It boasts a 5 MHz bandwidth and up to 12 MSPS (megasamples per second) sample rate, while simultaneously analyzing up to one analog and four digital signals.

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The idea of this Vivo X1 is that BBK wants to take audio very seriously on its new flagship phone, which is why it's been given a Cirrus Logic CS4398 digital-analog converter plus a CS8422 sample-rate converter -- a combo that's seemingly popular amongst Hi-Fi connoisseurs and manufacturers.

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Launched by BBK spin-off Vivo in Beijing just now, this 5.7-inch Xplay takes one step further from its smaller X1 and X1S cousins by packing one extra audio chip, the OPA2604 op amp from Texas Instruments, in order to add extra oomph to Cirrus Logic's CS4398 DAC and CS8422 stereo asynchronous sample-rate converter -- both of which are featured on the X1 series.

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Other researchers say they prefer the GSS for its greater sample size and higher response rate.

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Why not simply raise the response rate or increase sample size?

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Based on a household sample, INE estimated a poverty rate of 37% in 2008.

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Even the mortgage and charitable deduction would be limited in a sample plan the report offered to get the top rate down to 28%.

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The frame rate is 15 fps and the "ground sample distance" is 15 centimeters -- each pixel represents about six inches.

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The unemployment rate is derived from a separate survey of households, which has an even smaller sample size and thus a wider confidence range.

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