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Stats, Volume 6, Issue 4

2023 December - 23 articles

Cover Story: Although large sample size (n) data are generally viewed as a blessing for yielding more precise and reliable evidence, it is often overlooked that such gains are contingent upon certain conditions being met. The primary condition is the statistical adequacy of the invoked statistical model Mθ(x). For a statistically adequate Mθ(x) and a given significance level α, as n increases, the power of a test increases and the p-value decreases, due to the inherent trade-off between type I and type II error probabilities. This raises concerns about the veracity of declaring ‘statistical significance’ using α = 0.05, 0.025, 0.01, when n is very large. This problem can be addressed using the post-data severity evaluation of the testing results, which converts them into evidence for germane inferential claims. View this paper
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Articles (23)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,767 Views
32 Pages

12 December 2023

In this paper, we conducted an empirical investigation of the realized volatility of cryptocurrencies using an econometric approach. This work’s two main characteristics are: (i) the realized volatility to be forecast filters jumps, and (ii) th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,464 Views
16 Pages

5 December 2023

Although large data sets are generally viewed as advantageous for their ability to provide more precise and reliable evidence, it is often overlooked that these benefits are contingent upon certain conditions being met. The primary condition is the a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,685 Views
27 Pages

Process Monitoring Using Truncated Gamma Distribution

  • Sajid Ali,
  • Shayaan Rajput,
  • Ismail Shah and
  • Hassan Houmani

1 December 2023

The time-between-events idea is commonly used for monitoring high-quality processes. This study aims to monitor the increase and/or decrease in the process mean rapidly using a one-sided exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) chart for the dete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,728 Views
18 Pages

Social Response and Measles Dynamics

  • Atinuke O. Adebanji,
  • Franz Aschl,
  • Ednah Chepkemoi Chumo,
  • Emmanuel Odame Owiredu,
  • Johannes Müller and
  • Tukae Mbegalo

29 November 2023

Measles remains one of the leading causes of death among young children globally, even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available. Vaccine hesitancy and social response to vaccination continue to undermine efforts to eradicate measles. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,311 Views
20 Pages

The Logistic Burr XII Distribution: Properties and Applications to Income Data

  • Renata Rojas Guerra,
  • Fernando A. Peña-Ramírez and
  • Gauss M. Cordeiro

21 November 2023

We define and study the four-parameter logistic Burr XII distribution. It is obtained by inserting the three-parameter Burr XII distribution as the baseline in the logistic-X family and may be a useful alternative method to model income distribution...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,964 Views
19 Pages

Self-Organizing Topological Multilayer Perceptron: A Hybrid Method to Improve the Forecasting of Extreme Pollution Values

  • Javier Linkolk López-Gonzales,
  • Ana María Gómez Lamus,
  • Romina Torres,
  • Paulo Canas Rodrigues and
  • Rodrigo Salas

11 November 2023

Forecasting air pollutant levels is essential in regulatory plans focused on controlling and mitigating air pollutants, such as particulate matter. Focusing the forecast on air pollution peaks is challenging and complex since the pollutant time serie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,351 Views
15 Pages

On Underdispersed Count Kernels for Smoothing Probability Mass Functions

  • Célestin C. Kokonendji,
  • Sobom M. Somé,
  • Youssef Esstafa and
  • Marcelo Bourguignon

4 November 2023

Only a few count smoothers are available for the widespread use of discrete associated kernel estimators, and their constructions lack systematic approaches. This paper proposes the mean dispersion technique for building count kernels. It is only app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,521 Views
28 Pages

2 November 2023

In this paper, we compare the effects of forecasting demand using individual (disaggregated) components versus first aggregating the components either fully or into several clusters. Demand streams are assumed to follow autoregressive moving average...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,071 Views
19 Pages

1 November 2023

We address an inference issue where the value of a covariate is measured at the date of the survey but is used to explain behavior that has occurred long before the survey. This causes bias because the value of the covariate does not follow the tempo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,491 Views
13 Pages

25 October 2023

The dominance of non- and semi-parametric methods in survival analysis is not without criticism. Several studies have highlighted the decrease in efficiency compared to parametric methods. We revisit the problem of Asymptotic Relative Efficiency (ARE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,656 Views
21 Pages

21 October 2023

This paper studies a subclass of the class of generalized hyperbolic distribution called the semi-hyperbolic distribution. We obtain analytical expressions for the cumulative distribution function and, specifically, their first and second lower parti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,186 Views
12 Pages

20 October 2023

It is evident that several real-life applications, such as telecommunication systems, call for the establishment of consecutive-type networks. Moreover, some of them require more complex connectors than the ones that exist already in the literature....

