Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 1, 2008
*Corresponding author
Distributions and Applications
A Note on the Kurtosis Ordering of the Generalized Secant
Hyperbolic Distribution ... 1
I. Klein and M. Fischer*
matthias.fischer@wiso.uni-erlangen.de
Inference
Estimating Probability Distributions by Observing Betting
Practices ... 8
C. Lynch* and D. Barry
clynch@canada.com
Exact Tests in Panel Data Using Generalized P-Values ... 18
H.B. Zhao*
zstatistics1978@yahoo.com
An Exact Test for U-Shaped Alternatives of Location
Parameters: The Exponential Distribution Case ... 37
A. Abebe and P. Singh*
singhparm@gmail.com
Test of Homogeneity for Some Population Models Based on Counting
Processes ... 46
R. Fierro*
rfierro@ucv.cl
Linear Models and Regression Analysis
On Sum Decompositions of Weighted Least-Squares Estimators for
the Partitioned Linear Model ... 55
Y. Tian* and Y. Takane
yongge@mail.shufe.edu.cn
The Research on Two Kinds of Restricted Biased Estimators Based
on Mean Squared Error Matrix ... 70
H. Yang and Z. Chunmei*
zhangchunmeil76@tom.com
Categorical Data Analysis
Likelihood Ratio Test Against Stochastic Order in Three Way
Contingency Tables ... 81
Y. Feng* and J. Wang
yanqf2008@yahoo.com.cn
Multivariate Analysis
Asymptotic Expansions for the Distributions of Maximum and Sum
of Quasi-Independent Hotelling's T2 Statistics Under
Nonnormality ... 97
Y. Kakizawa*
kakizawa@econ.hokudai.ac.jp
Predictive Influence of Variables in a Multivariate Distribution
in Presence of Perfect Multicollinearity ... 121
Md. N. M. Mollah* and S. K. Bhattacharjee
mnhmollah@yahoo.co.in
A Note on Sufficient Conditions for Valid Unmodified $t$ Testing
in Correlation Analysis with Autocorrelated and Heteroscedastic Sample Data ...
137
P. Dutilleul*
pierre.dutilleul@mcgill.ca
Quality Control
Attribute Control Chart for Multivariate Poisson Distribution
... 146
J-E. Chiu* and T-I. Kuo
chiuje@yuntech.edu.tw
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 2, 2008
*Corresponding author
Distributions and Applications
New Measures of Central Tendency and Variability of Continuous
Distributions ... 159
Z. Fabian*
zdenek@cs.cas.cz
Asymptotic Tail Properties of Student's t-Distribution
... 175
H. Finner*, T. Dickhaus and M. Roters
finner@ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Inference
Some Applications of the Rao Distance to Shrinkage Estimators
... 180
M. H. J. Gruber*
mjgsma@rit.edu
Saddlepoint Approximation for the Distribution of the Modified
Signed Root of Likelihood Ratio Statistics Near the Mean ... 194
J. Zhang* and J.E. Kolassa
janezh@stat.rutgers.edu
Confidence Intervals for Linear Function of Variance Components
in Two-Fold Nested Random Effects Model ... 204
X. Li*
xmli@sdu.edu.cn
Regression Analysis
Poisson Regression and the Case-Crossover Design: Similarities
and Differences ... 213
W. Navidi*
wnavidi@mines.edu
Bayesian Inference of the Regression Model with Error Terms
Following the Exponential Power Distribution and Unbiasedness of the LAD
Estimator ... 221
H. Tsurumi* and H. Shimizu
tsurumi@econ.rutgers.edu
Inverse Regression in Binary Response LDV Model ... 233
J. Ma*, X. Xu and J. Zhao
jianjunmark2006@163.com
Shrinkage Estimators of Intercept Parameters of Two Simple
Regression Models with Suspected Equal Slopes ... 247
S. Khan*
khans@usq.edu.au
Improved Score Tests in Symmetric Linear Regression Models ...
261
M. A. Uribe-Opazo, S. L. P. Ferrari* and G. M. Cordeiro
sferrari@ime.usp.br
Survival Analysis
Fitting a Semi-Parametric Mixture Model for Competing Risks in
Survival Data ... 277
G. Escarela* and R. Bowater
ge@xanum.uam.mx
Nonparametric Estimation of Multiplicative Counting Process
Intensity Functions with an Application to the Beijing SARS Epidemic ... 294
F. Chen*, R. M. Huggins, K. F. Lam and P. S. F. Yip
fngchen@hkusua.hku.hk
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 3, 2008
*Corresponding author
Inference
Confidence Bounds for Positive Ratios of Normal Random Variables
... 307
D.M. Ennis*, J.M. Ennis, J. Palen and R.E. Lampe
ifpress@cs.com
On Robust and Efficient Estimation of the Center of Symmetry ... 318
H.D. Bondell*
bondell@stat.ncsu.edu
A Note on Support Vector Density Estimation for the Deconvolution Problem ...
