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"Sustainable Biofuel Production in Tropical and Subtropical Countries"; 12 June 2008 - Workshop proceedings
Kaphengst, Timo; Schlegel, Stephanie - 2008
from renewable sources (COM(2008)19). The rapporteur MEP Mr Anders Wijkman on the renewables directive (opinion from ENVI …
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Natural Disasters and Agriculture: Individual Risk Preferences towards Flooding
Sauer, Johannes - 2011
. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method …-experimental approach to measure differences in the risk attitudes of farmers located in highflooding risk areas versus farmers located in … low flooding risk areas is followed. Changes in flooding risk relatedbehaviour over time is analysed and marginal effects …
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Publics, risk communication and the social amplification of risk
In: The social contours of risk. 2005
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A comparison of five robust regression methods with ordinary least squares: relative efficiency, bias and test of the null hypothesis
Anderson, Cynthia - 2001
A Monte Carlo simulation was used to generate data for a comparison of five robust regression estimation methods with ordinary least squares (OLS) under 36 different outlier data configurations. Two of the robust estimators, Least Absolute Value (LAV) estimation and MM estimation, are...
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The Ombudsman: Value of Expertise for Forecasting Decisions in Conflicts
Green, Kesten C.; Armstrong, J. Scott - 2007
In important conflicts such as wars and labor-management disputes, people typically rely on the judgment of experts to predict the decisions that will be made. We compared the accuracy of 106 forecasts by experts and 169 forecasts by novices about eight real conflicts. The forecasts of experts...
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Distortion of Outcome and Probability Information in Risky Decisions
DeKay, Michael L.; Patino-Echeverri, Dalia; Fischbeck, … - 2008
Substantial evidence indicates that information is distorted during decision making. However, no studies have assessed the distortion of outcome and probability information in risky decisions or the effects of ambiguity on information distortion. We report two studies involving six binary...
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Distortion of Outcome and Probability Information in Risky Decisions
DeKay, Michael L.; Patiño-Echeverri, Dalia; Fischbeck, … - 2005
Substantial evidence indicates that information is distorted during decision making. However, no studies have assessed the distortion of outcome and probability information in risky decisions or the effects of ambiguity on information distortion. This paper reports two studies involving six...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441297
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Normative perspectives in manufacturing
Al Kindi, Mahmood A. - 2010
related to the Six Sigma decision. Naturally, implementation cost makes Six Sigma less attractive, while attitude toward risk … relationships. Attitude toward risk has a major role regarding the optimal number of tests done within a stochastic domain. The … nature of redesign cost has the most effect on risk aversion when compared to neutral or risk seeking behaviors. Moreover …
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Supporting telecommunication product sales by conjoint analysis, Journal of Telekommunications and Information Technology, 2008, nr 3
Rzepakowski, Piotr
Conjoint analysis is widely used as a marketing research technique to study consumers? product preferences and simulate customer choices. It is used in designing new products, changing or repositioning existing products, evaluating the effect of price on purchase intent, and simulating market...
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Incorporating CustomerPreference Informationinto the Forecasting of Service Sales, Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2009, nr 3
Rzepakowski, Piotr
Customers change their preferences while getting more familiar with services or being motivated to change their buying habits. Different sources of motivation induce customers to change their behavior: an advertisement, a leader in a reference group, satisfaction from services usage and other...
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