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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Modelos de regressão quando a função de taxa de falha não é monótona e o modelo probabilístico beta Weibull modificada / Regression models when the failure rate function is no monotone and the new beta modified Weibull model

Silva, Giovana Oliveira 05 February 2009 (has links)
Em aplicações na área de análise de sobrevivência, é freqüente a ocorrência de função de taxa de falha em forma de U ou unimodal, isto e, funções não-monótonas. Os modelos de regressão comumente usados para dados de sobrevivência são log-Weibull, função de taxa de falha monótona, e log-logística, função de taxa de falha decrescente ou unimodal. Um dos objetivos deste trabalho e propor os modelos de regressão, em forma de locação e escala, log-Weibull estendida que apresenta função de taxa de falha em forma de U e log- Burr XII que tem como caso particular o modelo de regressão log-logística. Considerando dados censurados, foram utilizados três métodos para estimação dos parâmetros, a saber, máxima verossimilhança, bayesiana e jackkinife. Para esses modelos foram calculadas algumas medidas de diagnósticos de influência local e global. Adicionalmente, desenvolveu-se uma análise de resíduos baseada no resíduo tipo martingale. Para diferentes parâmetros taxados, tamanhos de amostra e porcentagens de censuras, várias simulações foram feitas para avaliar a distribuição empírica do resíduo tipo martingale e compará-la com a distribuição normal padrão. Esses estudos sugerem que a distribuição empírica do resíduo tipo martingale para o modelo de regressão log-Weibull estendida com dados censurados aproxima-se de uma distribuição normal padrão quando comparados com outros resíduos considerados neste estudo. Para o modelo de regressão log-Burr XII, foi proposta uma modificação no resíduo tipo martingale baseada no estudo de simulação para obter concordância com a distribuição normal padrão. Conjuntos de dados reais foram utilizados para ilustrar a metodologia desenvolvida. Também pode ocorrer que em algumas aplicações a suposição de independência dos tempos de sobrevivência não é válida. Assim, outro objetivo deste trabalho é introduzir um modelo de regressão log-Burr XII com efeito aleatório para o qual foi proposto um método de estimação para os parâmetros baseado no algoritmo EM por Monte Carlo. Por fim, foi desenvolvido um novo modelo probabilístico denominado de beta Weibull modificado que apresenta cinco parâmetros. A vantagem desse novo modelo é a flexibilidade em acomodar várias formas da função de taxa de falha, por exemplo, U e unimodal, e mostrou-se útil na discriminação entre alguns modelos probabilísticos alternativos. O método de máxima verossimilhança e proposto para estimar os parâmetros desta distribuição. A matriz de informação observada foi calculada. Um conjunto de dados reais é usado para ilustrar a aplicação da nova distribuição / In survival analysis applications, the failure rate function may have frequently unimodal or bathtub shape, that is, non-monotone functions. The regression models commonly used for survival studies are log-Weibull, monotone failure rate function shape, and log-logistic, decreased or unimodal failure rate function shape. In the first part of this thesis, we propose location-scale regression models based on an extended Weibull distribution for modeling data with bathtub-shaped failure rate function and on a Burr XII distribution as an alternative to the log-logistic regression model. Assuming censored data, we consider a classical analysis, a Bayesian analysis and a jackknife estimator for the parameters of the proposed models. For these models, we derived the appropriate matrices for assessing the local influence on the parameter estimates under diferent perturbation schemes, and we also presented some ways to perform global influence. Additionally, we developed residual analy- sis based on the martingale-type residual. For di®erent parameter settings, sample sizes and censoring percentages, various simulation studies were performed and the empirical distribution of the martingale-type residual was displayed and compared with the standard normal distribution. These studies suggest that the empirical distribution of the martingale-type residual for the log-extended Weibull regression model with data censured present a high agreement with the standard normal distribution when compared with other residuals considered in these studies. For the log-Burr XII regression model, it was proposed a change in the martingale-type residual based on some studies of simulation in order to obtain an agreement with the standard normal distribution. Some applications to real data illustrate the usefulness of the methodology developed. It can also happen in some applications that the assumption of independence of the times of survival is not valid, so it was added to the log-Burr XII regression model of random exects for which an estimate method was proposed for the parameters based on the EM algorithm for Monte Carlo simulation. Finally, a five- parameter distribution so called the beta modified Weibull distribution is defined and studied. The advantage of that new distribution is its flexibility in accommodating several forms of the failure rate function, for instance, bathtub-shaped and unimodal shape, and it is also suitable for testing goodness-of-fit of some special sub-models. The method of maximum likelihood is used for estimating the model parameters. We calculate the observed information matrix. A real data set is used to illustrate the application of the new distribution.
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Process capability assessment for univariate and multivariate non-normal correlated quality characteristics

