A Bayesian Spatial Scan Statistic for Normal Data, Laasya Velamakanni
Theses and Dissertations

Statistical Methods for Single Cell Sequencing Data Analysis, Fei Qin
Theses and Dissertations

Approaches to Detecting and Modeling Over-and Underdispersion in Alternative Count Data Distributions and an Application of Logistic Regression and Random Forest Modeling to Improve Screening Tools for Tic Disorders in Children, Rebecca C. Wardrop
Theses and Dissertations

Wernicke's Encephalopathy: Mapping the Risk Factors Throughout the State of South Carolina, Shannon M. Rychener
Senior Theses

Moral Injury to Inform Analysis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Amanda Julia Manea
Senior Theses

That’s MY Deity: An Examination of Online Lokean Cultures through Log-Linear Modeling, Mary Bernstein
Senior Theses

Sparse Partitioned Empirical Bayes ECM Algorithms for High-Dimensional Linear Mixed Effects and Heteroscedastic Regression, Anja Zgodic
Theses and Dissertations

Advancements in Parametric Modal Regression, Qingyang Liu
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Dependence Structure Analysis for Ordinal Data, Yang He
Theses and Dissertations

Detecting Spatially Varying Coefficient Effects With Conditional Autoregressive Models: A Simulation Study Using Social Determinants of Health Screening Data, Reid J. DeMass
Theses and Dissertations

Survival Models With Background Mortality, Shujie Chen
Theses and Dissertations

Modeling the Probability of a Successful Stolen Base Attempt in Major League Baseball, Cade Stanley
Senior Theses

Extensions of Discrete Choice Experiment Theory for Public Health, Farahnaz Islam
Theses and Dissertations

Topics in Multilevel Mediation Analysis, Chung Li Wu
Theses and Dissertations

Quantile Differences in the Age-Related Decline in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Between Sexes in Adults Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the United States, Andrew Ortaglia, Melissa Stansbury, Michael David Wirth, Xuemei Sui, Matteo Bottai
Faculty Publications

Complex Functional Joint Models for Longitudinal Electronic Health Record, Siyuan Guo
Theses and Dissertations

Statistical Methods for Analyzing Multi-omics Data: Dependence Structure and Missing Values, Wenda Zhang
Theses and Dissertations

Statistical Methods for Analyzing Dependence Structures with Applications in Single-cell Experiments, Zhen Yang
Theses and Dissertations

Modified EM Algorithm in SMCURE Package Based on Proportional Hazards Mixture Cure Model With Offset Terms, Jiaying Yi
Theses and Dissertations

Unrestricted Factor Analysis: A Powerful Alternative to Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp, Alberto Maydeu-Olivares
Faculty Publications

Food Insecurity and Suicidal Behaviors Among Us High School Students*, Andrea D. Brown, Hilary Seligman, Sarah Silwa, Ellen Barnidge, Kathryn L. Krupsky, Zewiditu Demissie, Angela D. Liese
Faculty Publications

Simplified Ranking Model for the College Football Playoff Through Weighted Ranking, Edward Buckhouse
Senior Theses

A Comparison of Inference Methods in High-Dimensional Linear Regression, Imtiaz Ebna Mannan
Theses and Dissertations

Predicting Lower Body Soft Tissue Injuries in American Football with GPS Data, Nicholas Tice
Theses and Dissertations

The Classification of Basket Neural Cells in the Mammalian Neocortex, Sreya Pudi
Senior Theses

Marginally Interpretable Models and Multilevel Models For Quantile Regression With Random-Effects, Nahid Sultana Sumi
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Calibration of the ICRP Zirconium Biokinetic Model and Use of Canned Priors for the Evaluation of Bioassay, Thomas Raymond LaBone
Theses and Dissertations

Association Between the Beta Band Neural Response and the Behavioral Performance in Aphasic and Neurologically Intact Individuals, Yilun Zhang
Theses and Dissertations

Multiple Frailty Model for Spatially Correlated Interval-Censored, Wanfang Zhang
Theses and Dissertations

Using Concurrent Functional Regression to Reconstruct River Stage Data During Flood Events and Identify Influential Functional Measurements, Ryan Pittman
Theses and Dissertations

