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    Estimating measurement error in blood pressure, using structural equations modelling 

    Kepe, Lulama Patrick (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Any branch in science experiences measurement error to some extent. This maybe due to conditions under which measurements are taken, which may include the subject, the observer, the measurement instrument, ...
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    Non-parametric regression modelling of in situ fCO2 in the Southern Ocean 

    Pretorius, Wesley Byron (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Southern Ocean is a complex system, where the relationship between CO2 concentrations and its drivers varies intra- and inter-annually. Due to the lack of readily available in situ data in the ...
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    Comparison of methods to calculate measures of inequality based on interval data 

    Neethling, Willem Francois (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent decades, economists and sociologists have taken an increasing interest in the study of income attainment and income inequality. Many of these studies have used census data, but social surveys ...
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    The effect of liquidity on stock returns on the JSE 

    Reisinger, Astrid Kim (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines the effect of liquidity on excess stock returns on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) over the period 2003 to 2011. It builds on the findings of previous studies that found size, ...
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    Optimal asset allocation for South African pension funds under the revised Regulation 28 

    Koegelenberg, Frederik Johannes (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: On 1 July 2011 the revised version of Regulation 28, which governs the South African pension fund industry with regard to investments, took effect. The new version allows for pension funds to invest ...
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    The implementation of noise addition partial least squares 

    Moller, Jurgen Johann (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
    When determining the chemical composition of a specimen, traditional laboratory techniques are often both expensive and time consuming. It is therefore preferable to employ more cost effective spectroscopic techniques such ...
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    An analysis of income and poverty in South Africa 

    Malherbe, Jeanine Elizabeth (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)
    The aim of this study is to assess the welfare of South Africa in terms of poverty and inequality. This is done using the Income and Expenditure Survey (IES) of 2000, released by Statistics South Africa, and reviewing ...
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    A comparison of support vector machines and traditional techniques for statistical regression and classification 

    Hechter, Trudie (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since its introduction in Boser et al. (1992), the support vector machine has become a popular tool in a variety of machine learning applications. More recently, the support vector machine has also ...
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    Non-parametric volatility measurements and volatility forecasting models 

    Du Toit, Cornel (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-03)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Volatilty was originally seen to be constant and deterministic, but it was later realised that return series are non-stationary. Owing to this non-stationarity nature of returns, there were no reliable ...
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    Advances in random forests with application to classification 

    Pretorius, Arnu (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)
    ENGLISH SUMMARY : Since their introduction, random forests have successfully been employed in a vast array of application areas. Fairly recently, a number of algorithms that adhere to Leo Breiman’s definition of a random ...
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