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Change And Continuity In Singapore's Industrial Relations System, Eng Fong Pang, Thelma Kay Oct 1974

Change And Continuity In Singapore's Industrial Relations System, Eng Fong Pang, Thelma Kay

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The paper analyses the impact of the two major pieces of legislation enacted by the Singapore Parliament in 1968. It also examines their impact on the industrial relations system and the reaction of the unions and the employees to them. The paper further attempts to identify the forces that are likely to change the system in the near future.


A Study Of Computer Use In A Graduate School Of Business, Henry C. Jr. Lucas, David B. Montgomery, Jean Claude Larreche Apr 1974

A Study Of Computer Use In A Graduate School Of Business, Henry C. Jr. Lucas, David B. Montgomery, Jean Claude Larreche

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In the past six years, U.S. business schools have greatly expanded their use of computers in teaching and research. In 1966, only 11 percent of the business schools required student proficiency in programming; by 1970, the total had risen to 62 percent and is undoubtedly higher today. In 1971, the Graduate School of Business (GSB) at Stanford acquired a dedicated time-sharing system to replace the time-sharing services provided by the Stanford Computation Center (SCC). A study of computer usage in the GSB and of the impact of the dedicated time-sharing system was con- ducted; detailed results may be found in. …


A Note On Adjusting, David B. Montgomery, D.G. Morrison Sep 1973

A Note On Adjusting, David B. Montgomery, D.G. Morrison

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Whenever a regression analysis is run, one of the key statistics which is reported is the coefficient of determination or, as it is more commonly kn R2. This quantity represents the proportion of the variance of the dependent variable that is associated with ("explained by") the set of independent vari- ables. However, this statistic is a biased estimate of the true coefficient of determination for the underlying population. Moreover, the bias in unadjusted R2 can be sizeable and may lead to serious misinterpretation of research results. The purpose of this note is to examine the magnitude of the bias in …