A common research interest in medical, biological, and engineering research is determining whether certain independent variables are correlated with the survival or failure times. Standard statistical techniques cannot usually be applied for...
Nonparametric statistics; Estimation theory; Distribution (Probability theory)
Multistate models are a type of multi-variate survival data which provide a framework for describing a complex system where individuals transition through a series of distinct states. This research focuses on nonparametric inference for general...
Five young adults, three women and two men, standing in a field or yard. Two are holding brooms, two have what appear to be rags in their hands and the fifth is holding a long handled brush. The women are wearing dresses and long aprons. The men...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Starboard side of NEW SOUTH at the bank of the Ohio River. NEW SOUTH, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (257 ft. x 42.6 ft. x 7 ft.), was built in 1887 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Owned by Shelby & Perkins...