Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Markov processes"

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Armitage Lecture 2011: The Design and Analysis of Life History Studies

Lawless, Jerald F. (Wiley, 2013)

Life history studies collect information on events and other outcomes during people’s lifetimes. For example, these may be related to childhood development, education, fertility, health, or employment. Such longitudinal ...
Statistical Issues in Modeling Chronic Disease in Cohort Studies

Cook, Richard J.; Lawless, Jerald F. (Springer, 2014)

Observational cohort studies of individuals with chronic disease provide information on rates of disease progression, the effect of fixed and time-varying risk factors, and the extent of heterogeneity in the course of ...
Stochastic Power Management Strategy for in-Wheel Motor Electric Vehicles

Jalalmaab, Mohammadmehdi (University of Waterloo, 2014-05-14)

In this thesis, we propose a stochastic power management strategy for in-wheel motor electric vehicles (IWM-EVs) to optimize energy consumption and to increase driving range. The driving range for EVs is a critical issue ...