We explore negative dependence and stochastic orderings, showing that if an integer-valued random variable W satisfies a certain negative dependence assumption, then W is smaller (in the convex sense) than a Poisson variable of equal mean. Such W include those which may be written as a sum of totally negatively dependent indicators. This is generalised to other stochastic orderings. Application...

Economic analysis of poorly sited septic systems: a hedonic pricing approach Sridhar Vedachalam a , Fred J. Hitzhusen b & Karen M. Mancl c a Environmental Science Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA b Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA c Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State U...

Abstract Judo is a skills-led sport, which has higher requirements on the athletes’ skills, physical ability, intelligence and psychology, but characteristics are still basis of competitive ability. In this article, 107 male judo athletes were selected as investigation object, their body shape indexes some quality measured, independent sample multiple regression method T-test applied to compare...

Currently, there is no consensus on how to determine the optimal dose of intrathecal bupivacaine for an individual undergoing an elective cesarean section. In this study, we developed a regression equation between intrathecal 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine volume and abdominal girth and vertebral column length, to determine a suitable block level (T5) for elective cesarean section patients.In phas...

The study was conducted on estimation of eviscerated carcass weight using live weight as predictor for Arsi Bale sheep and goat of both the sexes, reared under farmer’s management and on natural pasture. The age group of the studied sheep and goat were <1 year (category 1) and >1 but < 2 years (category 2). The age of the animals were estimated by dentition method. The results indicated that th...