Scores for each question were calculated and standardized to create a mean score for each school.
These scores are then indexed against the mean score for all new ads during the period (Likeability Index). 100 equals average.
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The result: Mr. Bush was almost exactly in the middle, ranking 19th out of the 40 presidents who served long enough to evaluate, with a mean score of 3.01 on a five-point scale.
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If registration details are required to play or record a score, that can mean valuable consumer data for the company.
So, for example, if Obama has a score of 38, that would mean that tweets about him are more positive than 38 percent of all other messages on Twitter.
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Since an offence committed by the batting side will mean adding five runs to the fielding side's score in its already completed innings, much confusion will arise before the system beds down.
Does this mean that, in political terms, you can arguably score the defeat of tuberculosis for the private sector, through the improvement in housing caused by economic growth, just as you can score the defeat of, say, cholera for the public sector, through the building of sewers?
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The 2.20 score indicates more than two standard deviations above the mean, meaning the Niners were more than twice as good as a typical NFL team that year.
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The Twins' 0.525 winning percentage fell within that standard range, translating to a score of less than one standard deviation above the 0.500 mean.
Score was careful to note, however, that increasing its tablet stock did not mean Best Buy was scaling back on its selection of other wireless gadgets.
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