Date of Award
4-20-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
First Advisor
Yu-Sheng Hsu - Chair
Second Advisor
Xu Zhang
Third Advisor
Sarah. L. Pallas
Abstract
This thesis presents several statistical analysis on a cooperative project with Dr. Pallas and Yuting Mao from Biology Department of Georgia State University. This research concludes the impact of cauterize size of animals’ midbrain on auditory and visual response in brains. Besides some already commonly used statistical analysis method, such as MANOVA and Frequency Test, a unique combination of Permutation Test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test and Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test is applied to our non-parametric data. Some simulation results show the Permutation Test we used has very good powers, and fits the need for this study. The result confirms part of the Biology Department’s hypothesis statistically and enhances more complete understanding of the experiments and the potential impact of helping patients with Acquired Brain Injury.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059724
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Yan, "The Impact of Midbrain Cauterize Size on Auditory and Visual Responses' Distribution." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059724