Ordinal regression and classification methods form a vital branch of statistical learning wherein the outcome variable possesses an inherent order. Unlike conventional classification problems, where ...

The issue of informative cluster size (ICS) often arises in the analysis of dental data. ICS describes a situation where the outcome of interest is related to cluster size. Much of the work on ...

Linkage analysis is used routinely to map genes for human diseases and conditions. However, the existing linkage-analysis methods require that the diseases or conditions either be dichotomized or ...