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Author:

Zhu, Yeying

Title:

Data-adaptive Approaches to Modeling Propensity Scores in Causal Inference Problems

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

causal inference
data-adaptive
data mining
observational studies
propensity scores

File:

Download Yeying-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Debashis Ghosh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Donna Coffman, Committee Member

Author:

Woo, Yong

Title:

Optimization and Statistical Estimation for the Post Randomization Method

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Post Randomization Method
Statistical Disclosure Control
EM Algorithm
Generalized Linear Models
Constrained Optimization

File:

Download jwoo_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Richards, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member

Author:

Nunes, Marcus Alexandre

Title:

Analysis of RNA-Seq Data with Excess of Zeros

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

generalized linear models
RNA-Seq
design of experiments
optimal

File:

Download marcus_nunes_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Landis Rosenberger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yu Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qunhua Li, Committee Member
John Edward Carlson, Special Member

Author:

Li, Xiaoye

Title:

Three Essays on Non-stationary Time Series

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Modulated Stationary
Self Normalization
Change-point Test
Long-run Variance
Autocovariance
Time-varying exogenous AR model
Sieve-wild Bootstrap

File:

Download phdsample2_copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhibiao Zhao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuqing Zhang, Committee Member
Jingzhi Huang, Special Member

Author:

Lou, Lejia

Title:

Thresholded partial correlation approach for variable selection in linear models and partially linear models

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Variable Selection
Linear Model
Partially Linear Model
Nonparametric Regression

File:

Download LejiaLou-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Runze Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Russell Hunter, Committee Member
Bing Li, Committee Member
Rongling Wu, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Wei

Title:

Performance criteria for control charts

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Average Run Length
Continuous Ranked Probability Score
Functional data
Goodness-of-fit
Paired Comparison.

File:

Download WeiWang-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Kon Jin Lin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis Kon Jin Lin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Le Bao, Committee Member
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Russell Richard Barton, Special Member

Author:

Li, Yihan

Title:

Methods in Multiple Testing and Meta-analysis with Applications to the Analysis of Genomic Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Multiple testing; Meta-analysis; Genomic data analysis; Microarr

File:

Download Yihan_LI_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Debashis Ghosh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Le Bao, Committee Member
Qunhua Li, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member

Author:

Sie, Haskell

Title:

Statistical Aspects Of Computerized Adaptive Testing

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Item response theory
multidimensional model
likelihood function

File:

Download Haskell_Sie_-_Dissertation_2014_-_final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

James Landis Rosenberger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pui Wa Lei, Committee Member
Mosuk Chow, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member

Author:

Hua, Wen-yu

Title:

Kernel Methods for Neuroimaging Genomewide Association Studies

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Kernel methods
GWAS
Neuroimaging analysis; Multiple comparison procedures.

File:

Download WenYu-dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Debashis Ghosh, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Debashis Ghosh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yu Zhang, Committee Member
Qunhua Li, Committee Member
Le Bao, Committee Member
Daniel Kifer, Special Member

Author:

Kuruppumullage Don, Prabhani

Title:

Estimation and Model Selection for Block Clustering with Mixtures: A Composite Likelihood Approach

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Block clustering
Composite Likelihood
EM algorithm
Mixture models

File:

Download Prabhani.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce G Lindsay, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesca Chiaromonte, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce G Lindsay, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesca Chiaromonte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Russell Hunter, Committee Member
Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Committee Member
Dr Aleksandra Slavkovic, Special Member