cross-national comparison
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comparison
noun[C or U]
uk/kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/us/kəmˈper.ɪ.sən/
the act of comparing two or more people ...
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(Definition ofcomparisonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These comments suggest that bettercross-nationalcomparisoncan be promoted in two ways.
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These two regions were selected to highlight thecross-nationalcomparisonand not because they were nationally representative.
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Rehabilitation in nursing homes: across-nationalcomparisonof recipients.
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Perhaps once enough comparable studies are completed, it will be possible to calibrate the in-uence of upper houses and committees by systematiccross-nationalcomparison.
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Each policy is discussed in a separate chapter that ends with across-nationalcomparison.
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This concept is deployed here forcross-nationalcomparisonof policy change in telecommunications and electricity.
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In particular, this article presents across-nationalcomparisonconcerning the exchange of housing assets and long-term care between older parents and their adult children.
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Yet there is still a great deal of analytical benefit fromcross-nationalcomparisonand the statistical methods it allows if the nations and concepts are truly comparable.
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Frederickson identifies his own practice ascross-nationalcomparison.
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Cross-nationalcomparisonof technology assessment processes 49.
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A second step could be to do across-nationalcomparisonof service use and unmet needs in countries with different mental health care systems.
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At this level of analysis, we have no need (or less need) for cross-national comparisons.
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The framework seems ideal for cross-national comparisons, and is fruitfully applied to five countries with varying rates of youth unemployment.
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This is more consistent with reality, whether we compare the public sector within one country or make cross-national comparisons.
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As long as these limitations are borne in mind, preliminary cross-national comparisons are possible.
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Consequently, estimates of the level of partisanship in cross-national comparisons have to be used with extra caution.
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Cross-national comparisons reveal some evidence for an increase in the prevalence and incidence of depression and anxiety in some, but not all, countries.
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Cross-national comparisons of partisan identification are beset by conceptual and methodological difficulties.
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In doing so, we address a number of limitations associated with existing cross-national comparisons of heart disease treatment.
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