Essays about: "thesis in statistics factor analysis"

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  1. 1. Patience, the feminine virtue of investing : A mixed-methods approach to studying gender-based investment behaviours and the investment gap.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Agnes Eriksson; Elsa Leijon; [2023]
    Keywords : Investment Gap; Investment Behaviour; Overconfidence; Risk; Financial Literacy; Financial Advisory; Stereotypes; Gender Bias;

    Abstract : Background – This study discusses gender-based differences in investment behaviour and its economic consequences. Despite significant advancements in gender equality, inequalities such as the gender wealth gap exist. This paper explores the difference in investment behaviour and factors that influence said behaviour. READ MORE

  3. 2. Weather and Firm Production in Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Hanna Johansson; Leo Ljunggren; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; Weather; Firm Production; Europe; Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics;

    Abstract : With exceeding risks of climate change damages, the economical implications of changes in weather patterns for firm production have become increasingly important. Up until now, a European setting and more time relevant data have been missing in current research analyzing such implications, which is where this thesis resolves such shortcomings. READ MORE

  4. 3. Using Social Media and Personality Predictions to Anticipate Startup Success

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Daniel Stenson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Startup Success Predictions; Founder Personalities; Natural Language Processing; Social Media Analysis; Big 5 Personality Framework; Feed-forward Neural Network; XGBoost.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of integrating predicted founder personalities, based on the Big 5 Personality Framework, into Machine Learning (ML) models to enhance the accuracy of early-stage startup success predictions. Leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, we extracted personality insights from founders' tweets, focusing on US startups funded between 2013 and 2015. READ MORE

  5. 4. Earth resources – a factor of time : A comparison between cotton and viscose

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

    Author : Åsa Strandberg; [2022]
    Keywords : LCA; LCIA; environmental impact; resources; land use; forest; yield; harvest; biodiversity;

    Abstract : Consumption continues to grow, while warnings persist about the fact that more isbeing consumed than the Earth is capable of yielding. This growth in consumption isclearly exemplified in the textile industry, which doubled global fibre productionbetween the years 2000 and 2020, while the population growth was 27% (The WorldBank, 2022). READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring improvements of wind power forecasts using Convolutional Neural Networks and Time Series Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Jakob Nabialek; [2022]
    Keywords : wind power forecasting; convolutional neural networks; kalman filter; electricity market; day-ahead market; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Due to environmental considerations, volumes of renewable power production are rapidly growing, and its share of the energy pool is increasing. The inter- mittent nature of wind power, being one of the main renewable energy sources, is a challenge when generating production forecasts. READ MORE