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Research Interests:

  • Multiple hypothesis testing and applications
  • Dependence relations in multivariate distributions:  Studies of global properties of sets of multivariate distributions having a particular type of dependence structure
  • Asymptotic theory:  Second and third order (asymptotic) efficiency of statistical estimating procedures
  • Multivariate calibration

Published Papers

  1. M.B.Rao, and S.Kasala(2014).”Sample Size Calculations with R: Level 1” Handbook of Statistics Computational Statistics with R,32: 177-220.
  2. S. Sarikavanji, S. Kasala, B. Sinha, and M. Tiensuwan(2013) “ Estimation of Location and Scale Parameter in Two-Parameter Exponential Distribution based on Ranked Set Sample”(2014). Communications in Statistics- Simulation and Computation43(1):132-141.
  3. H.B.Thompson, M.Bhaskara Rao, and S.Kasala(2013).”Bagging, Boosting, and Random Forests Using R” Handbook of Statistics Machine Learning: Theory and Applications”, 31: 101-149.
  4. M.Bhaskara Rao, S.Kasala, and H.Zhang (2011).” Probabilistic Recurrence Relations” Advances in Directional and Linear Statistics, Physica-Verlag,217-233.Springer series
  5. S. Venkatesan, M.B. Bhaskara Rao, and S. Kasala(2009).” Power Analysis of Tests of Hardy-Weinberg Equilbrium: Extreme Point Methodology” Proceedings of American Statistical Association,Washington,DC,August 2009, Biometric Section,3009-3014.
  6. M.Bhaskara Rao, Fu-Chih Chen, and Subramanyam Kasala (2008).” A Discrete Probability Problem in Chemical Bonding” Proceedings of 2008 International Workshop on Applied Probability.
  7. Marepalli Rao,Mohammed Alam,, Thomas Bradstreet,and Subramanyam Kasala(2008). “ Sample Size Calculations in Simple Linear Regression: A New Approach” Proceedings of American Statistical Association, Salt Lake City,August 2007, Biometrics Section, 326-331.
  8. “The Hat Problem and Some Variations”(with W. Guo, M.B. Rao, and B. Tucker(2006).
  9. “What is Type II Error in Multiple Testing?”, ( with M.B. Rao., and M.K.Alan). Proceedings of American Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Education,(2005),2721-2727.
  10. “A Variation of The Hat Problem”, (with R.Mitra.,and M.B.Rao). Proceedings of American Statistical Association, Biometrics Section,(2004), 369-376.
  11. “Exact Confidence Regions and Tests in Some Linear Functional Relationships”, (with Thomas Mathew). Statistics and Probability Letters, (1997), 32, 322-328.
  12. “Analysis of Regression Dependence in 2xn Bivariate Distributions and Some Applications in Contingency Tables”, (with M. Bhaskara Rao). Total Positively and Its Applications, edited by Mariano Gasca and Charles A. Micchelli, Mathematics and Its Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, (1996), 359, 385-400.
  13. “An Exact Confidence Region in Multivariate Calibration”, (with Thomas Mathew). Annals of Statistics, (1994), 22, 94-105.
  14. “Measures with prescribed marginals, extreme points and measure preserving transformation”, (with M. Bhaskara Rao). Real Analysis Exchange, (1990-91), 16, 487-489.
  15. “The structure of some classes of bivariate distributions and some applications”, (with M. Bhaskara Rao). Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, (1990), 10, 175-187.
  16. “Some comments on positive quadrant dependence in three dimensions”, Topics in Statistical Dependence, (1990), 16, 443-449.
  17. “On the structure of 2x bivariate distributions which are totally positive of order two”, (with M. Bhaskara Rao). Topics in Statistical Dependence, (1990), 16, 451-458.
  18. “On the matrix convexity of the Moore-Penrose inverse and some applications” (with D. G. Kaffes, M. Bhaskara Rao and Thomas Mathew). Linear and Multi-linear Algebra, (1989), 24, 265-271.
  19. “Analysis of odds ratios in 2xn ordinal contingency tables” (with M. Bhaskara Rao). Journal of Multivariate Analysis, (1988), 27, 475-493.
  20. “On determination of the order of an autoregressive model” (with Z. D. Bai and L. C. Zhao). Journal of Multivariate Analysis, (1988), 27, 40-52.
  21. “A structure theorem on bivariate positive quadrant dependent distributions and tests for independence in two way contingency tables” (with M. Bhaskara Rao and R. Krishnaiah). Journal of Multivariate Analysis. (1987) 23, 93-118.
  22. “On the ergodicity of bilinear time series models and some applications” (with S. I. Akamanam and M. Bhaskara Rao). Journal of Time Series Analysis. 1986, 157-163.
  23. “First, second and third order efficiencies of the estimators for a common mean” (with Takeaki Kariya and B. K. Sinha). Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics. (1984), 61-69.
  24. “Asymptotic properties of the maximum likelihood method of choosing a model” (with J. K. Ghosh) 1984. Proceeding of the Conference on Probability and Statistics held at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India.
  25. “Berkson’s bioassay problem - revisited” (with Takeaki Kariya and B. K. Sinha). Sankhya(A) (1984), 408-415.
  26. “Third order efficiency of the maximum likelihood estimator in the multinomial distribution” (with C. R. Rao and B. K. Sinha). Statistics and Decision (1982) 1, 1-16.
  27. “Edgeworth expansions of Fisher-consistent estimators and second order efficiency” (with J. K. Ghosh and B. K. Sinha). Cal. Stat. Assoc. Bull. (1979), 1-18.
  28. " Second order efficiency of maximum likelihood estimators” (with J. K. Ghosh). Sankhya(A) (1976), 325-358.
  29. “Inference about separated families in large samples” (with J. K. Ghosh). Sankhya(A) (1975), 345-353.

Technical Reports

  • “On some methods of estimation of slope change points”. (with B. Miao).  Technical Report #88-11, Center for Multivariate Analysis, University of Pittsburgh.
  • “On detection and estimation of change points” (with B. Miao and L. Zhao). Technical Report #88-08, University of Pittsburgh.
  • “Determination of the order of ARIMA processes”, (with Z. Bai and L. Zhao). Technical Report #87-50, Center for Multivariate Analysis, University of Pittsburgh.
  • “On the extreme points of the set of all 2xn bivariate positive quadrant dependent distributions with fixed marginals and some applications” (with M. Bhaskara Rao). Technical Report #87-13, Center for Multivariate Analysis, University of Pittsburgh.
  • “Selecting the best population: A decision theoretic approach: The case of Pareto distribution” (with N. Dailami and M. Bhaskara Rao).
  • “On the selection of best gamma population: Determination of minimax sample sizes” (with N. Dailami and M. Bhaskara Rao).