Frequency estimation (also called post-stratification) is an equating method employed under the common-item nonequivalent groups design. A modified frequency estimation method is proposed here, based on altering one of the traditional assumptions in frequency estimation in order to correct for equating bias. A simulation study was carried out to compare equating errors for the modified frequenc...

This paper deals with the asymptotic stability analysis of a discrete dynamical inclusion whose right-hand side is a convex process. We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for weak asymptotic stability, and obtain sharp estimates for the asymptotic null-controllability set. These estimates involve not only standard, but also higher-order spectral information on the convex process and it...

Kernel density estimation (KDE) is a popular nonparametric density estimation method. We (1) derive finite-sample high-probability density estimation bounds for multivariate KDE under mild density assumptions which hold uniformly in x ∈ R and bandwidth matrices. We apply these results to (2) mode, (3) density level set, and (4) class probability estimation and attain optimal rates up to logarit...

We propose a new method for simulating QCD at finite density. The method is based on a general factorization property of distribution functions of observables, and it is therefore applicable to any system with a complex action. The so-called overlap problem is completely eliminated by the use of constrained simulations. We test this method in a Random Matrix Theory for finite density QCD, where...

We study estimation problems for periodically correlated, non gaussian processes. We estimate the correlation functions and the spectral densities from continuous-time samples. From a random time sample, we construct three types of estimators for the spectral densities and we prove their consistency.

Abstract: The issue related to the so-called dimensional reduction procedure is revisited within the Euclidean formalism. First, it is shown that for symmetric spaces, the local exact heatkernel density is equal to the reduced one, once the harmonic sum has been successfully performed. In the general case, due to the impossibility to deal with exact results, the short t heat-kernel asymptotics ...

In Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, residual frequency estimation methods are traditionally applied in the synchronization block to reduce the transient time from acquisition to tracking, or they are used within the frequency estimator to improve its accuracy in open-loop architectures. There are several disadvantages in the current estimation methods, including sensitivity ...

This paper presents the applications of Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors (as part of spectral decomposition) to analyze the bipartivity index of graphs as well as to predict the set of vertices that will constitute the two partitions of graphs that are truly bipartite and those that are close to being bipartite. Though the largest eigenvalue and the corresponding eigenvector (called the principal e...

Abstract: In this paper, the spectrum of a parallel repairable system with warm standby is investigated. Firstly, we formulate the problem into a suitable Banach space. Then we carry out a detailed spectral analysis of the system operator. Based on the spectral analysis and C0 semigroup theory, we prove the existence of positive solution and finite expansion of the solution corresponding to its...

In this paper we investigate the eigenvalues and the spectral singularities of non-selfadjoint q-difference equations of second order with spectral singularities. c © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.