A country's statistical capacity takes an indispensable part in its development. We offer a comprehensive comparison between the World Bank's Statistical Performance Indicators and Index (SPI) and its predecessor, the Statistical Capacity Index (SCI) regarding different conceptual and empirical...

Bayesian predictive synthesis is a flexible method of combining density predictions. The flexibility comes from the ability to choose an arbitrary synthesis function to combine predictions. I study the choice of synthesis function when combining large numbers of predictions-a common occurrence...

Bayesian predictive synthesis (BPS) is a method of combining predictive distributions based on agent opinion analysis theory, which encompasses many common approaches to combining density forecasts. The key ingredient in BPS is a synthesis function. This is typically specified parametrically as...

Das vorliegende Arbeitspapier bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über aktuelle Statistiken zur Nutzung und zum Verhalten junger Social-Media-Nutzer in Deutschland. Ziel dieser Untersuchung ist es, tiefere Einblicke in die Art und Weise zu gewinnen, wie junge Menschen Social Media nutzen, wie...