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A Methodology for Estimating the Uncertainty in Model Parameters Applying the Robust Bayesian Inferences

  • Kim, Joo Yeon;Lee, Seung Hyun;Park, Tai Jin
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.149-154
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    • 2016
  • Background: Any real application of Bayesian inference must acknowledge that both prior distribution and likelihood function have only been specified as more or less convenient approximations to whatever the analyzer's true belief might be. If the inferences from the Bayesian analysis are to be trusted, it is important to determine that they are robust to such variations of prior and likelihood as might also be consistent with the analyzer's stated beliefs. Materials and Methods: The robust Bayesian inference was applied to atmospheric dispersion assessment using Gaussian plume model. The scopes of contaminations were specified as the uncertainties of distribution type and parametric variability. The probabilistic distribution of model parameters was assumed to be contaminated as the symmetric unimodal and unimodal distributions. The distribution of the sector-averaged relative concentrations was then calculated by applying the contaminated priors to the model parameters. Results and Discussion: The sector-averaged concentrations for stability class were compared by applying the symmetric unimodal and unimodal priors, respectively, as the contaminated one based on the class of ${\varepsilon}$-contamination. Though ${\varepsilon}$ was assumed as 10%, the medians reflecting the symmetric unimodal priors were nearly approximated within 10% compared with ones reflecting the plausible ones. However, the medians reflecting the unimodal priors were approximated within 20% for a few downwind distances compared with ones reflecting the plausible ones. Conclusion: The robustness has been answered by estimating how the results of the Bayesian inferences are robust to reasonable variations of the plausible priors. From these robust inferences, it is reasonable to apply the symmetric unimodal priors for analyzing the robustness of the Bayesian inferences.

On Bounds for Moments of Unimodal Distributions

  • Sharma, R.;Bhandaria, R.
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.201-212
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    • 2014
  • We provide a simple basic method to find bounds for higher order moments of unimodal distributions in terms of lower order moments when the random variable takes value in a given finite real interval. The bounds for moments in terms of the geometric mean of the distribution are also derived. Both continuous and discrete cases are considered. The bounds for the ratio and difference of moments are obtained. The special cases provide refinements of several well-known inequalities, such as Kantorovich inequality and Krasnosel'skii and Krein inequality.

Criterion of discrete unimodal mixtures (이산분포 혼합의 단봉성이 성립하기 위한 조건)

  • 최대우
    • The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.159-167
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    • 1995
  • Considering special discrete distribution of exponential family as a sequence with respect to the points of support, the squence is unimodal in some sense. In this paper, we study under what condition the mixture of that discrete distribution with respect to a parameter is unimodal. We derive the maximal interval of the parameter in which each mixture of the discrete distribution such as Binomial and Poisson is always unimodal.

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An Empirical Study on Comparative Analysis of Freight Demand Estimation Methods - Unimodal O/D Based Method and P/C Based Method : Focus on Korean Import/Export Container Freight (수단O/D기반 및 P/C기반 화물수요추정방식의 실증적 비교: 우리나라 컨테이너 화물을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Hyunseung;Park, Dongjoo;Kim, Chansung;Choi, Chang Ho;Cho, Hanseon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.45-59
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    • 2013
  • This study deals with the comparative analysis between two freight demand estimation methods : Unimodal O/D based method and P/C based method. The data of access/egress truck trips has been omitted from the Korean freight unimodal O/D of KTDB. This is because KTDB's unimodal O/D has not marked the series of unlinked trips down as the whole freight intermodal transport and surveyed only the main-haul trips of them. For these reasons, freight intermodal transport mechanism has not been analysed perfectly with Korean unimodal O/D data. This study tries to estimate P/C table of Korean Import/Export container freight and develop the MCC(Multimodal Channel Choice) model. Then, comparing unimodal O/D based method and P/C based method in terms of the switch commodities between production point(the initial point of freight transport) and consumption point(the terminal point of freight transport), unimodal commodities, and commodities on links is conducted. The results show that the P/C based method is able to simulate the freight intermodal transport.

The influence of learning style in understanding analogies and 2D animations in embryology course

  • Narayanan, Suresh;Ananthy, Vimala
    • Anatomy and Cell Biology
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.260-265
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    • 2018
  • Undergraduate students struggle to comprehend embryology because of its dynamic nature. Studies have recommended using a combination of teaching methods to match the student's learning style. But there has been no study to describe the effect of such teaching strategy over the different types of learners. In the present study, an attempt has been made to teach embryology using the combination of analogies and simple 2D animations made with Microsoft powerpoint software. The objective of the study is to estimate the difference in academic improvement and perception scale between the different types of learners after introducing analogies and 2D animation in a lecture environment. Based on Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic (VARK) scoring system the learners were grouped into unimodal and multimodal learners. There was significant improvement in post-test score among the unimodal (P<0.001) and multimodal learners (P<0.001). When the post-test score was compared between the two groups, the multimodal learners performed better the unimodal learners (P=0.018). But there was no difference in the perception of animations and analogies and long-term assessment between the groups. The multimodal learners performed better than unimodal learners in short term recollection, but in long term retention of knowledge the varied learning style didn't influence its outcome.

A Sharp Cramer-Rao type Lower-Bound for Median-Unbiased Estimators

  • So, Beong-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.187-198
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    • 1994
  • We derive a new Cramer-Rao type lower bound for the reciprocal of the density height of the median-unbiased estimators which improves most of the previous lower bounds and is attainable under much weaker conditions. We also identify useful necessary and sufficient condition for the attainability of the lower bound which is considerably weaker than those for the mean-unbiased estimators. It is shown that these lower bounds are attained not only for the family of continuous distributions with monotone likelihood ratio (MLR) property but also for the location and scale families with strong unimodal property.

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THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME LEVEL ARTINIAN O-SEQUENCES

  • Shin, Yong-Su
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.20 no.1_2
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    • pp.541-548
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    • 2006
  • We find a graded Artinian level O-sequence of the form $H\;:\;h_0\;h_1\;\cdots\;h_{d-1}\;h_d\cdots$ $^{(d+1-1_)-st}h_d$ < $h_{d+s}$ not having the Weak-Lefschetz property. We also introduce several algorithms for construction of some examples of non-unimodal level O-sequences using a computer program called CoCoA.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NON-UNIMODAL GORENSTEIN SEQUENCE

  • Ahn, Jea-Man
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.29 no.1_2
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    • pp.443-450
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, we construct a Gorenstein Artinian algebra R/J with non-unimodal Hilbert function h = (1, 13, 12, 13, 1) to investigate the algebraic structure of the ideal J in a polynomial ring R. For this purpose, we use a software system Macaulay 2, which is devoted to supporting research in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.

Effects, of Catalyst Pore Structure on Reactivity in Simplified Reaction System

  • Rhee, Young-Woo;Son, Jae-Ek
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.114-122
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    • 1993
  • A model describing the reaction rate and catalyst deactivation in a simplified reaction system was developed to investigate the significance of catalyst pore structure in terms of porosities, porosity ratios, and size ratios of reactants to pores. The model showed that the unimodal catalyst could give a better performance than the bimodal in certain circumstances and the crossover found in the reactivity curves resulted from a trade-off between surface area and diffusivity. Under the assumption of uniform coke buildup, the bimodal catalyst appeared to provide better resistance to deactation than unimodal catalyst.

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