Analysis of housing prices by GEE and GLMM methodologies: a longitudinal study

The Spanish economic crisis has led to a significant reduction in housing sales, and therefore, there has been a decrease in housing prices. In this paper, we analyze changes in the average housing price throughout Spain. We use quarterly data from a random sample of 150 municipalities from the first quarter (Q1) of 2005, before the financial crisis started, to Q1 2010. Our analysis uses generalized estimating equation and generalized linear mixed model approaches. Data published for Q2, Q3, and Q4 2010 are compared with the data fitted using these models. Finally, the methods are compared with time‐series models. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

非饱和土壤水流问题基于POD 方法的降阶有限体积元格式及外推算法实现

利用特征投影分解(proper orthogonal decomposition, 简记为POD) 方法对非饱和土壤水流问题的经典有限体积元格式做降阶处理, 建立一种具有足够高精度维数较低的降阶有限体积元格式, 并给出这种降阶有限体积元解的误差估计和外推算法的实现, 最后用数值例子说明数值结果与理论结果是相吻合的. 进一步表明了基于POD 方法的降阶有限体积元格式对求解非饱和土壤水流问题数值解是可靠和有效的.     

Planning accelerated life tests with random effects of test chambers

In accelerated life tests (ALTs), test units are often tested in multiple test chambers along with different stress conditions. The nonhomogeneity of test chambers precludes the complete randomized experiment and may affect the life‐stress relationship of the test product. The chamber‐to‐chamber variation should be taken into account for ALT planning so as to obtain more accurate test results. In this paper, planning ALTs under a nested experimental design structure with random test chamber effects is studied. First, by a 2‐phase approach, we illustrate to what extent different test chamber assignments to stress conditions may impact the estimation of unknown parameters. Then, D‐optimal test plans with 2 test chambers are considered. To construct the optimal design, we establish the generalized linear mixed model for failure‐time data and apply a quasi‐likelihood method, where test chamber assignments, as well as other decision variables that are required for planning ALTs, are simultaneously determined.