levene s test for equality of variance

... particular classes of trees (such as paths [7]) have smaller Ramsey numbers, the bound k + m would be tight in the class of all trees In fact, the Ramsey number of two stars with k, resp m edges, is k ... is required in Conjecture 1 is necessary We shall discuss the bounds in more detail in Section 3 Conjecture 1 trivially holds for stars In order to see the conjecture for trees that consist of ... last e edges In fact, as c is odd, we can even assume that every path in G of length at least k − 1 zigzags between L and S, except possibly on its first a and its last e edges As paths are symmetric,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 21:20

... class will control to some degree the degrees of freedom of the model See, for example, [20] for a general discussion of these issues Suppose { f θ : θ ∈ Θ} is a family of densities defined samples ... calculations A two-sample hypotheses test based on the general likelihood ratio test statistic is introduced in Section 3 InSection 4, we discuss the application of sequen-tial testing principles to ... controls for FDR for independent hypothesis tests A comprehensive treatment of this topic is given in, for example, [25] Suppose we have K probabilities p1, , p K (P-values associated withK tests)...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 11:20

... None of these Statements: 9 Some receipts are challans Some challans are papers Some papers are books All books are files Conclusions: [ Some papers are files I Some books are receipts II ... follow Statements: 8 All hills are mountains All mountains are dams Some dams are rivers All rivers are lakes Comel sions: I Sore hills are lakes Il Some dams are lakes II Some dams are hills (Only ... modes of assessment Statement: 59 Cases of robbery while travelling in public trans- port have increased substantially in the recent past Courses of action: 1 Adequate number of security guards...

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2012, 17:00

... unclear for each of theQUADAS items Statistical analysis and data synthesis The first step in data analysis will be a descriptive analysis of theresults of the primary studies For both review question ... allow for formal assessment of publication bias using methods such as funnel plots or regres-sion tests because such techniques have not been found to be help-ful for diagnostic test accuracy studies ... in estimates of test sensitivity and specificity M E T H O D S Criteria for considering studies for this review Types of studies We will include primary studies that compared the results of the...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... q 2s−2k−2i−1  . Schlosser [8] derives his formulas from the machinery of basic hypergeometric series For example, for the q-analogues of the sums of quarts and quints, he first specializes Bailey’s ... ≤ 11 Section 5 contains some further extensions of these sum-mation formulas The following is our first step towards our summation formula for S m,n(q). Lemma 2.1 For m, n ∈ N, we have S m,n(q) ... right-hand side has no pole at q = 1, and so reduce directly to Faulhaber’s corresponding formulas when q → 1. At the end of his paper, Schlosser [8] speculated on the existence of a general formula forS...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 08:22

... Exchange Commission Securities Industry Research Centre for Australasia Support Vector Machine ‘‘Scientific Wild Ass Guess’’ Thomson Reuters Business Classification Thomson Reuters News Analytics Coordinated ... software, and decision support systems Terrance Odean is the Rudd Family Foundation Professor of Finance at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley He is Chair of ... analysis of news events from multiple online sources Tagged news stories provide us with hundreds of different types of events, so that we can effectively use these stories We need to distinguish...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 08:20

... systems are closely related, as are civil law systems, and there are examples of cross-system similarities such as between England and Scotland.51 A common linguistic heritage (for example, of ... processes, contributing to the possibilities for self-impelled norms This legal order displays autonomy and a tendency for a useful universalism in its particular universe of crossborder transactions ... depends Harmonisation of law should perhaps be thought about in musical terms, suggests Patrick Glenn That is, just as some simultaneously different tones and pitches can produce aesthetic satisfaction,...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 08:20

... Evergreens, the Spruces especially, tend to shed their leaves after pressing Such kinds can in most cases be made to form good specimens without pressing Fasten the fresh specimens on pillars of plaster ... MODELS FOR TREE DESCRIPTION All pupils should be required to write some form of composition on the trees of the region As far as possible, these compositions should be the result of personal investigation ... Willowtwigs used for baskets are formed Adventitious buds form the clusters of curious thorns on the Honey-locust and the tufts of whip-like branches on the trunks and large limbs of the Elms In trees the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 12:20

... 17 Study Session Cross-Reference to CFA Institute Assigned Readings #1 & 2- Standards of Practice Handbook STANDARDS oF PRoFESSIONAL CoNoucT I PROFESSIONALISM A Knowledge of the Law Members and ... each of the six provisions of the Code of Ethics and the seven Standards of Professional Conduct (page 85) b interpret the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct in situations involving ... 16 Study Session -Ethical and Professional Standards in Practice 85 Self -Test- Ethical and Professional Standards 127 Study Session - Behavioral Finance 150 Self -Test -...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 14:20

