Evaluation of feature selection methods for text classification with small datasets using multiple criteria decision-making methods

Kou, Gang; Yang, Pei; Peng, Yi; Xiao, Feng; Chen, Yang; Alsaadi, Fawaz E.

doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2019.105836

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“…This research uses the beta (β) convergence technique that is in line with the methodological motivations of the paper, consistent with the bulk of literature on the imperative of the adopted estimation technique to be consistent with data behavior and study objective (Chao et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2019;Li et al, 2014Li et al, , 2016Kou et al, 2012Kou et al, , 2014Kou et al, , 2016Kou et al, , 2019aKou et al, , 2019b). This procedure of estimation is typically in line with the income catch-up scholarship that has been assessed building on models of neoclassical growth, notably: Baumol (1986); Sala-i-Martin (1992, 1995) and Mankiw et al (1992).…”

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confidence: 76%

Fighting African Capital Flight: Trajectories, Dynamics and Tendencies

2019

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An April 2015 World Bank report on attainment of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) extreme poverty target has revealed that extreme poverty has been decreasing in all regions of the world with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in spite of the sub-region enjoying more than two decades of growth resurgence. This study builds on a critique of Piketty's 'capital in the 21 st century' and recent methodological innovations on reverse Solow-Swan to review empirics on the adoption of common policy initiatives against a cause of extreme poverty in SSA: capital flight. The richness of the dataset enables the derivation of 14 fundamental characteristics of African capital flight based on income-levels, legal origins, natural resources, political stability, regional proximity and religious domination. The main finding reveals that regardless of fundamental characteristic, from a projection date of 2010, a genuine timeframe for harmonizing policies is between 2016 and 2023. In other words, the beginning of the post-2015 agenda on sustainable development goals coincides with the timeframe for common capital flight policies.

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confidence: 76%

Fighting African Capital Flight: Trajectories, Dynamics and Tendencies

2019

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“…The choice of the estimation approach is consistent with the attendant literature on the need for an empirical strategy to be consistent with the behavior of the corresponding data and problem statement (Kou, Lu, Peng & Shi, 2012;Kou, Peng & Wang, 2014;Kou, Ergu, Chen, Lin, 2016;Kou, Chao, Peng & Alsaadi, 2019a;Kou, Yang, Xiao, Chen & Alsaadi, 2019b;Tchamyou, Asongu & Odhiambo, 2019b). Given that the estimation technique is based on Hansen (1999Hansen ( , 2000 and (ii) the Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) from Gonzalez, Terasvirta and van Dijk (2005) and Gonzalez, Terasvirta, van Dijk and Yang (2017).…”

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The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

Asongu

Odhiambo

2020

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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This study assesses how globalisation modulates the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), using data for the period 2000 to 2012. The empirical results are based on the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The following main findings are established. First, a trade openness (imports + exports) threshold of between 80-120% of GDP is the maximum level required for trade openness to effectively modulate CO 2 emissions (metric tonnes per capita) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development. Second, a minimum threshold required for trade openness to modulate CO 2 intensity (kg per kg of oil-equivalent energy use) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development is 200% of GDP. Third, there is a net positive effect on inclusive human development from the relevance of trade openness in modulating the effect of CO 2 emissions per capita on inclusive human development and a negative net effect on inclusive human development from the importance of trade openness in moderating the effect of CO 2 intensity on inclusive human development. JEL Classification: C52; O38; O40; O55; P37

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“…Following contemporary literature, the choice of the estimation technique is tailored to be consistent with the data behavior (Kou et al, 2012(Kou et al, , 2014(Kou et al, , 2016(Kou et al, , 2019a(Kou et al, , 2019bLi et al, 2014Li et al, , 2016Zhang et al, 2019). The GMM estimation strategy is premised on four foundations as documented in contemporary literature (Tchamyou, 2019(Tchamyou, , 2020.…”

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Enhancing Governance for Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu

Odhiambo

2019

SSRN Journal

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This study assesses whether improving governance standards affects environmental quality in 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. Bundled and unbundled governance dynamics are used notably: (i) political governance (consisting of political stability and "voice & accountability"); (ii) economic governance (entailing government effectiveness and regulation quality), (iii) institutional governance (represented by the rule of law and corruption-control) and (iv) general governance (encompassing political, economic and institutional governance dynamics). The following hypotheses are tested: (i) Hypothesis 1 (Improving political governance is negatively related to CO2 emissions); (ii) Hypothesis 2 (Increasing economic governance is negatively related to CO2 emissions) and (iii) Hypothesis 3 (Enhancing institutional governance is negatively related to CO2 emissions. Results of the tested hypotheses show that: the validity of Hypothesis 3 cannot be determined based on the results; Hypothesis 2 is not valid while Hypothesis 1 is partially not valid. The main policy implication is that governance standards need to be further improved in order for government quality to generate the expected unfavorable effects on CO2 emissions.

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Evaluation of feature selection methods for text classification with small datasets using multiple criteria decision-making methods

Cited by 304 publications

References 47 publications

Fighting African Capital Flight: Trajectories, Dynamics and Tendencies

Fighting African Capital Flight: Trajectories, Dynamics and Tendencies

The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

Enhancing Governance for Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

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