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        Identifying secondary series for stepwise common singular spectrum analysis 

        Viljoen, H.; Steel, S. J. (Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2013)
        Common singular spectrum analysis is a technique which can be used to forecast a primary time series by using the information from a secondary series. Not all secondary series, however, provide useful information. A first ...
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        The impact of behavioural economics and finance on retirement provision 

        Van Zyl, N.; Van Zyl, D. J. J. (Actuarial Society of South Africa, 2016)
        The significant shift from defined benefit to defined contribution retirement funds in South Africa has led to many fund members bearing responsibility for a range of risks. Many of these risks, such as those related to ...
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        The impact of industry classification on the valuation accuracy of multiples in the South African capital market 

        Nel, Soon; Bruwer, Wilna; Le Roux, Niel (The Clute Institute, 2013-01)
        Although multiples are used extensively in practice, empirical guidance in emerging markets is limited in this regard. In terms of valuation accuracy, the impact of peer group selection by way of industry classification ...
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        Interpretable multi-label classification by means of multivariate linear regression 

        Bierman, Surette (South African Statistical Association, 2019)
        In this paper, the potential of using a multivariate regression approach in order to obtain interpretable output in a multi-label classification problem is investigated. We focus in our analysis on extensions of ordinary ...
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        An investigation into the prescribing of analgesics 

        Truter, I.; Kotze, T. J. Van Wyk (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1996)
        To investigate the prescribing of analgesic agents in a defined South African patient population. Design: Retrospective drug utilisation study. Setting: Prescribing behaviour of a sample of 50 dispensing doctors in Port ...
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        Monitoring gender remuneration inequalities in academia using biplots 

        Walters, I. S.; Le Roux, N. J. (Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2008)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : Gender remuneration inequalities at universities have been studied in various parts of the world. In South Africa, the responsibility largely rests with individual higher education institutions to establish ...
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        Obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania : a phenomenological comparison 

        Lochner, Christine; Seedat, Soraya; Du Toit, Pieter L.; Nel, Daniel G.; Niehaus, Dana J. H.; Sandler, Robin; Stein, Dan J. (BioMed Central, 2005-01)
        Background: Similarities between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and trichotillomania (TTM) have been widely recognized. Nevertheless, there is evidence of important differences between these two disorders. Some authors ...
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        Optimizing 16S rRNA gene profile analysis from low biomass nasopharyngeal and induced sputum specimens 

        Claassen-Weitz, Shantelle; Gardner-Lubbe, Sugnet; Mwaikono, Kilaza S.; Du Toit, Elloise; Zar, Heather J.; Nicol, Mark P. (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-05-12)
        Background: Careful consideration of experimental artefacts is required in order to successfully apply highthroughput 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene sequencing technology. Here we introduce experimental design, ...
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        Plasma sarcosine does not distinguish early and advanced stages of prostate cancer 

        Bohm, L.; Serafin, A. M.; Fernandez, P.; Van der Watt, G.; Bouic, P. J. D.; Harvey, J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-08)
        Introduction. Diagnosis of prostate cancer by prostate specific antigen (PSA) is error-prone and cannot distinguish benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) from malignant disease, nor identify aggressive and indolent types. ...
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        Precision, consistency and bias in emerging equity markets 

        Nel, W. S.; Bruwer, B. W.; Le Roux, N. J. (International Foundation for Research & Development, 2014-05)
        The use of multiples is a popular approach employed by analysts to perform valuations. These multiples are based on optimal value drivers, the valuation performance of which should be underpinned by empirical findings from ...
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        Quantification of estimation instability and its application to threshold selection in extremes 

        Berning, Thomas L. (South African Statistical Association, 2015-03)
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        A realised volatility measurement using quadratic variation and dealing with microstructure effects 

        Du Toit, C.; Conradie, W. J. (Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2006)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : A volatility measurement that overcomes the respective problems encountered when implementing the realised and Discrete Sine Transform volatility measurements is defined and discussed in this paper. First ...
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        School results and access test results as indicators of first-year performance at university 

        Bothma, A.; Botha, H. L.; Le Roux, N. J. (Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2004)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : The goals set by the National Plan for Higher Education, the fact that many schools are still severely disadvantaged as well as far-reaching changes in the school system demand that South African universities ...
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        Shorter telomere length : a potential susceptibility factor for HIV-associated neurocognitive impairments in South African woman 

        Malan-Muller, Stefanie; Hemmings, Sian M. J.; Spies, Georgina; Kidd, Martin; Fennema-Notestine, Christine; Seedat, Soraya (PLoS, 2013-03)
        The neuropathogenesis of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may manifest as various neurocognitive impairments (NCI). HIV-positive individuals also have significantly shorter telomere length (TL) in peripheral blood ...
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        Simulation of a coal stacking process using an online X-Ray Fluorescence analyser 

        Rossouw, R. F.; Coetzer, R. L. J.; Le Roux, N. J. (Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA), 2018)
        The Sasol Coal Value Chain is a complex system consisting of blending, stacking and reclaiming of no fewer than six different coal sources with vastly different coal qualities. The amount and quality of the gas produced ...
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        Sorting in combination with quality scoring : a tool for industry professionals to identify drivers of wine quality rapidly 

        Brand, J.; Kidd, M.; Van Antwerpen, L.; Valentin, D.; Naes, T.; Nieuwoudt, Helene (South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2018)
        Quality plays an important role in the criteria directing wine product development. The evaluation of sensory characteristics associated with wine quality, as perceived by industry professionals, is therefore important. ...
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        Statistical properties of indicators of first-year performance at university 

        Le Roux, N. J.; Bothma, A.; Botha, H. L. (Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2004)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : Appraisal of admission procedures is a matter of urgency for South African universities, as well as for schools producing the prospective students. In this article the focus is on how various statistical ...
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        Steady growth in antiretroviral treatment provision by disease management and community treatment programmes 

        Johnson, Leigh F.; McLeod, Heather D. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2007-05)
        [No abstract available]
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        Value at risk and extreme value theory : application to the Johannesburg Securities Exchange 

        Williams, R.; Van Heerden, J. D.; Conradie, W. J. (Bureau for Economic Research, 2018)
        Value at Risk (VaR) has been established as one of the most important and commonly used financial risk management tools. Nevertheless, the attractive features and wide-spread use of VaR could not help to avoid a number of ...
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        Variable selection in multiple linear regression : the influence of individual cases 

        Steel, S. J.; Uys, D. W. (Operations Research Society of South Africa, 2007)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : The influence of individual cases in a data set is studied when variable selection is applied in multiple linear regression. Two different influence measures, based on the Cp criterion and Akaike’s ...

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