{"title":"A dual-frame approach for estimation with respondent-driven samples","authors":"Chien-Min Huang, F. Breidt","doi":"10.1007/s40300-023-00241-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40300-023-00241-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47284325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multivariate Gaussian processes: definitions, examples and applications","authors":"Zexun Chen, Jun Fan, Kuo Wang","doi":"10.1007/s40300-023-00238-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40300-023-00238-3","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Gaussian processes occupy one of the leading places in modern statistics and probability theory due to their importance and a wealth of strong results. The common use of Gaussian processes is in connection with problems related to estimation, detection, and many statistical or machine learning models. In this paper, we propose a precise definition of multivariate Gaussian processes based on Gaussian measures on vector-valued function spaces, and provide an existence proof. In addition, several fundamental properties of multivariate Gaussian processes, such as stationarity and independence, are introduced. We further derive two special cases of multivariate Gaussian processes, including multivariate Gaussian white noise and multivariate Brownian motion, and present a brief introduction to multivariate Gaussian process regression as a useful statistical learning method for multi-output prediction problems.","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135744564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical evaluation of partial credit scoring of the multiple-choice test item","authors":"Rasmus Persson","doi":"10.1007/s40300-022-00237-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40300-022-00237-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49364310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling of networked populations when data is sampled or missing.","authors":"Ian E Fellows, Mark S Handcock","doi":"10.1007/s40300-023-00246-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40300-023-00246-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Networked populations consist of inhomogeneous individuals connected via relational ties. The individuals typically vary in multivariate attributes. In some cases primary interest focuses on individual attributes and in others the understanding of the social structure of the ties. In many circumstances both are of interest, as is their relationship. In this paper we consider this last, most general, case. We model the joint distribution of social ties and individual attributes when the population is only partially observed. Of central interest is when the population is surveyed using a network sampling design. A second situation is when data about a subset of the ties and/or the individual attributes is unintentionally missing. Exponential-family random network models (ERNM)s are capable of specifying a joint statistical representation of both the ties of a network and individual attributes. This class of models allow the nodal attributes to be modeled as stochastic processes, expanding the range and realism of exponential-family approaches to network modeling. In this paper we develop a theory of inference for ERNMs when only part of the network is observed, as well as specific methodology for partially observed networks, including non-ignorable mechanisms for network-based sampling designs. In particular, we consider data collected via contact tracing, of considerable importance to infectious disease epidemiology and public health.</p>","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10199300/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9583601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inference with non-probability samples and survey data integration: a science mapping study.","authors":"Camilla Salvatore","doi":"10.1007/s40300-023-00243-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40300-023-00243-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, survey data integration and inference based on non-probability samples have gained considerable attention. Because large probability-based samples can be cost-prohibitive in many instances, combining a probabilistic survey with auxiliary data is appealing to enhance inferences while reducing the survey costs. Also, as new data sources emerge, such as big data, inference and statistical data integration will face new challenges. This study aims to describe and understand the evolution of this research field over the years with an original approach based on text mining and bibliometric analysis. In order to retrieve the publications of interest (books, journal articles, proceedings, etc.), the Scopus database is considered. A collection of 1023 documents is analyzed. Through the use of such methodologies, it is possible to characterize the literature and identify contemporary research trends as well as potential directions for future investigation. We propose a research agenda along with a discussion of the research gaps which need to be addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10082441/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9589946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statistical framework for fully register based population counts.","authors":"Fabrizio Solari, Antonella Bernardini, Nicoletta Cibella","doi":"10.1007/s40300-023-00244-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40300-023-00244-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The increasing availability of registers or administrative archives has been a strong push towards moving from traditional censuses to combined censuses or even completely register based censuses. In this context, a statistical framework needs to be designed in order to delineate all the statistical issues of the new estimation process. To this aim, a population frame needs to be defined for both surveying and estimation phases. Sampling surveys should be designed for quality assessment and for improving the quality of the register based estimation process. Drawing on similar experiences, a formalisation of the population size estimation process fully based on administrative data is presented. An application to Italian estimation process is reported.</p>","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10116125/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9589944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Testing for the Pareto type I distribution: a comparative study","authors":"L. Ndwandwe, J. Allison, L. Santana, I. Visagie","doi":"10.1007/s40300-023-00252-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40300-023-00252-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48479467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Robustness of lognormal confidence regions for means of symmetric positive definite matrices when applied to mixtures of lognormal distributions","authors":"Benoit Ahanda, D. Osborne, Leif Ellingson","doi":"10.1007/s40300-022-00234-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40300-022-00234-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43093395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Bini, M. Chiodi, L. D'Ambra, P. Sarnacchiaro, P. Zuccolotto
{"title":"Statistical evaluation systems at 360°: techniques, technologies and new frontiers","authors":"M. Bini, M. Chiodi, L. D'Ambra, P. Sarnacchiaro, P. Zuccolotto","doi":"10.1007/s40300-022-00233-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40300-022-00233-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51716,"journal":{"name":"Metron-International Journal of Statistics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41834261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}