Exact(1)
If the mean error term was not set to zero, but rather set to the values observed in the NCG-study, the entire distribution would have shifted to the left due to the negative means, whilst the effect of "heavy tails" demonstrated in this study would have been equalised or toned down.
Similar(7)
All other pairs have the negative mean values.
Table 5 describes the negative mean ∆T LRT ranging from −0.41 to −0.69 K with a standard deviation of about 2.9 K.
The variation in vTECGNSS can be related to the negative mean value of the east west difference of V HWM07 (Fig. 8m) and the contribution of the PCA mode on V HWM07 (Fig. 8i, j).
The negative mean values suggest highlighted areas of splenic parenchyma, dark compared with vessels, exceed the number of highlighted vessels.
The MDRD method tended to slightly overestimate the GFR compared with the CG method, as suggested by the negative mean difference, though this was not statistically significant.
When asked if they would prefer to return to a paper-based system, the residents overwhelmingly replied in the negative (mean Likert scale score of 4.5 ± 0.8).
The negative mean value in Wave 3 indicated that patients were generally slightly dissatisfied with the waiting times at their sites.
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