Bayesian forecasting is a natural product of a Bayesian approach to inference. The Bayesian approach in general requires explicit formulation of a model, and conditioning on known quantities, in order to draw inferences about unknown ones. In Bayesian forecasting, one simply takes a subset of...

This chapter presents a unified set of estimation methods for fitting a rich array of models describing dynamic relationships within a longitudinal data setting. The discussion surveys approaches for characterizing the micro dynamics of continuous dependent variables both over time and across...

This paper discusses two alternative two-part models for fractional response variables that are defined as ratios of integers. The first two-part model assumes a Binomial distribution and known group size. It nests the one-part fractional response model proposed by Papke and Wooldridge (1996)...

This chapter presents a survey of multiple hypothesis testing procedures with an emphasis on those procedures that can be applied in the context of the classical linear regression model. Multiple hypothesis testing is the testing of two or more separate hypotheses simultaneously. The t and F...

The comparison of different hypotheses, i.e. of competing models, is the basis of model specification. It may be performed along two main lines. The first one consists in associating with each model a loss function and in retaining the specification implying the smallest (estimated) loss. In...

Dieses Buch vermittelt anschaulich und leicht verständlich die Grundlagen der Wirtschaftsstatistik (Mathematische Voraussetzungen, Beschreibende und Schließende Statistik, Datenanalyse), die für empirische Aufgabenstellungen, Datenaufbereitung, Ergebnisinterpretation und den Einsatz von...

1 Introduction and summary -- 2 Basic concepts of reliability analysis -- 2.1 Mission profile, reliability block diagram -- 2.2 Failure rate -- 2.3 Reliability function, MTTF, MTBF -- 2.4 More general considerations on the concept of redundancy -- 2.5 Failure mode analysis and other reliability...