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Publications of W. Liggett

W. Liggett, P. E. Barker, O. J. Semmes, L. H. Cazares (2004) 
Measurement Reproducibility in the Early Stages of Biomarker Development
Disease Markers

W. Liggett, C. Buckley (2005) 
System Performance and Natural Language Expression of Information Needs
Information Retrieval 8(1), 101-128

W. Liggett (2003) 
Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models in Comparison of Observations of a Particle Size Distribution
Journal of the Japanese Society of Computational Statistics 15(2) 105-122

W. Liggett, C. Buckley (2001) 
Query Expansion Seen Through Return Order of Relevant Documents
The Ninth Text Retrieval Conference (TREC-9), eds. E.M. Voorhees and D.K. Harman, NIST Special Publication 500-249, 2001, pp. 51-70

W. Liggett, P. D. Over (2001) 
Understanding TREC Results-the Role of Statistics
Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute, 53rd Session Proceedings, International Statistical Institute, 2001, pp. 45-48

W. Liggett, S. R. Low, D. J. Pitchure, J. Song (2000) 
Capability in Rockwell C Scale Hardness
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Volume 105, Number 4, July?August 2000

S. R. Low, R. J. Gettings, W. Liggett, J. Song (1999) 
Rockwell Hardness A Method-Dependent Standard Reference Material
Proceedings of the 1999 NCSL Workshop and Symposium, Boulder, CO: National Conference of Standards Laboratories, pp. 565-589

R. A. Fletcher, J. R. Verkouteren, E. S. Windsor, D. S. Bright, E. B. Steel, J. A. Small, W. Liggett (1999) 
SRM 2806 (ISO Medium Test Dust in Hydraulic Oil): A Particle-Contamination Standard Reference Material for the Fluid Power Industry
Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, 12, 80-95

W. Liggett (1999) 
Topic by Topic Performance of Information Retrieval Systems
The Seventh Text REtrieval Confernce (TREC-7), eds. E. M. Voorhees and D. K. Harman, NIST Special Publication 500-242, pp. 105-114

A. R. Olsen, J. Sedransk, D. Edwards, C. A. Gotway, W. Liggett, S. Rathbun, K. H. Reckhow, L. J. Young (1999) 
Statistical Issues for Monitoring Ecological and Natural Resources in the United States
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 54, 1-45

W. Liggett (1999) 
Lessons From the Field: Environmental Measurement Feasibility
in Environmental Management and Business Strategy, by B. W. Piasecki, K. A. Fletcher, and F. J. Mendelson, New York, John wiley, pp. 64-69

W. Fisher, W. Liggett, A. Le, J. G. Fiscus, D. S. Pallet (1998) 
Data Selection for Broadcast News CSR Evaluations
Proceedings DARPA Broadcast News Transcription and Understanding Workshop, February 8-11, 1998, San Francisco: Morgan Kauffman Publishers, pp. 12-15

W. Liggett, W. Fisher (1998) 
Insights From the Broadcast News Benchmark Test
Proceedings DARPA Broadcast News Transcription and Understanding Workshop, February 8-11, 1998, San Francisco: Morgan Kauffman Publishers, pp. 16-22

W. Liggett (1998) 
Review of the Book 'Chemometrics in Environmental Analysis' by J. w. Einax, H. W. Zwanziger, and S. Geiss
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 93, pp. 1527-1528

W. Liggett (1997) 
Measurement for Experimentation
in Statistics of Quality, eds. S. Ghosh, W. R. Schucany, and W. B. Smith, New York: Marcel Dekker, pp. 179-204

R. A. Fletcher, J. R. Verkouteren, E. S. Windsor, D. S. Bright, E. B. Steel, J. A. Small, W. Liggett (1996) 
Development of a Standard Reference Material for the Fluid Power Industry: ISO Medium Dust in Oil
Proceedings of the 47th National Conference on Fluid Power, Volume I, National Fluid Power Association: Milwaukee, WI pp. 351-364

