Nonparametric Methods for Incomplete Data in Reliability and for Changepoints inSmooth Functions

摘要

The research funded during this period led to more than 30 accepted or publishedpapers in refereed statistical journals. Several graduate students were involved in the research during this period who contributed significantly to the success of the project as well as benefited form opportunities for educational and research achievements leading to the PhD degree (Sam Hawala, Kathryn Prewitt and Kai-Sheng Song). The research achievements for this project roughly fall into five areas of research, all of which are in nonparametric statistics. They cover a wide range of topics from the applied to the theoretical and have important implications for data analysis, as well as for the theory of Statistics. (AN).