An Empirical Study on Temporal Evolution Rule of Network Clustering Behavior

Author(s):  
Tang Zhi-Wei ◽  
Du Fei ◽  
Jiang Ping

Using questionnaire survey, this paper studied the temporal evolution rule of network clustering behavior through descriptive statistical analysis and paired samples T Test, which analyzes network clustering behavior's expression in different phases during the developing of network group event. The result shows that: For the network clustering behavior, there is no significant difference between pro-phase and meta- phase of the network group events, the top three for behavior intensity are “network public opinion” behavior, “human flesh search” behavior and “network consensus” behavior; the last three for behavior intensity are “network fatwa” behavior, “network kuso” behavior and “network consensus violence” behavior; For the network clustering behavior, there are significant differences between meta- phase and anaphase of the network group events, compared to meta- phase, the “internet gossip” behavior, “network consensus” behavior, “network fatwa” behavior and ” network rally” behavior will be strengthened, ” network trial” behavior will diminish. Practical application: These network group events bring so many harmful effects for the comprehensive management of cyberspace for government. To find the evolution of network clustering behavior is highly necessary for the government to take immediate and effective measures when the network group event happens.

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Fergie Marentek ◽  
Inggriani Elim ◽  
Treesje Runtu

In order to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis, the government lowered the tax rates at the rate of 28% starting in 2009 and will be 25 % starting in 2010. It aims to support the state revenues from taxation so it become more stable. Ratio of profitability that researchers used in this study is Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, Return On Investment, and Return On Equity. Researchers conducted the study using descriptive statistical analysis methods with data taken from Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), and processed using SPSS v.20 compare means-paired samples T-test program. The samples are 60 manufacturing companies in 2009 and 2010. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the GPM in 2009 and 2010 with a value of thitung < ttable (1.729 < 2.045) at α = 0.05 . The results also showed that there was no significant difference between the OPM in 2009 and 2010 with a value of thitung < ttable (0.230 < 2.045) at α = 0.05. The results also showed that there was no significant difference between the ROI in 2009 and 2010 with a value of thitung < ttable (0.044 < 2.045) at α = 0.05. And the results of the study also showed that there was no significant difference between the ROE in 2009 and 2010 with a value of thitung < ttable (0.417 < 2.045) at α = 0.05 .


Author(s):  
Eliyas Sulaiman Mohandas ◽  
Nik Mastura Nik Ismail Azlan ◽  
Salwa Othman ◽  
Muhammad Aizat Azhari

This study aims to investigate whether the use of six selected short stories throughout the duration of a 14-week course could enhance students’ reading comprehension achievement at the end of the semester. Out of the six short stories read, three were chosen as in-class assignments known as ‘Personal Reading Logs’ (hereafter, PRLs). One group of semester two Diploma students taking a reading skills course was selected through a convenience sampling method. A pre-test was conducted by having the students answer a past semester reading quiz of which the results would then be compared to their post-test (final reading exam) results. A paired samples t-test revealed no significant difference in the reading scores of the pre-test and the post-test, t (17) = -.265, p > .05. Since the p-value was bigger than 0.05, this indicated that the mean reading score of the post-test (M = 50.556) was not significantly higher than the mean reading score of the pre-test (M = 49.722). Therefore, the null hypothesis which stated that there was no difference in the mean score of the pre-test and post-test was retained. Overall, the result refuted the findings of other studies promoting the effectiveness of using short stories to enhance L2 reading comprehension achievement.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Adi Heryadi ◽  
Evianawati Evianawati

This study aims to prove whether transformational leadership training is effective for building anti-corruption attitudes of villages in Kebonharjo village, subdistrict Samigaluh Kulonprogo. This research is an experimental research with one group pre and posttest design.Subject design is 17 people from village of 21 candidates registered. Measuring tool used in this research is the scale of anti-corruption perception made by the researcher referring to the 9 anti-corruption values with the value of reliability coefficient of 0.871. The module used as an intervention made by the researcher refers to the transformational leadership dimension (Bass, 1990). The data collected is analyzed by statistical analysis of different test Paired Sample Test. Initial data collection results obtained sign value of 0.770 which means> 0.05 or no significant difference between anti-corruption perception score between before and after training. After a period of less than 1 (one) month then conducted again the measurement of follow-up of the study subjects in the measurement again using the scale of anti-corruption perception. The results of the second data collection were analysed with Paired Samples Test and obtained the value of 0.623 sign meaning p> 0.05 or no significant difference between post test data with follow-up data so that the hypothesis of this study was rejected.


