Essays about: "formal simplicity"

Found 4 essays containing the words formal simplicity.

  1. 1. Solomonoff Induction: A Solution to the Problem of the Priors?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Aron Vallinder; [2012]
    Keywords : Bayesianism; Problem of the Priors; Solomonoff Induction; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : In this essay, I investigate whether Solomonoff’s prior can be used to solve the problem of the priors for Bayesianism. In outline, the idea is to give higher prior probability to hypotheses that are "simpler", where simplicity is given a precise formal definition. READ MORE

  3. 2. English Arts and Crafts gardens and how they can be modernised in Sweden

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

    Author : Kristina Nygren; [2012]
    Keywords : Arts and Crafts movement; sustainable garden; Hidcote Manor; Sissinghurst Castle; Ulla Molin; Ulf Nordfjell; Garden Design; modernisation; hållbar trädgård; trädgårdsgestaltning; modernisering;

    Abstract : The aim with this thesis was to investigate what characterises an English Arts and Crafts garden how they could be modernised in Sweden. My research was limited to 20 weeks of full-time writing and worth 30 ECTS. Through literature studies, interviews and site visits I could analyse my findings which resulted in a concrete garden design project. READ MORE

  4. 3. Disaster Reduction in Developing Countries - Urban Poverty and Earthquake Vulnerability in Slums

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningar i Helsingborg

    Author : Zainab Khudair; [2012]
    Keywords : developing countries; vulnerability; hazard; earthquake; disaster management; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The urban population in developing countries was, in 2005, more than 2.3 billion people, which forms an increase by 7 times comparing to the situation in 1950. This is expected to increase even more, until it reaches 3.9 billion by 2030. READ MORE

  5. 4. Subjective and objective performance assessment : Performance pay at Trelleborg Forsheda AB

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : David Luotonen; Markus Hasselström; [2009]
    Keywords : performance assessment; performance pay; individual salaries; incentive systems;

    Abstract :   The purpose of this thesis is to understand the opinions and potential effects of objective and subjective assessments of performance as a basis for performance pay for blue-collar workers. The study takes a qualitative approach to find out how and why four companies - Trelleborg Forsheda, Finnveden Powertrain, Isaberg Rapid and Parker Hannifin- work with salaries, incentive system and performance assessment the way they do. READ MORE