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The Change of Classroom Climate in Czech Elementary Schools with the Departure of Students into High-Track Schools
Holubová, Markéta ; Greger, David (advisor) ; Chvál, Martin (referee) ; Vlčková, Kateřina (referee)
The aim of the dissertation is to compare the psychosocial climate of the classes between the 5th and 6th grades of Czech elementary school. In the train of pupils' leaving into the high- tracked schools there are significant organizational changes in the classes of the 6th grade. This theme includes the phenomenon of the early tracking, when some pupils can leave the mainstream of education (elementary school) and start attending the high-tracked schools (multi-year gymnasium). The aim of our study is to contribute to the research, that with the departure of students into high-tracked schools the psychosocial climate in the classes of the 6th grade unequivocally exacerbates. We are also interested in which specific students are accepted into high-tracked schools, and whether they are effective classroom leaders and socio- metric stars. In our study, we also find out the classroom positions of students who are continuously educated in the 5th and 6th grades of the elementary schools and their classmates, who have come as new students into the classes of the 6th grade. In the theoretical section we introduce the foreign and domestic researches which were conducted on the association between tracking and classroom climate. The empirical part inquiries into a detailed analysis of quantitative research...
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New Ecological Paradigm as a research approach in the Czech Republic: An analysis of environmental attitudes of Czechs
Vaněk, Jiří ; Ščasný, Milan (advisor) ; Soukup, Petr (referee)
This thesis focus on the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) and its measurement instrument New Ecological Paradigm scale. Thesis introduces the New Ecological Paradigm as opposite type of thinking to the Human Exemptionalism Paradigm and provides historical context of the creation of the revised version of the New Ecological Paradigm scale. We carried out a secondary analysis of the data from survey about the European climate change policy acceptance conducted by Ščasný et al in year 2015. Thesis then examined the extent to which people from the Czech Republic, the Great Britain and the Poland endorse the New Ecological Paradigm and found out that the Czechs have the higher environmental concern than people from the Great Britain and the Poland. Furthermore, this thesis use Cronbach`s and factor analysis to discover, that the New ecological paradigm scale is internally consistent yet multidimensional instrument in case of the three surveyed countries. Regression analysis discovered that not only gender and age are significant socio-demographic predictors for the NEP results as income, education, size of municipality and current occupation are also relevant across the three surveyed countries. Lastly, regression analysis verified that the direct correlation between the general environmental values measured by the...
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The economic development and international trade of North Korea using the factor analysis method
Kim, Ha Eun ; Chytilová, Julie (advisor) ; Cahlík, Tomáš (referee)
In this paper, after reviewing the characteristics of North Korean statistics, I examined how North Korea's trade affects its growth using empirical analyses. There have been many studies that have shown trade has affected economic growth, but there have been few empirical studies on North Korea's case. Cointegration test, regression analysis, and factor analysis were used. The empirical results suggest that even considering economic fluctuations, North Korea's trade has not shown a significant impact on growth. Keywords North Korea, Growth, Trade, Cointegration test, Factor analysis
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The Potential of Latent Class Analysis: the Czech Television Audience Case Study
Pospíšilová, Petra ; Soukup, Petr (advisor) ; Hendl, Jan (referee)
The thesis "The Potential of Latent Class Analysis: the Czech Television Audience Case Study" deals with latent class analysis and it's potential as a segmentation method. Three different approaches are examined - latent class analysis for joint data from six research waves, simultaneous latent class analysis for each wave separately and latent class analysis for joint data transferred into dichotomous form. The results of all three methods are compared through secondary analysis of data from case study focused on audience's perception of the Czech Television; their strong and weak points are described and the most suitable solution is chosen. Based on these findings, four identified segments of the audience are then interpreted from the point of their characteristic features and sociodemographic parameters. This paper is supported by works of classic authors in the area of latent class analysis; the thesis refers to their findings that also served as basis for composition of the research hypotheses.
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Factors of economical freedom indices
Ondruš, Martin ; Vrabec, Michal (advisor) ; Hurt, Jan (referee)
This work discusses the detection of latent variables, which create indices of economic freedom. Firstly, we present the most well-known indices of economic freedom (IEF, EFW). Secondly, this work discusses multivariate statistical method - factor analysis, which we use to detect latent variables. We show different methods of estimates in factor analysis and we focus on principal factor method. Furthermore, we compare already defined methods by analysing the structure of EFW index. According to estimated models, we interpret detected latent variables. We use statistical software SPSS and R for factor analysis of EFW index.
