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Testing for Bias in Forecasts for Independent Multinomial Outcomes

open access: yesForecasting
This paper deals with a test on forecast bias in predicting independent multinomial outcomes where the predictions are probabilities. The new Likelihood Ratio (and Wald) test extends the familiar Mincer Zarnowitz regression to a multinomial logit model ...
Philip Hans Franses, Richard Paap
doaj   +1 more source

Landscape factors influencing predation on capercaillie nests by two competing mesopredators: pine marten and red fox

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Predation by pine martens Martes martes and red foxes Vulpes vulpes is an important factor influencing the population dynamics of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the relative effects of these mesopredators on the reproductive success of capercaillie. To better understand how various landscape factors influence
Siow Yan Jennifer Angoh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the utility of autonomous recording units and spring point counts for monitoring abundance of ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus is a species of conservation concern that has declined across most of its range. At the southeastern trailing edge of the range in Georgia, grouse are restricted to elevations 600 m a.s.l. and abundance is relatively low.
Clayton D. Delancey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children's Independent Mobility to School in Seven European Countries: A Multinomial Logit Model. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
Masoumi H, Rooijen MV, Sierpiński G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Estimating red deer Cervus elaphus population density using drones in a steep and rugged terrain

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Precise and accurate information about population density, crucial for wildlife management, is difficult to obtain for elusive species living in dense forests or steep and inaccessible terrain. Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), we developed a method for obtaining absolute population estimates of ungulates living in steep, rugged, and partly ...
Julie Bommerlund   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption of Minimum Tillage and Mid‐Season Drainage in Rice Production and Their Impacts on Farm and Economic Performance

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effects of two greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation practices—minimum tillage and mid‐season drainage—on rice farmers' farm performance (e.g., crop yield and risk) and economic outcomes (e.g., income and vulnerability).
Hongyun Zheng, Wanglin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

US Consumer Appetite for Climate Claims on Beef Products: Does Country‐of‐Origin Matter?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beef cattle producers have been receiving pressure to reduce methane emissions from production. Beef products with varying climate claims have recently been introduced to the retail sector, stemming from various countries‐of‐origin. Using data from a US consumer survey, we find a subset of US consumers is willing to pay a premium for Lower ...
Jaime R. Luke, Glynn T. Tonsor
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Higher Education Influence Attitudes Towards Muslims? Examining Mechanisms That Reduce Prejudice Within UK Universities

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the relationship between encounters with religious diversity and the perspectives people form about Muslims. Its empirical focus is individuals studying at UK universities. Previous research suggests Muslims are amongst those most subject to negative prejudice in the UK, this being structured around racial or ethnic ...
Tom Fryer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

User Adoption of Electrified Powertrains: Identification of Factors Through Discrete Choice Modelling

open access: yesFuture Transportation
This study identified the main factors affecting car selection decisions through discrete choice experiments based on a large dataset collected in four European countries in 2023 using stated choice questionnaires. The choice set includes six current and
Lorenzo Sica   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promotion in the Australian Public Service: Improvements for Women and Stagnation for Cultural and Linguistic Minorities*

open access: yesEconomic Record, EarlyView.
We investigate whether being female, Indigenous, from a non‐English speaking background (NESB) or having a disability affects career advancement in the Australian Public Service. Over the past 20 years, women have become more likely to get promoted at senior ranks than similar men and just as likely at junior ranks. NESB staff have much lower promotion
Robert Breunig, David Hansell, Nu Nu Win
wiley   +1 more source

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