Search for dissertations about: "Propensity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 408 swedish dissertations containing the word Propensity.

  2. 1. Back to the Woods or Into Ourselves? : Kant, Rousseau and the Search for the Essence of Human Nature

    Author : Annika Wennersten; Pauliina Remes; Marcel Quarfood; Ina Goy; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Kant; Rousseau; Moral Anthropology; Human Nature; Radical Evil; Sociability; Gesinnung; Character; Denkungsart; Propensity; Compassion; Self-Love; Self-Conceit; Ambition; Humility; History; Philosophy; with specialization in history of philosophy; Filosofi med filosofihistorisk inriktning;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to a field of Kant’s practical philosophy that has received renewed attention, namely his moral anthropology. While it is true that Kant, in some of his best-known writings, literally says that the fundamental ground of morality must be pure and thus entirely free from admixture with anthropological principles, he nevertheless admits that these “subjective conditions” in human nature that “either hinder or help people in fulfilling the laws of the metaphysics of morals” make up the foundation of all applied ethics. READ MORE

  4. 2. Intimate partner violence: Beliefs and psychological predictors of the propensity to intervene

    Author : Helen Alfredsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public perceptions; intimate partner violence; propensity to intervene;

    Abstract : Intimate partner violence (IPV) is widely recognized as a public health issue. While most people agree that IPV is unacceptable, many are reluctant to intervene personally in cases of IPV. READ MORE

  5. 3. On investigation of stripping propensity of bituminous mixtures

    Author : Umaru Bagampadde; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : In this study, an experimental programme was designed toestablish a relationship between bituminous mixture constituentmaterial properties and their propensity to moisture induceddamage in form of stripping. Six bitumen types (3 from Ugandaand 3 from Sweden) with presumably varying characteristics wereevaluated basing on rheology and chemistry. READ MORE

  6. 4. Covariate selection and propensity score specification in causal inference

    Author : Ingeborg Waernbaum; Xavier de Luna; Elena Stanghellini; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Covariate selection; graphical models; matching; observational studies; treatment effects; unconfoundedness; Statistics; Statistik;

    Abstract : This thesis makes contributions to the statistical research field of causal inference in observational studies. The results obtained are directly applicable in many scientific fields where effects of treatments are investigated and yet controlled experiments are difficult or impossible to implement. READ MORE

  7. 5. Some Aspects of Propensity Score-based Estimators for Causal Inference

    Author : Ronnie Pingel; Johan Lyhagen; Theis Lange; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; correlation; treatment effect; inverse probability weighting; local linear estimator; matching; multicollinearity; observational study.; Statistics; Statistik;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers that are related to commonly used propensity score-based estimators for average causal effects.The first paper starts with the observation that researchers often have access to data containing lots of covariates that are correlated. READ MORE