Browsing 2018 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Advisor "Sun, Dongchu"
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Bayesian hierarchical modeling of colorectal and breast cancer data in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Data on cancer in the United States is collected through cancer registries. The Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center (MCR-ARC) maintains a statewide cancer surveillance system and participate in research in support ... -
Objective Bayesian analysis of the 2 x 2 contingency table and the negative binomial distribution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)In Bayesian analysis, the “objective” Bayesian approach seeks to select a prior distribution not by using (often subjective) scientific belief or by mathematical convenience, but rather by deriving it under a pre-specified ...