takes into account correlations among variables, such as stepwise selection from a list of candidate variables.
Responses to open-ended questions were recorded in English either by selection from a list of predefined answer categories or in writing if the particular response was not listed.
The ranking of these games is based on the "wish lists" of the site's users, their rental selections from a list of more than 6,000 titles.
Ilili offers a four-course $35 prix fixe dinner menu with two appetizer selections from a list of about 18 including grape leaves, baba ghanouj, falafel and chicken livers; an entree; and dessert.
Thus, the questionnaire featured 22 questions that were yes/no or selections from a list, seven questions asking students to rank statements with a Likert scale (65 statements in total), and an open-ended request for two recommendations of how to increase STEM major retention.
Mr. Motlanthe, who also is the A.N.C.'s deputy president, seems to realize that naming a new director is kindling for a political firestorm, saying the law should be changed so that the selection comes from a list submitted by an independent body.
A selection from a wine list of more than 200 picks, mostly local choices, rounds out the meal, and the service proves itself to be doting without being overly formal.
For each categorical variable (demographics, reason for visit, diagnosis, reason for choosing), the form was providing a selection from a special list.
By using a process of random selection from a comprehensive list of rheumatologists, the investigators in each country were geographically balanced and representative of rheumatologists who treat patients with biologics.
During this period health workers on duty at the three clinical sites were invited to complete an SAQ relevant to their clinical areas, random selection from a staff list was not deemed feasible.
