B-spline estimation for partially linear varying coefficient composite quantile regression models

Abstract

In this article, a new composite quantile regression estimation (CQR) approach is proposed for partially linear varying coefficient models (PLVCM) under composite quantile loss function with B-spline approximations. The major advantage of the proposed procedures over the existing ones is easy to implement using existing software, and it requires no specification of the error distributions. Under the regularity conditions, the consistency and asymptotic normality of the estimators are also derived. Finally, a simulation study and a real data application are undertaken to assess the finite sample performance of the proposed estimation procedure.     

青年知识分子思想政治倾向的基本特征

青年知识分子思想政治倾向的基本特征主要表现在六个方面:一是青年知识分子作为思想活跃的一个社会群体,其思想政治倾向具有明显的时代性特征；二是青年知识分子随着年龄的不断增长、知识积累的不断完备及社会实践经验的不断丰富,其思想政治倾向也逐渐从不成熟到成熟、从不稳定到逐渐稳定,表现出鲜明的阶段性；三是成长、成熟于日益开放时代的青年知识分子,深受开放潮流的浸润,从而使其思想政治倾向具有明显的开放性特征；四是由于青年知识分子思想政治倾向形成时在主观上受着个人经历、认识水平和智能结构的限制,客观上又受历史时代、职业状况、经济状况、社会环境以及年龄等制约,因而必然表现出多样性特征；五是由于青年知识分子在生理上正处于青年时期,他们经常在日常生活中呈现出兴奋与苦闷、激动与烦恼、紧张与松懈等相互矛盾的心理状态,其思想政治倾向也由于个人人生得失、社会发展变革、重大社会事件和重要人物言行的影响而经常发生变动,因而具有鲜明的变动性特征；六是处于不稳定、不平衡状态之中的青年知识分子的思想政治倾向,可能向积极方向发展,也可能向消极方向发展。但是,思想政治倾向发展变化的方向是可以干预和引导的,即青年知识分子的思想政治倾向具有可塑性。     

中国恩格尔系数下降原因新探

在使用恩格尔系数评价某个国家或地区某个阶段的生活贫富状况时，要结合恩格尔系数的具体影响因素，分清其下降的真正原因。论文从恩格尔系数的计算公式出发，认为它的基本影响因素是物价、品种数、各种消费品或劳务的购买量。利用因子分析法分析了导致居民恩格尔系数下降的五种可能的原因，并联系实际具体阐释。     

收入差别过大情况下社会保持稳定的原因分析

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Bayesian System Reliability Prediction

In system reliability studies a common problem is the coherent assessment of system reliability, based on generic database information from components and on failure data from a system and its components in a common, but unknown, environment. A solution to this problem is given.     

Conservatism of the Accident Sequence Evaluation Program HRA Procedure

This paper presents a limited assessment of the conservatism of the Accident Sequence Evaluation Program (ASEP) human reliability analysis (HRA) procedure described in NUREG/CR-4772. The data for this study are derived from simulator examination reports from the NRC requalification examination cycle for nuclear power plant operators. The ASEP procedure was used to estimate human error probability (HEP) values for critical tasks, and the HEP results were compared with the failure rates observed in the examinations. The ASEP procedure was applied by PNNL operator license examiners who supplemented the limited information in the examination reports with expert judgment based upon their extensive simulator examination experience. Comparison of the average of the ASEP HEP values with the fraction of the population actually failed and demonstrated that the ASEP HEP values are larger (conservative) by a statistically significant average factor of two. Partitioning of tasks into subgroups based on the ASEP HEP values and comparison of the subgroup average ASEP HEP values with observed subgroup failure rates showed little or no conservatism for small ASEP HEP values, but considerable conservatism for larger ASEP HEP values.     

Who captures the marks for the Petersen estimator?

Summary.  We examine the claim that the well-known Petersen estimator which is used in population size estimation was not in fact used by the scientist after whom it is named. We show how, in the early years of the last century, the modern use of the Petersen estimator grew from that of the fishing coefficient. Contending with the somewhat conflicting claims that were made at the time, and what by modern standards is poor referencing of sources, we investigate where the credit lies for these concepts, and the principles and protocols which support them. We assess also how far attributions of credit were affected by practical considerations, and the history of the estimator by the nature of the problems being pursued. We identify scientists whose early work on marking and estimating fish populations deserves more credit than it has received.     

m阶积分算子及其应用

本文引人m阶积分算子，给出函数乘积u（x）．v（x）的m阶积分公式，此公式将函数乘积u(X)．v（x）的n阶导数的Leibniz公式推广到n为负整数情形，此公式同时也是函数f（x）的Taylor公式及Taylor级数的一种推广．     

棘腹蛙性腺的发育与周年变化

本文讨论了湘西棘腹蛙的性腺发育与性腺成熟系数的季节变化。实验材料来自204只幼蛙和成蛙（其中雌蛙122只，雄蛙82只）。卵巢的发育可分为6期，雌性的性成熟年龄为3年；精巢的发育可分为5期，雄性的性成熟年龄为2年。每年的5～8月为棘腹蛙的繁殖季节。同时，在文章中也描述了发育各期生殖细胞的主要形态结构。     

外语学习策略研究中存在的主要问题及其对策

探讨了当前国内外外语学习策略研究中存在的一些主要问题,包括术语问题、分类问题、效度和信度问题、研究内容问题、研究方法问题和代表性问题,并针对这些问题提出了相应的对策.