1. The Role of Aid and the Ease of Doing Business in the Economic Development of Haiti Open Access Author: Cavanagh, Angela Rae Title: The Role of Aid and the Ease of Doing Business in the Economic Development of Haiti Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: regression analysisaidease of doing businessforeign direct investmentHaitidevelopment File: Download Angela_Cavanagh_FINALDRAFT.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis SupervisorBee Yan Roberts, Faculty ReaderJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Economic Impact of Charter Schools an Empirical Study Open Access Author: Eisenhut, Lindsay Anne Title: The Economic Impact of Charter Schools an Empirical Study Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: charter schoolsregression analysiseconomics File: Download Eisenhut_Lindsay_economicimpactofcharterschools.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Sung Jae Jun, Thesis SupervisorDr. Diane Marie Henderson, Thesis Honors AdvisorBee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader
3. The Lazy Portfolio: An Empirical Analysis of the Risk-return Characteristics of Static Investment Portfolios Open Access Author: Sears, Eric Daniel Title: The Lazy Portfolio: An Empirical Analysis of the Risk-return Characteristics of Static Investment Portfolios Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: lazy portfolioasset allocationactive investingpassive investingefficient frontierregression analysisdiversificationSharpe ratio File: Download Eric_Sears_The_Lazy_Portfolio.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michelle Lowry, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors AdvisorChris Muscarella, Faculty Reader
4. An Investigation Into The Importance Of Accounting For Autocorrelated Errors In Regression Analysis Open Access Author: Hengeveld, Maria Elisabeth Title: An Investigation Into The Importance Of Accounting For Autocorrelated Errors In Regression Analysis Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: regression analysissimulationcorrelated errorsautoregression File: Download Thesis_Hengeveld.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Durland Laurence Shumway, Thesis SupervisorJohn Fricks, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Fluctuations in Rents Explain the Potential for Urban Growth Through Policy-relevant Inferences Open Access Author: Crossman, Kristen Joan Title: Fluctuations in Rents Explain the Potential for Urban Growth Through Policy-relevant Inferences Area of Honors: Risk Management Keywords: real estaterentspoliciesregression analysisfixed-effectsrandom-effects File: Download 1-Crossman_Kristen_FINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis SupervisorAustin Jay Jaffe, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Applying Mental Brakes: An fmri Analysis of Prepotent Motor Response Suppression Open Access Author: Manbeck, Alexandra B Title: Applying Mental Brakes: An fmri Analysis of Prepotent Motor Response Suppression Area of Honors: Psychology Keywords: fMRImotorinhibitionregression analysisbrain-behavior relationship File: Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Jeffrey M Love, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. Using Conventional and Sabermetric Baseball Statistics for Predicting Major League Baseball Win Percentage Open Access Author: Decesare, Victoria Ellen Title: Using Conventional and Sabermetric Baseball Statistics for Predicting Major League Baseball Win Percentage Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: MLBMajor League Baseballbaseballsabermetricsregression analysisstatisticscorrelationsports statistics File: Download Victoria_DeCesare_Thesis_-_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorDavid Russell Hunter, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. HOCKEY ANALYTICS: PREDICTIVE MODELING OF TEAM AND PLAYER PERFORMANCE Open Access Author: Bollendorf, Steven Matthew Title: HOCKEY ANALYTICS: PREDICTIVE MODELING OF TEAM AND PLAYER PERFORMANCE Area of Honors: Industrial Engineering Keywords: hockeysports analyticsNHLregression analysisoptimizationanalyticspredictive modelingplayer evaluation File: Download Bollendorf_THESIS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Guodong Pang, Thesis SupervisorDr. Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Winning Recipes for U.S. Movies in China: Does Localized Content Matter? Open Access Author: Wang, Zirui Title: Winning Recipes for U.S. Movies in China: Does Localized Content Matter? Area of Honors: Marketing Keywords: box officemoviesHollywoodChinaChinese audienceslocalized contentregression analysisquantitativeRChinese cultureLocalized content File: Download Thesis_Final_Version.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Hans Baumgartner, Thesis SupervisorJennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor
