// (c) The BioChemical Library (BCL) was originally developed by contributing members of the Meiler Lab @ Vanderbilt University. // (c) // (c) The BCL is now made available as an open-source software ...

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In this example, the log likelihood function of the SSM is computed using prediction error decomposition. The annual real GNP series, y t, can be decomposed as where ...

The following data are taken from Lawless (1982, p.193) and represent the number of days it took rats painted with a carcinogen to develop carcinoma. The last 2 observations are censored data from a ...