Essays about: "Kendall s Tau"

Found 5 essays containing the words Kendall s Tau.

  1. 1. Carbon dioxide in agricultural streams : Magnitude and patterns of an understudied atmospheric carbon source

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : My Osterman; [2018]
    Keywords : Carbon dioxide; streams; agriculture; catchment; floating chamber; Kendall s Tau; CORINE Land Cover;

    Abstract : The role of streams in the global carbon budget was for a long time neglected, since they were considered passive transporters of carbon from land to sea. However, studies have shown that streams are often supersaturated in carbon dioxide (CO2), making them sources of carbon to the atmosphere. READ MORE

  3. 2. Copula selection and parameter estimation in market risk models

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Carl Ljung; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this thesis, literature is reviewed for theory regarding elliptical copulas (Gaussian, Student’s t, and Grouped t) and methods for calibrating parametric copulas to sets of observations. Theory regarding model diagnostics is also summarized in the thesis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring backgrounds for food waste in schools and kindergartens : Identification and quantification of factors influencing plate and serving waste

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    Author : Hjördis Steen; [2017]
    Keywords : plate waste; serving waste; food waste; public kitchen; correlation analysis; school kitchen; model;

    Abstract : Although food waste is known to have a negative impact on the environment, little research about the causes for food waste in school and kindergarten kitchens has been made. In order to identify factors with a significant influence on food waste in schools and kindergartens, divided into plate and serving waste, correlation analysis was performed on quantitative factors. READ MORE

  5. 4. A statistical analysis of the connection between test results and field claims for ECUs in vehicles

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Benjamin Dastmard; [2013]
    Keywords : ECUs; Software testing; Pearsons’s correlation; Spearman’s rank correlation; Kendall’s tau; Logistic regression;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyse theconnection between test results and field claims of ECUs (electronic controlunits) at Scania in order to improve the acceptance criteria and evaluatesoftware testing strategies. The connection is examined through computation ofdifferent measures of dependencies such as the Pearson’s correlation, Spearman’srank correlation and Kendall’s tau. READ MORE

  6. 5. En undersökning av sambandet mellan djurvälfärd och utsöndring av kryptosporidier hos unga kalvar i två besättningar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Lena-Mari Tamminen; [2013]
    Keywords : Djurvälfärd; Kalv; Utsöndring; Kryptosporidier;

    Abstract : Stress påverkar immunförsvaret och den fysiska hälsan samt individens välfärd och dess psykologiska hälsa men verkningsmekanismerna är fortfarande relativt outforskade. Det finns indikationer på att djur med lägre välfärd är mer stressade och därmed känsligare för infektion samt har svårare att göra sig av med infekterande agens än djur med högre välfärd. READ MORE