Ahmad, Shafiq, Shafiq.ahmad@rmit.edu.au January 2009 (has links)
In today's competitive business and industrial environment, it is becoming more crucial than ever to assess precisely process losses due to non-compliance to customer specifications. To assess these losses, industry is extensively using Process Capability Indices for performance evaluation of their processes. Determination of the performance capability of a stable process using the standard process capability indices such as and requires that the underlying quality characteristics data follow a normal distribution. However it is an undisputed fact that real processes very often produce non-normal quality characteristics data and also these quality characteristics are very often correlated with each other. For such non-normal and correlated multivariate quality characteristics, application of standard capability measures using conventional methods can lead to erroneous results. The research undertaken in this PhD thesis presents several capability assessment methods to estimate more precisely and accurately process performances based on univariate as well as multivariate quality characteristics. The proposed capability assessment methods also take into account the correlation, variance and covariance as well as non-normality issues of the quality characteristics data. A comprehensive review of the existing univariate and multivariate PCI estimations have been provided. We have proposed fitting Burr XII distributions to continuous positively skewed data. The proportion of nonconformance (PNC) for process measurements is then obtained by using Burr XII distribution, rather than through the traditional practice of fitting different distributions to real data. Maximum likelihood method is deployed to improve the accuracy of PCI based on Burr XII distribution. Different numerical methods such as Evolutionary and Simulated Annealing algorithms are deployed to estimate parameters of the fitted Burr XII distribution. We have also introduced new transformation method called Best Root Transformation approach to transform non-normal data to normal data and then apply the traditional PCI method to estimate the proportion of non-conforming data. Another approach which has been introduced in this thesis is to deploy Burr XII cumulative density function for PCI estimation using Cumulative Density Function technique. The proposed approach is in contrast to the approach adopted in the research literature i.e. use of best-fitting density function from known distributions to non-normal data for PCI estimation. The proposed CDF technique has also been extended to estimate process capability for bivariate non-normal quality characteristics data. A new multivariate capability index based on the Generalized Covariance Distance (GCD) is proposed. This novel approach reduces the dimension of multivariate data by transforming correlated variables into univariate ones through a metric function. This approach evaluates process capability for correlated non-normal multivariate quality characteristics. Unlike the Geometric Distance approach, GCD approach takes into account the scaling effect of the variance-covariance matrix and produces a Covariance Distance variable that is based on the Mahanalobis distance. Another novelty introduced in this research is to approximate the distribution of these distances by a Burr XII distribution and then estimate its parameters using numerical search algorithm. It is demonstrates that the proportion of nonconformance (PNC) using proposed method is very close to the actual PNC value.
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Emoce v experimentální animaci / Emotions in experimental animation

Nováčková, Jana Kristýna January 2016 (has links)
This work deals with the relation of emotions to contemporary experimental animation. It engages in the emotional experience of a viewer to non-narrative film storytelling and its means of expression. At the same time, it examines what the creative processes and attitudes of filmmakers towards emotions in experimental animation are. Analysis of the questionnaires also reveals whether the creator counts on the viewer's specific interpretation of the film.
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Modelos de regressão quando a função de taxa de falha não é monótona e o modelo probabilístico beta Weibull modificada / Regression models when the failure rate function is no monotone and the new beta modified Weibull model

