An Analysis Of Risk Reduction Choices In Dcis Breast Cancer Patients,
2012
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
An Analysis Of Risk Reduction Choices In Dcis Breast Cancer Patients, Lauren Soltesz
Statistics
The main focus of this paper was to evaluate possible demographic and clinical characteristics associated with a woman’s choice of breast conserving surgery (BCS), unilateral mastectomy (ULM), or bilateral risk reduction mastectomy (BRRM). The cohort consisted of patients presenting to the City of Hope National Medical Center with ductal carcinoma in situ breast cancer who elected to have cancer directed surgery (N=305). Analyses to examine associations of patient characteristics with type of surgery were conducted using a multinomial logistic regression. Results showed that older women were more likely to choose breast conserving surgery over bilateral risk reduction mastectomy than younger …
Analysis Of Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women In San Luis Obispo County,
2012
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Analysis Of Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women In San Luis Obispo County, Samantha Law
Statistics
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is harmful to the fetus, and can lead to serious alcohol related developmental birth defects. Utilizing prenatal screening, such as the 4P’s Plus© screening tool, during a woman’s first prenatal doctors visit can help educate women and reduce continued alcohol use during pregnancy. Currently the CDC reports that 1 in 13 women in the US drink alcohol while pregnant compared to local reports that 1 in 3 women in San Luis Obispo County continue to drink alcohol during pregnancy. A primary concern for many local county health care experts and organizations is to raise awareness that …
Stress-Lifetime Joint Distribution Model For Performance Degradation Failure,
2012
University of Richmond
Stress-Lifetime Joint Distribution Model For Performance Degradation Failure, Quan Sun, Yanzhen Tang, Jing Feng, Paul Kvam
Department of Math & Statistics Faculty Publications
The high energy density self-healing metallized film pulse capacitor has been applied to all kinds of laser facilities for their power conditioning systems under several stress levels, such as 23kV, 30kV and 35kV, whose reliability performance and maintenance costs are affected by the reliability of capacitors. Due to the costs and time restriction, how to assess the reliability of highly reliable capacitors under a certain stress level as soon as possible becomes a challenge. Accelerated degradation test provides a way to predict its lifetime and reliability effectively. A model called stress-lifetime joint distribution model and an analysis method based on …
Investigating The Sensitivity Of Goodness-Of-Fit Indices To Detect Measurement Invariance In The Bifactor Model,
2012
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Investigating The Sensitivity Of Goodness-Of-Fit Indices To Detect Measurement Invariance In The Bifactor Model, Jam Khojasteh
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
A Monte Carlo simulation study was conducted to evaluate the sensitivities of five commonly used goodness-of-fit indices to detect metric invariance properties of the bifactor model. The fit indices that performed the best in terms of power were Gamma and Mc. In addition, Gamma, Mc, CFI, and RMSEA all held Type I error to a minimum. However, only Gamma and CFI are recommended to use in the bifactor model because the other GOF indices have cutoff values that are too large. For Gamma and CFI values of -.026 to -.045 and -.004 to -.009, respectively indicate a lack of metric …
An Economic Alternative To The C Chart,
2012
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
An Economic Alternative To The C Chart, Ryan William Black
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Because the probability of Type I error is not evenly distributed beyond upper and lower three-sigma limits the c chart is theoretically inappropriate for a monitor of Poisson distributed phenomena. Furthermore, the normal approximation to the Poisson is of little use when c is small. These practical and theoretical concerns should motivate the computation of true error rates associated with individuals control assuming the Poisson distribution. An economic alternative to the c chart is described as a statistical model of upward shift from c0 to c1 and the two charts are compared in theory. For a range of c chart …
Selection Of Mixed Sampling Plan With Qss-1(N; CN, CT) Plan As Attribute Plan Indexed Through Mapd And Lql,
2012
Government Arts College, Coimbatore, India
Selection Of Mixed Sampling Plan With Qss-1(N; CN, CT) Plan As Attribute Plan Indexed Through Mapd And Lql, R. Sampath Kumar, M. Indra, R. Radhakrishnan
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
A procedure for the construction and selection of the mixed sampling plan using MAPD as a quality standard with the QSS-1 (n; cN, cT) plan as an attribute plan is presented. The plans indexed through MAPD and LQL are constructed and compared for efficiency. Tables are provided for selection of an appropriate sampling plan.
