Non Parametric Approach
A Non-Parametric Approach to Dynamic Programming
... In this paper, we consider the problem of policy evaluation for continuous- state systems. We present a non-parametric approach to policy evaluation, which uses kernel density estimation to represent ...
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A Non-Parametric Approach for Paper Currency Recognition
... a non-parametric approach is proposed for the recognition of paper ...proposed approach is based on the development of a non-parametric model for each kind of paper ...A ...
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Consumer confidence and consumption forecast: a non parametric approach
... a non-linear model. Nevertheless, the specification of a suitable non-linear model is not that ...a non-parametric approach is ...
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Commercial banks efficiency in Tanzania: A non parametric approach
... DEA approach may brig biased results, usually DEA treats inputs and output as homogeneous while in fact they are heterogeneous, more over it has been known that DEA do not require any assumption above the ...
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ANALYSIS OF TIED DATA: AN ALTERNATIVE NON-PARAMETRIC APPROACH
... Comparing the p-value of (0.1492) obtained using the proposed alternative non-parametric approach with the p- value of 0.3594 obtained from the Mann-Whitney U-test even when ties have been adjusted ...
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A Non-Parametric Approach to the Women Employment Through Microcredit Financing
... Therefore, within the scope of gender equality, measures supporting the employment and entrepreneurship of women become the focus of economy and social policies. Regardingly, microcredit financing emerges as a policy ...
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Industry Dynamics and the Distribution of Firm Sizes: A Non-Parametric Approach
... This approach consists in modelling each quantile as a function of a number of industry characteristics that are expected to affect firm ...a non-parametric ...
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Industry dynamics and the distribution of firm sizes: a non-parametric approach
... This approach consists in modeling each quantile as a function of a number of industry characteristics that are expected to affect firm ...a non-parametric ...
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A Non Parametric Approach to Spatial Causality
... Section 2 introduces the notation, definition and basic elements of our approach. In Section 3 we present the test of spatial causality which is based on the comparison of two measures of conditional entropy. In ...
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Technical Efficiency of Maize Production in Nigeria: Parametric and Non-Parametric Approach
... Department of Agribusiness and Information System, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia Abstract The study was carried out to provide empirical evidence on technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria ...
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A non parametric approach for calibration with functional data
... calibration approach, which we call Functional Density-Based Inverse Calibration (DBIC), was intro- ...No parametric assumption is required about its mean and covariance functions, which provides remarkable ...
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Measuring Italian university efficiency: a non parametric approach
... the 2009/10 academic year, shows that universities belonging to the private sector have higher efficiency scores than public owned universities.. Moreover, a difference a[r] ...
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Efficiency in the Czech banking industry: A non-parametric approach
... In terms of BCR model that allows for VRS, the average effi ciency scores look quite diff erent. First, large banks seem to be frequently most effi cient due to elimination of scale ineffi ciency. Second, one can observe a ...
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Partial Horizontal Inequity Orderings: A non-parametric Approach
... Our approach has two ...apply non-parametric techniques to estimate conditional density ...apply non- parametric regression techniques in order to isolate the horizontal inequity from ...
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Non-parametric Approach for Evaluating the Performance of Engineering Schools*
... proposed approach stems from the fact that tradi- tional academic evaluation or cyclical program review of departmental performance is typically centered on the view of the administrating entity or entities ...
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Gnostics in Valuation: Non Parametric Approach to Multiples Estimation
... III. MATERIAL AND METHODS The deduction is used for research question formulation. From general knowledge about capital markets is articulated research problem of the most fitting method for estimation valuation ...
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A Non-Parametric Approach to Detect Changes in Aerial Images
... novel approach to identify, from a set of images, which ones present significant differences when compared to a reference ...a non-parametric modeling based on Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) ...with ...
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How far are Portuguese prisons inefficient? A non parametric approach
... 5.3.3 Congestion The congestion results obtained from Tone and Sahoo approach are presented in Figure 6, embracing both the values of congestion and scale diseconomies per prison facility. It shows signs of ...
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Determinants of Efficiency of Zakat Institutions in Malaysia: A Non-parametric Approach
... nonparametric approach are that it avoids imposing a parametric specification for the underlying technology as well as for the distributional assumption of the inefficiency being ...function approach ...
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A Reassessment of Italian Regional Convergence through a Non-Parametric Approach
... The rest of the paper is organized as follows. The second paragraph illustrates the theoret- ical ground of the alternative convergence hypotheses, namely: absolute and conditional; neoclassical and technological. A ...
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