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Concentration Inequalities: A Nonasymptotic Theory of Independence

, 2013
Concentration inequalities for functions of independent random variables is an area of probability theory that has witnessed a great revolution in the last few decades, and has applications in a wide variety of areas such as machine learning, statistics,
S. Boucheron, G. Lugosi, P. Massart
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A test for independence based on the correlation dimension

, 1996
This paper presents a test of independence that can be applied to the estimated residuals of any time series model that can be transformed into a model driven by independent and identically distributed errors.
W. Brock, W. Dechert, B. LeBaron, J. Scheinkman   +3 more
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Studies of independence and conformity: I. A minority of one against a unanimous majority.

, 1956
The investigations described in this series are concerned with the conditions of independence and lack of independence in the face of group pressure.
S. Asch
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Independence and Independent Company Directors

Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 2013
One of the standard regulatory reactions to troubling events in the corporate world—such as the collapse of one of Australia's largest insurers, HIH, the Enron failure in the US, and the Polly Peck accounting scandal in the UK—has been regulation that mandates formally independent directors, and plenty of them.
Le Mire, S., Gilligan, G.
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Independents

2022
The Independent churches category encompasses a great diversity of Christian communities. Many in Latin America have their origin in Evangelical Protestantism. As of 2020, 9.5% of Christians in Latin American and the Caribbean are considered Independent.
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The Non-Correlation between Board Independence And Long-Term Firm Performance

, 1998
The boards of directors of American public companies are dominated by independent directors. Many commentators and institutional investors believe that a "monitoring board," composed almost entirely of independent directors, is an important component of ...
Sanjai Bhagat, Bernard Black
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The independence of positive and negative affect.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1984
Five studies on the relation between positive and negative affect are reported. In Studies 1 and 2 we found that positive feelings were remembered as being nearly independent of negative feelings in the past year, but the two types of affect were ...
E. Diener, Robert A Emmons
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Independence and Accountability [PDF]

, 1997
Why have central banks become more accountable and transparent in recent years? This paper considers a set of analytical models of monetary policy institutions to shed light on this. One conclusion it reaches is that uncertainty - regarding the central banks inflation preferences or about the underlying model of the world - can generate inflationary ...
Clive Briault, Andrew Haldane, Mervyn King   +2 more
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Resolution-Independent Film Scanning: How Independent is Independent? [PDF]

SMPTE Journal, 1995
Any film image may be regarded as having four distinct dimensions: height, width, thickness, and dye or grain density variations. These dimensions all contribute to or detract from the total resolution capabilities of film. This paper attempts to quantify the limits of the film resolution so as to establish practical means to retrieve, in a digital ...
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Board Independence and Corporate Misconduct: A Cross-National Meta-Analysis

Journal of Management, 2018
Although increased board independence is a commonly offered solution to curbing corporate misconduct, scholars have expressed skepticism about its effectiveness, and empirical evidence is mixed.
François Neville, Kris Byron, Corinne Post, Andrew J. Ward   +3 more
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