Linear Models for Optimal Test Design
Linear Models for Optimal Test Design

Author: Wim J. van der Linden

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 0387290540

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Wim van der Linden was just given a lifetime achievement award by the National Council on Measurement in Education. There is no one more prominent in the area of educational testing. There are hundreds of computer-based credentialing exams in areas such as accounting, real estate, nursing, and securities, as well as the well-known admissions exams for college, graduate school, medical school, and law school - there is great need on the theory of testing. This book presents the statistical theory and practice behind constructing good tests e.g., how is the first test item selected, how are the next items selected, and when do you have enough items.

Plane Answers to Complex Questions
Plane Answers to Complex Questions

Author: Ronald Christensen

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-03-13

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 3030320979

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This textbook provides a wide-ranging introduction to the use and theory of linear models for analyzing data. The author's emphasis is on providing a unified treatment of linear models, including analysis of variance models and regression models, based on projections, orthogonality, and other vector space ideas. Every chapter comes with numerous exercises and examples that make it ideal for a graduate-level course. All of the standard topics are covered in depth: estimation including biased and Bayesian estimation, significance testing, ANOVA, multiple comparisons, regression analysis, and experimental design models. In addition, the book covers topics that are not usually treated at this level, but which are important in their own right: best linear and best linear unbiased prediction, split plot models, balanced incomplete block designs, testing for lack of fit, testing for independence, models with singular covariance matrices, diagnostics, collinearity, and variable selection. This new edition includes new sections on alternatives to least squares estimation and the variance-bias tradeoff, expanded discussion of variable selection, new material on characterizing the interaction space in an unbalanced two-way ANOVA, Freedman's critique of the sandwich estimator, and much more.

Statistical Tests for Mixed Linear Models
Statistical Tests for Mixed Linear Models

Author: André I. Khuri

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-09

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1118164857

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An advanced discussion of linear models with mixed or randomeffects. In recent years a breakthrough has occurred in our ability todraw inferences from exact and optimum tests of variance componentmodels, generating much research activity that relies on linearmodels with mixed and random effects. This volume covers the mostimportant research of the past decade as well as the latestdevelopments in hypothesis testing. It compiles all currentlyavailable results in the area of exact and optimum tests forvariance component models and offers the only comprehensivetreatment for these models at an advanced level. Statistical Tests for Mixed Linear Models: Combines analysis and testing in one self-containedvolume. Describes analysis of variance (ANOVA) procedures in balancedand unbalanced data situations. Examines methods for determining the effect of imbalance ondata analysis. Explains exact and optimum tests and methods for theirderivation. Summarizes test procedures for multivariate mixed and randommodels. Enables novice readers to skip the derivations and discussionson optimum tests. Offers plentiful examples and exercises, manyof which are numerical in flavor. Provides solutions to selected exercises. Statistical Tests for Mixed Linear Models is an accessiblereference for researchers in analysis of variance, experimentaldesign, variance component analysis, and linear mixed models. It isalso an important text for graduate students interested in mixedmodels.

A First Course in Linear Models and Design of Experiments
A First Course in Linear Models and Design of Experiments

Author: N. R. Mohan Madhyastha

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-11-13

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9811586594

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This textbook presents the basic concepts of linear models, design and analysis of experiments. With the rigorous treatment of topics and provision of detailed proofs, this book aims at bridging the gap between basic and advanced topics of the subject. Initial chapters of the book explain linear estimation in linear models and testing of linear hypotheses, and the later chapters apply this theory to the analysis of specific models in designing statistical experiments. The book includes topics on the basic theory of linear models covering estimability, criteria for estimability, Gauss–Markov theorem, confidence interval estimation, linear hypotheses and likelihood ratio tests, the general theory of analysis of general block designs, complete and incomplete block designs, general row column designs with Latin square design and Youden square design as particular cases, symmetric factorial experiments, missing plot technique, analyses of covariance models, split plot and split block designs. Every chapter has examples to illustrate the theoretical results and exercises complementing the topics discussed. R codes are provided at the end of every chapter for at least one illustrative example from the chapter enabling readers to write similar codes for other examples and exercise.

Optimal Design of Experiments
Optimal Design of Experiments

Author: Peter Goos

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-06-28

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1119976162

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"This is an engaging and informative book on the modern practice of experimental design. The authors' writing style is entertaining, the consulting dialogs are extremely enjoyable, and the technical material is presented brilliantly but not overwhelmingly. The book is a joy to read. Everyone who practices or teaches DOE should read this book." - Douglas C. Montgomery, Regents Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Arizona State University "It's been said: 'Design for the experiment, don't experiment for the design.' This book ably demonstrates this notion by showing how tailor-made, optimal designs can be effectively employed to meet a client's actual needs. It should be required reading for anyone interested in using the design of experiments in industrial settings." —Christopher J. Nachtsheim, Frank A Donaldson Chair in Operations Management, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota This book demonstrates the utility of the computer-aided optimal design approach using real industrial examples. These examples address questions such as the following: How can I do screening inexpensively if I have dozens of factors to investigate? What can I do if I have day-to-day variability and I can only perform 3 runs a day? How can I do RSM cost effectively if I have categorical factors? How can I design and analyze experiments when there is a factor that can only be changed a few times over the study? How can I include both ingredients in a mixture and processing factors in the same study? How can I design an experiment if there are many factor combinations that are impossible to run? How can I make sure that a time trend due to warming up of equipment does not affect the conclusions from a study? How can I take into account batch information in when designing experiments involving multiple batches? How can I add runs to a botched experiment to resolve ambiguities? While answering these questions the book also shows how to evaluate and compare designs. This allows researchers to make sensible trade-offs between the cost of experimentation and the amount of information they obtain.

Linear Models in Statistics
Linear Models in Statistics

Author: Alvin C. Rencher

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-01-07

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 0470192607

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The essential introduction to the theory and application of linear models—now in a valuable new edition Since most advanced statistical tools are generalizations of the linear model, it is neces-sary to first master the linear model in order to move forward to more advanced concepts. The linear model remains the main tool of the applied statistician and is central to the training of any statistician regardless of whether the focus is applied or theoretical. This completely revised and updated new edition successfully develops the basic theory of linear models for regression, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, and linear mixed models. Recent advances in the methodology related to linear mixed models, generalized linear models, and the Bayesian linear model are also addressed. Linear Models in Statistics, Second Edition includes full coverage of advanced topics, such as mixed and generalized linear models, Bayesian linear models, two-way models with empty cells, geometry of least squares, vector-matrix calculus, simultaneous inference, and logistic and nonlinear regression. Algebraic, geometrical, frequentist, and Bayesian approaches to both the inference of linear models and the analysis of variance are also illustrated. Through the expansion of relevant material and the inclusion of the latest technological developments in the field, this book provides readers with the theoretical foundation to correctly interpret computer software output as well as effectively use, customize, and understand linear models. This modern Second Edition features: New chapters on Bayesian linear models as well as random and mixed linear models Expanded discussion of two-way models with empty cells Additional sections on the geometry of least squares Updated coverage of simultaneous inference The book is complemented with easy-to-read proofs, real data sets, and an extensive bibliography. A thorough review of the requisite matrix algebra has been addedfor transitional purposes, and numerous theoretical and applied problems have been incorporated with selected answers provided at the end of the book. A related Web site includes additional data sets and SAS® code for all numerical examples. Linear Model in Statistics, Second Edition is a must-have book for courses in statistics, biostatistics, and mathematics at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an invaluable reference for researchers who need to gain a better understanding of regression and analysis of variance.