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an element of data whose changes are the object of a statistical study
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Interactive Intelligence Inc Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator InstructionsYour first question comes from Shyam Patil - Raymond James and Associates. Shyam Patil - Raymond James and Associates Steve, just first question is, if you recognized a typical percent of term license or perpetual what would revenue have been in apple comparison? Steve Head There’s...
Tags: Revenue, Variable, Call Transcript, Earnings, Operational Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha, Interactive Intelligence
Earnings calls 2009-10-26
A Dynamic Multinomial Probit Model For Brand Choice With Different Long-Run And Short-Run Effects
This paper proposes a dynamic multinomial probit model in order to estimate the long-run and short- run effects of marketing mix variables on brand choice. The latent variables, which contain the unobserved perceived utilities, follow a first-order vector error correction autoregressive process of order with current and lagged explanatory variables....
Tags: Brand, Variable, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Branding, Marketing
White papers 2000-09-05
Predicting Mail-Order Repeat Buying: Which Variables Matter?
This paper propose a customer-oriented conceptual model of segmentation variables for mail-order repeat buying behavior. The paper investigates from a theoretical perspective what customer-related variables should be included in response models for modeling repeat purchasing, and empirically validates how these variables perform for predictive purposes. Binary logit modeling is used.
Tags: Mail-order, Variable, Modeling, Research & Development, Sales Channel, Business Operations, Sales
White papers 2003-08-01
Dynamics of Small Business Financial Structure
This paper expounds and tests a theory of the financial structure of the new small business enterprise. Its approach is evolutionary in that it focuses on how, in theory and practice, the key variables which characterise the small firm's financial structure evolve over several time periods after inception. The variables...
Tags: Variable, Small Business, University Of St Andrews
White papers 2005-10-10
Creating an Intranet Toolbox of Selective Oracle Metadata
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate an alternative method of allowing users to view the attributes of their Oracle Databases. This application is useful for programmers and developers who do not have access to Oracle Designer or other similar applications which allow visual representations of databases. Even though...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Variable, Index, Intranet, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
White papers 2004-04-14
Managing Time
It's really about managing yourself and your priorities. The best we can do is manage what we do with the time we have. There are three critical variables: knowing how long the things you do take you; knowing how much of your time you have already committed so that you...
Tags: Priority, Variable, FutureVisions
White papers 2007-12-01
Quick EFC Approximation Calculator (Not EFC)
This tool is used to prepare an approximation of the Expected Family Contribution EFC. The results are only an approximation of the Federal EFC figure that is calculated when you file the FAFSA form. This tool omits those input variables that have a relatively minimal impact on the EFC results,...
Tags: Approximation, Variable, Tool, FinAid Page, Productivity
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
How Variables Affect Team Building activities
Yes, group may be united and working towards a common objective, but individuals on that team could have exceedingly different approaches to doing business. Some might have aggressive individuality with an eagerness to work, while others might be more reserved and prefer more calculated manoeuvres. Working with different personality types...
Tags: Team-building, Variable, Article-Buzz, Team Management, Management
White papers 2009-01-01
How Variables Affect Team Building exercises
Yes, employees may be united and working towards a common objective, but individuals on that team could have exceedingly different approaches to doing business. Some might have aggressive characters with an eagerness to work, while others might be more reserved and prefer more calculated manoeuvres. Working with different personality types...
Tags: Team-building, Variable, Content Corner, Team Management, Management
White papers 2009-01-01
Predictors of Longevity in Small Family Firms: An Exploratory Study
The purpose of this paper is to identify and test a set of variables that were related to the longevity of small family firms. The paper identifies a number of potentially relevant variables for inclusion in the predictive model. The final model included a total of 13 variables. These ranged...
Tags: Longevity, Texas Tech University, Variable, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-04-22
Customer Base Analysis: Partial Defection of Behaviorally-Loyal Clients in a Non-Contractual FMCG Retail Setting
Customer Relationship Management CRM enjoys increasing attention as a countermeasure to switching behavior of customers. This paper focuses on the treatment of a company's most promising customers in a non-contractual setting. The paper builds a model in order to predict partial defection by behaviorally-loyal clients using three classification techniques: Logistic...