Correcting for Measurement Error in the Outcome When Estimating the Distribution of Time to Pregnancy With the Current Duration Approach, Nicole Nasrallah
Theses and Dissertations

Associations Between Fasting Duration, Timing of First and Last Meal, and Cardiometabolic Endpoints in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Michael David Wirth, Longgang Zhao, Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Andrew Ortaglia
Faculty Publications

Regression Methods for Group Testing Data, Michael Stutz
Theses and Dissertations

Accurate and Integrative Detection of Copy Number Variants With High-Throughput Data, Xizhi Luo
Theses and Dissertations

A Comparison of Spatial Clustering Assessment Methods, Nadeesha Dilhani Vidanapathirana
Theses and Dissertations

Diet Quality and Risk of Lung Cancer in the Multiethnic Cohort Study, Song-Yi Park, Carol J. Boushey, Yurii B. Shvetsov, Michael David Wirth MSPH,Ph.D., Nitin Shivappa Ph.D., James R. Hébert Sc.D., Christopher A. Haiman, Lynee R. Wilkens, Loic Le Marchand
Faculty Publications

Association Between Dietary Inflammatory Index, Dietary Patterns, Plant-Based Dietary Index and the Risk of Obesity, Yoko B. Wang, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert ScD, Amanda J. Page, Yohannes Adama Melaku
Faculty Publications

Does Defense Actually Win Championships? Using Statistics to Examine One of the Greatest Stereotypes in Sports, Thomas Burkett
Senior Theses

Statistical Analysis of a Joint Stochastic Model For Recurrent Competing Risks, Longitudinal Marker, and Health Status, Lili Tong
Theses and Dissertations

A Simulation-Based Study of Location-Shift Models Under Non-Normal Conditions, Ummay Khayrunnesa Anika
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Methods in Analyzing the Association of Random Variables, Zichen Ma
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Nonparametric Model for Functional Data Analysis, Tahmidul Islam
Theses and Dissertations

The Dietary Inflammatory Index Is Associated With Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Function in Older Australians, Marlene Gojanovic, Kara L. Holloway-Kew, Natalie K. Hyde, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Nitin Shivappa MBBS, MPH, Ph.D., James R. Hébert ScD., Adrienne O'Neil, Julie A. Pasco
Faculty Publications

The Association of Dietary Patterns With Dietary Inflammatory Index, Systemic Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance, in Apparently Healthy Individuals With Obesity, Maryam Saghafi-Asl, Susan Mirmajidi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Farhad Vahid, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert ScD, Vahideh Ebrahimzadeh Attari
Faculty Publications

The Association of Dietary Patterns With Dietary Inflammatory Index, Systemic Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance, in Apparently Healthy Individuals With Obesity, Maryam Saghafi-Asl, Susan Mirmajidi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Farhad Vahid, Nitin Shivappa, James Hébert ScD, Vahideh Ebrahimzadeh Attari
Faculty Publications

Change in Dietary Inflammatory Index Score Is Associated With Control of Long-Term Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity in a Japanese Cohort: The TOMORROW Study, Yoshinari Matsumoto, Nitin Shivappa MBBS, MPH, Ph.D., Yuko Sugioka, Masahiro Tada, Tadashi Okano, Kenji Mamoto, Kentaro Inui, Daiki Habu, James R. Hébert ScD, Tatsuya Koike
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index Is Associated With Inflammation in Japanese Men, Ayaka Kotemori, Norie Sawada, Motoki Iwasaki, Taiki Yamaji, Nitin Shivappa MBBS, MPH, Ph.D., James Hébert ScD, Junko Ishihara, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Faculty Publications

Disparities in Meeting USPSTF Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Among Women in the United States, Gabriel A. Benavidez, Anja Zgodic, Whitney Zahnd, Jan Eberth
Faculty Publications

Relationship Between Diet Quality Scores and the Risk of Frailty and Mortality in Adults Across a Wide Age Spectrum, Kulapong Jayanama, Olga Theou, Judith Godin, Leah Cahill, Nitin Shivappa MBBS, MPH, Ph.D., James Hébert, Michael David Wirth MSPH, PhD, Yong-Moon Park, Teresa T. Fung, Kenneth Rockwood
Faculty Publications

The Intersection of Rural Residence and Minority Race/Ethnicity in Cancer Disparities in the United States, Whitney Zahnd, Cathryn Murphy, Marie Knoll, Gabriel A. Benavidez, Kelsey R. Day, Radhika Ranganathan, Parthenia Luke, Anja Zgodic, Kewei Shi, Melinda A. Merrell, Elizabeth L. Crouch, Heather M. Brandt, Jan Eberth
Faculty Publications

Dietary Quality and Dietary Inflammatory Potential During Pregnancy and Offspring Emotional and Behavioral Symptoms in Childhood: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Four European Cohorts, Kinga Polanska, Pawel Kaluzny, Adrien M. Aubert, Liesbeth Duijts, Hanan El Marroun, Wojciech Hanke, James R. Hébert, Barbara Heude, Agnieszka Jankowska, Giulia Mancano, Sara M. Mensink-Bout, Caroline Relton, Nitin Shivappa MBBS, MPH, Ph.D., Matthew Suderman, Elzbieta Trafalska, Ewelina Wesolowska, Raquel Garcia-Esteban, Mònica Guxens, Maribel Casas, Catherine M. Phillips
Faculty Publications

Maternal Dietary Quality, Inflammatory Potential and Childhood Adiposity: An Individual Participant Data Pooled Analysis of Seven European Cohorts in the Alphabet Consortium, Ling-Wei Chen, Adrien M. Aubert, Nitin Shivappa, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Sara M. Mensink-Bout, Aisling A. Geraghty, John Mehegan, Matthew Suderman, Kinga Polanska, Wojciech Hanke, Agnieszka Jankowska, Caroline L. Relton, Sarah R. Crozier, Nicholas C. Harvey, Cyrus Cooper, Mark Hanson, Keith M. Godfrey, Romy Gaillard, Liesbeth Duijts, Barbara Heude, James Hébert ScD, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Cecily Kelleher, Catherine M. Phillips
Faculty Publications

Nutritional Approach for Increasing Public Health During Pandemic of COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review of Antiviral Nutrients and Nutraceuticals, Vahideh Ebrahimzadeh-Attari, Ghodratollah Panahi, James R. Hébert ScD, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Maryam Saghafi-Asl, Neda Lotfi-Yaghin, Behzad Baradaran
Faculty Publications

Time-Varying Insomnia Symptoms and Incidence of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Among Older Us Adults, Nicholas V. Resciniti, Valerie Yelverton, Bezawit Eyob Kase, Jiajia Zhang, Matthew C. Lohman
Faculty Publications

Neighborhood Characteristics and the Mental Health of Caregivers Cohabiting With Care Recipients Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease, Dana M. Alhasan, Jana A. Hirsch, Chandra L. Jackson, Margaret Chandlee Miller, Bo Cai Ph.D., Matthew C. Lohman Ph.D.
Faculty Publications

Incorporation and Measurement of Uncertainty in Clustered and Spatial Data, Yuan Hong
Theses and Dissertations

Categorical and Fuzzy Ensemble-Based Algorithms for Cluster Analysis, Bridget Nicole Manning
Theses and Dissertations

Estimation and Inference Under Model Uncertainty, Yizheng Wei
Theses and Dissertations

Network-Based Statistical Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data From Aphasia Patients, Xingpei Zhao
Theses and Dissertations

The Practical Advantages and Disadvantages of Laplace Regression as an Alternative to Cox Proportional Hazards Model: A Comparison via Simulation, Sydney Smith
Theses and Dissertations

Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Survival Data and Panel Count Data, Lu Wang
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Zero-Inflated Model for Ordinal Data, Huizhong Yang
Theses and Dissertations

High-Dimensional Inference Based on the Leave-One-Covariate-Out Regularization Path, Xiangyang Cao
Theses and Dissertations

Boom or Bust: Examining the Relationship Between High School Recruiting Rankings and the NFL Draft, Nicholas E. Tice
Senior Theses

