Estimating the relationship between measured wind speed and overturning truck crashes using a binary logit model

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 574-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhonda Kae Young ◽  
Joel Liesman
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Measured Wind Speed

Determinants of Zakat Payment to Zakat Institution

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-53
Author(s):  
Yosra Ben Said ◽  
Nejia Zaouali ◽  
Fatma Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Financial Resource ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
The Relationship

The Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a financial resource for Islamic states in addition to taxes. Given the importance of Zakat funds for the economy and society, Zakat collection and distribution institutions have been established. This chapter was interested in the behavior of individuals in setting up a Zakat institution in the Tunisian context. The authors have studied the factors that affect the intention to pay Zakat to Zakat institutions. To do this, a questionnaire was administered to 100 people. The authors obtain three types of information: attitude towards Zakat, attitude towards institutions, and information related to the intention to pay Zakat to Zakat institutions. The authors have estimated by the binary logit model the relationship between the intention to pay Zakat to Zakat institutions and four factors: trust, quality of service, proximity, and the level of understanding of the Zakat principles. Three of them are significant.

Analysing pedestrian–vehicle conflicts behaviour at urban pedestrian crossings

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Babak Mirbaha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Elasticity Analysis ◽  
Gap Acceptance ◽  
Time To Collision ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Rainy Weather ◽  
Binary Logit

Pedestrian safety has become a serious problem with the rapid growth of motorised vehicle in transportation system in developing counties. Pedestrians often respond differently to changes in surrounding and traffic conditions. A study was undertaken to investigate pedestrians’ gap acceptance and the parameters affecting their risk-taking behaviours based on time-to-collision and post-encroachment-time indexes. Three signalised intersections and two midblock crossings were selected in Qazvin, Iran. A total of 752 pedestrians were examined by video recording and field observation, and pedestrians’ gap acceptance behaviour was estimated by using binary logit model. Results showed that the average time to collision and post-encroachment time were 4.27 s and 1.44 s, respectively. In addition, the presence of children alongside the older pedestrians led to a less risk-taking crossing. Additionally, pedestrian risk-taking was reduced by increasing both time indexes. Rainy weather also reduced pedestrians’ risk-taking behaviour. Elasticity analysis indicated that parameters such as pedestrians’ conflict with vehicles at the first or second half of the crossings, walking with a child, speed of the approaching vehicle, the crossing type and running while crossing were the most important factors in pedestrian risk-taking.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Jordan: Challenges and Prospects for Start-ups

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mutaz Minwer Halal Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
National Economy ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Binary Logit Model ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Entrepreneurial Training ◽  
Start Ups

The aim of this article is to assess entrepreneurship activities in Jordan and present how start-ups reduce unemployment. The article also explores the challenges that start-ups face and how such challenges hinder entrepreneurs from engaging in business smoothly. The sample of the study comprises two hundred start-ups distributed in different regions in the country. The method of analysis employed is primarily descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies. Moreover, the binary logit model is used to check the prospects of self-employment and business creation attitudes among youth. The findings of the study reveal that entrepreneurship is one of the main strategies for creating jobs in Jordan, and it contributes to the overall growth of national economy. The study also reveals that the major challenges to engage in start-ups are related to financing and fundraising, regulations of taxation and interpretations of laws. The study also identified a considerable lack of entrepreneurial training at the early stages of business creation.

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