Some provisions attempt to improve efficiency through administrative reforms, by, for example, requiring insurance companies to create a single standardized form for insurance reimbursement, to alleviate the clerical burden on clinicians.

NEWYORKER: Testing, Testing

Scores for each question were calculated and standardized to create a mean score for each school.

WSJ: How the Rankings Were Compiled

Scores from both calculations for each school were added up and standardized to create the corporate score for the final ranking.

WSJ: EMBA Rankings 2010, Wall Street Journal Methodology

StudentAid.com, which launched earlier this year, asks students for detailed financial information and their GPAs and standardized test scores to create detailed cost estimates for up to 10 universities, based on each college's financial aid award formula.

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The vast majority reached deals with their unions to create a four-tiered rating system that relies in part on student scores on standardized tests.

WSJ: Deadline on Evaluations

Mascarenas floats a fix: Create a standardized battery component that can be plugged into any customized pack and swapped out to give a vehicle more range.

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