Harry Markowitz pioneered modern quantitative analysis with his introduction of Modern Portfolio Theory in the early 1950s. Alpha measures how much an investment outperforms or underperforms a ...

An intensive introduction to quantitative data analysis in the social sciences, with illustrative examples and class exercises drawn ... of statistical techniques to real social science research ...

and discusses effective solutions in the preparation of research reports and papers, and oral presentations. Assuming no prior knowledge of statistics or econometrics, discrete chapters offer a clear ...

Data analyses usually make assumptions (which may be explicit or, more commonly, implicit): for example, “no unmeasured confounding ... This course is an introduction to quantitative bias analysis ...

This course covers set theory, sample spaces ... insight into quantitative trading strategies and covers most aspects of the development life cycle of a trading strategy. This includes idea conception ...

This course provides a broad introduction ... related research. Methods introduced include individual interviews, focus groups and participant observation, as well as research design, ethical issues, ...

A quantitative lens, aided by computing power, sophisticated algorithms and adaptive models, provides the team with a measurable process to value securities across the broad investment universe.

Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have investigated to which extent a piece ...

"Quantitative easing is an unconventional monetary policy tool used after conventional tools have become ineffective," Nancy Davis, portfolio manager of the IVOL ETF and founder of Quadratic ...