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Journal of Probability and StatisticsClassification is one of the main areas of machine learning, where the target variable is usually categorical with at least two levels. This study focuses on deducing an optimal cut-off point for continuous outcomes (e.g., predicted probabilities ...
O.-A. Ampomah +3 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We compare the impact of two extension modalities on knowledge accumulation and willingness to pay for a weather index insurance product among smallholder farmers in Kenya. One approach to extension is based on experiential learning and involves participation in an incentivized framed experiment (or game).
Jamleck Osiemo +3 more
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Evaluating Nonprice Terms to Ration Microfinance Loans Based on Expected Loan Loss Function
Journal of Applied MathematicsMicrofinance institutions (MFIs) play a unique role in the financial sector, using an alternative financial intermediation system (business model) to provide banking services to the marginalized.
Enoch Sakyi-Yeboah +3 more
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Remark on the note of Jiří Seitz in “Actuarial Sciences” No 4, 1950, p. 137 [PDF]
, 1951 Václav Hruška
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract The timing and amount of rainfall are crucial in forage growth. Producer perceptions of the rainfall distribution are likely to influence their choices related to the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index insurance program. Because of the scarcity of forage production data, diversity of forage production systems, and climates ...
Brittney Goodrich +3 more
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Automated Residual Plot Assessment With the R Package autovi and the Shiny Application autovi.web
Australian &New Zealand Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Visual assessment of residual plots is a common approach for diagnosing linear models, but it relies on manual evaluation, which does not scale well and can lead to inconsistent decisions across analysts. The lineup protocol, which embeds the observed plot among null plots, can reduce subjectivity but requires even more human effort.
Weihao Li +4 more
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The pace and shape of ant ageing. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Ants have been proposed as good models to study ageing and the effects of extrinsic mortality because of their long lifespans and plasticity of ageing within species. We discuss how age‐dependent extrinsic mortality might influence queen lifespan, and how the effect of age‐independent extrinsic mortality needs further study, accounting for ...
Jaimes-Nino LM, Oettler J.
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Primary myelofibrosis with increased haemoglobin concentration at presentation
British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.Subjects with primary myelofibrosis and elevated haemoglobin levels at diagnosis tend to have longer survival rates (OS) and blast transformation‐free survival (BTFS) than those with normal or reduced haemoglobin levels. Summary One hundred of 963 consecutive registrants with primary myelofibrosis (PMF) in the Pavia‐CSM database had haemoglobin ...
Giovanni Barosi +8 more
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Leptospirosis Dynamics With Misdiagnosis: A Review
Journal of Applied MathematicsLeptospirosis is a zoonosis with global distribution, and a wide variety of clinical symptoms often lead to misclassification as other febrile conditions.
Japheth Musingila Mwongela +2 more
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