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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"robust test"”.
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Power Analysis and Extension of a Robust Test of Linkage and Association of Human Complex Disease Genes
… human diseases, the Transmission/Disequilibrium Test (TDT). My studies demonstrate that the TDT is a robust, nuclear family based analysis that can test linkage in the presence of association. I show the advantages and disadvantages of the TDT in the current application of gene mapping and the …
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Further evidence of bank window dressing: the effect of Basle Capital Standards
… dressing and a higher frequency data set, a more robust test of window dressing is adopted than in previous studies. This study focuses on the possible influence that the Basle Capital Accord may have on bank window dressing. The results suggest that banks have not been inclined to alter balance …
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Pico-Satellite Integrated System Level Test Program
<p>Testing is an integral part of a satellite’s development, requirements verification and risk mitigation efforts. A robust test program serves to verify construction, integration and assembly workmanship, ensures component, subsystem and system level functionality and reduces risk of mission or …
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CORPORATE STRATEGY, EARNINGS MANIPULATION, AND SHORT SELLING
… the corporate strategy aggressiveness in the robust test. This paper will interest investors that focus on fundamental investing and researchers who study accounting, corporate strategy, and financial market.
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Contracting in Direct Asset Sales
… rather than as substitutes for one another. A robust test based on the adoption of SFAS 141(R) provides strong evidence on such complementarity. Additional tests also suggest a significant relation between covenants and contract duration. Overall, my study provides novel evidence on direct …
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Substitution in the South African context - constitutional principles in action
… courts have applied their minds and developed a robust test for substitution and that this is an important tool and process for the ascertainment of the ideals of the democratic and constitutional project outline in the Final Constitution (Constitution). This analysis is conducted against the …
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Functional data methods for climatological processes
… phenomena. Chapter 1 will develop a robust test statistic for differentiating between two ensembles of spatial processes. We use this method to test for significant influence of historical proxy observations in paleoclimate reconstructions. Chapter 2 introduces a new class of …
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Kernel Estimators in Complex Data Analysis
… In Chapter 3, we propose a nonparametric doubly robust test for a continuous treatment effect, which involves applying a local polynomial estimator based nonparametric test to the pseudo outcomes aiming for causal effect estimation. We will also see under this framework how classical …
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Unraveling the Dynamic Nature of Creativity in the Workplace
… using crosssectional studies that are unable to test these dynamic theories of creativity. Moreover, scholars have traditionally studied the subject from a motivational perspective or from an affective state perspective. By doing so, the literature is oversimplifying and possibly distorting its …
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Decision making in nuclear waste management:the use of the synoptic approach
… waste disposal. The case studies are used to test Lindblom's hypothesis that a synoptic approach to decision making is not achievable. In the first case study Lindblom's hypothesis is tested through the evaluation of the decision to build the THORP plant, taken following the Windscale Inquiry. …
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TIGER: Testing and Improving Generated Code with LLMs
This thesis presents a test-driven framework for enhancing the reliability of code generated by Large Language Models (LLMs), focusing on real-world applicability and minimal developer assistance. The system is designed to simulate a realistic development environment where no ground-truth …
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Locked Out and Locked Up: Assessing the Relationship Between Housing Instability and Recidivism for People with Criminal Drug Records Using a General Strain Theory Framework
… a General Strain Theory framework, to provide a robust test of the relationship between housing instability and recidivism for PCDR.</p> <p>Results suggest that housing instability is associated with recidivism for PCDR. There is some evidence that supports the use of General Strain Theory as a …
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Can hydrological niche segregation explain species distributions in an aquifer-dependent wetland?
… succession in fynbos wetland plant communities, test whether these species segregate along fine-scale hydrological gradients and to identify species potentially most sensitive to groundwater abstraction. Intro: Hydrological gradients, which form between permanently inundated wetlands and adjacent …
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Mismatched divergence and universal hypothesis testing
Item reinstated by Sarah Shreeves (sshreeve@illinois.edu) on 2012-01-07T11:00:14Z Item was in collections: Dissertations and Theses - Electrical and Computer Engineering (ID: 446) University of Illinois Dissertations and Theses (ID: 204) No. of bitstreams: 3 Huang_Dayu.pdf.txt: 77576 bytes, …
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Analysis of TpeL secretion in Clostridium perfringens
… found naturally in soils and in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals that can also cause disease. C. perfringens produces more toxins than any other bacterium, and these toxins generally function as a means to lyse host cells so the bacteria may scavenge their intracellular …