selecting appropriate intensity measure in view of efficiency

Selecting Appropriate Intensity Measure in View of Efficiency

This study attempts to answer the question of distinguishing appropriate intensity measure parameter for performance-based design or assessment, taking into account the efficiency aspect. The comprehensive comparative tables proposed in this paper could be an effective support in the decision making procedure for intensity measure selection, comprising most of the frequently utilized intensity ...

A systematic approach to selecting an appropriate measure of self-reported physical activity or sedentary behavior.

CONTEXT Numerous instruments to measure self-reported physical activity (PA) exist, but there is little guidance for determining the most appropriate choice. OBJECTIVE To provide a systematic framework for researchers and practitioners to select a self-reported PA instrument. PROCESS The framework consists of 2 components: a series of questions and a database of instruments. The questions e...

The directional hybrid measure of efficiency in data envelopment analysis

The efficiency measurement is a subject of great interest. The majority of studies on DEA models have been carried out using radial or non-radial approaches regarding the application of DEA for the efficiency measurement. This paper, based on the directional distance function, proposes a new generalized hybrid measure of efficiency under generalized returns to scale with the existence of both r...

On selecting an appropriate multivariate analysis

Kenkel, N. C. 2006. On selecting an appropriate multivariate analysis. Can. J. Plant Sci. 86: 663–676. The broad objective of multivariate data analysis in biology is to summarize associations among species (the dependent or response variables), and to elucidate species responses to one or more environmental factors (the independent or predictor variables). This objective is achieved by reducin...

Selecting the appropriate PROM for your study

Selecting Appropriate Representations for Learning from Examples

The task of inductive learning from examples places constraints on the representation of training instances and concepts. These constraints are different from, and often incompatible with, the constraints placed on the representation by the performance task. This incompatibility explains why previous researchers have found it so difficult to construct good representations for inductive learning...