This paper studies the statistical properties of the web of import-export relationships among world countries using a weighted-network approach. We analyze how the distributions of the most important network statistics measuring connectivity, assortativity, clustering, and centrality have coevolved over time. We show that all node-statistic distributions and their correlation structure have rem...

BACKGROUND In this study, we sought to analyze the stochastic behavior of Catherization Laboratories (Cath Labs) procedures in our institution. Statistical models may help to improve estimated case durations to support management in the cost-effective use of expensive surgical resources. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed all the procedures performed in the Cath Labs in 2012. The duration of...

The aim of bioequivalence studies is the evaluation of bioequivalence of pharmaceutical products. The products are usually two and basic pharmacokinetic parameters such as AUC, C max and t max are used. These studies aim at investigating the “closeness” of the distributions of the pharmacokinetic parameters (responses) for the two products, which is made mainly by comparing the average values o...

February 20, 2015 Type Package Title Poisson lognormal and bivariate Poisson lognormal distribution Version 0.4 Date 2008-04-29 Author Vidar Grøtan and Steinar Engen Maintainer Vidar Grøtan Description Functions for obtaining the density, random deviates and maximum likelihood estimates of the Poisson lognormal distribution and the bivariate Poisson lognormal distribu...

This work focuses on the size distribution of sneeze droplets exhaled immediately at mouth. Twenty healthy subjects participated in the experiment and 44 sneezes were measured by using a laser particle size analyser. Two types of distributions are observed: unimodal and bimodal. For each sneeze, the droplets exhaled at different time in the sneeze duration have the same distribution characteris...

The total area coverage by starspots is of interest for a variety of reasons, but direct techniques only provide estimates of this important quantity. Sunspot areas exhibit a lognormal size distribution irrespective of the phase of the activity cycle, implying that most sunspots are small. Here we explore the consequences if starspot areas were similarly distributed. The solar data allow for an...

PURPOSE To find the most accurate mathematical description of the intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) distribution in the general male population. MATERIALS AND METHODS We compared the fitness of various well-known mathematical distributions with the IELT distribution of two previously published stopwatch studies of the Caucasian general male population and a stopwatch study of Dutch...

This paper presents two main results. The first result indicates that in materials with broadly distributed microscopic heterogeneities, the fracture strength distribution corresponding to the peak load of the material response does not follow the commonly used Weibull and (modified) Gumbel distributions. Instead, a lognormal distribution describes more adequately the fracture strengths corresp...