Ranking methods for inter-group concordance with missing values

Bu, J. (2008). Ranking methods for inter-group concordance with missing values. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/islandora/object/theses:2926

Title: Ranking methods for inter-group concordance with missing values
Author: Bu, Jingyu
Call Number: LE3 .A278 2008
Date: 2008
Supervisor: Cabilio, Paul
Zhang, Ying
Degree Grantor: Acadia University
Degree Name: Master of Science
Degree Level: Masters
Discipline: Mathematics and Statistics
Affiliation: Mathematics & Statistics
Abstract: In the study of heart failure by Gwadry-Sridhar, et al. (2003), we have a situation in which, on the basis of a questionnaire, a score is obtained for each patient in either a Control or Treatment group at three different times. Thus for each patient in each group, we have a three dimensional vector of scores. These scores do not appear to be normally distributed and in addition many of the data vectors are incomplete. In this thesis, we propose a nonparametric approach for testing the agreement between control and treatment groups with missing values. We also demonstrate our approach by using the data from a study of heart failure.
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