Analysis of Repeated Measures Data Under Circular Covariance

<p>Circular covariance is important in modelling phenomena in epidemiological, communications and numerous physical contexts. We introduce and develop a variety of methods which make it a more versatile tool. First, we present two classes of estimators for use in the presence of missing observations. Using simulations, we show that the mean squared errors of the estimators of one of these classes are smaller than those of the Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimators under certain conditions. Next, we propose and discuss a parsimonious, autoregressive type of circular covariance structure which involves only two parameters. We specify ML and other types of estimators of these parameters, and present techniques for selection between various covariance structures related to circular covariance. Finally, we consider estimation assuming that observations on different individuals are correlated in various ways. This model is generalized for use when varying numbers of observations are taken on individuals. In all these contexts, we combine the measurements on individuals with covariates of varying dimensions, and consider estimation of the correlation between the observations and the covariates.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematics & Statistics

Year dc:date.available

1997

Author dc:creator

• Hartley, Andrew Montgomery

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dayanand N. Naik
• Richardean Bejamin-Coleman
• Larry D. Lee
• Edward Markowski
• John P. Morgan

• Covariance structures
• Familial data
• Applied Statistics
• Mathematics

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Identifier

9780591623345

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:mathstat_etds-1017