Bayesian Analysis of Binary Diagnostic Tests and Panel Count Data, Chunling Wang
Theses and Dissertations

Flexible Regression Models for Survival Data, Ennan Gu
Theses and Dissertations

Studies of Group Fused Lasso and Probit Model for Right-Censored Data, Tuan Quoc Do
Theses and Dissertations

Multivariate Joint Models and Dynamic Predictions, Md Akhtar Hossain
Theses and Dissertations

Preparing for the Future: The Effects of Financial Literacy on Financial Planning for Young Professionals, Tanay Singh
Senior Theses

Time Series Analysis of Weather Data in South Carolina, Geophrey Odero
Theses and Dissertations

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Its Relationship with Cervical Carcinogenesis Risk in Korean Women: A Case-Control Study, Sundara Raj Sreeja, Hyun Yi Lee, Minji kwon, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Mi Kyung Kim
Faculty Publications

Increased Dietary Inflammatory Index Is Associated with Schizophrenia: Results of a Case–Control Study from Bahrain, Haitham Jahrami, Moez Al-Islam Faris, Hadeel Ghazzawi, Zahra Saif, Layla Habib, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Non-Communicable Disease Risk: A Narrative Review, Catherine M. Phillips, Ling-Wei Chen, Barbara Heude, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Nicholas C. Harvey, Liesbeth Duijts, Sara M. Mensink-Bout, Kinga Polanska, Giulia Mancano, Matthew Suderman, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert
Faculty Publications

Estimation Problems for Pooled Data, Xichen Mou
Theses and Dissertations

Statistical Analysis of Interval-Censored Data Subject to Additional Complications, Qiang Zheng
Theses and Dissertations

Investigations on Multiple Interval Estimators, Taeho Kim
Theses and Dissertations

Multivariate Probit Models for Interval-Censored Failure Time Data, Yifan Zhang
Theses and Dissertations

Extension of Risk-Based Measure of Time-Varying Prognostic Discrimination for Survival Models, Shujie Chen
Theses and Dissertations

An Interdisciplinary Weight Loss Program Improves Body Composition and Metabolic Profile in Adolescents With Obesity: Associations With the Dietary Inflammatory Index, Yasmin Alaby Martins Ferreira, Ana Claudia Pelissari Kravchychyn, Sofia de Castro Ferreira Vicente, Raquel Munhoz da Silveira Campos, Lian Tock, Lila Missae Oyama, Valter Tadeu Boldarine, Deborah Cristina Landi Masquio, David Thivel, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Ana R. Dâmaso
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Sleep Quality in Southern Italian Adults, Justyna Godos, Raffaele Ferri, Filippo Caraci, Filomena I. I. Cosentino, Sabrina Castellano, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Fabio Galvano, Giuseppe Grosso
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Sleep Quality in Southern Italian Adults, Justyna Godos, Raffaele Ferri, Filippo Caraco, Filomena Irene Ilaria Cosentino, Sabrina Castellano, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Fabio Galvano, Giuseppe Grosso
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index, Dietary Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant Capacity, and Colorectal and Breast Cancer Risk (MCC-Spain Study), Mireia Obon-Santacana, Dora Romaguera, Esther Gracia-Lavedan, Amaia Molinuevo, Esther Molina-Montes, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Adonina Tardon, Gemma Castano-Vinyals, Ferran Moratalla, Elisabet Guino, Rafael Marcos-Gragera, Mikel Azpiri, Leire Gil, Rocio Olmedo-Requena, Macarena Lozano-Lorca, Juan Alguacil, Tania Fernandez-Villa, Vicente Martin, Antonio J. Molina, Maria Ederra, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, Beatriz Perez, Nuria Aragones
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index, Dietary Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant Capacity, and Colorectal and Breast Cancer Risk(Mcc-Spain Study), Mireia Obón-Santacana, Dora Romaguera, Esther Gracia-Lavedan, Amaia Molinuevo, Esther Molina-Montes, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Adonia Tardón, Gemma Castaño-Vinyals, Ferran Moratalla, Elisabet Guinó, Rafael Marcos-Gragera, Mikel Azpiri Leire Gil, Rocío Olmedo-Requena, Macarena Lozano-Lorca, Juan Alguacil, Tania Fernández-Villa, Vicente Martín, Antonio J. Molina, María Ederra, Beatriz Perez, Nuria Aragonés, Adela Castello, José Mª Huerta, Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos, Ana Molina-Barceló, Marina Pollán, Manolis Kogevinas, Victor Moreno, Pilar Amiano
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Odds of Colorectal Cancer and Colorectal Adenomatous Polyps in a Case-Control Study from Iran, Pegah Rafiee, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Saeede Jaafari Nasab, Alireza Bahrami, Azita Hekmatdoost, Bahram Rashidkhani, Amir Sadeghi, Mohammad Houshyari, Ehsan Hejazi
Faculty Publications

