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31Basal metabolic rate — (BMR), and the closely related resting metabolic rate (RMR), is the amount of daily energy expended by humans and animals at rest. Rest is defined as existing in a neutrally temperate environment while in the post absorptive state. In plants,… …
32Lunar effect — The lunar effect is the theory that there is correlation between specific stages of the Earth s lunar cycle and deviant behavior in human beings. In spite of numerous studies, no significant lunar effect on human behaviour has been… …
33Overconfidence effect — The overconfidence effect is a well established bias in which someone s subjective confidence in their judgments is reliably greater than their objective accuracy, especially when confidence is relatively high.[1] For example, in some quizzes,… …
34Pigou effect — The Pigou effect is an economics term that refers to the stimulation of output and employment caused by increasing consumption due to a rise in real balances of wealth, particularly during deflation. Wealth was defined by Arthur Cecil Pigou as… …
35Familywise error rate — In statistics, familywise error rate (FWER) is the probability of making one or more false discoveries, or type I errors among all the hypotheses when performing multiple pairwise tests [Shaffer J. P. Multiple Hypothesis Testing, Annual Review of …
36Lake-effect snow — Lake Effect redirects here. For the American literary journal, see Lake Effect (journal). Lake effect precipitation coming off Lake Erie and into Western New York, as seen by NEXRAD radar, October 12–13, 2006 …
37Tax rate — For a type of taxation system in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, see Rates (tax). Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …
38Geodetic effect — This article is about precession of orbiting bodies. For observing binary stars, see de Sitter double star experiment. A representation of the geodetic effect …
39Flynn effect — The Flynn effect is the rise of average Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test scores over the generations, an effect seen in most parts of the world, although at greatly varying rates. It is named after James R. Flynn, who did much to document it and… …
40Legalized abortion and crime effect — The legalized abortion and crime effect is the controversial theory that legal abortion reduces crime. Proponents of the theory generally argue that unwanted children are more likely to become criminals and that an inverse correlation is observed …
