Most automated essay scoring programs use a linear regression model to predict an essay score from several essay features. This article applied a cumulative logit model instead of the linear ...

Environmental noise is prevalent and ubiquitous, particularly that from traffic in urban areas. 1 Noise has been associated with annoyance, cardiovascular disease, and impaired cognitive performance, ...

Quantile regression offers a more complete statistical model than mean regression and now has widespread applications. Consequently, we provide a review of this technique. We begin with an ...

Optimization seeks to find the best. It could be to design a process that minimizes capital or maximizes material conversion, to choose operating conditions that maximize throughput or minimize waste, ...

This article develops five regression models to estimate pipeline construction component costs for different types of pipelines in different regions. Researchers have long used historical pipeline ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...