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Predicting Recessions in the U.S. with Yield Curve Spread
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This paper proposes a hidden Markov model for the signal of U.S. recessions. The model uses the spread of interest rate between 10-year Treasury bond and 3-month Treasury bill, together with other financial indicators which ... -
Predicting the Outcomes of NCAA Women’s Sports
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Sports competitions provide excellent opportunities for model building and using basic statistical methodology in an interesting way. More attention has been paid to and more research has been conducted pertaining to men’s ... -
Prediction of the World Cup Soccer Winner: Using Two Statistical Methods
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Soccer is considered the most popular sport on earth and applying statistical models to analyze small soccer data has been of a keen interest to modern researchers. Statistical modeling of soccer data also provides guidance ... -
Profile Matching in Observational Studies With Multilevel Data
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Matching is a popular method to use with observational data to replicate desired features of a randomized control trial. A common problem encountered in observational studies is the lack of common support or the limited ... -
Propensity Score and Survival Analysis for Lung Cancer
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Propensity scores were used to assess covariate balance between black and white groups in each lung cancer stage of a large data set. Pairwise log rank tests were used to test the equality of survival distribution for ... -
Proposed Methods for the Nondecreasing Order-Restricted Alternative in a Mixed Design
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Nonparametric statistics are commonly used in the field of statistics due to their robustness when the underlying assumptions are violated for the usual parametric statistics. In this dissertation, we proposed eight ... -
A Proposed Nonparametric Test for Simple Tree Alternative in a BIBD Design
(North Dakota State University, 2011)A nonparametric test is proposed to test for the simple tree alternative in a Balanced Incomplete Block Design (BIBD). The details of the test statistic when the null hypothesis is true are given. The paper also introduces ... -
Proposed Nonparametric Tests for Equality of Location and Scale Against Ordered Alternatives
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Ordered alternatives tests are sometimes used in life-testing experiments and drug-screening studies. An ordered alternative test is sometimes used to gain power if the researcher thinks parameters will be ordered in a ... -
Proposed Nonparametric Tests for the Simple Tree Alternative for Location and Scale Testing
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Location-scale problems arise in many cases, such as, bioinformatics, climate dynamics, finance and medicine (Marozzi, 2013). This research focuses on developing tests to determine whether one or more treatment effects ... -
Proposed Nonparametric Tests for the Simple Tree Alternative in a Mixed Design
(North Dakota State University, 2014)For the general alternative, many test statistics exist for the dependent and independent variables. However, no documented test statistics exist for simple tree alternative for the dependent variables, independent ... -
Proposed Nonparametric Tests for the Simple Tree Alternative in a Mixed Design
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Video summarizing Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience. -
Proposed Nonparametric Tests for the Umbrella Alternative in a Mixed Design
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Several nonparametric tests are proposed for a mixed design consisting of a randomized complete block design (RCBD) and a completely randomized design (CRD) under the umbrella hypothesis with a known and an unknown peak. ... -
Proposed Nonparametric Tests for the Umbrella Alternative in a Mixed Design for Both Known and Unknown Peak
(North Dakota State University, 2019)In several situations, and among various treatment effects, researchers might test for an umbrella alternative. The need for an umbrella alternative arises in the evaluation of the reaction to drug dosage. For instance, ... -
Proposed Nonparametric Tests for the Umbrella Alternative in a Mixed Design Testing for Location and Location-Scale
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Researchers sometimes use the umbrella alternative when testing for differences in treatment effects, where the parameters increase up to a point and decrease after that point. Sometimes different treatment effects may ... -
Robust c-Optimal Design for Estimating the Edp
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Optimal design provides the most efficient design to study dose-response functions. It is often observed to adopt the four-parameter logistic model to describe the dose-response relationships in many dose finding trials. ... -
Robust D-Optimal Design for Multiple Nominal Parameter Values under the 5PL-1P Model
(North Dakota State University, 2018)A robust D-optimal design that works well for multiple nominal parameter values is presented in this paper. In general, D-optimal design works very well for estimating the model parameters, but it is very sensitive to ... -
Robust D-Optimal Design for Response Functions with a Downturn
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Researchers studying dose-response relationships must allocate limited resources to design points in order to maximize the information gained from the study. D-optimal design is a well-described design that works efficiently ... -
Robust Tests for Cointegration with Application to Statistical Arbitrage Trading Strategies
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This study proposes two new cointegration tests that employ rank-based and least absolute deviation techniques to create a robust version of the Engle-Granger cointegration test. Critical values are generated through a ... -
Robustness of the Eigenvalue Test for Community Structure
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Networks can take on many different forms, such as the people from the University you attend. Within these networks, community structure may exist. This "community structure" refers to the clustering of nodes by a common ... -
Rutin Extraction and Content in Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) Bran-Fortified Pasta
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The objectives of this study were to optimize extraction of rutin from buckwheat bran and buckwheat bran-fortified spaghetti and to determine the stability of rutin during spaghetti production and preparation. Aqueous ...