Beauty or money? Statistical analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
Igor Mandel ◽  
Stefano Mastandrea ◽  
Kirill Rachenkov ◽  
Ivan Shamshurin
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Abstract Art ◽  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Price Information ◽  
Aesthetic Preference ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Meta Information ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Aesthetic Values ◽  
Art Prices

There are many studies investigating relationship between paintings’ meta information (author, age, etc.) and their prices, however, there is limited research on how people’s aesthetic perception of paintings is related to their prices. To bridge this gap, we designed a website (pollart1000.com) collecting survey responses on people’s opinions regarding aesthetic values of paintings; survey and data were complemented with price information. Comprehensive statistical analysis of that data is presented, including scoring of the best and worst works, correlations between variables, typology of respondents, and more. The results quantify relationships between aesthetic values and art prices. Particularly, we showed that aesthetic preference is inclined to figurative and innovational rather than to abstract art and that relations between price and aesthetic values are rather weak except of special cases.

Perception Based Method for Measuring the Aesthetic Quality of the Urban Environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia ◽  
Resmiye Alpar Atun ◽  
Rokhsaneh Rahbarianyazd
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Aesthetic Values

This study assesses changing aesthetic values and their characteristics in urban environments based on human perception. With this in mind, a model for assessing the aesthetic values of the urban environment based on the three steps of human cognition has been developed to elaborate the user's perception in different urban environments. The results of the survey confirm that by changing urban morphology the aesthetic perception of the environment also changes. The finding of this research opens up a new window for urban planners to assess the aesthetic effects of the elements of urban spatial configuration for future urban development.

scholarly journals User Experience Methods and Maturity in Academic Libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott W. H. Young ◽  
Zoe Chao ◽  
Adam Chandler
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Recommended Practices ◽  
Survey Responses

This article presents a mixed-methods study of the methods and maturity of user experience (UX) practice in academic libraries. The authors apply qualitative content analysis and quantitative statistical analysis to a research dataset derived from a survey of UX practitioners. Results reveal the type and extent of UX methods currently in use by practitioners in academic libraries. Themes extracted from the survey responses also reveal a set of factors that influence the development of UX maturity. Analysis and discussion focus on organizational characteristics that influence UX methods and maturity. The authors conclude by offering a library-focused maturity scale with recommended practices for advancing UX maturity in academic libraries.

American Rhapsody

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Zilczer
Keyword(s):  
Visual Art ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
The United States ◽  
Abstract Art ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Visual Music ◽  
Georgia O'keeffe ◽  
Contemporary Artist ◽  
Aesthetic Values

The opening decades of the twentieth century saw painters renounce mimetic representation for the formal rigors and spiritual transcendence of visual art divorced from reproduction of the visible world. That they chose to do so in no small measure resulted from a profound shift in aesthetic values: music became the paradigm for visual art. While the concept of visual music gained international currency, this seductive aesthetic model had particular resonance in the United States. Between 1910 and 1930, leaders of the American avant-garde, such as Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Max Weber, experimented with musical ideas to forge a new abstract art. A comparative case study of the music pictures of these painters and the inter-media installations of contemporary artist Jennifer Steinkamp will illuminate the transformation of the modernist ideal of visual music in the postmodern era.

scholarly journals Fractal Analysis of Stealthy Pathfinding Aesthetics

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Fractal Analysis ◽  
Fractal Model ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
New Class ◽  
Experimental Trials ◽  
Aesthetic Values

This paper uses a fractal model to analyze aesthetic values of a new class of obstacle-prone or “stealthy” pathfinding which seeks to avoid detection, exposure, openness, and so forth in videogames. This study is important since in general the artificial intelligence literature has given relatively little attention to aesthetic outcomes in pathfinding. The data we report, according to the fractal model, suggests that stealthy paths are statistically significantly unique in relative aesthetic value when compared to control paths. We show furthermore that paths generated with different stealth regimes are also statistically significantly unique. These conclusions are supported by statistical analysis of model results on experimental trials involving pathfinding in randomly generated, multiroom virtual worlds.

Perceived and Preferred Orientations of Abstract Art

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin S. Lindauer
Keyword(s):  
Abstract Art ◽  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Personal Preference ◽  
Aesthetic Judgments

The independence of aesthetic judgments about art from personal preferences about that art was investigated with abstract paintings which were shown in different orientations. Two groups of undergraduate subjects, N = 24 and N = 22, judged works by Davis, DeKooning, and Pollock in either their upright (correct) or inverted (incorrect) orientations. While correctly and incorrectly positioned paintings were equally liked, the former were judged as more appropriately oriented than the latter. The results indicate: 1) the independence of aesthetic perception from personal preference; and 2) that the perception of orientation is more dependent on the properties of the stimulus than on recognition.

