Collocations withcomparison
These are words often used in combination withcomparison.
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accurate comparison
Furthermore, accounting for these variations in the degree of adoption allows for a more accurate comparison of the cumulative rejection rates of directives.
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basis of comparison
The results appear generalizable, and provide a sound basis of comparison for further work in the field.
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between-group comparison
Although the between-group comparison prevents firm conclusions, this reduction apparently does not diminish effects of practice in repeated reading.
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brief comparison
A brief comparison may help to suggest the difference in procedure.
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comparison study
The international podiatry comparison study facilitated contacts with podiatrists in other countries.
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constant comparison
A "constant comparison" strategy ensured internal consistency in the coding process.
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cross-country comparison
This makes cross-country comparisons about the efficiency of national (or regional) pollution strategies difficult.
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cross-cultural comparison
A suite of characteristics more accurately reflects behavior consistent with lineage and helps maintain validity in cross-cultural comparison.
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cross-national comparison
These comments suggest that better cross-national comparison can be promoted in two ways.
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detailed comparison
A detailed comparison of the behaviour of male- and femaleheaded households is unfortunately beyond the scope of this article.
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direct comparison
What is needed, therefore, is a direct comparison of legislative and judicial rulemaking, given that the original rule cannot be left in place.
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explicit comparison
I now illustrate two of these differences and their significance by means of an explicit comparison of the most relevant points.
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fair comparison
To some extent, the difference between the types of antigen used makes a fair comparison between results difficult.
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favourable comparison
I think that our record of humanity and treatment of pensioners bears favourable comparison with that of any other charity in the country.
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interesting comparison
The section provides an interesting comparison of various investigations.
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invidious comparison
If the invidious comparison with and distinction from the other is implicit, it is nevertheless real.
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meaningful comparison
Here the data is even less reliable, making any meaningful comparison impossible.
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means of comparison
Models 1, 2, and 4 are reported in levels for means of comparison.
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method of comparison
Mean sample volume per chamber is only one method of comparison.
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multiple comparison
A multiple comparison test consequently indicated that the regression line derived from cattle isolates was higher than that derived from sheep or camel isolates.
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paired comparison
Clinically, the groups did not differ on a visual paired comparison task of faces.
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planned comparison
A planned comparison was performed across the three shading arrangements for the condition where target disparity was identical to distracter disparity.
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post hoc comparisons
The results for all remaining pairwise post hoc comparisons can be summarized as follows.
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qualitative comparison
Because of the incomplete representation of this solution by the boundary-layer theory, it is difficult to obtain more than a qualitative comparison.
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quantitative comparison
A more quantitative comparison can be made through a comparison of the damping rate.
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statistical comparison
A statistical comparison of means indicated that the mean and the amplitude of variation in the number of sows culled reached equilibrium after eight cycles.
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systematic comparison
For a systematic comparison of projects, it is necessary to structure information in the database in the same way.
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unfavourable comparison
I wish to draw attention to an unfavourable comparison with how research might have been reorganised.
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