mODa 8 - Advances in Model-Oriented Design and Analysis: Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop in Model-Oriented Design and Analysis held in Almagro, Spain, June 4–8, 2007

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Recruitment in Multicentre Trials: Prediction and Adjustment....Pages 1-8
Optimal Design of Pharmacokinetic Studies Described by Stochastic Differential Equations....Pages 9-16
Comparisons of Heterogeneity: a Nonparametric Test for the Multisample Case....Pages 17-24
On Synchronized Permutation Tests in Two-Way ANOVA....Pages 25-32
Optimal Three-Treatment Response-Adaptive Designs for Phase III Clinical Trials with Binary Responses....Pages 33-40
One-Half Fractions of a 2 3 Experiment for the Logistic Model....Pages 41-48
Bayes Estimators of Covariance Parameters and the Influence of Designs....Pages 49-56
Optimum Design for Correlated Fields via Covariance Kernel Expansions....Pages 57-66
Generalized Probit Model in Design of Dose Finding Experiments....Pages 67-73
Optimal Design of Bell Experiments....Pages 75-82
A Comparison of Efficient Designs for Choices Between Two Options....Pages 83-90
 D -optimal Designs for Logistic Regression in Two Variables....Pages 91-98
Design of Experiments for Extreme Value Distributions....Pages 99-106
A Model Selection Algorithm for Mixture Experiments Including Process Variables....Pages 107-114
D-optimal Designs for Nonlinear Models Possessing a Chebyshev Property....Pages 115-122
A New Tool for Comparing Adaptive Designs; a Posteriori Efficiency....Pages 123-130
Optimal Cutpoint Determination: The Case of One Point Design....Pages 131-138
 D -Optimal Designs for Regression Models with Length-Biased Poisson Response....Pages 139-146
Efficient Sampling Windows for Parameter Estimation in Mixed Effects Models....Pages 147-155
Quantile and Probability-level Criteria for Nonlinear Experimental Design....Pages 157-164
Optimal Designs for the Exponential Model with Correlated Observations....Pages 165-172
Determining the Size of Experiments for the One-way ANOVA Model I for Ordered Categorical Data....Pages 173-180
Bayesian D s -Optimal Designs for Generalized Linear Models with Varying Dispersion Parameter....Pages 181-188
Some Curiosities in Optimal Designs for Random Slopes....Pages 189-195
The Within-B-Swap (BS) Design is A- and D-optimal for Estimating the Linear Contrast for the Treatment Effect in 3-Factorial cDNA Microarray Experiments....Pages 197-204
 D -optimal Designs and Equidistant Designs for Stationary Processes....Pages 205-212
Optimal Designs for Discriminating among Several Non-Normal Models....Pages 213-220
Optimal Orthogonal Three-Level Factorial Designs for Factor Screening and Response Surface Exploration....Pages 221-228
Back Matter....Pages 229-241