Author: Jeffrey S Racine
Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
Keywords: econometrics, trends, foundations, primer, nonparametric
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2008-02-01
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 1601981104
ISBN-13: 9781601981103

Nonparametric Econometrics is a primer for those who wish to familiarize themselves with nonparametric econometrics. While the underlying theory for many of these methods can be daunting for practitioners, this monograph presents a range of nonparametric methods that can be deployed in a fairly straightforward manner. Nonparametric methods are statistical techniques that do not require a researcher to specify functional forms for objects being estimated. The methods surveyed are known as kernel methods, which are becoming increasingly popular for applied data analysis. The appeal of n

Authors:Qi Li, Jeffrey Scott Racine,
Publisher: Princeton University Pre
Keywords: practice, theory, econometrics, nonparametric
Number of Pages: 768
Published: 2006-11-27
List price: $94.00
ISBN-10: 0691121613
ISBN-13: 9780691121611

Until now, students and researchers in nonparametric and semiparametric statistics and econometrics have had to turn to the latest journal articles to keep pace with these emerging methods of economic analysis. Nonparametric Econometrics fills a major gap by gathering together the most up-to-date theory and techniques and presenting them in a remarkably straightforward and accessible format. The empirical tests, data, and exercises included in this textbook help make it the ideal introduction for graduate students and an indispensable resource for researchers.Nonparametric and semiparametric m

Authors:Qi Li, Jeffrey Scott Racine,
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Keywords: econometrics, advances, methods, econometric, nonparametric
Number of Pages: 760
Published: 2009-12-04
List price: $174.95
ISBN-10: 184950623X
ISBN-13: 9781849506236

This Volume of "Advances in Econometrics" contains a selection of papers presented initially at the 7th Annual Advances in Econometrics Conference held on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana during November 14-16, 2008. The theme of the conference was ’Nonparametric Econometric Methods’, and the papers selected for inclusion in this Volume span a range of nonparametric techniques including kernel smoothing, empirical copulas, series estimators, and smoothing splines along with a variety of semiparametric methods. The papers in this Volume cover topics of interest to those who

Author: Samuel F. Racine
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: principles, accounting
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2008-11-14
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0559610017
ISBN-13: 9780559610011

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Accounts and Accounting Accounts—Character Accounts Defined. "An account is a registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings, or debits and credits, or of a certain class of them, or of other things subject to a reckoning or review." (Webster. ) Accounting Defined. The act of preparing a registry of pecuniary transactions or of stating an a

Author: Jean Racine
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Keywords: french, english, classics, penguin, dual, language, phedre
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1992-03-01
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0140445919
ISBN-13: 9780140445916

Author: Jean Racine
Publisher: Applause Books
Keywords: collection, vol, theatre, vic, old, andromache
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2000-02-01
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 1557830215
ISBN-13: 9781557830210

"Love? What does love mean in this fearsome drama? Not much that is affirmative. Not much to heat the heart of a sentimental spectator. It signifies a passion that amounts to illness, an alternately aching and frantic desire that cannot be slaked. The three characters who love strive to conquer love by straining their will power to its elastic limits.And what does loved mean here? Not the ecstasy of glowing with selflessness and basking in another’s affection, but a tormenting burden that cannot be shaken off, can only be readjusted to serve as an instrument of convenience or harm."from

Author: Eric Racine
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: brain, basic, bioethics, mind, understanding, neuroethics, improving, treatment, pragmatic
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2010-07-31
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 026201419X
ISBN-13: 9780262014199

Today the measurable health burden of neurological and mental health disorders matches or even surpasses any other cluster of health conditions. At the same time, the clinical applications of recent advances in neuroscience are hardly straightforward. In Pragmatic Neuroethics, Eric Racine argues that the emerging field of neuroethics offers a way to integrate such specialties as neurology, psychiatry, and neurosurgery with the humanities and social sciences, neuroscience research, and related healthcare professions, with the goal of tackling key ethical challenges and improving patient care. R