CATA: Computer Aided Text Analysis
... Validity and CATA Validation part of development of CATA system (e.g., Lin et al., 2009—genres of online discussion threads) Validation of thematic CA (psychometrics) against self-report— rare and uncertain (e.g., McClelland et al., 1992) A comprehensive model for assessing content, external, and p ...
... Validity and CATA Validation part of development of CATA system (e.g., Lin et al., 2009—genres of online discussion threads) Validation of thematic CA (psychometrics) against self-report— rare and uncertain (e.g., McClelland et al., 1992) A comprehensive model for assessing content, external, and p ...
Non-Conventional Variance Analysis [Ncva], Its
... Conventional – variance analysis suffers from some recognized disadvantages. When environmental factors changes, mere routine comparison of actual performance with standard stipulation will not reflect the desired result. For this reason, there should be ex-post variance analysis, analysis which tak ...
... Conventional – variance analysis suffers from some recognized disadvantages. When environmental factors changes, mere routine comparison of actual performance with standard stipulation will not reflect the desired result. For this reason, there should be ex-post variance analysis, analysis which tak ...
(Glucosamine (sulfate))
... Children and adolescents: OSAFLEXAN should not be used in children and adolescents below age 18 due to the lack of data on safety and efficiency. Elderly: No specific study has been conducted in the elderly, but from clinical experience, no dosage adjustment is necessary when treating elderly patien ...
... Children and adolescents: OSAFLEXAN should not be used in children and adolescents below age 18 due to the lack of data on safety and efficiency. Elderly: No specific study has been conducted in the elderly, but from clinical experience, no dosage adjustment is necessary when treating elderly patien ...
Are Consumers Willing to Pay More for Biodegradable Containers
... compared experimental auction and conjoint analysis and the use of real vs. game money. In addition to the contribution to the empirical WTP literature by estimating consumer WTP for biodegradable containers for plants by combining the hypothetical conjoint analysis and a nonhypothetical experimenta ...
... compared experimental auction and conjoint analysis and the use of real vs. game money. In addition to the contribution to the empirical WTP literature by estimating consumer WTP for biodegradable containers for plants by combining the hypothetical conjoint analysis and a nonhypothetical experimenta ...
A CUSTOMER-PREFERENCE UNCERTAINTY MODEL FOR DECISION-ANALYTIC CONCEPT SELECTION
... comparison of the two approaches are presented using an illustrative example. 1. INTRODUCTION In product development, engineers select a product concept before they develop detailed designs and prototypes [1]. At the time of concept selection therefore, future market size, market share, competition, ...
... comparison of the two approaches are presented using an illustrative example. 1. INTRODUCTION In product development, engineers select a product concept before they develop detailed designs and prototypes [1]. At the time of concept selection therefore, future market size, market share, competition, ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DO EQUILIBRIUM REAL BUSINESS CYCLE THEORIES EXPLAIN POST-WAR
... to sticky prices and wages as in Fischer (1977) or overlapping nominal contracts as in Taylor (1980) would only increase the complexity of the interaction between monetary growth and real economic activity. This added complexity vuld make it more difficult to reconcile the thsence of Granger causali ...
... to sticky prices and wages as in Fischer (1977) or overlapping nominal contracts as in Taylor (1980) would only increase the complexity of the interaction between monetary growth and real economic activity. This added complexity vuld make it more difficult to reconcile the thsence of Granger causali ...
Dimension reduction and shrinkage methods for high dimensional
... Background: Multivariable confounder adjustment in comparative studies of newly marketed drugs can be limited by small numbers of exposed patients and even fewer outcomes. Disease risk scores (DRSs) developed in historical comparator drug users before the new drug entered the market may improve adj ...
... Background: Multivariable confounder adjustment in comparative studies of newly marketed drugs can be limited by small numbers of exposed patients and even fewer outcomes. Disease risk scores (DRSs) developed in historical comparator drug users before the new drug entered the market may improve adj ...
MDS Maps for Product Attributes and Market Response: An
... from both economics and psychology and provide empirical justification in their own study. Given the important role of attributes in the formation of preferences, it may be more meaningful to map these attributes rather than the choice alternatives. Second, the attribute level maps are easier to inte ...
... from both economics and psychology and provide empirical justification in their own study. Given the important role of attributes in the formation of preferences, it may be more meaningful to map these attributes rather than the choice alternatives. Second, the attribute level maps are easier to inte ...
