evaluation
an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
(especially in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.
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Origin of evaluation
1Other words from evaluation
- mis·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
- non·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
- o·ver·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
- re·e·val·u·a·tion, noun
- self-e·val·u·a·tion, noun
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How to use evaluation in a sentence
By separating the good from the bad, the new standards will make this kind of independent evaluation easier, ultimately leading to better—and more trustworthy—medical AI.
New standards for AI clinical trials will help spot snake oil and hype | Will Heaven | September 11, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIn most cases, evaluation of these AIs is done in-house and in favorable conditions.
New standards for AI clinical trials will help spot snake oil and hype | Will Heaven | September 11, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewInstead, their hedonic evaluation of the vacation is best explained by a combination of how good or bad the vacation was at its peak, and how good or bad the vacation was at its end.
This “peak-end rule” for how we make evaluations of experiences was first described by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman and colleagues.
Collecting data on police encounters with the public for purposes of research, evaluation, and improvement is a vital first step.
Why some senior officers are making it harder for police departments to fight racism | matthewheimer | August 26, 2020 | Fortune
But Olds did more than build Nurse-Family Partnership; he did the rigorous evaluation to prove it would work.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball? | Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Edwin Morris Kocurek is a hard-working and loyal employee,” said his first evaluation, obtained through an open-records request.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his 2010 evaluation, Wright was praised for “excellent knowledge of RRC rules, regulations and policies.”
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat constitutes “good” art in these multiple vectors of evaluation?
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile the pilot itself was a success, the evaluation uncovered a major problem.
To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls | Michele Moloney-Kitts | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Hot Springs Hotel swarmed with scientists and observers, and there were heated conferences and late evaluation sessions.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinNo principle of evaluation can provide for such a case as that which the reviewer supposes.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillBoth alike involve economic wastes, in some degree perhaps inevitable, but none the less deserving of evaluation.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripleyevaluation of this evidence and observations indicate a possible existence of from transitional Paleo to middle Archaic times.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronHe laid the pile of written-test forms and the summary and evaluation sheets on the desk.
Day of the Moron | Henry Beam Piper
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