Data that are collected for the production of official statistics or, more generally, for statistical analyses nearly always contain measurement errors. National statistical institutes, other ...

We derive exact finite-sample expressions for the biases and risks of several common pretest estimators of the scale parameter in the linear regression model. These estimators are associated with ...

Scientists are evaluating machine-learning models using transfer learning principles. Omar Maddouri, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University ...

Several states with extensive water use databases rely upon the census approach. That is, data are collected for all water users withdrawing amounts greater than a specified threshold that varies from ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The challenge of using small sample sizes for operational risk capital models fitted via maximum likelihood estimation is well recognized, yet the literature generally provides warning examples rather ...