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High Performance Bayesian Applications In Medical, Economics And Climate Sciences, Ahmed Almulihi Apr 2016

High Performance Bayesian Applications In Medical, Economics And Climate Sciences, Ahmed Almulihi

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We apply high performance numerical integration to problems in Bayesian statistics. These are applied to data arising in the analysis of problems in such areas as medical statistics (birth weight data, heart transplant data, photocarcinogen data, radio therapy data), climate (global weather, tornado data), and general statistics applications (multivariate logistic distribution, multivariate normal, nonlinear regression). We compute Bayesian moment integrals using the ParInt integration software that runs efficiently on computer clusters. We compare our results to those in the literature and show excellent performance with respect to accuracy and execution time.


The Impact Of Uncertainty On Data Revision, Pei-Ju Sung Apr 2014

The Impact Of Uncertainty On Data Revision, Pei-Ju Sung

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The poster presents research considering questions related to data revision as applied to economics. The question of circumstances do initial data tend to be irrational and unreliable is considered.


U.S. Manugacturing Competitiveness In A Global Context, Johanna Retana-Quiros Apr 2013

U.S. Manugacturing Competitiveness In A Global Context, Johanna Retana-Quiros

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Bank Leverage And Asset Positions: Cross Country Evidence, Diny Ghuzini Apr 2013

Bank Leverage And Asset Positions: Cross Country Evidence, Diny Ghuzini

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No abstract provided.