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Joint modelling of annual precipitation maxima over several durations for the construction of intensity–duration–frequency curves

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Intensity–duration–frequency curves are used by a wide range of professionals to manage the risks related to extreme rainfall. In Canada, these curves are produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada on the basis of Gumbel distributions fitted independently for each accumulation period.
Paul Mathivon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stagewise crop yield prediction with multisource functional indices

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Index insurance design involves integrating weather data, soil moisture, phenology information, and satellite imagery, which presents challenges in data fusion. This article addresses the modelling of multisource functional indices of varying lengths by constructing a stagewise ensemble of sequential models.
Jing Zou, Ostap Okhrin
wiley   +1 more source

A goodness‐of‐fit test for regression models with discrete outcomes

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Regression models are often used to analyze discrete outcomes, but classical goodness‐of‐fit tests such as those based on the deviance or Pearson's statistic can be misleading or have little power in this context. To address this issue, we propose a new test, inspired by the work of Czado et al.
Lu Yang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automatic Card Shufflers and Antitrust Litigation: An Arbitration Perspective

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines an American Arbitration Association (AAA) class action proceeding in which Mohawk Gaming Enterprises LLC alleges that Light & Wonder Inc. and L&W Gaming Inc. fraudulently obtained and enforced patents, thereby monopolizing the market for automatic card shufflers and violating Sections 2 and 3 of the Sherman Act.
Tariq K. Alhasan
wiley   +1 more source

Using Financial and Sustainability Ratios to Map Sectors. An Approach With Compositional Data

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article aims to visualize in a single graph Spanish fish and meat processing companies with respect to solvency, energy, waste and water intensity and gender employment gap. These financial, environmental, and social indicators are ratios, which require specific statistical analysis methods.
Elena Rondós‐Casas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substantive or Symbolic? Analyzing the Quality of Impact Reports in Italian B‐Corps Through Legitimacy Theory

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reporting has become increasingly compelling, particularly among hybrid organizations such as B‐Corps, which seek to balance profit and purpose and are required to publish annual Impact Reports. This study assesses the completeness of disclosed information in the 2022 Impact Reports of 74 Italian B‐Corps, drawing on legitimacy ...
Laura Ferraro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Do We Know About How Companies Manage Waste? The Effect of Tenure and Diversity of Directors on Disclosures

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to analyze the effect of board tenure on firms' waste management disclosure and explore whether this effect is amplified by board gender and cultural diversity. The analysis is based on data from 832 large firms worldwide from 2011 to 2020.
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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