328
S. Lee* and R.L. Taylor
shlee1@daegu.ac.kr
Search of Good Rotation Patterns to Improve the Precision of Estimates at
Current Occasion ... 337
G.N. Singh* and K. Priyanka
gnsingh_ism@yahoo.com
Regression Analysis
Multivariate Linear Regression Model with Elliptically Contoured Distributed
Errors and Monotone Missing Dependent Variables ... 349
A. Batsidis and K. Zografos*
kzograf@uoi.gr
Wavelets for Nonparametric Stochastic Regression with Mixing Stochastic
Process ... 373
H. Doosti*, M. Afshari and H.A. Niroumand
doosti@wali.um.ac.ir
A Remark on the Paper ``A Note On Directional Dependence in Regression
Setting" By Engin A. Sungur ... 386
M.V. Muddapur*
muddapurmv@yahoo.co.in
Bayesian Inference in Generalized Error and Generalized Student-t Regression
Models ... 388
E.G. Tsionas*
tsionas@aueb.gr
Times Series Analysis
Time Series Modeling of Degradation Due to Outdoor Weathering
... 408
V. Chan* and W. Q. Meeker
victor.chan@wwu.edu
On the Monitoring of Autocorrelated Linear Profiles ... 425
R. Noorossana, A. Amiri* and P. Soleimani
amirhosein_amiri2003@yahoo.com
Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Model Validity
Smooth Goodness-of-Fit Specification Tests Under the Lagrange
Multiplier Principle ... 443
S. Byoun*
Soku_Byoun@baylor.edu
Bringing Closure to the Plotting Position Controversy ... 460
L. Makkonen*
lasse.makkonen@vtt.fi
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 4, 2008
*Corresponding author
Distributions and Applications
On a Generalization of Bivariate Cauchy Distribution ... 469
A. Jamalizadeh* and N. Balakrishnan
ahad_jamal@yahoo.com
Ordered Data Analysis
A Note on Regression of Order Statistics ... 475
M.K. Sadegh*
mkhanjari@birjand.ac.ir
Shannon Information Properties of the Endpoints of Record Coverage ... 481
J. Ahmadi* and M. Fashandi
ahmadi@math.um.ac.ir
Regression Analysis
Phi-Divergence Test Statistics for Testing Linear Hypothesis in Logistic
Regression Models ... 494
M.L. Menéndez, J.A. Pardo and L. Pardo*
leandro_pardo@math.ucm.es
The Mean Squared Error Optimum Design Criterion for Parameter Estimation in
Nonlinear Regression Models ... 508
T. Daimon*
daimon@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
Randomized Fixed Design Regression Under Long-Range Dependent Errors ... 520
A. Bryk and J. Mielniczuk*
jmiel@ipipan.waw.pl
Ridge Regression Estimation for Survey Samples ... 532
M. Park* and M. Yang
mpark2@korea.ac.kr
Developing Ridge Parameters for SUR Model ... 544
M.A. Alkhamisi and G. Shukur*
ghazi.shukur@ihh.hj.se
Time Series Analysis
Testing a Unit Root Based on Aggregate Time Series ... 565
P. Teles*, W.W.S. Wei and E.M. Hodgess
pteles@fep.up.pt
Statistical Properties of Model-Based Signal Extraction Diagnostic Tests ... 591
T. McElroy*
tucker.s.mcelroy@census.gov
Survival Analysis
Identifying Nonproportional Covariates in the Cox Model ... 617
D. Kraus*
david.kraus@matfyz.cz
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 5, 2008
*Corresponding author
Distributions and Applications
Preservation of Some Aging Properties and Stochastic Orders by Weighted
Distributions ... 627
N. Mishra, N. Gupta* and I.D. Dhariyal
guptan@iitk.ac.in
The Generalized Birnbaum-Saunders
Distribution and It's Theory, Methodology and Application ... 645
A. Sanhueza, V. Leiva* and N. Balakrishnan
victor.levia@uv.cl
Moment Information for Probability
Distributions, Without Solving the Moment problem. II: Where is the Mode? ...
671
P.N. Gavriliadis*
pmath@central.ntua.gr
Ordered Data Analysis
Fisher Information in Type II
Progressive Censored Samples ... 682
Z.A. Abo-Eleneen*
zaher_aboeleneen@yahoo.com
Estimation of P(X>Y) Using
Record Values in the One and Two Parameter Exponential Distributions ... 692
A. Baklizi*
abaklizi@qu.edu.qa
Inference
A Non-Randomized, NonConservative
Version of the Fisher-Exact Test ... 699
E.A. Van der Meulen*
egbert.vandermeulen@ferring.com
Minimax Asymptotic Mean-Squared-Error
of L-Estimators of Scale Parameter ... 709
D. Szatmari-Voicu*
dsvoicu@utep.edu
Change Point Estimation with
Independence Observations and Piece-wise Continuous Variance Function ... 722
M. Last*
michael.last@gmail.com
A Note of Wavelet Variance ... 737
X. Du*
xunmingd@gwmail.gbcnv.edu
Categorical Data Analysis
Highly Efficient Designs for Logistic
Models with Categorical Variables ... 746
F. Tekle*, F. Tan and M. Berger
fetene.bekele@stat.unimaas.nl
Chance Corrected Measures of
Reliability and Validity in 2 × 2
Tables ... 760
A. Martin Andres* and P. Femia-Marzo
amartina@ugr.es
Regression Analysis and Linear Models
A New Approach to Least Median of
Squares and Regression Through the Origin ... 773
Y. Kayhan* and S. Gunay
ykayhan@hacettepe.edu.tr
On the Expressions of Estimability in
Testing General Linear Hypotheses ... 782
J. Hu* and S. Shi
frank.jianhuahu@gmail.com
Time Series Analysis
Bayesian Identification of
Multivariate Autoregressive Processes ... 791
S.M. Shaarawy* and S.S. Ali
ssamir50@hotmail.com
Statistics in Genetics
Interval Mapping for Quantitative
Trait Loci Detection in Finite Mixture Models with General Kernel Functions ...
