Date of Defense
Spring 4-24-2000
Department
Statistics
First Advisor
Robert J. Buck, Mathematics & Statistics
Second Advisor
Michael R. Stoline, Mathematics & Statistics
Abstract
Exposure to environment contaminants is an issue of great concern. We are interested in the long term exposure but are limited to short term measurements. How reliable are these measurements? Generally health problems result only as a result of 'long-term' exposure above a certain critical level. The question then is: Are the same people always the ones with the highest exposure levels? We use the intraclass correlation coefficient to look at these questions. A randomization test is then used to determine if the correlation coefficients are significant.
Recommended Citation
Schipper, Matthew, "Estimating Temporal Correlation of Exposure to Environmenta Contaminants" (2000). Honors Theses. 298.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/298
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