Financial failure prediction models have been developed by using Logistic Regression (LR) analysis from traditional statistical methods and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), which is a mathematically based nonparametric method over the financial reports of the companies traded in The Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index (BIST 100) between the years 2014-2016. In the development of these mo...

The common practice of collapsing inherently continuous or ordinal variables into two categories causes information loss that may potentially weaken power to detect effects of explanatory variables and result in Type II errors in statistical inference. The purpose of this investigation was to illustrate, using a substantive example, the potential increase in power gained from an ordinal instead...

background and aims: loneliness typically includes anxious feelings. it is particularly relevant to adolescence period. it has effect on physical and mental health. the present study aimed to identify the predictive factors of loneliness among high schools female students.methods: a cross –sectional survey was carried out among high schools female students in ilam during the academic year 2014-...