803
X. Wu, H. Chen* and Y. Liu
hchen@bgsu.edu
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 6, 2008
*Corresponding author
Inference
Parameter Estimation for the Discrete Stable Family ... 815
L. Barabesi*, M. Marcheselli and A. Baccini
barabesi@unisi.it
Monitoring Field Variability Using Confidence Interval for Coefficient of
Variation ... 831
G. Taye and P. Njuho*
njuhop@ukzn.ac.za
Sample Size and Power Calculations for Left-Truncated Normal Distribution ...
847
S. Ren*, H. Chu and S. Lai
s.ren@unsw.edu.au
Kshirsagar Type Lower Bounds for Mean Squared Error of Prediction ... 861
M. Qin and T.K. Nayak*
tapan@gwu.edu
Corrected Estimators in Extended Quasi-likelihood Models ... 873
G.M. Cordeiro* and C.G.B. Demétrio
gausscordeiro@uol.com.br
Smoothed Extreme Value Estimators of Non-Uniform Point Processes Boundaries with
Application to Star-Shaped Supports Estimation ... 881
S. Girard* and L. Menneteau
stephane.girard@inrialpes.fr
Ordered Data Analysis
Unbiased Estimation of P(X > Y) For Exponential Populations Using Order
Statistics With Application in Ranked Set Sampling ... 898
S. Sengupta* and S. Mukhuti
samindras@yahoo.co.in
Regression Analysis
Assessing Ordinal Logistic Regression Models Via Nonparametric Smoothing ... 917
K-C. Lin* and Y-J. Chen
t20053@mail.tut.edu.tw
Linear Models
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Linear Models for Longitudinal Data with
Inequality Constraints ... 931
J. Xu* and J. Wang
xj2002nju@yahoo.com.cn
Reference Priors for Matrix-Variate Dynamic Linear Models ... 947
K. Triantafyllopoulos*
k.triantafyllopoulos@sheffield.ac.uk
Time Series Analysis
Smoothing Time Series with Local Polynomial Regression on Time ... 959
J. Ledolter*
johannes-ledolter@uiowa.edu
Multivariate Analysis
Multivariate Exponential Power Distributions as Mixtures of Normal Distribution
with Bayesian Applications ... 972
M.A. Gómez-Villegas* E. Gómez-Sánchez-Manzano
and J. Marin
ma.gv@mat.ucm.es
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor ... 986
H. Gómez*, F. J. Torres and H. Bolfarine
hgomez@mat.uda.cl
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 7, 2008
*Corresponding author
Ordered Data Analysis
Characterizations by Power Contractions of Order Statistics ... 987
J. Navarro*
jorgenav@um.es
Inference
A Note on the Poisson Likelihood Ratio Test Statistics for Kulldorff's Scan
Methods ... 998
S. Fraker*, W. Woodall and H. Burkom
sfraker@vt.edu
A New Generalized p-Value and Its Upper Bound for ANOVA Under Unequal
Error Variances ... 1002
L. Xu* and S. Wang
xulw2000@yahoo.com.cn
Parameter Estimation of Self-Similar Spatial Covariogram Models ... 1011
M.P. Frías, M.D. Ruiz-Medina*, F.J.
Alonso and J.M. Angulo
mruiz@ugr.es
Bayesian Inference
Empirical Bayes and Hierarchical Bayes Estimation of Skew Normal Populations ...
