One of the methods that in recent years has attracted the attention of many researchers for modeling multivariate mixed outcome data is using the copula function. In this paper a regression model for mixed survival and discrete outcome data based on copula function is proposed. Where the continuous variable was time and could has censored observations. For this task it is assumed that marginal distributions are known and a latent variable was used to transform discrete variable to continuous. Then by using a copula function, the joint distribution of two variables was constructed and finally the obtained model was used to model birth interval data in Ahwaz city in south-west of Iran.

In the last decade, Poisson regression has been used for modeling count response variables. Poisson regression is not a suitable choice when count data bears superfluity of zero numbers. In this article, two models zero-inflated Poisson regression and bivariate zero-inflated Poisson regression with random effect are used to modeling count responses with a superfluity of zero numbers. Usually, distribution of the random effect is considered normal, but we intend to employ more flexible skew-normal distribution for the distribution of the random effect. Finally, the purpose model is applied to data which as obtained from the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz concerning the number of failed courses and fail grade point average semesters. we used a simulation method to verify parameter estimations. 

‎The parameters of reliability for the most family marginal distribution is estimated with the assumption of independence between two component stress and strength‎, ‎but‎, ‎unfortunately when these two component are correlated‎, ‎have been less discussed‎. ‎Recently‎, ‎a method based on a copula function for estimating the reliability parameter is proposed under the assumption of correlation between stress and strength components‎. ‎In this paper‎, ‎this method is used to estimate the reliability parameter when the distribution of componets is Generalized Exponential (GE)‎. ‎For this purpose FGM‎, ‎generalized FGM and frank copula function have been used‎. ‎Then simulation is also used to demonstrate the suitability of the estimates‎. ‎In the end‎, ‎reliability parameter for data relative contribution of major groups in terms of age breakdown of the population of urban and rural areas in Iran in the year 1390 will be estimated.

In many sample surveys, the variables of interest, such as student cheating in a university are sensitive in nature. In such situations, the interviewees respond to direct questions untruthful, or refuse to answer. The various indirect methods such as randomized response technique and item count technique are introduced to collect sensitive information. In this paper a new item count is proposed, then its randomized version called randomized item count model is introduced. Using this model an unbiased estimator for the sensitive proportion of the population is obtained. The variance of the estimator and an estimate for its variance are obtained. A criterion for comparing efficiency and privacy is introduced simultaneously. Using simulation, the proposed model is evaluated and its efficiency and privacy are compared with the Simons’ technique. Based on this criterion, it is shown that the proposed method is better than the Simons method. The proportion of student cheating in the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is estimated using the proposed model.