Overall, the robustness makes the MWW more widely applicable than the t test, and for large samples from the normal distribution, the efficiency loss compared to the t test is only 5 %, so one can recommend MWW as the default test for comparing interval or ordinal measurements with similar distributions.

Overall, the Ottoman Empire was growing and expanding at the beginning of the 20th century addressing a changing world, similar experiences and challenges faced by its contemporaries.

Overall, Gorbachev's statements suggested that the foreign policy emphasis would be on a common foreign policy adhered to by all members of the Warsaw Pact under Soviet direction.

Overall, most of the common renovations, such as modern siding and inappropriate porch posts, are relatively superficial and reversible if desired.

Overall, neo-Marxist accounts of the information society have in common that they stress that knowledge, information technologies, and computer networks have played a role in the restructuration and globalization of capitalism and the emergence of a flexible regime of accumulation ( David Harvey 1989 ).

Overall the eleven species are mostly still common in suitable habitat, although the amount of suitable habitat has declined greatly with deforestation.

Overall, the Jewish Agency was successful in making " the point that the Zionist movement and the British Empire were standing shoulder to shoulder against a common enemy, in a war in which they had common goals.

Overall, white is the least common Portuguese Water Dog color, while black with white markings on the chin (" milk chin ") and chest is the most common color combination.

Overall, common ancestries ( by country of birth parents ) include China ( 18 %), UK ( 8. 3 %), India ( 8. 2 %), Italy ( 5. 6 %), Lebanon ( 4. 8 %), Ireland ( 4. 6 %) and Greece ( 2. 7 %).

Overall the soils have one common trait ; they are free draining which means they hold very little water.

Overall, an AraAppaloosa will be of a more refined build than the more common type of Appaloosa, those with a high percentage of American Quarter Horse breeding, more commonly seen in the modern show ring.

Overall, the Rainbow Lorikeet remains widespread and often common.

Overall though it generally remains common and widespread, resulting in it being listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Overall, children with CP may have difficulty chewing and swallowing food, holding utensils, and preparing food due to sensory and motor impairments.

Overall difficulty is signified by a Roman numeral grade, and the technical difficulty of the hardest move or section of the climb is graded with an Arabic numeral.

Overall, reviewers have said that visuals and controls of Ninja Gaiden II improved over its predecessor while maintaining a high level of difficulty for players ; the game was criticized for having a more generic and predictable plot.

Overall difficulty is currently graded as " A1 " or 2 on a ten-point scale.

According to Doctor Gontero, the leading Doctor of the above mentioned study which was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine in 2009, " Overall treatment results were subjectively scored as acceptable in spite of curvature improvements, which varied from “ no change ” to “ mild improvement .”" The study concluded that penile extender devices provided only minimal improvements in penile curvature but patients were generally satisfied likely from increased penile length.

Overall the survivability rate of comorbid larynx cancer patients is 59 % lower than the survivability rate of patients without comorbidity.

Overall, patients receiving TPN have a higher rate of infectious complications.

Overall, studies suggest that patients with TBIs who participate in more intense rehabilitation programs will see greater benefits in functional skills.

Overall, 65-70 % patients treated five years ago will be alive today.

The results showed that approximately 40 % of patients taking PRP were stabilized or improved after 15 weeks of therapy, based on an Analysis of Overall Response.

Overall improvements of on average 76 % for 80 % of patients occurs over three months ; most studies show that it performs better than benzoyl peroxide and the treatment is far better tolerated.

" A more recent meta-analysis from Journal of Affective Disorders confirms this and is even more hopeful: " Overall, bright light therapy is an excellent candidate for inclusion into the therapeutic inventory available for the treatment of nonseasonal depression today, as adjuvant therapy to antidepressant medication, or eventually as stand-alone treatment for specific subgroups of depressed patients.

Overall, though the renal survival is 80 – 90 % after 10 years, at least 25 % and maybe up to 45 % of adult patients will eventually develop end stage renal disease.

Overall prognosis is good in most patients, with one study showing recovery occurring in 94 % and 89 % of children and adults, respectively ( some having needed treatment ).

