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Not All Missing Data are Equal: Choosing the Right Imputation Method for Binary Datasets

Quality and Reliability Engineering International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Missing binary predictors are common in reliability, quality control, and industrial decision systems, yet imputation methods are often chosen by convenience rather than evidence. We conduct a Monte Carlo study comparing mode substitution, sequential hot‐deck, missForest, MICE, and KNN with three neighbourhood sizes under MCAR, MAR, and MNAR ...
Manuel Delfino, Fabio Rapallo
wiley   +1 more source

The Path to Neutrality: Evaluating Carbon Offsetting Strategies Among Spanish Corporations

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how offset project characteristics and financial conditions shape the intensity of corporate carbon offsetting in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs). Focusing on a Southern European context, the analysis draws on a longitudinal panel of 357 Spanish firms observed between 2019 and 2022.
Pedro Gil‐García, Arturo Haro‐de‐Rosario, María del Carmen Valls‐Martínez, Carmen Caba‐Perez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inconclusive reinforcing effects between reading and mathematics: Scrutiny of the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model

Studies, e.g., using the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM), have indicated reinforcing prospective effects between reading and math achievement. However, effects in the RI-CLPM may be biased and spurious. Here, we analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of U.S.
Kimmo Sorjonen, Bo Melin
openaire   +1 more source

The Macroeconomic Drivers of Carbon Emissions in East Africa: Capital‐Driven Versus Trade‐Driven Globalization

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT East Africa has recorded strong economic growth over the past three decades alongside a steady rise in carbon emissions, raising concerns about whether the region can sustain growth without worsening environmental pressures. This study incorporates key macroeconomic drivers of carbon emissions using panel data for 9 countries from 1990 to 2023,
Princewill Okwoche, Abdiaziz Abdikadir Ahmed, Emmanuel Aondongusha Asue   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability and Corporate Performance in the Global South: The Influence of the Environmental Pillar and Institutional Quality

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate sustainability in the Global South unfolds under heterogeneous institutional conditions, where firms face simultaneous pressures from global ESG standards and local governance constraints. This study examines the relationship between ESG‐aligned environmental practices and corporate financial performance, considering the moderating ...
Paulo Sérgio Reinert, Tércio Pereira, Fernando Cesar Lenzi, Nicole Cristina Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competition Policy and Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 1 (No Poverty): The Role of Mergers and Acquisitions Adjudications in South Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT South Africa faces persistently high poverty and inequality alongside a highly concentrated economic structure, raising questions about whether merger control, especially public‐interest provisions, can contribute to poverty reduction. However, empirical evidence directly linking merger adjudication outcomes to poverty remains limited.
Nicholas Ngepah, Charles Shaaba Saba, Ariane Ephemia Ndzignat Mouteyica   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peer victimization and school refusal tendencies in early adolescence: A random intercept cross-lagged panel model analysis. [PDF]

J Res Adolesc
Ge W, Chen S, Bai X, Niu G, Sun X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Towards a Sustainable Future: The Role of Technological Innovation and Digitalization in European Union Climate Change Mitigation

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological innovation and digitalization are widely viewed as key drivers of sustainable development, yet their effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions remains uncertain. This study examines how technological innovation, digitalization, energy structure, and economic activity shape both CO2 emissions and total factor productivity in 22 ...
Muhammad Waqas Khalid, Fatima Lambarraa‐Lehnhardt, Lea Nicita   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing the SDG‐Aligned Energy Transition in OECD Countries: How Do Economic Growth, Income Inequality, and Environmental Protection Expenditures Impact Energy Transition?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, transition to renewable energy has emerged as a vital strategy for achieving sustainable development and reducing environmental degradation. Only when backed by a solid institutional and macroeconomic context can economic growth serve as a stimulus for the development of renewable energy.
Azad Erdem, Erick Okoth, Yasin Sogut, Nazli Demirtas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Affect Regulation Motives for Gambling and Gambling Engagement: A Two-Year Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model. [PDF]

Int Gambl Stud
Grubbs JB, Connolly A, Floyd CG, Carrasquillo KD, Keck TM, Montoya AL, Kraus SW.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source