Keyword: statistics: general

Found 441 papers in total
Value at risk calculation through autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic factor methodology: Proposal and comparative analysis
Value at risk calculation through autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic factor methodology: Proposal and comparative analysis
2003,
In this paper we put forward a new method to estimate value at risk (VaR),...
Not another stats course! A problem-based quantitative methods course for (reluctant) doctoral students
Not another stats course! A problem-based quantitative methods course for (reluctant) doctoral students
2003,
Doctoral-level quantitative courses present a challenge for both students and...
Will this be on the exam? Or, how to get students to study more
Will this be on the exam? Or, how to get students to study more
2003,
Prior to the first exam, students in my business statistics class always anxiously ask...
What educated citizens should know about statistics and probability
What educated citizens should know about statistics and probability
2003,
Much has changed since the widespread introduction of statistics courses into the...
Compensation differences between male and female chief executive officers for publicly traded firms: a nonparametric analysis
Compensation differences between male and female chief executive officers for publicly traded firms: a nonparametric analysis
2003,
A recent article in the popular press suggested that gender is one determining factor...
A new rank correlation coefficient with application to the consensus ranking problem
A new rank correlation coefficient with application to the consensus ranking problem
2002,
The consensus ranking problem has received much attention in the statistical...
Transitive approximation to pairwise comparison matrices by using interval goal programming
Transitive approximation to pairwise comparison matrices by using interval goal programming
2003,
Paired comparison is a very popular method for establishing the relative importance of...
Multiple objective optimization problems in statistics
Multiple objective optimization problems in statistics
2002,
Many statistical problems can be viewed as optimization problems. A careful and...
Simultaneous multiple comparisons with the worst and best
Simultaneous multiple comparisons with the worst and best
2002,
Suppose that there are k ≥ 2 independent populations (treatments or systems), where...
A control chart method for ordinal data
A control chart method for ordinal data
2002,
Every day, professionals use control charts to increase the quality of goods and...
Optimizing Rhenania's mail-order business through dynamic multilevel modeling
Optimizing Rhenania's mail-order business through dynamic multilevel modeling
2003,
Rhenania, a German direct mail-order company, turned its catalog mailing practices...
College football rankings: Do the computers know best?
College football rankings: Do the computers know best?
2002,
The bowl-championship-series (BCS) committee uses 10 ranking schemes, including eight...
A model of traffic crashes in New Zealand
A model of traffic crashes in New Zealand
2002,
The aim of this study was to examine the changes in the trend and seasonal patterns in...
Ranking and selection for steady-state simulation: Procedures and perspectives
Ranking and selection for steady-state simulation: Procedures and perspectives
2002,
We present and evaluate three ranking-and-selection procedures for use in steady-state...
Prospecting for gems in credit card data
Prospecting for gems in credit card data
2001,
After a brief high-level discussion of the nature of data mining, this paper describes...
Using factor analysis to identify consumer preferences for the protection of natural area in Portugal
Using factor analysis to identify consumer preferences for the protection of natural area in Portugal
2002,
This paper focuses on the application of factor analysis so as to identify consumer...
Europe in symplex diagrams: From statistical tables to insight
Europe in symplex diagrams: From statistical tables to insight
2002,
Two-dimensional ‘symplex’ diagrams will be presented to provide deeper...
Changes in crash risk following re-timing of traffic signal change intervals
Changes in crash risk following re-timing of traffic signal change intervals
2002,
More than 1 million motor vehicle crashes occur annually at signalized intersections...
A generalised life-expectancy model for a population
A generalised life-expectancy model for a population
2002,
In a recent paper, it was shown that the life-expectancy behaviour for homogeneous and...
The spatial analysis of activity stop generation
The spatial analysis of activity stop generation
2002,
Travel demand analysis is intrinsically spatial; yet spatial analysis considerations...
Do speed bumps really decrease traffic speed? An Italian experience
Do speed bumps really decrease traffic speed? An Italian experience
2001,
Italy introduced the extensive use of speed bumps only in 1990, in an attempt to limit...
The generalized nested logit model
The generalized nested logit model
2001,
The generalized nested logit (GNL) model is a new member of the generalized extreme...
Inference for origin–destination matrices: Estimation, prediction and reconstruction
Inference for origin–destination matrices: Estimation, prediction and reconstruction
2001,
This paper concerns inference about an origin–destination (O–D) matrix...
Quasi-random maximum simulated likelihood estimation of the mixed multinomial logit model
Quasi-random maximum simulated likelihood estimation of the mixed multinomial logit model
2001,
This paper proposes the use of a quasi-random sequence for the estimation of the mixed...
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