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staffing theory

in ecological psychology, a conceptual model examining the psychological and interpersonal consequences of interacting in situations that are overstaffed or understaffed. It was formerly known as manning theory.

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statistical stability

statistical stability

consistency of results across samples, study designs, and analyses. A meta-analysis may be used to examine the stability of means, correlations, and other parameter estimates obtained from different studies of the same population. See also stability coefficient.