Search Results - subject:"Probabilities"

Transient analysis of a two-heterogeneous servers queue with system disaster, server repair and customers' impatience

Sudhesh, R.; Savitha, P.; Dharmaraja, Selvamuthu - In: Top : transactions in operations research 25 (2017) 1, pp. 179-205

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Robustness of maintenance decisions : uncertainty modelling and value of information

Zitrou, Athena; Bedford, Tim; Daneshkhah, Ali - 2011

In this paper we show how sensitivity analysis for a maintenance optimisation problem can be undertaken by using the concept of Expected Value of Perfect Information (EVPI). This concept is important in a decision-theoretic context such as the maintenance problem, as it allows us to explore the...

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Inference for the K-sample problem based on precedence probabilities

Dey, Rajarshi - 2011

-sample problem, based on precedence probabilities is developed and explored. There are many parametric and nonparametric approaches …- free tests that are effective in detecting changes in both location and scale based on precedence probabilities. Let X … related problem, Properties of precedence probabilities are obtained and a bootstrap algorithm is used to estimate an interval …

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The future of retirement and the pension system: How the public's expectations vary over time and across socio-economic groups

Bissonnette, Luc; van Soest, Arthur - 2011

We analyze expectations of the Dutch population of ages 25 and older concerning the future generosity state and occupational pensions, the two main pillars of the Dutch pension system. Since the summer of 2006, monthly survey data were collected on the expectations of Dutch households concerning...

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The financial crisis, labor market transitions and earnings: A gendered panel data analysis for Serbia

Blunch, Niels-Hugo; Sulla, Victor - 2011

panel data set for Serbia, this paper combines both of these issues. Estimation of gross transition probabilities reveals …

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Modelling the age dynamics of chronic health conditions: Life-table-consistent transition probabilities and their application

Denton, Frank T.; Spencer, Byron G. - 2011

population - the probabilities of acquiring the conditions, of moving from one chronic conditions state to another, and of dying …. One can simulate the life path of a cohort under the initial probabilities, and again under altered probabilities to … explore the effects of eliminating a particular condition or reducing its mortality probabilities. We report the results of …

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K-state switching models with endogenous transition distributions

Kaufmann, Sylvia - Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) - 2011

probabilities. The multinomial logit model for the transition probabilities is alternatively expressed as a random utility model and …

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The first statement of the formula for the Normal Curve

Cantillo, Andres - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

De Moivre’s book “The Doctrine of Chances” (2) is thorough account of what was known about probability and annuities. The proof that is the object of this paper is included in the very last pages of the book (pages 235-243). The aim of the present paper is to explicate De Moivre’s first...

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The Future of Retirement and the Pension System : How the Public’s Expectations Vary over Time and across Socio-Economic Groups

van soest, arthur; Bissonnette, L. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011

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Predicting Recessions; A New Approach for Identifying Leading Indicators and Forecast Combinations

Kisinbay, Turgut; Baba, Chikako - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This study proposes a data-based algorithm to select a subset of indicators from a large data set with a focus on forecasting recessions. The algorithm selects leading indicators of recessions based on the forecast encompassing principle and combines the forecasts. An application to U.S. data...

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