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One of the tantalising remaining problems in compositional data analysis lies in how to deal with data sets in which there are components which are essential zeros. By an essential zero we mean a component which is truly zero, not something recorded as zero simply because the experimental design or the measuring instrument has not been sufficiently sensitive to detect a trace of the part. Such essential zeros occur in many compositional situations, such as household budget patterns, time budgets, palaeontological zonation studies, ecological abundance studies. Devices such as nonzero replacement and amalgamation are almost invariably ad hoc and unsuccessful in such situations. From consideration of such examples it seems sensible to build up a model in two stages, the first determining where the zeros will occur and the second how the unit available is distributed among the non-zero parts. In this paper we suggest two such models, an independent binomial conditional logistic normal model and a hierarchical dependent binomial conditional logistic normal model. The compositional data in such modelling consist of an incidence matrix and a conditional compositional matrix. Interesting statistical problems arise, such as the question of estimability of parameters, the nature of the computational process for the estimation of both the incidence and compositional parameters caused by the complexity of the subcompositional structure, the formation of meaningful hypotheses, and the devising of suitable testing methodology within a lattice of such essential zero-compositional hypotheses. The methodology is illustrated by application to both simulated and real compositional data

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In standard multivariate statistical analysis common hypotheses of interest concern changes in mean vectors and subvectors. In compositional data analysis it is now well established that compositional change is most readily described in terms of the simplicial operation of perturbation and that subcompositions replace the marginal concept of subvectors. To motivate the statistical developments of this paper we present two challenging compositional problems from food production processes. Against this background the relevance of perturbations and subcompositions can be clearly seen. Moreover we can identify a number of hypotheses of interest involving the specification of particular perturbations or differences between perturbations and also hypotheses of subcompositional stability. We identify the two problems as being the counterpart of the analysis of paired comparison or split plot experiments and of separate sample comparative experiments in the jargon of standard multivariate analysis. We then develop appropriate estimation and testing procedures for a complete lattice of relevant compositional hypotheses

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The main instrument used in psychological measurement is the self-report questionnaire. One of its major drawbacks however is its susceptibility to response biases. A known strategy to control these biases has been the use of so-called ipsative items. Ipsative items are items that require the respondent to make between-scale comparisons within each item. The selected option determines to which scale the weight of the answer is attributed. Consequently in questionnaires only consisting of ipsative items every respondent is allotted an equal amount, i.e. the total score, that each can distribute differently over the scales. Therefore this type of response format yields data that can be considered compositional from its inception. Methodological oriented psychologists have heavily criticized this type of item format, since the resulting data is also marked by the associated unfavourable statistical properties. Nevertheless, clinicians have kept using these questionnaires to their satisfaction. This investigation therefore aims to evaluate both positions and addresses the similarities and differences between the two data collection methods. The ultimate objective is to formulate a guideline when to use which type of item format. The comparison is based on data obtained with both an ipsative and normative version of three psychological questionnaires, which were administered to 502 first-year students in psychology according to a balanced within-subjects design. Previous research only compared the direct ipsative scale scores with the derived ipsative scale scores. The use of compositional data analysis techniques also enables one to compare derived normative score ratios with direct normative score ratios. The addition of the second comparison not only offers the advantage of a better-balanced research strategy. In principle it also allows for parametric testing in the evaluation

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Sabem que l’educació no es circumscriu només en l’àmbit acadèmic ni dins el marc físic d’un centre docent, sinó que la societat i els productes que genera són elements importants a tenir en compte. En base a aquests supòsits, els nous corrents pedagògics de l’Escola Nova sorgits a començaments del segle XX ja recomanaven obrir les escoles a l’entorn immediat i aprofitar les seves possibilitats tant com a recurs educatiu com a contingut curricular en sí mateix. Aquesta premissa –plenament vigent a l’actualitat– es fa palesa especialment a l’àrea de música, no només per la gran quantitat d’informació –immediata i diversificada- i per les possibilitats didàctiques i educatives de caràcter multimèdia i interactiu de les Noves Tecnologies (NNTT), les Tecnologies de la Informació i la Comunicació (TIC) i les Tecnologies de l’Aprenentatge i la Comunicació (TAC) que configuren l’actual realitat virtual a la que ens veiem abocats, sinó per l’ampli ventall d’estils i gèneres que inclouen les programacions d’espectacles musicals al nostre abast. De la mateixa manera que l’audició de música en directe és del tot imprescindible en aquesta àrea artística i humanística per tal de desenvolupar les destreses que li són pròpies, també ho és la participació activa. En aquest sentit, constatem que la realització d’activitats educatives a nivell col·lectiu permet la interacció entre iguals i la descoberta, desenvolupament o aprofundiment d’actituds com la cooperació, la tolerància, el respecte mutu, la cohesió, etc., valors imprescindibles en una societat democràtica i plural com la nostra. I encara més, que l’activitat col·lectiva realitzada amb l’objectiu de produir un producte propi, afavoreix la satisfacció personal final que conduirà a la veritable integració dels continguts a assimilar. Per tant, la pràctica aplicada d’aquestes actituds i destreses socials es fa imprescindible en els estudis dels futurs docents. L'Espai Europeu de Educació Superior (EEES) ens aporta la incorporació d'un concepte provinent del món professional, les competències, que són un nou referent de rang superior que orienta globalment els estudis universitaris. Els objectius i continguts d'aquests tindran sentit en la mesura que contribueixin a desenvolupar algunes d'aquestes competències, ja que seran l'objecte principal d'avaluació de les titulacions. Pensem que a través d’activitats que es poden fer fora de l'aula com la que presentem en aquesta comunicació, s'ajuda a mobilitzar algunes d'aquestes competències que permetran configurar el perfil de graduat que tots desitgem

