The aim of the given paper is a development of the direct approach used for the estimation of parameters of a closed-loop discrete-time dynamic system in the case of additive noise with outliers contaminated uniformly in it (Fig. 1). To calculate M -estimates of unknown parameters of such a system by means of processing input and noisy output observations (Fig. 2), the recursive robust H-techni...

this study evaluated the effect of bank consolidation on economic growth of nigeria between the periods of 2006-2015. secondary data were sourced from the central bank of nigeria statistical bulletin and the ndic annual reports between the period of 2006 and 2015. data was analyzed using the ordinary least square (ols) multiple regression technique with the aid of the spss statistical software ...

African leaders accepted in the year 2001 through the Abuja Declaration to allocate 15% of their government expenditure on health but by 2013 only five (5) African countries achieved this target. In this paper, a comparative analysis on the impact of health expenditure between countries in the CEMAC sub-region and five other African countries that achieved the Abuja declaration is provided. Dat...

We formulate and evaluate weighted and ordinary least squares procedures for estimating the parametric rate function of a nonhomogeneous Poisson process. Special emphasis is given to processes having an exponential rate function, where the exponent may include a polynomial component or some trigonometric components or both. Theoretical and experimental evidence is provided to explain some surpr...

Employing a recently introduced framework, within which a large number of classical and modern adaptive lter algorithms can be viewed as special cases, a generic, variable step-size adaptive lter has been presented. Variable Step-Size (VSS) Normalized Least Mean Square (VSSNLMS) and VSS A ne Projection Algorithms (VSSAPA) are particular examples of adaptive algorithms covered by this generic va...