1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457830703321

Autore

El-Gamal Mahmoud A. <1963->

Titolo

Islamic finance [[electronic resource] ] : law, economics, and practice / / Mahmoud A. El-Gamal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : CUP, 2006

ISBN

1-107-16933-X

1-280-48011-4

0-511-22086-3

0-511-22146-0

0-511-21953-9

0-511-30901-5

0-511-75375-6

0-511-22021-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 221 p.)

Disciplina

332.091767

Soggetti

Banking law (Islamic law)

Business enterprises - Finance - Law and legislation - Islamic countries

Securities - Islamic countries

Finance - Religious aspects - Islam

Economics - Religious aspects - Islam

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-218) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction; 2 Jurisprudence and Arbitrage; 3 Two Major Prohibitions: Riba and Gharar; 4 Sale-Based Islamic Finance; 5 Derivative-Like Sales: Salam, Istisna', and 'Urbun; 6 Leasing, Securitization, and Sukuk; 7 Partnerships and Equity Investment; 8 Islamic Financial Institutions; 9 Governance and Regulatory Solutions in Mutuality; 10 Beyond Shari'a Arbitrage; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an overview of the practice of Islamic finance and the historical roots that define its modes of operation. The focus of the book is analytical and forward-looking. It shows that Islamic finance



exists mainly as a form of rent-seeking legal-arbitrage.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004095509707536

Autore

Alighieri, Dante

Titolo

Der Lauterungsberg / Dante Alighieri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart : Klett, [1949?]

Descrizione fisica

417 p. ; 20 cm

Collana

Die Gottliche Komodie ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

Gmelin, Hermann

Soggetti

Alighieri, Dante. Divina Commedia. Purgatorio

Alighieri, Dante. Divina Commedia. Purgatorio

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809631903321

Autore

Lumley Thomas <1969->

Titolo

Complex surveys : a guide to analysis using R / / Thomas Lumley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010

ISBN

9786612548307

9781118210932

111821093X

9781282548305

1282548301

9780470580066

0470580062

9780470580059

0470580054

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Wiley Series in Survey Methodology ; ; v.565

Classificazione

SK 845

Disciplina

515.0285

Soggetti

Mathematical statistics - Data processing

R (Computer program language)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Complex Surveys: A Guide to Analysis Using R; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Acronyms; 1 Basic Tools; 2. Simple and Stratified sampling; 3. Cluster sampling; 4. Graphics; 5 Ratios and linear regression; 6 Categorical data regression; 7 Post-stratification, raking and calibration; 8 Two-phase sampling; 9 Missing data; 10 * Causal inference; Appendix A: Analytic Details; Appendix B: Basic R; Appendix C: Computational details; Appendix D: Database-backed design objects; Appendix E: Extending the package; References; Author Index; Topic Index

Sommario/riassunto

A complete guide to carrying out complex survey analysis using R As survey analysis continues to serve as a core component of sociological research, researchers are increasingly relying upon data gathered from complex surveys to carry out traditional analyses. Complex Surveys is a practical guide to the analysis of this kind of data using R, the freely



available and downloadable statistical programming language. As creator of the specific survey package for R, the author provides the ultimate presentation of how to successfully use the software for analyzing data from complex s