propensity

  • 21propensity to consume — ▪ economics       in economics, the proportion of total income or of an increase in income that consumers tend to spend on goods and services rather than to save. The ratio of total consumption to total income is known as the average propensity… …

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  • 22Propensity score matching — In statistics, propensity score matching (PSM) is one of quasi empirical “correction strategies” that corrects for the selection biases in making estimates. Overview PSM is for cases of causal inference and simple selection bias in non… …

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  • 23Propensity score — In the design of experiments, a propensity score is the probability of a unit (e.g., person, classroom, school) being assigned to a particular condition in a study given a set of known covariates. Propensity scores are used to reduce selection… …

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  • 24propensity to save — ▪ economics       in economics, the proportion of total income or of an increase in income that consumers save rather than spend on goods and services. The average propensity to save equals the ratio of total saving to total income; the marginal… …

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  • 25propensity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1570 an often intense natural inclination or preference Synonyms: see leaning …

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  • 26propensity — See disposition …

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  • 27propensity — Synonyms and related words: a thing for, affinity, an ear for, an eye for, animus, aptitude, aptness, bent, bias, capacity for, cast, character, conatus, conduciveness, constitution, delight, diathesis, disposition, eagerness, eccentricity, fancy …

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  • 28propensity — pro|pen|si|ty [ prə pensəti ] noun uncount a natural tendency to behave in a particular way …

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  • 29propensity — pro·pen·si·ty || prÉ™ pensÉ™tɪ n. inclination, tendency, disposition, aptitude; special trait, distinct trait …

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  • 30propensity — noun (plural propensities) an inclination or tendency. Origin C16: from archaic propense (from L. propensus inclined , past participle of propendere, from pro forward, down + pendere hang ) + ity …

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