Number 17 «Empathy and identification» Dr. Lane Beckes and Dr. James A. Coan at the University of Virginia discuss their research
on correlations in psycho - physiological and brain imaging data, particularly their own innovative correlational approaches for exploring interpersonal empathy and identification.
The theory is not based
on correlations in climate data.
'' it seems that Salby extrapolated his results (based
on correlations in the satellite era) backwards in time to «predict» CO2 levels back in the late 19th century, using only temperature as the independent variable»
But they are still like models of the stock market, based not just on theoretical causations, but
on correlations in conditions that will never be repeated.
This approach overcomes the limited comparability between studies that is typical for methods that rely
on correlation in gene expression.
Brient Alb is based
on the correlation in CMIP5 models between ECS, and the relationship of shortwave (SW) reflection by low clouds over tropical oceans (TLC) with SST.
But before we get into that, a quick refresher
on correlation in case you haven't kept up on your stats knowledge since high school.
Not exact matches
Earlier this year, for example, Judy Zaichkowsky of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business published a study indicating that the presence of just one woman
on a company's board resulted
in significantly higher standards of corporate governance (which has an established
correlation to better financial performance).
Based
on our detailed analysis of supply chain companies with historically high
correlations to iPhone unit sales, we revise our iPhone unit estimates [lower],» analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote
in a note to clients Thursday.
Nike CFO Andy Campion gave some extra clarity about future orders
on the company's conference call, saying there had been less
correlation between orders and revenue than
in the past, and thus Nike would change how it would report those figures
in future quarters (likely to de-emphasize Wall Street's attention to those numbers).
While most research can only identify
correlations, things that happy people have
in common, we think that trying to do many of these things could have a significant effect
on our own personal happiness levels.
For example,
on Work Market, we see a direct
correlation between specificity
in job descriptions and success
in filling short - term positions.
Depending
on the films and sets of messages included
in the analysis, the
correlation might look stronger or weaker.
And just as we frequently mistake
correlation for causation, we're susceptible to what's called the «gambler's fallacy,» the belief that anomalies from expected outcomes
in a random process are likely to be evened out by their opposites
in the future — or, more simply, the idea that a roulette ball that's landed eight straight times
on black is therefore more likely
on the ninth spin to land
on red.
Most notably, a Wharton professor, Adam Grant, who
in his own research has reported a lack of
correlation between scores
on tests of emotional intelligence and business results.
As we entered into neutral mode
on October 5, we began exiting all long positions
in individual stocks and started focusing primarily
on swing trading ETFs with a low
correlation to the direction of the overall stock market (ie.
Removing those companies (just 3
in this case) that each had at least a 5 % impact
on the r - squared value, along with the companies that had negative book values, reveals a weak, 27 %,
correlation.
Could large foreign economies be having a relatively historically large effect
on the US because we're the strong compared to them and
in the past there was a stronger
correlation between the US and the world?
While there is a strong
correlation between growth
in gross domestic investment and growth
in real GDP, the slope of that relationship is only about 0.2, meaning that even if the growth rate of real gross domestic investment was driven from the recent growth trend of zero all the way back to the previous post-war growth rate of 3.5 %, the overall impact
on real GDP growth would only be about 0.7 % annually, placing the level of U.S. real GDP about 2.8 % higher 4 years from today than it would otherwise be.
Considering the high
correlation between green bonds and core fixed income, investors have the possibility to reallocate part of their core fixed income allocation to green bonds
in order to increase diversification and «green» their portfolio with a minimal impact
on the risk / return profile of their portfolio.
While most investors focus
on potential returns
in their portfolios, Russ discusses why risk and
correlation are just as important.
The U.K. Treasury's sponsored analysis of confidential tax records
on tax - advantaged share schemes at over 16,000 U.K. firms reported that broad - based employee stock ownership was linked to improved value added and productivity with
correlations consistent with those
in many studies of smaller numbers of firms.
Prior to the crisis, variation
in the monetary base had a very weak
correlation with stock returns even
on a coincident basis.
By now you'll no doubt see the obvious
correlations between them all as well, and the really interesting thing about it all is that
in each and every one of them, both the ones I have reported
on here as well as others we are yet to review, the lessons we take from them are not to be found
in academic institutions.
In their October 2012 paper entitled «Quantifying the Behavior of Stock
Correlations Under Market Stress», Tobias Preis, Dror Kenett, Eugene Stanley, Dirk Helbing and Eshel Ben - Jacob relate average stock return correlations to stock market conditions with focus on dramatic ma
Correlations Under Market Stress», Tobias Preis, Dror Kenett, Eugene Stanley, Dirk Helbing and Eshel Ben - Jacob relate average stock return
correlations to stock market conditions with focus on dramatic ma
correlations to stock market conditions with focus
on dramatic market losses.
