statistical control

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meaningsofstatisticalandcontrol

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statistical
adjective
uk
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/us
/stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofstatisticalandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As discussed, another weakness is difficulty in achievingstatisticalcontrolfor level of medical severity.
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Statisticalcontrolis generally preferred over the construction of "normalized" values in which the subregion's volume is divided by the value of the scalar.
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Statisticalcontrolfor child problems helps, but does not fully resolve the issue.
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Large samples might also allow for thestatisticalcontrolof many variables.
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Although we attempted to adjust for the influence of other medical problems in the predictive model, there are limits tostatisticalcontrol.
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Most studies investigating the relationship between maternal prenatal smoking and offspring antisocial behavior have includedstatisticalcontrolfor a number of factors associated with parental antisocial disposition.
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Because of this co-morbidity, with depressive symptoms generally increasing after development of physical illness,statisticalcontrolfor variance in medical care use due to medical severity is necessary.
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Importantly, associations between gestational age at birth and language outcomes persisted afterstatisticalcontrolfor child and family factors correlated with both preterm birth and language development.
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The main aim is to work on the detailed systems ofstatisticalcontroland on the various issues which arise as a result of acceptance of the directive.
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Observations exist to be passed to metric reporting tools that can provide additional features like visualization andstatisticalcontrol.
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The concept of process capability only holds meaning for processes that are in a state ofstatisticalcontrol.
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This effect is called confounding or omitted variable bias; in these situations, design changes and/orstatisticalcontrolis necessary.
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First, multivariate statistical techniques allow the approximation of experimental control withstatisticalcontrol.
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A control chart analysis is used to determine whether the process is instatisticalcontrol.
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Shewhart called a process that features only common-cause variation as being "instatisticalcontrol".
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This information can then be used to construct measures used in the analyses as statistical controls to isolate the impact of vendor on product performance.
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Shewhart created the basis for the control chart and the concept of a state ofstatisticalcontrolby carefully designed experiments.
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Eight statistical controls are included in the analysis.
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For the first time, a single study has examined multiple developmental periods, distinguished among types of predictor and outcome variables, and incorporated appropriate statistical controls.
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