Typisierung der Tarifvertragslandschaft / Identifying Types of Flexible Bargaining Agreements Using Cluster Analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 227 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolf Dieter Heinbach ◽  
Stefanie Schröpfer
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

SummaryThe introduction of opening clauses in collective wage agreements allowing firms to deviate from their collective bargaining agreements has become widely accepted for the last fifteen years. With respect to the flexibility agreed through collective bargaining, the distinctions between single collective bargaining areas of the same industry have increased. Hence, the economic idea of uniform industry-wide central collective bargaining agreements is no longer tenable. The data set of the IAW used in this article provides differentiated information about opening clauses in collective wage agreements. By means of correspondence and cluster analysis, seven groups of collective bargaining areas are identified, which differ in the type of opening clauses introduced. Over the period from 1991 until 2004, the examination of dynamic aspects of these seven groups exhibits typical paths of development towards an improved flexibility agreed through collective bargaining. Furthermore, the conjunction of the data set with the German Structure of Earnings Survey of the years 1995 and 2001 makes it possible to show the relevance of the different types of single collective bargaining areas for employment and industries of the German manufacturing sector.

Nonuniqueness in traveltime tomography: Ensemble inference and cluster analysis

Geophysics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 1209-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don W. Vasco ◽  
John E. Peterson ◽  
Ernest L. Majer
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Conjugate Gradient ◽  
Seismic Inversion ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Traveltime Tomography ◽  
All Solutions ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Starting Model ◽  
Norm Penalty

We examine the nonlinear aspects of seismic traveltime tomography. This is accomplished by completing an extensive set of conjugate gradient inversions on a parallel virtual machine, with each initiated by a different starting model. The goal is an exploratory analysis of a set of conjugate gradient solutions to the traveltime tomography problem. We find that distinct local minima are generated when prior constraints are imposed on traveltime tomographic inverse problems. Methods from cluster analysis determine the number and location of the isolated solutions to the traveltime tomography problem. We apply the cluster analysis techniques to a cross‐borehole traveltime data set gathered at the Gypsy Pilot Site in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. We find that the 1075 final models, satisfying the traveltime data and a model norm penalty, form up to 61 separate solutions. All solutions appear to contain a central low velocity zone bounded above and below by higher velocity layers. Such a structure agrees with well‐logs, hydrological well tests, and a previous seismic inversion.

scholarly journals How to visualize high-dimensional data: a roadmap

2020 ◽  
Vol Special issue on... ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann Moisl
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
High Dimensional Data ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
High Dimensional ◽  
Graphical Methods ◽  
Data Set ◽  
The Third ◽  
Historical Text ◽  
International Audience ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

International audience Discovery of the chronological or geographical distribution of collections of historical text can be more reliable when based on multivariate rather than on univariate data because multivariate data provide a more complete description. Where the data are high-dimensional, however, their complexity can defy analysis using traditional philological methods. The first step in dealing with such data is to visualize it using graphical methods in order to identify any latent structure. If found, such structure facilitates formulation of hypotheses which can be tested using a range of mathematical and statistical methods. Where, however, the dimensionality is greater than 3, direct graphical investigation is impossible. The present discussion presents a roadmap of how this obstacle can be overcome, and is in three main parts: the first part presents some fundamental data concepts, the second describes an example corpus and a high-dimensional data set derived from it, and the third outlines two approaches to visualization of that data set: dimensionality reduction and cluster analysis.

scholarly journals Exploring the instrumental and reactive violence dichotomy in the offences of violent psychopaths

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jane Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Secondary Variants ◽  
Theoretical Paradigms

<p>In the literature acts of violence are often divided into two dichotomous subtypes: instrumental and reactive violence. The two types of violence are considered to be underpinned by different theoretical paradigms, social learning theory and frustration aggression. This division, although widely criticised and lacking conceptual clarity, appears to be generally accepted in scientific literature. This exploratory study used multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis to see how violence characteristics co-occur in the offences of seriously violent psychopathic offenders; and whether the co-occurrence of offence variables could be explained by the instrumental and reactive dichotomy. The study also explored whether instrumental and reactive violence characteristics differentiate primary and secondary variants of psychopathy, with the hypotheses that primary psychopaths would show more instrumental features in their violence and secondary psychopaths show more reactive features. Findings show that violence characteristics do no co-occur as a mutually exclusive dichotomy and that rather, many violent acts have mix of reactive and instrumental characteristics, reflecting a dimensional rather than a dichotomous structure. This in turn suggests that act specific theories may not be necessary to describe different types of violence. Contrary to prediction, psychopathic subtypes did not differ on violence characteristics.</p>

scholarly journals Exploring the instrumental and reactive violence dichotomy in the offences of violent psychopaths

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jane Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Secondary Variants ◽  
Theoretical Paradigms

<p>In the literature acts of violence are often divided into two dichotomous subtypes: instrumental and reactive violence. The two types of violence are considered to be underpinned by different theoretical paradigms, social learning theory and frustration aggression. This division, although widely criticised and lacking conceptual clarity, appears to be generally accepted in scientific literature. This exploratory study used multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis to see how violence characteristics co-occur in the offences of seriously violent psychopathic offenders; and whether the co-occurrence of offence variables could be explained by the instrumental and reactive dichotomy. The study also explored whether instrumental and reactive violence characteristics differentiate primary and secondary variants of psychopathy, with the hypotheses that primary psychopaths would show more instrumental features in their violence and secondary psychopaths show more reactive features. Findings show that violence characteristics do no co-occur as a mutually exclusive dichotomy and that rather, many violent acts have mix of reactive and instrumental characteristics, reflecting a dimensional rather than a dichotomous structure. This in turn suggests that act specific theories may not be necessary to describe different types of violence. Contrary to prediction, psychopathic subtypes did not differ on violence characteristics.</p>

scholarly journals Opening Clauses in Collective Bargaining Agreements: More Flexibility to Save Jobs?

