Example sentences for: scores

How can you use “scores” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Blacks' test scores rose too, after a special effort led by a pro-busing superintendent.

  • His efforts have not boosted test scores as much as had been promised, but modest improvements and Crew's political clout make him the beleaguered system's most impressive chief in decades.

  • One common method of inference from observational data is the cohort study with an adjustment for risk factors using, for example, regression models [ 1 ] and propensity scores [ 2 ] . In some situations, estimates from high-quality cohort studies have been similar to those from randomized trials [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] . However there are some notable exceptions, including studies of the effect of beta-carotene on cardiovascular mortality [ 6 ] [ 7 ] , the effect of hormone therapy on the rate of cardiovascular disease [ 8 ] , the effect of epidural analgesia on the probability of Cesarean section [ 9 ] , the effect of beta-blockers on mortality [ 10 ] , and the effect of aspirin on the risk of colorectal cancer [ 11 ] . Some of the discrepancy between the results of these high quality cohort studies and randomized trials may be explained by differences in the intervention, patient population, or duration of follow-up.

  • There were no mean differences in cognitive status (SPMSQ) scores between caregivers and patients.

  • And yet, Starr's investigation has been a moral disaster, the equivalent of a high-speed chase in which an armada of police cruisers crumples dozens of cars and injures scores of pedestrians in pursuit of a rowdy teen-ager.


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