noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
objective assessment/measurement/description etc
▪ It’s hard to give an objective opinion about your own children.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
accurate
▪ The figures are too small to allow accurate measurement of the exponent.
▪ If accurate measurement of quality is in place, natural selection proceeds almost automatically.
▪ The method provides an accurate segmental measurement of distension of tubular organs.
▪ More accurate measurements showed that a single epicycle per planet was not enough.
▪ The accurate measurement of area by this method must be achieved before it is sensible to talk about reflectance.
▪ Because of the small difference between therapeutic and toxic levels in the serum, accurate measurements of lithium concentrations are essential.
▪ It was his development of special thermometer glass with glass capillaries containing liquid that made such accurate measurement feasible.
▪ Figure 8-5 contains a flowchart with 18 points describing the steps to be taken if accurate measurements are completed.
direct
▪ This would allow direct measurement of how far senescence in the original population had been caused by accumulation of partially recessive mutations.
▪ Secondly are direct empirical measurements, thirdly are experimental investigations; and fourthly there are historical techniques.
▪ However, particularly for the gamma-ray contribution, more direct measurement of the radiation dose is usually employed.
▪ This question has often been answered with artists' impressions, but never with direct measurements.
objective
▪ The assessment of needs is not, therefore, a matter of objective measurement.
▪ An objective physiological measurement is therefore preferable to asking people how they feel.
▪ Observations of behaviour based on objective measurement will make it possible to produce statements of cause and effect.
▪ For this reason objective measurement is not possible and the exactitude of the natural sciences can not be duplicated.
▪ Please write down two or more objective measurements.
▪ The method is particularly valuable as an objective measurement to assess the response to therapy.
precise
▪ Finally, do not let the following calculations and precise measurements deter you.
▪ I would stay away from precise measurement of time.
▪ Developing better and more precise measurement of the properties of phenomena is the key to the progress of scientific knowledge.
▪ But this process is two way: it is also better theories which allow us to develop more precise measurement.
quantitative
▪ They will combine both qualitative and quantitative measurements.
▪ Ideally, there should be standard cost tables and quantitative measurement devices for every important element of the health program.
▪ Polarised Zeeman correction methods have been used to improve the quantitative measurements from flame instruments giving greater stability and reducing spectral noise.
▪ The summary report included no quantitative measurements.
■ NOUN
error
▪ There are two main sources of measurement error which reduce reliability.
▪ The last topic discussed is the measurement error in the money stock data.
▪ If these impacts are severe then alternative methods of analysis which are more robust to measurement error will be sought.
▪ Similarly, repeated measures may each contain a degree of measurement error.
laboratory
▪ Data in the Table show that the scan score correlated significantly with all laboratory measurements except the erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
▪ The clinical indices and laboratory measurements were made within one week of having the bowel scan.
performance
▪ For example, in terms of performance measurement, Anthony is explicitly concerned with economy, to the exclusion of efficiency and effectiveness.
▪ There were no computers, no calculators, and little experience with performance measurement, even in business.
▪ Fourth, the fund may lack the accounting systems and performance measurement techniques to incorporate futures, so discouraging their use.
▪ Practices on the rise included contracting for services, performance measurement, participatory management, impact fees, and strategic planning.
▪ The city is committed to the advancement of modern management systems and performance measurement.
▪ But are they providing information that will satisfy these needs and provide a foundation for successful strategies and meaningful performance measurement?
▪ The approach envisaged three elements: programme and activity classification by government departments; performance measurement and performance reporting.
▪ Pension funds have been subject to close scrutiny and performance measurement.
system
▪ The two-month changeout programme to replace the old Spectra-Tek meters with a new Daniels 2508 flow measurement system started last month.
▪ Real change will occur because measurement systems will change.
▪ Before the measurements we calibrated the measurement system with a two point minimum and maximum calibration.
▪ Workplace 2000 measurement systems will thus track costs at a level of detail and accuracy not possible before.
technique
▪ This is not a measurement technique book, although speciation methods using popular approaches are well represented.
▪ A final problem with applying traditional measurement techniques to white-collar professional groups was that traditional measurement focused primarily on efficiency.
▪ Fourth, the fund may lack the accounting systems and performance measurement techniques to incorporate futures, so discouraging their use.
▪ It has endured the scrutiny of modern satellites and other measurement techniques.
▪ Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 give a good overview of the measurement techniques available today.
▪ Precision defines the extent to which a measurement technique can discriminate between differences in magnitude.
▪ You will gather from this that there is no list of measurement techniques.
■ VERB
based
▪ As these sensors are based on physical measurements they are somewhat less interesting for a chemical audience.
▪ Therefore, triglyceride quantitation is based on the measurement of both the free glycerol and the glycerol derived from triglyceride hydrolysis.
