中国文化软实力发展进程研究

文化软实力是现代社会发展的精神动力、智力支撑和思想保证。中国文化软实力的发展经历了建设“民族的、科学的、大众的文化”、坚持“两手抓”、大力发展先进文化、建设和谐文化、提升文化软实力的发展进程。体现了我们党高度的文化自觉、文化自信和深远战略眼光。     

公共外交视阈下河南省对外开放软环境研究

对外开放软环境对河南省经济的整体发展至关重要.它的主体多元性为传播学视角的引入提供了可能性.传统外交模式下河南省对外开放软环境现状存在着明显不足.公共外交在主体、对象、形式、效果、影响方式等方面的优势为新形势下河南省对外开放软环境的塑造提供了诸多契机.各个主体的职责十分清晰：政府主导塑造全方位的政策法制环境、高效的服务环境;文化界、宗教界一些NGO、NPO以及高校等主导塑造和谐的社会文化环境;媒体主导塑造充满正能量的舆论环境;普通大众主导塑造诚信及道德规范环境.     

秦皇岛市文化软实力综合评价及提升对策研究

以秦皇岛市为研究对象,在阅读文献的基础上,尝试对秦皇岛文化软实力进行界定,通过定性分析（SWOT分析）与定量分析（指标分析法）相结合的方法对秦皇岛市文化软实力进行综合评价,指出秦皇岛文化软实力的优势、劣势、机遇以及威胁,提出了增强基础竞争力、提高市民文化涵养、建设创新型城市、构建综合型文化传播体系等提升秦皇岛市文化软实力的对策。     

A Survey of the Teaching of Statistics in M.B.A. Programs

A survey of business schools was conducted to obtain information about the current state of the teaching of business statistics to students enrolled in M.B.A. degree programs. The survey was undertaken for and presented at a June 1986 conference on “Making Statistics More Effective in Schools of Business,” held at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. Information was elicited concerning both the required statistics sequence and elective statistics courses for M.B.A. students, as well as computer usage in these courses. This article summarizes the information obtained from the survey.     

Selecting a Good Stochastic System for the Large Number of Alternatives

In this article, we present the problem of selecting a good stochastic system with high probability and minimum total simulation cost when the number of alternatives is very large. We propose a sequential approach that starts with the Ordinal Optimization procedure to select a subset that overlaps with the set of the actual best m% systems with high probability. Then we use Optimal Computing Budget Allocation to allocate the available computing budget in a way that maximizes the Probability of Correct Selection. This is followed by a Subset Selection procedure to get a smaller subset that contains the best system among the subset that is selected before. Finally, the Indifference-Zone procedure is used to select the best system among the survivors in the previous stage. The numerical test involved with all these procedures shows the results for selecting a good stochastic system with high probability and a minimum number of simulation samples, when the number of alternatives is large. The results also show that the proposed approach is able to identify a good system in a very short simulation time.     

A Note on “Characteristics of the Membership of the American Statistical Association, 1958”

A second course in statistics, for nonstatisticians who will use packaged statistical software in their work, is outlined. The course is directed toward the wise choice, use, and evaluation of statistical computer packages. The goal of the course is to train educated consumers of statistical programs. Particular attention is paid to computer-based data analysis, interpretation of output, comparison of competing packages, and statistical problems that arise when computers are employed to analyze large data sets.     

Aspects of Statistical Computing: What Packages for the 1980's Ought to Do

A wish list of desirable statistical computing capabilities is presented. This may help one question which of these capabilities can be satisfied by existing packages, which might be met through reasonable extensions to these packages, which might require substantial new development, and which ought to be supplied by the computing environment rather than the packages. These questions are explored, taking into account the nature of the statistical work and the choices presented by technology. Attention is given to the barriers to be overcome if future statistical packages are to take full advantage of new technology.     

Statistical Computing: History and Trends

The evolution of computers is currently in a period of rapid change, stimulated by radically cheaper and smaller devices for processing and memory. These changes are certain to provide major opportunities and challenges for the use of computers in statistics. This article looks at history and current trends, in both general computing and statistical computing, with the goal of identifying key features and requirements for the near future. A discussion of the S language developed at Bell Laboratories illustrates some program design principles that can make future work on statistical programs more effective and more valuable.     

Statistical Computing Software Reviews

This department includes the two sections New Developments in Statistical Computing and Statistical Computing Software Reviews; suitable contents for each of these sections is described under the respective section heading. Articles submitted for the department, outside the two sections, should not be highly technical and should be relevant to the teaching or practice of statistical computing.

This section is similar in organization to a Book Review section in other journals; however, software of interest to statisticians is the subject of review here. Emphasis is on software for microcomputers. Programs that operate only in larger mainframe computers will seldom receive review. Normally, producers of programs make a copy of their product available to the Section Editor, who then selects one or more persons to test the product and prepare a review.

Producers of computer software who wish to have their product reviewed are invited to contact the Section Editor, Professor Kenneth Berk, Department of Mathematics, 313 Stevenson Hall, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761.

Findings and opinions expressed in every review are solely those of the author. They should not be construed as reflecting endorsement of the product, or opinions held, by the American Statistical Association, nor is any warranty implied about any product reviewed.

SYSTAT Leland Wilkinson. Available from Systat, Inc., 603 Main St., Evanston, IL 60202. $495 (multiple copy and site fees available). Reviewed by Mark I. Scherwish

AIDA, Version 9/82 David A. Lingwood, Available from Action-Research Northwest, 11442 Marine View Drive, S.W., Seattle, WA 98146. $235. Reviewed by Walter Liggett

MSUSTAT, MS/PC-DOS and CP/M-80 Version 2.20 Richard E. Lund. Available from Research and Development, Inc., Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717–0002. $187.50 (university and multiple-copy discounts available). Reviewed by Mervyn G. Marasinghe