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Business Definition for: Ceiling Effect

  • the occurrence of clusters of scores near the upper limit of the data in a statistical study

Additional Resources

Quicker Coffered Ceilings
This article in general reveals about the process as it applies to a paint-grade ceiling. The paper further highlights that this method can be applied to any style of coffered ceiling that one is building. The paper reveals that to get onto a new-construction job before the insulation contractor one...
Tags: Ceiling, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-07-01
Glass Ceiling? Look Out for the Glass Cliff!
Glass Ceiling? Look Out for the Glass Cliff!RE: Glass Ceiling? Look Out for the Glass Cliff!Not every woman who has the opportunity to shatter the glass ceiling will. However, the ones who do are confident in their abilities and are able to execute their goals and objectives. They achieve growth,...
Tags: Gender and diversity, Cliff
Discussion threads 2008-09-11
The Roof Is All Wired; A Guide To In-Ceiling Loudspeaker Options.
IN-CEILING SPEAKERS, LET'S FACE IT, ARE PRETTY COOL. DESIGNED TO FIT right into the ceiling or be flush-mounted in a wall, they blend into residential and business installations so you hardly notice they're there, yet they fill the space with sound IN-CEILING SPEAKERS, LET'S...
Tags: Wired Inc.
Research articles 2001-08-01
Debt Ceiling Increased
The Senate voted 52-48 in March to raise the national debt ceiling to nearly $9 trillion and President Bush subsequently signed the bill into law.To avoid the embarrassment of voting for higher debt limits just before the 2006 election, the House adopted a rule that let the debt ceiling climb...
Tags: Government, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-05-01
Sun shines, fan turns.(Ceiling Fans)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
At last, a ceiling fan that clubs and restaurants can use to cool outdoor eating areas without conspicuously wasting energy has made its debut. Dubbed the Vari-Cyclone, this ceiling fan marries the efficient blade technology of the Gossamer Wind ceil At last, a ceiling fan that...
Tags: blade, photovoltaics, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Research articles 2003-09-01
Roof deck ceiling systems. (Info Marts).
Epicore ER3.5 and ER3.5A, the latest of EPIC Metals' Epicore specialty roof deck ceiling systems, provide architects with a roof deck ceiling featuring a linear plank ceiling appearance, hidden roofing system fasteners, an integrated ... Epicore ER3.5 and ER3.5A, the latest of EPIC Metals'...
Tags: EPIC
Research articles 2002-09-01
On target After a big bump in the road, Loyola's Schilb is driving his basketball career in the right direction now.(Sports)
Byline: Adam Rittenberg Daily Herald Sports Writer He's a fail-safe NBA prospect, perhaps the best in Chicago, a player so uniquely versatile that many think his game has no ceiling. But there once was a ceiling for Loyola junior guard Blake Schilb. ...
Tags: basement, career, ceiling, Games, NBA
Research articles 2005-12-11
Price Ceilings as Focal Points for Tacit Collusion: Evidence From Credit Cards
The paper tests whether a non-binding price ceiling may serve as a focal point for tacit collusion. The sample contains data from the credit card market during the 1980s; in the sample, most credit card issuers face a state-level interest rate ceiling, and well over half match their ceiling. The...
Tags: Collusion, Credit Card, Ceiling, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Sales Channel, Finance, Sales
White papers 2001-12-10
OPEC opts to hold production ceiling steady: official
VIENNA AFP ? OPEC ministers have decided at a meeting here to maintain the cartel's oil production ceiling of 24.5 million barrels per day, a cartel spokesman said, telling reporters: "It's a roll-over." OPEC spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Kheraigi spoke Thursday as ministers from the 11-nation organization continued to meet behind...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, barrel, cartel, ceiling, OPEC, spokesman
Research articles 2003-12-04
Fan-Tastic!: How to Find a Good Energy-Efficient Ceiling Fan
As the mercury starts to rise, so too does the urge to flip on the air conditioner. For those days when it's warm, but not quite hot enough to turn on the air conditioner, a ceiling fan is a great option - if you buy a good one that is...
Tags: Ceiling, Air Conditioner, Realty Times
White papers
