In this paper, an exploratory hierarchical method to classify variables is introduced as an alternative to principal component analysis when dealing with stock-exchange price time-series. The method is based on a particular principal component analysis applied to pairs of variables, each one...

Immer wieder auftretende Schieflagen im Bankensektor stellen für die im öffentlichen Interesse in das Finanzsystem eingreifende Bankenaufsicht eine permanente Herausforderung dar. Jan Roland Günter entwickelt auf empirisch-induktivem Wege ein Verfahren für ein Bankenrating, welches von...

"A Beginner's Guide to Structural Equation Modeling, fifth edition, has been redesigned with consideration of a true beginner in structural equation modeling (SEM) in mind. The book covers introductory through intermediate topics in SEM in more detail than in any previous edition. All of the...