Discrete mathematics is a branch of the mathematical sciences which poses a wide range of challenging research problems in its own right and gives rise to important applications in other fields. This 3rd IMA conference on discrete mathematics, following on from the previous two at Derby, will consider a range…

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The third meeting of this series of bringing together leading researchers in the three areas who are also capable of conveying their message to the audience coming from various regions of these fields. Beside the leading senior figures we also invite as speakers a smaller number of younger colleagues who…

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The third edition of the series of PAD@Bristol meetings. Previous events of the series were held in 2014 and 2018. Sixteen leaders of these fields will give invited lectures on recent developments in the areas of intersection of P, A, and D. The conference will be held in hybrid format…

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Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a framework within the social sciences that encompasses a wide variety of statistical models. Traditionally, estimation of SEMs has relied on maximum likelihood. Unfortunately, there also exist a variety of situations in which maximum likelihood performs subpar. This led researchers to turn to alternative estimation…

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