comparative data
1Comparative data for the Sun, planets, and other solar system objects — ▪ Table Comparative data for the Sun, planets, and other solar system objects object distance from Sun (average, except where ranges are given) mean density (g/cm3) mass (Earth masses) known moons known ring system orbit around Sun rotation… …
2Comparative history — is the comparison of different societies which existed during the same time period or shared similar cultural conditions. The comparative history of societies emerged as an important specialty among intellectuals in the Enlightenment in the 18th… …
3Comparative research — is a research methodology in the social sciences that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures. A major problem in comparative research is that the data sets in different countries may not use the same categories, or define …
4Comparative education — is a fully established academic field of study that examines education in one country (or group of countries) by using data and insights drawn from the practises and situation in another country, or countries. Programs and courses in comparative… …
5comparative sociology — comparative sociology, comparative method All sociology is implicitly comparative, since social phenomena are invariably held in some way to be typical, representative, or unique, all of which implies appropriate comparison. Émile Durkheim was… …
6Comparative literature — (sometimes abbreviated Comp. lit. ) is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups. While most frequently practiced with works of different languages, comparative literature may… …
7Comparative physiology — is a subdiscipline of physiology that studies and exploits the diversity of functional characteristics of various kinds of organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary physiology and environmental physiology. Many universities offer… …
8Comparative effectiveness research — (CER) is the direct comparison of existing health care interventions to determine which work best for which patients and which pose the greatest benefits and harms. The core question of comparative effectiveness research is which treatment works… …
9Comparative genomics — is the study of the relationship of genome structure and function across different biological species or strains. Comparative genomics is an attempt to take advantage of the information provided by the signatures of selection to understand the… …
10Data envelopment analysis — (DEA) is a nonparametric method in operations research and economics for the estimation of production frontiers[clarification needed]. It is used to empirically measure productive efficiency of decision making units (or DMUs). Non parametric… …
