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Simple power analysis in causal mediation models for a dichotomous outcome based on the mediation proportion

  • Kim, Young Min;Cologne, John Bennett;Cullings, Harry Michael
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.669-684
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    • 2017
  • Mediation models are widely used in many fields of research and have recently gained attention in epidemiology. The mediation proportion is a standard measure to evaluate what part of the total exposure effect on an outcome may be explained by a particular mediator and to examine how important that pathway is relative to the overall exposure effect. A common question is how large a sample size is needed to achieve high statistical power or, equivalently, what magnitude of effect can be detected. Current power and sample size calculations for mediation analysis are limited and additional research is needed. We therefore propose a computer-intensive power analysis using the mediation proportion. We conduct simulation studies to calculate statistical powers and sample sizes. And then, we illustrate our power analysis using an example from the Adult Health Study of atomic-bomb survivors and demonstrate that the method is relatively straightforward to understand and compute.

A Study on the Solving Proportion Problems of Mathematics Textbooks and Proportional Reasoning in 6th Graders (초등학교 6학년 학생들의 교과서 비례 문제 해결과 비례 추론에 관한 연구)

  • Kwan, Mi-Suk;Kim, Nam-Gyunl
    • Journal of Elementary Mathematics Education in Korea
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.211-229
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is analysis of to investigate relation proportion problem of mathematics textbooks of 7th curriculum to proportional reasoning(relative thinking, unitizing, partitioning, ratio sense, quantitative and change, rational number) of Lamon's proposal at sixth grade students. For this study, I develop two test papers; one is for proportion problem of mathematics textbooks test paper and the other is for proportional reasoning test paper which is devided in 6 by Lamon. I test it with 2 group of sixth graders who lived in different region. After that I analysis their correlation. The result of this study is following. At proportion problem of mathematics textbooks test, the mean score is 68.7 point and the score of this test is lower than that of another regular tests. The percentage of correct answers is high if the problem can be solved by proportional expression and the expression is in constant proportion. But the percentage of correct answers is low, if it is hard to student to know that the problem can be expressed with proportional expression and the expression is not in constant proportion. At proportion reasoning test, the highest percentage of correct answers is 73.7% at ratio sense province and the lowest percentage of that is 16.2% at quantitative and change province between 6 province. The Pearson correlation analysis shows that proportion problem of mathematics textbooks test and proportion reasoning test has correlation in 5% significance level between them. It means that if a student can solve more proportion problem of mathematics textbooks then he can solve more proportional reasoning problem, and he have same ability in reverse order. In detail, the problem solving ability level difference between students are small if they met similar problem in mathematics text book, and if they didn't met similar problem before then the differences are getting bigger.

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An Analysis of Differences in Investment Behavior Over Consumer's ages: Comparison before and after the economic crisis (소비자 연령별 투자행동 차이 분석: IMF 경제위기 전${\cdot}$후 비교)

  • Joung Soon Hee;Yuh Yoon Kyung
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.29-45
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    • 2004
  • This study compared household's investment behaviors over consumer's ages before and after the economic crisis using 1995 and 2000 National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure in korea. Household's investment behaviors were compared in terms of household's financial statements, amounts and proportions invested in various assets, and rate of return on investments. The proportion invested in securities of all households. In terms of the proportion invested, consumers under 40s increased the proportion invested in insurance while consumers over 50s increased the proportion invested in savings and trusts in 1995 than in 2000. Consumers of all ages increased the proportion invested in securities in 2000 than in 1995. Young households had higher rate of return in 1995 while old households had higher rate of return in 2000.

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Comprehensive Cross-sectional Study of Sarcopenia in Young Korean Women: Assessing Body Dimensions, Clinical Indicators, and Behavioral Traits for Hazardous Components and Proportional Analysis

  • Jongseok Hwang;Na-Hyung Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.57-66
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    • 2023
  • PURPOSE: This research investigated clinical hazardous components and analyzed the proportion of sarcopenia among young Korean women. METHODS: The cross-sectional study included 1,236 women aged 20 to 29 years, categorized into two groups according to their skeletal muscle mass index (SMI). Of these, 20 participants were placed in the sarcopenia group, while 1,216 were included in the normal group. The analysis involved hazardous components including body dimensions, clinical indicators, and behavioral trait variables: height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, skeletal muscle mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, blood laboratory tests assessing fasting glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, as well as smoking habits and alcohol consumption. Complex sampling analysis was used to analyze the proportion and hazardous components of sarcopenia. RESULTS: The proportion of sarcopenia was at 1.76% (95% of CI: 1.08-2.83). Anthropometric measurements, such as height, BMI, and WC, exhibited significant differences between the groups (p < .05). However, there was no significant difference in weight (p > .05) between the two groups. Among the clinical indicators, SBP, DBP, FBG, serum triglycerides, and total TC found to be significant hazardous components for sarcopenia within both groups (p < .05). Smoking status as a behavioral trait was significant as well (p < .05), unlike alcohol consumption (p > .05). CONCLUSION: This study discerned both the proportion of sarcopenia and the hazardous components associated with it among community-dwelling women of a young age.

Strength Properties and Determination Method of Mix Proportion Factor of Latex Modified Concrete (라텍스개질 콘크리트의(LMC)의 강도특성 및 배합인자 결정방법)

  • Park, Sung-Ki;Won, Jong-Pil;Park, Chan-Gi
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.50 no.5
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    • pp.39-50
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    • 2008
  • This study are decided the mix proportion method of latex modified concrete for agricultural concrete structures from the results of workability and strength test with mix proportion factor. For mix proportion factor, this study are selected the water-cement ratio, unit cement amount and latex content. Also, this study were performed the slump, compressive strength test and microstructure analysis using the scanning electron microscope(SEM). The strength and slump of LMC are dependent with unit cement amount, latex content, and water-cement ratio. Especially, the strength of LMC are not controlled by single mix proportion factor but effected by combined mix proportion factor. Microstructure investigation are showed the LMC are reduced the internal pore volume and enhanced the transition zone between cement paste and aggregate interface. This effect get by consist of latex films in the concrete. Also, this study were recommended the mix proportion method for LMC. These mix proportions method are estimated the mix design for satisfied the target performance which are applied the agricultural concrete structure.