Adiposity Mediates the Association Between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Black South African Women, Asanda Mtintsilana, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, Tommy Olsson, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hebert, Andre P. Kengne, Julia H. Goedecke
Faculty Publications

Randomization Analysis Driven Software, Steph-Yves Louis
Theses and Dissertations

MLE and Bayesian Methods to Analyze Data with Missing Values Below the Limit of Detection, Xinxin Hu
Theses and Dissertations

Cluster Analysis of Mixed-Mode Data, Yawei Liang
Theses and Dissertations

Spatio-temporal Analysis of Precipitation and Flood Data from South Carolina, Haigang Liu
Theses and Dissertations

Median Confidence Regions in a Nonparametric Model, Edsel A. Pena, Taeho Kim
Faculty Publications

Regression for Pooled Testing Data with Biomedical Applications, Juexin Lin
Theses and Dissertations

Inflated Standard Errors of MCMC Estimates in IRT, Dongho Shin
Theses and Dissertations

Positive Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and the Risk of Osteoporosis: Results from the KoGES_Health Examinee (HEXA) Cohort Study, Hye Sun Kim, Cheongmin Sohn, Minji Kwon, Woori Na, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Mi Kyung Kim
Faculty Publications

Statistical Design Of Experiment Techniques in Manufacturing, Caroline M. Kerfonta
Senior Theses

Modification of Asphalt Rubber with Nanoclay towards Enhanced Storage Stability, Song-Yi Park, Minji Kang, Lynne Wilkens, Yurii Shvetsov, Brook Harmon, Nitin Shivappa, Michael Wirth, James R. Hébert, Christopher Haiman, Loïc Le Marchand, Carol Boushey
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Biomarkers of Lipoprotein Metabolism, Inflammation and Glucose Homeostasis in Adults, Catherine Phillips, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Ivan Perry
Faculty Publications

Design, Development and Construct Validation of the Children’s Dietary Inflammatory Index, Samira Khan, Micheal D. Wirth, Andrew Ortaglia, Christian R. Alvarado, Nitin Shivappa, Thomas Hurley, James R. Hébert
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: The Diabetes Mellitus Survey of Mexico City, Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez, Paloma Muñoz-Aguirre, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Carolina Batis, Simón Barquera
Faculty Publications

Lower Dietary Inflammatory Index Scores Are Associated with Lower Glycemic Index Scores among College Students, Yeonsoo Kim, Jie Chen, Michael Wirth, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert
Faculty Publications

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Cardiovascular Risk and Mortality—A Meta-Analysis, Nitin Shivappa, Justyna Godos, James R. Hébert, Michael Wirth, Gabriele Piuri, Attilio Speciani, Giuseppe Grosso
Faculty Publications

Semiparametric Regression In The Presence Of Measurement Error, Xiang Li
Theses and Dissertations

Dimension Reduction for Classification With Many Covariates and Pathway Activity Level Estimation, Seungchul Baek
Theses and Dissertations

Classification of high-dimensional data based on multiple testing methods, Chong Ma
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Semiparametric Methods for Analyzing Panel Count Data, Jianhong Wang
Theses and Dissertations

Semiparametric Statistical Estimation and Inference with Latent Information, Qianqian Wang
Theses and Dissertations

The South Carolina Safety Belt Study: Large-Scale Location Sampling, Stephanie Jones
Theses and Dissertations