1024
N.K. Bansal*, M. Maadooliat and X. Wang
naveen.bansal@marquette.edu
Sampling Theory
A Family of Estimators of Population Mean Using Auxiliary Information in
Stratified Sampling ... 1038
H.P. Singh and G.K. Vishwakarma*
vishwakg@rediffmail.com
Regression Analysis
Asymptotic Expansion in Reduced Rank Regression Under Normality and Nonnormality
... 1051
H. Ogasawara*
hogasa@res.otaru-uc.ac.jp
Linear Models
Multiple Cases Deletion Diagnostics for Linear Mixed Models ... 1071
T. Zewotir*
zewotir@ukzn.ac.za
Ranking and Selection Methodology
Curtailment Procedure for Selecting Among Bernoulli Populations ... 1085
E.M. Buzaianu* and P. Chen
e.buzaianu@unf.edu
Statistical Process Control
Identifying Variables Contributing to Outliers in Phase 1 ... 1103
R.L. Mason*, Y-M Chou and J.C. Young
rmason@swri.org
Reliability Analysis
On the Mean Past and the Mean Residual Life Under Double Monitoring ... 1119
M.H. Poursaeed and A. R. Nematollahi*
nematollahi@susc.ac.ir
Mean Past and Mean Residual Life Functions of a Parallel System with Non
Identical Components ... 1134
M. Khanjari Sadegh*
mkhanjari@birjand.ac.ir
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 8, 2008
*Corresponding author
Distributions and Applications
Gamma Mixture Bimodality, Inflexions and L-Moments ... 1147
E. Ahmed, M.N. Goria and A. Hussein*
ahussein@uwindsor.ca
Ordered Data Analysis
Single and Product Moments of Generalized Order Statistics from Linear
Exponential Distribution ... 1162
A. El-Baset A. Ahmad
abahmad2002@yahoo.com
Inference
Explicit Formula for Constructing Binomial Confidence Interval with Guaranteed
Coverage Probability ... 1173
X. Chen*, K. Zhou and J.L. Aravena
chan@ece.lsu.edu
ε-admissible Estimators for Normal and
Poisson Means ... 1181
Y-P. Chang, W-T. Huang* and H. Wang
akenwt@yahoo.com.tw
How Often Likelihood Ratios are Misleading in Sequential Trials ... 1193
J.D. Blume*
jblume@stat.brown.edu
Martingale Type Statistics Applied to Change Points Detection ... 1207
A. Vexler*
avexler@buffalo.edu
Linear Models
Generalized Inference for a Class of Linear Models Under Heteroscedasticity ...
1225
S. Xiong*, W. Mu and X. Xu
xiong@amss.ac.in
Log-linear Modeling Under Generalized Inverse Sampling Scheme ... 1237
S. Lahiri* and S.K. Dhar
s128@njit.edu
Design of Experiments
Some Properties of Semifolding Designs ... 1245
P-H. Huang*, P-H. Liau, C-S. Liau and C-T. Lee
phhuang@nknucc.nknu.edu.tw
Optimal Fractional Factorial Plans Using Finite Porjective Geometry ... 1258
M.L. Aggarwal*, L-Y. Deng and M.D. Mazumder
maggarwl@memphis.edu
Time Series Analysis
Fractionally Integrated Separable Spatial Autoregressive (FISSAR) Model and Some
of It's Properties ... 1266
M. Shitan*
mahen@fsas.upm.edu.my
Semiparametric Density Estimation for Time Series with Multiplicative Adjustment
... 1274
K. Wang* and L. Lin
wkp@sdu.edu.cn
Survival Analysis
Adaptive Estimation of Hazard Rate with Censored Data ... 1284
E. Brunel and F. Comte*
fabienne.comte@univ-paris5.fr
Applied Probability
On Discrete Time Semi-Markov Chains and Applications in Words Occurrences ...
1306
O. Chryssaphinou, M. Karaliopoulou and N. Limnios*
nikolaos.limnios@utc.fr
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 9, 2008
*Corresponding author
Distributions and Applications
A Generalization of the Half-Normal Distribution with Applications to Lifetime
Data ... 1323
K. Cooray and M.M.A. Ananda*
mananda@ccmail.nevada.edu
Dependence Structure of a Class of Symmetric Distributions ... 1338
J. Yao and T. Hu*
thu@ustc.edu.cn
Ordered Data Analysis
On A Characterization of Generalized Pareto Distribution Based on Generalized
Order Statistics ... 1347
M. Tavangar and M. Asadi*
m.asadi@stat.ui.ac.ir
Estimating for Pareto Model Using General Progressive Censored Data and
Asymmetric Loss ... 1353
A.A. Soliman*
a_a_sol@hotmail.com
Inference
Sufficient Conditions for the Existence of a Solution for the Log-Likelihood
Equations in the Three-Parameter Gamma Distribution ... 1371
G. Tzavelas*
tzafor@unipi.gr
Existence of Optimal Weighted Least Squares Estimate for 3-parametric
Exponential Model ... 1383
F. Dubeau* and Y. Mir
francois.dubeau@usherbrooke.ca
Penalty for Ill-Posed Inverse Problems ... 1399
J.M. Loubes*
jean-michel.loubes@math.univ-montp2.fr
Bayesian Modeling and Inference
Bayesian Model Selection: Measuring the Chi2 Discrepancy ... 1412
J. De la Horra
julian.delahorra@uam.es
Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Fitting Automobile Claim Frequency Data
... 1425
E. Gómez-Déniz*,
J.M. Sarabia, J.M. Pérez-Sánchez
and F.J. Vázquez-Polo
egomez@dmc.ulpgc.es
Regression Analysis
A Useful Matrix Decomposition and it's Statistical Applications in Linear
Regression ... 1436
J. Isotalo*, S. Puntanen and G.P.H. Styan
jarkko.isotalo@uta.fi
Reliability and Survival Analysis
Relationship Between the Cox, Lehmann, Weibull and Accelerated Lifetime
Models ... 1458
Q. Yu*, R. Chappell, Y. Hsu, G. Wong and M. Mazur
qyu@math.binghamton.edu
Measures and Characteristics
On Central Tendency and Dispersion Measures for Intervals and Hypercubes ...
