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Former Graduate Students

Graduate	Year/Degree	M.S. Thesis Title
Jennifer Chastain	2009- M.S. Statistics	A statistical reliability analysis of the variability and upper percentiles of wood strand thickness of oriented strand board
Kevin Crookston	2009- M.S. Statistics	Reliability of wood plastic composites and improving lower percentile estimation via induced percentile censoring Wald.f code for two sample Kaplan-Meier interval comparisons JMP script for non-parametric 2-sample bootstrap confidence intervals for comparison of quantiles
Yingjin Wang	2008- M.S. Statistics	Comparing Linear Discriminant Analysis with Classification Trees Using Forest Landowner Survey Data as a Case Study with Considerations for Optimal Biorefinery Siting
Diane G. Perhac	2007 - M.S. Statistics	"An Applied Statistical Reliability Analysis of the Modulus of Elasticity and Modulus of Rupture for Wood-Plastic Composites"
Leslie B. Shaffer	2007 - M.S. Statistics	"Examining Regression Analysis Beyond the Mean of the Distribution"
Yang Wang	2007 - M.S. Statistics	"Reliability Analysis of Oriented Strand Board's Strength with a Simulation Study of the Median Censored Method for Estimating of Lower Percentile Strength "
J. Cody Steele	2006 - M.S. Statistics	"Function Domain Sets Confidence Intervals for the Mean Residual Life Function with Applications in Production of Medium Density Fiberboard Product Quality"(link to MAPLE code)
Weiwei Chen	2005 - M.S. Statistics	"A Reliability Case tudy on Estimating Extremely Small Percentiles of Strength Data for the Continuous Improvement of Medium Density Fiberboard"
David J. Edwards	2004 - M.S. Statistics	"An Applied Statistical Reliability Analysis of the Internal Bond of Medium Density Fiberboard"
Thomas N. Williams	2002 - M.S. Forestry	"A Modified Six Sigma Quality Approach to Improving the Quality of Hardwood Flooring"

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