A pocket tracker for elderly people and Alzheimer’s patients consists of a smartphone using GNSS, WLAN, RFID, and GSM for basic positioning, communication channels, and an accelerometer triad for ...

Tim Smith has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry, both as a writer and as a trader. Amanda Jackson has expertise in personal finance, investing, and social services. She is a ...

ONE of the most striking features of recent developments in qualitative and quantitative analysis has been the increasing use made of micro-or semimicro-methods. This is not, indeed, a modern branch ...

Note: this article covers structured, scalable content analysis of short form qualitative data where the human researcher has already determined and defines the parameters in advance for the LLM, ...

Research is the backbone of society's progress. Without it, there would be no new drugs, tech, etc. Basically, every trace of human progress could grind to a halt. However, research is only as good as ...

Brian Beers is a digital editor, writer, Emmy-nominated producer, and content expert with 15+ years of experience writing about corporate finance & accounting, fundamental analysis, and investing.

When you make business decisions as a manager, you take into account qualitative factors like reputations, brand strength and employee morale, as well as quantifiable data such as sales figures, ...

Institutional investors face complex decisions—where to allocate capital, which managers to trust, how to weather volatility. These choices can’t rely on instinct alone. They require data, structure, ...

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