1471
M. Chavent* and J. Saracco
marie.chavent@math.u-bordeaux1.fr
Processes and Applications
Some Theoretical Properties of the Geometric and
α-series Processes ... 1483
W.J. Braun, W. Li and Y.Q. Zhao
braun@stats.uwo.ca
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 10, 2008
*Corresponding author
Probability Theory
Weak Hölder Convergence of Smoothed Uniform
Quantile Process ... 1497
H. Djamel*
djhamad@yahoo.fr
Ordered Data Analysis
Estimation of The Parameters of Type-I Generalized Logistic Distribution Using
Order Statistics ... 1506
N.V. Sreekumar and P. Yageen Thomas*
yageenthomas@rediffmail.com
Nonparametric Confidence Intervals and Tolerance Limits Based on Minima and
Maxima ... 1525
M. Razmkhah, J. Ahmadi* and B. Khatib
ahmadi@math.um.ac.ir
On the Max-Domain of Attraction of Type III Elliptical Triangular Arrays ...
1543
E. Hashorva*
enkelejd.hashorva@allianz-suisse.ch
Inference
Empirical Likelihood Confidence Region for the Parameter in a Partially Linear
Errors-In-Variables Model ... 1552
G. Li* and L. Xue
l_gaorong@emails.bjut.edu.cn
Optimum Mixture Design Using Deficiency Criterion ... 1565
M. Pal* and N. Mandal
manishapal2@rediffmail.com
Regression Analysis
The Significance Level of Meta-Regression's Standard Hypothesis Test ... 1576
D. Jackson*
daniel.jackson@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk
Time Series Analysis
Local Estimation in AR Models with Nonparametric ARCH Errors ... 1591
F. Zhu* and D. Wang
zfk8010@163.com
Multivariate Analysis
Approximations of the Distributions of Test Statistics for Homogeneity of a
Product Multinomial Model ... 1610
N. Taneichi* and Y. Sekiya
taneichi@sci.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Hypothesis Tests for Covariance Analysis Models for Circular Data ... 1632
R. Artes*
rinaldoa@isp.edu.br
Biostatistics
Quasi-likelihood Approach to Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Analysis ...
1641
C. Xie*, R.S. Singh, A.F. Desmond, X. Lu and E. Ormsby
xie@ccc.mcmaster.ca
Reliability Analysis
Two-Sided M-Bayesian Credible Limits Method of Reliability Parameters and
Its Applications ... 1659
M. Han*
hanming618@21.cn.com
Quality Control
Phase I Monitoring of Polynomial Profiles ... 1671
R. B. Kazemzadeh, R. Noorossana and A. Amiri*
amirhossein.amiri@gmail.com
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 11, 2008
Special Issue on Statistics in the Technological Age
Guest Editors
Ramesh Gupta, University of Maine, USA
S.H. Ong, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
*Corresponding author
PREFACE
... 1687
Calibration Intervals in Linear Regression Models ... 1688
K.H. Ng* and A.H. Pooi
kokhaur@um.edu.my
Identification of Multiple Outliers in Logistic Regression ... 1697
A.H.M. Rahmatullah Imon* and A.S. Hadi
imon_ru@yahoo.com
Partial Ordering and Aging Properties of Order Statistics when the Sample Size
is Random: A Brief Review ... 1710
A.K. Nanda and M. Shaked*
shaked@math.arizona.edu
Duality of the Multivariate Distributions of Marshall-Olkin Type and Tail
Dependence ... 1721
H. Li*
lih@math.wsu.edu
Modeling Multilevel Survival Data using Frailty Models ... 1734
S. Kim and D.K. Dey*
dey@snet.net
Multivariate Process Variability Monitoring ... 1742
M.A. Djauhari*, M. Mashuri and D.E. Herwindati
maman@dns.math.itb.ac.id
On Some α-modified Binomial and Poisson
Distributions and Their Applications ... 1755
S. Chakraborty*
subrata_arya@yahoo.co.in
Age-period-cumulative-environment Model for Analyzing (Age, Period)-tabulated
Data on Breast Cancer Deaths ... 1770
N. Hanayama*
nob-hanayama@jcom.home.ne.jp
A Likelihood Integrated Method for Change Point Problem with Directional Data
... 1783
A. SenGupta* and A.K. Laha
amsseng@yahoo.co.in
On Mean Square Prediction Error Estimation in Small Area Estimation Problems ...
1792
S. Chen* and P. Lahiri
schen@rti.org
Derivation of Kurtosis and Option Pricing Formulas for Popular Volatility Models
with Applications in Finance ... 1799
A. Thavaneswaran*, S. Peiris and J. Singh
thanvane@cc.umanitoba.ca
Estimation of Median in Two Phase Sampling using Two Auxiliary Variables ...
