• Cohen's kappa as a method for link prediction 

    Hoffman, Michaela (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    As network data gains popularity for research in various fields, the need for methods to predict future links or find missing links in the data has increased. One subset of the methodology used to solve this problem involves ...
  • Masking variables in mixture modeling 

    Rausch, Emilie (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    Finite normal mixture modeling is a popular technique for clustering individuals into distinct subpopulations. A characteristic of mixture modeling that researchers may be unaware of is its tendency to arrive at locally, ...