Abstract The article discusses various approaches to statistical disclosure control based on random noise that are currently being discussed for official population statistics and censuses. A particular focus is a stringent delineation between different concepts influencing the discussion: we separate clearly risk measures, distributions, output mechanisms—putting these into scope relation with...

A completely nonparametric approach to population bioequivalence in crossover trials has been suggested by Munk and Czado (1999). It is based on the Mallows (1972) metric as a nonparametric distance measure which allows the comparison between the entire distribution functions of test and reference formulations. It was shown that a separation between carry-over and period eeects is not possible ...

Human-rights treaties indicate a country's commitment to human rights. Here, we assess whether ratification of human-rights treaties is associated with improved health and social indicators. Data for health (including HIV prevalence, and maternal, infant, and child [<5 years] mortalities) and social indicators (child labour, human development index, sex gap, and corruption index), gathered from...