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On Concordance Measures for Discrete Data and Dependence Properties of Poisson Model

open access: yesJournal of Probability and Statistics, 2009
We study Kendall's tau and Spearman's rho concordance measures for discrete variables. We mainly provide their best bounds using positive dependence properties. These bounds are difficult to write down explicitly in general.
Taoufik Bouezmarni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation Test Application of Supplier’s Ranking Using TOPSIS and AHP-TOPSIS Method

open access: yesCauchy: Jurnal Matematika Murni dan Aplikasi, 2016
The supplier selection process can be done using multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods in firms. There are many MCDM Methods, but firms must choose the method suitable with the firm condition.
Ika Yuniwati
doaj   +1 more source

The Transboundary Reach of the Columbia River: Cottonwood Colonization Followed Flow Moderation From the Columbia River Treaty Dams

open access: yesRiver Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Columbia river provides the largest Pacific outflow in the Western Hemisphere and the greatest hydropower production of any North American river system. For hydropower generation and flood risk management, four massive water storage reservoirs followed the Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States, with three Canadian dams,
Colleen A. Phelan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Correlation Between Social Support and Emotional Distress on Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Panembahan Senopati General Hospital Bantul

open access: yesJournal of Health (JOH), 2016
Background: Diabetes mellitus in Bantul occupies the second position after hypertension with 10.32% prevalence among non-contagious diseases. Social support is important for diabetes mellitus patients because it influences their behavior towards reaching
Aan Devianto, Abdul Majid, Siitni Siitni
doaj   +1 more source

THE IMPACT OF ENDORSERS’ CHARACTERISTICS ON CONSUMERS’ REACTION TO THE ADS [PDF]

open access: yes
Everyday, consumers are bombarded by messages inducing them to change their attitudes. These persuasion attempts can range from logical arguments to expressive images, from regular consumers’ advice to celebrities’ recommendation.
Ioan PLAIAS, Raluca COMIATI
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On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the impact of the ARC program on national nursing and midwifery regulations, leadership, and organizational capacity in East, Central, and Southern Africa

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The African Health Professions Regulatory Collaborative (ARC) was launched in 2011 to support countries in East, Central, and Southern Africa to safely and sustainably expand HIV service delivery by nurses and midwives.
Jessica M. Gross   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the density distribution across space: a probabilistic approach [PDF]

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This paper aims at providing a Bayesian parametric framework to tackle the accessibility problem across space in urban theory. Adopting continuous variables in a probabilistic setting we are able to associate with the distribution density to the Kendall ...
Ilenia Epifani, Rosella Nicolini
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