They appear to be eager for means to validate their performance analyses, particularly as it relates to the variety of instructions that they receive from clients.

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Based on the many national and international post-tsunami field surveys carried out after the event and the performance analyses of the tsunami early warning systems in place, the symposium was organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and the United Nations University, in collaboration with the Government of Japan.

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Timms, which analyses performance in maths and science at ages nine to 10 and 13-14, and Pirls which looks at reading among 10-year-olds.

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Later annual regression analyses compare performance with initial ratings.

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