Essays about: "dummy"

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  1. 1. Social Movement Effects on the Market Economy : The Impacts of Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill movement on Hang Seng Properties index

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Junyuan Guo; [2020]
    Keywords : Hang Seng Properties index; political turmoil; market performance; Effekter av sociala rörelser på marknadsekonomin;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the effects of political instability on the market performance. The Anti Extradition movement in Hong Kong will be the study object and its impact on the Hang Seng Properties Index will be tested. The market performance will be measured with the parameters market risk and risk premium. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of pillows on sleep ergonomics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktutveckling

    Author : Xia Tran; [2020]
    Keywords : pillow; sleeping comfort; simulation; ergonomics; customer study; customer survey; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Pillows are an important part of sleeping comfort. The goal of the master thesis was to get a better understanding of pillows for IKEA. To reach that goal, a customer study of 20 customers was performed. Information about and measurements of each customer were collected in order to find a pattern between data and opinions of pillows. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Halloween Effect : A trick or treat in the Swedish stock market?

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi; Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Oliver Benjaminsson; Pontus Reinhold; [2020]
    Keywords : The Halloween Effect; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Calendar anomalies; Regression analysis; Trading strategies;

    Abstract : The Halloween effect refers to higher stock returns during the period November to April compared to May to October. This is a well-known calendar anomaly that has gained a lot of attention due to the fact that the effect is persistent in the market in spite of the fact that investors are aware of the anomaly today. READ MORE

  5. 4. Determinants of household savings : An international cross-country analysis to detect the determinants of household savings

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Cajsa Fredriksson; [2020]
    Keywords : Determinants of household savings; household savings; cross-country; social security; participation rate; old-age dependency rate; panel data; OECD;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to look into the determinants of household savings in an international cross-section. The focus is on the effects from social security, old-age dependency, participation rate and change in unemployment, among other variables as an addition to the disequilibrium saving hypotheses, which is the base theory for the savings function. READ MORE

  6. 5. Enhancing decision tree accuracy and compactness with improved categorical split and sampling techniques

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Gaëtan Millerand; [2020]
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    Abstract : Decision tree is one of the most popular algorithms in the domain of explainable AI. From its structure, it is simple to induce a set of decision rules which are totally understandable for a human. That is why there is currently research on improving decision or mapping other models into a tree. Decision trees generated by C4. READ MORE