total quality index
21United States Consumer Price Index — The U.S. Consumer Price Index is a time series measure of the price level of consumer goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which started the statistic in 1919, publishes the CPI on a monthly basis. The CPI is calculated by… …
22Stock market index — A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are compiled by news or financial services firms and are used to benchmark the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds. Types of indices Stock market …
23Condition index — The condition index in fish is a way to measure the overall health of a fish by comparing its weight with the typical weight of other fish of the same kind and of the same length. The condition index is its actual weight divided by its expected… …
24Protein Dispersibility Index — The Protein Dispersibility Index (PDI) is a means of comparing the solubility of a protein in water, and is widely used in the soybean product industry.A sample of the soybeans are ground, mixed with a specific quantity of water, and the two are… …
25Rock Quality Designation — (RQD) was developed in 1964 by D. U. Deere. It is based on measuring core recovery percentage which incorporates only pieces that are greater than 100 mm in length. In this respect pieces of core that are not hard and sound should not be counted… …
26Site index — is a term used in forestry to describe the potential for forest trees to grow at a particular location or site. Site is defined as “inherent characteristics of the physical environment” [Nyland, R.D. 2002. Silviculture: Concepts and Applications …
27Colin Stephen Quality Handicap — The 1948 Colin Stephen Stakes racebook The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is an AJC Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race for three year olds and upwards, over a distance of 2,400 metres. It is held annually at Randwick …
28Ease of Doing Business Index — The Ease of Doing Business Index is an index created by the World Bank. [ [http://www.doingbusiness.org/ Home Doing Business The World Bank Group ] ] Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger… …
29Truman State University Index — Infobox Newspaper name = caption = The April 19, 2007 front page of the Truman State University Index type = Weekly newspaper format = Broadsheet foundation = 1909 owners = Truman State University publisher = Truman State University editor =… …
30consumer price index — an index of the changes in the cost of goods and services to a typical consumer, based on the costs of the same goods and services at a base period. Abbr.: CPI Also called cost of living index. [1945 50] * * * ▪ economics Introduction… …
