Mary C. Meyer

Education

PhD Statistics, University of Michigan

MS Mathematics, University of Wyoming

BS Physics, University of Wyoming

Selected Papers

Inference using Shape-Restricted Regression Splines (2008), In press, Annals of Applied Statistics.

Estimation of a Polya Frequency Function (2007), IMS Lecture Notes Monograph Series, 54, 239-249. Joint with J. Pal and M. Woodroofe.

Consistency and Power in Tests with Shape-Restricted Alternatives (2006), Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 136 pp3931-3947. abstract, and some code.

Commentary on: Another Look at Meyer and Finney's "Who Wants Airbags?" by Charles Farmer (2006) Chance Magazine 19(4), p15

Melody and Word Accent Relationships in Ancient Greek Musical Documents: the Pitch Height Rule (2006), Journal of Hellenic Studies 126 pp66-81. Joint with C. H. Cosgrove

Commentary on: Innate Sex Differences Supported by Untypical Traffic Fatalities by Leonard Evans (2006). Chance Magazine vol 19(1), pp18-19.

Child Obesity in Global Perspective. Emergent Risks Related to Social Status, Urbanism, and Poverty (2006). Book chapter Global Dimensions of Childhood Obesity Editor: Richard K. Flamenbaum, Nova Science Publishers. Joint with A. A. Brewis.

Wider Shoes for Wider Feet? (2006). Journal of Statistics Education vol 14(1).

Prevalence and Degree of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight in Rural, Urban, and Suburban Georgia (2006). Journal of School Health 67(4), 126-132. Joint with R. D. Lewis, S. Lehman, F. L. Trowbridge, J.J. Bason, K. H. Yurman, and Z. Yin.

Who Wants Air Bags? (2005), Chance, vol 18(2), pp3-16; joint with Tremika Finney. More Information

Demographic Evidence that Human Ovulation is Behaviorally Undetectable (2005) Current Anthropology, vol 46(3), pp465-470; joint with A. A. Brewis.

Software product assessment based on customer inputs: metrics and managerial implications (2005), Int. J. Services and Operations Management pp44-55, joint with P. Damien, M.S. Krishnan, and V. Ramaswamy.

Marital Coitus across Life Course (2005), Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 37(4), pp499-518. Joint with A. A. Brewis.

Estimation of a Unimodal Density using Shape Restrictions (2004), Canadian Journal of Statistics vol 32 no. 1, pp85-100. joint with M. Woodroofe. abstract

A Test for Linear vs. Convex Regression Function using Shape-Restricted Regression (2003), Biometrika 90(1), pp223-232. abstract, paper, and some code.

An Evolutionary Algorithm with Applications to Statistics (2003), Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics vol 12(2):265-81. abstract

Directed Walk Designs for Dose Response Problems with Competing Failure Modes (2003), Biometrics 59(2): 229-36. Joint with J. P. Hardwick and Q. F. Stout, abstract

Maximal Voluntary and Functional Performance Levels Needed for Independence in Adults aged 65-97 (2003), Physical Therapy, 83(1), pp 37-48; joint with M. E. Cress abstract

Uncounted Votes: Does Voting Equipment Matter? (2002), Chance, 15(4), pp33-38. abstract

Predictive Variable Selection in Generalized Linear Models (2002), Journal of the American Statistical Association, 97(459), pp 859-871; joint with P. Laud abstract

Does school, compared to home, provide a unique adaptive context for children's ADHD-associated behaviors? A Cross-Cultural Test. (2002), Cross-Cultural Research 36(4), pp 303-320 with A. A. Brewis and K. L. Schmidt abstract

An Alternative Unimodal Density Estimator with a Consistent Estimate of the Mode (2001), Statistica Sinica Vol. 11, No. 4 , pp1159-1174 abstract

Exploring the Confidence Interval for a Binomial Parameter in a First Course in Statistical Computing (2001), The American Statistician vol 55(4), pp337-344. Joint with M. Henderson. abstract

On the Degrees of Freedom in Shape-Restricted Regression, Annals of Statistics (2000) 28, pp1083-1104. Joint with M. Woodroofe. abstract

Scholarly Reaction: Response to Dupagne and Waterman Determinants of U.S. Television Fiction Imports in Western Europe (2000), Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media 44(4), pp731-733.

ADHD-type behavior and harmful dysfunction in childhood: a cross-cultural model (2000), American Anthropologist, Vol. 102(4),823-828, with A. A. Brewis and K. L. Schmidt abstract

An Extension of the Mixed Primal-Dual Bases Algorithm to the Case of More Constraints than Dimensions, Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference (1999), Vol 81, pp13-31. abstract, also some code

A Comparison of Nonparametric Shape-Constrained Bioassay Estimators (1999), Statistics and Probability Letters, 42 (3) 267-274. abstract

Customer Satisfaction for Financial Services: Implications for Product Offerings and Service Delivery (1999), Management Science, 45:(9) pp1194-1209, joint with M. S. Krishnan, V. Ramaswamy, and P. Damien. abstract