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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Comparing Performance of ANOVA to Poisson and Negative Binomial Regression When Applied to Count Data
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is the easiest and most widely used model nowadays in statistics. ANOVA however requires a set of assumptions for the model to be a valid choice and for the inferences to be accurate. Among ...
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 ...
Analyzing and Controlling Biases in Student Rating of Instruction
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Many colleges and universities have adopted the student ratings of instruction (SROI) system as one of the measures for instructional effectiveness. This study aims to establish a predictive model and address two questions ...
A Multi-trait Mixed-model for Genome-wide Association Study in Barley Population
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a standard approach for studying the genetics of natural variation, typically focusing on association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and traits. For GWAS, if multiple ...
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 ...
Analysis of Significant Factors in Division I Men's College Basketball and Development of a Predictive Model
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
While a number of statistics are collected during an NCAA Division I men’s college
basketball game, it is potentially of interest to universities, coaches, players, and fans which of
these variables are most significant ...