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Analysis of Salary for Major League Baseball Players
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This thesis examines the salary of Major League Baseball (MLB) players and whether players are paid based on their on-the-field performance. Each salary was examined on both the yearly production and the overall career ...
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 ...
Comparison of Classification Rates among Logistic Regression, Neural Network and Support Vector Machines in the Presence of Missing Data
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Statistical models such as Logistic Regression (LR), Neural Network (NN) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) often use datasets with missing values while making inferences regarding the population. When inferences are made ...
Two Approaches to the Isotonic Change-Point Problem: Nonparametric and Minimax
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
A change in model parameters over time often characterizes major events. Situations in which this may arise include observing increasing temperatures, intense rainfall, and the valuation of a stock. The question is whether ...
An Application of Simplicial Intercept Depth (SID) Method for Fitting Linear Models
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This paper presents an application based on the Simplicial Intercept Depth method introduced by Liu (2004). We use this method to get the best linear fit of the phenotypic data for spot blotch resistant reaction of two ...
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 ...
Bracketing the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This paper presents a bracketing method for all the 63 games in NCAA Division I Women's basketball tournament. Least squares models and logistic regression models for Round 1, Round 2 and Rounds 3-6 were developed, to ...
T-Optimal Designs for Model Discrimination in Probit Models
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
When dose-response functions have a downturn, one interesting feature to study is the significance of the downturn. The interesting feature can be studied using model discrimination between two rival models (model describing ...
Using Imputed Microrna Regulation Based on Weighted Ranked Expression and Putative Microrna Targets and Analysis of Variance to Select Micrornas for Predicting Prostate Cancer Recurrence
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Imputed microRNA regulation based on weighted ranked expression and putative microRNA targets (IMRE) is a method to predict microRNA regulation from genome-wide gene expression. A false discovery rate (FDR) for each microRNA ...
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 ...