On enhanced exponential‐cum‐ratio estimators using robust measures of location

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Awais Gulzar ◽  
Waqas Latif ◽  
Muhammad Abid ◽  
Hafiz Zafar Nazir ◽  
Muhammad Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Ratio Estimators ◽  
Robust Measures

scholarly journals Improved Ratio Estimators of Variance Based on Robust Measures

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abid ◽  
Shabbir Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Tahir ◽  
Hafiz Zafar Nazir ◽  
Muhammad Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Ratio Estimators ◽  
Robust Measures

scholarly journals Improved Ratio Estimators Using Some Robust Measures

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abid ◽  
Hafiz Zafar Nazir ◽  
Muhammad Riaz ◽  
Zhengyan Lin ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Tahir
Keyword(s):  
Ratio Estimators ◽  
Robust Measures

An Efficient Class of Calibration Ratio Estimators of Domain Mean in Survey Sampling

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-293
Author(s):  
Ekaette I. Enang ◽  
Etebong P. Clement
Keyword(s):  
Survey Sampling ◽  
Ratio Estimators

scholarly journals Policy Brief: The Case for Using Robust Measures to Evaluate Nonprofit Organizations

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Katherine R. Cooper ◽  
Michelle Shumate
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Continuous Evaluation ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Robust Measures

AbstractAlthough nonprofit organizations are expected to engage in continuous evaluation, its effectiveness is hampered by limited resources and competing and untested instruments. This paper makes the case for the creation and use of more robust measures in nonprofit evaluation. Specifically, we argue for the involvement of nonprofits in the development of reliable and valid instruments that can be used to benchmark nonprofit organizations against one another and for funders and government to support these efforts through their investment in nonprofit measurement. We cite a particular measure, The Nonprofit Capacities Instrument, as an exemplar.

A class of exponential-type ratio estimators of a general parameter

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 3957-3984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Housila P. Singh ◽  
Surya K. Pal
Keyword(s):  
Exponential Type ◽  
General Parameter ◽  
Ratio Estimators

Development of Robust Measures of Attitude Towards Risk

Risk Analysis ◽  
1991 ◽  
pp. 433-448
Author(s):  
Beverly Fleisher
Keyword(s):  
Robust Measures

Corporate payout-form: investors’ preference and catering theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 1418-1433
Author(s):  
Abdelaziz Chazi ◽  
Alexandra Theodossiou ◽  
Zaher Zantout
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Stock Repurchases ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Robust Measures ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Form Preference ◽  
Number Of Firms

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate new robust measures of investors’ preference for the form of regular corporate payout. Then, the paper adds to the empirical evidence on catering theory by examining managers’ catering to such preference. Design/methodology/approach The authors use the matching method to control for firm characteristics. The authors apply two robustness tests to validate the measures. The authors use the rigorous multivariate analysis. Findings US investors’ preference for regular dividends vs regular stock repurchases, being different forms of corporate payout, varies over time. Managers cater to investors’ preference for payout form. The findings are consistent with the catering theory of Baker and Wurgler (2004a). The number of firms that pay cash dividends regularly continue to outnumber the ones that purchase their shares regularly. Research limitations/implications The study only uses US data. It does not cover other countries. Practical implications The measures can be used in several future research endeavors, such as examining investors’ payout-form preferences in other countries (see Booth and Zhou, 2017) and exploring their determinants, the corporate governance characteristics of firms that cater to investors’ preference vs firms that do not, etc. Social implications The study contributes to understanding investors’ preferences and corporate payout behavior which is prerequisite to efficient policy formulation. Originality/value The proxies for investors’ payout-form preference control for firm characteristics and are unrelated to investors’ time-varying risk preferences. Also, they are robust to measurement issues. Moreover, the study covers a period of 40 years.

scholarly journals Responses and Impacts of COVID-19 on East Africa’s Tourism Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10(6)) ◽  
pp. 1711-1727
Author(s):  
Peter Ezra ◽  
Benard Kitheka ◽  
Edwin Sabuhoro ◽  
Geoffrey K. Riungu ◽  
Agnes Sirima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Support ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Collaborative Management ◽  
East African ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
East African Community ◽  
Global Engagement ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Robust Measures

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all economies and life support systems world-wide. Owing to the pandemic's unpredictable nature, experts and policymakers struggle to find a headway to slow infections and further economic deterioration. The purpose of this study is to assess East African Community (EAC) states’ early responses and the pandemic’s impacts on the tourism industry. Data were collected through a review of secondary data, including academic and media reports. Special attention was paid to respective policy responses during the early stages of the pandemic outbreak. Findings show that Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda employed more robust measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, whereas Tanzania and Burundi resorted to censorship and protectionism. The EAC should quickly learn from the current crisis and devise strategies to handle future shocks to the tourism-system. The states should prioritize economic diversification, retraining of the workforce, global engagement, and collaborative management.

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