We present a two parameter family of continuous distribution on a bounded domain which has an elevated but finite density value at its lower bound. Such a characteristic appears to be useful, for example, when representing income distributions at lower income ranges. The family generalizes the one parameter Topp and Leone distribution originated in the 1950's and recently rediscovered. The fami...

This paper construct a family of non-linearity tests based on the distance histogram C(m, ε) underlying Grassberger and Procaccia’s Correlation Dimension (CD), Brock, Dechert and Sheink-man’s (BDS) statistic, Mizrach’s Simple Non-Parametric Test (SNT) and Mayer’s Correlation Dimension Ratio (CDR). Two new elements are introduced. The Þrst is homogenizing the data to the uniform or to the normal...

We will discuss several techniques for obtaining point estimates and confidence intervals for steady-state performance measures. Let (X(t): t≥ 0) be a GSMP with (discrete) state space S that represents the underlying stochastic process of a simulation. Fix a real-valued function f defined on S and set Y(t) = f(X(t)) for t ≥ 0. There are several possible ways to define steady-state performance m...

nowadays family tkaful in islamic societies has been  studied as islamic financing tools and in detail as a legal institution based on the theory of common benefit – common loss and collective cooperation. likewise in some western countries, among the uk , family tkaful as risk financing tools has important role beside insurance in society risk  financing.  it's seems to be necessary, shia...

the genus stachys belongs to lamiaceae family with about 300 species and worldwide distribution. in the present study, the cytotoxic activity of four fractions of different satchys species (s. byzatina c. koch., s. inflata benth., s. setifera ten. and s. persica gmel.), has been investigated against ht-29 (colon carcinoma), caco-2 (colorectal adenocarcinoma), t-47d (breast ductal carcinoma) and...

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS • Research Assistant, Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University, (1968-1969) • Faculty, Department of Economics, Stanford University, (1969present) • Jane Eliza Procter Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, (1966-1967) • Fellow, Econometric Society, (1993-1993) • Fellow, University College, University of London, (2001-2001) • Fellow, Society of Labor Econom...

We propose a high dimensional semiparametric scale-invariant principle component analysis, named TCA, by utilize the natural connection between the elliptical distribution family and the principal component analysis. Elliptical distribution family includes many well-known multivariate distributions like multivariate Gaussian, t and logistic and it is extended to the meta-elliptical by Fang et.a...