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Multinomial Logit Models with Implicit Variable Selection [PDF]
, 2010 Multinomial logit models which are most commonly used for the modeling of unordered multi-category responses are typically restricted to the use of few predictors. In the high-dimensional case maximum likelihood estimates frequently do not exist. In this
Tutz, Gerhard, Zahid, Faisal Maqbool
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Al-MusyrifIt is quite unfortunate that workers in developing countries experience job dissatisfaction accruing from hazardous work settings. These seemed to have posed mental and physiological stress on individuals, leading to unwholesome and unethical practices ...
Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Daphney Mawila
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Linguistica Antverpiensia, New Series – Themes in Translation Studies, 2018 In this article we present a corpus-based statistical approach to measuring translation quality, more particularly translation acceptability, by comparing the features of translated and original texts. We discuss initial findings that aim to support and objectify formative quality assessment.
de Sutter, Gert +4 more
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The Social World of Content Abusers in Community Question Answering [PDF]
, 2015 Community-based question answering platforms can be rich sources of information on a variety of specialized topics, from finance to cooking. The usefulness of such platforms depends heavily on user contributions (questions and answers), but also on ...
Bonchi, Francesco +4 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Family planning is a low-cost, high-impact public health and development strategy to improve child and maternal health. However, there is a lack of evidence on modern contraceptive use and determinants in sub-Saharan Africa.
Zemenu Tadesse Tesema +3 more
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Bayesian model comparison and model averaging for small-area estimation
, 2009 This paper considers small-area estimation with lung cancer mortality data, and discusses the choice of upper-level model for the variation over areas. Inference about the random effects for the areas may depend strongly on the choice of this model, but ...
Aitkin, Murray +2 more
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A Thematic Approach to Teach Introductory Sociology
Journal of Public and Professional Sociology, 2013 Soon into his career, the author discerned several pedagogic flaws in introductory sociology texts. Responding to these flaws, he organized his introductory course around the theme of social change.
Albert E. McCormick Jr.
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Comparing Growth Trajectories of Risk Behaviors From Late Adolescence Through Young Adulthood: An Accelerated Design. [PDF]
, 2012 Risk behaviors such as substance use or deviance are often limited to the early stages of the life course. Whereas the onset of risk behavior is well studied, less is currently known about the decline and timing of cessation of risk behaviors of ...
Bachmann, Monica S. +3 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis +9 more
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Analysis Some of Performance Editors for Colleges Of Thi-Qar University
المجلة العربية لضمان جودة التعليم الجامعي, 2015 The analysis of the performance Indicators is one of the important step of Self-Assessment to Institutions. For this purpose ,The Researchers aim to extract the statistics Indicators of Thi-Qar university performance Indicators by determining(6-the sub ...
Abdul Bari Maih Hamdani
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