The expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm is a cornerstone technique for parameter estimation in statistical models that incorporate latent variables or incomplete data. By iteratively alternating ...

Every business aims to earn a profit, but companies exist for other reasons as well, such as providing meaningful livelihoods and working toward social and economic well-being. Profit maximization ...

Sales are the first step toward profits. Without sales, there are no profits. Profit is also called income, net profits and net income. Sales are also called revenues and result from products and ...

Every week, it seems, there’s a new financial website with just the right solution for managing your money. “We’ll bucket you.” “We’ll goal you.” “We’ll de-tax you.” “We’ll balance you.” “We’ll ...

Rahmattalabi, Aida, Shahin Jabbari, Himabindu Lakkaraju, Phebe Vayanos, Max Izenberg, Ryan Brown, Eric Rice, and Milind Tambe. "Fair Influence Maximization: A Welfare Optimization Approach." ...

Given a set of available healthcare resources, surely maximizing societal health outcomes is a reasonable objective. But, is this what healthcare systems really do? And, is maximizing societal health ...