Working Paper 05-47 Statistics and Econometrics Series 09 July 2005 Departamento de Estadística Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Calle Madrid‚ 126 28903 Getafe (Spain) Fax (34) 91 624-98-49 BAYESIAN INFERENCE FOR THE HALF-NORMAL AND HALF-T DISTRIBUTIONS M.P. Wiper‚ F.J. Girón‚ A. Pewsey* Abstract In this article we consider approaches to Bayesian inference for the half-normal and half-t distributions. We show that a generalized version of the normal- gamma distribution is conjugate to the
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QUESTION 1 The managing partner for Westwood One Investment Managers Inc. gave a public seminar in which she discussed a number of issues‚ including investment risk analysis. In that seminar‚ she reminded people that the coefficient of variation can often be used as a measure of risk of an investment. To demonstrate her point of view‚ she used two hypothetical stocks as examples. She let x equal the change in assets for a $1‚000.00 investment in stock1 and y reflect the change in assets for a
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CCResorts. On average‚ majority of customers do not spend more than $255 per day at the resort. Despite this‚ there are certain demographics that are more likely to achieve a higher expenditure per day. Firstly‚ the age of the guest impacted their daily expenditure with customers who were older tending to spend slightly more than their younger counterparts. Furthermore‚ guests who stayed in large groups had a greater likelihood of fulfilling the second key performance indicator. Customers with an
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Methodology of estimating the population in UAE 1) The Component Method : This method is used when data are available from a census (base year population) ‚ administrative records of births and deaths and net migration. The estimate is obtained by adding both natural increase and net migration that have occurred since the last census according to following formula: Pt = Po+B-D+I-E Where: Pt The Current Estimate Po The Base Year resident Population (2005 census). B Births that
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UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOOL OF QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES GROUP ASSIGNMENT SQQS1013 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 2nd SEMESTER SESSION 2012/2013 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Five (5) persons in a group. 2. Answer ALL questions and show all your calculations clearly. 3. Report must be typewritten using A4 paper. 4. Every question and answers must be written on a new page. 5. The front cover for the report is as in Appendix
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Omkar & Yaying Wednesday 5-6pm WEEK 3 BES PASS Descriptive Statistics Population - a set of all possible observations. Sample - a portion of a population. We often use information concerning a sample to make an inference (conclusion) about the population. Parameter - describes a characteristic of the population‚ eg: the population variance Statistic- describes a characteristic of a sample‚ eg: the sample variance Frequency Distribution and Histograms Class - a collection of
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EXERCISE IN STATISTICS Below are hypothetical data. (1) Organize them in bivariate tables to answer the problems below. Determine the statistics to use for each. 1. Are sex and occupation associated? 2. Are age and income correlated? 3. Are educational attainment and sex associated? 4. Are civil status and occupation associated? 5. Are occupation and income related N>E> you may use data transformation (from interval data to nominal data) Respondent No. Age Sex Civil Status Educational attainment
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QUANTITATIVE METHODS - STATISTICS ------------------------------------------------- (SUBJECT CODE: STA1114) ------------------------------------------------- Instructions to Students: 1. Assignment questions consist of: * Question One - 25% * Question Two - 25% 2. Assignment question must be combined into ONE (1) booklet‚ attached with “Assignment Submission Form” as the front cover‚ enclosed with the “Marking Criteria.” typed with double spacing
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BE01106 - BUSINESS STATISTICS ASSIGNMENT – PART I SEMESTER 2‚ 2014 _________________________________________________________________________ The complete BEO1106 assignment (all three parts) accounts for 20% of the overall assessment in the unit. This first part of the BEO1106 assignment is to be completed in your own time and must be submitted for correction in the tutorial of week 6. No time extensions will be granted although special consideration applications may be accepted from students
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Assigmnment 1 Question 1: Give a comprehensive account of the importance of Statistics to you (i) as a government agent‚ (ii) as a Public Administrator‚ (iii) as an individual Statistics‚ is study of the systematic collection‚ organization‚ and interpretation of data. This includes the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. Is is therefore safe to say that Statistics‚ as a discipline‚ is the development and application of methods to collect‚ analyze and
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