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Bayesian predictive inference under a Dirichlet process with sensitivity to the normal baseline Dirichlet过程下对正基线敏感的贝叶斯预测推理

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.07.003

Balgobin Nandram, Jiani Yin

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引用次数: 9

The step-stress tampered failure rate model under interval monitoring 区间监测下的阶跃应力扰动故障率模型

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.06.002

Panayiotis Bobotas, Maria Kateri

引用次数: 6

Cluster-based L2 re-weighted regression 基于聚类的L2重加权回归

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.05.005

Ekele Alih, Hong Choon Ong

引用次数: 0

Double acceptance sampling plan based on truncated life tests for half exponential power distribution 基于半指数功率分布截尾寿命试验的双重验收抽样方案

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.07.002

Wenhao Gui , Meiping Xu

引用次数: 12

Multivariate wavelet-based density estimation with size-biased data 基于多变量小波的尺寸偏倚数据密度估计

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.05.002

Esmaeil Shirazi , Hassan Doosti

引用次数: 12

Multivariate discrete scalar hazard rate 多元离散标量危险率

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.05.003

N. Unnikrishnan Nair, P.G. Sankaran

引用次数: 1

Statistical inference on partial linear additive models with distortion measurement errors 具有畸变测量误差的部分线性加性模型的统计推断

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.05.004

Yujie Gai , Jun Zhang , Gaorong Li , Xinchao Luo

引用次数: 3

Dynamic Bayesian analysis of generalized odds ratios assuming multivariate skew-normal distribution for the error terms in the system equation 系统方程误差项多元偏正态分布下广义比值比的动态贝叶斯分析

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.05.001

S.K. Ghoreishi , M.R. Meshkani

引用次数: 1

Navigating choices when applying multiple imputation in the presence of multi-level categorical interaction effects 在存在多层次分类交互效应的情况下应用多重输入时的导航选择

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.06.001

Aya A. Mitani , Allison W. Kurian , Amar K. Das , Manisha Desai

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引用次数: 8

Directionally collapsible parameterizations of multivariate binary distributions 多元二元分布的方向可折叠参数化

Statistical Methodology Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.stamet.2015.07.001

Tamás Rudas

引用次数: 4