Essays about: "logit regression models"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the words logit regression models.

  1. 16. Environmental variables determining the occurrence of the red-listed Carbonicola anthracophila and C. myrmecina in boreal forests

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Fiona Grossmann; [2014]
    Keywords : forest fires; biodiversity; nature conservation; forestry; prescribed burning;

    Abstract : The global biodiversity loss is mainly due to human activities such as an intensification of forestry. Boreal forest ecosystems in Fennoscandia are characterized by disturbances such as forest fires, storms and floods. READ MORE

  3. 17. Bankruptcy Prediction with Financial Ratios - Examining Differences across Industries and Time

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : David Lundqvist; Jacob Strand; [2013]
    Keywords : Credit Risk; Bankruptcy Prediction Modeling; Logit Regression; Financial Ratios; Industry Differences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how well different financial ratios can predict bankruptcy across industries and time. The study also examine whether including industry differences in a prediction model can increase its accuracy. READ MORE

  4. 18. Contingent Budget Preference Experiment

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Örebro universitet

    Author : Murad Farajov; [2011]
    Keywords : budget preferences; logit model; tobit model;

    Abstract : An economic literature concerns instruments to improve the preference elicitation methods for the reform-based governmental programs. We construct an instrument for the budget allocation method using a Cobb-Douglas functional form. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Impact of Health Insurance and Abortion Policy on Women’s Choice of Contraceptive Intensity in the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Josephine Jacobs; [2010]
    Keywords : United States; abortion policy; contraceptive intensity; health insurance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Understanding the contraceptive decision making process of women has been the subject of a number of studies. However, few have employed economic models that explored the role that future costs may play in a woman’s choice of contraception. READ MORE

  6. 20. Intergenerational Transfers of Time and Money in Scandinavian Welfare States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elisabeth Mastrovito; [2010]
    Keywords : Intergenerational transfers; Scandinavia; Gary Becker; Oded Stark; logit; OLS; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the incidence and size of financial and time transfers across generations in Scandinavia and look for any common determinants of transfer patterns. The study is based on two different theoretical models studying slightly different views on intergenerational transfer behaviour. READ MORE