Estimation Procedures for Complex Survival Models and Their Applications in Epidemiology Studies, Jie Zhou
Theses and Dissertations

A Rotatable Asymmetric Variable Compensation MIRT Model, Xinchu Zhao
Theses and Dissertations

Goodness of Fit via Residual Plots in Item Response Theory, Bryonna Bowen
Theses and Dissertations

Adjusting For Mis-Reporting In Count Data, Gelareh Rahimighazikalayeh
Theses and Dissertations

Discovery of Community Structures in Static and Dynamic Networks, Shiwen Shen
Theses and Dissertations

Comparison of the Performance of Simple Linear Regression and Quantile Regression with Non-Normal Data: A Simulation Study, Marjorie Howard
Theses and Dissertations

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Colorectal Cancer Risk – A Meta-Analysis, Nitin Shivappa, Justyna Godos, James R. Hébert, Michael David Wirth, Gabriele Piuri, Attilio Speciani, Giuseppe Grosso
Faculty Publications

The Relationship of Plasma Trans Fatty Acids with Dietary Inflammatory Index Among US Adults, Mohsen Mazidi, Hong-kai Gao, Nitin Shivappa, Michael David Wirth, James R. Hébert, Andre Pascal Kengne
Faculty Publications

Topics in Group Testing with Multiple Infections, Peijie Hou
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Flexible Modeling of Interval-censored Failure Time Data, Sheng-Yang Wang
Theses and Dissertations

Semiparametric Estimation and Inference in Causal Inference and Measurement Error Models, Jianxuan Liu
Theses and Dissertations

Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index Is Associated with Dietary Inflammatory Index and C-Reactive Protein Concentrations during Pregnancy, Dayeon Shin, Junguk Hur, Eun-Hee Cho, Hae-Kyung Chung, Nitin Shivappa, Michael D. Wirth, James R. Hébert, Kyung Won Lee
Faculty Publications

Neighborhood Environment and Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Emily Joy Nicklett, Matthew C. Lohman Ph.D., Matthew Lee Smith
Faculty Publications

Evaluation of Goodness-of-fit Tests for the Cox Proportional Hazards Model with Time-Varying Covariates, Shanshan Hong
Theses and Dissertations

Marginal Structural Cox Model for Survival Data with Treatment-Confounder Feedback, Yanan Zhang
Theses and Dissertations

Improved Simultaneous Estimation of Location and System Reliability via Shrinkage Ideas, Beidi Qiang
Theses and Dissertations

Nonparametric Inference for Orderings and Associations Between two Random Variables, Chuan-Fa Tang
Theses and Dissertations

Functional Data Smoothing Methods and Their Applications, Songqiao Huang
Theses and Dissertations

Statistical Methods for Multivariate and Correlated Data, Xinling Xu
Theses and Dissertations

Longitudinal And Geographical Modeling Of Circular Data With An Application To Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Xinyan Cai
Theses and Dissertations

Inflammatory Properties of Diet and Glucose-Insulin Homeostasis in a Cohort of Iranian Adults, Nazanin Moslehi, Behnaz Ehsani, Parvin Mirmiran, Nitin Shivappa, Maryam Tohidi, James R. Hébert, Fereidoun Azizi
Faculty Publications

Development and Application of Bayesian Semiparametric Models For Dependent Data, Junshu Bao
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Nonparametric Approaches To Multiple Testing, Density Estimation, And Supervised Learning, William Cipolli III
Theses and Dissertations

Novel Methods for Analyzing Longitudinal Data with Measurement Error in the Time Variable, Caroline Munindi Mulatya
Theses and Dissertations

Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Panel Count Data and Interval-Censored Failure Time Data, Bin Yao
Theses and Dissertations

Semiparametric Estimation Methods For Complex Accelerated Failure Time Model, Yinding Wang
Theses and Dissertations

Some Issues In Markov Chain Monte Carlo Estimation For Item Response Theory, Han Kil Lee
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Ensemble of Regression Trees for Multinomial Probit and Quantile Regression, Bereket P. Kindo
Theses and Dissertations