1815
S. Gupta*, J. Shabbir and S. Ahmad
sngupta@uncg.edu
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 12, 2008
*Corresponding author
Distributions, Models and Applications
A Property of Count Distributions in the Hinde-Demétrio
Family ... 1823
C. Kokonendji*
celestin.kokonendji@univ-pau.fr
The Generalized Waring Process and Its Application ... 1835
E. Xekalaki* and M. Zografi
exek@aueb.gr
Inference
Expected Power for the False Discovery Rate with Independence ... 1855
D.H. Glueck*, K.E. Muller, A. Karimpour-Fard and L. Hunter
Deborah.Glueck@uchsc.edu
The Information Geometric Structure of Generalized Empirical Likelihood
Estimators ... 1867
T. Nishimura and F. Komaki*
komaki@mist.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Inference on Overlap in Two Gaussian Populations: Equal Means Case ... 1880
Y.P. Chaubey*, D. Sen and S.N. Mishra
chaubey@alcor.concordia.ca
Nonparametric Inference
A Nonparametric Test for Interval-Censored Failure Time Data With Unequal
Censoring ... 1895
C. Zhu, K.C. Yuen, J. Sun* and X. Zhao
sunj@missouri.edu
Linear Models and Analysis
Testing Serial Correlation in Partial Linear Errors-in-Variables Models Based on
Empirical Likelihood ... 1905
F. Liu, G. Chen and M. Chen*
mchen@amss.ac.cn
Multivariate Analysis
Developing a Wide Easy-to-Generate Class of Bivariate Copulas ... 1919
N. Izady* and H. Mahlooji
navidit@yahoo.com
Screening for Multiple Target Detection ...1930
W. Cai* and P.Chen
wcai01@syr.edu
Goodness-of-fit Tests
A Powerful Method of Assessing the Fit of the Lognormal Distribution ... 1948
S. Meintanis*
simosmei@econ.uoa.gr
Quality Control
A Hypothesis Testing Procedure on Assessing Process Performance for Asymmetric
Tolerances ... 1959
C-W. Wu* and Y.C. Chang
cweiwu@fcu.edu.tw
Applications to Bioinformatics
Spatial Matching of Multiple Configurations of Points with a Bioinformatics
Application ... 1977
J. Marin* and C. Nieto
jmmarin@est-econ.uc3m.es
Table of Contents, Volume 37, Issue 13, 2008
*Corresponding author
Ordered Data Analysis
On Families of Distributions for Which Optimal Bounds on Expectations of GOS can
be Derived ... 1997
M. Bieniek*
mbieniek@hektor.umcs.lublin.pl
Inference
An Applications of EM Algorithmic for a Change Point Problem ... 2010
N. Bansal*, H. Du and G. Hamedani
naveen.bansal@marquette.edu
A New Formula for Inclusion Probabilities in Median Ranked Set Sampling ... 2022
Y.A. Ozdemir* and F. Gokpinar
yaprak@gazi.edu.tr
Bayesian Inference
Bayesian Confidence Interval for the Difference of Two Proportions in the
Matched-Paired Design ... 2034
L. Shi* and P. Bai
shi_lei65@hotmail.com
Empirical Bayes Estimation of Reliability in a Positive Exponential Family ...
2052
T. Liang*
liang@math.wayne.edu
Bayesian Spatial Modeling of Housing Prices Subject to a Localized Externality
... 2066
V. De Oliveira* and M. Ecker
victor.deoliveira@utsa.edu
Bayesian Inference and Forecasting in Dynamic Neural Networks with Fully Markov
Switching Arch Noises ... 2079
R. Paroli* and L. Spezia
roberta.paroli@unicatt.it
Design of Experiments
Nearly Uniform Designs for Mixture Experiments ... 2095
P. Prescott*
p.prescott@soton.ac.uk
Multivariate Analysis
A Measure of Multivariate Kurtosis with Principal Components ... 2116
Y. Maruyama*
renraku704@yahoo.co.jp
Clinical Trials
Inference on the Minimum Effective Dose Using Binary Data ...2124
J. Chen*
jchen@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Quality Control
A Multivariate Synthetic Control Chart for Monitoring Processes Mean Vector ...
2136
V. Shute* and D. Shirke
vbghute_stats@rediffmail.com
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*Corresponding author
Distributions and Applications
A Proposal for a New Bound for Discrete Distributions ... 2149
H. Gzyl, P.L. Novi Inverardi* and A. Tagliani
pierluigi.noviinverardi@unitn.it
Probabilistic Applications of the Sclomilch Transformation ...
2162
R. Baker*
r.d.baker@salford.ac.uk
The Distribution of Sums of I.I.D. Pareto Random Variables with
Arbitrary Shape Parameter ... 2177
C. Ramsay*
cramsay@unlnotes.unl.edu
Ordered Data Analysis
Random Contraction and Random Dilation of Generalized Order
Statistics ... 2185
E. Beutner* and U. Kamps
eric.beutner@rwth-aachen.de
Posterior Regret Gamma Minimax Estimation and Prediction with
Applications on K-Records data Under Entropy Loss Function ... 2202
A. Parsian* and M. Jafari Jozani
ahmad_p@khayam.ut.ac.ir
Inference
Testing the Difference of Two Binomial Proportions: Comparison
of Continuity Corrections for Saddlepoint Approximation ... 2213
L. Xu* and J. Kolassa
luxu@stat.rutgers.edu
Bias Correction in Generalized Nonlinear Models with Dispersion
Covariates ... 2219
G.M. Cordeiro* and M.C.Toyama Odo
gauss@ufrpe.br
Sampling Theory
Estimators for the Population Mean in the Case of Missing Data
... 2226
C. Kadilar* and H. Cingi
kadilar@haceteppe.edu.tr
Regression and Linear Models
MDL Mean Function Selection in Semiparametric Kernel Regression
Models ... 2237
J. De Gooijer* and A. Yuan
j.g.degooijer@uva.nl
Penalized Spline Estimation for Varying-Coefficient Models ...