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... input. Furthermore, the age of the coffee trees8 is included to reflect the farmer’s investment in the renovation of the plantation9. To yield a more accurate specification of the model, a range of dummy variables are included that characterize the production system. According to Battese (1997) zero ...
... input. Furthermore, the age of the coffee trees8 is included to reflect the farmer’s investment in the renovation of the plantation9. To yield a more accurate specification of the model, a range of dummy variables are included that characterize the production system. According to Battese (1997) zero ...
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... and inference that explicitly acknowledges and incorporates uncertainty regarding model specification. The second respect in which the BACE approach differs from the classical approach is in the nature and interpretation of the resultant information regarding quantities of interest. Under the classi ...
... and inference that explicitly acknowledges and incorporates uncertainty regarding model specification. The second respect in which the BACE approach differs from the classical approach is in the nature and interpretation of the resultant information regarding quantities of interest. Under the classi ...
CONCAT.SAS: A Macro for Concatenation of Grouped Multi-Record Narrative Text
... output (concnal7') would be ''Mary had a little lambits fleece was as white as snow". Note that "lamb" and "its" are run together, because all1railing blanks are deleted- thus producing the unintended output "!ambits". This is unacceptable for most situations involving rutm~tive (language) text. Bla ...
... output (concnal7') would be ''Mary had a little lambits fleece was as white as snow". Note that "lamb" and "its" are run together, because all1railing blanks are deleted- thus producing the unintended output "!ambits". This is unacceptable for most situations involving rutm~tive (language) text. Bla ...
Structural Equation Modeling in Tourism Demand Forecasting
... traditionally used econometric models (also known as causative models) (Li et al., 2005). These have evolved around regression models to estimate international tourist flows between countries (Morley, 1998; Witt & Wilson, 1994). Such models have been predominantly single equation models that explain ...
... traditionally used econometric models (also known as causative models) (Li et al., 2005). These have evolved around regression models to estimate international tourist flows between countries (Morley, 1998; Witt & Wilson, 1994). Such models have been predominantly single equation models that explain ...
Applied Psychological Measurement A Review of Multidimensional Scaling in Marketing Research
... It was in March of 1964 that Kruskal published his work on nonmetric ~lC3S. By the summer of 1964 data were being collected in six cities to use Kruskal &dquo;s ~1~~4.~, 1964b) algorithm to help design the ’perfect cup of coffee&dquo; (cf. Brown.. Cardozo, Cunningham, Salmon, & Sultan, 1968). The pr ...
... It was in March of 1964 that Kruskal published his work on nonmetric ~lC3S. By the summer of 1964 data were being collected in six cities to use Kruskal &dquo;s ~1~~4.~, 1964b) algorithm to help design the ’perfect cup of coffee&dquo; (cf. Brown.. Cardozo, Cunningham, Salmon, & Sultan, 1968). The pr ...
Design of Engineering Experiments Part 5 * The 2k Factorial Design
... Optimal Designs • These results give us some assurance that these designs are “good” designs in some general ways • Factorial designs typically share some (most) of these properties • There are excellent computer routines for finding optimal designs (JMP is outstanding) Chapter 6 ...
... Optimal Designs • These results give us some assurance that these designs are “good” designs in some general ways • Factorial designs typically share some (most) of these properties • There are excellent computer routines for finding optimal designs (JMP is outstanding) Chapter 6 ...
The sampling design effect on partial least squares algorithm
... chosen from the three options offered by both the PLS algorithm and the SMARTPLS program. Henseler et al (2006) reported that, on final results, there are no substantial differences between the Path, Centroid and Factor Weighting Schemes. Although the PLS algorithm casts a wide variety of data betwe ...
... chosen from the three options offered by both the PLS algorithm and the SMARTPLS program. Henseler et al (2006) reported that, on final results, there are no substantial differences between the Path, Centroid and Factor Weighting Schemes. Although the PLS algorithm casts a wide variety of data betwe ...
Chapter 13 - Breakeven Analysis
... Quantity, Q — An amount of the variable in question, e.g., units/year, hours/month Breakeven value is QBE Fixed cost, FC — Costs not directly dependent on the variable, e.g., buildings, fixed overhead, insurance, minimum workforce cost Variable cost, VC — Costs that change with parameters such as pr ...
