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We propose an autoregressive framework for modelling dynamic networks with dependent edges. It encompasses models that accommodate, for example, transitivity, degree heterogenenity, and other stylized features often observed in real network…
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We calculate and analyze various entropy measures and their properties for selected probability distributions. The entropies considered include Shannon, R\'enyi, generalized R\'enyi, Tsallis, Sharma-Mittal, and modified Shannon entropy,…
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Under left truncation, data $(X_i,Y_i)$ are observed only when $Y_i\le X_i$. Usually, the distribution function $F$ of the $X_i$ is the target of interest. In this paper, we study linear functionals $\int\varphi \mathrm{d}F_n$ of the…
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