Frailty Probit Models for Clustered Interval-Censored Failure Time Data, Haifeng Wu
Theses and Dissertations

Parametric Reversed Hazards Model for Left Censored Data with Application to HIV, Farahnaz Islam
Theses and Dissertations

Semiparametric Joint Dynamic Modeling of a Longitudinal Marker, Recurrent Competing Risks, and a Terminal Event, Piaomu Liu
Theses and Dissertations

Modern Estimation Problems in Group Testing, Md Shamim Sarker
Theses and Dissertations

The Reflected-Shifted-Truncated-Gamma Distribution for Negatively Skewed Survival Data with Application to Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome, Sophia D. Waymyers
Theses and Dissertations

Score Test Derivations and Implementations for Bivariate Probability Mass and Density Functions with an Application to Copula Functions, Roy Bower
Theses and Dissertations

Regression Models for Count Data Based on the Double Poisson Distribution, Rebecca Wardrop
Theses and Dissertations

Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of The Occupational Fatal Victimization Of Law Enforcement Officers In The US, Xueyi Xing
Theses and Dissertations

Sample Size Calculation For PH Mixture Cure Model, Yihong Zhan
Theses and Dissertations

Registration and Clustering of Functional Observations, Zizhen Wu
Theses and Dissertations

Dietary Inflammatory Index and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in the PREDIMED Study, Ana Garcia-Arellano, Raul Ramallal, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Dolores Corella, Nitin Shivappa, Helmut Schröder, James R. Hébert, Emilio Ros, Enrique Gómez-Garcia, Ramon Estruch, José Lapetra, Fernando Arós, Miquel Fiol, Lluis Serra-Majem, Xavier Pintó, Nancy Babio, José I. González, Montse Fitó, J. Alfredo Martínez, Miguel A. Martínez-González, the PREDIMED investigators
Faculty Publications

Association between Nutritional Awareness and Diet Quality: Evidence from the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV-LUX) Study, Ala'a Alkerwi, Nicolas Sauvageot, Leoné Malan, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hébert
Faculty Publications

Bayesian Semi- and Non-parametric Analysis for Spatially Correlated Survival Data, Haiming Zhou
Theses and Dissertations

Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Bivariate Interval-Censored Data, Naichen Wang
Theses and Dissertations

Methods for Identifying Regions of Brain Activation Using FMRI Meta-Data, Meredith A. Ray
Theses and Dissertations

Simulation Based Evaluation of Multiscale Small Area Health Models, Purbasha Dasgupta
Theses and Dissertations

Non- and Semi-parametric Bayesian Inference with Recurrent Events and Coherent Systems Data, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman
Theses and Dissertations

Ranking World Class Chess Players Using Only Results From Head-To-Head Games, Sterling Swygert
Senior Theses

Applications of Bayesian Nonparametrics to Reliability and Survival Data, Li Li
Theses and Dissertations

Methods for Clustering Mixed Data, JeanMarie L. Hendrickson
Theses and Dissertations

Oldtimers & Newcomers in Collective Action, Stefanie R. Chamberlain
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Analysis of Continuous Curve Functions, Wen Cheng
Theses and Dissertations

The Complete Plus-Minus: A Case Study of The Columbus Blue Jackets, Nathan Spagnola
Theses and Dissertations

Modeling Mixed Unfolding/Monotone Dichotomous Item Exams, Na Yang
Theses and Dissertations

Protein Identification Using Bayesian Stochastic Search, Christina Nicole Lewis
Theses and Dissertations

Estimation and Q-matrix validation for diagnostic classification models, YULING FENG
Theses and Dissertations

Heaped Data In Count Models, Tammy Harris
Theses and Dissertations

Permutation Testing for Covariance Matrices, with Applications in Shape Analysis, Blake Cassidy Hill
Theses and Dissertations

A New Method For the Comparison Of Survival Distributions, Jaymie Shanahan
Theses and Dissertations

Advanced Methodology Developments in Mixture Cure Models, Chao Cai
Theses and Dissertations

Models and Software Development For Interval-Censored Data, Chun Pan
Theses and Dissertations

