unit of analysis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunitandanalysis
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unit
noun
uk/ˈjuː.nɪt/us/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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analysis
noun
uk/əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/us/əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/
the act of studying or examining something in detail, in order to discover or understand more about it, or your opinion and judgment after ...
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(Definition ofunitandanalysisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theunitofanalysiswas hospital discharge with some patients being hospitalized on multiple occasions per year.
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However, traditional linguistics is based on monologue, and therefore treats the contribution of a single speaker as theunitofanalysis.
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If exposure to hazards is the focus, then the block might be the most relevantunitofanalysis.
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The change to a largerunitofanalysiswas necessitated by the larger sample.
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Importantly, theunitofanalysisto which the criteria apply is not just the laboratory test.
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Considering this, it is questionable to apply the basic assumption of the received theories, the firm as theunitofanalysis, to our subjects.
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Theunitofanalysisfor this model is the rule, and there are forty rules considered.
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This paper questions the view of the household as the sole and always pertinentunitofanalysisregarding land issues.
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The frequency variable was insignificant, suggesting that the findings were not caused byunitofanalysisdiscrepancies.
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Theunitofanalysisin this dataset is the minority group within a state.
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Finally, although the level of analysis predominantly focuses on the individual, the family system is also utilized as theunitofanalysis.
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However, these studies often focus on pairs of firms as theunitofanalysis.
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For simplicity, we will refer to theunitofanalysisas a country.
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More specifically, theunitofanalysisis the rivalry-dyad year.
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Throughout this article, we refer to the household as theunitofanalysissince our measures of income and deprivation are household based.
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Studying teachers' 'subjective school-related knowledge' required some sort ofunitofanalysis, which became the notion of decisions.
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If the minimalunitofanalysisis the affordance-effectivity match in a particular animal-environment system, then a very different approach to measurement may be required.
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The household, as the principal locus of care provision in most societies, is the mainunitofanalysisin her work.
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