Search for dissertations about: "count data regression"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words count data regression.

  2. 1. HIV Patient Monitoring Framework Through Knowledge Engineering

    Author : Charles Otine; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Action Research; Antiretroviral therapy ART ; AIDS; Classification; Databases; Data Mining; Data Warehousing; Health; ICT; IT; HIV; Open Source; Knowledge Discovery; Knowledge Engineering; Machine Learning; Regression;

    Abstract : Uganda has registered more than a million deaths since the HIV virus was first offi¬cially reported in the country over 3 decades ago. The governments in partnership with different groups have implemented different programmes to address the epidemic. READ MORE

  4. 2. Latent variable models for multivariate survival and count data

    Author : Samuli Ripatti; David Clayton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; matematisk statistik; Mathematical Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three papers on multivariate frailty models and one paper on the use of latent class models in genetic association studies. The common theme through the four papers is the use of latent variables to capture complex dependence structures in the data. READ MORE

  5. 3. Patterns of Persistence : Intergenerational mobility and Sweden's social structure 1865-2015

    Author : Elien Dalman; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intergenerational persistence; social mobility; social stratification; social structure; gender; surname type; pre-industrial social strata; occupational status; social class; institutions of family and work; institutions for equal opportunities; Sweden; full-count censuses; register data;

    Abstract : In all times, societies have known social hierarchies and boundaries between individuals and groups with distinct social characteristics. The extent to which such hierarchies and boundaries are consequential for life outcomes and persist over time differs between societies. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Shocks, Welfare, and Poverty Dynamics: Microeconometric Evidence from Ethiopia

    Author : Yonas Alem; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban Ethiopia; poverty dynamics; dynamic probit; hazard rate; labor market status; subjective well-being; policymakers; life satisfaction; environment; Ethiopia; food price; consumer demand; fertilizer use; rainfall; highlands of Ethiopia; panel data; consumption; welfare; food price shock; Africa;

    Abstract : Five self-contained papers constitute this thesis. Paper 1: Does fertilizer use respond to rainfall variability? Panel data evidence from urban Ethiopia In this article, we use farmers’ actual experiences with changes in rainfall levels and their responses to these changes to assess whether patterns of fertilizer use are responsive to changes in rainfall patterns. READ MORE

  7. 5. Individual Failure Rate Modelling and Exploratory Failure Data Analysis for Power System Components

    Author : Jan Henning Jürgensen; Lars Nordström; Patrik Hilber; Miguel Angel Sanz Bobi; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Asset management; condition monitoring; failure rate; failure rate modeling; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : A set of vital societal functions such as health and safety are necessary for today's society to function and to secure the life of its individuals. Infrastructure is required to provide and maintain these functions. READ MORE