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On weighting the rates in non-response weights

Little, Roderick J. A.; Vartivarian, Sonya - 2003

A basic estimation strategy in sample surveys is to weight units inversely proportional to the probability of selection and response. Response weights in this method are usually estimated by the inverse of the sample-weighted response rate in an adjustment cell, that is, the ratio of the sum of...

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The case for multi-unit single-run descending-price auctions

Martínez-Pardina, Irene; Romeu, Andrés - In: Economics Letters 113 (2011) 3, pp. 310-313

We show that a multiple-unit descending-price auction in which the clock is not reset after each sale may be faster and yield more stable prices than an efficient alternative, thus providing sellers a rationale for using it in practice.

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Citation systems in the biosciences : A history, classification and descriptive terminology

Williams, R.B. - In: Journal of Documentation 67 (2011) 6, pp. 995-1014

completed. The development of citation systems, specifically the Harvard system and various numeric systems, was traced … citation (the referens) may be alphabetic, symbolic, numeric or alphanumeric and the reference (the referendum) may be a … systems, most biomedical journals use a numeric system, but most veterinary, zoological and general biological journals use …

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Speaking Stata: Fun and fluency with functions

Cox, Nicholas - In: Stata Journal 11 (2011) 3, pp. 460-471

Functions are the unsung heroes of Stata. This column is a tour of functions that might easily be missed or underestimated, with a potpourri of tips, tricks, and examples for a wide range of basic problems.

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Group sequential monitoring of years of life saved with paired censored survival data

Murray, Susan - 2002

This research develops non-parametric methodology for sequential monitoring of paired time-to-event data when comparing years of life saved, or years where any unpleasant outcome is delayed, is of interest. The recommended family of test statistics uses integrated differences in survival...

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Operations Research Methods Applied to Workflow in a Medical Records Department

Edna Chan, S.-Y.; Ohlmann, Jeff; Dunbar, Steven; … - 2002

Transcribing medical documents accurately into pre-defined formats and within certain time frames is vital for administrative and medical purposes in any hospital. This paper describes quantitative models incorporating available data to represent transcription activities of a medical records...

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Quantifying the uncertainty about the half-life of deviations from PPP

Kilian, Lutz; Zha, Tao - 2002

We propose a Bayesian framework in which the uncertainty about the half-life of deviations from purchasing power parity can be quantified. Based on the responses to a survey study, we propose a prior probability distribution for the half-life under the recent float intended to capture widely...

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Speaking Stata: On numbers and strings

Cox, Nicholas J. - In: Stata Journal 2 (2002) 3, pp. 314-329

The great divide among data types in Stata is between numeric and string variables. Most of the time, which kind you …

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DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS AND NUMERIC CALCULATION

ISBĂŞOIU, Eliza Consuela; PREOTESESCU, PREOTESESCU , … - In: Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series 1 (2010) 2, pp. 221-225

Many software applications are considered as being failures, due to the fact that they cannot deal with certain issues. Thus the application and the investment are not justified. This situation is named implementation trap [1]. The resolution of a false problem can damage the whole project: it...

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Strategic Interactions of Monetary Policymakers and Wage/Price Bargainers: A Review with Implications for the European Common-Currency Area

Franzese, Robert J. - 2001

This paper reviews recent work on macroeconomic management with varying organization of wage/price bargaining and degrees of credible monetary conservatism. The emerging literature synthesizes and extends theory and empirics on central bank independence (CBI) and coordinated wage/price...

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