Theses & Dissertations Open Access Generalized linear models with Poisson family: applications in ecology Bruno Enagnon Lokonon Ecological data are often discrete and do not follow the assumptions of the General linear model and its variants (linear regressions, ANOVA, etc.). Discrete response variables, such as count data, often contain many zero observations and … RUF-36051 2016 CC BY 4.0 4 Oct 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Production unit’s efficiency analysis using metafrontier: application to conventional and organic cotton in Benin Ayédesso Marc Aurèle Adjobo Chabi Comparisons of unit’s efficiencies operate under different technologies remains an important issue in economic studies. This paper tries to shed light on the sensitivity of empirical results to the selection of the estimation method. The p… RUF-36049 2016 CC BY 4.0 4 Oct 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Application of common components and specific weights method to analyze local perception patterns of land degradation in Northern Benin (West Africa) Essomanda Tchandao Mangamana Common components and specific weights analysis (CCSWA) is a relatively recent multiblock statistical method that constitutes an extension of principal components analysis (PCA) in the case where different sets of quantitative variables ha… RUF-36047 2016 CC BY 4.0 4 Oct 2016
