Word: comparison
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...interesting and important of these observations was held last night, when the planet reached the same point in its loopshaped orbit at which it was previously observed by Professor Wendell. The atmosphere was fairly clear and several views were taken, but their value is not yet assured. By a comparison of the two sets of photographs, however, obtained under similar conditions is hoped that the path, size and distance of the planet from the earth may be much more accurately determined than would have otherwise been possible. The collection of astronomical pictures from which to determine this final data will...
...drama abounds in particularly fine lyrics which bear comparison with some of Swinburne's best work. Taken as a whole, "The Masque" shows great maturity, and, coming so soon after Mr. Moody's powerful poem on "Washington and the Colonial Army," is a great proof of the author's fertility and promise...
...prices are those of the London "Economist," Sauerbeck's Reports, and of the United States Senate. In all these tables index numbers are used to condense the results into a relative statement. The "Economist" makes use of the quotations on twenty-two articles, and uses as its standard of comparison the average prices between 1845 and 1850. The great objection to the method of the "Economist" is, that in considering the twenty-two articles it gives equal weight to commodities which are very unequal in importance as, for instance, wheat and indigo. Sauerbeck's method is the same as that...
...Belgium in 1846 in a very thorough industrial investigation. Here there was a minute classification according to wages received and a grouping by age and sex. The system was not used again for years, however. The work of 1846 went for nothing because there were no subsequent data for comparison. In England the Labor office was established in 1893 under the leadership of Mr. Llewelyn Smith who is making an exhaustive search for correct data of hours and earnings of labor. In 1891 the Bureau of Labor was established in France. Specially trained agents are employed for thorough personal investigation...
...great desideratum of statisticians is some common method for presentation and tabulation of figures which can be used everywhere. In this way only can an exact comparison of wages be made. For purely economic purposes use can be made of "positions"--that is, using as a theoretic unit the laborer who works at standard wages for a standard length of time. For social purposes however, there can be no theory in the compilation of figures and we must consider the number of laborers and their time of labor strictly according to truth. When some uniform system has been used...