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stat.ME2026
Tree Estimation and Saddlepoint-Based Diagnostics for the Nested Dirichlet Distribution: Application to Compositional Behavioral Data
Jacob A. Turner, Monnie McGee, Bianca A. Luedeker
The Nested Dirichlet Distribution (NDD) provides a flexible alternative to the Dirichlet distribution for modeling compositional data, relaxing constraints on component variances a…
stat.ME2025
Layered Dirichlet Modeling to Assess the Changing Contributions of MLB Players as they Age
Monnie McGee, Jacob Turner, Bianca Luedeker
The productive career of a professional athlete is limited compared to the normal human lifespan. Most professional athletes have retired by age 40. The early retirement age is due…
stat.ME2024
Analysis of Compositional Data with Positive Correlations among Components using a Nested Dirichlet Distribution with Application to a Morris Water Maze Experiment
Jacob A. Turner, Bianca A. Luedeker, Monnie McGee
In a typical Morris water maze experiment, a mouse is placed in a circular water tank and allowed to swim freely until it finds a platform, triggering a route of escape from the ta…