Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The purpose of this paper is to compare in-sample and out-of-sample performances of three parametric and non-parametric ...

We have performed a genome scan using 25 nuclear families consisting of right-handed parents with at least two left-handed children. Handedness was assessed as a qualitative trait using a laterality ...

Let τ be a prior distribution over the parameter space Θ for a given parametric model P θ, θ ∈ Θ. For the sample space X (over which P θ 's are probability measures) belonging to a general class of ...

Nonparametric regression for functional data provides a flexible statistical framework for modelling relationships between a scalar response and predictors that are inherently functional in nature.

In this paper, we offer a non-parametric method of decomposing the Fisher Ideal index of productivity into individual factors measuring: (i) technical efficiency change, (ii) allocative efficiency ...

The landscape of the insurance industry is undergoing a transformative shift as climate change intensifies, bringing with it an increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters. Among the most ...

A research team has developed a new hybrid artificial intelligence framework that can accurately estimate leaf nitrogen ...