PAML 4: phylogenetic analysis by maximum likelihood

Z Yang - Molecular biology and evolution, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract paml, currently in version 4, is a package of programs for phylogenetic analyses of
DNA and protein sequences using maximum likelihood (ML). The programs may be used to …

Skewed distributions in finance and actuarial science: a review

C Adcock, M Eling, N Loperfido - The European Journal of Finance, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
That the returns on financial assets and insurance claims are not well described by the
multivariate normal distribution is generally acknowledged in the literature. This paper …

[图书][B] The skew-normal and related families

A Azzalini - 2013 - books.google.com
Interest in the skew-normal and related families of distributions has grown enormously over
recent years, as theory has advanced, challenges of data have grown, and computational …

Sinh-arcsinh distributions

MC Jones, A Pewsey - Biometrika, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We introduce the sinh-arcsinh transformation and hence, by applying it to a generating
distribution with no parameters other than location and scale, usually the normal, a new …

Assessing probabilistic forecasts of multivariate quantities, with an application to ensemble predictions of surface winds

T Gneiting, LI Stanberry, EP Grimit, L Held, NA Johnson - Test, 2008 - Springer
We discuss methods for the evaluation of probabilistic predictions of vector-valued
quantities, that can take the form of a discrete forecast ensemble or a density forecast. In …

Using conditional kernel density estimation for wind power density forecasting

J Jeon, JW Taylor - Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Of the various renewable energy resources, wind power is widely recognized as one of the
most promising. The management of wind farms and electricity systems can benefit greatly …

Dating primate divergences through an integrated analysis of palaeontological and molecular data

RD Wilkinson, ME Steiper, C Soligo… - Systematic …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Estimation of divergence times is usually done using either the fossil record or sequence
data from modern species. We provide an integrated analysis of palaeontological and …

Likelihood based inference for skew-normal independent linear mixed models

VH Lachos, P Ghosh, RB Arellano-Valle - Statistica Sinica, 2010 - JSTOR
Linear mixed models with normally distributed response are routinely used in longitudinal
data. However, the accuracy of the assumed normal distribution is crucial for valid inference …

Short‐term wind speed forecasting for power system operations

X Zhu, MG Genton - International Statistical Review, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The emphasis on renewable energy and concerns about the environment have led to large‐
scale wind energy penetration worldwide. However, there are also significant challenges …

Powering up with space-time wind forecasting

AS Hering, MG Genton - Journal of the American Statistical …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The technology to harvest electricity from wind energy is now advanced enough to make
entire cities powered by it a reality. High-quality, short-term forecasts of wind speed are vital …