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Optimization In Non-Parametric Survival Analysis And Climate Change Modeling, Iuliana Teodorescu
Optimization In Non-Parametric Survival Analysis And Climate Change Modeling, Iuliana Teodorescu
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Many of the open problems of current interest in probability and statistics involve complicated data
sets that do not satisfy the strong assumptions of being independent and identically distributed. Often,
the samples are known only empirically, and making assumptions about underlying parametric
distributions is not warranted by the insufficient information available. Under such circumstances,
the usual Fisher or parametric Bayes approaches cannot be used to model the data or make predictions.
However, this situation is quite often encountered in some of the main challenges facing statistical,
data-driven studies of climate change, clinical studies, or financial markets, to name a few. …
Calculus, Biology And Medicine: A Case Study In Quantitative Literacy For Science Students, Kim Rheinlander, Dorothy Wallace
Calculus, Biology And Medicine: A Case Study In Quantitative Literacy For Science Students, Kim Rheinlander, Dorothy Wallace
Numeracy
This paper describes a course designed to enhance the numeracy of biology and pre-medical students. The course introduces students with the background of one semester of calculus to systems of nonlinear ordinary differential equations as they appear in the mathematical biology literature. Evaluation of the course showed increased enjoyment and confidence in doing mathematics, and an increased appreciation of the utility of mathematics to science. Students who complete this course are better able to read the research literature in mathematical biology and carry out research problems of their own.