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,391 Views
19 Pages

Exploring the Consumer Acceptance of Nano Clothing Using a PLS-SEM Analysis

  • Andreea-Ionela Puiu,
  • Rodica Ianole-Călin and
  • Elena Druică

19 October 2023

We use an extended framework of the technology acceptance model (TAM) to identify the most significant drivers behind the intention to buy clothes produced with nano fabrics (nano clothing). Based on survey data, we estimate an integrated model that...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,988 Views
13 Pages

Comparison between Two Algorithms for Computing the Weighted Generalized Affinity Coefficient in the Case of Interval Data

  • Áurea Sousa,
  • Osvaldo Silva,
  • Leonor Bacelar-Nicolau,
  • João Cabral and
  • Helena Bacelar-Nicolau

13 October 2023

From the affinity coefficient between two discrete probability distributions proposed by Matusita, Bacelar-Nicolau introduced the affinity coefficient in a cluster analysis context and extended it to different types of data, including for the case of...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,379 Views
10 Pages

10 October 2023

Based upon the vector representation of complex numbers and the vector exponential function, we introduce the vector representation of characteristic functions and consider some of its elementary properties such as its polar representation and a vect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,140 Views
19 Pages

9 October 2023

Recently, we demonstrated the validity of the anomalous numbers law, known as Newcomb–Benford’s law, in mammalian neuromuscular transmission, considering different extracellular calcium. The present work continues to examine how changes i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,514 Views
16 Pages

9 October 2023

Estimation of time-varying autoregressive models for count-valued time series can be computationally challenging. In this direction, we propose a time-varying Poisson autoregressive (TV-Pois-AR) model that accounts for the changing intensity of the P...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,360 Views
18 Pages

Effective Sample Size with the Bivariate Gaussian Common Component Model

  • Letícia Ellen Dal Canton,
  • Luciana Pagliosa Carvalho Guedes,
  • Miguel Angel Uribe-Opazo and
  • Tamara Cantu Maltauro

8 October 2023

Effective sample size (ESS) consists of an equivalent number of sampling units of a georeferenced variable that would produce the same sampling error, as it considers the information that each georeferenced sampling unit contains about itself as well...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,235 Views
11 Pages

6 October 2023

Many African nations continue to grapple with persistently high under-five child mortality rates, particularly those situated in the Sub-Saharan region, including South Africa. A multitude of socio-economic factors are identified as key contributors...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,717 Views
18 Pages

Ensemble Algorithms to Improve COVID-19 Growth Curve Estimates

  • Raydonal Ospina,
  • Jaciele Oliveira,
  • Cristiano Ferraz,
  • André Leite and
  • João Gondim

29 September 2023

In January 2020, the world was taken by surprise as a novel disease, COVID-19, emerged, attributed to the new SARS-CoV-2 virus. Initial cases were reported in China, and the virus rapidly disseminated globally, leading the World Health Organization (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,279 Views
10 Pages

28 September 2023

Large-scale imaging studies often face challenges stemming from heterogeneity arising from differences in geographic location, instrumental setups, image acquisition protocols, study design, and latent variables that remain undisclosed. While numerou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,185 Views
24 Pages

Terroir in View of Bibliometrics

  • Christos Stefanis,
  • Elpida Giorgi,
  • Giorgios Tselemponis,
  • Chrysa Voidarou,
  • Ioannis Skoufos,
  • Athina Tzora,
  • Christina Tsigalou,
  • Yiannis Kourkoutas,
  • Theodoros C. Constantinidis and
  • Eugenia Bezirtzoglou

27 September 2023

This study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis of terroir and explore its conceptual horizons. Advancements in terroir research until 2022 were investigated using the Scopus database, R, and VOSviewer. Out of the 907 results, the most prevalent...

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