In this paper, parametric and empirical likelihood functions or surfaces are compared. In particular, first- and second-order expansions for log likelihood functions are developed in nonparametric and ...
Banker and Maindiratta (1992) provides a method for the estimation of a stochastic production frontier from the class of all monotone and concave functions. A key aspect of their procedure is that the ...
The ability to detect, discriminate and identify sensory signals is limited by how efficiently information in sensory representations is put to use in the control of behavior. A stimulus activates a ...