This research investigates Banks' profitability in the United Arab Emirates from 2008 to 2012 using Bankscope Data Base, Financial Statement, and quantitative methodology techniques. This study focuses on 4 banks, 2 Islamic banks (Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - Public Joint...

This study examines high school effects on the labor market success of young adults, above and beyond individual and family characteristics. We employ data from two longitudinal, nationally probability samples: the National Longitudinal Study and the High School and Beyond study and the 5th and...

This paper uses pooled testing as a teaching example for undergraduate statistics, econometrics, or quantitative methods courses. It offers step-by-step instructions to create an Excel spreadsheet that uses Monte Carlo simulation to find the optimal group size for a given infection rate

This study examines high school effects on the labor market success of young adults, above and beyond individual and family characteristics. We employ data from two longitudinal, nationally probability samples: the National Longitudinal Study and the High School and Beyond study and the 5th and...

Undergraduate students typically are able to regurgitate basic rules and formulas for probability. They also have little trouble following the cookbook steps for estimation and hypothesis testing. Microsoft Excel has empowered them to run regressions. We are not persuaded, however, that these...

Online course enrollments have grown tremendously in recent years, but little research has examined the difference in student performance between traditional courses and their online counterparts. This research explores factors affecting student performance in online courses, compared to what...

Learning and course management systems are useful in generating and managing a variety of student support services and products, such as course outlines, digitally recorded classroom material, discussion groups, laboratory manuals and lab assignments, lecture notes, live lectures for later...