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Public Health And Safety Exception: Finding A "Position Of Trust" Where None Exists. United States V. Snook, John R. Griffith

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Statistical Pronouncements Iv, Shlomo S. Sawilowsky

Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations of Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Place Of Work And Place Of Residence: Informal Hiring Networks And Labor Market Outcomes, Patrick Bayer, Stephen L. Ross, Giorgio Topa

Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

The Profits Of Power: Land Rights And Agricultural Investment In Ghana, Markus Goldstein, Christopher Udry

Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Institutions And Development: A View From Below, Rohini Pande, Christopher Udry

Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Plumage Convergence In Picoides Woodpeckers Based On A Molecular Phylogeny, With Emphasis On Convergence In Downy And Hairy Woodpeckers, Amy C. Weibel, William S. Moore

Biological Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Adult and juvenile plumage characters were traced onto a well-resolved molecular based phylogeny for Picoides woodpeckers, and a simple phylogenetic test of homology, parallelism, and convergence of plumage characters was performed. Reconstruction of ancestral character states revealed multiple events of independent evolution of derived character states in most characters studied, and a concentrated changes test revealed that some plumage characters evolved in association with habitat type. For example, there was a statistically significant association between loss of dorsal barring and use of densely vegetated habitats among Picoides species. Two analyses indicated that convergence, as opposed to parallel evolution or shared …

Efficacy Studies Of Malaria Treatments In Africa: Efficient Estimation With Missing Indicators Of Failure, Rhoderick N. Machekano, Grant Dorsey, Alan E. Hubbard

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Efficacy studies of malaria treatments can be plagued by indeterminate outcomes for some patients. The study motivating this paper defines the outcome of interest (treatment failure) as recrudescence and for some subjects, it is unclear whether a recurrence of malaria is due to that or new infection. This results in a specific kind of missing data. The effect of missing data in causal inference problems is widely recognized. Methods that adjust for possible bias from missing data include a variety of imputation procedures (extreme case analysis, hot-deck, single and multiple imputation), inverse weighting methods, and likelihood based methods (data augmentation, …

Progress Notes, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Progress Notes

No abstract provided.

The Brave New World Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Utilitarian Consequentialism And Faulty Moral Reasoning, John R. Meyer

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Democracy And Abortion, Monte Harris Liebman

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Is The Human Zygote A Person?, Thomas Nelson

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Stem Cell Research, Cloning And Catholic Moral Theology, Ronald Fabbro

The Linacre Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 11, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

No abstract provided.

New Expression: November 2005 (Volume 28, Issue 10), Columbia College Chicago

New Expression

November 2005, Volume 28, Issue 10, edition of New Expression, a news publication researched, contributed, written, and edited by Chicago high school journalists

November 2005, Syracuse Department Of Economics

Economics - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Epidemiology Of U.S. Immunization Law: Translating Cdc Immunization Guidelines Into Practice: State Laws Related To The Use Of Standing Orders Covering Immunization Practice, Alexandra M. Stewart, Marisa A. Cox, Sara J. Rosenbaum

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

This pilot study examines how five states -- Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and Texas – approach the legal question of delegation of medical practice powers in an immunization practice context.

37th Conference On Senior Engineering Design Projects, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Senior Engineering Design Conference

The 37th Conference on Senior Engineering Design Projects was held on November 29, 2005 at the College of Engineering and applied Sciences on the Parkview Campus of Western Michigan University. The college sponsors the conference to showcase the work of its graduating seniors, who are required to complete a capstone project that puts into practice what they have learned. Many of the projects are sponsored by business and industry.

The information for this event was taken from the internet archive hosted by the Wayback Machine.

Vines For Utah Landscape, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Safety Evaluation Report: Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Author N/A

Local Reports and Publications

DOCKET NO. 72-27

Materials License No. SNM-2514

Comparison Of Statistical Tests In Logistic Regression: The Case Of Hypernatreamia, Stylianos Katsaragakis, Christos Koukouvinos, Stella Stylianou, Eleni-Maria Theodoraki, Eleni-Maria Theodoraki

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

The logistic regression has become an integral component of any medical data analysis concerning binary responses. The main issue rising after the adaptation of the final model is its goodness-of-fit. The fit of the model is assessed via the overall measures and summary statistics and comparing them in the case of hypernateamia.