Giovana Oliveira Silva 05 February 2009 (has links)
Em aplicações na área de análise de sobrevivência, é freqüente a ocorrência de função de taxa de falha em forma de U ou unimodal, isto e, funções não-monótonas. Os modelos de regressão comumente usados para dados de sobrevivência são log-Weibull, função de taxa de falha monótona, e log-logística, função de taxa de falha decrescente ou unimodal. Um dos objetivos deste trabalho e propor os modelos de regressão, em forma de locação e escala, log-Weibull estendida que apresenta função de taxa de falha em forma de U e log- Burr XII que tem como caso particular o modelo de regressão log-logística. Considerando dados censurados, foram utilizados três métodos para estimação dos parâmetros, a saber, máxima verossimilhança, bayesiana e jackkinife. Para esses modelos foram calculadas algumas medidas de diagnósticos de influência local e global. Adicionalmente, desenvolveu-se uma análise de resíduos baseada no resíduo tipo martingale. Para diferentes parâmetros taxados, tamanhos de amostra e porcentagens de censuras, várias simulações foram feitas para avaliar a distribuição empírica do resíduo tipo martingale e compará-la com a distribuição normal padrão. Esses estudos sugerem que a distribuição empírica do resíduo tipo martingale para o modelo de regressão log-Weibull estendida com dados censurados aproxima-se de uma distribuição normal padrão quando comparados com outros resíduos considerados neste estudo. Para o modelo de regressão log-Burr XII, foi proposta uma modificação no resíduo tipo martingale baseada no estudo de simulação para obter concordância com a distribuição normal padrão. Conjuntos de dados reais foram utilizados para ilustrar a metodologia desenvolvida. Também pode ocorrer que em algumas aplicações a suposição de independência dos tempos de sobrevivência não é válida. Assim, outro objetivo deste trabalho é introduzir um modelo de regressão log-Burr XII com efeito aleatório para o qual foi proposto um método de estimação para os parâmetros baseado no algoritmo EM por Monte Carlo. Por fim, foi desenvolvido um novo modelo probabilístico denominado de beta Weibull modificado que apresenta cinco parâmetros. A vantagem desse novo modelo é a flexibilidade em acomodar várias formas da função de taxa de falha, por exemplo, U e unimodal, e mostrou-se útil na discriminação entre alguns modelos probabilísticos alternativos. O método de máxima verossimilhança e proposto para estimar os parâmetros desta distribuição. A matriz de informação observada foi calculada. Um conjunto de dados reais é usado para ilustrar a aplicação da nova distribuição / In survival analysis applications, the failure rate function may have frequently unimodal or bathtub shape, that is, non-monotone functions. The regression models commonly used for survival studies are log-Weibull, monotone failure rate function shape, and log-logistic, decreased or unimodal failure rate function shape. In the first part of this thesis, we propose location-scale regression models based on an extended Weibull distribution for modeling data with bathtub-shaped failure rate function and on a Burr XII distribution as an alternative to the log-logistic regression model. Assuming censored data, we consider a classical analysis, a Bayesian analysis and a jackknife estimator for the parameters of the proposed models. For these models, we derived the appropriate matrices for assessing the local influence on the parameter estimates under diferent perturbation schemes, and we also presented some ways to perform global influence. Additionally, we developed residual analy- sis based on the martingale-type residual. For di®erent parameter settings, sample sizes and censoring percentages, various simulation studies were performed and the empirical distribution of the martingale-type residual was displayed and compared with the standard normal distribution. These studies suggest that the empirical distribution of the martingale-type residual for the log-extended Weibull regression model with data censured present a high agreement with the standard normal distribution when compared with other residuals considered in these studies. For the log-Burr XII regression model, it was proposed a change in the martingale-type residual based on some studies of simulation in order to obtain an agreement with the standard normal distribution. Some applications to real data illustrate the usefulness of the methodology developed. It can also happen in some applications that the assumption of independence of the times of survival is not valid, so it was added to the log-Burr XII regression model of random exects for which an estimate method was proposed for the parameters based on the EM algorithm for Monte Carlo simulation. Finally, a five- parameter distribution so called the beta modified Weibull distribution is defined and studied. The advantage of that new distribution is its flexibility in accommodating several forms of the failure rate function, for instance, bathtub-shaped and unimodal shape, and it is also suitable for testing goodness-of-fit of some special sub-models. The method of maximum likelihood is used for estimating the model parameters. We calculate the observed information matrix. A real data set is used to illustrate the application of the new distribution.

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