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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 ...
Comparative Classification of Prostate Cancer Data using the Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, Dualks and k-Nearest Neighbours
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This paper compares four classifications tools, Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random
Forest (RF), DualKS and the k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN) that are based on different statistical
learning theories. The dataset used is a ...
Analysis of Bootstrap Techniques for Loss Reserving
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Insurance companies must have an appropriate method of estimating future reserve amounts. These values will directly influence the rates that are charged to the customer. This thesis analyzes stochastic reserving techniques ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Study of Influential Statistics Associated with Success in the National Football League
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This dissertation considers the most important aspects of success in the National Football League (NFL). Success is defined, for this paper, as winning individual games in the short term, and making the playoffs over the ...
Comparing Several Modeling Methods on NCAA March Madness.
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This year (2015), according to the AGA’s (American Gaming Association) research, nearly about 40 million people filled out about 70 million March Madness brackets (Moyer, 2015). Their objective is to correctly predict the ...