Even though the word is used in a normative as well as non-normative (or, ordinary) sense, "greater emphasis is placed on the normative dimension of eniyan" (Gbadagesin, 1991: 27).
Segregation indices that range between zero and one can be used in a normative fashion, such as striving for segregation index values of zero (high diversity) in a population.
1) The overall conclusion of the authors is that the subjective estimates of hazard rate are biased, but this quantity is used in a normative way.
There are only a few, relatively minor, comments: 1) The overall conclusion of the authors is that the subjective estimates of hazard rate are biased, but this quantity is used in a normative way.
The more concrete question posed is "how much uncertainty is there over the standing (i.e., percentile rank) of the patient's MDAS score as a function of error in using a normative sample to estimate its standing in the normative population.
Specifically, we showed that subjects could both learn a range of hazard rates and then use those learned rates in a normative manner to interpret sequences of evidence to make decisions.
We now explain our perspective on this important point more clearly in the Discussion, as follows: "[W]e showed that subjects could both learn a range of hazard rates and then use those learned rates in a normative manner to interpret sequences of evidence to make decisions.
Game theory can and should be used as a normative tool in biodiversity conservation contexts: identifying scenarios with Pareto inefficient Nash equilibria enables constructive action in order to achieve (closer to) optimal conservation outcomes, whether by policy solutions based on mechanism design or otherwise.
Bioethical principles are widely used as a normative framework in areas of human research and medical care.
However, if global health researchers with a background in empirical disciplines want to use a normative starting point that departs from the status quo, they will want a normative starting point that is based on rigorous research.
