in models with missing data or latent variables. A straightforward application of EM is collaborative filtering (CF): using data from multiple agents to predict unreported values. In this paper, we show a simple method of applying EM to a large CF problem: predicting ratings in the Netflix Prize dataset. 1 Auxiliary Functions EM belongs to a general class1 of optimization algorithms using successive locally approximating auxiliary functions. For an objective function f : X → R, call g : X ×
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Bern University of Applied Sciences Business Option Strategies – A practical Guideline for Retail Investors Bachelor Thesis Submitted within the study program Bachelor of Science in Business Administration By XXX For the module Bachelor Thesis (BTHE) Instructor XXX Co-Supervisor XXX Submission date Friday, 16 May 2014 “Option strategies – A practical Guideline for Retail Investors” Acknowledgment The development of this paper has been observed
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McGill University Fall 2014 McGill University Fall 2014 Individual Assignment: Job analysis M Pxxxx Student Number: XXXXXXX Employment ORGB 424 CHERIF ATALLAH Individual Assignment: Job analysis M Pxxx Student Number: Employment ORGB 424 CHERIF ATALLAH 08 Fall 08 Fall Contents: 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………. 3 2. Job Analysis………………………………………………………………4 3. Inventory of job duties and tasks………………………………..7 4. Analyzing the knowledge, skills and
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The demand of the chicken is increasing throughout the year from the consumer. Poultry factory produce large amount of feather. The uncontrolled disposal used such as land filling and incineration or burial cause many problems in storage, handling, emission control and ash problem that lead to pollution in our environment. According to (reference), Five percent of the body weight of poultry is feather. Discarded feathers will also cause various infections including chlorosis, mycoplasmosis and fowl
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Historical Events Affecting Addictions One big event that affected addictions treatment is the Vietnam War. In 1970, half of enlisted soldiers had experience with illicit drugs but only 30% of those had tried anything aside from marijuana. Barbituates and Amphetamines were the most commonly tried drugs. Only 11% had tried Opiates and cough syrup containing codeine was the most common Opiate that had been tried. The soldiers in Vietnam were either drafted by lottery or had enlisted voluntarily
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CHAPTER 14 CHEMICAL KINETICS PRACTICE EXAMPLES 1A (E) The rate of consumption for a reactant is expressed as the negative of the change in molarity divided by the time interval. The rate of reaction is expressed as the rate of consumption of a reactant or production of a product divided by its stoichiometric coefficient. A 0.3187 M 0.3629 M 1min rate of consumption of A = = = 8.93 105 M s 1 t 8.25 min 60 s rate of reaction = rate of consumption of A2 = 8
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Populations, demography, population models, competition, predation Dr. Dorn Introduction to Populations: (chapter 8) A. What is a population? What is a species? Stickleback (fish) in lakes: Primary population parameters – B I D E B. Methods of estimating populations 1. Census Method 2. Sampling Methods Census of sample areas N = C/ N = population estimate C = survey count = proportion of area 3. Relative Abundances
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Journal of International Economics 76 (2008) 356–370 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of International Economics j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w. e l s ev i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / e c o n b a s e Globalization and the dynamics of cultural identity Jacques Olivier a,b, Mathias Thoenig b,c,d,⁎, Thierry Verdier b,d a b c d HEC Paris, France CEPR, United Kingdom Université de Genève, Switzerland Paris School of Economics, France a r t i c l e i n f o
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