coefficient is a mathematical term often used in calculus. From LearnThat.org.
For most industrialized countries, the coefficient is between .35 and .50. From Wordnik.com. [Distribution of Income in Canada] Reference
The notion of nobility coefficient is suspended whenever Russia is involved. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Dog That Hasn’t Barked] Reference
The variation in the nonlinear damping coefficient is what cases the the shot string to elongate. From Wordnik.com. [A Shotgun Myth] Reference
Balistic coefficient is simply a scientific measure of a projectile's ability to overcome air resistance. From Wordnik.com. [Ballistic Coefficient] Reference
(Meaning that a low Gini coefficient is itself bad, quite apart from its connection to GDP per capita and poverty.). From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Venezuela] Reference
And I think that using an instrument with a correlation coefficient is silly without an analysis of cause and effect. From Wordnik.com. [Mankiw Defends his Tall Tale, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
If the coefficient is -0.8, then a 1% increase in the price of beer will lead to a 0.8% decrease in consumption of beer. From Wordnik.com. [Beer and Taxes « PubliCola] Reference
If the coefficient is -1.2, then a 1% increase in the price of beer will lead to a 1.2% decrease in consumption of beer. From Wordnik.com. [Beer and Taxes « PubliCola] Reference
R2 is usually called the coefficient of determination and in standard analysis of variance; it is computed as 1 — SSE/SST. From Wordnik.com. [Wegman report released « Climate Audit] Reference
I'm assuming that this "Gini coefficient" is a well understood concept in this field, as they never really define what it is. From Wordnik.com. [Consumption Mobility and Inequality, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The correlation coefficient is high, probably close to .8 out of 1.0, meaning that the economy is about 80% constrained by oil. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Trade Deficit Now Mostly Oil] Reference
Economists use a measure known as the coefficient of relative risk aversion. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The coefficient, which is contained in the thirteenth column of the table, viz. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886] Reference
The number which expresses this relation is called the coefficient of correlation. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
Numbers are used as a scale of thermal expansion, and this is called the coefficient of expansion (CE). From Wordnik.com. [11. Glaze problems] Reference
This allows the effect of obesity to be reduced to a single coefficient, which is a handy short cut but also very wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Cathy Young’s Reasoning is (Insert Generic Fat Reference Here)] Reference
The correlation coefficient is obviously not 1. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » 4. On a Bus in Kiev] Reference
X vector of independent terms coefficient matrix coefficient matrix. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The correlation coefficient is - 0.82. From Wordnik.com. [The 3rd Secret Behind Why Red States Are Red] Reference
The "coefficient" decision that rose the tension in Turkey drew reactions from industrialists as well. From Wordnik.com. [Hurriyet Dailynews] Reference
Have 'coefficient' that has an index for each relationship. From Wordnik.com. [TechCrunch] Reference
The quotient = phenol coefficient at 2-1/2 minutes. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
Calculate the phenol coefficient by the following method. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
The country's Gini coefficient -- a measure of inequality -- also worsened. From Wordnik.com. [A Good Life For a Few] Reference
But Armey likes to apply what he calls an "assignable demagogic coefficient" to issues. From Wordnik.com. [The Inside Guerrilla] Reference
The average effective size and uniformity coefficient of the filters are shown in Table 1. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 Water Purification Plant, Washington, D. C. Results of Operation.] Reference
SIX EASY FIXES: Aerodynamics: Reduce the drag coefficient with more curves, a sleeker profile. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The number is called the lift coefficient, and there is no way to calculate it from fundamentals. From Wordnik.com. [Newton In the Batter’s Box] Reference
China's income disparity, measured by its Gini coefficient, is already worse than the United States '. From Wordnik.com. [Restrain The Riffraff] Reference
Italy's Gini coefficient, a measure of inequality in which lower scores signal greater equality, is 0.35. From Wordnik.com. [Making Statistics Meaningful] Reference
Standardisation of Disinfectants -- particularly of the calculation for determining the phenol coefficient. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
The lift coefficient increased linearly with spin and speed, he found; if spin or speed doubled, so did lift. From Wordnik.com. [Newton In the Batter’s Box] Reference
The aerodynamics are also worthy of mention, with the coefficient of drag estimated by Edison2 to be below .15. From Wordnik.com. [Automotive X Prize Video: Edison2 Very Light Car - Beneath the carbon fiber] Reference
But this is not the case, the coefficient of expansion for mercury being considerably greater than that for brass. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
It is his feeling, however, that part of the success is attributable to the very low uniformity coefficient of the sand. From Wordnik.com. [Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 Water Purification Plant, Washington, D. C. Results of Operation.] Reference
Now the gaping divide between Brazil's haves and have-nots, as measured by the Gini coefficient, is also starting to narrow. From Wordnik.com. [How Brazil Reversed the Curse] Reference
When such payments are factored in, Japan's Gini coefficient moves down to a much more manageable 3.38, closer to Western Europe's. From Wordnik.com. [‘The Gap Society’] Reference
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