Simulating the outcome of an intervention is a central problem in many fields as this allows decision-makers to quantify the effect of any given strategy and, hence, to evaluate different schemes of actions. Simulation is particularly relevant in very large systems where the statistical model...

It is common that log-linear models for multi-way contingency tables with one variable subject to non-ignorable non-response will yield non-response boundary solutions, where the probability of non-respondents being classified in certain cells of the table is estimated to be zero, resulting in...

In the absence of a traditional census and a comprehensive population register (as it is the case in the UK), administrative data sources, i.e. health, school or tax records, can offer an alternative to estimate the size of residence population. However, such data sources are designed to capture...

In the absence of a traditional census and a comprehensive population register (as it is the case in the UK), administrative data sources, i.e. health, school or tax records, can offer an alternative to estimate the size of residence population. However, such data sources are designed to capture...

Residential satisfaction depends on housing and neighborhood conditions in addition to housing cost affordability. To determine the relative importance of these factors, their average effect is usually estimated using sample data, eventually split in sub-samples in order to represent social...

In this paper we analyze the spatial patterns of the risk of unprotected sexual intercourse for Italian women during their initial experience with sexual intercourse. We rely on geo-referenced survey data from the Italian Fertility and Family Survey, and we use a Bayesian approach relying on...

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Radon is a natural radioactive gas known to be the main contributor to natural background radiation exposure and the major leading cause of lung cancer second to smoking. Indoor radon concentration levels of 200 and 400 Bq/m3 are reference values suggested by the 90/143/Euratom recommendation,...

Private car use is one of the major contributors to pollution in industrialised countries. It is therefore important to understand the factors that determine the demand for car use. In explaining the variability in car use, it is important to take into account household demographic...

Estimating population abundance is of primary interest in wildlife population studies. Point transect sampling is a well established methodology for this purpose. The usual approach for estimating the density or the size of the population of interest is to assume a particular model for the...