... writers, photographers, picture editors, art directors, artists, designers, graphics editors and researchers This group of professional journalists is what this text means by “staff ” or “staff ... Yankee star, where the kinship is of genuine news interest Sorting Out Family Ties 106 Disclosure of Possible Conflicts 108 Staff members must be sensitive to these possibilities Any staff member ... and to be seen to be doing so The reputation of The Times rests upon such perceptions, and so the professional reputations of its staff members Thus The Times and members of its news department...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 11:20

... curves of shortversus long-term bonds of otherwise similar characteristics Shifts in demand preferences (such as from pension funds looking for longer duration bonds) or supply (such as issuers substituting ... author 's estimate 14/ Includes public pensions 15/ Includes depository institutions, securities investment trusts and securities companies, and excludes Japan Post Bank 16/ Excludes Japan Post Insurance ... perception of homogenous credit risk has fostered investors’ desire to diversify, thereby increasing the share of cross-holdings by non-residents (De Santis and Gerard, 2006) While increased cross-holdings...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 07:20

... characteristics.” In many of the programs, effective coordination of services across providers rests as much on personal relationships as it does on specific structural characteristics Typically, close ... needs Lessons Learned from Promising National and Local Programs 25 Strong Relationships with Families and Across Programs Closely related to the use of specific strengths-based models for engaging ... family s service plan Members of treatment teams may be substance-abuse counselors, mental health counselors, early-intervention specialists, pediatricians or physicians, and, in some cases, emergency...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20

... ‘intention’ of a speech on a consistent basis, especially in a cross-country study such as ours Moreover, some communication events such as speeches can include a question and answer session, which ... policy surprises, rising by around basis points in response to an unexpected cash rate increase of 10 basis points (Figure 1) This response falls steadily as the settlement date becomes more distant ... interest rate futures ∆ft with a range of factors, such as monetary policy surprises pst, domestic macroeconomic data surprises newsb,t, foreign data surprises ∆f OS, and different types of communication...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20

... and Poor s give NHS trusts reduced creditworthiness because of the absence of legal guarantee thereby increasing the assessed risk and cost of finance in deals with trusts • Letters of comfort fulfil ... operation of public service infrastructure This class of events includes increases in construction costs or construction time (known respectively as cost and time overruns), or loss of benefits through ... used to off-set the costs of investment and therefore the riskiness of a venture There is a comparable subsidy for local authorities with PFI projects The subsidy is intended "to assist local...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 04:20

... the tests.") 74 For example, many educators support the use of portfolio assessment in evaluation, which uses collections of student work rather than standardized tests Yet such assessments not ... 69 Parents are likely to rely on scores on standardized tests and pass rates on tests mandated by state and federal law Using these test results as a method for choosing among schools is problematic ... conform to professional standards Similar demands may come from others who oppose the use of religious practices in addressing poverty, substance abuse, or joblessness Although Zelman v Simmons-Harris...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 20:20

... principle of ‘justice pluralism’ 1.4.1 Conflicts justice Part of the justness of any set of rules is its coherence and consistency The need for systemic coherence in private international law is usually ... and function of the courts This analysis suggests that the usual sense in which the word ‘justice’ is used is unable to help as a justification for choice of law rules The idea that ‘justice’ could ... commonality as part of a single system,5 but it is useful for the purposes of the following analysis 1.2.1 Justice and the application of foreign law A case in which an applicable law issue arises will...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 10:20

... against which to measure the success of these new investments is the performance of “old money,” that is, of assets already in place before the latest round of investments Our data allow us to ... the basis of the funds’ asset allocation, and the official IMA classification system is used by the funds themselves, by information providers, and by brokers.4 This reduces the potential for confusion ... Regression of Components of Money Flows on Lagged Flow and Performance Each row of this table summarizes the results of 96 (January 1993 to December 2000) monthly cross-sectional regressions of...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 12:20

... professors from professors of other fields, such as business law and economics Because of this, the survey was sent to and completed by some professors of other disciplines 18 outliers, the respondents ... data set consists of 642 respondents Of the 642, 197 are assistant professors, 197 are associate professors, 171 are full professors, 71 are endowed chairs, and are eminent scholars Almost 15% of ... they did answer I also removed three professors whose responses contained glaringly inconsistent answers to questions Table presents the summary statistics on the responses to the survey The...

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 02:06

... the philosophy of mathematics The connection of Wittgenstein 's discussions of mathematics with his discussions of sensations is another theme of the present essay [VII,

_ 88 The Solution ... these assertions the tests suggested in Philosophical Investigations, no such conclusion follows All that is needed to legitimize assertions that someone means something is that Wittgenstein 's ... meaning as stating facts), but als~ of many of its more special doctrines (such as that of a s~ e~I~1 real~ of 'simples').67 Wittgenstein 's contrast in these m~tlal sections between his new way oflooking...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 15:00