INFERENCE
R-Estimation of Location of the Generalized Secant Hyperbolic Distribution
... 1
O. Y. Kravchuk
Exact Inference for a Population Proportion Based on a Ranked Set Sample ...
19
J. T. Terpstra and Z. A. Miller
Selecting the Optimal Transformation of a Continuous Covariate in Cox's
Regression: Implications for Hypothesis Testing ... 27
M. Mahmud, M. Abrahamowicz, K. Leffondre and Y. P. Chaubey
BAYESIAN INFERENCE
On Bayesian Estimation of the Product of Poisson Rates with Application to
Reliability ... 47
H-J. Kim
Pointwise Bayesian Credible Intervals for Regularised Linear Wavelet
Estimators ... 61
D. De Canditiis
LINEAR MODELS
Stepwise Regression in Mixed Quantitative Linear Models with Autocorrelated
Errors ... 79
G. Alpargu and P. Dutilleul
TIME SERIES
On the Performance of Popular Unit-root Tests Against Various Nonlinear
Dynamic Models: A Simulation Study ... 105
C-Y. Choi and Y-K. Moh
Evaluating Multivariate Garch Models in the Nordic Electricity Markets ...
117
P. Malo and A. Kanto
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
Exact Size and Power Properties of Five Tests for Multinomial Proportions ...
149
Y. Cai and K. Krishnamoorthy
Specifying a Gaussian Markov Random Fields by a Sparse Cholesky Triangle ...
161
H. T. Wist and H. Rue
Asymptotic Expansion and Conditional Robustness for the Sample Multiple
Correlation Coefficient under Nonnormality ... 177
H. Ogasawara
Higher-order Asymptotic Standard Error and Asymptotic Expansion in Principal
Component Analysis ... 201
H. Ogasawara
QUALITY CONTROL
Modified Group Runs Control Charts to Detect Increases in Fraction
Non-conforming and Shifts in the Process Mean ... 225
M. P. Gadre and R. N. Rattihalli
STATISTICS IN GENETICS
Comparison of Support Vector Machines to Other Classifiers Using Gene
Expression Data ... 241
G. S. Shieh, Y. C. Jiang and Y. S. Shih
DISTRIBUTION THEORY
Distance between Random Points in Two Rectangular Cities ... 257
D. P. Chu
SAMPLING THEORY
Estimation under Purposive Sampling ... 277
J. M. Guarte and E. B. Barrios
INFERENCE
Bayesian Estimation of the Two-parameter Gamma Distribution ...
285
Y. S. Son and M. Oh
Asymptotic and Resampling-based Confidence Intervals for P(X < Y) ... 295
A. Baklizi
Optimum Critical Value for Pre-test Estimator ... 309
B. M. Golam Kibria and A. K. Md. E. Saleh
Comparison of One-sided Tolerance Limits in Unbalanced One-way Random Models ...
321
X. Li
LINEAR MODELS AND REGRESSION
Strategies for Fitting Large, Geostatistical Data in MCMC
Simulation ... 331
A. Gemperli and P. Vounatsou
Alternative Tests for Parameter Stability ... 347
S. Khedhiri
The Effect of Non-independence of Explanatory Variables and Error Term and
Heteroskedasticity in Stochastic Regression Models ... 361
J. Hodoshima and M. Ando
An Empirical Comparison of Estimating Methods for the Ramberg-Osgood EIV Model
... 407
G. Brondino and G. Vicario
TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
Time-series Forecast Jointly Allowing the Unit-Root Detection
and the Box-Cox Transformation ... 419
K. Fukuda
Test for Parameter Change in ARIMA Models ... 429
S. Lee, S. Park, K. Maekawa and K-i. Kawai
MULTIPLE COMPARISONS
Additional Tables for Steel-Dwass-Critchlow-Fligner
Distribution-free Multiple Comparisons of Three Treatments ... 441
J. D. Spurrier
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
A Comparison of Different Methods for Representing Categorical
Data ... 447
C. M. Cuadras, D. Cuadras and M. J. Greenacre
Improved Tolerance Factors for Multivariate Normal Distributions ... 461
K. Krishnamoorthy and S. Mondal
RELIABILITY ANALYSIS
Application and Reliability of Change-point Analyses for
Detecting a Defective Stage in Integrated Circuit Manufacturing ... 479
P. Besse and C. Le Gall
SURVIVAL ANALYSIS
Resampling Plans for Frailty Models ... 497
G. Massonnet, T. Burzykowski and P. Janssen
STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL
A Simple Method using CuScore to Monitor Changes in ARMA
Coefficients ... 515
X. Pan
INFERENCE
Power of One-Sample Location Tests Under Distributions with
Equal Lévy Distance ... 531
H.Büning and S. Qari
Simultaneous Testing For The Successive Differences Of
Exponential Location Parameters ... 547
P. Singh, A. Abebe and S. N. Mishra
Bayesian Inference
A Practical Implementation and Bayesian Estimation in Franklin's
Randomized Response Procedure ... 563
L.Barabesi and M. Marcheselli
Monte Carlo Methods for Bayesian Inference on the Linear Hazard
Rate Distribution ... 575
