In communications it is often desirable to recover a signal
hidden in noise. The techniques of correlation are often employed
for this purpose. Initially, the basic formula and properties of correlation
including an approximating formula are presented. Then the
description, design, and construction of a DC to 500 KHz electronic...
An iterative approach is suggested for the estimation
of the error covariance matrix [sigma] to find approximate BLUE
estimators in linear regression models.
It is shown through
experimental studies how the variances can be estimated in
the simple general linear regression model, in the linear
regression model sequenced over time,...
A new algorithm is proposed which provides a sub-optimum near-far resistant
pattern for correlation with a known signal in a spread-spectrum multiple access
environment with additive white gaussian noise (AWGN). Only the patterns and
respective delays of the K-1 interfering users are required. The technique does not
require the inversion...
Over the past decade, it has come to light that many published scientific findings cannot be reproduced. This has led to the replication crisis in science. Many researchers feel that they can no longer trust much of what they read in scientific journals, and the public is becoming ever more...
This report presents a characterization of the quantum mechanical
analog of the Gibbs canonical density. The approach is
based on a method developed by D.S. Carter for the case of classical
statistical mechanics, which considers composite mechanical systems
composed of mechanically and statistically independent components.
After a brief introductory chapter,...
Bayesian inferential methods for the two parameter Weibull (and
extreme-value distribution) are presented in a life-testing context. A
practical method of calculating posterior distributions of the two parameters
and a large class of functions of the parameters is presented.
The emphasis is for the situation where the sample information is...
Probabilistic inference using Bayesian networks is now a well-established approach for reasoning under uncertainty. Among many e ciency-driven tech- niques which have been developed, the Optimal Factoring Problem (OFP) is distinguished for presenting a combinatorial optimization point of view on the problem. The contribution of this thesis is to extend...