1. INTRODUCTION. It has become a truism, at least among statisticians, that while statistics is a mathematical science, it is not a subfield of mathematics. We even have apho-risms to express some ways in which our science differs from mathematics. George Box: " All models are wrong, but some are useful. " George Cobb: " In mathematics, context obscures structure. In data analysis, context prov...

A popular approach to significance testing proposes to decide whether the given hypothesized statistical model is likely to be true (or false). Statistical decision theory provides a basis for this approach by requiring every significance test to make a decision about the truth of the hypothesis/model under consideration. Unfortunately, many interesting and useful models are obviously false (th...

account of the several works that came from Digby's pen and, if one might judge from his Private Memoirs, his over-active brain. But even in this involved field of authorship one fails to find a solution to the strange uncertainties and contradictions that made Digby, Digby. Even the "powder of sympathy" in all its implications affords no explanation. Nevertheless, Sir Kenelm could not well be ...

  The study examined the role of information communication technologies in extension delivery of Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) of Nigeria.  The objectives were to: examine the agricultural extension delivery of ATA; identify ICTs relevant in agricultural extension and application of ATA; examine roles of ICTs in extension of ATA and identify constraints to the use of ICTs in extensio...

in this research by applying the theoretical framework of socio-technical systems and literature review using the form of e-government has been identified as a core component. to realize the model results and the results indicated that each of the six components of e-government in 1404 particularly in the areas of communication and access to digital content. based on the results of the highest ...

E-government is far too often taken to mean ‘government business as usual’ plus the internet. This paper puts forward the basis for an alternative orientation, locating e-government against a background of profound social changes.

bribery is one of the most important instances of corruption offenses. united nations convention against corruption considered bribery of national public officials as the first instance, and called on state parties to establish it as criminal offense in their domestic laws. this offense considered as an offense against public tranquility makes the public lose its trust to government and public ...

Environmental philosophers spend considerable time drawing the divide between humans and the rest of nature. Some argue that humans and our actions are unnatural. Others allow that humans are natural, but maintain that humans are nevertheless distinct. The motivation for distinguishing humans from the rest of nature is the desire to determine what aspects of the environment should be preserved....