Legislative pressures are being brought to bear on South African employers to demonstrate that occupational assessment is scientifically valid and culturefair. The development of valid and reliable performance-based assessment tools will enable employers to meet these requirements. The general aim of this research was to validate a performance-based assessment battery for the placement of sales representatives. A literature survey examined alternative assessment measures and methods of performance measurement, leading to the conclusion that the combination of the work sample as a predictor measure and the managerial rating of performance as a criterion measure offer a practical and cost-effective assessment process to the sales manager. The empirical study involved 54 sales persons working for the Commercial division of an oil marketing company, selling products and services to the commercial and industrial market. By means of the empirical study, a significant correlation was found between performance of sales representatives in terms of the performance-based assessment battery for the entry level of the career ladder and their behaviour in the field as measured by the managerial performance rating instrument. The limitations of the sample, however, prevent the results from being generalised to other organisations.

一籃子信用違約交換評價上並不存在公式解，一般是用蒙地卡羅模擬來推估商品價格，然而，因為蒙地卡羅執行速度較慢，往往會需要能夠大規模運行的計算資源以及高成本的硬體，為了減少成本和提高蒙地卡羅的效率就必須從其演算法改進，於是本文利用Chiang et al.(2007)所提出的一籃子信用違約交換演算法來提升一籃子信用違約交換的評價效率，但是該方法採用多元常態分佈假設下的Factor gaussian copula模型進行評價，並不符合市場實際金融市場資料具有不對稱的偏態現象，尤其對未來的環境危機發生的頻率不斷增加，極端事件可能出現的機會也越來越高，基於此問題，本文將Factor t copula、Factor clayton copula、Factor NIG copula以及Modify factor NIG copula與重要性抽樣演算法結合來提昇商品評價的準確度，並且分析各模型與該演算法結合的效果。

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This study highlights how people born outside of Sweden experience that their participation in a basketball association contributed to integration into the Swedish society and in which ways it occurred. Furthermore, we study how possibilities and limitations are created for the participants to use sports as a platform for integration for the purpose of becoming a part the society. Through a case study we have interview people from a basketball association. The theories we used in this essay is the intersectional perspective and the theory of integration processes to find out how the individual’s ability to integrate can be affected by different social structures. Six themes were created to become the basis of the analysis: Focus on competition – a barrier for integration?, sports as a tool for language development, community as an inclusive factor, basketball - a sport for immigrant women, a social network creates the conditions for integration, and economic benefits of basketball. With the support of the theories we found that all themes have a significance on the individual ability to integrate and that the basketball association has been a platform for out participants to become a part of the community and to develop knowledge of the Swedish language.

Syfte och frågeställningar: Studiens syfte var att undersöka basketspelares kroppssammansättning i förhållande till prestation. Frågeställningen som besvaras är: Finns det något samband mellan kroppssammansättning och prestation i form av guardspelarens statistik för: assist, block, effektivitet, poäng, returer, steal och turnover i Sveriges U20 landslag? Metod: I studien undersöktes antropometri på svenska U20 landslagsspelare från år 2005 till 2017. Den antropometriska datan erhölls av Svenska basketbollförbundet och den statistiska insamlingen är från FIBAs officiella hemsida. Studien har en kvantitativ ansats i form av att spelares prestationsmått korrelerades med de antropometriska mätningarna. Separat utöver detta grupperades datan upp i median för att påvisa skillnader inom antropometrins högsta och lägsta värde. Linjär regression utfördes för att finna eventuella korrelationer mellan antropometri och prestation. Studiens T-test användes för att analysera grupperingarna enligt median. Resultat: I herrarnas korrelationsresultat påvisades att större längd och räckhöjd hade en signifikant koppling till fler utförda blockar medan större räckvidd resulterade i fler returer. Herrarnas grupperingsresultat konstaterade att spelarna med kortare längd genomförde flest assist och de med större räckvidd hade bättre resultat i effektivitet, poäng och returer. I damernas korrelationsresultat fanns signifikanta resultat på att mindre vikt leder till fler assist. Större räckhöjd och räckvidd indikerade fler blockar och returer, även högre längd påvisade fler returer. Damernas grupperingsresultat konstaterade att de med högst längd och räckhöjd utförde flest blockar och returer. Slutsats: Studien har kunnat påvisa att basketspelares antropometri oavsett kön har en korrelation till antalet returer, assist och blockar vid spel. Större spelare tar fler returer och gör mer blockar medan mindre spelare oftast gör fler assist. Viktigt att beakta är att längd inte är den enda framgångsfaktorn vid spel, då andra faktorer som existerar kan spela stor roll i ett spels utveckling. Resultatet som fåtts fram kan vägleda en tränares taktik och beslut i matchspelet. / <p>Ämneslärarprogramet, Specialidrott</p>

The aim of the diploma thesis was processing and practical verification of a nutrition program aimed at an increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruits and legumes (hereinafter the "VFL"), in the T.G. Masaryk?s kindergarten school canteen in Český Krumlov. In the theoretical part, except the information about the nutritional requirements for schoolchildren?s feeding, it describes the current system of official eating-controls, based on the so-called consumer basket, which is based on weight-set norms of individual foods for the respective age of children. It was carried out methodically, so that the data obtained from the program of the consumer basket from January to April 2015 were compared with data from the same period of 2016 when it was applied nutrition program VFL. The research group was consisted of children from T.G. Masaryk?s kindergarten in Český Krumlov. Forty three (21 girls and 22 boys) preschoolers children in the age range 4-7 years were involved in total. The data were graphically processed with using of basic statistical values.By the data?s comparing from the consumer basket before the application of the nutritional program, was found that the consumption of three monitored commodities during adhering the nutrition program, increased by about 10% of vegetables, 10% of fruits and 5% of legumes. The results point to a properly selected nutritional program and its contribution to the practice in school canteens.

The aim of the diploma thesis was to increase the consumption of vegetables in the nursery schools in Volary and to propose subsequently modifications and recommendations. Information about the principles of appropriate children nutrition, nutritional requirements and standards applied in school feeding with respect to relevant age of children are presented in the theoretical part. An analysis of the consumer's basket content for MŠ Volary in year 2017 was performed in the methodology part. Found data were compared with the data covering the same period from other schools. Comparison shows that consumption of vegetables can be increased, although MŠ Volary complies with the consumer's basket regulation according to a valid ordinance (Ordinance 107/2005 Sb.). Precautions leading to the increase of vegetables consumption took action for menus in MŠ Volary. Changes related mostly to the implementation of new meals containing vegetables, the increase of vegetables portion in traditional meals, and the improvement of vegetables food look. The modified menus were tested on a sample group of consumers for three months. The sample group of MŠ Volary II Sídliště was chosen for changes observation. The sample group consisted of 45 children (23 girls, 22 boys) of pre-school age that means 3 6 years old. The children body height and weight complied with recommended parameters of relevant age and gender. Consumers' reactions to changes were observed. Experimental data were evaluated graphically. Further, the comparison of consumer's baskets of MŠ Volary in periods year 2017 and January March 2018 was performed. The former covers the period before and the latter the period after the implementation of changes, respectively. When compared, the evident increase of vegetables (21 % in MŠ I and 23 % in MŠ II) and portion in consumer's basket was found.

Syfte och frågeställningar Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om valda specialidrottsförbund har tagit tillvara den utbildningsbakgrund som huvudtränare på elitnivå besitter.   1. Vad för utbildningar har huvudtränare på elitnivå inom valda specialidrottsförbund? 2. Anser tränarna att deras övriga utbildningar är relevanta för deras tränarskap? 3. Har dessa tränare fått sina tidigare utbildningar validerade av specialförbunden?   Metod Urvalet bestod av 180 huvudtränare inom fyra specialidrottsförbund: fotboll, innebandy, ishockey och basket. Tillvägagångssättet var enkäter, och då i form av den webbaserade tjänsten Google Forms. Enkäten bestod av 16 frågor, där både öppna och slutna frågor förekom. Resultatet baseras på 61 besvarade enkäter.   Resultat Sett till högsta utbildningsnivå så hade 25% av tränarna eftergymnasial utbildning, 36% av tränarna högskole-/universitetsutbildning och 39% av tränarna gymnasieutbildning. 54% av tränarna ansåg att deras övriga utbildning var relevant. Två tränare har kunnat validera tidigare kunskaper.   Slutsats Utifrån studien och tidigare forskning så kan man konstatera att specialidrottsförbunden har en välutbildad tränarkår. Majoriteten av tränarna ansåg dessutom att deras övriga utbildning var relevant i förhållande till sitt uppdrag, trots detta var det endast ett fåtal tränare som lyckats ta en annan väg till toppen än genom förbundets utbildningar, vilket tolkas som att det bara finns en väg som leder till elittränarskap och att förbunden inte tar tillvara tränarnas tidigare kunskaper

We apply multidimensional item response theory models (MIRT) to analyse multi-category purchase decisions. We further compare their performance to benchmark models by means of topic models. Estimation is based on two types of data sets. One contains only binary the other polytomous purchase decisions. We show that MIRT are superior w. r. t. our chosen benchmark models. In particular, MIRT are able to reveal intuitive latent traits that can be interpreted as characteristics of households relevant for multi-category purchase decisions. With the help of latent traits marketers are able to predict future purchase behaviour for various types of households. These information may guide shop managers for cross selling activities and product recommendations.

The diploma thesis "Kindergartens catering with focus on preschool age children" is focused on the catering services of the facility. The thesis is divided into a theoretical part which included the development of the child, the dietary requirements of the organism at certain periods of life and, last but not least, the institution for upbringing and education of preschool age children-kindergartens. The practical part of the thesis is devoted to the research in selected kindergartens. Institutions are selected to transcribe catering in the capital city, town and village. In the comparison of kindergartens, one kindergarten is selected in the particular location, where a survey was carried out. The result of the survey is the filling of the consumer basket in selected kindergartens, which corresponds to decree no. 107/2005.