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Risk of Error and the Kappa Coefficient of a Binary Diagnostic Test in the Presence of Partial Verification

Nofuentes, J. A. Roldan; Castillo, J. D. Luna Del - In: Journal of Applied Statistics 34 (2007) 8, pp. 887-898

through positive and negative predictive values. Another way to describe the validity of a binary diagnostic test is the risk … of error and the kappa coefficient of the risk of error. The risk of error is the average loss that is caused when … incorrectly classifying a non-diseased or a diseased patient, and the kappa coefficient of the risk of error is a measure of the …

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ASSISTING FINANCE DECISION THROUGH LEASING

Covaci, Brindusa - Facultatea de Finante şi Banci, Universitatea Spiru Haret - 2009

affordable. This financing technique which involves a high risk, is to give economic satisfaction that can not obtain loans from …

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Biotecnología para el sector agropecuario de los países en desarrollo: problemas y oportunidades

Persley, Gabrielle J. (Gabrielle Josephine) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999

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An exploration of the potential benefits of integrated pest management systems and the use of insect resistant potatoes to control the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povol...

Falck Zepeda, José; Barreto-Triana, Nancy; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"CORPOICA and IFPRI implemented a research project in Ventaquemada, Colombia. The project's goal was to asses the benefits of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices and the potential of Genetically Modified insect resistant (Bt) potatoes to manage damage caused by the Guatemalan Tuber Moth...

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Analysis for biotechnology innovations using Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA):

Linacre, Nicholas A.; Gaskell, Joanne; Rosegrant, Mark W.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

" Meeting the food needs of the world's growing population while reducing poverty and protecting the environment is a major global challenge. Genetically modified crops appear to provide a promising option to deal with this challenge. However there is a need to make strategic decisions on how to...

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Farmer management of production risk on degraded lands: the role of wheat genetic diversity in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Di Falco, Salvatore; Chavas, Jean-Paul; Smale, Melinda - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"This paper investigates the effects of wheat genetic diversity and land degradation on risk and agricultural …

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Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital

Yamauchi, Futoshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"This paper shows that neighborhood factors matter in schooling investments: in the face of the availability of a new technology that altered schooling returns, agents learned of the benefits of new returns to schooling from neighbors and adjusted schooling investments over time. Using household...

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Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: Evidence from Green-Revolution India

Yamauchi, Futoshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"This paper empirically identifies social learning and neighborhood effects in schooling investments in a new technology regime. The estimates of learning-investment rule from farm household panel data at the onset of the Green Revolution in India, show that (1) agents learn about schooling...

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A Note on Stakeholder Theory and Risk: Implications for Corporate Cash Holdings and Dividend Policy

Speckbacher, Gerhard; Wentges, Paul - In: Frontiers in Finance and Economics 6 (2009) 1, pp. 51-72

incentives for firm-specific investments in the face of high total firm risk. Hence stakehloder theory contributes to answering …

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Risk Insurance in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Rural Romania.

Irac, D.; Minoiu, C. - Banque de France - 2006

We test the hypothesis of Pareto optimal risk-sharing in a transition economy using a new dataset on a representative …

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