A Survey of Applications of Spline Functions to Statistics.

<p>This thesis provides a survey study on applications of spline functions to statistics. We start with a brief history of splines. Then, we discuss the application of splines to statistics as they are applied today. Several topics included in the discussion are splines, spline regression, spline smoothing, and estimating the smoothing parameter for spline regression. Also, we give a very brief discussion of multivariate splines in statistics and wavelets in statistics. Both of these topics are currently subjects for continuing research by many mathematicians.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS (Master of Science)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematical Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Mawk, Russell Lynn

• cubic splines
• splines
• smoothing parameter
• regression
• smoothing
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/134

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1184