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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 ... -
A Geostatistical Analysis of Housing Prices in Fargo
(North Dakota State University, 2017)This study investigated housing prices by applying geostatistical regression techniques to identify the significant factors affecting residential housing sales prices in Fargo, North Dakota. The study used a subset of ... -
Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes and Gene Sets Using a Modified Q-Value
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Gene expression technologies allow expression levels to be compared across treatments for thousands of genes simultaneously. Statistical methods exist for identifying differentially expressed (DE) genes and gene sets while ... -
Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes When the Distribution of Effect Sizes is Asymmetric in Two Class Experiments
(North Dakota State University, 2017)High-throughput RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) has emerged as an innovative and powerful technology for detecting differentially expressed genes (DE) across different conditions. Unlike continuous microarray data, RNA-Seq data ... -
Identifying Significant Factors Influencing Metabolic Syndrome In China
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Metabolic Syndrome occurs when a person’s body does not properly use and store energy. The disease has five criteria: abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and impaired glucose regulation. The ... -
The Influence of Race, Age, Comorbidities, and BMI on Disability Following Stroke in Elderly People Living in Their Own Home
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Stroke is one of the major health issues in the United States. I explored different aspects of disability based on a history of stroke, race, comorbidities, age, and body mass index for the population of community dwelling ... -
Information Asymmetry in Budget Allocation: An Analysis of the Truth-Inducing Incentive Scheme
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Truth-inducing incentive schemes are used to motivate project managers to provide unbiased project information to portfolio manager to reduce information asymmetry between portfolio manager and project managers. To improve ... -
Integrative Data Analysis of Microarray and RNA-seq
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Background: Microarray and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) are two commonly used high-throughput technologies for gene expression profiling for the past decades. For global gene expression studies, both techniques are expensive, ... -
Investigating Gender Bias Among Grant Applicants
(North Dakota State University, 2020)An ongoing debate in society is about the existence of a wage gap between genders, and society’s alleged preference to hire a man over an equally qualified woman. This debate extends from the commercial employment world ... -
Investigating Statistical vs. Practical Significance of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Two-Sample Test Using Power Simulations and Resampling Procedures
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This research examines the power of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov two-sample test. The motivation for this research is a large data set containing soil salinity values. One problem encountered was that the power of the ... -
Investment Behavior Analysis Based on Tail Risk Management
(North Dakota State University, 2018)As behavioral finance is becoming more prevalent in academic area, a study is worth conducting to pinpoint investors’ preference through managing tail risk of asset portfolios. This study investigates investors’ investment ... -
Linear Modeling of Election Results for U.S. House of Representatives Candidates and State Executive Offices for Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Better understanding the relationship between the results for the U.S. House of Representatives and for state executive offices could potentially be useful in predicting outcomes if a significant relationship is present ... -
Loss Reserving Chain Ladder Methods Applied to a Small Midwestern Insurance Company
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Estimating future losses is integral to setting aside appropriate reserves in the insurance industry. This study analyzes different Chain Ladder reserving methods based on weighted-least square regression that consider ...