Confidence in computational predictions is enhanced if the potential ‘error’ in these predictions (the difference between the prediction and nature’s outcome in the situation being simulated) can be credibly bounded. The “model-validation” process by which experimental or field results are compared to computational predictions to produce this confidence provides the raw material for characteriz...

We study the problem of classifying data in a given taxonomy when classifications associated with multiple and/or partial paths are allowed. We introduce an incremental algorithm using a linear-threshold classifier at each node of the taxonomy. These classifiers are trained and evaluated in a hierarchical top-down fashion. We then define a hierachical and parametric data model and prove a bound...

Experimental analysis of the performance of a proposed method is a crucial and necessary task in an investigation. In this paper, we focus on the use of nonparametric statistical inference for analyzing the results obtained in an experiment design in the field of computational intelligence. We present a case study which involves a set of techniques in classification tasks and we study a set of ...

BACKGROUND The endocrine disruptor field has been vexed by difficulties in reproducing various claims of effects at unusually low doses. In previous analyses, variations in control responses from experiment to experiment and problems with observing effects in positive controls have been identified as possible explanations of the resulting impasse. OBJECTIVE In this article, we argue that both...

BACKGROUND Energy-based surgical scalpels are designed to efficiently transect and seal blood vessels using thermal energy to promote protein denaturation and coagulation. Assessment and design improvement of ultrasonic scalpel performance relies on both in vivo and ex vivo testing. The objective of this work was to design and implement a robust, experimental test matrix with randomization rest...

heat exchangers are one of the most important devices of mechanical systems in modernsociety. most industrial processes involve the transfer of heat and more often they requirethe heat transfer process to be controlled. a heat exchanger is the heat exchanged betweentwo media, one being cold and the other being hot. there are different types of heatexchanger, but the type which is widely used in...

in order to study compatibility of 30 white bean genotypes under karaj climate, an experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design with four replications. evaluation and statistical analysis was performed for 18 important traits. analysis of variance results showed that there are significant differences between varieties for all traits. results of genotypes means comparison w...

The statistical design of experiment (DOE) is a procedure of planning controlled experiments for investigating the effect of some process on some experimental units. Although the DOE method has a wide range of applicability in various scientific areas, the DOE application in sport science has been received less consideration. Similarly, this study tries to determine the most significant factor ...