Essays about: "sample of foreign study for thesis"

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  1. 1. A thematic analysis of Swedish upper secondary EFL teachers’ cognitions about and reflections on written feedback

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Johan Jönsson Ahlbin; [2023]
    Keywords : Teacher cognition; written feedback; English as a foreign language; English language teaching; Swedish upper secondary school;

    Abstract : To gain a deeper understanding of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers’ knowledge, thoughts, and beliefs about written feedback (WF), this thesis explored four Swedish upper secondary school EFL teachers’ cognitions about WF, the sources of their cognitions about WF, and ways in which their cognitions about WF are reflected in their actual feedback practices. To carry out this exploratory investigation, the study made use of semi-structured interviews, sample student texts with teacher WF, and stimulated recall interviews. READ MORE

  3. 2. Toward an application of machine learning for predicting foreign trade in services – a pilot study for Statistics Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Tea Unnebäck; [2023]
    Keywords : foreign trade in services; sampling; sampling frame; statistics; machine learning; random forest; predicting; extreme gradient boosting; k nearest neighbors; k-nn; official statistics; statistics sweden;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to investigate the possibility of using machine learn- ing at Statistics Sweden within the Foreign Trade in Services (FTS) statistic, to predict the likelihood of a unit to conduct foreign trade in services. The FTS survey is a sample survey, for which there is no natural frame to sample from. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Conflict to Crisis : Investigating the long-term effects of conflict on public health and the burden of disease attributable to environmental risks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Cecilia Natalie Strom; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict; conflict impact; public health; burden of disease; environmental risk; WASH;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates, if the exposure to conflict impacts the level of morbidity attributed to environmental risks, while addressing a gap in understanding the triple nexus between conflict, environmental hazards, and public health. Utilizing a subset of the Global Burden of Disease Study dataset, the variation of the rate of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) attributable to unsafe access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) due to conflict is examined. READ MORE

  5. 4. Follow the Money : Determinants of Cap Rates in the Stockholm Office Market

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Henrik Saxton; [2022]
    Keywords : Real estate economics; macroeconomy; capitalization rate determinants; foreign investments; unconventional monetary policy; econometrics; dynamic ordinary least squares DOLS regression analysis; Fastighetsekonomi; makroekonomi; bestämningsfaktorer för direktavkastningskrav; utländska investeringar; okonventionell penningpolitik; dynamisk vanliga minstakvadratmetoden DOLS regressionsanalys;

    Abstract : Purpose – In recent decades the inflation- and interest rates have followed a long-termdeclining trend. Followed by central banks starting to use unconventional monetary policiesto cope with financial crises have led to increased amounts of liquidity in the financialsystems and available and looking for investment alternatives on the capital markets. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hedging of a foreign exchange swapbook using Stochastic programming

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Emma Bohlin; Jonatan Harling; [2021]
    Keywords : term structure measurement; optimization; hedging; foreign exchange swaps; interest rates; FX; stochastic programming;

    Abstract : A large part of the foreign exchange market concerns the trading of FX swaps. While entering a position in a FX swap does not cost any money, banks earn money on FX swaps when their customers cross the bid/ask spread, creating a perceived transaction costs for the swaps. READ MORE