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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Empirical process"”.
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Producibility analysis using analytical and empirical process models
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1993.
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Limit Theorems for Weakly Dependent Random Vectors
… results on the almost sure approximation of the empirical process of weakly dependent random vectors, recently obtained by Berkes and Philipp and Philipp and Pinzur. For strongly mixing sequences we relax the bounds on the mixing rates, and for absolutely regular sequences we improve the error …
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High-throughput experimentation for microscale cultivations and recombinant protein expression
In this work, common high-throughput cultivation processes in microtiter plates are investigated with the BioLector technology. It is demonstrated that extensive monitoring of key parameters (i.e. biomass and product formation) in microscale cultivations enables a profound understanding and hence …
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Modeling longitudinal data with interval censored anchoring events
… of the proposed functional estimator using empirical process theory. Theoretically, our method provided a general approach to study semiparametric maximum pseudo-likelihood estimators in similar data situations. Finite sample performance of the proposed method were examined through …
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Applications of empirical processes in learning theory : algorithmic stability and generalization bounds
… on concentration inequalities and tools from empirical process theory. We obtain theoretical results and demonstrate their applications to machine learning. First, we show how various notions of stability upper- and lower-bound the bias and variance of several estimators of the expected …
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The characterization of silica-based sorbents in reversed phase liquid chromatography with application to method development in solid-phase extraction
… for this technique has remained largely an empirical process of trial and error. In an effort to provide a systematic approach to method development, the kinetic and retention properties of four popular siloxane-bonded SPE sorbents have been determined. Kinetic measurements allow the …
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Bayesian Variable Selection and Inference for Nonparametric Kernel Machine and Functional Models
… This procedure employs a randomly projected empirical process to reduce dimensionality while preserving essential statistical properties. The method is applied to autism brain imaging data to test whether fMRI signals are related to the autism diagnostic observation schedule. Therefore, the …
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Portfolio risk minimization under departures from normality
… problem as a linear program. Using results from empirical process theory, we derive a central limit theorem for the shortfall portfolio estimator. We warn about the statistical pitfalls of portfolio selection based on the minimization of rare events, which happens to be the case when shortfall is …
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Volunteer Labor Supply and Liability of Volunteers
… goals: (1) a reassessment of the model and empirical process outlined by Paul Menchik and Burton Weisbrod using a larger data set from a more recent time period; and (2) an exploration of how volunteer labor supply is affected by liability exposure of volunteers, a factor which Menchik and …
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Inspiration to Illumination
… the range of different materials are part of a process. In the process of making, the design has taken a few turns. An ongoing dialogue with objects and an empirical process of evaluating and analyzing past objects were used to support the next decision. Often details are designed on the spot in …
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Properties and applications of a martingale hypothesis test
… three applications of the test that address empirical questions in asset-pricing finance. The martingale test exploits the lack of correlation between forecast error and the current information set. The test is designed to consider all alternatives, including linear and nonlinear …
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Transition: a process of beginning and ending
… meaning; it is appropriate for its time. The process is on-going, requiring the designer to continually re-evaluate and re-define the human condition by assessing the world we make and how we exist within it. One pursues better ways to facilitate daily life, never becoming complacent with …
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Contributions to asymptotic theory in nonparametric statistics
… a Bayesian approach, we consider a deep Gaussian process (DGP) prior, which is designed to leverage the compositional structure of the parameter in order to achieve fast convergence rates. We show that the DGP prior does indeed consistently solve the inverse problem, proving a posterior …
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Essays on unit root testing in time series
… if the underlying model that generates an empirical process has a component that can be well-described by a random walk. More specifically, when the time series can be modeled using an autoregressive moving average (ARMA) process, such tests aim to determine if the autoregressive (AR) …
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Another Look at Stock Return Comovement: Some New Evidence and Test
… on the implied local alternative data generating process. I evaluate the new test against traditional correlation-based measures and demonstrate power attrition due to nuisance parameters when states are ignored. I find that asymmetric tail dependence becomes much less significant when considered …
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New perspectives on instrumentalism : stratagems, subversion and the case of cultural diplomacy
… UK cultural policy to explore the policy-making process.</p> <p>The literature review in Chapter Two observes that instrumental cultural policies are largely discussed in philosophical and binary terms, rather than being investigated empirically or a more nuanced approach taken. Questions are …
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Economic and Monetary Union: An Unexplored Case of Federalism
… and steady federalization of EMU ("the process") that is lasting from the 1950s to nowadays.;Concerning the methodology, in order to demonstrate the validity of my hypothesis, I utilize two interconnected qualitative methods: process tracing is the basis of the narration of the empirical …
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Toward Understanding Team Leadership: The Empirical Development of a Team Leadership Classification System
… system of team leadership through the empirical process of numerical classification. Although the value and importance of leadership have been recognized in the team literature, few empirical studies have been conducted to understand the phenomenon of team leadership. A thorough review …
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Moments that Matter: Experiences, Commitment and Career Decisions of Young Professionals in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
… investigates the career decision-making processes of young professionals in the tourism and hospitality sector, focusing on the factors that strengthen commitment or lead to career exit. While most career studies emphasize individual psychological or social dimensions, this research …
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Algal bioproducts : investigating the effect of light quality on metabolite production by photosynthetic diatoms
… in aquaculture facilities, light and CO₂. An empirical process model was developed to analyse the importance of light configuration to maximise light availability. High CO₂ availability coupled with high light availability significantly increased growth rates and maximum cell density. The …
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