Multiple event times in the presence of informative censoring: modeling and analysis by copulas

Motivated by a breast cancer research program, this paper is concerned with the joint survivor function of multiple event times when their observations are subject to informative censoring caused by a terminating event. We formulate the correlation of the multiple event times together with the time to the terminating event by an Archimedean copula to account for the informative censoring. Adapting the widely used two-stage procedure under a copula model, we propose an easy-to-implement pseudo-likelihood based procedure for estimating the model parameters. The approach yields a new estimator for the marginal distribution of a single event time with semicompeting-risks data. We conduct both asymptotics and simulation studies to examine the proposed approach in consistency, efficiency, and robustness. Data from the breast cancer program are employed to illustrate this research.

     

Leader-member exchange as a linking pin in the idiosyncratic deals - Performance relationship in workgroups

In the current investigation, idiosyncratic deals (i-deals; individualized work arrangements) are modeled as differentiated resources that shape leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships in workgroups. We integrate literature on leader-member exchange (LMX) with research on i-deals to argue that employee evaluations of i-deals received from the grantor –typically the leader- enhance employee perceptions of LMX, which in turn become instrumental in generating positive performance outcomes. Furthermore, because workgroup characteristics have potential implications on the relationship between a deal grantor and the deal recipient, drawing upon social identity theory of leadership, we reason that the i-deals-LMX relationship is affected by the overall value congruence among the group members. Cross-level moderated mediation analyses on multi source data obtained from 289 employees nested in 60 workgroups showed that the mediational role of LMX in the i-deals to performance outcomes relationship was weaker in high value congruence groups.     

培训时间对农民工收入的影响

本文依据2008年中国城乡劳动力流动调查数据,应用广义倾向分方法分析一般培训和专门培训的培训时间对农民工收入的影响。研究结果表明:一般培训和专门培训均有助于农民工收入水平的提升。随着培训时间的延长,培训时间对农民工收入的边际影响递减。农民工接受一般培训在30天以内或专门培训在120天以内,其收入水平将随着培训时间的延长而显著得到提升;但一般培训时间超过30天或专门培训超过120天后,其收入水平并未随着培训时间的延长而得到进一步的提升。因此,政府和企业在努力扩大农民工培训覆盖面的同时,适度调整农民工的培训时间,将有助于农民工整体工资水平的显著提升。     

从意识形态和诗学看《道德经》的英译

《道德经》是道家创始人老子的经典之作,语言凝练简洁,意义丰富,哲理深厚。勒菲弗尔指出翻译是处于意识形态和诗学控制之下对源文的改写。赞助人影响意识形态,而专业人士更加关注诗学。本文主要从意识形态和诗学角度解读《道德经》的英译,分析意识形态和诗学对《道德经》翻译的影响。     

指数函数和对数函数的高精度快速算法

指数、对数函数的数值计算是一种最基本的算术操作,研究其快速算法,对于科学计算、数据处理,尤其是要求运算精度很高的实时控制系统,有着非常重要的意义.通过数值分析,考虑到精度要求较高,计算量和数表的存储空间这三个因素,结合计算和查表的方法给出了一些基本函数的快速算法.另外,还介绍了改进的高精度快速算法并演示了详细的计算过程.得出精度越高,内存越大,相应的操作速度却没有下降。     

考虑属性关联的两阶段获胜者确定模型

研究了多属性逆向拍卖的获胜者确定问题。考虑属性之间的两两关联，以定义在2-可加模糊测度上的Choquet积分表达拍卖人的偏好，其中模糊测度的值由拍卖人提供的偏好信息推测得出。由于一般情况下与偏好信息一致的模糊测度取值并不唯一，考虑所有一致的评分函数提出了两阶段获胜者确定方法。首先采用线性规划挑选出在任意评分函数下可能获胜的报价，再通过混合整数规划确定一个与所有一致的评分函数的评价结果最为接近的报价排序，以得分最高者为稳健获胜报价。仿真实验表明，大量的报价为不可能获胜报价，说明了在第一阶段进行筛选的必要性。与现有方法的比较表明了该方法的有效性，且在拍卖轮数较大、报价数目较多时，该方法在计算效率上更有优势。     

Tests for time series of counts based on the probability-generating function

We propose testing procedures for the hypothesis that a given set of discrete observations may be formulated as a particular time series of counts with a specific conditional law. The new test statistics incorporate the empirical probability-generating function computed from the observations. Special emphasis is given to the popular models of integer autoregression and Poisson autoregression. The asymptotic properties of the proposed test statistics are studied under the null hypothesis as well as under alternatives. A Monte Carlo power study on bootstrap versions of the new methods is included as well as real-data examples.     

上证30指数股市盈率实证分析

通过对2000年上证30指数股市盈率水平及其影响因素进行实证分析,可以发现,其中股息支付率、每股收益增长率、行业平均市盈率对股票P/E值起主要的解释作用,而股本规模因素,解释力却有限,除每股收益增长率外,各变量的相关性与理论分析基本一致.     

腔内电光调制激光系统的混沌模拟

采用数值模拟的方法讨论了带反馈的腔內电光调制激光系统功率输出的分叉和混沌行为,得到了输出功率随控制参数变化的分叉图,和一些定量结果。