... Quantity, Q — An amount of the variable in question, e.g., units/year, hours/month Breakeven value is QBE Fixed cost, FC — Costs not directly dependent on the variable, e.g., buildings, fixed overhead, insurance, minimum workforce cost Variable cost, VC — Costs that change with parameters such as pr ...
AIM-1 - Xavier Institute of Management
... - Value of additional output gained by using the input (x1) - Value of output lost by not using the input (x2) Unless the value of x1 or x2 is substantial and sufficiently more than the cost of input – farmer will not use the input “Agro-economic Potential” of Input ...
... - Value of additional output gained by using the input (x1) - Value of output lost by not using the input (x2) Unless the value of x1 or x2 is substantial and sufficiently more than the cost of input – farmer will not use the input “Agro-economic Potential” of Input ...
Problem A - BAPC 2015
... at x = R again at t = 3(R − L), etc. Mario cannot jump yet, so he can move between two boats if and only if their x-coordinates are equal. Furthermore, although there could be many boats sharing the same x-coordinate at some point in time, we assume that it is possible to move to any of the boats sh ...
... at x = R again at t = 3(R − L), etc. Mario cannot jump yet, so he can move between two boats if and only if their x-coordinates are equal. Furthermore, although there could be many boats sharing the same x-coordinate at some point in time, we assume that it is possible to move to any of the boats sh ...
SAGE CRISP Demo Disk - CRISP Geotechnical Finite Elemenat
... or excavation activity Graphical representation of each discrete stage of analysis; including the display of loads, fixities and construction sequences Automatically generate unstructured or structured finite element meshes ...
... or excavation activity Graphical representation of each discrete stage of analysis; including the display of loads, fixities and construction sequences Automatically generate unstructured or structured finite element meshes ...
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... Heavy carryover stocks had a negative effect on price during that week. Light, medium and heavy carryover supplies had a negative effect on price in the next week. This is to be expected as these categories of carryover are essentially increasing tota1(i.e.new + carryover) supplies of bananas on the ...
... Heavy carryover stocks had a negative effect on price during that week. Light, medium and heavy carryover supplies had a negative effect on price in the next week. This is to be expected as these categories of carryover are essentially increasing tota1(i.e.new + carryover) supplies of bananas on the ...
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... the state level. For example, for New York, the USDA 2002 Census of Agriculture reports that 4,651 farmers participate in direct marketing and the value on direct sales is estimated at around $ 60 million. On the other hand, the New York Agricultural Statistical Service (NYASS, 2002) reports 6,667 f ...
... the state level. For example, for New York, the USDA 2002 Census of Agriculture reports that 4,651 farmers participate in direct marketing and the value on direct sales is estimated at around $ 60 million. On the other hand, the New York Agricultural Statistical Service (NYASS, 2002) reports 6,667 f ...
Multiple-Constraint Choice Models with Corner and Interior Solutions
... linear (cf. Kim et al. 2002). Interior solutions cannot be explained by models with linear indifference curves with just one constraint. Thus, reducing the number of constraints and employing a full price variable is problematic when the constraints are not freely substitutable. Moreover, the use of ...
... linear (cf. Kim et al. 2002). Interior solutions cannot be explained by models with linear indifference curves with just one constraint. Thus, reducing the number of constraints and employing a full price variable is problematic when the constraints are not freely substitutable. Moreover, the use of ...
Equilibrium Quantities, the Second Stage - BVLE-ABER
... extremely costly (in relation to money at stake) or not possible at all. It follows that both contracting parties should face the right incentives, those which will induce them to fulfil their reciprocal obligations. This being said, it leads us to define the contractual insecurity. We will refer to ...
... extremely costly (in relation to money at stake) or not possible at all. It follows that both contracting parties should face the right incentives, those which will induce them to fulfil their reciprocal obligations. This being said, it leads us to define the contractual insecurity. We will refer to ...
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... A great deal of change is taking place in the dairy industry; many farms are relocating from leading milk producing states to southwestern states like New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. Some obvious reasons behind these moves are: strict state regulations on inputs used in milk production, high price o ...
... A great deal of change is taking place in the dairy industry; many farms are relocating from leading milk producing states to southwestern states like New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. Some obvious reasons behind these moves are: strict state regulations on inputs used in milk production, high price o ...
Intelligent Management of Container Terminals Chuqian Zhang
... Start/All Programs/Rockwell Software/Arena/Online Books ...
... Start/All Programs/Rockwell Software/Arena/Online Books ...