Advances in Mathematical and Statistical Modeling

PrefaceList of ContributorsList of TablesList of FiguresPart I. Distribution Theory and ApplicationsEnrique Castillo's Contributions to Conditional Specification / B. C. ArnoldThe Polygonal Distribution / D. Karlis and E. XekalakiConditionally Specified Models: New Developments and Applications / J. M. Sarabia, M. Sarabia, and M. PascualModelling of Insurance Claim Count with Hurdle Distribution for Panel Data / J.-P. Boucher, M. Denuit, and M. GuillénDistance-Based Association and Multi-Sample Tests for General Multivariate Data / C. M. CuadrasPart II. Probability and StatisticsEmpirical Bayes Assessment of the Hyperparameters in Bayesian Factor Analysis / S. J. Press, K.-I. Shin, and L. S. EunPart III. Order Statistics and AnalysisNegative Mixtures, Order Statistics, and Systems / J. Navarro and P. J. HernándezModels of Ordered Data and Products of Beta Random Variables / E. Beutner and U. KampsExact Inference and Optimal Censoring Scheme for a Simple Step-Stress Model Under Progressive Type-II Censoring / Q. Xie, N. Balakrishnan, and D. HanPart IV. Engineering ModelingNon-Gaussian State Estimation in Power Systems / R. Mínguez, A. J. Conejo, and A.S. HadiStatistics Applied to Wave Climate on a Beach Profile / C. Castillo and C. SolaresPart V. Extreme Value TheoryOn Some Dependence Measures for Multivariate Extreme-Value Distributions / I. WeissmanRatio of Maximum to the Sum for Testing Super Heavy Tails / C. Neves and I. Fraga AlvesTail Behavior: An Empirical Study / M. I. Gomes, D. Pestana, L. Rodriguez, and C. ViseuAn Example of Real-Life Data Where the Hill Estimator is Correct / R.-D. Reiss and U. CormannPart VI. Business and Economics ApplicationsDeriving Credibility Premiums Under Different Bayesian Methodology / E. G. DénizThe Influence of Transport Links on Disaggregation and Regionalization Methods in Interregional Input-Output Models Between Metropolitan and Remote Areas / F. Escobedo and J. M. UreñaPart VII. Statistical MethodsJackknife Bias Correction

From the reviews:"This book is a Festschrift in honor of Professor Enrique Castillo. ... The book's coverage is quite broad, as are Professor Castillo's interests. The book should be a good addition to any library." (David E. Booth, Technometrics, Vol. 51 (3), August, 2009)