Essays about: "hierarchical construct."

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  1. 1. Hierarchical Clustering To Improve Portfolio Tail Risk Characteristics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Adam Eidenvall; [2021]
    Keywords : Hierarchical Clustering; Asset Allocation; Portfolio Construction; Graph Theory; Machine Learning; Risk Parity; Regime Shift; Bootstrapping; Walk Forward; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Many agree that estimating portfolio risks has better estimation possibilities, than estimations on returns. Therefore investors attempts to construct better, more efficient riskmanaged portfolios by diversifying portfolios through factors rather than traditional asset classes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is there a meaningful subgroup of youths displaying both psychopathic traits and ADHD?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Fanny Aronsson; Alexandra Laini Bovellan; [2021]
    Keywords : Psychopathy; ADHD; adolescents; cross-sectional; cluster analysis; psychopathic traits.;

    Abstract : In this study, we examined subgroups of adolescents based on their levels of psychopathic traits and ADHD symptoms. Participants were 982 adolescents from a community sample, with a mean age of 14.28 (SD= .94) years. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Extraordinarily Ordinary: How the Rebels of Extinction Rebellion Berlin Shape Their Movement by Using Connective Action Repertoires

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hannah Amm; [2020]
    Keywords : Extinction Rebellion; collective action; connective action; social movement theory; decentralized networks; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a global climate justice movement. Founded in 2018 in the UK and arising partly out of the Rising Up! network, it has since spread across the globe with various local and working groups in 57 countries. While environmental in focus, XR appears to be more than what first meets the eye. READ MORE

  5. 4. Constructing the National Identity Discourse in Citizenship Education Policy: The Case of Citizenship Education in England

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Gunay Mammadova; [2020]
    Keywords : National Identity; Citizenship; Citizenship Education; Diversity; England; Post-structuralism; Governmentality; Discourse Analysis; WPR Method; Social construction;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the governmental construction of national identity through its citizenship education policy in England, the country with heightened tensions in diversity and identity re-construction aligning with its mandatory citizenship classes since 2002. Theoretically framing the study on the Foucauldian post-structuralism, the thesis utilises Foucauldian-influenced ‘What is the problem represented to be?’ (WPR) method by Bacchi that presents the government as a problem-producer. READ MORE

  6. 5. Matching Job Applicants to Free Text Job Ads Using Semantic Networks and Natural Language Inference

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

    Author : Anton Thun; [2020]
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    Abstract : Automated e-recruitment systems have been a focus for research in the past decade due to the amount of work required to screen suitable applicants to a job post, whose resumés and job ads are commonly submitted as free text. While recruitment organizations have data concerning applicant resumés and job ad descriptions, resumés are often confidential, limiting the use of direct deep learning methods. READ MORE