We introduce the relative rank differential statistic which is a non-parametric approach to document and dialog analysis based on word frequency rank-statistics. We also present a simple method to establish semantic saliency in dialog, documents, and dialog segments using these word frequency rank statistics. Applications of our technique include the dynamic tracking of topic and semantic evolu...

This chapter concerns the relation between statistics and inductive logic. I start by describing induction in formal terms, and I introduce a general notion of probabilistic inductive inference. This provides a setting in which statistical procedures and inductive logics can be captured. Specifically, I discuss three statistical procedures (hypotheses testing, parameter estimation, and Bayesian...

An image is often represented by a set of detected features. We get an enormous compression by representing images in this way. Furthermore, we get a representation which is little affected by small amounts of noise in the image. However, features are typically chosen in an ad hoc manner. \Ve show how a good set of features can be obtained using sufficient statistics. The idea of sparse data re...

We consider the competing risks problem for a repairable unit which at each sojourn may be subject to either a critical failure, or a preventive maintenance (PM) action, where the latter will prevent the failure. It is reasonable to expect a dependence between the failure mechanism and the PM regime. The paper presents a new model, called the repair alert model, for handling such cases. This mo...

In this paper, we examine the predictability of the cross-section of bank stock returns by taking advantage of the unique set of industry characteristics that prevail in the financial services sector. We examine predictability in the cross-section of bank stock returns using information contained in individual bank fundamental variables such as income from derivative usage, previous loan commit...

The present study aims to examine the extent to which coping with stress,Internet addiction and academic motivation among university students explain their academic procrastination behaviors within a framework of a model. The study used a relational survey model; the sample group consisted of 407 students enrolled in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sciences and Letters at Kirikkale ...

OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this study was to examine the appropriateness of candidemia management at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center as recommended by the 2009 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for treatment of Candida infections. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 94 adult patients with blood cultures positive for Candida spp. was performed. Patients were s...

Predators commonly share prey with human exploiters, intuitively suggesting that there is an inherent human–predator conflict through competition for prey. Here we studied the effects of fishing and predation mortality on biomass distributions and yields of shared prey using a size-structured model of competing populations, describing the life histories of Baltic Sea sprat and herring. Whereas ...

This paper describes breast screening program development in Canada and the current status of screening in Canada. Programs have been implemented in most of Canada, beginning in the late 1980's. Certain components are common to all the programs, but others, such as personal invitation letters for recruitment and clinical breast examination vary across the country. Key successes in organized bre...

Pyrethroid insecticides have been used to control larvae or adults of the western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, a key pest of field corn in the United States. In response to reports of reduced efficacy of pyrethroids in WCR management programs in southwestern areas of Nebraska and Kansas the present research was designed to establish a baseline of susceptibility t...