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...

the aim of this paper is to analyze total factor productivity (tfp) growth and its components in asian countries applying stochastic frontier analysis (sfa) to the time series data of 44 asian countries from 2000 to 2010. using battese and coelli approach, tfp is divided into technical efficiency change and technical change. tfp decomposition using sfa method for the years 1998 to 2007 indicate...

to evaluate and predict component-based software security, a two-dimensional model of software security is proposed by stochastic petri net in this paper. in this approach, the software security is modeled by graphical presentation ability of petri nets, and the quantitative prediction is provided by the evaluation capability of stochastic petri net and the computing power of markov chain. each...

in applications there occur different forms of uncertainty. the twomost important types are randomness (stochastic variability) and imprecision(fuzziness). in modelling, the dominating concept to describe uncertainty isusing stochastic models which are based on probability. however, fuzzinessis not stochastic in nature and therefore it is not considered in probabilisticmodels.since many years t...

In this paper, a high-order and conditionally stable stochastic difference scheme is proposed for the numerical solution of $rm Ithat{o}$ stochastic advection diffusion equation with one dimensional white noise process. We applied a finite difference approximation of fourth-order for discretizing space spatial derivative of this equation. The main properties of deterministic difference schemes,...

this paper introduces a numerical method for solving the vasicek model by using a stochastic operational matrix based on the triangular functions (tfs) in combination with the collocation method. the method is stated by using conversion the vasicek model to a stochastic nonlinear system of $2m+2$ equations and $2m+2$ unknowns. finally, the error analysis and some numerical examples are provided...

in this paper, we present the numerical solution of ordinary dierential equations (or sdes), from each order especially second-order with time-varying and gaussian random coecients. we indicate a complete analysis for second-order equations in special case of scalar linear second-order equations (damped harmonic oscillators with additive or multi- plicative noises). making stochastic dierent...