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Showing 1 to 20 of 189 for “"univariate analysis"”.
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UK market efficiency and the Myners review: a univariate analysis of strategic asset allocation by industrial sectors.
The Treasury's report "Institutional Investment in the United Kingdom: A Review" (the Myners Review) suggested in 2001 that various sectors of the UK equity market may be suitable for active investment management, tacitly assuming that some sectors are efficient whilst others are not. The validity …
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The Relationship Between Classroom Climate and Student Achievement
… used to identify groups for the purpose of data analysis. Data was gathered using the five independent variables of the My Class Inventory (satisfaction, friction, competitiveness, difficulty, and cohesiveness) and the dependent variable of the Stanford Achievement Total Math scores. The results …
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Lack of Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission in Kenya Among Women Ages 15-49
… of childhood infections. The primary purpose of analysis was to understand the distribution of factors and their association with lack of knowledge of MTCT in Kenya. In parallel, another aim was to identify the relationship between media, particularly frequency of radio exposure, and lack of …
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Cardiovascular Risk Factors Predict the Spatial Distribution of White Matter Hyperintensity
… onto the MNI-152 standard template. For univariate analysis, each risk factor group was compared to the non-risk factor group. Voxels in which WMH frequency was significantly higher (p<0.05) in the risk factor group were mapped. Multivariate analysis consisted of subgroup analysis to …
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A retrospective review: long-term outcomes and predictors affecting long-term outcomes in osteosarcoma patients in the Groote Schuur Hospital patient population
… 1990 and 2012. Median 5 year OS was 57.8%. On univariate analysis, the site of disease was the only statistically significant predictive factor for prognosis. Conclusion: On univariate analysis, patients with axial disease have a worse predicted prognosis than those with primary disease in …
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The prevalence of hearing loss in HIV-infected South African adolescents on antiretroviral therapy
… Town, South Africa. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was carried out to describe the prevalence, nature and predictors (demographic, past medical history, clinical findings) of hearing loss in adolescents between 9 and 14 years of age. Screening pure-tone air-conduction (AC) thresholds above …
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Modelling techniques for biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality - theoretical development and application.
… by including random effects in current univariate analysis methods. Using multivariate techniques, I created a method for analysing multiple ecosystem functions simultaneously. The work presented in this thesis allows for a greater ability to model and understand the biodiversity and …
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Network Analysis to Identify Biological Pathways Associated with Lyme Disease
… Furthermore, previous studies have focused on univariate analysis potentially missing additive gene effects. I analyzed two different datasets containing Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) based RNA-Sequencing data longitudinally collected from LD patients living in the Mid-Atlantic …
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Effects of the Wisconsin Reading Design Comprehension Program on Reading Achievement and Self-Concept of Sixth Grade Students
… a parametric technique. One-way multi-variate analysis of covariance and two-way univariate analysis of covariance were used to analyze the results of the Stanford Achievement test scores. Univariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the results of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory …
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Association between Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Interleukin-10, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Gene Promoter Polymorphisms
… group than that in the persistence group in univariate analysis (12.7% vs. 7.5%, p=0.036). IL-10 gene promoter -592 C/C genotype was related to clearance of HBV infection in logistic regression analysis after adjusting age and sex (p=0.003). Genotype frequencies of TNF-α gene promoter at …
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Exploring preventive interventions and risk factors of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: A retrospective matched case-control design.
… sheet. Data analyses were carried out using univariate analysis (t-test, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test) and multivariate analysis (binary logistic regression). In univariate analysis for preventive interventions, the following interventions were significantly associated …
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Information transmission in energy futures markets
… morning session) and NYMEX are analyzed with univariate and multivariate time series analysis respectively. In univariate analysis, spillover effects in mean returns are found in the IPE morning session from previous day NYMEX trading information, while no information transmission is found …
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Examining the Hispanic Paradox in Post-Operative Complication Rates
… associated with the development of a POC on univariate analysis were entered into a multivariate logistic regression model to determine the effect of Hispanic race on POC. Additionally, we constructed a propensity score adjusted logistic regression model as a confirmation of our findings. …
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Integrated Analysis of Molecular and Clinical Features in Melanoma Patients with Brain Metastases
… bulk RNA-seq data generated from their MBMs. On univariate analysis, the expression of multiple immune gene signatures was associated with improved OS. The gene expression signatures of several immune cell types positively correlated with OS, except for higher neutrophil gene expression which …
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Evaluating and Changing Postoperative Opioid Prescribing After Routine Pediatric Surgery
… prescription and dosages, and LOS. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square, Fisher’s Exact, Mann Whitney test, and univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Initial review of 5,458 children operated on by 23 pediatric surgeons, demonstrated that 36% (n=1973) of …
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Development of a Coaxiality Indicator
… Repeatability and Reproducibility (gage R&R) and univariate analysis of variance is performed in accordance with Measurement System Analysis published by AIAG. Results indicate significant design flaws exist in the current configuration of the device; observed values vary greatly with operator …
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Outcomes of patients transferred to the University of Michigan health system on a short-term ventricular assist device for cardiogenic shock
… clinical status at the time of transfer and used univariate analysis to determine which factors are likely to predict a successful outcome. Multivariate analysis showed that younger age and better kidney function were prognostic variables in the patients’ 30-day and long-term survival. These …
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Novel predictors of women's surname retention at marriage
… of marital surname retention/hyphenation under univariate analysis. Under multiple regression analysis using these and other predictors from the literature also found to be predictive of this DV under univariate analysis, only some of these other predictors were predictive. An EFA factor score …
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The effect of immediate or delayed feedback, immediate retention test given after immediate and delayed feedback or omitted : amount of time spent with feedback, and verbal ability on long- and short-term retention of various levels of multiple-choice items and error pattern analyses
… were performed to test the DRE. The first was a univariate analysis of covariance of the four treatment conditions, utilizing the students' performance on the initial test, verbal ability and time spent with feedback as covariates. The results of this analysis were not significant. The second was …
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Voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital in Chinese (mainland) companies
… index was developed as an instrument for content analysis through a questionnaire survey and consultation with a panel of twenty Chinese IC experts. Secondly, two years annual reports of 100 top A-share Chinese firms were coded for data collection using a coding framework developed from the …
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