Technical Reports
2015
Technical Report No. 15-1 (PDF | 967KB)
Dimension Reduction for Multinomial Models Via a Kolmogorov-Smirnov Measure (KSM)
Stephen C. Loftus, Leanna L. House, Myra C. Hughey, Jenifer B. Walke, Matthew H. Becker, and Lisa K. Belden
2014
Technical Report No. 14-4 (PDF | 499KB)
Interaction Analysis of Three Combination Drugs via a Modified Genetic Algorithm
Wen Wan and Jeffrey B. Birch
Technical Report No. 14-3 (PDF | 216KB)
Effect of Phase I Estimation on Phase II Control Chart Performance with Profile Data
Yajuan Chen, Jeffrey B. Birch, and William H. Woodall
Technical Report No. 14-2 (PDF | 954KB)
A Phase I Cluster-Based Method for Analyzing Nonparametric Profiles
Yajuan Chen, Jeffrey B. Birch, and William H. Woodall
Technical Report No. 14-1 (PDF | 975KB)
Outlier Robust Nonlinear Mixed Model Estimation
James D. Williams, Jeffrey B. Birch, and Abdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam
2012
Technical Report No. 12-5 (PDF | 437KB)
An Improved Hybrid Genetic Algorithm with a New Local Search Procedure
Wen Wan and Jeffrey B. Birch
Technical Report No. 12-4 (PDF | 1MB)
Nonparametric and Semiparametric Linear Mixed Models
Megan J.Waterman, Jeffrey B. Birch, and Abdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam
Technical Report No. 12-3 (PDF | 796KB)
Statistical Methods for Degradation Data with Dynamic Covariates Information and an Application to Outdoor Weathering Data
Yili Hong, Yuanyuan Duan, William Q. Meeker, Deborah L. Stanley, and Xiaohong Gu
Technical Report No. 12-3 (PDF | 796KB)
Cluster-Based Bounded Influence Regression
David E. Lawrence, Jeffrey B. Birch, and Yajuan Chen
Technical Report No. 12-1 (PDF | 203KB)
Cluster-Based Profile Monitoring in Phase I Analysis
Yajuan Chen and Jeffrey B. Birch
2011
Technical Report No. 11-3 (PDF | 883KB)
Model Robust Calibration: Method and Application to Electronically-Scanned Pressure Transducers
Eric L. Walker, B. Alden Starnes, Jeffrey B. Birch, and James E. Mays
Technical Report No. 11-2 (PDF | 108KB)
On Computing the Distribution Function for the Sum of Independent and Non-identical Random Indicators
Yili Hong
Technical Report No. 11-1 (PDF | 884KB)
Using a Modified Genetic Algorithm to Find Feasible Regions of a Desirability Function
Wen Wan and Jeffrey B. Birch
2010
Technical Report No. 10-2 (PDF | 423KB)
Nonparametric and Semiparametric Mixed Model Methods for Phase I Profile Monitoring
Abdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam, Jeffrey B. Birch, and Willis A. Jensen
Technical Report No. 10-1 (PDF | 412KB)
A Test for an Abrupt Change in Weibull Hazard Functions with Staggered Entry and Type I Censoring
Matthew R. Williams and Dong-Yun Kim
2009
Technical Report No. 09-2 (PDF | 920KB)
An Improved Genetic Algorithm Using a Directional Search
Wen Wan and Jeffrey B. Birch
Technical Report No. 09-1 (PDF | 379KB)
A Semiparametric Technique for the Multi-Response Optimization Problem
Wen Wan and Jeffrey B. Birch
2008
Technical Report No. 08-4 (PDF | 577KB)
Technical Report on the Evaluation of Median Rank Regression and Maximum Likelihood Estimation Techniques for a Two-Parameter Weibull Distribution
Denisa Olteanu and Laura Freeman
Technical Report No. 08-3 (PDF | 227KB)
Monitoring Markov Dependent Observations with a Log-Likelihood Based CUSUM
Shabnam Mousavi and Marion R. Reynolds, Jr.