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Service Quality evaluation in fitness club Effect|Fitness & Wellness
Buchtová, Eliška ; Šíma, Jan (advisor) ; Voráček, Josef (referee)
Title: Service Quality evaluation in fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness Objectives: The main goal of this thesis is to do a marketing research of service quality in fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness. The research is conducted using a questionnaire survey based on Brady's model. Another objective is to verify the reliability of individual questions in the questionnaire based on the results of statistical method of factor analysis. Methods: The primary method selected for this research was questionnaire with structure based on Brady's model. Another method of direct observation was applied in the environment of fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness. In addition, the structured interview with open questions was held at the fitness club to obtain basic background information. The statistical method of factor analysis was used to ensure the reliability of each individual question in the questionnaire. Results: The research results are represented in graphs, tables and classification crosses. Suggestions and recommendations were made for fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness according to the obtained results. Keywors: sport services, customer, quality, satisfaction, factor analysis
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Analysis of customer satisfaction in Aquapark Příbram
Štefan, Petr ; Flemr, Libor (advisor) ; Kovář, Karel (referee)
Title: Analysis of customer satisfaction in Aquapark Příbram Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to conduct content and statistical analysis of data collected directly from customers of Aquapark Příbram. Customers of the public were a research sample with the highest priority. As secondary sample were established trainers of the sports clubs using the Aquapark Příbram. Methods: Data collected from the primary sample were gained via CERM-CSQ based questionnaire Data collected from the secondary sample were obtained by structured interview. This structure was based on our questionnaire. Factor and correlation analysis were used to process quantitative data. Results: The content analysis showed the biggest drawbacks of service quality. According to the statistical analysis some service quality attributes have bigger influence on customer satisfaction than the others. Above mentioned drawbacks belong to those more influential attributes. On the basis of the results obtained certain suggestions were made to increase customer satisfaction. Key words: customer satisfaction, service quality, Aquapark Příbram, model CSQ, factor analysis
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Assessment of Social Cognition and Object Realtions of Patients with Schizophrenia
Smolová, Alžběta ; Soukupová, Tereza (advisor) ; Goldmann, Petr (referee)
The thesis examines social cognition and object relations in patients with schizophrenia using Thematic Apperception Test evaluated by SCORS. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with schizophrenia, Thematic Apperception Test and its interpretation systems (especially Westen's SCORS). Attention is also paid to the theoretical background of social cognition and object relations in patients with schizophrenia. The aim of the study is to verify the assumption that patients with schizophrenia will reach pathological scores in SCORS. The study also explores the relationships between different dimensions of SCORS in this clinical population. The results indicate that patients with schizophrenia have numerous deficits in social cognition and object relations, as measured by SCORS. Significantly lower scores (that belong or are very close to pathology) were found in a total of five SCORS's dimensions. In the remaining three dimensions patients with schizophrenia achieved below-average results. Cross-correlations among SCORS's dimensions and factor analysis results which revealed a three component structure of SCORS in patients with schizophrenia are also discussed. Keywords: Schizophrenia, social cognition, object relations, SCORS, Thematic Apperception Test, correlation analysis, factor analysis.
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What Are the Main Determinants of Banks' Ratings Across CEE Countries?
Wolf, Kryštof ; Seidler, Jakub (advisor) ; Žigraiová, Diana (referee)
This thesis uses data of more than 180 banks from CEE region to identify the main determinants of long term credit ratings assigned to these banks in period between 2010 - 2012. This is done by employing two frequently used classification methods - Multiple Discriminant Analysis and Ordered Logit Model. The main contribution lies in including explanatory variables from various areas which have impact on financial health of examined banks. Apart from standard spheres of banks' performance such as capital adequacy, asset quality or profitability we investigate relevance of macroeconomic and qualitative factors as well. Although our results suggest that all mentioned areas are relevant for credit risk and hence rating assignment process the bank specific variables, both quantitative and qualitative, still play the key role.
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Molecular mechanism of DNA regulatory segment recognition by MADS box family transcription factors
Profantová, Barbora ; Štěpánek, Josef (advisor) ; Jelínek, Otakar (referee) ; Manfait, Michel (referee)
The thesis deals with physico-chemical properties of the MADS box, binding domain of transcription factors, which are important for the formation of complexes with the DNA regulatory segment bearing the CArG box. The study was performed also on model oligopeptides, selected segments of the MADS box and their analogues with a point mutation. A wide range of spectroscopic techniques was employed, namely absorption, circular dichroism, fluorescence and Raman spectroscopies. Advanced approaches including multivariate methods were used for data processing. The three tyrosines of the MADS box located in amino-acid vicinities of different charge and hydrophobicity, were used as intrinsic spectroscopic probes. The obtained characteristics of the MADS box and its segments structural arrangement, flexibility and acid-base equilibria are the main results of the work.
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