DONALD Trump could see his hopes of re-election this November go up in smoke as economists warn the crippling unemployment rate the coronavirus pandemic has caused in the US could remain in double-digits well into 2021.

Everton chief Marcel Brands is keeping tabs on Wigan forward Joe Gelhardt.

It's a pop culture episode this week as we do a deep dive into dystopian fiction. Scott Carey is your host as he chats to Dominic Preston and Tamlin Magee about the best novels, films, TV shows and video games set in dystopian universes.

We talk about how the world is closer to fiction than ever before, and how this impacts the way we think about fictional dystopias, and end on a positive note to discuss our favourite utopian fiction too.

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Mohd Arshad, Omer Abdalghani.

Source: Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics, Volume 34, Number 1, 167--182.

Abstract:
Suppose that $pi_{1},pi_{2},ldots ,pi_{k}$ be $k(geq2)$ independent exponential populations having unknown location parameters $mu_{1},mu_{2},ldots,mu_{k}$ and known scale parameters $sigma_{1},ldots,sigma_{k}$. Let $mu_{[k]}=max {mu_{1},ldots,mu_{k}}$. For selecting the population associated with $mu_{[k]}$, a class of selection rules (proposed by Arshad and Misra [ Statistical Papers 57 (2016) 605–621]) is considered. We consider the problem of estimating the location parameter $mu_{S}$ of the selected population under the criterion of the LINEX loss function. We consider three natural estimators $delta_{N,1},delta_{N,2}$ and $delta_{N,3}$ of $mu_{S}$, based on the maximum likelihood estimators, uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator (UMVUE) and minimum risk equivariant estimator (MREE) of $mu_{i}$’s, respectively. The uniformly minimum risk unbiased estimator (UMRUE) and the generalized Bayes estimator of $mu_{S}$ are derived. Under the LINEX loss function, a general result for improving a location-equivariant estimator of $mu_{S}$ is derived. Using this result, estimator better than the natural estimator $delta_{N,1}$ is obtained. We also shown that the estimator $delta_{N,1}$ is dominated by the natural estimator $delta_{N,3}$. Finally, we perform a simulation study to evaluate and compare risk functions among various competing estimators of $mu_{S}$.

Edgar Dobriban, William Leeb, Amit Singer.

Source: The Annals of Statistics, Volume 48, Number 1, 491--513.

Abstract:
We consider the linearly transformed spiked model , where the observations $Y_{i}$ are noisy linear transforms of unobserved signals of interest $X_{i}$: egin{equation*}Y_{i}=A_{i}X_{i}+varepsilon_{i},end{equation*} for $i=1,ldots ,n$. The transform matrices $A_{i}$ are also observed. We model the unobserved signals (or regression coefficients) $X_{i}$ as vectors lying on an unknown low-dimensional space. Given only $Y_{i}$ and $A_{i}$ how should we predict or recover their values? The naive approach of performing regression for each observation separately is inaccurate due to the large noise level. Instead, we develop optimal methods for predicting $X_{i}$ by “borrowing strength” across the different samples. Our linear empirical Bayes methods scale to large datasets and rely on weak moment assumptions. We show that this model has wide-ranging applications in signal processing, deconvolution, cryo-electron microscopy, and missing data with noise. For missing data, we show in simulations that our methods are more robust to noise and to unequal sampling than well-known matrix completion methods.

Stepan Mazur, Dmitry Otryakhin, Mark Podolskij.

Source: Bernoulli, Volume 26, Number 1, 226--252.

Abstract:
In this paper, we investigate the parametric inference for the linear fractional stable motion in high and low frequency setting. The symmetric linear fractional stable motion is a three-parameter family, which constitutes a natural non-Gaussian analogue of the scaled fractional Brownian motion. It is fully characterised by the scaling parameter $sigma>0$, the self-similarity parameter $Hin(0,1)$ and the stability index $alphain(0,2)$ of the driving stable motion. The parametric estimation of the model is inspired by the limit theory for stationary increments Lévy moving average processes that has been recently studied in ( Ann. Probab. 45 (2017) 4477–4528). More specifically, we combine (negative) power variation statistics and empirical characteristic functions to obtain consistent estimates of $(sigma,alpha,H)$. We present the law of large numbers and some fully feasible weak limit theorems.

Capital structure, or the DNAs of different sectors differ substantially.

I previously wrote about the advantages of adding horizontal and vertical reference lines to a graph. You can also add a diagonal reference line to a graph. The SGPLOT procedure in SAS supports two primary ways to add a diagonal reference line: The LINEPARM statement enables you to specify a [...]

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Earlier this week, the Internet revisited clips of America’s Next Top Model, which premiered in 2003 on UPN and has aged pretty badly ever since, in which host ... More » ......

Hindsight is 20/20, even if you’re smizing.

Paired with a T-shirt or even just a vest, the classic stripe returns for men this season. Take inspiration from these high-fashion looks riffing on the boardroom staple

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Cleo Sol “When I’m In Your Arms” Cleo Sol made her new record with the producer Inflo, who also produced the two Sault albums from last year. There’s a very similar aesthetic to this music – classic soul rendered with warm, foregrounded bass and ample negative space that highlights the precision of all other instruments […]

A viral message has been doing the rounds of social media stating that the city of Vadodara is enforcing a complete lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Aditya Dhar, director of Uri: The Surgical Strike, has claimed that he never wanted to hurt anybody with his previous movie.

Termination of Northern contract signals wider problems with privatised system

She rose to fame on MasterChef Australia back in 2009, where she battled Julie Goodwin in the finale, but was instead placed runner-up.

Ihaia West scored the decisive try late in the second half as he collected a stunning Sonny Bill Williams offload to storm through and touch down, with the Lions unable to answer.

In the 48 games we have had so far we have seen some stunning individual displays in Russia. Here, Sportsmail compiles their World Cup team of the group stage.

The four Welsh regions are banking on their £40m share of the proposed deal helping them to balance their books and to help them become more competitive on the field.

Maybe they'll have better luck the second time around.

Alvaro Morata is ready to lead Spain's attack at Euro 2016 if called upon after declaring himself fully fit on Thursday. He missed the 1-0 home defeat by Georgia on Tuesday with a thigh injury.

Nothing's sacred when comedian Dave Hughes is around, and as he kicked off hosting duties at the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards, he made light of the recent 60 Minutes controversy.

Australia's reporter Tara Brown's job was on the line before Nine Network bosses decided to sack 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice over the botched child abduction scandal, it has emerged.

Thousands of employees will have woken up yesterday terrified they are about to lose their jobs. Businesses all over Britain are already cutting workers' hours and pay in a bid to protect jobs.

It is all on the line for the two finalists in the DJ FX Frenzy championship: the pride and glory of being named the first global winner of this bracket-style foreign-exchange competition.

The Jharia mines in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district produce the best quality coking coal (used in blast furnaces) in India. However, the area, mostly inhabited by tribals, has been smouldering with underground mine fires for several decades now. Kalpana Pradhan reports on the health impact.

In a desperate bid to outdo each other in television rating points, regional news channels are increasingly resorting to celebrity coverage bordering on tabloid journalism that infringes the right to individual privacy. B S Nagaraj comments on the trend.

Brescia captain Daniele Gastaldello said resuming the Serie A season is not worth if the price is getting the players seriously injured.

Efforts are underway to establish an All India Judicial Service (AIJS) on the lines of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) for appointment of judges at the level of district courts and lower judiciary throughout the country by

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Hayden Library - PS153.M56 F725 2019

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