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  1. 1. Too Hot to Handle? : Performance of large-scale infrastructure projects in a Swedish district heating company

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Emma Fält; Julia Gunnarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Project; Project performance; Large-scale infrastructure; District heating; Energy sector; Projekt; Projektutförande; Projektgenomförande; Storskalig infrastruktur; Fjärrvärme; Energisektorn;

    Abstract : Large-scale infrastructure projects are risky ventures, often subjected to poor performance. Time and cost are often escalating beyond estimation while quality and benefits remain unchanged. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable Waste Management : Identifying and Analysing the Present and Future Waste Situation in Linga Linga

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Julia Gunnarsson; Emma Fält; [2020]
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    Abstract : Inadequate waste management has become a global concern during the last decades due to an increasing population and economic growth. When a larger amount of people get access to new types of waste the potentially harmful waste streams are increasing in both cities and rural communities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Election Cycles and Microfinance in the Indian States : Political Pressures, Opportunistic Election Cycles and Political Uncertainty Cycles: What Does It Do for the Indian Microfinance Sector?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Gunnarsson; [2020]
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    Abstract : In India, election cycles have repeatedly been reported to sway the microfinance sector. Meanwhile, the sector is recognized as an important poverty fighting tool; both the largely privately funded MFI system and the largely publicly funded SHG system. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impotency of Post Hoc Power

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo Sebyhed; Emma Gunnarsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Hypothesis testing; statistical inference; retrospective power; observed power; a posteriori power; a priori power; true power;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we hope to dispel some confusion regarding the so-called post hoc power, i.e. power computed making the assumption that the estimated sample effect is equal to the population effect size. In previous research, it has been shown that post hoc power is a function of the p-value, making it redundant as a tool of analysis. READ MORE

  6. 5. En grönskande trädgård i staden : ett gestaltningsförslag för en studentnationsträdgård i Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Helen Gunnarsson; Emma Wikström; [2017]
    Keywords : gestaltning; landskapsarkitektur; slitage; studenter; trädgård;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att gestalta en studentnationsträdgård så att den tillmötesgår de krav som ställs på platsen i form av slitagetålighet och flexibel användning. Detta uppnås genom en designprocess uppdelad i förstudie och gestaltning. READ MORE