Essays about: "stepwise regression"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 49 essays containing the words stepwise regression.

  1. 16. The Effect of Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) on Road Fatality Reduction in Sweden

    University essay from

    Author : Jonathan Jonsson; [2019-07-03T13:43:04Z 2019-07-03T13:43:04Z 2015]
    Keywords : Transport; Hållbar utveckling; Annan teknik; Transport; Sustainable Development; Other Engineering and Technologies;

    Abstract : Road traffic accidents account for approximately 1.3 million fatalities each year and are the eighth most common cause of death globally and the leading cause of death for people between the age of 15 and 29. The outcome of a collision is affected by actions taken before, during, and after the collision. READ MORE

  3. 17. Analyzing Factors Influencing Reproductive Success of the Mountain Chicken : Nordens Ark Captive Breeding Program

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Chad Donaldson; [2019]
    Keywords : frog; frogs; mountain chicken; mountain chicken frog; leptodactylus; fallax; herpetology; amphibian; amphibians; multiple linear regression; statistical analysis; Nordens Ark; captive breeding; zoo; zoology; conservation; endangered species; grodor; groda; kycklinggroda; Nordens Ark; amfibier; zoologi; herpetologi; analys; hotade arter; bevarande; avel;

    Abstract : Amphibians globally are declining with roughly a third facing extinction due primarily to threats linked to human impacts. One way in which this is being combated is by captive breeding programs. READ MORE

  4. 18. Smile! It increases your face value

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Evilevitch; Dennis Elgegren; [2019]
    Keywords : Implied Volatility Surface; Rules of Thumb; European Option Contracts; Walk Forward Analysis; Stepwise Procedure; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines some of the multiple variations of the previously established Rules of Thumb; which are used in attempting to explain implied volatility sur- faces. Here, these Rules are extensively tested on the Swedish stock market index (OMXS30) using rolling window analysis and linear stepwise regressions with for- ward selection. READ MORE

  5. 19. Landscape and within-field factors affecting the damages of the brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae) in Swedish winter oilseed rape cultivation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Axel Rösvik; [2019]
    Keywords : landscape ecology; Dasineura brassicae; Ceutorhynchus obstrictus; Brassica napus; winter oilseed rap;

    Abstract : The brassica pod midge (Dasineura brassicae) has been a serious upcoming problem in Swedish oilseed cultivation during recent years. This small dipteran utilized pods damaged by its facilitator, the cabbage seed weevil (Ceutorynchus obstrictus), to be able to oviposit. The larvae of D. READ MORE

  6. 20. Modelling of stand basal area from leaf and plant area indices in boreal forest systems of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Alex Appiah Mensah; [2018]
    Keywords : leaf plant area index; plant area index; Norway spruce; Scots pine; mixed forest; basal area; national forest inventory; Sweden;

    Abstract : Leaf or plant area index (LAI/PAI) is a useful biophysical indicator to characterize the interrelationships between forests and the atmosphere and offers greater potential to estimate productivity of forested landscapes. Recently, hemispherical photography has been used in a pilot study implemented in the Swedish National Forest Inventory (NFI) to estimate LAI. READ MORE