Essays about: "subjective probability."

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words subjective probability..

1. 1. Social Gradients in Subjective Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Johansson; [2024]
   Keywords : Subjective Well-being; SWB; COVID-19; pandemic; Sweden; social gradients; foreign-born; health inequalities; resources;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments around the globe to employ various measures, such as social distancing and quarantine, to prevent its spread. The pandemic contributed to drastic changes in everyday life, through economic shocks, fear of the virus, morbidity, and mortality. READ MORE

3. 2. Forecasting Football Corner Odds: Statistical Modelling, Betting Strategies and Assessing Market Efficiency

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Gustav Pålsson; Marcus Laurens; [2023]
   Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : Statistical modelling could be included in a betting strategy where the value of a bet is assessed by comparing model predictions and market odds. This thesis presents several models based on statistical learning methods for predicting the total number of corners in a football match. READ MORE

4. 3. The Law of Small Numbers in Skewed Hiring Distributions: Consequences for Perceived Ethnicity Discrimination

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

   Author : Oscar Bauer; Castiau Lucie; [2023]
   Keywords : Law of small numbers; perceived ethnic discrimination; prototypical discrimination; observing discrimination; subjective probability.;

   Abstract : The law of small numbers bias is a representativeness heuristic that often leads individuals to draw extensive conclusions from small samples while underestimating the generalizability in larger ones. This study investigated whether individuals overestimate perceived discrimination in small employment samples and underestimate it in large ones. READ MORE

5. 4. Impact of a Precarious Employment Situation on Short-term Fertility Intentions: A Comparative Study of Migrants and Natives in Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Mimmi Lounela; [2023]
   Keywords : precarious employment; unemployment; short-term fertility intentions; migrants; Swedish-born;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, the world has witnessed significant social and demographic changes, including a declining fertility rate in Europe, a decrease in job security and flexibilisation of the labour market, and an increasing flow of migrants to the Global North. Especially migrants have been affected by precarious work arrangements. READ MORE

6. 5. The effect of Instagram influencers' messages on millennials' purchase intentions and factors that influence these effects : A qualitative study on the impact of attitude, social norms, behavior control, trust and risk on purchase intention

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för handel och företagande

   Author : Anton Madsen; Sara Mbuyi Tshibangu; [2023]
   Keywords : Influencers; influencer marketing; Instagram; millennials; purchase intention; TPB; trust; risk; Influencers; influencer marketing; Instagram; millennials; purchase intention; TPB; trust; risk;

   Abstract : Purpose : The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of instagram influencers' on millennials' purchase intentions. The aim is to examine how the independent determinants of intentions (attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control) and psychological positive and negative triggers (trust respective perceived risk) influence these effects. READ MORE