• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.95-110
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to propose a proper method for the multilevel mediation analysis, for which the hierarchical method should be utilized, then MLM (multilevel modeling) approach as a hierarchical method has been popularly utilized until MSEM (multilevel structural equation modeling) approach was not proposed. This purpose was covered by three research questions about statistical methods, analytic procedure, and real example. First, MSEM statistical method was preferred to MLM method for its estimation accuracy and analytic flexibility. Second, the four-step procedures of model building, assumption examination, model comparison, and coefficient testing were proposed for the multilevel mediation analysis. Third, the real data of 2695 students of elementary and secondary schools and 89 teachers were analyzed in the multilevel directions of $2{\rightarrow}2{\rightarrow}1$ and $1{\rightarrow}1{\rightarrow}2$. Out of these directions of $2{\rightarrow}2{\rightarrow}1$, and $1{\rightarrow}1{\rightarrow}2$ model, only the coefficient of $2{\rightarrow}2{\rightarrow}1$ model was significant at the 95% CI. Mplus programs used for the real example are attached on the Appendix. Based on the results, significance and limitations of this study, were discussed in detail.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1999.10c
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• pp.244-246
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• 1999

본 논문에서는, multiple-buffered crossbar 스위치를 이용한 다층 연결 망의 성능 분석 모형을 제안하고, 스위치에 장착된 buffer의 개수 증가에 따른 성능 향상 추이를 분석하였다. Buffered 스위치 기법은 다층 연결 망 (Multistage Interconnection Network, MIN)의 내부의 데이터 충돌 문제를 효과적으로 해결할 수 있는 방법으로 알려져 있다. 제안된 성능 분석 모형은 먼저 네트웍 내부 임의 스위치 입력 단에 유입되는 데이터 패킷이 buffered 스위치 내부에서 전송되는 패턴을 확률적으로 분석하여 수립하였다. 분석 모형의 수학적 복잡도 절감을 위하여 확률식 유도 과정에 정상상태 확률 rosa(steady state probability)을 도입하였다. 제안한 모형은 스위치의 크기 및 스위치에 장착된 buffer의 수와 무관하게 확대 적용이 가능하다. 제안한 수학적 성능 분석 연구의 실효성 검증을 위하여 병행된 시뮬레이션 처리 결과는 상호 미세한 오차 범위 내에서 모형의 예측 데이터와 일치하는 결과를 보여 분석 모형의 타당성을 입증하였다. 2$\times$2 스위치로 구성된 8$\times$8 MIN을 대상으로 분석을 시행한 결과 스위치에 2~4개의 buffer를 장착했을 경우 unbuffer 스위치 경우와 비교하여 네트웍 정상상태 Throughout의 증가율이 높고 네트웍 Delay 또한 낮아져 효율적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 2~2 crossbar 스위치로 구성된 MIN의 경우 스위치에 장착된 buffer의 개수가 네 개 정도일 경우가 가격 대 성능비 면에서 가장 유리한 것으로 연구되었다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.31 no.3D
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• pp.469-476
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• 2011

The purposes of research is to understand the need of and the effectiveness of multilevel model to evaluate community support program in watershed areas. If the properties of policy target have hierarchical characteristics, the multilevel analysis is an adequate method to evaluate and test the effectiveness of policy. Also, the technique of multilevel modeling is extended to testing the relevance between performance appraisal and policy effectiveness. The case study of watershed region's community support program was estimated using satisfaction and economic aid level of policy target. This research has three results. First, the multilevel analysis should be used in nested data structure to estimate the effect of policy intervention. Second, the indexes of multilevel modeling should be used complementally to that of the traditional index approach. Third, the spatial hierarchical structure should be considered as the hierarchical structure in policy evaluation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Child Welfare
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• no.55
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• pp.143-171
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• 2016

This study investigated the effects of individual characteristics, school factors, and community factors on adolescent school violence behaviors. Data from a total of 1,777 middle school students from 50 schools in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions were used for analysis. A hierarchical generalized linear modeling was employed to conduct a two-level analysis. Results showed that adolescents' individual factors, including attitudes toward violence, parental attachment, child abuse experiences, and affiliation with delinquent peers, as well as school factors including teacher's abusive classroom discipline, affected adolescent school violence behaviors. In addition, neighborhood disorder was found to be significantly positively correlated with adolescents' school violence. The results of this study suggest that for an understanding of school violence and to prepare countermeasures accordingly, integrated consideration of various environmental contexts in adolescents' daily lives, such as family, school, and community environments, is necessary. A multidimensional, integrated intervention plan to effectively resolve school violence based on these research results is discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.935-946
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• 2016

In this paper, we analyzed wage determinants of the vocational high school graduates utilizing both individual-level and work region-level variables. We formulate the models in the way wage determination has multi-level structure in the sense that individual wage is influenced by individual-level variables (level-1) and work region-level (level-2) variables. To incorporate dependency between individual wages into the model, we utilize hierarchical linear model (HLM). The major results are as follows. First, it is shown that the HLM model is better than the OLS regression models which do not take level-1 and level-2 variables simultaneously into account. Second, random effects on sex, maester dummy and engineering dummy variables are statistically significant. Third, the fixed effects on business hours and mean wage of regular job for level-2 variables are statistically significant effect individual-level wages. Finally, parental education level, parental income, number of licenses and high school grade are statistically significant for higher individual-level wages.

