A new version of the RE–EM regression tree method for longitudinal and clustered data is presented. The RE–EM tree is a methodology that combines the structure of mixed effects models for longitudinal and clustered data with the flexibility of tree-based estimation methods. The RE–EM tree...

Public and private decision-makers continue to seek risk-based approaches to allocate funds to help communities respond to disasters, accidents, and terrorist attacks involving critical infrastructure facilities. The requirements for emergency response capability depend both upon risks within a...

This landmark book covers a range of issues concerning the consequences of terrorist attacks. Beginning with a discussion of new policies and strategies, it then delves into specific areas of concern, modeling a range of possible scenarios and ways to mitigate or pre-empt damages.

This article uses the Cox proportional hazards model to analyze recent Broadway show data to investigate the factors that relate to the longevity of shows. The type of show, whether a show is a revival, and first-week attendance for the show are predictive for longevity. Favorable critic reviews...

Probability estimation in sparse two-dimensional contingency tables with ordered categories is examined. Several smoothing procedures are compared to analysis of the unsmoothed table. It is shown that probability estimates obtained via maximum penalized likelihood smoothing are consistent under...

When it is reasonable to assume that a model exhibits smoothness, goodness-of-fit statistics can be constructed that have higher power to detect deviations from a specified parametric model than tests based only on the empirical distribution. Recently Azzalini, Bowman and Härdle (1989) proposed...