Tags: Variable, Customer, Analysis, Productivity, Performance Management, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Software
White papers 2003-05-01
Provincial Credit Ratings in Canada
The author estimates the relationship between the provincial credit ratings, as assessed by Standard & Poor's, and a number of economic variables, using the ordered probit methodology. All the variables in her estimation prove to be significant. In particular, she finds that downgrades take place at almost the same speed...
Tags: Bank Of Canada, Variable, Ratio, Operational Accounting, Finance
White papers 1996-04-01
Regulator Use of Market Data to Improve the Identification of Bank Financial Distress
This paper assesses the extent to which stock market information may help bank regulators identify bank financial distress. The research specifies a variety of stock return and other market-related variables that might contain elements of longer-term trends and be capable of anticipating changes in regulatory ratings of commercial banks and...
Tags: Bank, Regulator, Financial, Stock, Variable, Financial Services, Investment, Finance
White papers 2001-12-01
How Long Will It Take? - Using the Project Schedule Matrix
One of the most important questions that needs to be asked when a company is planning to relocate their office to a new space is, how long does it take to do everything? Determining a time frame from when one starts, from selecting the design team to the day when...
Tags: Variable, Capital Structures, Team Management, Finance, Management
White papers 2003-09-09
Getting Off The Blocks In The Bidding Race
Winning the bidding race to host a major world sporting event depends on an intricate mix of variables. These variables can range from tangible, measurable elements such as infrastructure, accommodation, stadia and media facilities to intangible, emotive factors such as image, reputation and star endorsement. As a result, cities have...
Tags: Variable, Pitfall, Wolff Olins, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Branding, Productivity, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Marketing
White papers 2002-07-24
Non-Probabilistic Jump Modelling for Financial Derivatives
This paper applies the uncertain nonlinear parameter approach, originally by Avellaneda et al. and Lyons, to model non-local changes in financial variables and its impact on portfolios of derivatives and their underlying assets. It formulates the non-probabilistic uncertainty assumptions as a governing system of nonlinear PDEs about both the spatial...
Tags: Financial, Variable, University Of Oxford, Solution Technique, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
White papers 2001-05-13
The Provisioning Experience of the Major UK Banks: A Small Panel Investigation
Using panel regression analysis, the paper investigates what factors may help to explain increases in loan-loss provisions for the major UK banks. Explanatory variables reviewed include aggregate variables such as GDP growth as well as bank-specific factors such as the composition of the loan portfolio. The main findings of the...
Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Variable, Provisioning, Bank Of England, Financial Services
White papers 2003-02-20
Operating Window Experiments: A Novel Approach To Quality Improvement
From the executive summary: ‘The performance of a product or process is often evaluated based on its failure or defect rate. The metric has an advantage in that it can easily be converted into monetary units, and is therefore useful in managerial decision-making. The failures can often be thought of...
Tags: Window, Variable, American Society For Quality, Managerial Accounting, Construction, Finance
White papers 2002-10-01
On Predicting Stock Returns With Nearly Integrated Explanatory Variables
Statistical inference in predictive regressions depends critically on the stochastic properties of the posited explanatory variable, in particular, its order of integration. Confidence intervals computed for the largest autoregressive root of many explanatory variables commonly used in predictive regressions, including the dividend yield, the book-to-market ratio, the short-term rate of...
Tags: Stock, Variable, Regression
White papers 2001-08-01
Best Credit Cards for You
Card companies are getting shadier and stingier, and interest rates on plastic are going higher. So now?s the time to be sure you?re holding the best cards for the way you charge. MoneyWatch surveyed the landscape and picked the top cards in several categories. ...
Tags: Card, Fee, Rate, Credit Card, Variable, Purchase, Point, MoneyWatch, Membership, Credit Cards, Bankrate.com, LowCards.com, CardRatings.com, BillShrink, Consumer Action, Variable Rate, American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Costco, Platinum Card, Capital One, Chase, Fidelity, Schwab, Merrill Lynch, FICO Score, Simmons First National Bank, Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, IberiaBank, Chase Slate, Blueprint Card, Blue Cash, Discover More, Chase Freedom, Chase Sapphire, TrueEarnings, Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Schwab Bank Invest First Visa, Total Merrill Cash Back, Fidelity Investment Rewards, Capital One No Hassle Miles Rewards, Citi PremierPass, Barclays Bank, Visa Black, Bob Trebilcock
Articles 2009-10-30
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