2249
Y. Lu*, R. Zhang and L. Zhu
yiqiang_lu@163.com
Time Series Analysis
Asymptotic Distributions of Innovation Density Estimators in
Linear Processes ... 2262
Z. Lin, X-M. Shen* and C-y. Zhang
sxm.zju@gmail.com
Multivariate Analysis
An Extended Projection Data Depth and It's Applications to
Discrimination ... 2276
X. Cui*
xcui@mail.sdu.edu.cn
Generalized Inferences on the Common Mean in MANOVA Models ...
2291
R-D. Ye* and W. Song-Gui
yerendao2003@163.com
Survival Analysis
Interlitter Response Variability in a Threshold Dose-response
Model ... 2304
D. Hunt* and S. Rai
daniel.hunt@stjude.org
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*Corresponding author
Inference
A
New Approach to the Estimation of Inter-Variable Correlation ... 2315
M. Sobel* and B. Mishra
marc.sobel@temple.edu
The Asymptotic Estimate of Ruin Probability Under a Class of
Risk Model in the Presence of Heavy Trails ... 2331
J. Wei*, R. Wang and D. Yao
jiaqinwei@gmail.com
Least Squares Volatility Change Point Estimation for Partially
Observed Diffusion Processes ... 2342
A. De Gregorio and S. Iacus*
stefano.iacus@unimi.it
Asymptotic Properties of the Maximum Quasi-Likelihood Estimator
in Quasi-Likelihood Nonlinear Models ... 2358
T. Xia, F. Kong, S. Wang* and X. Wang
sfwang402@hotmail.com
Bayesian Inference
On Empirical Bayes Testing in a Discrete Life Model with Random
Censoring ... 2369
T. Liang*
liang@math.wayne.edu
Bayesian Estimation of the Regression Model with Autocorrelated
Errors Under Contamination ... 2382
M. Ibazizen* and N. Ait Mohammed
ibazizen@yahoo.fr
Ordered Data Analysis and Applications
Dependence Structure of Spacings of Order Statistics ... 2390
J. Yao, M. Burkschat, H. Chen and T. Hu*
thu@ustc.edu.cn
Two-Stage Cluster Sampling with Ranked Set Sampling in the
Secondary Sampling Frame ... 2404
N. Nematollahi, M. Salehi* and R. Aliakbari Saba
salehi_m@cc.iut.ac.ir
Regression Analysis
Additive Regression Model for Continuous Time Processes ... 2416
M. Debbarh* and B. Maillot
debbarh@ccr.jussieu.fr
Some Asymptotic Properties of Ridge Regression in a System of
Seemingly Unrelated Regression Equations ... 2433
K. Firinguetti* and H. Rubio
lfiringu@ubiobio.cl
Time Series Analysis
Dynamic Copula-Based Markov Time Series ... 2447
F. Abegaz* and U.V. Naik-Nimbalkar
fentaw@stats.unipune.ernet.in
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*Corresponding author
DISTRIBUTIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Block-Savits Characterization and Star Ordering of Exponential
Mixtures ... 2461
J. Bartoszewicz* and M. Skolimowska
jarbar@math.uni.wroc.pl
Natural Exponential Families and Generalized Hypergeometric
Measures ... 2472
I-L. Lu* and D. Richards
i-li.lu@boeing.com
ORDERED DATA ANALYSIS
L1-Limit of
Trimmed Sums of Order Statistics From Location-Scale Distributions with
Applications to Type-II Censored Data Analysis ... 2488
T.T. John* and P. Chen
thjohn@syr.edu
Some New Results on Likelihood Ratio Orderings for Spacings of
Heterogeneous Exponential Random Variables ... 2506
T. Hu*, Q. Lu and S. Wen
thu@ustc.edu.cn
On Moments of k-Records from Discrete Distributions ...