Overall, 63 % of patients in the study were asymptomatic, 24 % reported frequent back pain, but only 7 % had taken analgesics for back or leg pain in the last month.

Overall, the Phase I data demonstrated that high doses of human neural stem cells, delivered by a direct transplantation procedure into multiple sites within the brain, followed by twelve months of immunosuppression, were well tolerated by all six patients enrolled in the trial.

Overall, the attendants caring for the patients believed in treating the institutionalized with respect.

Overall naval commander was now Colin Keppel with other boats commanded by Horace Hood and Walter Cowan who were to remain friends and colleagues.

Overall, the quality of life indices for Estonia are reflective of a modern industrial state, with one major exception: The population of Estonia is shrinking.

) Overall, the Esperanto alphabet resembles the Czech alphabet, but with circumflexes rather than háčeks on the letters ĉ, ŝ ; Western-based ĝ, ĵ in place of Czech dž, ž ; and ĥ for Czech ch.

Overall guidance of the host was furnished by elder izinduna usually with many years of experience.

Overall, they have won fifty-three official titles on the national and international stage, more than any other Italian club: a record twenty-eight league titles, a record nine Italian cups and five national super cups and, with eleven titles in confederation and inter-confederation competitions ( two Intercontinental Cups, two European Champion Clubs ' Cup / UEFA Champions Leagues, one European Cup Winners ' Cup, a record three UEFA Cups, one UEFA Intertoto Cup and two UEFA Super Cups ) the club currently ranks fourth in Europe and seventh in the world with the most trophies won.

Overall the western market may be considered mature with a flat to declining overall volumes while there is strong growth in the emerging economies.

Overall, 15 % of people in the United States diagnosed with lung cancer survive five years after the diagnosis.

Overall, the " violent crime " rate for the city was about twice the national average, while the " property " or non-violent crime rate was about 1. 11 times ( on par with ) the national average.

Overall, Hoveden is chiefly concerned with the politics of the relationship between Richard and King Philip.

Overall, Milgram reported that chains varied in length from two to ten intermediate acquaintances, with a median of five intermediate acquaintances ( i. e. six degrees of separation ) between the original sender and the destination recipient.

Overall, Miami set a record with 2, 960 total rushing yards during the regular season, and became the first team ever to have two players rush for 1, 000 yards in one season.

Overall, Washington gained 400 yards of offense, including a Super Bowl record 276 rushing yards, while limiting Miami to only 176, with just 34 yards in the second half.

Overall, San Francisco gained a Super Bowl record 537 yards, breaking the Oakland Raiders record of 429 yards in Super Bowl XI, while limiting Miami to 314, with just 25 rushing yards.

Overall, initial critical reception of the book was poor, with the book gaining " certain notoriety for being ' mawkish and nauseous ,' ' unclean ,' ' effeminate ,' and ' contaminating.

Overall, however, uptake in the private sector remains low regardless of significant investments in education, which have reached record levels with education now accounting for 22. 5 % – or $ 2. 6 billion – of the overall budget planned for 2010.

Overall, there has been a shift in style since the 1980s from deep golden, oily wines with melon and butterscotch flavors to lighter, paler Chardonnays with more structure and notes of white peaches and nectarines.

Overall, they lack contact with the ground and seem to float across the ground rather than take steps.

" Overall we conclude that the synthetic phonics approach, as part of the reading curriculum, is more effective than the analytic phonics approach, even when it is supplemented with phonemic awareness training.

Overall he was viewed with ambivalence until, during the first millennium BC, he came to be seen as a totally malevolent deity.

Overall language delay is associated with problems of mental retardation, hearing impairment and learned helplessness.

Overall, surface water is most abundant along the east coast and in the far north ( with the exception of the area around Cap d ' Ambre, which has relatively little surface water ).

Overall, Wilson is seen to have managed a number of difficult political issues with considerable tactical skill, including such potentially divisive issues for his party as the role of public ownership, British membership of the European Community, and the Vietnam War, in which he officially resisted US pressure to involve Britain and send British troops.