Technical Report No. 08-1 (PDF | 878KB)
An Investigation of Combinations of Multivariate Shewhart and MEWMA Control Charts for Monitoring the Mean Vector and Covariance Matrix
Marion R. Reynolds, Jr. and Zachary G. Stoumbos
2007
Technical Report No. 07-3 (PDF | 449KB)
Linear Mixed Model Robust Regression
Megan J. Waterman, Jeffrey B. Birch, and Oliver Schabenberger
Technical Report No. 07-2 (PDF | 324KB)
Statistical Monitoring of Nonlinear Product and Process Quality Profiles
James D. Williams, William H. Woodall, and Jeffrey B. Birch
Technical Report No. 07-1 (PDF | 330KB)
Error Models in Geographic Information Systems Vector Data Using Bayesian Methods
Kimberly R. Love, Eric P. Smith, Keying Ye, and Stephen P. Prisley
2006
Technical Report No. 06-8
The Use of Control Charts in Health-Care and Public-Health Surveillance
William H. Woodall
Technical Report No. 06-7 (PDF | 144KB)
Approaches to the Label-Switching Problem of Classification, Based on Partition-Space Relabeling and Label-Invariant Visualization
David Farrar
Technical Report No. 06-6 (PDF | 712KB)
Clustering Monitoring Stations Based on Two Rank-Based Criteria of Similarity of Temporal Profiles
David Farrar and Eric Smith
Technical Report No. 06-5 (PDF | 363KB)
A Semiparametric Approach to Dual Modeling
Timothy J. Robinson, Jeffrey B. Birch, and B. Alden Starnes
Technical Report No. 06-4 (PDF | 1MB)
Profile Monitoring via Nonlinear Mixed Models
Willis A. Jensen and Jeffrey B. Birch
Technical Report No. 06-3 (PDF | 287KB)
A Finite Mixture Approach for Identification of Geographic Regions with Distinctive Ecological Stressor-Response Relationships
David Farrar, Samantha C. Bates-Prins, and Eric P. Smith
Technical Report No. 06-2 (PDF | 872KB)
Profile Monitoring via Linear Mixed Models
Willis A. Jensen, Jeffrey B. Birch, and William H. Woodall
Technical Report No. 06-1 (PDF | 456KB)
Statistical Monitoring of Heteroscedastic Dose-Response Profiles from High-throughput Screening
James D. Williams, Jeffrey B. Birch, William H. Woodall, and N.M. Ferry
2005
Technical Report No. 05-7 (PDF | 319KB)
Robust Parameter Design: A Semi-Parametric Approach
Stephanie M. Pickle, Timothy J. Robinson, Jeffrey B. Birch, and Christine M. Anderson-Cook
Technical Report No. 05-6 (PDF | 279KB)
High Breakdown Estimation Methods for Phase I Multivariate Control Charts
Willis A. Jensen, Jeffrey B. Birch, and William H. Woodall
Technical Report No. 05-5 (PDF | 186KB)
A Bayesian Hierarchical Approach to Dual Response Surface Modelling
Younan Chen and Keying Ye
Technical Report No. 05-4 (PDF | 240KB)
Construction Concepts for Continuum Regression
Dan J. Spitzner
August 28, 2005
Technical Report No. 05-3 (PDF | 4MB)
Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine
Dr. Irving J. Good
March 7, 2005
Technical Report No. 05-1 (PDF | 490KB)
Cost Penalized Estimation and Prediction Evaluation for Split-Plot Designs
Li Liang, Christine M. Anderson-Cook, and Timothy J. Robinson
February 2, 2005
2004
Technical Report No. 04-7
Using Control Charts to Monitor Process and Product Quality Profiles
William H. Woodall, Dan Spitzner, Douglas Montgomery, and Shilpa Gupta
July 2004
Technical Report No. 04-6 (PDF | 266KB)
Evaluating And Interpreting Interaction
Klaus Hinkelmann
December 13, 2004
Technical Report No. 04-5 (PDF | 2MB)
Distributional Properties of the Multivariate T² Statistic Based on the Successive Differences Covariance Matrix Estimator
James D. Williams, William H. Woodall, Jeffrey B. Birch, and Joe H. Sullivan
September 30, 2004
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