scholarly journals ПРОЦЕСНЕ УПРАВЛІННЯ ЕФЕКТИВНІСТЮ СТРАТЕГІЇ ВИЩОГО НАВЧАЛЬНОГО ЗАКЛАДУ

2018 ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Ірина Миколаївна Кадикова ◽  
Світлана Олександрівна Ларіна ◽  
Ігор Володимирович Чумаченко
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Growth Trend ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient

The requirements to the quality of higher education in Ukraine and in the world are rising. This means that the quality of strategic management of HEIs is a guarantee of successful implementation of the state reform of higher education in Ukraine. In this conditions, there is no doubt that the adjustment of the universities’ strategies is inevitable if they are going to adapt to new challenges. The article is devoted to the evaluation from the process approach of the management of effectiveness of the university's strategy as a project-oriented organization. the matrix "competitive position / growth trend" for the universities of the Kharkiv region in 2017 was constructed. A comparative assessment of the activities of universities of the Kharkiv region in 2017 has been carried out for three components: quality of scientific and pedagogical potential; quality of training; international recognition. The paper investigates the hypothesis of a connection between the position in the official rating of universities and the quality of its strategic plan. The data of the Consolidated rating of Ukrainian universities and the rating of CEDOS for 2015-1017 are used. Correlation connection with time lag between these indicators is proved. The rank correlation increases with the increase of the time lag (in this paper the range of the time lag {0; 1; 2} was investigated, due to the availability of empirical data). The research evaluated the degree of correlation of the observed phenomena (the content of the strategic plan and the university’s position in the rating) by Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. The colligation of the studied factors was assessed applying the Chaddock’s scale.  The results of the correlation analysis of the relationship between the group of indicators "The main management processes of the university" and the group of calculated indicators in the structure of the indicator "Content of the strategic plan" confirmed the correctness of the using the rating methodology by the CEDOS Center. The authors conclude that the management of an organization such as a university is advantageously carried out from the standpoint of the process approach

scholarly journals Students’ Satisfaction with Interactive Forms of Training with Elements of Gamification

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.38) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Tatiana S. Demchenko ◽  
Mikhail V. Vinichenko ◽  
Maksim V. Demchenko ◽  
Irina Y. Ilina ◽  
Natalya V. Buley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
High Level ◽  
Students Satisfaction

The article considers students' satisfaction with interactive forms of training with elements of gamification. Based on the empirical study, the level of students’ satisfaction with interactive forms of training with elements of gamification has been measured. The study has been conducted at 6 educational organizations that carry out educational activities on educational programs of higher education – bachelor, specialist and master degree programs. A set of sociological methods has been used in the study: a questionnaire survey of students, an expert survey of teachers working at higher education institutions, an analysis of documents; content analysis; a method of mathematical data processing (correlation analysis, using the software package SPSS Statistics 23). Based on the analysis of the scientific literature and the results of the sociological research conducted, it has been established that the students are more satisfied with the quality of interactive sessions with elements of gamification (57.01%) than with the quality of training by traditional methods (23.36%) and the quality of the content of classes conducted by traditional methods (19.63%). It has been revealed that the use of interactive forms of training with elements of gamification is the most effective: to increase the effectiveness of mastering the training material (20%); for decision-making (17.33%); to heighten interest in learning (15.33%). The closeness of the views of students and teachers on the assessment of interactive forms of training with elements of gamification and assessment of classes conducted by traditional methods has been determined by means of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The obtained data of the correlation analysis have shown a rather high level of correlation and indicated the closeness of the views of students and teachers on the phenomena studied.  

scholarly journals Indirect and direct standardization for evaluating transplant centers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Kevin He
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Care Patient ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Medical Providers ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Direct Standardization

