Search for dissertations about: "thin-plate splines."

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words thin-plate splines..

2. 1. Space-Time Prediction of Ocean Winds

   Author : Anders Malmberg; Matematisk statistik; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Statistics; operations research; image warping; thin-plate splines.; near-surface ocean winds; variogram parameters; Space-time Kalman filtering; real-time assimilation; residual wind speed; actuarial mathematics; programming; Statistik; operationsanalys; programmering; aktuariematematik;

   Abstract : The topic of this thesis is inspired by an experiment in which a vessel, laying a submarine cable, was provided with forecasts overlaid with satellite observations of significant wave height. During the operation, the vessel was close to an adverse weather area and the personnel on board could confirm that the forecast was not as close to the "ground truth" as the satellite observation was. READ MORE

4. 2. Generalized survival models as a tool for medical research

   Author : Xingrong Liu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : In medical research, many studies with the time-to-event outcomes investigate the effect of an exposure (or treatment) on patients’ survival. For the analysis of time-to-event or survival data, model-based approaches have been commonly applied. READ MORE