Measuring agreement between two statistics with applications to age standardization

Summary.  We detail a general method for measuring agreement between two statistics. An application is two ratios of directly standardized rates which differ only by the choice of the standard. If the statistics have a high value for the coefficient of agreement then the expected squared difference between the statistics is small relative to the variance of the average of the two statistics, and inferences vary little by changing statistics. The estimation of a coefficient of agreement between two statistics is not straightforward because there is only one pair of observed values, each statistic calculated from the data. We introduce estimators of the coefficient of agreement for two statistics and discuss their use, especially as applied to functions of standardized rates.     

Implied Preference for Seismic Design Level and Earthquake Insurance

Seismic risk can be reduced by implementing newly developed seismic provisions in design codes. Furthermore, financial protection or enhanced utility and happiness for stakeholders could be gained through the purchase of earthquake insurance. If this is not so, there would be no market for such insurance. However, perceived benefit associated with insurance is not universally shared by stakeholders partly due to their diverse risk attitudes. This study investigates the implied seismic design preference with insurance options for decisionmakers of bounded rationality whose preferences could be adequately represented by the cumulative prospect theory (CPT). The investigation is focused on assessing the sensitivity of the implied seismic design preference with insurance options to model parameters of the CPT and to fair and unfair insurance arrangements. Numerical results suggest that human cognitive limitation and risk perception can affect the implied seismic design preference by the CPT significantly. The mandatory purchase of fair insurance will lead the implied seismic design preference to the optimum design level that is dictated by the minimum expected lifecycle cost rule. Unfair insurance decreases the expected gain as well as its associated variability, which is preferred by risk-averse decisionmakers. The obtained results of the implied preference for the combination of the seismic design level and insurance option suggest that property owners, financial institutions, and municipalities can take advantage of affordable insurance to establish successful seismic risk management strategies.     

三维运动混合机的性能及其影响因素

通过混合试验对三维运动混合机的混合性能及其影响因素作了分析与研究．     

执行新会计准则绿化工程成本控制体系的建立

针对施工企业工程计划、预算部门与财务核算部门工程成本数据的脱节的问题,结合新会计准则,探讨工程与财务部门的结合、科目设置、费用的归集以及电算化核算等问题,以便更好地控制绿化园林施工企业成本。     

明代金湜、张珹出使朝鲜与《甲申皇华集》述论

天顺八年，金湜、张城作为正、副使赴朝鲜颁明宪宗登极诏。在朝鲜期间，他们充分发挥自己的才艺，与朝鲜文臣赓酬唱和，留下了许多诗文。朝鲜为了表示事大之诚，更为了显示本国的文雅之关，将这些诗文辑录刻印，即《甲中皇华集》。学界关于这一问题，尚未展开探讨，文章探讨了《甲中皇华集》的成因，内容方面的特色及双方唱和的竞争意识、使臣形象的差异问题，以求对研究中朝文学关系有所裨益。     

青藏高原“河曲民族走廊”初探

河湟地区是青藏高原东向开放的门户，是历史上多民族迁徙往来的十字走廊，本文在前人研究成果的基础上，通过史料梳理，提出“河曲民族走廊”之说，并对其形成作了追溯。     

南京国民政府时期南洋侨教政策负面影响述评

由于历史和现实的缘故，国民政府十分关注海外华侨尤其南洋华侨的教育，形成了比较完善的华侨教育体系，学校和学生数量呈上升趋势，学生素质也不断提高。然而由于国民政府侨教政策自身固有的弊病，给南洋侨教带来了相当的消极作用，限制了南洋侨教事业的进一步发展。     

上市公司虚减成本费用的方法分析

中国证券市场尚不完善 ,上市公司操纵利润的现象屡见不鲜。虚减成本费用是上市公司调增利润更简便的方法。在财务运作中 ,上市公司频繁运用虚拟资产、利息资本化等五种方法虚减成本费用     

广谱存在论与传统本体论的比较

系统地比较了哲学史上3种典型的本体论(物质本体论、理念本体论、心灵本体论)与广谱存在论的联系与区别,剖析了传统本体论的理论基础和主要特征,阐明了广谱存在论的相关观点。     

Determinants of housing quality: A comparison of white,African-American,and Hispanic single-parent women

This study examines housing quality among three groups of single-parent women: white, African-American, and Hispanic. Three indicators of housing quality—crowding, affordability, and satisfaction—are used to discover the extent to which these groups experience housing problems. This study also explores differences and similarities in the factors that precipitate problems in housing quality for these three groups of single parents. Findings suggest important differences and similarities in the nature of housing quality problems among white, African-American, and Hispanic single-parent women. The specified variables explained about 20% of the variance in crowding, housing affordability, and housing satisfaction. On measures of objective and subjective housing quality, white single mothers are better housed than their African-American or Hispanic counterparts. Hispanic single mothers have the largest housing cost burden and average more persons per household than the other groups. African-Americans are twice as likely as either group to live in low-quality housing and reported the lowest average satisfaction with their housing. Her research interests include housing and neighborhood assessment and women and public policy issues. She has recently published articles inUrban Affairs Quarterly andHousing and Society on housing and neighborhood assessment criteria among black urban households and the housing cost burden of various groups of female-headed households. She received her Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Her research interests include the housing adjustment behavior of women and public policy. She has recently completed her thesis on the role of noncustodial parents in determining the quality of life of their children. She is also the recipient of the Tessie Agan Award for research excellence from the American Association of Housing Educators for a paper titled “Unterstanding Constraints and Residential Satisfaction among Low-Income Single-Parent Families.”