To assess the quality of health care, patient outcomes associated with medical providers are routinely monitored in order to identify poor (or excellent) provider performance. To avoid confounding by risk factors, both indirect and direct standardization have been used for comparing outcome rates or prevalence for different providers. There has been an ongoing debate as to which standardization method is more appropriate. To compare the performance of indirect and direct standardization for the purpose of ranking transplant centers, we analyzed post-transplant mortality using the national kidney transplant data. Included in our analysis were 116,601 patients (from 230 transplant centers) who underwent kidney transplantation between January 2006 and December 2012. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to model the 30-day mortality, which were estimates of failures (grant failure or death) in the 30 days after the transplant surgery. Concordance indexes, kappa coefficients and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were computed. The estimated values from these statistics for the indirect standardized method were similar to the direct standardization. The results suggest that both indirect and direct standardized methods provide similar ability to distinguish center effects.

scholarly journals Activity Recommendation Model Using Rank Correlation for Chronic Stress Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 4284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Soo Kang ◽  
Dong-Hoon Shin ◽  
Ji-Won Baek ◽  
Kyungyong Chung
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Korean People ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Basic Rank

Korean people are exposed to stress due to the constant competitive structure caused by rapid industrialization. As a result, there is a need for ways that can effectively manage stress and help improve quality of life. Therefore, this study proposes an activity recommendation model using rank correlation for chronic stress management. Using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, the proposed model finds the correlations between users’ Positive Activity for Stress Management (PASM), Negative Activity for Stress Management (NASM), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient improves the accuracy of recommendations by putting a basic rank value in a missing value to solve the sparsity problem and cold-start problem. For the performance evaluation of the proposed model, F-measure is applied using the average precision and recall after five times of recommendations for 20 users. As a result, the proposed method has better performance than other models, since it recommends activities with the use of the correlation between PASM and NASM. The proposed activity recommendation model for stress management makes it possible to manage user’s stress effectively by lowering the user’s PSS using correlation.

The quality of the sperm of red breeds bulls of OAO Barnaulskoe breeding enterprise and its resistance to cryopreservation

2021 ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
A. I. Zheltikov ◽  
T. V. Konovalova ◽  
O. I. Sebezhko ◽  
V. V. Ilyin ◽  
P. N. Palchikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Selection Of

The characteristic of bulls-producers of red breeds of OAO Barnaulskoe breeding enterprise on the quality of sperm and its resistance to cryopreservation are presented. The breeding enterprise has examined samples of water, soil, feed for the content of heavy metals. In the studied samples, no excess of the LOC was found. The research results were processed on a PC using population statistics methods. Angler bulls produced the largest amount of ejaculates unsuitable for cryopreservation. It is 20.6%. According to this indicator, they surpassed the producers of red Danish and red steppe breeds by 4.1-7.8%. The animals of the latter breed showed the smallest amount (1.7%) of ejaculates rejected after defrost. In Angler bulls, this indicator was 5.95%, in red Danish bulls it was 2.95%, which is 3.52 and 1.75 times higher than in red steppe breeders (P <0.01-0.001). Significant differences were established between individual bulls of the red steppe breed in the number of ejaculates rejected before cryopreservation (2.84-22.29%) and after defrost (0-7.09%). The differences between breeds in the frequency of rejected ejaculates before freezing and after cryopreservation indicate a certain role of heredity in the resistance of animals for these indicators. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient between these traits was 0.312. It indicates the possibility of preliminary assessment and selection of bulls according to the first indicator. But the final assessment of the bull-producers can be made by the frequency of rejected ejaculates after thawing. We propose to consider the issue of additional accounting in breeding programs for the resistance of the seed of bulls-producers to cryopreservation.

scholarly journals The impact of the quality of life perception on the self-esteem of physically active adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽  
José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior ◽  
Renan Codonhato ◽  
Thayna Da Silva Zamboni ◽  
Adriele Tarini dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Active Adults

