Methods for estimating the radius of a circle.

dc.contributor.author	Harrell, Marvin E.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-31T21:32:51Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-31T21:32:51Z
dc.date.created	1987	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-07-31
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1945
dc.description	55 leaves	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Statisticians are often confronted with the estimation of unknown parameters. This process of estimation, by far, is not unique. The purpose of this thesis is to examine various methods to estimate the radius of a circle when observing n data points that are assumed to lie on a semicircle but are measured with error. The estimators mentioned in this paper involve the use of the circumscribed circle, the radius of curvature, and a residual approach. Computer simulations are used in the evaluation of the estimators. A representative listing of the simulations are provided.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Circle.	en_US
dc.title	Methods for estimating the radius of a circle.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.college	las	en_US
dc.advisor	Larry Scott	en_US
dc.department	mathematics, computer science, and economics	en_US