A Multinomial Framework for Ideal Point Estimation

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Goplerud
Keyword(s):  
Em Algorithm ◽  
Ideal Point ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Point Estimation ◽  
National Election Study ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Conservative Beliefs ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Ideal Point Estimation

This paper creates a multinomial framework for ideal point estimation (mIRT) using recent developments in Bayesian statistics. The core model relies on a flexible multinomial specification that includes most common models in political science as “special cases.” I show that popular extensions (e.g., dynamic smoothing, inclusion of covariates, and network models) can be easily incorporated whilst maintaining the ability to estimate a model using a Gibbs Sampler or exact EM algorithm. By showing that these models can be written and estimated using a shared framework, the paper aims to reduce the proliferation of bespoke ideal point models as well as extend the ability of applied researchers to estimate models quickly using the EM algorithm. I apply this framework to a thorny question in scaling survey responses—the treatment of nonresponse. Focusing on the American National Election Study (ANES), I suggest that a simple but principled solution is to treat questions as multinomial where nonresponse is a distinct (modeled) category. The exploratory results suggest that certain questions tend to attract many more invalid answers and that many of these questions (particularly when signaling out particular social groups for evaluation) are masking noncentrist (typically conservative) beliefs.

scholarly journals Forms and Effectiveness of the Client's Influence on the Market Value of Property - Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Kucharska-Stasiak ◽  
Sabina Źróbek ◽  
Radosław Cellmer
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Real Estate Valuation ◽  
Valuation Process ◽  
Survey Responses

Abstract Although real estate valuation is supposed to make the market transparent, it has been noted to be partial in many countries. Analysis of literature and results of the statistical analysis of survey responses of Polish property appraisers indicated that: Property valuers operate in an environment which exerts influence on the final result of valuation. The attempts of the client to influence the valuation process and their effectiveness do not depend on the gender and age of the property appraiser. The problem of valuation bias should be seen in the weakness of the system enforcing compliance with ethical standards, with this being an area which requires reinforcement in many countries.

Impact of Project Management on Project Success at Engineering Firms in Kuwait

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-89
Author(s):  
Fatimah Soud Alasfour ◽  
Andri Mirzal
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Engineering Firms ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between project management (PM) practices and project success (PS) criteria in engineering firms in Kuwait. As a first step, a comprehensive literature review followed by interviews with CEOs from 10 selected firms and consultations with three experts were conducted to design the research framework. As a result, a research model that consists of PM practices measured by six dimensions (leadership, IT, teamwork, planning, governance, and communication) and PS criteria measured by three dimensions (impact on customers, impact on project team, and business success) were instilled. Based on statistical analysis on the survey responses, it was found that communication and teamwork are the strongest predictors for PS criteria, and other PM dimensions were perceived to be less important. This result is encouraging and comforting as it shows that the team-oriented factors are perceived to be important in the success of projects and implies that having a cohesive team is crucial for managing successful projects.

Perceptual qualities of literary style

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-78
Author(s):  
Martin Siefkes
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Perception ◽  
Postmodern Literature ◽  
Aesthetic Preference ◽  
Literary Style ◽  
Perceptual Differences ◽  
The Aesthetic

Abstract This article reports the results of a study that investigated different aspects of the aesthetic perception of literary style. Excerpts from novels belonging to two broadly defined literary style categories, namely modern and postmodern style, were judged by the participants. Semantic scales corresponding to perceptual qualities of modern and postmodern literature were used. The results indicate that these scales can measure perceptual differences between the selected novels, and that the two novels categorized as modern were experienced differently from those categorized as postmodern. Some of the scales also predicted aesthetic preference for novels. Rating differences on the two scales incoherent – coherent and formal – colloquial predicted the ability to attribute novel excerpts. This finding seems to indicate that the ability to distinguish styles in regard to perceptual qualities helps readers to judge certain similarities of novels.

scholarly journals The Berry-Esseen bound for the Poisson shot-noise

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 512-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Shot Noise ◽  
Point Processes ◽  
Normal Approximation ◽  
Poisson Processes ◽  
Cluster Point ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Poisson Shot Noise

This note provides a useful extension of the Berry–Esseen bound on the error in the normal approximation for shot-noise. The special cases treated are of particular interest in the statistical analysis of Poisson processes and cluster point processes.

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