Essays about: "Optimal Control Group Allocation"

Found 2 essays containing the words Optimal Control Group Allocation.

1. 1. Uplift Modeling : Identifying Optimal Treatment Group Allocation and Whom to Contact to Maximize Return on Investment

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

   Author : Henrik Karlsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Causal Effect; Uplift Modeling; Class Transformation Method; Model Uplift Directly; Random Forest; XGBoost; Qini Curve; Qini Coefficient; Optimal Control Group Allocation;

   Abstract : This report investigates the possibilities to model the causal effect of treatment within the insurance domain to increase return on investment of sales through telemarketing. In order to capture the causal effect, two or more subgroups are required where one group receives control treatment. READ MORE

3. 2. Does the onset of type 1 diabetes in young adults imply increased sickness absence? Results from a Swedish longitudinal study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jennifer Eriksson; [2008]
   Keywords : Sickness absence; Type 1 Diabetes; Hurdle model; The health capital model; The labour-leisure model; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Few studies on sickness absence, theoretical as well as empirical, in the field of economics specifically focus on the impact of chronic illness. The purpose of the present study is to fill this theoretical gap by providing a theoretical explanation of sickness absence after the onset of a specific chronic illness, namely type 1 diabetes, but also to empirically examine if sickness absence differs for type 1 diabetics and a control group. READ MORE