41. A Naïve Methodology for Imputing Missing Survey Information due to Survey Skip Conditions Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Hopkins, Grant Title: A Naïve Methodology for Imputing Missing Survey Information due to Survey Skip Conditions Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: Population-Based HIV Impact AssessmentsSurveyDeduction-Complete DatasetSkip ConditionMissing DataSequentially Asked Questions File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Le Bao, Thesis SupervisorMatthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor
42. A-ManPG for sparse PCA via penalized matrix approximation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Huang, Justin Title: A-ManPG for sparse PCA via penalized matrix approximation Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: machine learningpcaunsupervised learningoptimizationsparse pca File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Lingzhou Xue, Thesis SupervisorMatthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor
43. An Evaluation of Stein Thinning for the Post-Processing of Markov Chain Monte Carlo Linear Regression Output Open Access Author: Licata, Michael Title: An Evaluation of Stein Thinning for the Post-Processing of Markov Chain Monte Carlo Linear Regression Output Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: Markov Chain Monte CarloStein ThinningZero Variance Control VariatesLinear RegressionBayesian StatisticsPost Processing File: Download Final_Schreyer_Thesis_MichaelLicata.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Berg, Thesis SupervisorJohn Joseph Hannan, Thesis Honors Advisor
44. Advanced Techniques for Fraudulent Transaction Detection: A Statistical and Machine Learning Approach Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Kakkar, Sagan Title: Advanced Techniques for Fraudulent Transaction Detection: A Statistical and Machine Learning Approach Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: Machine LearningStatisitical AnalysisFraud DetectionData ScienceStatisitcs File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Yubai Yuan, Thesis SupervisorJohn Yen, Thesis Honors AdvisorCindy Lin, Faculty Reader
45. Projecting MLB Pitcher Performance with Pitch Grades Open Access Author: Zerbe, Malcolm Title: Projecting MLB Pitcher Performance with Pitch Grades Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: BaseballMLBMachine Learning File: Download honors_thesis_mtz3.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matt Slifko, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor