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Economic activity occurs in a changing and globalized environment. Thus, business decisions that are made in a competitive context and with asymmetric information are based, mainly, on quantitative elements that, based on decision models, allow information to be obtained that facilitate the optimization of these decisions. This study aims to analyse scientific production and research trends on decision-making based on quantitative methods. For this, bibliometric techniques were applied to a sample of 1,143 articles from the 1967-2019 period obtained from the Scopus database. The VOSviewer software tool was used to build and visualize bibliometric networks. The purpose was to recognize the disciplines and the evolution of these areas of interest, in addition to identifying the networks by co-authorship of the main authors, research institutions and countries, and the network of keywords by co-occurrence, through the application of visualization techniques. The interest of this field of research in the research community is verified, with optimal rates of publication and collaboration among its driving agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article approaches Russian Formalist theory from the perspective of the digital humanities. In 2011, Franco Moretti and his coauthors called their research method "quantitative formalism" in contrast to Russian Formalism, which, in their opinion, was "qualitative". The structural and functional analysis of the poetic text, which the Formalists themselves called "morphological" is the nucleus of the Formalist agenda, and it can indeed be considered "qualitative". However, the thesis of quantitative formalism's novelty is only partially true. To demonstrate this, the author focuses on the approaches to quantitative poetics developed by two members of the Moscow Linguistic Circle, Boris Tomashevsky and Boris Yarkho, and, in particular, on Yarkho's invention of what was later referred to as "distant reading". Apart from its historical significance, a comparison of these two versions of quantitative formalism offers new methodological insights that can be applied by researchers in contemporary digital humanities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article focuses on an emerging territorial configuration characteristic of contemporary migration flows: the redeployment of migration fields from one country to another. It bases on a quantitative study of the spatial morphology of the re-emigration of five groups of immigrants leaving Spain from 2008 to 2014 (Moroccans, Romanians, Ecuadorians, Colombians, and Bolivians). The micro-individual analysis questions the effect of migration network variables on immigrant emigration projects, while the macroscopic analysis mobilizes three explanatory variables: the distance between Spain and the country of destination, the effect of possible pull factors and finally the role of the migration network. These two levels of the analysis highlight a phenomenon of anisotropy of re-emigration according to the geography of the migration network, both at the level of the migrant group and the individual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this article is to design a tool to measure times in the distribution system of a marketer and improve its distribution system. The methodology is of quantitative type uses descriptive statistics to analyze the management of the routes of the company and to know its current situation. Based on the distribution of a company of imported products, the research was carried out for 15 days, allowing the identification of inappropriate practices in the distribution routes. As a result, a graphic model for the distribution of goods called METDE is proposed, Also, a methodology for the planning of optimal distribution routes based on the study of methods and times of the routes between the company and its customers is developed. The most important variables of the logistical context that affected the times and compliance in the delivery schedules of the orders were identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technological and methodological advances enable new substantive research questions to be posed, and new study designs to be implemented, in educational research. In this paper I review emerging methods relevant for capturing learning and teaching processes over time--the sequences of learning events--which take place in multiple contexts. To do so, the concepts of nomothetic and ideographic research are traced through the use of Cattell's (1952) cube, posing persons, variables and time as the three key dimensions for determining study-designs. For educational research, a fourth dimension--context--is important to consider given the nested structures (e.g. student-teacher dyads, peer-relations, student-groups, classrooms, teachers, and schools) learning and teaching occurs in. Several developments of quantitative methods enable researchers to a) establish quality of measurement (e.g. factor analysis, item response models), b) across sequences of time-points (e.g. autoregressive models), c) in complex multilevel structures (e.g. multilevel models, random effects models), also using estimators which are robust for small-n studies (e.g. Bayesian models). Educational researchers are encouraged to design studies fitting multilevel models for hierarchically and cross-classified data, and to think in terms of intraindividual learning processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study was carried out in the floriculture company Latacunga Canton "High Connection Flowers"; the same investigating the effect of stem size, the most important varieties of cultivable roses and button state of total sales volume. Tools of quantitative methods for decision-making are used; that is, the design of experiments through full factorial models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study analyses the impact of education on cultural tourism preferences of the Spanish population. First, the variations in the association between education and cultural tourism are compared at the regional level. In a second phase, a multivariate classification model based in decision trees is used to explain and understand the complex association between socioeconomic and sociodemographic determinants of cultural tourism. The present work demonstrates the existence of educational differences between the Spanish regions, differences that may determine the cultural tourism results of population in Spain. On the other hand, the findings obtained through the classification technique indicate that the effect of education on cultural tourism is mediated by socioeconomic and socio-demographic factors, which may vary the explanatory power of the educational component. Unlike previous studies, the present analytical approach enables the use of complex combinations of predictors for the identification of specific population subgroups that may be more or less likely to cultural consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is a supplement to the stock technical analysis and its main objective is to classify 88 companies belonging to the Mexican Stock Exchange. Using principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA), the input hypothesis is to group companies according to their market performance and the economic sector to they belong. The methodology consisted in collecting the volume of shares traded indicator (input variables) corresponding to 88 companies for the period January 2015 to March 2016, the input data come from Infosel financial software. After that the input data were normalized and subsequently the PCA and LDA methods were applied to obtain three groups that do not meet an importance criterion. Each group has correlation with each element that makes up, but does not maintain correlation with the elements of other groups; so that if any company belonging to one of the groups presents some tendency, the other actions of the same group also showed that same trend, but companies from other groups will not tend necessarily in the same way. The results represent a significant contribution to the creation of investment portfolios. However, the authors suggest complement this analysis with the fundamental analysis approach to study issuers and reduce investment risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research was conducted at an accredited university in the city of Barranquilla, from a sample of about 90 students, out of a total population of 1143 students of their Business Administration program. The main objective is to reveal the latent variables that show consumer behavior on students and the development of a model for service measurement.This article is the result of an investigation, presenting empirical results through the use of a quantitative technique method and inferential statistics such as factor analysis and clustering. The results allowed to know through the dimensions of the SERVQUAL scale, what students require, thus recognizing two groups. It is proposed for application on the consumer psychology when being served, the redesign of the SERVQUAL survey, through a survey Likert, running statistical data processors like Statgraphics and SSPS for the analysis of information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The socioeconomic situation of European coalfields is highly heterogeneous. On the one hand, successful examples comprise regions that long ago embraced internationalization, innovation and/or restructuring strategies. In those regions where the aforementioned strategies were fruitful, the development of new production methods led to gradual repopulation. Less successful examples, however, are likely to experience undesired effects as a consequence of both the suppression of aid (EU- and regional- level) and the liberalization of EU mining markets, starting on December 31, 2018. This papers aims to provide a method to accurately assess the socioeconomic situation of these regions. As such a method is rooted in previous policies, it enables the identification of welfare-enhancing policies for the inhabitants of European coalfield regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This work is the result of research conducted at the Business Unit Base "Cuba Catering" International Airport "Juan Gualberto Gómez" Varadero,in order to improve services provided to customers. Proposes an procedure take in account the comprehensive nature of the organization, the priority of processes that contribute most to the company, the impact on the fulfilments of the objectives and strategies in line with the impact on the client and he feasibility of obtaining the results in the shortest time possible facility improvement plan proposed a process to facilitate the detection of the problem, the causes which originate and selection of processes or threads involved, emphasizes the importance of quantitative methods as a tool essential to the process analysis and decision-making at each stage of the procedure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article discusses the history of the archdiocese of Mexico from 1930 to 2000. The author comments on the social aspects involved in the Catholic priesthood. He also examines their various reasons for joining the priesthood, whose numbers declined over this period. A broader analysis of Catholic families in Mexico at the time is also provided.

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Set a methodology for the study of periodicals located in similar time periods and same cultural point of view, representing a particular time, with the aim of characterizing those magazines from the formal, organizational, bibliometric and historical context point of view. The methodology also attempts to analyze the message content in these magazines from qualitative and quantitative point of view, in line with the socioeconomic and cultural policies where are prepared and develop. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dust of Methodenstreit still not been settled, plus there is still no consensus on which methodology is most appropriate to investigate society and politics. This article stems from a discussion of research methodology and socio-political rules of thumb, the Ignacio Lago, Donatella della Porta and Rainer Bauböck, organized by Camil Ungureanu and the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. From different perspectives and sometimes conflicting, the authors of this paper discuss the relationship between quantitative and qualitative research and the role of political theory in the investigation of the socio-political. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the last decade, Mixed -- Methods approach was developed, surrounded by a growing community of mixed researchers. Those contrary to the integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches seem to have lost the debate on the incompatibility thesis, which lasted for several decades. But Mixed -- Methods research still lacks several important definitions. One of them, the philosophy and epistemology underlying this research strategy. Several options are discussed in this paper. The most frequent philosophical basis is pragmatism, but other choices can be considered as well. Nonetheless, the key question raised is if we inevitably need to establish rigid philosophical basis. It may be inevitable to hold a philosophical point of view, but at the same time the practice of research could benefit from flexible relationship between abstract assumptions and practical research decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objetive of this study is to offer a clear and practical overview to the Chemical Scientist, applying quantitative methods on the two most extended platforms of scientific information nowadays: Web of Science (Thomson Reuters) and Scopus (Elsevier). It was carried out a specialized search in the area of the chemical engineering in both databases between 1999 and 2006. Through the articles recovered in the searches during those ten years and the journals recovered in 2006, it is analyzed the possible correlation between both systems; the pattern of growth that they show and certain parameters of that growth; the overlapping among the two databases, the dispersion of the articles in the journals and concentration measures, between others. The results show the existence of a high likeness between Web of Science and Scopus, turning out complementary but not exclusive, regarding their possible use for the chemical engineers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a review on the theoretical and methodological background of population geography. It begins with a discussion on the main focus of this subdiscipline: territorial variations concerning the distribution and concentration of population, the age and sex structure, and the sociodemographic events. Next, it looks specifically at the contribution of quantitative methods and the relevance of spatial demography. Lastly, it reflects upon the future of population geography, and suggests that it needs to rethink its objectives, given the obvious complexity of 21st century (urban) societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some experiences in the application of quantitative methods are presented to evaluate the excellence of personnel management system specifically the system to evaluate the performance in an all inclusive hotel in Varadero tourist pole which fits as a starting point to elaborate labour competence matrixes based on the processes and organizational values. The principal outcome of the application of such methods is the reduction of subjective factors, which implies the implementation of competence based management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present social context of search and demand for quality, the survey cannot be absent. The credibility and significance of the data that the survey provides in the analysis of social reality depends of the level of rigor placed on the design, execution and interpretation of the information collected. This article synthesizes, in a comprehensive, plural and diachronic way, the aspects to be considered in the evaluation of survey quality, underlining the errors that can come together in its execution. We start from a joint and intertwined vision of survey errors, as well as from the need to know them, for the sake of their prediction and control. The concreteness of the limits of the survey, together with the preventive and mitigating actions in their resolution, contribute to the advance towards its quality. This is the reason why we show the steps most scholars agree with in relation to the firm tread along the path of survey quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Los barrios vulnerables son áreas de concentración de la población desarrolladas sin planificación física y sin acceso a la infraestructura básica. Constituyen uno de los mayores desafíos para los países donde existen, en especial para los países en vías de desarrollo. Para su mejoramiento y/o reemplazo se han adoptado diversas estrategias de intervención, pero con frecuencia, éstas enfrentan grandes desafíos para la construcción, como falta de acceso a los lugares y terrenos en malas condiciones. Además, durante la ejecución de los proyectos de mejoramiento de los barrios, las familias residentes pueden sufrir importantes trastornos económicos y sociales. El objetivo de este artículo es presentar un marco de desarrollo integrado de planificación urbana y construcción para los proyectos de mejoramiento de los barrios vulnerables. Este marco incorpora el mejoramiento participativo y ha sido diseñado para lograr tres objetivos importantes: (1) maximizar los beneficios de los proyectos de mejoramiento de los barrios identificando y acelerando la entrega de los proyectos urgentes; (2) proporcionar cálculos prácticos y más precisos de los costos y programas de construcción de los proyectos de mejoramiento que permitan controlar y minimizar los costos totales y la duración de los proyectos; y (3) minimizar los trastornos económicos y sociales de las familias residentes durante el periodo de construcción. Se presenta un ejemplo para demostrar las potencialidades del marco propuesto y de su proceso básico de optimización multiobjetivos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]