An Analysis of Elementary School Students' Informal Knowledge In Proportion (초등학생의 비례에 관한 비형식적 지식 분석)

  • Park, Sang-Eun;Lee, Dae-Hyun;Rim, Hae-Kyung
    • Communications of Mathematical Education
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.345-363
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze informal knowledge of students who do not learn the conception of proportion and to identify how the informal knowledge can be used for teaching the conception of proportion in order to present an effective method of teaching the conception. For doing this, proportion was classified into direct and inverse proportion, and 'What are the informal knowledge of students?' were researched. The subjects of this study were 117 sixth-graders who did not have prior learning on direct and inverse proportion. A total eleven problems including seven for direct proportion and four for inverse proportion, all of them related to daily life. The result are as follows; Even though students didn't learn about proportion, they solve the problems of proportion using informal knowledge such as multiplicative reasoning, proportion reasoning, single-unit strategy etc. This result implies mathematics education emphasizes student's informal knowledge for improving their mathematical ability.

An Empirical Study on the Determinants of the Proportion of Franchised Outlet in Franchise Systems (프랜차이즈시스템에서 직영점대 가맹점 비율의 결정요인에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Hyun-Soon;Park, Ju-Young;Lim, Young-Kyoon
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2010
  • Plural governance system in which firms use vertical integration and market governance simultaneously are widely used across various marketing context. Typical examples of plural governance include franchise systems, in which firms own and operate some unit themselves while licensing the operation of some of their units to franchisees. Despite many scholars have attempted to explore the structure of plural governance over decades, there are few insights into its determinants. In this study, we examine the relationship between the proportion of outlets franchised and several franchisor's characteristics based on the perspectives of transaction cost analysis, resource scarcy theory and agency theory. Using franchisor data in Korean Franchise Disclosure Document over the 2006-2009 period, we test the effect of franchisor size, system growth rate, franchise fee, initial investment, and risk sharing on the proportion of outlets franchised. Except for the effect of system growth rate, the results of a series of multiple regression analysis supported the negative effects of franchisor size, franchise fee, initial investment and risk sharing on the proportion of outlets franchised.

Comparison of methods for the proportion of true null hypotheses in microarray studies

  • Kang, Joonsung
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.141-148
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    • 2020
  • We consider estimating the proportion of true null hypotheses in multiple testing problems. A traditional multiple testing rate, family-wise error rate is too conservative and old to control type I error in multiple testing setups; however, false discovery rate (FDR) has received significant attention in many research areas such as GWAS data, FMRI data, and signal processing. Identify differentially expressed genes in microarray studies involves estimating the proportion of true null hypotheses in FDR procedures. However, we need to account for unknown dependence structures among genes in microarray data in order to estimate the proportion of true null hypothesis since the genuine dependence structure of microarray data is unknown. We compare various procedures in simulation data and real microarray data. We consider a hidden Markov model for simulated data with dependency. Cai procedure (2007) and a sliding linear model procedure (2011) have a relatively smaller bias and standard errors, being more proper for estimating the proportion of true null hypotheses in simulated data under various setups. Real data analysis shows that 5 estimation procedures among 9 procedures have almost similar values of the estimated proportion of true null hypotheses in microarray data.

Aesthetic Characteristics of Red Carpet Dresses at the China Film Festival (중국 영화제에 나타난 레드 카펫 드레스의 미적 특성)

  • Li, Weijia;Kim, Janghyeon;Kim, Youngsam
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.89-105
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    • 2020
  • This study considers aesthetic characteristics by examining red carpet dress in China film festival. The research methods were quantitative and qualitative analysis of red carpet dress images collected from 2015 to 2019 on websites according to four criteria following previous research on red carpet dresses. The results of the study are as follows. First, the analysis of red carpet dress silhouettes showed that A-line silhouettes, slim silhouettes, and mermaid silhouettes appeared. Second, in terms of colors, one color, black, represented a higher proportion of the dress colors than the combination of different colors. Third, soft texture occupied the highest proportion of material textures, and combinations of materials with different textures were also used. In the case of patterns, the proportion of dresses without patterns was high, and natural patterns were found in the largest proportion. Beads and sequins accounted for most of the dress details, and the analysis showed that various detail types such as embroidery, slits, ruffles, and belts were used in the red carpet dresses. The aesthetic characteristics of the red carpet dresses worn at the China film festival were analyzed as sensual, elegant, decorative, and simple.

An Analysis on the Properties of Undispersed Underwater Mortar for Augered Pile with Expansive Additives (팽창재 혼입율 변화에 따른 오거파일용 수중불분리 모르터의 특성 분석)

  • 이광설;이대주;유홍종;권지훈;한일영;한천구
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1998.04a
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    • pp.255-260
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    • 1998
  • As a part of the study on the development of augered pile method, this study is intended to investigate the properties of fresh and hardened mortar with the proportion of expansion additives. With the increase of proportion of expansion additives, the fluidity of mortar shows a decrease while air content increases and setting time gets retarded. It show the satisfactory property in strength at 5% of proportion, and shows more expansion with the increase of proportion of expansion additives and sand/cement ratio. In conclusion, both of strength and expansion reveal appropriate at 10% of proportion of expansion additives.

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