"China's participation in Pisa 2015 will be conducted in full accordance with Pisa sampling procedures and standards of international comparability," said Mr Schleicher.
The National Health Data Dictionary definitions form the bases of the databases, ensuring a high standard of data comparability.
A set of standards to enable comparability and the application of post-processing methods.
The lack of comparability in state standards and current practices for monitoring achievement gaps has raised concerns among researchers and policy-analysts (Linn, Baker, & Betebenner, 2002; Linn, 2003).
The trials had high levels of quality control and identical standards that yield a high degree of comparability in the CIMT data across all five trials [17], [26].
An absence of useful metrics, shared standards and comparability slows progress and calls into question the efficacy of corporate sustainability at a time when environmental challenges have never been more acute.
If it had been defined in some other way, there might have been some tension in terms of course design, examination standards and comparability".
The current lack of internationally agreed standards for health care facility infrastructure leads to a lack of comparability of results of infrastructure assessment above the national level.
Cross-border education brings new opportunities and access for students but it also presents challenges for our universities: When opening campuses overseas, UK universities have to manage risk and negotiate the local regulatory frameworks, while ensuring comparability in the standards of their degrees no matter how and where delivered.
All variables were constructed following the DIAB-CORE standard procedures for the homogenisation of basic variables to ensure a high degree of comparability.
However, clinical use of fMRI is less widespread due to its complexity of imaging, image workflow, post-processing, and lack of algorithmic standards hindering result comparability.
