Recent Publications
- Constant proportion
debt obligations, Zeno's paradox, and the
spectacular financial crisis of 2008
(with H. Hundal),
submitted for publication.
- Minimax
estimation for mixtures of Wishart distributions
(with L. Haff, P. Kim, and
J.-Y. Koo),
submitted for publication.
- Log-convexity
properties of Schur functions and generalized hypergeometric functions of matrix argument,
submitted for publication.
- Robustness and
monotonicity properties of generalized correlation coefficients
(with V. Y.-J. Chen and V. M. Chinchilli),
submitted for publication.
- The Stein
phenomenon for monotone incomplete multivariate normal data
(with T. Yamada),
submitted for publication.
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Deconvolution density estimation on spaces of positive definite
symmetric matrices
(with P. T. Kim),
submitted for publication.
- Statistical models for
globular cluster luminosity distribution
(with M.-L. G. Buot),
submitted for publication.
- Structural properties of the
generalized Dirichlet distributions
(with W.-Y. Chang and R. D. Gupta),
Contemp. Math., 2009, to appear.
- Finite-sample inference with monotone incomplete multivariate normal data, II
(with W.-Y. Chang),
Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 2009, to appear.
- Finite-sample inference with monotone incomplete multivariate normal data, I
(with W.-Y. Chang),
Journal of Multivariate Analysis,
100 (2009), 1883--1889.
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Long-term variability in the length of the solar cycle
(with M. L. Rogers and M. T. Richards)
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121 (2009), 797--809.
- Natural
exponential families and generalized hypergeometric measures
(with I. Lu)
Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods,
37 (2008), 2472--2487.
- Counting and
locating the solutions of polynomial systems of maximum likelihood
equations, II: The Behrens-Fisher problem
(with M.-L. G. Buot) and S. Hosten)
Statistica Sinica, 17 (2007), 1343--1354.
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The determinant of a hypergeometric period
matrix and a generalization of Selberg's integral
(with Q. Zheng)
Advances in Applied Mathematics, 39 (2007), 395--408.
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Counting and locating the solutions of
polynomial systems of maximum likelihood equations, I
(with M.-L. G. Buot)
Journal of Symbolic Computation, 41 (2006), 234--244.
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Remain steadfast with the St. Petersburg paradox
to quantify irrational exuberance
(with G. J. Székely))
The American Statistician, 59 (2005), 235--239.
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Random walks as motivational material in
introductory statistics and probability courses
(with L. A. Fisher)
The American Statistician, 58 (2004), 310--316.
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The St. Petersburg paradox and the crash of
high-tech stocks in 2000
(with G. J. Székely)
The American Statistician, 58 (2004),
225--231.
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Total positivity properties of generalized
hypergeometric functions of matrix argument
Journal of Statistical Physics, 116 (2004),
907--922.
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Algebraic methods toward higher-order probability inequalities, II
The Annals of Probability, 32 (2004), 1509--1544.
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Convolution roots of radial positive
definite functions with compact support
(with W. Ehm and T. Gneiting)
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society,
356 (2004), 4655--4685.
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Innovations Report, August 2003
A press release in Innovations Report about the paper on the flaring
cycles of distant stars.
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Science News, August 2003
An article in Science News about the paper on the flaring cycles
of distant stars.
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Major flares are predictable on far-away stars
Penn State University press releases on the paper about flaring cycle
activity on distant stars.
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Statistical analysis of 5 year continuous radio flare
data from Beta Persei, V711 Tauri, Delta Librae and UX Arietis
(with M. T. Richards, E. B. Waltman, and F. D. Ghigo)
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 147
(2003), 337--361.
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