We report on a study of the ability of analysts to distinguish an actual price series of an equity from random alternatives. Virtually all of the statistical tests on the results support the hypothesis that no skill was exhibited in selecting the correct response. Many of the analysts were extremely over-confident about their ability to select correct answers. The one area where it seems skill ...

Ransomware is a developing menace that encrypts users’ files and holds the decryption key hostage until victim pays ransom. This particular class of malware has been in charge extortion hundreds millions dollars every year. Adding to problem, generating new variations cheap. Therefore, can detect antivirus intrusion detection systems evade them or manifest ways make themselves undetectable. We ...

The objective of this study is to determine factors affecting the technical efficiency of the inshore fisheries in Kuala Terengganu. Data for the study was collected from a survey conducted between June and August 2007 where 100 fishermen in 14 villages were chosen by stratified sampling. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Tobit analysis were employed to determine the technical efficiency leve...