Nonparametric estimation and U-statistics have emerged as vital tools in modern statistical analysis, offering robust alternatives to traditional parametric methods. Nonparametric techniques bypass ...

The tenth edition of the Small Area Estimation (SAE) Conference was held in Maastricht from 17 to 19 August, 2016 and was jointly organised by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and Maastricht University ...

The Annals of Applied Statistics, Vol. 11, No. 4 (December 2017), pp. 2027-2051 (25 pages) Linear mixed models (LMMs) are among the most commonly used tools for genetic association studies. However, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In recent years, sparse principal component analysis has emerged as an extremely popular dimension reduction technique for high-dimensional ...

The module will introduce students to basic concepts and techniques such as hypothesis testing and confidence interval estimation in statistics. Students will learn some simple statistical methods and ...

New estimated inflation figures from the Central Statistics Office show that food prices rose by 5% in August compared to the same time last year.