1. A quadratic approximation for Jackknife estimators of the variance of sample mean functions

   • C. Cubeddu
   • M. L. Targhetta

   Articles Pages: 1 - 12

2. Rank tests in the two-sample scale problem with unequal and unknown locations

   • Wolfgang Kössler

   Articles Pages: 13 - 35

3. Specification analysis in mixed hazard models and a test of crossing survival functions

   • Karl Mosler
   • Tomas Philipson

   Articles Pages: 37 - 54

4. A survey of Cauchy-Schwarz and Kantorovich-type matrix inequalities

   • Shuangzhe Liu
   • Heinz Neudecker

   Articles Pages: 55 - 73

5. Risk performance of a pre-test estimator for normal variance with the Stein-variance estimator under the LINEX loss function

   • Kazuhiro Ohtani

   Articles Pages: 75 - 87

6. On confidence intervals for nonmonotone parametric functions and an application to the squared mean of the normal distribution

   • Shaul K. Bar-Lev
   • Benjamin Reiser

   Notes Pages: 89 - 98

7. Estimation of system reliability

   • David D. Hanagal

   Notes Pages: 99 - 106

8. When does the expectation of a ratio equal the ratio of expectations?

   • Risto Heijmans

   Notes Pages: 107 - 115

9. Book reviews

   • Walter Krämer
   • Christian Kleiber
   • Gerd Ronning

   BookReview Pages: 117 - 120

10. Calendar of events and call for papers

    Events Pages: 121 - 124