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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"indicator variables"”.
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Spatially Correlated Model Selection (SCOMS)
… variable selection is carried out by including indicator variables that characterize the significance of the regression coefficients. The Ising distribution as prior for the vector of indicator variables, models the dependence of adjacent regions. We present a case study on brook trout data …
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Factors related to special education services in Virginia school divisions
… expected to be found in a school division. Indicator variables selected for inclusion in the study were average daily membership, population per square mile, median school years completed, percentage of total civilian labor force unemployed, true value of property, percent black, median …
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Organization Features and School Performance
… or state performance goals." The independent variables representing organizational complexity were school size, diversity of role, span of control. The independent variables representing shared decision making were curriculum influence, policy influence, and professional development influence. …
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Analysis of Factors that Influence Member Turnover in a Health Insurance Plan
… regression model in which the coefficients of indicator variables are constrained to be zero or positive. By doing this, the contribution of each variable to the failure probability can be assessed. Due to this restriction on the coefficients, a Bayesian approach to parameter estimation--which …
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Perceived risk of inherited susceptibility to cancer
… is inferred through measurements of associated indicator variables. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to: (a) estimate psychometric properties of instruments used to measure PRISC model indicator variables; (b) test the fit of the PRISC model with instrument-generated data; and (c) …
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Strengthening foundational literacy : a process and outcome evaluation of the Wordworks Early Literacy programme
… several literacy and psychosocial development indicators improved amongst children who took part in The Wordworks Early Literacy Programme (ELP). Secondary data from volunteer programme records such as attendance of training sessions, volunteers' reasons for leaving the programme where …
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Examining the Relationships Between Urban Heat Island Effect and the Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Inequality
… spatial mapping to examine the overlaps of three indicator variables to determine the relationship between housing and racial-spatial inequality , locations of public housing, HVI/HSI scores, and count of Black or African American residents per census tract, . Hot spot analysis was conducted to …
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Optimal resource allocation In base stations for mobile wireless communications
… called mixed-integer fractional programs with indicator variables, and they are dealt with in Chapter 3.
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From metacommunity dynamics to rapid biodiversity assessment: DNA-based approaches expand horizons in both fundamental and applied ecology
… the biodiversity response to management variables, and be used to test the usefulness of convenient indicator variables. COI data is shown to outperform 18S data in recovering alpha and beta diversity information, and reference-based OTU-picking is demonstrated to be a useful approach …
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Improving Turbidity-Based Estimates of Suspended Sediment Concentrations and Loads
… to SSC-estimation variance and hydrologic variables that contribute to variance in those physical properties. Results indicated that the inclusion of any of the measured physical properties, which included grain-size distributions, specific surface-area, and organic carbon, in …
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Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) Effects on Fish Habitat: Impacts from Riparian Zones Inundated with Himalayan Blackberry
… and Mission to assess fish habitat quality indicators that included invertebrate drift input (allochthonous and total drift), temperature regulation (instream and riparian temperature), canopy cover, and instream complexity that provides rearing habitat for fish (large woody debris (LWD) …
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Determining Subgroups That Exist Among US Firearm Owners
… sample. The classes differed on several indicator variables, and additional differences were examined between the classes. Although many of the classes differed in the ranking of credible sources, a combination of The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, law enforcement officers, …
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Some characteristics and environmental sensitivities of taxpayers taking the United States political contribution tax credit during 1979-1982
… Congress. The study evaluates quantitative and indicator variables believed to influence the decision of the taxpayer to jointly make a contribution and claim the credit. Empirical data used in the study have been obtained primarily from the Arthur Young Tax Research Data Base tapes for 1979 to …
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A Test of a Model of Sexual Victimization: A Latent Variable Path Analysis
… sexual victimization. Hypothesized mediating variables were negative cognitive schemas, dissociation, risky behaviors, and coping strategies. Structural equation modeling was used to examine two competing models of sexual victimization. A sample of 276 college students taking introductory …
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Board composition and the use of accounting measures: the effect on the relation between CEO compensation and firm performance
… analyzed using a regression model with indicator variables for outsider-dominated boards. The types of performance measures, accounting and stock return, were then compared to test whether their usage in the pay-performance relationship differs between outsider-dominated and …
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Internal Capital Markets And Bank Relationship - Evidence From Japanese Corporate Spin-offs.Internal Capital Markets, Investment
… analysis, we find that bank-related governance variables such as the keiretsu-affiliation indicator, bank loan to total asset ratio, main bank ownership, and indicator variable of the existence of a bank-appointed director on the board indicator variables are significantly positively related to …
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A meta-analysis of quality of life in older adults
… psychological, social, spiritual, and economic variables predictive of Quality of Life (QOL) among community-residing healthy and chronically ill adults aged 55$\sp{+}$ years. In this study, QOL was specifically defined as the older adult's subjective evaluation and perceived importance of life …
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INVESTIGATING MODEL SELECTION AND PARAMETER RECOVERY OF THE LATENT VARIABLE AUTOREGRESIVE LATENT TRAJECTORY (LV-ALT) MODEL FOR REPEATED MEASURES DATA: A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION STUDY
… are latent constructs measured by one or more indicator variables. The LV-ALT is presented as a framework by which one may compare the fit of a chosen model to alternative possibilities or use to empirically guide the selection of a model in the absence of theory, prior research, or standard …
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Controlled Release of Antioxidants via Biodegradable Polymer Films into Milk and Dry Milk Products
… matching the auction records. Macroeconomic indicator values were collected from a variety of sources, including government agencies. The data were brought into the same electronic format and were matched by model name and calendar date, respectively. Data from auctions in the U.S. and in …
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A Statistical Analysis and Model of the Residual Value of Different Types of Heavy Construction Equipment
… matching the auction records. Macroeconomic indicator values were collected from a variety of sources, including government agencies. The data were brought into the same electronic format and were matched by model name and calendar date, respectively. Data from auctions in the U.S. and in …
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