This study aimed at investigating the impact of the quality of life perception on the self-esteem of physically active adults. A total of 63 male and female swimming practitioners (38.13 ± 11.72) were evaluated. A socio-demographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-Bref Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used as tools. For data analysis the descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient, and the Univariate Multiple Regression were used. No significant differences were found either for the quality of life or the self-esteem between sexes; there was a significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) among the physical (r = 0.37), psychological (r = 0.36) and environmental (r = 0.30) domains with self-esteem. The regression model explained 20% of the self-esteem variability, with moderate and significant pathways of the physical (β = 0.23) and psychological (β = 0.23) domains, whereas the environmental domain did not show a significant predictive relation (p = 0.988) with self-esteem. It is concluded that a higher quality of life perception may result in a higher self-esteem for physically active adults. 

scholarly journals The Correlation between Hearing Loss and the Quality of Life of Workers Exposed to the Noise in the Textile Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Sumardiyono Sumardiyono ◽  
Reni Wijayanti ◽  
Hartono Hartono ◽  
Ari Probandari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient

Noise is a stressor for hearing loss among workers. Unfortunately, hearing loss also affect worker’s quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between hearing loss and quality of life among workers in textile industry. The study design was a cross-sectional survey.  The study population were 200 workers exposed to the noisy textile industry. The data were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The findings showed a significant relationship between hearing loss and the quality of life of the workers (rs=-0.698; p=0.000). The dimensions of quality of life associated with hearing loss were the Physical Functioning (rs=-0.493; p=0.000), Role-Physical (rs=-0.501; p=0.000), Bodily Pain (rs=-0.516; p=0.000), General Health (rs=-0.497; p=0.000), Vitality (rs=-0.527; p=0.000), Social Functioning (rs=-0.521; p=0.000), Role-Emotional (rs=-0.521; p=0.000), and Mental Health (rs=-0.517; p=0.000). This study concludes that hearing loss decreases the quality of life among workers exposed to the noise of the textile industry.

scholarly journals DIAGNOSIS OF THE LEVEL OF FORMATION OF CONSCIOUS PARENTHOOD OF STUDENT YOUTH AS A CONDITION FOR THE PREVENTION OF SOCIAL ORPHANHOOD

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Larysa Kalchenko ◽  
Nataliya Ostrovska ◽  
Galyna Kuzmenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Monitoring Methods ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Formative Stage ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The City

The article reveals the problem of the dependence of social phenomena – conscious parenthood and social orphanhood. The aim of the article is to present the results of experimental research in diagnosis of the level of creation of conscious parenting of student youth as a condition of prevention of social orphanhood in the territorial community of the city. The characteristic of the main components of the process of the formation of conscious parenthood of student youth is given, the essence of the phenomenon of social orphanhood is revealed. The main methods of this study are: methods of theoretical knowledge - analysis, synthesis, systematization, classification, generalization, focus groups, ranking method, survey methods - questioning, testing, socio-pedagogical experiment, monitoring, methods of mathematical statistics (Pearson's criterion χ2, Fisher criterion *F-test, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient). The results of the ascertaining and control stages of the experimental study on the diagnosis of the level of formation of the conscious parenthood of student youth in institutions of higher education in the cities of Lviv, Kyiv and Khmelnytsky (Ukraine) are presented.Diagnostic results of the ascertaining stage of the experiment has shown that the majority of modern Ukrainian students has a low level of knowledge and skills about conscious parenthood and they are practically not aware of the possibilities of the subjects of the territorial community of the city towards forming the youth conscious parenthood and preventing of the social orphanhood. At the formative stage of the experiment the strategy of involving and activating young students into the process of forming conscious parenthood through development and realization of social and pedagogical technology, aimed to popularization of the idea of conscious parenting among youth, is determined as a condition for precluding the Kalchenko et al., 2020.Диагностика уровня сформированности осознанного родительства студенческой молодёжи как условие превенции социального сиротства 288 phenomenon of social orphanhood, abandonment and homelessness of children. The results of the control phase of the experiment have confirmed the effectiveness of the developed and tested social-pedagogical technology and have shown a positive dynamics of changes in the level of formation of the conscious parenthood of students of the higher education institutions experimental groups for all indicators of cognitive and value-based behavioural criteria. 