Bootstrap Intervals Of The Parameters Of Lognormal Distribution Using Power Rule Model And Accelerated Life Tests, Mohammed Al-Haj Ebrahem

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Assumed that the distribution of the lifetime of any unit follows a lognormal distribution with parameters μ and σ . Also, assume that the relationship between μ and the stress level V is given by the power rule model. Several types of bootstrap intervals of the parameters were studied and their performance was studied using simulations and compared in term of attainment of the nominal confidence level, symmetry of lower and upper error rates and the expected width. Conclusions and recommendations are given.

Large Sample And Bootstrap Intervals For The Gamma Scale Parameter Based On Grouped Data, Ayman Baklizi, Amjad Al-Nasser

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Interval estimation of the scale parameter of the gamma distribution using grouped data is considered in this article. Exact intervals do not exist and approximate intervals are needed Recently, Chen and Mi (2001) proposed alternative approximate intervals. In this article, some bootstrap and jackknife type intervals are proposed. The performance of these intervals is investigated and compared. The results show that some of the suggested intervals have a satisfactory statistical performance in situations where the sample size is small with heavy proportion of censoring.

Restricted Quasi-Independent Model Resolves Paradoxical Behaviors Of Cohen’S Kappa, Vicki Stover Hertzberg, Frank Xu, Michael Haber

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Cohen’s kappa, an index of inter-rater agreement, behaves paradoxically in 2×2 tables. λ_A is derived, an index from the restricted quasi-independent model for 2×2 tables. Simulation studies are used to demonstrate λ_A has superior performance compared to Scott’s pi. Moreover, λ_A does not show paradoxical behavior for 2×2 tables.

Vol. 4, No. 2 (Full Issue), Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

No abstract provided.

Inferences About The Components Of A Generalized Additive Model, Rand R. Wilcox

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

A method for making inferences about the components of a generalized additive model is described. It is found that a variation of the method, based on means, performs well in simulations. Unlike many other inferential methods, switching from a mean to a 20% trimmed mean was found to offer little or no advantage in terms of both power and controlling the probability of a Type I error.

The Individuals Control Chart In Case Of Non-Normality, BetüL Kan, Berna Yazici

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

This article examines the effects of non-normality as measured by skewness and provides an alternative method of designing individuals control chart with non-normal distributions. A skewness correction method for constructing the individuals control chart is provided. An example of thickness of biscuit process is presented to illustrate the individuals control chart limits.

Determining Parallel Analysis Criteria, Marley W. Watkins

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Determining the number of factors to extract is a critical decision in exploratory factor analysis. Simulation studies have found the Parallel Analysis criterion to be accurate, but it is computationally intensive. Two freeware programs that implement Parallel Analysis on Macintosh and Windows operating systems are presented.

Front Matter, Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

No abstract provided.

Interval Estimation Of Risk Difference In Simple Compliance Randomized Trials, Kung-Jong Lui

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Consider the simple compliance randomized trial, in which patients randomly assigned to the experimental treatment may switch to receive the standard treatment, while patients randomly assigned to the standard treatment are all assumed to receive their assigned treatment. Six asymptotic interval estimators for the risk difference in probabilities of response among patients who would accept the experimental treatment were developed. Monte Carlo methods were employed to evaluate and compare the finite-sample performance of these estimators. An example studying the effect of vitamin A supplementation on reducing mortality in preschool children was included to illustrate their practical use.

Supporting And Preparing Future Decision-Makers With The Needed Tools, Michael Wolf-Branigin

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Supporting and Preparing Future Decision-makers with the Needed ToolsEducational and social service researchers and evaluators continue to develop advanced statistical methods. To ensure that our students have the essential skills as they enter direct service, the focus must be on assuring that they learn readily understandable methods that are appropriate for small samples and use repeated measures.