Author(s):  
Youngjun Park ◽  
Haekwon Chung ◽  
Sohyun Park

Aim: This study explores the changes in regular walking activities during the phases of the pandemic. Background: With the spread of COVID-19 transmission, people are refraining from going out, reducing their physical activity. In South Korea, COVID-19 broke out in the 4th week of 2020 and experienced the first cycle phases of the pandemic, such as outbreak, widespread, and decline. In response to the pandemic, the government encouraged voluntary participation in social distancing campaigns, and people reduced their outside activities. Methods: This article examines the decrease and increase of the Prevalence of Regular Walking (≥30 min of moderate walking a day, on ≥5 days a week) by the COVID-19 phases. This study is based on weekly walking data for 15 weeks in 2020, via the smartphone healthcare app, which is managed by 25 public health offices of the Seoul government. Results: According to the findings, the level of prevalence of regular walking (PRW) has a significant difference before and after the outbreak, and every interval of the four-stage COVID-19 phases, that is, pre-pandemic, initiation, acceleration, and deceleration. The level of PRW sharply decreased during initiation and acceleration intervals. In the deceleration interval of COVID-19, the PRW kept increasing, but it has not yet reached the same level as the previous year when the COVID-19 did not exist. Conclusions: As a preliminary study, this study explains empirically how COVID-19 changed PRW in Seoul. It would be helpful to enhance our understanding of the changes in physical inactivity in the pandemic period.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Mikha Gorbyanto Nuari ◽  
Astuti Yuli Setyani

Capital market in Indonesia today is experiencing rapid development, the growth contribute to the high investment that can be seen from the number of shares traded by investors. Financial statements are one of many source which investor used as a source of consideration to make investment decision. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is a difference between the volume of stock trading before the publication of financial statements and after the publication of financial statements in 20 days event window. The research sample is a group companies that included in the index stock LQ 45 in 2016. Hypothesis testing using a paired sample t-test. The results of this test showed no significant difference between the volume of trade before publication of the financial statements and after the publication of the financial statements.Key terms: financial statements, volume of stock trading, capital market, investmentPasar modal di Indonesia dewasa ini mengalami perkembangan yang pesat, hal tersebut berdampak pada tingginya investasi dilihat dari jumlah saham yang ditransaksikan oleh investor. Laporan keuangan merupakan salah satu sumber informasi bagi investor sebagai bahan pertimbangan dalam melakukan keputusan investasi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji apakah ada perbedaan antara volume perdagangan saham sebelum publikasi laporan keuangan dengan sesudah publikasi laporan keuangan pada event window 20 hari. Sampel penelitian merupakan perusahaan yang masuk dalam kelompok indeks saham LQ 45 pada tahun 2016. Pengujian hipotesis dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji paired samples t-test. Hasil dari pengujian ini menunjukkan tidak adaperbedaan yang signifikan antara volume perdagangan sebelum publikasi laporan keuangan dengan sesudah publikasi laporan keuangan.Kata Kunci: laporan keuangan, volume perdagangan saham, pasar modal, investasi.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abebe Alemu ◽  
Hossein Azadi

These days, one of the global challenges is the growing demand for food. To be more specific, seafood bases play a key role in filling the nutritional requirements of human beings. In Africa (Ethiopia) the public expenses to improve productive capacity in aquatic food are increasing. Additionally, the expenses in dams and in fishers’ capacity building have increased households’ engagement in the fishery sector in Ethiopia. Cooperatives’ productive capacity has been strengthened by the government and other non-government organizations with the supply of fishing boats, refrigerators, fish nets and other office supplies. However, the effect of such public expenses in bringing changes in the households’ livelihood and welfare has never been assessed in this study area. This paper aims to investigate what motivates the households to fish and assess the effect of fisheries on the households’ livelihood and welfare. A structured survey consisting of 313 rural households was administered using trained enumerators in two kebeles located close to the Tekeze dam, Northern Ethiopia. The result indicates that socioeconomic characteristics, such as age (young), sex, education, and active family size were driving the households to fishing. Access to market and access to support are driving farmers to fisheries. There is a significant difference in fishing households’ income which is higher than non-fishing households. The results also indicate that there are lesser income inequalities among fishery households operating in cooperatives compared to private fishery households.