scholarly journals Quality of Life and Poverty: Measurement and Comparability

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (Suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 63-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Molpeceres-Abella ◽  
José Luis García-Lapresta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Poverty Measurement ◽  
Aggregation Methods ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Quality Of Life Measures ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Poverty Measures

In this paper, we analyze the correspondence among the rankings of the Spanish regions according to different measures of monetary poverty and quality of life, in 2012. To do that, the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient is used. Different aggregation methods are applied to calculate the selected measures of poverty and quality of life. The monetary poverty measures aggregate the income gaps, while the quality of life measures aggregate a set of indicators dealing with ten different domains. In both cases, among other traditional aggregation procedures, the exponential mean is used because its properties are especially adequate in these contexts.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Efficiency and Quality of Municipally Owned Corporations: Evidence from Local Public Transport and Waste Management in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9804
Author(s):  
Tomasz Jedynak ◽  
Krzysztof Wąsowicz
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Operational Efficiency ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient

Sustainable development requires the intervention of public authorities in areas where market mechanisms do not guarantee the proper allocation of goods. Some of these goods include public services such as local collective transport and municipal waste management. In many countries, the process of remunicipalizing these service provisions is underway and, in the modern model used in providing these services, municipally owned corporations (MOCs) play a special role. The specific nature of these companies (i.e., the duality of their objectives and that they are required to run classic economic calculations while they are assessed in terms of the quality of their services) encouraged the authors to formulate the primary goal of the study, which was to assess the link between the financial and operational efficiency of MOCs and the quality of their services. The present study’s authors developed a method for measuring the financial and operational efficiency of MOCs. In addition, a set of standards for assessing the quality of public service provision were defined, and opinion surveys were carried out to evaluate them. Subsequently, multi-criteria rankings of the efficiency and quality of services of the MOCs tested were drawn up using a synthetic variable based on the zero unitarization method (ZUM). A correlation of the analyzed variables was examined (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient) and simple line regression models were built. Our research showed that analyses of MOCs, when limited to their financial and operational aspects, are incomplete. According to the empirical analysis carried out, the financial and operational efficiency of MOCs does not translate to the quality of their services. Therefore, we believe that, in assessing the activities of MOCs, it is necessary to take into account criteria that measure the quality of meeting the needs of the local community in addition to financial criteria.

MUNICIPALITY ELECTIONS IN LATVIA: ANALYSIS OF PRE-ELECTION PROGRAMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 412-425
Author(s):  
Gunārs Ozolzīle
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Election Results

The object of the research is the election of municipal governments (for cities of republican significance). The pre-election programmes of political parties, their associations and coalitions are analysed in the paper. The novelty of the research is determined by the fact that only pre-election programmes of political parties elaborated for the Saeima elections have been studied in Latvia so far, but there is no similar study on municipal elections. Voters, having become familiar with pre-election programmes of political parties, often recognise that these documents contain many uncertain and impossible promises. Assuming that the “quality” of party programmes could affect voter turnout and, consequently, the election results, it is possible to formulate the research problem: a different level of the specificity of the party pre-election programmes and its possible relation to the election results. In the research, by specificity (we will use this concept for the sake of convenience) we imply the relation between the number of promises, which can be assessed as concrete and realistic, and the total number of promises in the pre-election programmes. However, the aim of the research is to investigate the level of specificity of the party pre-election programmes and determine its relation to the results of the parties in municipal elections. The method of the content analysis has been used to evaluate the pre-election programmes. To achieve the aim of the research and determine whether there is a correlation between the level of specificity of the pre-election programmes and the results of the parties (votes obtained) in the municipal elections, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient is used. In all cities (except two), the correlation between the two variables is markedly weak or even with a minus sign.

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