homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/physa Conditional independence graph for nonlinear time series and its application to international financial markets Wei Gao a‚∗ ‚ Hongxia Zhao b a b School of Statistics‚ Xi’an University of Finance and Economics‚ Xi’an Shaanxi 710061‚ China School of College English‚ Xi’an University of Finance and Economics‚ Xi’an Shaanxi 710061‚ China article info abstract Conditional independence graphs are proposed for describing the dependence structure of multivariate
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There appears to be a tendency for schizophrenia to run in families. This suggests that genes and biological factors play a role in the explanation of schizophrenia.. The closer the genetic relationship the more likely the people are to share the disorder. Evidence from family studies by Gottesman showed that when both parent are schizophrenic then there is a 46% chance of the child getting it‚ however‚ if only one parent had it‚ it dropped to 16% and dropped to a further 1% when the sibling of the
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Narcotic drugs induce a pleasant and sedated sensation for users. For some individuals‚ these drugs are prescribed to reduce pain‚ perhaps subsequent to undergoing surgery. However‚ others misuse prescribed narcotics to alter their state of mind. This would be considered abuse. Abuse becomes clear when an individual’s ability to function decorously is impaired. An individual may experience financial‚ legal‚ or family and friend problems as a result. While abusing the narcotic‚ they may be incoherent
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Emily Dickinson’s "Hope is the Thing With Feathers‚" is the 6th part of a much larger poem called "Life." The poem examines the abstract idea of hope in the free spirit of a bird. She uses her poem‚ to show that hope is contained in the soul of everyone and can triumph over all. She uses imagery‚ metaphors‚ alliteration and personification to help describe why "Hope is the Thing With Feathers.” This then shows her message about hope. She begins with those terms in the first line‚ “Hope is the thing
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Sociology Asses sociological explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement. 20 marks. Ethnicity refers to shared cultural practices‚ perspectives‚ and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another. That is‚ ethnicity is a shared cultural heritage. The most common characteristics distinguishing various ethnic groups are ancestry‚ a sense of history‚ language and religion. Modern Britain is said to be a multicultural society made up of many different ethnic groups
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psychological explanations of crime with sociological explanations of criminality. Theories are useful tools‚ which suggest the way things are and not the way things ought to be‚ we can use them to help us to understand the world around us. In terms of criminal and deviant behaviour the theories proposed in this subject area set out to try and give reason as to why an individual commits criminal or delinquent acts. In this essay I will be using biological‚ psychological and sociological explanations of criminality
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Assess the Functionalist explanation of the role of education in modern society The functionalist approach is one of several sociological viewpoints on education. Functionalism is largely derived from the work of sociologists such as Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons. Broadly speaking‚ functionalism is an approach which explains social institutions primarily in terms of the functions they perform. Functionalists treat societies as systems of interacting and discuss the functions of something
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Assess the sociological explanations of the relationship between globalisation and religion. 33 marks Secularisation theory has argued that modernisation has undermined religion. The importance of science and technology on economic development and rational worldview on which they depend on are seen as destroying the belief in supernatural. However religion can contribute to development‚ but most recently sociologists have examined what role religion may play in development in today’s globalising
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According to the principle of diversification‚ the only way to lower the risk of a portfolio you must add assets that are negatively correlated with your existing portfolio. Your Answer Score Explanation False 5.00 Correct. You understand how diversification works. Total 5.00/5.00 Question Explanation Simple but important question about diversification. Question 2 (10) You have an equally weighted portfolio that consists of equity ownership in three firms. Firm A is trading at $23 per
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Outline and assess Marxist explanations of social class inequalities In society there are many different factors which divide us and result in social inequality. In this essay‚ I will be covering social class. Karl Marx believed that in society‚ there are two major social classes‚ the bourgeoisie and the proletariats. The bourgeoisie are basically the upper class; in order for you to be classed as a part of them you must own the means of production such as factories etc. In order for these factories
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