2516
A. Dembinska* and K. Danielak
dembinsk@mini.pw.edu.pl
SAMPLING THEORY
IPPS Sampling Plans Excluding Adjacent Units ... 2532
R. Parsad*, B. Mandal and V. Gupta
rajender@iasri.res.in
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Empirical Likelihood Ratio Test For a Change-Point in Linear
Regression Model ... 2551
Y. Liu, C. Zou and R. Zhang*
zhrch@nankai.edu.cn
Estimation of Slope for Linear Regression Model with Uncertain
Prior Information and Student-t Error ... 2564
S. Khan* and A.K.Md.E. Saleh
khans@usq.edu.au
MIXED MODELS AND ANALYSIS
Estimating Moments in Linear Mixed Models ... 2582
L.X. Zhu*, P. Wu and Y. Fang
lzhu@hkbu.edu.hk
SURVIVAL ANALYSIS
An Inverse-Probability-Weighted Approach to the Estimation of
Successive Duration Times Under Left-Truncation and Right-Censoring ... 2595
P-s. Shen* and Y-f. Yan
psshen@thu.edu.tw
CLINICAL TRIALS
Some Properties for a Simplified Cox Binary Model ... 2606
D. Bruce*
daniel.bruce@stat.su.se
ECONOMETRIC APPLICATIONS
The Third Order Bias of Nonlinear Estimators ... 2617
G. Kundhi* and P. Rilstone
gkundhi@connect.carleton.ca
ACTUARIAL APPLICATIONS
Upper Bounds for Ruin Probabilities of the Entrance-Based Risk
Model ... 2634
F. Chen*, J. Zhu and Z. Li
fengchen@hkusua.hku.hk
QUALITY CONTROL
EWMA Charts for Multivariate Output: Some Stochastic Ordering
Results ... 2652
M. Morais, Y. Okhrin*, A. Pacheco and W. Schmid
okhrin@euv-frankfurt-o.de
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*Corresponding author
DISTRIBUTION THEORY
Measuing Kurtosis by Right and Left Inequality Orders ... 2665
A.M. Fiori*
anna.fiori@unimib.it
INFERENCE
Fitting A Curve to a Confidence Interval ... 2681
R.J. Blodgett*
robert.blodgett@fda.hhs.gov
U-Statistic Based Modified Information Criterion for Change
Point Problems ... 2687
J. Pan* and J. Chen
jianmin.pan@stjude.org
Partitioning with Respect to a Control: Unequal Sample Sizes
Case ... 2713
E. Bofinger, P.L. Graham* and K.L. Mengersen
pgraham@efs.mq.edu.au
LINEAR AND NONLINEAR MODELS
Covariance Matrix Formalus for Exponential Family Nonlinear
Models ... 2724
G.M. Cordeiro* and R.G. Santana
gauss@deinfo.ufrpe.br
TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
Asymptotic Results of Nonparametirc Conditional Quantile
Estimator for Functional Time Series ... 2735
E. Ould-Said* and M. Ezzahrioui
ouldsaid@lmpa.univ-littoral.fr
CLINICAL TRIALS
Stratified Logrank Test of No Randomized Treatment Effect With Missing
Stratum Information ... 2760
J-F. Dupuy*
jean_francois.dupuy@math.ups.tlse.fr
Asymptotic Result for a Generalized Polya Urn with "Multi-Updating" and
Applications to Clinical Trials ... 2777
F. Leisen* and I. Crimaldi
fabrizio.leisen@unimore.it
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND ALGORITHMS
An EM Based Viterbi Approximation Algorithm For Mixed-State
Latent Factor Models ... 2795
M. Saidane* and C. Lavergne
saidane@math.univ-montp2.fr
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*Corresponding author
Ordered Data Analysis
Fast Computation by Block Permanents of Cumulative Distribution
Functions of Order Statistics from Several Populations ... 2815
D. Glueck*, A. Karimpour-Fard, J. Mandel, L. Hunter and K. Muller
deborah.glueck@uchsc.edu
Inference
Permutation Matrix with Application to Optimal Invariant
Quadratic Prediction in Finite Populations ... 2825
L. Xu-Qing*, R. Jian-Ying and G. Feng
liuxuqing@gmail.com
Orthogonal Locally Ancillary Estimating Functions with
Application to Stratified Clustered Data ... 2836
M. Wang* and J. Hanfelt
mwang@jimmy.harvard.edu
Estimation of P(Y < X) for the 3-Parameter Generalized
Exponential Distribution ... 2854
M.Z. Raqab*, M.T. Madi and D. Kundu
mraqab@ju.edu.jo
A Bayesian Test for the Mean of the Power Exponential
Distribution ... 2865
M.A* Gómez-Villegas, J. Portela and L.
Sanz
ma.gv@mat.ucm.es
Nonparametric Inference
Nonparameteric Testing of an Exclusion Restriction in Quantile
Regression ... 2877
B. Li*
libo@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Relative Errors of Difference-Based Variance Estimators in
Nonparametric Regression ... 2890
T. Tong*, A. Liu and Y. Wang
tiejun.tong@colorado.edu
Multivariate Analysis
A Mixed Bivariate Distribution Connected with Geometric Maxima
of Exponential Variables ... 2903
T.J. Kozubowski* and A.K. Panorska
tkozubow@unr.edu
Absolutely Continuous Copulas with Given Diagonal Sections ...
2924
F. Durante* and P. Jaworski
fabrizio.durante@jku.at
Mixture Representation of the Maximum Entropy Density Through
Archimedean Copulas ... 2943
J. Rodrigues*
vjosemar@power.ufscar.br
Reliability and Survival Analysis
A Mixture Model of Proportional Reversed Hazard Rate ... 2953
X. Li* and Z. Li
xhli@lzu.edu.cn
Presmoothed Estimation with Left Truncated and Right Censored
Data ... 2964
M.A. Jacome* and M.d.C. Iglesias-Pérez
majacome@udc.es
Limit Theory
Large Deviations for Sums of Independent Non-Identically
Distributed Random Variables ... 2984
J. Robinson* and V. Petrov
johnr@maths.usyd.edu.au
STATISTICS IN GENETICS
A Statistical Procedure for Detecting Highly Correlated Genes
with a Pre-Specified Candidate Gene in Microarray Analysis ... 2991
A. A. Ding, J. Ling, T. Niu*
tniu@hsph.harvard.edu