• Korean System Dynamics Review
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.253-273
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• 2007

To measure the effect of school zone on housing cost, Linear Regression Model is widely used, and school zone is known as a key determinant of housing cost in Korea. However, when the Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM) is applied with the same data, school effect on housing cost becomes statistically non-significant. It is because HLM effectively separates the effect of individual housing's attributes from the group effect. In sum, the housing cost of Kangnam, where good public schools are located, is apparently is higher than that of Kangbuk. However, the school effect on housing cost (Level 2) becomes non-significant when individual housing's attributes (Level 1) are controlled with HLM.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.65-75
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• 2015

This paper analyzes the determinants of wage for the college and university graduates utilizing both individual-level and industry-level variables. We note that wage determination has multi-level structure in the sense that individual wage is influenced by individual-level variables (level-1) and industry-level (level-2) variables. Then, the assumption that individual wage is independent in the classical regression is violated. Therefore, this paper utilizes the hierarchical linear model (HLM). The major results are the followings. First, the multiple correspondence analysis including level-1 and 2 variables reveals that both level 1 and level 2 variables affects individual wages judging from the fact that the values of level 1 and level 2 variables differ across the different level of individual wage groups. Second, the decision tree analysis including level-1 and 2 variables shows that the most influential variable in wage determination is industry-level wage and the next is industry-level working hour, ages and sex in the decling order in. This suggests that the utilization of the HLM is appropriate since the characteristics of industry is important in determining the individual wage. Third, it is shown that the HLM model is the best compared to the other models which do not take level-1 and level-2 variables simultaneously into account.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.630-632
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• 1998

본 논문에서는, Multi[le-Buffered a$\times$a Crossbar 수위치의 성능 분석 모형을 제안하고 스위치에 장착된 buffer 의 개수의 중가에 다른 성능 향상 추이를 분석하였다. buffered스위치 기법은 다수 데이터 패킷을 동시에 전송할 때 네트웍에서 발생되는 충돌문제를 효과적으로 해결할 수 있는 방법으로 널리 알려져있다. 제안된 성능 예측 모형은 스위치 입력 단에 유입되는 데이터 패킷이 buffered 스위치 내부에서 전송되는 유형을 확률적으로 분석하여 수립되었다. 모형의 수학적 복잡도 해결을 위하여 확률 식 유도 과정 등에 steady state 개념을 도입하였다. 제안한 모형은 스위치 크기 및 스위치에 장착된 buffer의 개수와 무관하게 buffered a$\times$a 크로스바 스위치의 성능 예측을 가능케 하고, 나아가서 이들로 구성된 다층 연결 망의 성능 분석에 확대 적용이 가능하다. 제안한 수학적 성능 분석 연구는 실효성 검증을 위하여 병행된 시뮬레이션 결과는 미세한 오차 범위 내에서 모형의 예측 데이터와 일치하는 결과를 보여 분석 모형의 타당성을 입증하였다. 또한, 분석 결과 스위치에 소수의 버퍼를 장착했을 때, throughput이 크게 증가하지만, 네 개 이상의 버퍼를 장착되는 버퍼의 개수가 네 개 정도일 경우 가격 대 성능비가 우수한 것으로 추론되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.86-86
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• 2016

본 연구는 가뭄 예측에 대한 오차를 알고리즘과 결합하여 다층 퍼셉트론 (Multi-layer Perceptron, MLP) 네트워크 구조를 인공신경망 모형에 적용하고, 표준강수지수(Standard Precipitation Index, SPI)를 입 력 및 출력 변수로 구성하여 가뭄예측을 시도하였다. 예측모델을 평가하기 위해 기상청 산하의 59개 관측소에 대한 1980년부터 2015년까지의 기상자료를 적용하였으며, 수립된 자료를 활용하여 한반도 전역의 가뭄에 대한 시공간적인 분석을 수행하였다. 단기가뭄 예측성능을 평가하기 위해 2000년에서 2015년까지 16년간의 모의결과를 ROC 분석을 통하여 시공간적 단기가뭄 예측성능을 평가하고 혼동행렬(Conversion Matrix) 구성에 대한 조건적 확률의 다각적 검토를 통해 모델 예측에 대한 정확성(Accuracy), 신뢰성(Precision) 등 다양한 예측성능에 대한 평가를 수행하고 2016년 가뭄전망을 제시하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.1-19
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• 2018

The purpose of educational assessments such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is to compare groups such as countries. When the unit of measurement is above the student level, group-level diagnostic assessment based on multilevel item response theory (ML-IRT) can be considered just as cognitive diagnosis models are developed from item response theory. This study suggests an ML-IRT-based group-level diagnostic assessment model by modifying an item feature model by Park and bolt (2008). The model is illustrated on the recently released TIMSS 2015 Grade 8 mathematics assessment. The results provide skill profiles for the studied countries and the nine cognitive attributes; that is, the attribute effects can be compared across the countries and also across the attributes. By controlling unexplained variance, the suggested model may provide more reliable and more informative group-level comparisons. The results are interpreted using an example. Limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.