The first half of the seventies has seen a virtual explosion of interest in the use of random coefficient regression techniques which, for the most part, have been developed or refined by econometricians. However, given the importance of regression analysis as a managerial tool, it is surprising...

Collinearity in the data set used by Ball, Brown and Officer, in their study of the asset pricing model in the Australian equity market, virtually guarantees the results that they obtain. This applies to their tests of the linearity of risk-return relationships and to their tests of the effects...

Assessing market acceptance of different options in cable and over-the-air subscription television is essential in the planning stages of these products. This article provides an outline of a new estimation method, 'functional measurement' which can assess demand for an as yet hypothetical...