Essays about: "latent variable modeling"

Found 3 essays containing the words latent variable modeling.

1. 1. Social capital, environmental policy attitudes and the mediating role of climate change beliefs

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Robin Saberi Nasseri; [2019]
   Keywords : social trust; generalized trust; social networks; civic participation; latent variable modeling; structural equation modeling;

   Abstract : In order to combat the potential threats of climate change, effective policy setting and implementation is crucial. A variable which has been shown to have significant explanatory power on the success of different public policy areas is social capital; a multidimensional concept encompassing social relationships and norms ability to mobilize and facilitate common goals. READ MORE

3. 2. Latent variable neural click models for web search

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

   Author : Henrik Svebrant; [2018]
   Keywords : web search; click modeling; machine learning; recurrent neural networks; artificial neural networks;

   Abstract : User click modeling in web search is most commonly done through probabilistic graphical models. Due to the successful use of machine learning techniques in other fields of research, it is interesting to evaluate how machine learning can be applied to click modeling. READ MORE

4. 3. Comparative Analysisof Visual Shape Featuresfor Applications to HandPose Estimation

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

   Author : AKSHAYA THIPPURSRIDATTA; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Being able to determine the pose of a hand is an important task for an artificial agent in order to facilitate a cognitive system. Hand pose estimation, in particular - because of its highly articulated nature, from is essential for a number of applications such as automatic sign language recognition and robot learning from demonstration. READ MORE