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Modelling Income Using the Generalised Lambda Distribution

, 2008
In the present article we propose the generalised lambda distribution as a model for income data. The quantile measures of location, dispersion, skewness, and kurtosis of the distribution are matched against the corresponding measures derived from the ...
Nair, K.R. Muraleedharan, Nair, N. Unnikrishnan, Haridas, Haritha N.   +2 more
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Expression of Concern: Spatial abundance models and seasonal distribution for guanaco (Lama guanicoe) in central Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. [PDF]

PLoS One
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europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonal distribution of multiclass pesticide residues in the surface waters of northwest Croatia. [PDF]

Arh Hig Rada Toksikol, 2021
Fingler S, Mendaš G, Dvoršćak M, Stipičević S, Vasilić Ž, Drevenkar V.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alternative Methods of Seasonal Adjustment [PDF]

Alternative methods for the seasonal adjustment of economic data are described that operate in the time domain and in the frequency domain. The time-domain method, which employs a classical comb filter, mimics the effects of the model-based procedures of
Emi Mise, David Stephen Pollock
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Climate, ecological dynamics, and the seasonal distribution of birds in mountains. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Somveille M, Freeman BG, La Sorte FA, Tuanmu MN.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seasonal Distribution of Cyanobacteria in Three Urban Eutrophic Lakes Results from an Epidemic-like Response to Environmental Conditions. [PDF]

Curr Microbiol, 2021
Rogers JE, Devereux R, James JB, George SE, Forshay KJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metagenomic Insights into the Seasonal Distribution and Dissemination Risks of Biocide and Metal Resistance Genes in a Subtropical Coastal Ecosystem. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Gan L, Fang S, Wu H, Yao T, Chen W, Li Y, Han Y, Zhou L.   +7 more
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High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording, Erik W. Ertsgaard, David E. Giblin, Iris H. Dimpsey, Owen B. Bard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source