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Comparison of the beef prices in selected countries of the European Union
Comparison of the beef prices in selected countries of the European Union

Author(s): Stanisław Jaworski
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: B-splines basis system; functional principal component analysis; functional analysis of variance; permutation tests

Summary/Abstract: Functional data analysis is used to examine beef price differences in selected countries of the European Union from 2006 to 2011. The prices are modeled as functional observations. The analysis is conducted in three steps relating to three kinds of functional data analysis. First the observations are smoothed with roughness penalty. Then functional principal analysis is applied. Finally functional analysis of variance is used to reveal significant difference between two given groups of countries.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 31-39
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English