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Some Sampling Designs And Estimation Problems, Hassan Lakkis
Some Sampling Designs And Estimation Problems, Hassan Lakkis
Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations
In the first chapter we review some standard estimators in sampling from a finite population, and some design-based estimators in sampling from a continuous universe.
In concert with the theory initiated by professor Douglas Robson (personal communication) and later presented by Cordy (1993), we consider design-based variance estimation for probability sampling from a continuous and spatially distributed universe. Using this theory in chapter two, the sampling design of one random point from each cell of a translated grid is investigated and the problem of edge effects on estimation is illustrated with examples. Also in chapter four, standard systematic sampling methods …
Methods For The Comparison Of Timing Behavior Applied To The Pink Salmon Fisheries Of Prince William Sound, Alaska, Louis J. Rugolo
Methods For The Comparison Of Timing Behavior Applied To The Pink Salmon Fisheries Of Prince William Sound, Alaska, Louis J. Rugolo
OES Theses and Dissertations
Harvest control in salmonid fisheries was examined as a problem in the formulation of regulations which restrict time and area of fishing. An ability to rigorously define and compare the form of the progression of migration across time and between harvest areas was judged fundamental to objective harvest decisions. Identification and evaluation of statistical methods appropriate to the comparison of empirical migratory time densities was performed.
The development of the measure of central tendency (mean date) of the time density as the consistent, unbiased estimator of migratory behavior was given. Practical evidence demonstrated that the mean date was highly resistant …
Invariance Properties Of Statistical Tests For Dependent Observations, Akhil K. Vaish
Invariance Properties Of Statistical Tests For Dependent Observations, Akhil K. Vaish
Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations
In this dissertation we assume that the observations are from normal populations but are correlated and study the problem of characterizing the class of covariance structures such that the distributions of the popular test statistics remain invariant, that is, they remain the same except for a constant factor. We first obtain some simple extensions and variations of the well known Cauchy-Schwarz inequality. Incidentally, several inequalities that are useful in the detection of outliers can be deduced from our results.
Our main result is a characterization of the class of all nonnegative definite solutions W to the matrix equation AWA = …