A Non-Parametric Test of Stochastic Preferences

Comparative Analysis of Stochastic Frontier Partially non-parametric and Stochastic Frontier Parametric Methods Case Study: Measuring Cost Efficiency in Wheat Production in Iran

Stochastic Non-Parametric Frontier Analysis

In this paper we develop an approach that synthesizes the best features of the two main methods in the estimation of production efficiency. Specically, our approach first allows for statistical noise, similar to Stochastic frontier analysis, and second, it allows modeling multiple-inputs-multiple-outputs technologies without imposing parametric assumptions on production relationship, similar to...

Is there space for agreement on climate change? A non-parametric approach to policy evaluation

Economic evaluation of climate policy has become mired in a debate about appropriate time and risk preferences, since reducing greenhouse gas emissions today has a highly uncertain pay-off, far into the future. Rather than occupy a position in this debate, we take a non-parametric approach here, based on the concept of Time-Stochastic Dominance. Using an integrated assessment model, we apply Ti...

مقایسه و رتبه‌بندی ترجیحات همسرگزینی در بین گروهی از دانشجویان دختر و پسر و دانشجویان کرد، عرب و بختیاری دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز

The purpose of this study comparison of and ranking mate-selection preferences among female and male students, and three ethnic groups (Kord, Bakhtiyari, and Arabian language). 600 students (in 6 colleges) were selected using randomized stratified sampling, and completed the Mate-Selection Preferences Inventory. To assess of the validity of this measure principle components analysis (varimax ro...

A Non-parametric Control Chart for Controlling Variability Based on Squared Rank Test

Control charts are used to identify the presence of assignable cause of variation in the process. Non-parametric control chart is an emerging area of recent development in the theory of SPC. Its main advantage is that it does not require any knowledge about the underlying distribution of the variable. In this paper a non-parametric control chart for controlling variability has been developed. I...