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Some auto-power divergence measures for stationary time series of categorical data
(IIM-A Publication, 2013-05-05)
For stationary time series of nominal categorical data or ordinal categorical data (with arbitrary ordered numberings of the categories), autocorrelation does not make much sense. Biswas and Guha (2009) used mutual information ...
On estimation of number of species and biodiversity
(IIM-A publication, 2013-05-03)
Suppose S is the unknown number of species in a community, and the sample consists of m distinct species, fj species are represented j times in the sample, j = 1; 2; ... ; k. Let f0 be the number of missing species in the ...
Modelling and analysis of multivariate ordinal categorical data in longitudinal set up
(IIM-A publication, 2013-05-04)
In recent years, there has been a tremendous continuing attention to- wards the modelling and analysis of longitudinal data, although not much attention is paid to the ordinal categorical data. The problem becomes more ...
A test for the two-sample problem using mutual information
(IIM-A Publication, 2013-05-06)
For two independently drawn samples from continuous distributions, a statistical test based on the mutual information statistic is proposed for the null hypothesis that both the samples originate from the same population. ...
Medical negligence and compensation inn India: how much is just and effective?
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2014-03-27)
There is no denying the fact that human life is precious and in cases of medical negligence, the judges find it extremely difficult to decide on the quantum of compensation as the quantum is highly subjective in nature, ...
Refocusing worker participation: the struggles with construct validity
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2014-03-26)
What makes a data-story work? a framework for effective visual data narratives
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)
Stories have been recognized for their power of communication & persuasion for centuries and we need to operate at that intersection of data, visual and stories to fully harness the power of data. Online journalism has ...
Impact of price path on disposition bias
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)
Recent studies, in experimental markets, have illustrated the incremental influence of price path on investor decisions. We empirically demonstrate that the nature of price path significantly impacts the degree of disposition ...
Overestimation in the Growth Rates of National Income in Recent Years? – an analyses based on extending GDP04-05 through other indicators of output
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
Quarterly indices of output like those of Industrial Production, other measures of production like net sales, exports, of companies for which data is available, besides proxies like credit to the sector, and indices of ...