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The current work revisits the results of L.F. Meyers and R. See in [3], and presents the census-taker problem as a motivation to introduce the beautiful theory of numbers.
Aggregated phenomena in social sciences and economics are highly dependent on the way individuals interact. To help understanding the interplay between socio-economic activities and underlying social networks, this paper studies a…
On some problems in the article "Efficient Likelihood Estimation in State Space Models" by Cheng-Der Fuh [Ann. Statist. 34 (2006) 2026--2068] [arXiv:math/0611376]
Nonlinear mixed effects models have become a standard platform for analysis when data is in the form of continuous and repeated measurements of subjects from a population of interest, while temporal profiles of subjects commonly follow a…
We comment on Z. D. Zhang's Response [arXiv:0812.2330] to our recent Comment [arXiv:0811.3876] addressing the conjectured solution of the three-dimensional Ising model reported in [arXiv:0705.1045].
Invited discussion on the paper "Hybrid Semiparametric Bayesian Networks" by David Atienza, Pedro Larranaga and Concha Bielza (TEST, 2022).
The aim of this work is to put forward a statistical mechanics theory of social interaction, generalizing econometric discrete choice models. After showing the formal equivalence linking econometric multinomial logit models to equilibrium…
This survey covers state-of-the-art Bayesian techniques for the estimation of mixtures. It complements the earlier Marin, Mengersen and Robert (2005) by studying new types of distributions, the multinomial, latent class and t distributions.…
Rejoinder to "Latent variable graphical model selection via convex optimization" by Venkat Chandrasekaran, Pablo A. Parrilo and Alan S. Willsky [arXiv:1008.1290].
This is a comment on the paper arXiv:1410.2840 by Ji and Jin, to appear in the AOAS.
A textbook chapter on modeling choice behavior and designing institutional choice functions for matching and market design. The chapter is to appear in: Online and Matching-Based Market Design. Federico Echenique, Nicole Immorlica and Vijay…
Discussion of "Bayesian Model Selection Based on Proper Scoring Rules" by Dawid and Musio [arXiv:1409.5291].
Discussion of "Bayesian Model Selection Based on Proper Scoring Rules" by Dawid and Musio [arXiv:1409.5291].
With an increasing number of replication studies performed in psychological science, the question of how to evaluate the outcome of a replication attempt deserves careful consideration. Bayesian approaches allow to incorporate uncertainty…
In public opinion studies, the relationships between opinions on different topics are likely to shift based on the characteristics of the respondents. Thus, understanding the complexities of public opinion requires methods that can account…
This is a survey article with a limited list of references (as required by the publisher) which appears in the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, eds. J.-P. Francoise, G.L. Naber and Tsou S.T. Oxford: Elsevier, 2006. vol.4, pp.94--104.
In a recent letter [PRL 95, 140601 (2005)], P. Grassberger addresses the very interesting issue of the applicability of q-statistics to the renowned Feigenbaum attractor. However several points are not in line with our current knowledge,…
Discussion of "Instrumental Variables: An Econometrician's Perspective" by Guido W. Imbens [arXiv:1410.0163].
Collective opinions affect civic participation, governance, and societal norms. Due to the influence of opinion dynamics, many models of their formation and evolution have been developed. A commonly used approach for the study of opinion…
Descriptive and inferential social network analysis has become common in public administration studies of network governance and management. A large literature has developed in two broad categories: antecedents of network structure, and…