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Showing 1 to 20 of 389 for “"Factor Model"”.
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Spectral factor model and risk analysis
… portfolio management. Recognizing volatility and factor beta as major risk sources, we analyze the short-term and longterm components of risk for any given portfolio. We model the portfolio weights as an LTI system filter and describe how the risk metrics behave as one holes the portfolio over …
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Predicting Language Impairment Status: A Risk Factor Model
… of specific language impairment (SLI) is multifactorial. Research has shown that genetic, environmental, and developmental factors may influence the course of its development. Because many of these factors are present even before a child is born, it is possible that a child's risk of developing …
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Nowcasting GDP using dynamic factor model: A Bayesian approach
… quarterly GDP figure) is disseminated. Dynamic factor models (DFMs) are widely used in econometrics to bridge series with different frequencies and achieve a reduction in dimensionality. However, most of the research using DFMs often assumes the number of factors is known. In this dissertation, …
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Flow and the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of Personality Characteristic
… characteristics (as represented by the Five-Factor Model of Personality) to offer insight into dispositional flow and the autotelic personality. Additionally, the purpose of this study was to improve on the limitations that were presented in Ullén and colleagues’ (2012) and Ross and Keiser’s …
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Values as Guiding Principles of Motivation: A Two Factor Model
… completed individual difference measures. Factor analysis revealed two independent factors: Egalitarianism, which predicted positive judgments of outgroups, and Conservatism, which predicted positive judgments of ingroups. In Study 2, participants read a story describing either a gay or …
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Farmland Risk-Return Characteristics and Fama-French 5 Factor Model
… such as Barry (1980), who utilized the CAPM model to ascertain the marginal risk farmland contributes to a diversified portfolio, this study aims to examine if latest methodologies, such as the Fama-French five-factor model, can offer a more nuanced explanation of farmland returns or affirm …
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Estimation for the Multiple Common Factor Model When Data Are Missing
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Leader influence behavior from the target's perspective: a two-factor model
This thesis presents 3 studies that examine the factor structure underlying a target’s perception of downward influence. Drawing on meta-categorizations of influence tactics previously presented in the influence literature, Study 1 constructed a set of possible higher-order factor models and …
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The Five-Factor Model As Predictor Of Performance On Decision-Making Tasks
… a psychometrically sound measure of the five-factor model of personality. Five measures of decision-making were used which addressed various aspects of adequate decision-making. The current research also included a measure of cognitive ability (WAIS-IV Vocabulary) as previous research has …
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A multi-factor model for evaluating manufacturing defect opportunities in six sigma analysis
… their six sigma capability. Here, a new multi-factor model is developed for calculating the Defect Per Million Opportunities (DPMO). The proposed DPMO equation undergoes a rationalized transition from the normal formulation based on the following factors: (i) defect severity, (ii) occurrence …
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The Development and Exploration of a Twelve-Factor Model of Motivations for Using Substances
… for use-related patterns.</p> <p>Factor analysis (<em>n</em> = 367) indicated that the MUSQ was characterized by 12 factors: Reduce Anxiety/Unpleasant Arousal, Conformity, Effects of Other Substances, Relative Low Risk, Positive Social Interactions, Rebellion, Altered …
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Predicting leadership and performance in uniformed organisations using the five factor model of personality
… of performance. The emergence of the Five Factor Model as a framework for personality research, together with the development of the Trait Self Description Inventory (TSDI), has provided the opportunity to investigate how personality assessment might improve upon existing selection methods …
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Five Factor Model Personality Profiles of University of North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft Systems Students
… unexplored. This research examined the Five Factor Model (FFM) personality profiles of individuals pursuing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) studies at the University of North Dakota (UND). Using the Big Five Inventory (BFI) general personality index, the responses of a UAS Student group …
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Predictive validity of the five-factor model profiles for antisocial and borderline personality disorders
… of D. R. Lynam and T. A. Widiger's (2001) Five-Factor Model prototypes for antisocial and borderline personality disorders was examined over a period of 6 years in large community sample. Generally, these prototype scores demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validity with health …
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A cross-cultural test of the "five-factor model of personality and transformational leadership"
Transformational leadership has gained popularity during the past ten years because of its consistent effect on individual and organizational performance. The increasing globalization of business and the consequent emergence of a diversified workforce have prompted the importance of understanding …
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Affirmative action attitudes in higher education: A multiethnic extension of a three-factor model
… Third, hierarchial regression of the Three-Factor Model found Stratification Beliefs to be the strongest predictor of affirmative action attitudes among European- and Asian-Americans while symbolic racism was the strongest predictor for Latinos and African-Americans. Finally, with the …
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Critical success factor model framework for lean management application in industrialised building system (IBS) production
… research examined the relation between critical factors in implementing lean management technique using the Interpretative Structural Modelling (ISM) method. In establishing ISM model, 51 influencing factors in implementing lean management based on lean construction key principles had been …
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