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… characteristics of each company a total of 78 variables are used as possible predictors in the model making process. Models based on logistic regression, probit regression and stepwise logistic regression alone are assessed by looking at a number of different measures. The …
… The dynamic investment strategy is created by incorporating business cycle predictors and firm-level variables to predict future stock returns. The predictive regression is calculated wih 60 months of observation (1999 01-2005 12) and is then used to estimate future returns for …
<em>En kvalitativ studie av begreppet politiskt självförtroende i kombination med en kvantitativ analys av dess effekter på europeiska ungdomars deltagande i samhället.</em>
… participation among youths in Europe, independent of a set of alternative predictors. Moreover the thesis is divided into two sub-investigations, one qualitative and one quantitative. The qualitative part discusses and analyzes the concept of political efficacy in a new and …
… in stand properties. A PLS-model for the carbon flux was created with several predictors. The model gave only slightly better results (r2=0.47) compared with estimates from temperature alone. For an eventual follow-up data should be complemented with soil temperatures plus field …
… some extent could predict lower behavioral stress. However, the most important predictors of stress and perceived health were lack of meaningfulness and quantitative demands. Lack of meaningfulness was also a predictor of absence due to illness. The results also indicated that …
… and as 3 for 3 months after diagnosis and all observations in healthy cows. Predictors representing herd identity, breed, parity, lactation stage, milk yield, type of hoof lesion and season were tested but excluded in the final analysis because they were judged not to improve …
… psychological ill-health among the survey group (R2= 0,59). The most important predictors were self-esteem, neuroticism, gender and performance-based self-esteem.
En jämförelse mellan barn med olika nivå av läsförmåga, utifrån The Simple View of Reading
… reading ability. The study shows that decoding and comprehension are useful predictors of reading ability, and also indicates that The simple view of reading is less appropriate for children with reading difficulties.
… showed that the level of life-stress could explain, on the basis of the predictors, performance-based self-esteem, personality (Type A), perceived stress, age and gender. Perceived stress was signifi-cantly correlated with VLS when Spearman’s test was performed but it was not a …
En ekonometrisk studie över nationshemvistens påverkan på upplevd lycka.
… outcomes are either that the country variable affects less when the additional predictors are added to the model, or that they stay the same. The micro data is collected from the European Social Survey database, the macro data is collected from the World Bank. The country …
- en studie av mediekonsumtion och psykologiska mekanismer
Betydelsen av mediekonsumtion innehållande ideal/utseendefokus och olika psykologiska mekanismer för kroppsuppfattning studerades genom en enkätundersökning. Urvalet bestod av 331 svenska unga kvinnor och män. För kvinnor fanns ett svagt positivt samband mellan mediekonsumtion …
En undersökning på den svenska marknaden
Syfte: Studien undersöker om det finns ett samband mellan ekonomiska indikatorer och den årliga aktieavkastningen ett år framåt på den svenska marknaden för företag som genomfört nyemission och jämförs med en benchmark som består av företag som inte genomfört nyemission. Metod …
… are related to the size of the pelvic-opening, and have been suggested as predictors of calving performance. Heritabilities for rump angle and rump width varies between 0,25 and 0,45, which means a higher inheritance for these traits compared to calving-traits. In order to be …
… tendency for statistical significance between emotion recognition and the predictors. This suggests that stores, which have low employee turnover and low sick leave hours, can be explained by the manager's capability in emotion perception. The study complements current research …
… low self-efficacy. Only some of the under dimensions were significant predictors. The vulnerability of the contingent self-esteem is discussed in the light of the findings.
