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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleTHE EFFICIENCY OF EMPIRICAL LIKELIHOOD WITH NUISANCE PARAMETERSXing WangIn this study we check the asymptotic efficiency of empirical likelihood in the presence of nuisance parameters combined with augmented moment conditions. We show that in the presence of nuisance parameters, the asymptotic efficiency of the empirical likelihood estimator of the parameter of interest will increase by adding more moment conditions, in the sense of the positive semidefiniteness of the … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 17 Feb 2014 · 6,791 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsOdds to Quicken Reporting Already Delayed Cases: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Incidences are IllustratedRamalingam ShanmugamDelayed reporting in a medical system complicates efforts to estimate the number of cases that occurred in a time period. A case in point is the government’s difficulty to estimate the number of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases. The reporting delays are not intentional but are ongoing due to changing Federal regulations or medical definitions of the case like … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 1 Apr 2013 · 6,415 accessesView PDF Cite