But we'll focus most of this report
on the implications, specifically: Not a fluke:
Correlation lower at all levels The sharp drop in cross-asset correlation is n
Correlation lower at all levels The sharp drop
in cross-asset
correlation is n
correlation is not a fluke.
Time will tell if central bank tightening will break
correlations that have long been known to traditional 60/40 long - only managers, but if this reality materialises, LO could potentially withstand the turbulence from its commitment to focus
on investing specifically
in various factors that drive prices rather than
in asset classes and sectors.
The figure suggests that trends
in the real return
on the 10 - Year Treasury Note rate track the growth
in Fed purchases of longer dated Treasury Securities between 2003 and 2012, with a tighter
correlation between 2008 and 2011.
On a wide range of historically reliable measures (having a nearly 90 %
correlation with actual subsequent S&P 500 total returns), we estimate current valuations to be fully 118 % above levels associated with historically normal subsequent returns
in stocks.
Correlation Assets — While not extremely common, it is possible to group together and invest, as well as make «calls»
on two - related assets going up or down
in the market.
An algorithm learning the wrong lessons or formulating responses based
on an incomplete picture, and the lack of transparency into what criteria are reflected
in a decision model, are especially problematic when identified
correlations function as inadvertent proxies for excluding or discriminating against protected classes of people.
It's possible that some investors realized the intense
correlation between the oil price and the stock market and zeroed
in on a thinly traded contract to intentionally move its price
on Wednesday.
After analyzing $ FXE
on its monthly, weekly, and daily charts, you will surely agree this is a great ETF to monitor for potential buy entry
in the coming days, especially considering its virtually nil
correlation to the direction of the US equities markets.
«We are convinced that «quant» funds», which have attracted hundreds of billions of dollars
in the last few years and a significant portion of which use leverage, and whose models and various strategies are largely based
on price action and
correlations extracted from the reasonably - recent past when volatility has been low (largely of their own making), have contributed mightily to the illusion that market risk is low.
In fact, Gleanster research identifies a direct
correlation between the amount of time a prospect spends
on a company website engaging with relevant content and the likelihood that those interactions will lead to a sale.
It is possible that the increased
correlation is simply a short - term phenomenon, as experienced
on several occasions
in the past, rather than the start of a new pattern.
a) 82 % of B2C CEOs would like B2C ROI Marketers ® to focus
on tracking, reporting and very importantly boosting four Key Marketing Performance Indicators: Sell -
in, Sell - out, Market Share and Marketing ROI (defined as the
correlation between Marketing spending and the gross profit generated from it).
GoldMoney research director Alasdair Macleod's study of the breakdown of the historic
correlation of interest rates and the general price level, a
correlation set forth by «Gibson's Paradox»
in economics, a study called to your attention by GATA
on Sunday --
We're going to let you
in on a little secret: Investors focused
on economic growth are wasting their time... If anything, the evidence suggests a negative
correlation between equity returns and GDP growth... It may be that the best prices can be had
in times of low economic growth, whereas we tend to overpay
in a growing economy.
Low volatility, weakening
correlations and still - muted risk appetite all point to an environment favoring risk taking and putting a premium
on security selection,
in our view.
The following chart, taken from the paper, shows the rolling 250 - trading day
correlation between U.S. stock market returns and gold returns (
in U.S. dollars) based
on daily data.
They calculate return
correlations quarter by quarter and focus
on the worst 5 % of drawdowns
in stocks or bonds.
Even
in the immediate aftermath of the crisis,
correlations remained unusually high as investors fixated
on macro events — the European debt crisis, the U.S. fiscal cliff, Greece — that transcended asset classes and geographies.
Low
correlations mean individual securities are moving
on their own fundamentals, as opposed to macroeconomic conditions leading all stocks to move
in similar ways, as had been the case for years
in the post-financial-crisis recovery.
That
correlation jumped by more than 50 % as the world focused
on the turmoil
in Asia.
We are encouraged by Morningstar's report
on the positive
correlation between success rates and ownership levels; we seek this level of dedication within the companies
in which we choose to invest, and elect to hold ourselves to the same standard.
When market conditions are unfavorable
in the view of the investment manager, the Fund may experience limited, zero, or possibly negative
correlation with general market fluctuations for meaningful periods of time, and the Fund may experience a net loss of time - value
on purchased options.
Under the influence of the recent varieties of liberation theologies we are learning to appreciate this way of theologizing, and some of the more creative work
in the interpretation of Wesley and the Wesleyan tradition has drawn
on correlations of theological method with the liberation theologians.
Ministers must realize that
in the task of
correlation they are inescapably dependent
on the laity.
We are left with a sense of deep appreciation for the depths Barth plumbed
in his endeavors to place the
correlation of divine power and divine love
on a new footing, but unfortunately he simply did go far enough to allow the implications of his very own searching to lead him to empowering breakthroughs beyond theism's impasses.