▪ It's all based on the measurement of the globe, you know.
▪ Observations of behaviour based on objective measurement will make it possible to produce statements of cause and effect.
include
▪ The sample tasks all include a measurement context in which decimals have to be ordered.
▪ The summary report included no quantitative measurements.
▪ The direction was included with this measurement.
▪ Other features include six measurement scales and calibration standards traceable back to International Standards Organisations.
involve
▪ The most controversial of outside evaluations involving outcome measurements are testing programmes and public examination results.
▪ Emphasis should be given to practical activities involving measurement and estimation.
▪ This book provides such documentation and should serve as a benchmark for researchers involved in fumigant measurement for years to come.
▪ The early experiments involve simple angular measurement of the coordinates of celestial objects for star positions, planetary motions etc.
make
▪ There are many different ways to make these measurements on unstable nuclei.
▪ It is then removed from the etch tank, rinsed, dried, and finally tested by making five current measurements.
▪ As usual, however, there are problems, and help in solving them can be had by making a few simple measurements.
▪ Ever the engineers, they used calipers to make their measurements.
▪ Obviously, this differentiation can readily be made by measurement of serum gastrin.
▪ It was his development of special thermometer glass with glass capillaries containing liquid that made such accurate measurement feasible.
▪ If the intention is to make serious measurements calibration with a Helmholtz coil will be required.
obtain
▪ Fuller information than is given by about the fluctuations at a single point can be obtained by measurements of, etc.
▪ The next step is to obtain arterial blood gas measurements.
▪ This means that to obtain the same measurement for height and width the proportion of stitches to rows will be different.
▪ Activation energies may often be obtained from rate measurements by using transition state theory.
▪ At the time of sacrifice, blood was obtained for measurement of serum calcium, phosphate, and albumin.
perform
▪ An extensive nutritional screen was performed, including measurements of blood mineral, vitamin, and fatty acid concentrations.
▪ Staffs must be trained and kept motivated to perform these measurements accurately.
require
▪ This requires careful measurement and joining to keep the two elbow bends aligned - assemble them dry and mark with a pencil.
▪ Above all, this study focuses upon change --which requires new techniques of measurement and analysis.
▪ They are termed anisotropic materials and require the measurement of several elastic moduli for their proper specification.
▪ The Insecticides Act of 1968 requires aerial spraying measurements under practical conditions to demonstrate safety for human beings, cattle and fowl.
show
▪ Figure shows some consecutive measurements at short time intervals.
▪ Table 8-7 shows some anthropometric measurements applied in nutritional assessment.
▪ In addition, we have shown that the physiological measurement of hypoxaemia is significantly related to prognosis and to clinical signs.
take
▪ But an estimator can call at the customer's home, take measurements and quote a price.
▪ He would take the measurements and send them to a shop back East and hope for the best.
▪ Hoffman was under great pressure to work fast and took measurements over two full days.
▪ Figure 8-5 contains a flowchart with 18 points describing the steps to be taken if accurate measurements are completed.
▪ Data were recorded at clinic visits every two weeks, at which time blood was taken for measurement of fructosamine concentrations.
▪ They then began to take measurements to see if any heat was being generated, suggestive of fusion occurring.
▪ Mum was taking measurements of a boy I knew, for his new trousers and shirt.
▪ For very wide windows, take further length measurements in between these.
use
▪ When dealing with a pair, divide the track length in half and use this measurement when referring to track length.
▪ This supernatant was used for measurement of isotopic enrichment of free leucine.
▪ A random zero sphygmomanometer was used for almost all measurements, and outsize cuffs were used when indicated by arm girth.
▪ The multiple-stream model allows the simulations of real stream patterns, using measurements of actual streams as a guide.
▪ The same instruments and techniques were used for all the measurements.
▪ Instead of using complicated measurements involving colour purity, resolution etc. to compare their performance I simply used each monitor for a day.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I'll just take a few measurements, then I can tell you how much paint you will need.
▪ I can easily alter the dress for you, but I'll need your exact measurements.
▪ I think his chest measurement is 40, or maybe 42.
▪ progress measurement
▪ What are his measurements?
▪ What are the measurements of the bedroom?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ All government statistical services carry out this measurement exercise: it is their core business.
▪ If a patient is deeply shocked, measurement of peripheral blood pressure may be very low or difficult to record.
▪ Practices on the rise included contracting for services, performance measurement, participatory management, impact fees, and strategic planning.
▪ Previous investigations of protein metabolism in these clinical disorders have centred on measurements of whole body protein turnover.
▪ The inhabitant of two dimensional space could also refine the use of his measurement to make a quantitive determination of curvature.
▪ The quotas are sort of arbitrary measurements for compensation.
▪ This means that physical separation of the free labeled antigen from the antibody-bound labeled antigen is not necessary for measurement.