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Brändle ◽  
Wolf Dieter Heinbach
Keyword(s):  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Job Flows ◽  
Job Destruction ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Job Growth ◽  
Iab Establishment Panel ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis paper analyses the impact of opening clauses in German collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) on job flows. Opening clauses should provide firms with more flexibility in economic crises. Therefore, firms operating under a CBA with opening clauses are expected to have lower job turnover, in particular lower job destruction under bad business conditions, and - if job creation is not adversely affected - higher job growth. We analyse this question empirically using data from the IAB Establishment Panel, a large and representative data set on German establishments. We supplement the data with additional information on the existence of opening clauses in CBAs in the West German manufacturing sector (using the IAW Data Set on Opening Clauses). By means of a matching approach, we address selection problems in flexible CBAs and reveal that the existence of opening clauses has a positive, albeit not always significant, effect on job growth. In contrast, there are no significant effects on job destruction and job creation per se, and, based on information given in the IAB Establishment Panel itself, explicit knowledge of opening clauses or their application have no additional effect on job flows.

scholarly journals Factors influencing fluffy layer suspended matter (FLSM) properties in the Odra River - Pomeranian Bay - Arkona Deep System (Baltic Sea) as derived by principal components analysis (PCA), and cluster analysis (CA)

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 67-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pempkowiak ◽  
J. Beldowski ◽  
K. Pazdro ◽  
A. Staniszewski ◽  
A. Zaborska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
River Mouth ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Sediment Fraction ◽  
Odra River ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

Abstract. Factors conditioning formation and properties of suspended matter resting on the sea floor (Fluffy Layer Suspended Matter - FLSM) in the Odra river mouth - Arkona Deep system (southern Baltic Sea) were investigated. Thirty FLSM samples were collected from four sampling stations, during nine cruises, in the period 1996-1998. Twenty six chemical properties of the fluffy material were measured (organic matter-total, humic substances, a variety of fatty acids fractions, P, N, δ13C, δ15N; Li; heavy metals- Co, Cd, Pb, Ni, Zn, Fe, Al, Mn, Cu, Cr). The so obtained data set was subjected to statistical evaluation. Comparison of mean values of the measured properties led to conclusion that both seasonal and spatial differences of the fluffy material collected at the stations occured. Application of Principal Component Analysis, and Cluster Analysis, to the data set amended with environmental characteristics (depth, salinity, chlorophyll a, distance from the river mouth), led to quantification of factors conditioning the FLSM formation. The five most important factors were: contribution of the lithogenic component (responsible for 25% of the data set variability), time dependent factors (including primary productivity, mass exchange with fine sediment fraction, atmospheric deposition, contribution of material originating from abrasion-altogether 21%), contribution of fresh autochtonous organic matter (9%), influence of microbial activity (8%), seasonality (8%).

Something Approaching Science?

2003 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Nairn ◽  
Paul Bottomley
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Predictive Modelling ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Technical Advice ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

The customer relationship management (CRM) industry is set to be worth $76.3 billion by 2005 but over 50% of projects will fail to meet benefit objectives. While CRM nirvana is the attainment of profitable one-to-one relationships, current activity is concentrated on segmentation. As technology has moved segmentation from simple classification towards more complex predictive modelling, the use of CRM analytic suites comprising statistical techniques such as decision trees, neural networks and cluster analysis is increasing. It is suggested that the subjective nature of cluster analysis may be overlooked when the technique is integrated with other ‘tools’ into a data-mining package and, consequently, that inadequately tested cluster analysis solutions may be contributing to CRM dissatisfaction. This paper reports the findings of a study which subjected a data set designed for segmentation purposes to a series of rigorous validity and reliability tests and went as far as to randomise the data to ascertain whether current methods could detect ‘false’ data. The study shows, alarmingly, that under certain conditions random data can ‘pass’ standard tests and highlights just how meticulously and thoroughly cluster analysis solutions must be tested before they can be safely used in formulating marketing strategy. Practical, theoretical and technical advice is offered for managers working with CRM analytics suites and avenues suggested for future research into improved CRM performance through effective management of the IT/marketing interface.

The limit of the contemporary financial system in Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1223-1245
Author(s):  
V.V. Smirnov
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Monetary Aggregate ◽  
Internal System ◽  
Monetary Relations ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Structural Preservation

Subject. The article focuses on the modern financial system of Russia. Objectives. I determine the limit of the contemporary financial system in Russia. Methods. The study is based on methods of descriptive statistics, statistical and cluster analysis. Results. The article shows the possibility of determining the scope of the contemporary financial system in Russia by establishing monetary relations as the order of the internal system and concerted operation of subsystems, preserving the structure of the financial system, maintaining the operational regime, implementing the program and achieving the goal. I found that the Russian financial system correlated with the Angolan one, and the real scope of the contemporary financial system in Russia. Conclusions and Relevance. As an attempt to effectively establish monetary relations and manage them, the limit of the contemporary financial system is related to the possibility of using Monetary Aggregate M0 to maintain the balance of the Central Bank of Russia. To overcome the scope of Russia’s financial system, the economy should have changed its specialization, refocusing it on high-tech export and increasing the foreign currency reserves. This can be done if amendments to Russia’s Constitution are adopted. The findings expand the scope of knowledge and create new competence in the establishment of monetary relations, order of the internal system and concerted interaction of subsystems, structural preservation of the financial system and maintenance of its operational regime.

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