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Computational Statistics and Data Analysis 73 (2014) vi–vii

Volume 73, May 2014

CONTENTS

Computational StatisticsA. Fujita, D.Y. Takahashi and A.G. PatriotaA non-parametric method to estimate the number of clusters 27

A. Butler, R.D. Haynes, T.D. Humphries and P. RanjanEfficient optimization of the likelihood function in Gaussian process modelling 40

J.-M. Dufour and T. JouiniAsymptotic distributions for quasi-efficient estimators in echelon VARMA models 69

M. Nourmohammadi, M. Jafari Jozani and B.C. JohnsonConfidence intervals for quantiles in finite populations with randomized nomination sampling 112

A.T. Karl, Y. Yang and S.L. LohrComputation of maximum likelihood estimates for multiresponse generalized linear mixed modelswith non-nested, correlated random effects 146

Statistical Methodology for Data AnalysisD. Şentürk, S. Ghosh and D.V. NguyenExploratory time varying lagged regression: Modeling association of cognitive andfunctional trajectories with expected clinic visits in older adults 1

M.D. Austin and R.A. BetenskyEliminating bias due to censoring in Kendall’s tau estimators for quasi-independence of truncationand failure 16

M. Rachdi, A. Laksaci, J. Demongeot, A. Abdali and F. MadaniTheoretical and practical aspects of the quadratic error in the local linear estimation of theconditional density for functional data 53

V. RoyEfficient estimation of the link function parameter in a robust Bayesian binary regression model 87

Y. Li, H. Zhao, J. Sun and K. KimNonparametric tests for panel count data with unequal observation processes 103

J. Luts and J.T. OrmerodMean field variational Bayesian inference for support vector machine classification 163

L. Li and T.E. HansonA Bayesian semiparametric regression model for reliability data using effective age 177

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L.K. Lloyd and J.J. ForsterModelling trends in road accident frequency—Bayesian inference for rates with uncertain exposure 189

Special ApplicationsS.-F. Huang and Y.-T. TuAsymptotic distribution of the EPMS estimator for financial derivatives pricing 129