Search Results - "SIMON, N"

Fast stable restricted maximum likelihood and marginal likelihood estimation of semiparametric generalized linear models by Wood, Simon N.

“…Recent work by Reiss and Ogden provides a theoretical basis for sometimes preferring restricted maximum likelihood (REML) to generalized cross-validation (GCV)…”
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Statistical inference for noisy nonlinear ecological dynamic systems by Wood, Simon N

“…Chaotic ecological dynamic systems defy conventional statistical analysis. Systems with near-chaotic dynamics are little better. Such systems are almost…”
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impacts of climate change on river flood risk at the global scale by Arnell, Nigel W, Gosling, Simon N

“…This paper presents an assessment of the implications of climate change for global river flood risk. It is based on the estimation of flood frequency…”
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global assessment of the impact of climate change on water scarcity by Gosling, Simon N, Arnell, Nigel W

“…This paper presents a global scale assessment of the impact of climate change on water scarcity. Patterns of climate change from 21 Global Climate Models…”
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Smoothing Parameter and Model Selection for General Smooth Models by Wood, Simon N., Pya, Natalya, Säfken, Benjamin

“…This article discusses a general framework for smoothing parameter estimation for models with regular likelihoods constructed in terms of unknown smooth…”
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Inferring UK COVID‐19 fatal infection trajectories from daily mortality data: Were infections already in decline before the UK lockdowns? by Wood, Simon N.

“…The number of new infections per day is a key quantity for effective epidemic management. It can be estimated relatively directly by testing of random…”
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BRCA1 and BRCA2: different roles in a common pathway of genome protection by Roy, Rohini, Chun, Jarin, Powell, Simon N.

“…Inherited inactivating mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 seem to cause a similar predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer, but a closer look reveals many…”
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Public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-based focus group study by Williams, Simon N, Armitage, Christopher J, Tampe, Tova, Dienes, Kimberly

“…ObjectiveThis study explored UK public perceptions and experiences of social distancing and social isolation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.DesignThis…”
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Fast Calibrated Additive Quantile Regression by Fasiolo, Matteo, Wood, Simon N., Zaffran, Margaux, Nedellec, Raphaël, Goude, Yannig

“…We propose a novel framework for fitting additive quantile regression models, which provides well-calibrated inference about the conditional quantiles and fast…”
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Inference and computation with generalized additive models and their extensions by Wood, Simon N.

“…Regression models in which a response variable is related to smooth functions of some predictor variables are popular as a result of their appealing balance…”
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How sleep and wakefulness influence circadian rhythmicity: effects of insufficient and mistimed sleep on the animal and human transcriptome by Archer, Simon N., Oster, Henrik

“…Summary The mammalian circadian system is a multi‐oscillator, hierarchically organised system where a central pacemaker synchronises behavioural, physiological…”
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On p-values for smooth components of an extended generalized additive model by WOOD, SIMON N.

“…The problem of testing smooth components of an extended generalized additive model for equality to zero is considered. Confidence intervals for such components…”
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Practical variable selection for generalized additive models by Marra, Giampiero, Wood, Simon N.

“…The problem of variable selection within the class of generalized additive models, when there are many covariates to choose from but the number of predictors…”
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Just Another Gibbs Additive Modeler: Interfacing JAGS and mgcv by Wood, Simon N.

“…The BUGS language offers a very flexible way of specifying complex statistical models for the purposes of Gibbs sampling, while its JAGS variant offers very…”
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Low‐Rank Scale‐Invariant Tensor Product Smooths for Generalized Additive Mixed Models by Wood, Simon N.

“…A general method for constructing low‐rank tensor product smooths for use as components of generalized additive models or generalized additive mixed models is…”
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Generalized additive models for large data sets by Wood, Simon N., Goude, Yannig, Shaw, Simon

“…We consider an application in electricity grid load prediction, where generalized additive models are appropriate, but where the data set's size can make their…”
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Thirst and hydration: Physiology and consequences of dysfunction by Thornton, Simon N

“…Abstract The constant supply of oxygen and nutriments to cells (especially neurons) is the role of the cardiovascular system. The constant supply of water (and…”
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Generalized Additive Models for Gigadata: Modeling the U.K. Black Smoke Network Daily Data by Wood, Simon N., Li, Zheyuan, Shaddick, Gavin, Augustin, Nicole H.

“…We develop scalable methods for fitting penalized regression spline based generalized additive models with of the order of 10 4 coefficients to up to 10 8…”
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Monoaminergic Neuromodulation of Sensory Processing by Jacob, Simon N, Nienborg, Hendrikje

“…All neuronal circuits are subject to neuromodulation. Modulatory effects on neuronal processing and resulting behavioral changes are most commonly reported for…”
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Public attitudes towards COVID‐19 contact tracing apps: A UK‐based focus group study by Williams, Simon N., Armitage, Christopher J., Tampe, Tova, Dienes, Kimberly

“…Background During the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic, one of the key components of many countries’ strategies to reduce the spread of the virus is contact tracing…”
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