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- Canfor Corporation Announces First Quarter, 2008 Results
- Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) today reported a net loss of $85.4 million ($0.60 per share) for the first quarter of 2008, compared to a net loss of $237.0 million ($1.66 per share) for the fourth quarter of 2007 and a net loss of $42.7 million ($0.30 per share) for the...
- Research articles 2008-05-02
- Signet Group plc Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionUnidentified Analyst Could you talk about your credit experience in a bit more detail? Have you changed your credit criteria tool or seen any different behavior in the credit book? And what's the thinking behind taking on... is there a specific reason why you have taken on...
- Earnings calls 2007-09-18
- Applied Data Analysis For Process Improvement
- When the author first came up with the idea of intuitive statistics, he had no idea others had already written on the subject. However, as he was to discover, the term intuitive statistics has a variety of meanings. Gerd Gigerenzer and David J. Murray report the term was probably first...
- White papers 2005-02-15
- Measuring Central and Local Government Finances
- With growing interest in central and local government activity, Treasury and Statistics New Zealand have been working collaboratively to develop a set of statistics aimed at explaining this sector of the economy. The basis of these statistics are the International Monetary Fund's standard for Government Finance Statistics GFS, the System...
- White papers 2005-06-19
- ABS Business Statistics Reengineering and the Impact on Australia's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics
- In February 2002 the Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS took the strategic decision to proceed with a major re-engineering initiative known as the Business Statistics Innovation Program BSIP. This paper summarises the reasons for the development of the BSIP strategy; the BSIP model; progress to date in implementing the model;...
- White papers 2004-10-26
- Statistics on Real Estate Prices: The Need for a Strategic Approach
- This note considers the strategic issues that arise in connection with the future evolution of statistics on real estate prices and argues for the development of a conceptual framework based on a systematic analysis of user requirements. Such a framework can then be applied in the context of individual national...
- White papers 2005-04-22
- Measuring Up
- Both baseball and business are inundated by statistics. Baseball aficionados can routinely rank players by their batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, to mention only a few. Investors can rank corporations by their return on equity, earnings per share, price-earnings ratio and numerous other measures. This article discusses the...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Playing the Numbers: Using ACD Statistics for Workforce Management
- The contact center ACD supplies a potpourri of statistics. Used properly, ACD statistics can be a boon for workforce management forecasting and scheduling. However, the ACD provides so much detail that interpreting the information can be like drinking water from a fire hydrant. This article outlines some relevant ACD statistics...
- White papers 2001-09-14
- Using Total Quality Management to Improve Spanish Industrial Statistics
- The TQM approach used to produce industrial statistics in Spain is presented in this paper. The starting point is asking customers about our statistics products. Then, specific programs and actions are implemented trying to improve customer satisfaction. The following projects have been launched as a direct consequence of expressed customer...
- White papers 2001-07-24
- Spatial and Distance Statistics of the Trucking and Warehousing Industries Using GIS Tools
- The aim of this paper is to look at the potential of Geographical Information Systems GIS in describing the nature of potential clustering effects. Statistical analyses of trucking terminals and warehousing located in Washington Consolidated Metropolitan Standard Area and Detroit Consolidated Metropolitan Standard Area is carried out using GIS and...
- White papers 2001-07-09
- Uses of the BIS Statistics: An Introduction
- The BIS statistics are referenced by a wide range of users for a wide range of purposes. This special feature focuses on a few of the key analytical uses of the statistics and in particular on how the statistics can be used in a complementary fashion, including for analysis of...
- White papers 2002-03-01
- Teaching Statistics to Medical Students Using Problem-Based Learning
- This white paper provides information on Problem-based learning PBL that is gaining popularity as a teaching method, but statistics and research methods are not being included in this teaching. There are great disadvantages in omitting statistics and research methods from the main teaching. PBL is well established in Australian medical...
- White papers 2004-12-10
- The International Banking Market
- This BIS report collects and disseminates two different sets of international banking data, both based on information provided by banks. The first set of data is known as the locational statistics. These statistics were originally introduced in 1964 to monitor the development of euro currency markets. The second set, known...
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Private Equity Statistics Q2 2001
- US fund raising activity dropped sharply in Q2 2001, according to the latest statistics released by the NVCA and Venture Economics. $9.7bn was raised in Q2, down from $16.7bn in Q1. The latest figure represents a 68 per cent decrease compared to Q2 last year when a record $30.3bn was...
- White papers 2001-08-16
- Export Profiles Of Small Land-Locked Countries
- This article discusses case study focusing on the implications for Lesotho. World Bank demographic and country characteristic statistics identify 16 small landlocked countries that are similar to Lesotho. This article attempts to determine what useful policy information can be derived from the recent trade performance of these "comparators" It also...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Statistical Inference
- All statements made in this section are valid only for stable processes, i.e., processes in statistical control. The statistical methods described in this article are enumerative. Although most applications of quality engineering are analytic, there are times when enumerative statistics prove useful. In reading this material, the engineer should keep...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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- Quarterly Manning Statistics.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 August 2003-UK Government: Quarterly Manning StatisticsC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08212003 The latest Quarterly Manning Statistics (National Office of Statistics TSP4) are now available on the DASA website at www.dasa.mod.uk A summary of the main points to draw from this...
- Research articles 2003-08-26
- Viewpoint: China's Statistics Don't Add Up - Lester Thurow Casts Doubt On The Reliability Of Chinese, Indian And US Growth Rates And Suggests That Reluctance To Increase Spending Is Impeding Better Data Collection.
- Statistics interest about 10% of the population. The processes that determine the underlying accuracy of statistics probably interest 1% of the population. And the number of people willing to spend more money to improve the accuracy of statistics app Statistics interest about 10% of the population....
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- Publication of DASA (DEFENCE ANALYTICAL SERVICES AGENCY) quarterly armed forces manning statistics.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 May 2003-UK Government: Publication of DASA DEFENCE ANALYTICAL SERVICES AGENCY quarterly armed forces manning statisticsC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05222003 The latest Quarterly Manning Statistics (National Office of Statistics TSP4) are now available on the DASA website at www.dasa.mod.uk...
- Research articles 2003-05-22
- The statistics corner: update on the BLS sample redesign for the current employment statistics survey - Bureau of Labor Statistics
- In June 1995, the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS announced plans for a comprehensive sample redesign of its monthly payroll survey. The Bureau's plans called for a two-year research effort to develop the new sample design, followed by a production test of survey methods and procedures, with a phased-in implementation...
- Research articles 1997-07-01
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