Overall, the funds monitoring tool would be utilized to more accurately formulate budgets and increase budget implementation rates, bringing expenditures more in line with budgets.

And it got it 50 percent of the time which is exactly what you'd expect with a coin flip model.

The Committee was informed that some 68 per cent of the budgeted amount is based on standard ratios and costs contained in the Standard Ratios and Standard Cost Manual, while 32 per cent covers mission specific requirements.

At the moment, the yield to maturity of the ten year US Treasury bond is 3.76 . Subtract 2.5 for inflation, and you get a benchmark expected real return of 1.26 .

(iii) Exchange rates in accordance with the following criteria

And it has incredible, incredible accuracy.

Such adjustments reflect, in particular, the fluctuations in rates and standard costs compared with the assumption used for establishing the approved budget.

The Committee believes that the budget reports should explain deviations from standard costs and reasons for the application of mission specific costs rather than standard costs.

(c) With regard to post adjustment, develop a strategy to determine more accurately the common expenditure weights, taking account of the expected response rate.

The Secretariat will address this matter at the next rate review with the intention of establishing a predictable standard reimbursement rate or inland transportation factor for miles the equipment is transported

I need precise information

It should also be noted that UNHCR applies United Nations budgeting guidelines and procedures which recommend that, when market conditions make it impossible for organizations to predict the evolution of exchange rates, these should be set at the most recently known United Nations rates at the time of budget formulation and approval.

As expected, the rate of reported convictions, which varied significantly, was lower than the rate of reported investigations or prosecutions.

If my information is not correct...

Such adjustments reflect, in particular, the fluctuations in vacancy rates and standard costs, inflation and exchange rates as compared with the assumptions used for establishing the approved budget.

The change was made to ensure consistency with the budget approval process and reporting of trust funds in the United Nations system.

28F.19 The subprogramme is expected to achieve its objectives and expected accomplishments on the assumption that the stakeholders cooperate by submitting timely and accurate financial reports.

It's exactly the same logical error as the logical error of thinking that after the disease test, which is 99 percent accurate, the chance of having the disease is 99 percent.

More precise information on the post vacancy rate in different grades and the natural staff wastage rate would be needed.

The pistols looked similar to those crafted by Guinean and Ghanaian blacksmiths.

This contrasts sharply with reports of lack of accurate record keeping by judicial officials during the period of pre trial detention.

While she appreciated that it had not been possible to present a full budget submission in the time available, aspects of the Mission should be considered in greater detail and every effort made to identify efficiencies when preparing the full budget submission.

With regard to post adjustment, develop a strategy to determine more accurately the common expenditure weights, taking account of the expected response rate.

What we found was that the computer was successful in 75 percent of the cases in predicting the correct symbol.

The second is the accurate determination of the population to whom a warning needs to be directed.

2. Notes that the overall utilization factor at the four main duty stations, while still above the established benchmark of 80 per cent, decreased from 85 per cent in 2005 to 83 per cent in 2006, although the planning accuracy factor improved by 5 per cent over the 2005 reporting period

8. Decides also to approve 9.9 million dollars for realized vacancy rates in 2002 and to consider the actual realized vacancy rates for 2003 in the context of the second performance report on the programme budget for the biennium 2002 2003

As more than 90 per cent of the secretariat's expenditures are based on the value of the euro, budget projections in euros will be accurate over the entire financial period and protected against exchange rate fluctuations.

In order to predict effectively, we need to use science.

These reports of mine are not completely accurate.

186. The report points out that greater control is needed over the extrabudgetary resources obtained from bilateral donors in order to ascertain the efficiency and the pattern of their utilization.

Several States reported on the rate of prosecutions during the past year, which, as expected, was lower than the number of investigations.

(a) A basic rate

(b) Acquire oceanic and other data to improve the accuracy of predicting and warning of events such as tsunamis, typhoons and hurricanes

Similarly, the budgetary requirements represent a euro based calculation, with a rate of exchange corresponding to 0.901 US 1.

And if I've got a good predictor, it predicts the same thing.

Also requests the Secretary General to ensure that in all missions the actual ratio of heavy medium vehicles is not greater than the established standard ratio of 1 1 and to justify any departure from this standard ratio

In science we have to keep the whole database, and look to see if the number of hits somehow stands out from the total number that you would expect by chance.

Budget estimates were based on the United States dollar euro exchange rate of 1.158 in March 2002.

To reduce the socioeconomic impact of HIV AIDS.

Sampling cerebrospinal fluid via a lumbar puncture (or spinal tap ) can predict which people with mild cognitive impairment will progress to dementia with over 80 accuracy, but this still means a misdiagnosis for one in five patients. PET scans are slightly less accurate, while routine MRI brain scans can reveal with perhaps only 70 accuracy subtle abnormalities in people with mild cognitive impairment.

The Special Rapporteur is convinced that the credibility and effectiveness of a thematic mandate under the special procedures is closely linked to the absence of selectivity or double standards.

For UNODC headquarters, standard salary costs version 20, as established by the Secretariat after the initial budget for 2004 2005 had been prepared, was used as well as the exchange rate in place for June 2005.

As a result, estimates for current periods tend to be more precise than projections made for future budget periods.

19. Some 49 per cent of the total budget for the period from 13 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 is based on standard costs and ratios contained in the standard cost and standard ratio manual, while the remaining 51 per cent has been prepared on the basis of mission specific costs and ratios.