We adapt techniques from the literature on chaos and nonlinear dynamics to detect misspecification in models of serially independent data by checking for dependence between the regressors and disturbances. Our tests are nonparametric in that they determine whether the distribution of the...

Contract manufacturing as a concept will be utilised increasingly during the 1990s and beyond. The use of this facility can make life a great deal easier for manufacturing engineering management, specially in recessionary periods. Savings in time, aggravation and, above all, costs, are vital....

The causes and consequences of stress are well documented. The specific way in which stress may affect the graduate working in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) is the focus. A model of stress, specific to the experiences of the graduate, which incorporates both the causes and...

Attitudinal data are expected to be useful for the design and implementation of population policies and family planning programs. The reason for including questions on fertility attitudes and expectations in fertility surveys is the belief that such attitudes affect future fertility behavior....

Targeting specific populations can be an arduous task in survey research. While the ability of researchers to use intricate sampling techniques to build a geographically representative population has increased over the last fifty years, the ability to parse together a representative subsample of...