Biodiversity research: data without theory—theory without data

Biodiversity research: data without theory—theory without data

1 Plant Ecology, Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2 Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin, Germany, GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity, Berlin, Germany, 5 Botanischer Garten und Botan...

Data - centric , without data model

alizing large 3D data sets from scientific or medical applications. Transfer functions are particularly important to the quality of direct volume-rendered images. A transfer function assigns optical properties, such as color and opacity, to original values of the data set being visualized. Unfortunately, finding good transfer functions proves difficult. Pat Hanrahan called it one of the top 10 ...

Deciding without data.

INTRODUCTION Physician decisions drive most of the increases in health care expenditures, yet virtually no published literature has sought to understand the types of evidence used by physicians as they make decisions in real time. METHODS Ten pediatric cardiologists recorded every clinically significant decision made during procedures, test interpretation, or delivery of inpatient and outpati...

Data without Boundaries

Statistics without DATA _NULLS_

Analysts attracted to SAS for its statistical capabilities no longer have to settle for its clumsy publishing capabilities. Instead, they can take advantage of the Output Delivery System (ODS) in version 7.0, SAS’s data warehouse and data processing capabilities, and a new open-source, non-proprietary software technology, and literally never use a DATA _NULL_, PROC REPORT, or PROC TABULATE agai...