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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"probit regression"”.
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Awareness and Willingness to Pay for Moringa as a Leafy Vegetable in Limpopo Province
… analysed with descriptive statistics, Bivariate Probit Regression and Tobit Regression Model. The results indicated that the majority of the respondents had no idea that Moringa could be consumed as a leafy vegetable. However, the results also indicated that the majority of respondents were …
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Access and benefit-sharing regimes concerning the utilization of plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge regarding the use of plant genetic resources: using law, economics, and empirical methods to analyze plant genetic resources issues, including biopiracy, bioprospecting, and intellectual property
… origin countries of PGRs. This dissertation uses Probit Regression to uncover interactions between access and benefit-sharing (ABS) regimes and IPRs regarding PGRs and traditional knowledge regarding the use of PGRs. Regression analysis shows that the more PVP applications that are filed in a …
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On the Use of Mixed -Effects Models for the Analysis of Probability Judgments
… which is expressed as a mixed-effects ordinal probit regression model. This model can be used to derive several new model-based measures of external correspondence as well as establishing a means of deriving the sampling/posterior distributions of such measures. Issues of model specification …
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Persistent reservations in mining?
… Labourer and Winding Engine Driver, an ordered probit regression is run producing little evidence to support the persistence. A White skill bias is noted and further investigated using Oaxaca decomposition. Observable skill sets such as education, experience, demographics and firm level …
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The determinants of office tenant renewal
… office tenant renewal decision using linear and probit regression models.Through statistical analysis, several factors emerge as influential in the renewal decision, including the size of the occupied space, the level of employment in the market, as well as location. Logical building …
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Intergenerational Transmission of Religion: Does Mother's Working Behaviour Make a Difference?
… belief and religious practice. Our bivariate probit model shows that a youth whose mother stayed at home during his childhood is more likely to have the same religious affiliation as her, even after controlling for various background factors. Furthermore, estimates using ordered probit …
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Technology Integration in Middle School Mathematics and Reading Achievement: Implications for School Leaders
… Student Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart. Probit regression analyses of the three target areas on the student scores showed that Patterns of Classroom Use and Content Area Connections were each significantly uniquely predictive of achievement results. Leaders should ensure that teachers are …
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Detecting intervention effects with a cognitive diagnostic model for learning trajectories
… students' learning trajectories. Two specific probit regression models are introduced under the framework. A Bayesian modeling formulation is presented, and Gibbs sampling algorithm is proposed for parameter estimation. Simulation study results show that the proposed model provides accurate …
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Spatially Correlated Model Selection (SCOMS)
… 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 where the response of interest is the presence/absence of the fish …
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Survival analysis of the modernized retirement system for the United States Marine Corps
… analysis for expected lengths of service and probit regression models to evaluate various retirement choices under the Modernized Retirement System. The results of the analysis indicate the U.S. Marine Corps will experience a change in expected lengths of service for officers and enlisted …
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Progression and Completion Rates of Remedial Students in a Community College Setting
… included frequencies of multiple variables, probit regression, Pearson’s Chi-Square, and Fisher’s Exact test. While several predictors for completing college were identified, successful completion of a college-level or gateway English course was the single variable found to predict successful …
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Household recycling behaviour in South Africa: Evidence from the 2018 General Household Survey
… what determines recycling behaviour. A probit regression analysis was carried out using data from the 2018 General Household Survey in order to understand household recycling behaviour. The results of the regression suggest that age, race, province, urban-rural residence, the presence of …
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Driving Demands of a Successful Protest: A Comparative Analysis of Drivers That Leads To a Successful Outcome of Protest
… protest incidents from 132 countries. Using the probit regression model to analyze the data, I find that the duration of protest is significant in determining the success or failure of protesters demands being met both in Africa and the world at large. Other variables, such as violent government …
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Modelling football match results and testing the efficiency of the betting market
… models football results using an ordered probit regression. The football market differs from that of horse racing in that it is typically fixed odds in nature. The betting prices generally remain unchanged in relation to bettor demand. Created by the bookmakers, this added risk exposure …
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Utilisation pattern and economic potential of indigenous fruits and vegetables among rural communities in Akure, Nigeria
… cannot be overemphasized. This study applied probit regression, principal component analysis (PCA) and propensity score matching (PSM) models to investigate the factors that determine the decisions of households to utilize their lands to cultivate indigenous fruit and vegetables. The impact of …
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Hotel occupancy rate volatility and its determinants
… hotel occupancy rate by estimating logistic and probit regression models with a composite leading indicator and hotel demand determinants.
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An assessment of the contribution of peri-urban agriculture on household food security in Tongaat, eThekwini Municipality
… statistics (econometric modelling using a probit regression model). On average, respondents were about 46 years old. There was a high rate of unemployment with the majority (51%) of the total sample indicated that they were not formally employed. The results revealed that labour for …
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Individual differences as predictors of accidents in early adulthood.
… (Roberts, et al., 2007). The current study used probit regression with unobserved latent variables to investigate the relationship between cognitive ability (as measured during early adolescence) and personality traits in predicting accident incidence in early adulthood using the National …
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Analyzing the Impacts of an IPM Vegetable Technology Transfer in Bangladesh
… were identified using traditional and ordered probit regression analysis. Difference-in-difference models were used to identify the impacts of IPM adoption on yields, pest management costs, and the number of pesticide applications applied. Economic impacts of IPM technology adoption were …
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The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: a case study of Limpopo Province
… status of an individual or a household, a probit regression model has been used. The results obtained revealed that, there is a strong tendency for lower educational attainment to be associated with a higher prevalence of household poverty. That is, households headed by someone with primary …
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