C-T. Lin, S.J.S. Wu and N. Balakrishnan
Regression Analysis
Regression and ICOMP- A Simulation Study ... 591
A.E. Clark and C.G. Troskie
Ridge Regression - A Simulation Study ... 605
A.E. Clark and C.G. Troskie
Testing For The Equality of Two Nonparametric Regression Curves With Long Memory
Errors ... 621
F. Li
Linear Models
Evaluation of Linear Mixed Model Case Deletion Diagnostic Tools
by Monte Carlo Simulation ... 645
T. Zewotir and J.S. Galpin
Simulation Methods
Perfect Forward Simulation via Simulated Tempering ... 683
S.P. Brooks, Y. Fan and J. Rosenthal
Resampling Methods
A Non-Parametric Bootstrap Test For The Equality of Coefficients of Variation
... 715
S. Cabras, G. Mostallino and W. Racugno
Multivariate Analysis
A Comparison of Some Tests for Determining The Number of Nonzero
Canonical Correlations ... 727
T. Caliński, M. Krzyśko
and W. Wołyński
Clustering The Constitution Elements of Measuring Tables Data Structure ... 751
A. Rebbouh
A Small Sample Test For The Equality Of Intraclass Correlation Coefficients
Under Unequal Family Sizes For Several Populations ... 765
M. Bhandary and K. Fujiwara
Distribution of Increases in Residual Log Likelihood For Nested Spatial Models
... 779
D. Clifford
Time Series Analysis
Correlated Errors in the Parameters Estimation of the ARFIMA
Model: A Simulated Study ... 789
M.R. Sena Jr., V.A. Reisen and S.R.C. Lopes
Statistics in Health
Estimation of Balanced Simultaneous Confidence Sets for SIR
Models ... 803
L. Temime and G. Thomas
Reliability Theory
Asymptotic Confidence Limits for Performance Measures of A
Repairable System with Imperfect Service Station ... 813
Y-H. Chien, J-C. Ke and S-L. Lee
Quality Control
Optimal Statistical Design of a Multivariate EWMA Chart Based On
ARL and MRL ... 831
M.H. Lee and M.B.C. Khoo
Inference
A Note on Confidence Intervals for a Linear Function of Poisson
Rates ... 849
J. Stamey* and C. Hamilton
james_stamey@baylor.edu
A Note on Whittle's Likelihood ... 857
A. Contreras-Cristán*, E. Gutiérrez-Peña
and S. G. Walker
alberto@sigma.iimas.unam.mx
On a Comparison of Several Competing Estimates of a Univariate
Normal Mean by Multiple Criteria Decision Making Method ... 877
M. Tiensuwan*, S. Lertprapai and B. K. Sinha
scmts@mahidol.ac.th
Some Results on Comparing the Quantiles of Dependent Groups ...
893
R. R. Wilcox*
rwilcox@usc.edu
Survey Sampling
On Sample Allocation in Multivariate Surveys ... 901
M. Kozak*
marcin.kozak@omega.sggw.waw.pl
Regression Analysis
A Semiparametric Bayesian Model for Circular-linear Regression
... 911
B. J. George* and K. Ghosh
b.j.george@alumni.gwu.edu
Time Series Analysis
Recursive Estimation of GARCH Models ... 925
A. Aknouche* and H. Guerbyenne
d73hakim@yahoo.fr
Nonlinear Cointegration and Nonlinear Error Correction: Record
Counting Cointegration Tests ... 939
A. Escribano, A. E. Sipols* and F. Aparicio
anaelizabeth.garcia@urjc.es
Multivariate Analysis
A Simple Regularization Procedure for Discriminant Analysis ...
957
H. Nocairi, E. M. Qannari* and M. Hanafi
qannari@enitiaa-nantes.fr
Test for Generalized Variance in Factor Analysis Model ... 969
M. Bhandary
madhu.bhandary@ndsu.edu
Survival Analysis
Modeling Grouped Survival Data with Time-dependent Covariates ...975
L. V. A. Silveira Chalita*, E. A. Colosimo and J. Raimundo de Souza Passos
enrico@est.ufmg.br
Analysis of Panel Count Data with Dependent Observation Times ... 983
Y-J. Kim*
yjinkim@korea.ac.kr
Clinical Trials and Analysis
Monotone Smoothing With Application to Dose-response Curve ...
991
M. Kong* and R. L. Eubank
mykong@mdanderson.org
Pivotal Quantities Based on Sequential Data: A Bootstrap Approach ... 1005
P. Saavedra*, A. Santana and M. del Pino Quintana
saavedra@dma.ulpgc.es
Sample Size Calculation for the Therapeutic Equivalence Problem
... 1019
Y. C. Bassiakos* and P. C. Katerelos
ybassiak@econ.uoa.gr
Statistical Quality Control
Joint Economic Design of Variable Sampling Intervals
X and R
Charts using Genetic Algorithms ... 1027
C-Y. Chou*, C-C. Wu and C-H. Chen
choucy@yuntech.edu.tw
False Signal Rates for the
X Control
Charts with Runs Tests when Process Parameters are Estimated ... 1045
C. Yang*, S-K. Tse and G. Li
cyyang15@hotmail.com
Closed-form Approximation for the AOQL of Attributes Acceptance
Sample Plans ... 1057
N. R. Farnum*
farnum@fullerton.edu
Goodness-of-fit Tests
Powers of Discrete Goodness-of-fit Test Statistics for a Uniform
Null Against a Selection of Alternative Distributions ... 1067
M. Steele* and J. Chaseling
mike.steele@jcu.edu.au