On Some Negative Integer Moments Of Quasi-Negative-Binomial Distribution,
2012
King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
On Some Negative Integer Moments Of Quasi-Negative-Binomial Distribution, Anwar Hassan, Sheikh Bilal
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Negative integer moments of the quasi-negative-binomial distribution (QNBD) are investigated. This distribution includes recurrence relations which are helpful in the solution of many applied statistical problems, particularly in life testing and survey sampling, where ratio estimators are useful. Results study show the negative-binomial distribution when the parameter θ2 is zero and also indicate the mean of the QNBD model when its parameters are changed.
On Some Properties And Estimation Of Size-Biased Polya-Eggenberger Distribution,
2012
King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
On Some Properties And Estimation Of Size-Biased Polya-Eggenberger Distribution, Anwar Hassan, Sheikh Bilal, Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
A size-biased version of Polya-Eggenberger distribution is introduced explicitly and by a mixture model. The proposed distribution is unimodal with positive integer moments. The recurrence relation between moments (about the origin) of the proposed distribution is established and its relationship with other distributions is discussed. Different estimation techniques are proposed to estimate the parameters of the distribution.
Regression Split By Levels Of The Dependent Variable,
2012
GfK Custom Research North America, Minneapolis, MN
Regression Split By Levels Of The Dependent Variable, Stan Lipovetsky
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Multiple regression coefficients split by the levels of the dependent variable are examined. The decomposition of the coefficients can be defined by points on the ordinal scale or by levels in the numerical response using the Gifi system of binary variables. This approach permits consideration of specific values of the coefficients at each layer of the response variable. Numerical results illustrate how to identify levels of interpretable regression coefficients.
Extreme Value Charts And Analysis Of Means (Anom) Based On The Log Logistic Distribution,
2012
R.V.R & J.C. College of Engineering, Guntur, Andhrapradesh, India
Extreme Value Charts And Analysis Of Means (Anom) Based On The Log Logistic Distribution, B. Srinivasa Rao, J. Pratapa Reddy, G. Sarath Babu
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
A probability model of a quality characteristic is assumed to follow a log logistic distribution. This article proposes variable control charts, termed extreme value charts, based on the extreme values of each subgroup. The control chart constants depend on the probability model of the extreme order statistics and the size of each subgroup. The analysis of means (ANOM) technique for a skewed population is applied with respect to log logistic distribution. Results are illustrated using examples based on real data.
Examining Growth With Statistical Shape Analysis And Comparison Of Growth Models,
2012
Uludag University, Gorukle/Bursa, Turkey
Examining Growth With Statistical Shape Analysis And Comparison Of Growth Models, Deniz Sigirli, Ilker Ercan
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Growth curves have been widely used in the fields of biology, zoology and medicine for assessing some measurable trait of an organism, such as height, weight, area or volume. In statistical shape analysis, a size measure is obtained using the geometrical information of an object as opposed to linear measurements. The performances of commonly used non-linear growth curves are compared by using centroid size as a size measure in a simulation study. An example is provided on the relationship between centroid size of the cerebellum and disease duration in multiple sclerosis patients.
Examining Multiple Comparison Procedures According To Error Rate, Power Type And False Discovery Rate,
2012
Uludag University, Gorukle/Bursa, Turkey
Examining Multiple Comparison Procedures According To Error Rate, Power Type And False Discovery Rate, Guven Ozkaya, Ilker Ercan
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Examining pairwise differences between means is a common practice of applied researchers, and the selection of an appropriate multiple comparison procedure (MCP) is important for analyzing pairwise comparisons. This study examines the performance of MCPs under the assumption of homogeneity of variances for various numbers of groups with equal and unequal sample sizes via a simulation study. MCPs are compared according to type I error rate, power type and false discovery rate (FDR). Results show that the LSD and Duncan procedures have high error rates and Scheffe’s procedure has low power; no remarkable differences between the other procedures considered were …
Class(Es) Of Factor-Type Estimator(S) In Presence Of Measurement Error,
2012
Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, M. P., India
Class(Es) Of Factor-Type Estimator(S) In Presence Of Measurement Error, Diwakar Shukla, Sharad Pathak, Narendra Singh Thakur
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
When data is collected via sample survey it is assumed whatever is reported by a respondent is correct. However, given the issues of prestige bias, personal respect and honor, respondents’ self-reported data often produces over- or under- estimated values as opposed to true values regarding the variables under question. This causes measurement error to be present in sample values. This article considers the factortype estimator as an estimation tool and examines its performance under a measurement error model. Expressions of optimization are derived and theoretical results are supported by numerical examples.