2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (173) ◽  
pp. 85-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yereli Burçin ◽  
Erdem Seçilmiş ◽  
Alparslan Başaran

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the shadow economy and public debt in Turkey. We elaborate on the questions regarding the negative effects of shadow economy on the sustainability of public debt observing the estimates about the size of shadow economy in Turkey. In the light of some scholars? estimates, we re-evaluate the macroeconomic situation of Turkey. At the core of the study, we discuss how the government borrowing policies would differ if the shadow economy was included into the legal system. In order to examine the effects of shadow economy on sustainability, we use various sustainability indicators. There is a significant difference observed between the calculations which take into account the volume of shadow economy as a share of economic system and those that exclude shadow economy as an exogenous variable. .


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Ogechi Cordelia Nwahia

This research work focused on analysis of cost and returns in rice production by USAID-MARKETS II project participants and non-participants in Ebonyi state, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to select 239 participants, and 252 non- participants for the study. Data were collected from primary source, and analyzed using Z statistic, Net Farm Income (NFI) and Returns Per Naira Invested (RNI). The result reveals that the Net Farm Income (NFI) obtained by USAID-MARKETS II project participants, and non-participants were N493, 067.55/ha, and N353, 408. 12/ha respectively while the return on investment obtained by them were N3.28k, and N3.05k respectively. There was a significant difference between the profits obtained by them. Therefore, this study recommended that the teaming unemployed Nigerian youth should be encourage by the government, and international agencies through provision of grant/loan to take up rice farming as a business.


Author(s):  
M. N. Chukwu ◽  
S. J. Kadafur

The study examines the strength of environmental education in Lekki-Lagos and its impact on community and grass-root development by considering a targeted sample population comprising some respondents that are living or working in Lekki community in Lagos. A qualitative survey was conducted using participatory observation, interviews, and a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated through peer review and pilot testing. Data collected were summarized and computed using descriptive statistics while a paired t-test and Turkey’s HSD test were used for further analysis. Results showed that 92% of the respondents affirmed that environmental education impacted positively on the community attracting the government, non-governmental and private organizations to help in developing the area through construction of roads, pedestrian bridges, drainages and sea embankments thus reducing flooding, man hour loss due to traffic jam and rate of pollution. There was also a decrease in loss of lives and properties. Investors were attracted to Lekki, reducing poverty and social imbalance thus increasing community development. There is a significant difference between the state of Lekki now and before the intervention of public-private practice in developing the area (P< 0.05). It is recommended that the government and other stakeholders should collaborate on a higher scale to enhance developing the unreached communities.


Author(s):  
Ayman Aied Mohammed Mamdouh, Essa Ahmad Alfaifi

This study aims at identifying the Effect of Using Technology and Modern Techniques (Ayat) that is based on the connectivism theory, in developing Quran recitation skills among curriculum's students of secondary school in Saudi Arabia. In order to achieve the study's objectives, the researcher uses the semi-experimental method. The study examines a sample of (71) students of secondary school curriculum system in the first semester of the academic year 1438H - 1439H in the government schools in Riyadh. They were divided into two equal groups (experimental and control). Students of the experimental group were taught according to the software program based on connectivism theory, and the others were taught in the traditional way. An oral test is used as a study tool to measure the existence of recitation skills (correct reading, smooth reading, recitation, and chanting), and to measure the Effect of Using Technology and Modern Technique in developing these skills. After analyzing the statistical data, the results of the study indicated the Effect of Using of the Modern Techniques, based on the connectivism theory, in the development of recitation skills (correct reading, smooth reading, recitation, and chanting) among curriculum's students of secondary school in Saudi Arabia. The study also showed a statistically significant difference of (0.05) between the average scores of the two groups in the post-measurement of the recitation test in the recitation skills such as (correct reading, smooth reading, recitation, and chanting) after adjusting the pre-measurement.


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