We describe an algorithm for the construction of optimum experimental designs for the parameters in a regression model when the errors have a correlation structure. Our example is drawn from chemical kinetics, so that the model is nonlinear. Our algorithm has been implemented to be used when the...

The paper is concerned with a problem of finding an optimum experimental design for discriminating between two rival multiresponse models. The criterion of optimality that we use is based on the sum of squares of deviations between the models and picks up the design points for which the...

Charitable bequests are a major source of income for charities but surprisingly little is known about them. The aim of this paper is to propose a multi-stage framework for analysing the bequest decision and to examine the evidence for Great Britain provided by new data on estates. The novelty of...

Management accountants have developed strategic performance measurement to focus decision-making attention on variables that are critical to the organisation's success and then to use realised performance on those variables to reward individual performance. This accomplishes the important...

The article illustrates the use of the forward search to provide robust analyses of econometric data. The emphasis is on informative plots that reveal the inferential importance of each observation. The division of observations into “good” and “bad” leverage points is shown to be...