Exact Logistic Regression For A Matched Pairs Case-Control Design With Polytomous Exposure Variables,
2012
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman
Exact Logistic Regression For A Matched Pairs Case-Control Design With Polytomous Exposure Variables, Shyam S. Ganguly
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Logistic regression methods are useful in estimating odds ratios under matched pairs case-control designs when the exposure variable of interest is binary or polytomous in nature. Analysis is typically performed using large sample approximation techniques. When conducting the analysis with polytomous exposure variable, situations where the numbers of discordant pairs in the resulting cells are small or the data structure is sparse can be encountered. In such situations, the asymptotic method of analysis is questionable, thus an exact method of analysis may be more suitable. A method is presented that performs exact inference in the case of pair-wise matched case-control …
Modified Edf Goodness Of Fit Tests For Logistic Distribution Under Srs And Rss,
2012
Jerash Private University, Jerash, Jordan
Modified Edf Goodness Of Fit Tests For Logistic Distribution Under Srs And Rss, S. A. Al-Subh, M. T. Alodat, Kamaruzaman Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Jemain
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Modified forms of goodness of fit tests are presented for the logistic distribution using statistics based on the empirical distribution function (EDF). A method to improve the power of the modified EDF goodness of fit tests is introduced based on Ranked Set sampling (RSS). Data are collected via the Ranked Set Sampling (RSS) technique (McIntyre, 1952). Critical values for the logistic distribution with unknown parameters are provided and the powers of the tests are given for a number of alternative distributions. A simulation study is presented to illustrate the power of the new method.
Small-To-Medium Enterprises And Economic Growth: A Comparative Study Of Clustering Techniques,
2012
University of Ballarat, Mount Helen, Australia
Small-To-Medium Enterprises And Economic Growth: A Comparative Study Of Clustering Techniques, Karim K. Mardaneh
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in regional (non-metropolitan) areas are considered when economic planning may require large data sets and sophisticated clustering techniques. The economic growth of regional areas was investigated using four clustering algorithms. Empirical analysis demonstrated that the modified global k-means algorithm outperformed other algorithms.
Posterior Estimates Of Poisson Distribution Using R Software,
2012
University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J & K, India
Posterior Estimates Of Poisson Distribution Using R Software, Raja Sultan, S.P. Ahmad
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
The Bayesian estimation of unknown parameter of the Poisson distribution is examined under different priors. The posterior distributions for the unknown parameter of the Poisson distribution are derived using the following priors: uniform, Jeffrey’s, Gamma distribution, Gamma-Chi-square distribution, Gammaexponential distribution and Chi-square-exponential distribution. Numerical and graphical illustrations of the posterior densities of the parameters of interest were conducted using R Software.
Weighted Cook-Johnson Copula And Their Characterizations: Application To Probably Modeling Of The Hot Spring Eruptions,
2012
Shahid Chamran University, Ahvas, Iran
Weighted Cook-Johnson Copula And Their Characterizations: Application To Probably Modeling Of The Hot Spring Eruptions, Hakim Bekrizadeh, Gholam Ali Parham, Mohamd Reza Zadkarmi
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Copulas have emerged as a practical method for multivariate modeling. A limited amount of work has been conducted regarding the application of copula-based modeling in context analysis. This study generalizes the Cook-Johnson copula under the appropriate weighted function and provides examples and the properties of the generalized Cook-Johnson copula. Results show that the generalized Cook-Johnson copula is suitable for probable modeling of hot spring eruption.
Comparing Two Independent Groups Via A Quantile Generalization Of The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test,
2012
University of Southern California
Comparing Two Independent Groups Via A Quantile Generalization Of The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test, Rand R. Wilcox
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test, as well as modern improvements, are based in part on an estimate of p = P(D < 0), where D = X−Y and X and Y are independent random variables; a common goal is to test H0: p = 0.5. This corresponds to testing H0: ξ0.5, where ξ0.5 is the 0.5 quantile of the distribution of D. If the distributions associated with X and Y do not differ, then D has a symmetric distribution about zero. In particular, ξq + ξ1-q = 0 for any q ≤ 0.5, where ξq is the qth quantile. Methods aimed at testing H0: p = 0.5 are generalized by …
Single Sampling Plans For Variables Indexed By Aql And Aoql With Measurement Error,
2012
Vikram University, India, Ujjain (M. P.)
Single Sampling Plans For Variables Indexed By Aql And Aoql With Measurement Error, R. Sankle, J.R. Singh
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods
Single sampling plans are investigated for variables indexed by acceptable quality level (AQL) and average outgoing quality limit (AOQL) under measurement error. Procedures and tables are provided for selection of single sampling plans for variables for given AQL and AOQL when rejected lots are 100% inspected for replacement of a nonconforming unit. For a particular sampling plan in operation for an observed measurement, a method for determining true operating characteristic (OC) functions and average outgoing quality (AOQ) is described for various error sizes.