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Describe una experiencia didáctica-cartográfica llevada a cabo con alumnos de quinto de primaria en un centro educativo de Palma de Mallorca. Se basa en el estudio de los contornos de las Illes Balears a partir de mapas mentales o cognitivos.

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El Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya, asumiendo su responsabilidad de comunicar el patrimonio documental a la ciudadanía, y con la finalidad de contribuir a la democratización de la cultura, ha implementado un servicio didáctico (SDANC) que tiene por objetivo principal el de promover la didáctica con fuentes de archivo. El instrumento principal del SDANC es la base de datos SDANC RECERCA, que reúne la descripción de fuentes de archivo a la cual se asocia la imagen digitalizada de los documentos que han sido seleccionados por su utilidad didáctica. Este aplicativo, que actualmente reúne 5000 documentos, será accesible a través de internet en los próximos meses.

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I test the presence of hidden information and action in the automobile insurance market using a data set from several Colombian insurers. To identify the presence of hidden information I find a common knowledge variable providing information on policyholder s risk type which is related to both experienced risk and insurance demand and that was excluded from the pricing mechanism. Such unused variable is the record of policyholder s traffic offenses. I find evidence of adverse selection in six of the nine insurance companies for which the test is performed. From the point of view of hidden action I develop a dynamic model of effort in accident prevention given an insurance contract with bonus experience rating scheme and I show that individual accident probability decreases with previous accidents. This result brings a testable implication for the empirical identification of hidden action and based on that result I estimate an econometric model of the time spans between the purchase of the insurance and the first claim, between the first claim and the second one, and so on. I find strong evidence on the existence of unobserved heterogeneity that deceives the testable implication. Once the unobserved heterogeneity is controlled, I find conclusive statistical grounds supporting the presence of moral hazard in the Colombian insurance market.

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La enfermedad de Parkinson es el segundo trastorno neurodegenerativo más frecuente, afectando del 1 al 2% de las personas mayores de 60 años a nivel mundial.(1) No hay un test diagnóstico ni un marcador clínico confiable y fácilmente aplicable para el diagnóstico de ésta enfermedad así como tampoco para la progresión y respuesta a los tratamientos. Por esta razón, se desarrolló en 1987 la escala unificada de evaluación de la Enfermedad de Parkinson (UPDRS, por sus siglas en inglés Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale), instrumento disponible en su idioma original, no validado al español para su utilización en Colombia.OBJETIVO. Realizar la validación lingüística de la escala unificada para la evaluación de la enfermedad de Parkinson (UPDRS-MDS) de su versión original en inglés en su versión en español para Colombia. DISEÑO METODOLÓGICO. Estudio de validación de escala. POBLACIÓN. Pacientes mayores de 18 años de edad que cumplan con criterios para el diagnóstico de enfermedad de Parkinson según Los criterios diagnósticos “Disease Society Brain Bank de Londres de 1992, avalado por especialista en trastorno del movimiento. TAMAÑO MUESTRAL. 15 pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson para la prueba piloto de la escala UPDRS traducida del Inglés al Español. ANALISIS ESTADÍSTICO. Medidas de tendencia central y de dispersión en variables cuantitativas y proporciones para variables cualitativas.

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Se muestran fotografías y esquema.Resumen tomado del autor

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Resumen tomado del autor. Contiene tabla de ejercicios de palmas y de zapateados, ficha de evaluación de ejercicios, tablas de resultados