Essays about: "importance of statistics in social work"

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1. 1. Using Social Media and Personality Predictions to Anticipate Startup Success

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Daniel Stenson; [2023]
   Keywords : Machine Learning; Startup Success Predictions; Founder Personalities; Natural Language Processing; Social Media Analysis; Big 5 Personality Framework; Feed-forward Neural Network; XGBoost.; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of integrating predicted founder personalities, based on the Big 5 Personality Framework, into Machine Learning (ML) models to enhance the accuracy of early-stage startup success predictions. Leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, we extracted personality insights from founders' tweets, focusing on US startups funded between 2013 and 2015. READ MORE

3. 2. The Broker's Invisible Ties : Brokerage and Balance in Signed Networks

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Paul Schuler; [2021]
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   Abstract : Brokerage is one of the most popular and well-studied concepts in the literature on social networks. It has so far been analysed, however, without taking negative ties in so-called signed networks into account. The central role of tension for brokerage motivates an integration with the hitherto not explicitly related social balance theory. READ MORE

4. 3. Nyckelparametrar för en levande landsbygd

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Hanna-Louise Aasen; [2020]
   Keywords : landsbygd; landsbygdsutveckling; urbanisering; ruralisering; avfolkning; resiliens; klimatförändringar; jordbruk;

   Abstract : Denna uppsats behandlar frågan om levande landsbygd, där människor bor och trivs i hela landet, samt vilka förutsättningar gjort att så idag inte är fallet i Sverige. Upptäckten av fossila energislag har förändrat den mänskliga civilisationen på många sätt, inte minst genom förändrade produktionssätt inom framställningen av livsmedel och skogsråvara samt fabriksproduktionen av varor. READ MORE

5. 4. Urbana ekosystemtjänster : social-ekologisk design i stadslandskapet

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Elin Lundgren Alm; [2020]
   Keywords : ekosystemtjänster; social-ekologisk design; stadsplanering; stadsomvandling; social hållbarhet; urban ekologi;

   Abstract : Enligt FN:s befolkningsprognos kommer antalet människor på jorden år 2050 vara ungefär 9,3 miljarder, varav 68 procent av dessa förväntas bo i städer. I Sverige har siffran legat stabilt runt 80 procent sedan 1970-talet men ny statistik visar på en uppåtgående trend. READ MORE

6. 5. The planet, my city and I : How to design information in public places so that people understand how their individual choices can help creating a sustainable society.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Kristina Rydälv Kåreby; [2019]
   Keywords : Interaction design; Placemaking; Public places; Social visualization; Sustainability; Third spaces; User Experience; Visualization.;

   Abstract : The greenhouse effect is the biggest environmental challenge of today, and in line with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, we must drastically decrease our global production of carbon dioxide. A sustainable society needs knowledgeable citizens who can vote for competent decision makers, and as knowledge is power, the environmental issue becomes a question of democracy. READ MORE