Two classification algorithms that rely on both spectral and textural information are presented and compared. The first is a standard maximum-likelihood classification procedure with a texture "band" added to the spectral band set. The second is a pattern matching algorithm which integrates the spectral and spatial characteristics of the data in recognizing a user-specified training pattern. Th...

Support vector machines represent a promising development in machine learning research that is not widely used within the remote sensing community. This paper reports the results of Multispectral(Landsat-7 ETM+) and Hyperspectral DAIS)data in which multi-class SVMs are compared with maximum likelihood and artificial neural network methods in terms of classification accuracy. Our results show th...

This paper addresses the problem of classification of digital modulations. The proposed solution uses the Bayes classifier, which is implemented by the Markov chain Monte Carlo scheme. In the proposed implementation, classifications in presence of phase and frequency offsets as well as residual filtering effects coming from imperfect channel equalization are considered. The proposed approach ha...

This paper proposes a new ARGWishart(Adaptive Region Growing-Wishart) classification algorithm for digital images. It integrates the adaptive region growing algorithm and Wishart maximum likelihood classification algorithm for difficulties that arise from selecting training samples, and instability of the final classification accuracy on PolSAR(Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar) image. At f...

In many causal inference problems, one is interested in the direct causal effect of an exposure on an outcome of interest that is not mediated by certain intermediate variables. Robins and Greenland (1992) and Pearl (2001) formalized the definition of two types of direct effects (natural and controlled) under the counterfactual framework. The efficient scores (under a nonparametric model) for t...

Matched case-control study designs are commonly implemented in the field of public health. While matching is intended to eliminate confounding, the main potential benefit of matching in case-control studies is a gain in efficiency. Methods for analyzing matched case-control studies have focused on utilizing conditional logistic regression models that provide conditional and not causal estimates...

Although single-species deterministic difference equations have long been used in modeling the dynamics of animal populations, little attention has been paid to how stochasticity should be incorporated into these models. By deriving stochastic analogues to difference equations from first principles, we show that the form of these models depends on whether noise in the population process is demo...

We study the problem of multiple hypothesis testing for correlated clustered data. As the existing multiple comparison procedures based on maximum likelihood estimation could be computationally intensive, we propose to construct multiple comparison procedures based on composite likelihood method. The new test statistics account for the correlation structure within the clusters and are computati...

The study aims to investigate the use of panchromatic (PAN) satellite image data for flood hazard assessment with an aid of various digital image processing techniques. Two SPOT PAN satellite images covering part of the Nile River in Egypt were used to delineate the flood extent during the years 1997 and 1998 (before and after a high flood). Three classification techniques, including the contex...