Essays about: "Statistic"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 228 essays containing the word Statistic.

  1. 6. Revisiting Tobin's Q: Integrating Intangible Capital into the Neoclassical Framework

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Erick Momanyi; [2023]
    Keywords : Intangible capital; Tobin s Q; Organizational Capital; Investment; R D;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to replicate and extend the seminal work of Peters and Taylor (2017) on the relationship between intangible capital and the investment q ratios. Our study spans 1975 to 2021, investigating dynamics in firms' physical and intangible investments. We examine data from 1975 to 2021. READ MORE

  3. 7. Buy Now, Pay Later: Assessing the Financial and Behavioral Implications for Gen-Z Consumers in the USA

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Feseha Gebeyehu; Avraam Mavridis; [2023]
    Keywords : BNPL; Gen-Z; Impulsive spending; Overconsumption; Debt; Credit; Financial Wellbeing;

    Abstract : Background: The payment methods available to consumers for online purchases have evolved over time, with options ranging from debit and credit cards to e-wallets like PayPal and Apple Pay. Among these methods, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has emerged as a significant payment method alternative. READ MORE

  4. 8. Understanding the Determinants of Car Ownership : A Regression and Neural Network Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för beräkningsvetenskap

    Author : Olle Kindvall; Vegard Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine learning; panel data; panel data regression; LSTM; parking norm; car ownership;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the determinants of car ownership in the Swedish regions containing the largest cities: Skåne, Stockholm, and Västra Götaland. This is done by performing a fixed effects regression analysis as well as creating and comparing different predictive models. Both socioeconomic and spatial factors are looked at. READ MORE

  5. 9. Road traffic noise simulations based on 3D city models

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Wenjing Liu; [2023]
    Keywords : 3D city model; 3CIM; CNOSSOS-EU; noise simulation; city noise evaluation; data tailor; FME; SoundPLAN; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban development and densification cause noise problems that can have a negative impact on human health. In 2002, the European Union (EU) stated the European Noise Directive (END) with the purpose to evaluate environmental noise levels (including the sources road, railway, and air traffic) in the member states every 5 years. READ MORE

  6. 10. Toward an application of machine learning for predicting foreign trade in services – a pilot study for Statistics Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Tea Unnebäck; [2023]
    Keywords : foreign trade in services; sampling; sampling frame; statistics; machine learning; random forest; predicting; extreme gradient boosting; k nearest neighbors; k-nn; official statistics; statistics sweden;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to investigate the possibility of using machine learn- ing at Statistics Sweden within the Foreign Trade in Services (FTS) statistic, to predict the likelihood of a unit to conduct foreign trade in services. The FTS survey is a sample survey, for which there is no natural frame to sample from. READ MORE