The statistic introduced in Fortiana and Grané (J R Stat Soc B 65(1):115–126, <CitationRef CitationID="CR6">2003</CitationRef>) is modified so that it can be used to test the goodness-of-fit of a censored sample, when the distribution function is fully specified. Exact and asymptotic distributions of three modified versions of this...</citationref>

In this paper we have suggested some improved estimator of parameters of Morgenstern type bivariate logistic distribution (MTBLD) using ranked set sampling. We have shown the superiority of the proposed estimators over Chacko and Thomas (2009) estimators.

Population aging challenges pay-as-you-go pension systems. Solving the associated funding problem constantly motivates reform processes. In addition to an aging population, specific regulations of the German public pension system lead to an increasing financial burden of national finances. To...

Due to Germany’s specific farm structure, the progressive modulation of direct payments decided within the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is of particular relevance for German agriculture. In this paper we apply the agent-based model AgriPoliS to shed some light on the...

This paper presents information on the Stochastic Energy Deployment System (SEDS) model. DOE and NREL are developing this new model, intended to address many of the shortcomings of the current suite of energy models. Once fully built, the salient qualities of SEDS will include full probabilistic...