Essays about: "sample of predictive research"

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  1. 21. The Predictive Value of Abnormal Positive Tone in Earnings Conference Calls

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : André Holmström; Haris Kovacevic; [2017-08-09]
    Keywords : qualitative disclosures; tone; earnings conference calls; market efficiency; abnormal returns; earnings information uncertainty;

    Abstract : Tone in qualitative firm disclosures has increasingly caught the academic in-terest. Earnings conference calls are however a form of firm communication that largely have been overlooked in accounting research. READ MORE

  3. 22. Multi-class Supervised Classification Techniques for High-dimensional Data: Applications to Vehicle Maintenance at Scania

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Daniel Berlin; [2017]
    Keywords : Statistical learning; Machine learning; Neural networks; Deep learning; Supervised;

    Abstract : In vehicle repairs, many times locating the cause of error could turn out more time consuming than the reparation itself. Hence a systematic way to accurately predict a fault causing part would constitute a valuable tool especially for errors difficult to diagnose. READ MORE

  4. 23. Ten thousand applications in ten minutes : Evaluating scalable recruitment, evaluation and screening methods of candidates for sales jobs

    University essay from KTH/Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap

    Author : Stephen Kirk; [2017]
    Keywords : Scalable recruitment; evaluation; evaluation for sales positions; screening; e-recruiting; ideal salesperson; digital recruitment; erecruiting; recruiting; human resources; human resource management; scalability; scalable recruiting; sälj; säljare; skalbar försäljning; utvärdering av säljare;

    Abstract : While personnel evaluation has been extensively covered in literature, little is known about evaluation procedures screening a large number of applicants. The basis of this research was to investigate if candidates for sales positions can be evaluated in a scalable way (where the number of applications does not impact the cost of evaluation much) for an on demand sales platform. READ MORE

  5. 24. Signal or Noise - The predictive value of social media features on market returns

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Eric De Geer; Benjamin Warberg; [2016]
    Keywords : investor sentiment; investor attention; social media; behavioural finance; market returns;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the relationship between social media data and the main market returns; stock price return, trading volume and volatility for the Swedish stock market. Using a data set of stock-specific social media mentions, classified by state of the art machine-learning algorithms, for the period of 2014-2016, we construct proxies for investor sentiment, attention and agreement. READ MORE

  6. 25. Inter- and Intra-specific variability in functional traits of seedlings planted in successional tropical dry forest

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Stina Söderlund; [2016]
    Keywords : functional traits; leaf traits; restoration; stem traits; tropical Dry Forests;

    Abstract : The dry tropical forests are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world; they have been degraded and removed due to commercial values and cattle ranges. Restoration projects have gained global importance, including in Costa Rica where large restoration efforts have been started since 1970s. READ MORE