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Demographic Analysis of Student Evaluations
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Data was collected from North Dakota State University’s student rating of instructor’s forms during the fall of 2013 and the spring of 2014. This thesis investigates differences between male and female instructor’s ... -
The Determinants of Aeronautical Charges of U.S.Airports: A Spatial Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Using U.S. airport data from 2009 through 2016, this thesis examines the determinants of aeronautical charges of large and medium hub airports and accounts for the spatial dependence of neighboring airports in a spatial ... -
Development of a Prediction Model for the NCAA Division-I Football Championship Subdivision
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This thesis investigates which in-game team statistics are most significant in determining the outcome in a NCAA Division-I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) game. The data was analyzed using logistic and ordinary ... -
Distributed Inference for Degenerate U-Statistics with Application to One and Two Sample Test
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In many hypothesis testing problems such as one-sample and two-sample test problems, the test statistics are degenerate U-statistics. One of the challenges in practice is the computation of U-statistics for a large sample ... -
Drug Treatment Comparison for Total Knee Replacement Surgery
(North Dakota State University, 2015)In this study, we aim to better understand how spinal block, anticoagulant, and antifibrinolytic drug treatments are associated with hospital costs, lengths of stay, prevalence of early readmissions, and prevalence of blood ... -
Ds-Optimal Design for Model Discrimination in a Probit Model
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In toxicology studies, dose response functions with a downturn at higher doses are often observed. For such response functions, researchers often want to see if the downturn of the response is signifcant. A probit model ... -
DT-Optimal Designs for Probit Models in Clinical Trials
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The Optimal designs used in a clinical trial depends on the goals of the study. Common goals are estimating model parameters and choosing between models. D-optimal designs are used when the goal is to estimate the model ... -
Empirical Comparison of Statistical Tests of Dense Subgraph in Network Data
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Network analysis is useful in modeling the structures of different phenomena. A fundamental question in the analysis of network data is whether a network contains community structure. One type of community structure of ... -
Empirical Study of Two Hypothesis Test Methods for Community Structure in Networks
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Many real-world network data can be formulated as graphs, where a binary relation exists between nodes. One of the fundamental problems in network data analysis is community detection, clustering the nodes into different ... -
Entropy as a Criterion for Variable Reduction in Cluster Data
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Entropy is a measure of the randomness of a system state. This quantity gives us a measure of uncertainty that is associated with each particular observation belonging to a specific cluster. We examine this property and ... -
Estimating Return on Initial Public Offering Using Mixtures of Regressions
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Financial advisors working in a stock exchange market are often faced with a situation to convince a client of merits of investing in a company that just entered the market. To predict company's return based on its revenue, ... -
Estimating the Number of Genes That Are Differentially Expressed in Two Dependent Experiments or Analyses
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Many researchers have used the intersection method to compare the results of differential expression analysis between two or more gene expression experiments. Some methods have been proposed to estimate the number of genes ... -
Examination of the Relationship Between Student Academic Outcomes and Usage of the Campus Recreational Facility
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between student academic outcomes, such as grade point average (GPA) and retention, and usage of the campus recreational facility. The population of interest was ... -
Examining Influential Factors and Predicting Outcomes in European Soccer Games
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Models are developed using least squares regression and logistic regression to predict outcomes of European soccer games based on four variables related to the past k games of each team playing with the following values ... -
Exploring Associations between Lifestyles and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Age Chinese Population
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Nowadays the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) affects many middle-age people in China. MetS is associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Identifying the potential risk factors contribute ... -
Factors Associated with Teacher Preparedness and Career Satisfaction in First Year Teachers
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The objective of this study is to determine the potential association between teaching state, subject taught, perceived preparation given by teacher preparedness programs, and perceived support from administration and ... -
Factors Influencing Carbon Sequestration in Northern Great Plains Grasslands
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Soil development is influenced by the five soil forming factors; parent material, climate, landscape, organisms and time. This study was designed to examine the effects of landscape and organisms (vegetation) on carbon ... -
Forecasting Batter Performance using Statcast Data in Major League Baseball
(North Dakota State University, 2017)2015 saw the release of the Statcast camera system within Major League Baseball ballparks, which provided statisticians with new data to analyze. One statistic, average exit velocity, is of particular interest. We would ... -
Forecasting Point Spread for Women’s Volleyball
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Volleyball has become a well-known and competitive sport with physical and technical performances over the years. The game results are determined by some important factors such as players, and the team’s skills to succeed ... -
Frost Depth Prediction
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this research project is to develop a model that is able to accurately predict frost depth on a particular date, using available information. Frost depth prediction is useful in many applications in several ...