Court lifts curb on PAC contributions; industry sees no effect on fund raising
The Supreme Court's decision to relax campaign contribution restrictions on political action committees will not have any direct effect on food-service industry political fund-raising efforts. If anything, in fact, some restaurant lobbyists are concerned that the ruling could boomerang on industry PACs by providing fresh ammunition for critics of...
Tags: antitrust, industry, Strategy, U.S. Department of Justice
Research articles 1985-04-08
OPEC president says cartel likely to keep output ceiling
KUWAIT CITY AFP — OPEC president and Kuwaiti Energy Minister Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah said the cartel was likely to maintain its output ceiling during its March 16 meeting in Iran despite soaring prices. "I think we will continue with the same ceiling" of 27 million barrels per day...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, barrel, cartel, ceiling, OPEC
Research articles 2005-03-12
USG provides gypsum, ceiling panel recycling
USG Corp. has announced that its gypsum recycling program partner, Gypsum Recycling America LLC GRA, started collecting gypsum wallboard scrap, which will be recycled and reused in USG'S wallboard manufacturing operations. USG also announced that it will collect and recycle customers' used ceiling panels as part of the company's new...
Research articles 2006-09-01
MITRE CORP. AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
MITRE Corp., Bedford, Mass., is being awarded a $355,177,261 cost plus fixed fee contract to provide for award of contract for systems engineering and integration support for Air Force ceiling programs and Air Force non-ceiling programs for fiscal 2006. Support level is estimated at 929 direct staff years for the...
Tags: Air Force, ceiling, Mitre Corp.
Research articles 2005-11-06
U.S. Army Raises Ceiling On Contract With DNE
DNE Systems Inc., a provider of tactical voice and data communication services, on Monday nabbed a $50 million increase to the ceiling of its current multi-year contract with the U.S. Army Communication and Electronics Command CECOM. Signed in 2001, the Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity IDIQ requirements contract was expected to...
Tags: ceiling, Government, network, NETWORKING, U.S. Army
Research articles 2003-10-14
Saudi Arabia calls for 1.5 million bpd hike in OPEC output
RIYADH AFP ? OPEC needs to add not less than one and a half million barrels per day bpd to its production ceiling, Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi revealed. "It is certain that the kingdom believes that increasing OPEC's production ceiling is essential to keep supply and demand balance....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, barrel, ceiling, kingdom, OPEC
Research articles 2004-05-10
OPEC output tops ceiling in September
NICOSIA, Cyprus AP -- OPEC's oil output rose by 110,000 barrels per day in September, taking the cartel's production further over its self-imposed ceiling, an industry newsletter reported Monday.
Tags: OPEC
Research articles 1996-10-15
UAE opposes cut in OPEC output ceiling
ABU DHABI AFP — The United Arab Emirates said that it will oppose any reduction in OPEC's 27 million barrel per day bpd production ceiling at the oil cartel's next ministers' meeting in Vienna this weekend. Energy Minister Mohammed bin Zaen al-Hameli told the official WAM news agency that...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, cartel, ceiling, MARKETING, OPEC, U.A.E., Vienna
Research articles 2005-01-26
USG Becomes First Building Materials Manufacturer to Provide Gypsum and Ceiling Panel Recycling Options
CHICAGO -- USG Corporation (NYSE:USG) announced today that its gypsum recycling program partner, Gypsum Recycling America, LLC GRA, has begun collecting new gypsum wallboard scrap, which will be recycled and reused in USG's wallboard manufacturing operations. USG also announced that it will collect and recycle customers' used ceiling panels as...
Research articles 2006-08-08
SIM-UTILITY: Model for Project Ceiling Price Determination
Before considering bids submitted by competing contractors for a public procurement project, the owner should determine a project ceiling price or cost estimate to use as a reference point for evaluating the bids. A high ceiling price conflicts with the owner's interests in minimizing costs. This paper proposes a model...
Tags: American Society Of Civil Engineer, Utility Theory, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
White papers 2003-09-24