The one big question in measuring production and playing time is how much weight to give injuries.

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While the CPI at one time was the measure desired by the public, government efforts turned the CPI away from measuring the price changes in a fixed-weight basket of goods and services to a quasi-substitution-based basket of goods, which destroyed the concept of the CPI as a measure of the cost of living of maintaining a constant standard of living.

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Additionally, Dr. Michos points out, measuring waist circumference may provide a more vivid indication of weight-loss progress.

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Measuring your age and gender today could turn into marketing to your weight, race, or emotional state down the line.

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The reliance on self-reporting weight, height, activity, and soda consumption in some studies rather than independent measuring and verification might confound their reliability, as might small sample sizes.

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