Model-Based Measures of Interrater Agreement, Jie Gao
Theses and Dissertations

Simulation Comparisons of Semi-Parametric Accelerated Failure Time Model With Different Bandwidths, Yinding Wang
Theses and Dissertations

Semi-Parametric Testing of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Effects On Continuous Outcome, Hong He
Theses and Dissertations

Random Effects Selection In Bayesian Accelerated Failure Time Model With Correlated Interval Censored Data, Nusrat Harun
Theses and Dissertations

Comparison of Intracluster Correlation Coefficient Estimates For Binary Variables, Yang Gao
Theses and Dissertations

Joint Modeling of Tumor Size and Time-to-Event, Weichao Bao
Theses and Dissertations

Agreement Webs, Hua Chen
Theses and Dissertations

Topics in Heterogeneous Group Testing, Christopher Steven McMahan
Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian Nonparametric Models and Tests for Association in Survival Data, Yuhui Chen
Theses and Dissertations

Variable Selection for DNA Methylation Data Using Model-Based Clustering, Genevieve Ray
Theses and Dissertations

Bayes Multiple Decision Functions: Theory, Computation and Application, Wensong Wu
Theses and Dissertations

Assessing The Dimensionality of Polytomous Item Exams, Tan Li
Theses and Dissertations

Fast EM Based Posterior Approximation for IRT Item Parameters, Leslie Hendrix
Theses and Dissertations

Methods For Constructing Confidence Intervals For Quantile Regression Coefficients, Junlong Wu
Theses and Dissertations

Clustering Analysis of Zernike Coefficients Through Quantile Regression, Xin Tong
Theses and Dissertations

The Censored Heterogeneous Negative Binomial Model, Candace N. Porter
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Inferential Methods For Quantile Regression With Applications to Infant Birth Weight, Andrew Ortaglia
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Pennysampling: Synopses, Applications, and Extensions, Matthew Lawrence
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Semiparametric Bayesian Joint Model With Variable Selection, Haikun Bao
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Fractional Polynomial Response Surfaces and Tests for "Bumpature", Nancy Chalmers
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Model-based Cluster Analysis Using Variables Characterizing Types of Democracy, Jaewon Jang
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Percentiles of Traditional and New Measures of Physical Activity Based On Accelerometry, Rahnuma Muneer Hassan
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Estimations of Relative Risk: Simulation Comparisons of Popular Methods In Sas and R, Han Sun
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Cancer Disability Adjusted Life Years in South Carolina, Sarah Leighann Lashley
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Bayesian Measurement Error Modeling, Jianjun Gan
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Clustering Analysis of Zernike Coefficients From High Order Aberration Patients, Weichao Bao
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Bayesian Inference for a Periodic Stochastic Volatility Model of Intraday Electricity Prices, Michael S. Smith
Michael S. Smith

Extending Space-Time Putative Hazard Models to Detect Latent Risk Features, Ahmed Yahya Al-Hadhrami
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Conditional Quantile Estimation With Ordinal Data, Li Zhou
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When Is a Renewal Process Convexly Parameterized in Its Mean Parameterization?, James D. Lynch
Faculty Publications

A Study in the Modeling of Stock Options, Rahul Kanwar
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Laplace Regression For Censored Data, Andrew Ortaglia
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Dynamic modeling and statistical analysis of event times, Edsel A. Pena
Faculty Publications

On Conditions For Mixtures Of Increasing Failure Rate Distributions To Have An Increasing Failure Rate, James D. Lynch
Faculty Publications

Large Deviations For Processes With Independent Increments, James Lynch, Jayaram Sethuraman
Faculty Publications

Some Comments On The Erdos-Renyl Law And A Theorem Of Shepp, James Lynch
Faculty Publications

Bayes Estimation of Reliability for Mixtures of Life Distributions, William J. Padgett, Chris P. Tsokos
Faculty Publications

A Random Differential-Equation Approach to Probability Distribution of BOD and DO in Streams, William J. Padgett, G Schultz, Chris P. Tsokos
Faculty Publications

Stochastic Integro-Differential Equations of Volterra Type, William J. Padgett, Chris P. Tsokos
Faculty Publications