It has been shown that the association between hearing loss and lower performance on cognitive tests is weaker when nonverbal, visually presented tests of memory and attention are administered.
That the real tests were weak, and did not gauge the skills students needed to succeed, made matters worse.
Correlations between MMSE domains and corresponding neuropsychological tests were weak to moderate (6 months: r = 0.11 to 0.28; 12 months: r = 0.09 to 0.34).
The doctors also thought their knowledge and skills in basic subjects especially related to laboratory tests were weak and could be improved by better and more integrated teaching of clinical and basic sciences.
The association between the BCTQ and score from clinical sensory tests was weak (r = 0.15 to 0.17 for Symptom Severity Scale, and r = 0.24 to 0.42 for functional status score).
The 245-page report, by experts convened by the National Research Council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, said that the scientific basis for polygraph testing was weak and that much of the research supporting its use lacked scientific rigor.
Many programs funded as job training spend considerable time preparing participants for an alternative high school credential (the GED test) despite evidence that the earnings gains from passing the GED test are weak (Heckman and LaFontaine2006).1.1
Although the effect of genotype detected in the test was weak compared to that of the previous report, the effect was in the same direction.
This was so, not because the test was weak, but because the pretest probability of severe anaemia in our patients was low [11].
However, the interactions to the HATs tested were weak, or for p300 and GCN5 not detected, suggesting that direct interactions is not the main mechanism responsible for the increased H3 acetylation.
