Abstract: This paper presents a conditional probability method to evaluate the reliability or availability of a system whose components failures can be s-independent or have a common-cause. Different ...

The RBA's first meeting of the year is a month away, but that doesn't mean interest rate watchers are still on holiday. Mortgage borrowers and savers may have used the new year as an excuse to get ...

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Abstract: Reducing the computational complexity of inference in Bayesian Networks (BNs) is a key challenge. Current algorithms for inference convert a BN to a junction tree structure made up of ...

The following table depicts odds of a player shooting a net Score Differential or better based on their Handicap Index. It is a helpful resource to the Handicap Committee during their review of a ...

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A contingency reserve is a budget set aside for unexpected costs during a project. Its purpose is to mitigate the effects of a project going over budget or experiencing delays. Investors use it to ...

Kite-square plots (Figure 1) are a convenient way to visualize contingency tables, uniting various quantities of interest (Table 1). They get their name for two reasons: From either form, a number of ...