http://www.statisticsviews.com The latest content from StatisticsViews. http://www.statisticsviews.com http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/book/2285221/Evidence-Synthesis-for-Decision-Making-in-Healthcare.html In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish interventions that are beneficial, are superior to all alternatives and are cost-effective. Usually one study will not provide answers to these questions and it will be necessary to synthesize evidence from multiple sources. This book aims to outline a coherent approach to such evidence synthesis, for the purpose of decision making. Each chapter contains worked examples, exercises and solutions drawn...]]> 2012-05-11T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2255521/Volume-171-Issue-2-April-2008.html 319-508]]> 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2231121/Volume-79-Issue-1-April-2011.html 1-143]]> 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2233721/Volume-77-Issue-2-August-2009.html 167-328]]> 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2232771/Volume-78-Issue-2-August-2010.html 161-328]]> 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalArticle/2231851/Tracking-Progress-Towards-Statistical-Capacity-Building___.html Résumé Cet article présente l'Indice de développement statistique africain, un indice composite ayant pour objectif de supporter le suivi et l'évaluation de la mise en oeuvre du Cadre stratégique régional de référence pour le renforcement des capacités statistiques en Afrique. Cet indice permet, entre autres, d'identifier les forces et faiblesses du système statistique national de chaque pays africain en vue de favoriser des...]]> 2011-11-21T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2244531/Volume-27-Issue-4-June-2011.html 389-607]]> 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2244971/Volume-27-Issue-8-December-2011.html 979-1234]]> 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2255711/Volume-171-Issue-1-January-2008.html 1-318]]> 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2255031/Volume-171-Issue-4-October-2008.html 763-1050]]> 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2224531/Volume-53-Issue-2-June-2011.html 131-269]]> 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2249041/Volume-10-Issue-4-JulyAugust-2011.html 289-392]]> 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalArticle/2258611/DEA-models-for-twostage-processes-Game-approach-and___.html Abstract Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a method for measuring the efficiency of peer decision making units (DMUs). This tool has been utilized by a number of authors to examine two‐stage processes, where all the outputs from the first stage are the only inputs to the second stage. The current article examines and extends these models using game theory concepts. The resulting models are linear, and imply an efficiency...]]> 2008-08-25T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2244141/Volume-27-Issue-7-November-2011.html 855-977]]> 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2230671/Volume-80-Issue-1-April-2012.html 1-204]]> 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2293511/Volume-30-Issue-3-March-2010.html 325-525]]> 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalArticle/2244031/Comparison-of-multivariate-statistical-methods-for-dynamic___.html Abstract In this paper two multivariate statistical methodologies are compared in order to estimate a multi‐input multi‐output transfer function model in an industrial polymerization process. In these contexts, process variables are usually autocorrelated (i.e. there is time‐dependence between observations), posing some problems to classical linear regression models. The two methodologies to be compared are both related to the...]]> 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalArticle/2279331/Testing-for-generalized-linear-mixed-models-with-cluster___.html Abstract Generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) are often used for analyzing cluster correlated data, including longitudinal data and repeated measurements. Full unrestricted maximum likelihood (ML) approaches for inference on both fixed‐and random‐effects parameters in GLMMs have been extensively studied in the literature. However, parameter orderings or constraints may occur naturally in practice, and in such cases, the...]]> 2012-04-02T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalIssue/2249251/Volume-10-Issue-3-MayJune-2011.html 191-288]]> 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z http://www.statisticsviews.com/details/journalArticle/2279691/Optimal-estimating-functions-in-incomplete-data-and-length___.html Abstract It is well known that the score function is the optimal estimating function among all regular unbiased estimating functions (Godambe, 1960). In the presence of incomplete data such as missing data or length biased sampling data, Horvitz and Thompson's (1952) method is an effective way of eliminating the possible bias induced by using complete data only. In this article, we show that the inverse weighted Horvitz and Thompson...]]> 2011-07-27T00:00:00Z