W. Liggett, K. Inn (1995) 
Pilot Studies for Improving Sampling Protocols
Principles of Environmental Sampling, Second Edition, ed. L. H. Keith, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society

W. Liggett (1995) 
Discussion of 'Variance Estimation in the EMAP Strategy for Sampling Discrete Ecological Resources'
Journal of Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 1, pp. 150-151

W. Liggett (1995) 
Environmental Measurement: Consequences of Measurement Feasibility on Strategy
Corporate Environmental Strategy, 3(2), pp. 75-78

W. Liggett (1994) 
Functional Errors-in-Variables Models in Measurement Optimization Experiments
1994 Proceedings of the Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences, Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association, pp. 193-198

J. W. Martin, F. R. Guenther, T. Nguyen, W. Liggett, W. E. Byrd, L. Oakley (1994) 
Source of Phenol Emissions Affecting the Indoor Quality Index of an Office Building
NISTIR 5353, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

W. Liggett (1993) 
Scientific Protocols in Statistical Standards for Environmental Studies
1993 Proceedings of the Section on Quality and Productivity, Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association, pp. 38-43

W. Liggett, K. Ehara (1993) 
Experimental Optimization of Peak Shape with Application to Aerosol Generation
1993 Proceedings of the Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences, Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association, pp. 174-182

L. J. Young, N. A. Cressie, W. Liggett, R. J. Little, J. H. Matis (1992) 
Review of EMAP Statistics and Design
, unpublished report for the USEPA by the American Statistical Association Committee on the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program

W. Liggett (1992) 
Discussion of 'Censoring in Astronomical Data Due to Nondetections'
Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy, (Monograph) eds. E. D. Feigelson and G. J. Babu, New York: Springer-Verlang, pp. 378-380

W. Liggett (1992) 
Discussion of 'Quasiperiodic Phenomena in Accreting Binary Stars'
Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy, (Monograph) eds. E. D. Feigelson and G. J. Babu, New York: Springer-Verlang, pp. 378-380

W. Liggett (1992) 
Empirical Optimization of Measurement Systems
1992 Proceedings of the 1992 Measurement Science Conference, Anaheim, CA: Measurement Science

W. Liggett (1992) 
Review of the book 'Metrological Control--Industrial Measurement Management' by H. Yano
Journal of Quality Technology, 25, pp. 72-73

D. G. Seiler, G. G. Harman, J. R. Lowney, S. Mayo, W. Liggett (1991) 
HgCdTe Detector Reliability Study for the GOES Program
NISTIR 4687, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Gaithersburg, MD

W. Liggett (1990) 
A New Yorker in Japan
Industrial Science and Technology, 31, pp. 46-47 (in Japanese)

W. Liggett (1990) 
Replicate Measurements in the Interpretation of Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Monitoring, Restoration, and Assessment: What Have We Learned?, (Monograph), ed. R. H. Gray, Columbus, OH: Battelle Press, pp. 249-255

K. Inn, W. Liggett, H. L. Volchok, M. S. Feiner, J. F. McInroy, D. S. Popplewell, D. R. Percival, R. A. Wessman, V. T. Bowen, H. D. Livingston, R. L. Kathren, H. Kawamura (1990) 
Interlaboratory Comparison of Actinides in Human Tissue 239Pu + 240Pu
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 138, pp. 219-229

W. Liggett, D. E. Splitstone (1990) 
History of the Section on Statistics and the Environment
The American Statistician, 44, pp. 94-95

W. Liggett (1989) 
Interlaboratory Comparison of Actinides in Human Tissues 239Pu + 240Pu
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 138, pp. 219-229

W. Liggett (1989) 
Estimation of an Asymmetrical Density from Several Small Samples
Biometrika, 76, 13-21

W. Liggett (1988) 
Bootstrap Inference for Replicated Experiments
Computing Science and Statistics: Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on the Interface, (Monograph), eds. E. J. Wegman, D. T. Gantz, J. J. Miller, Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association, pp. 68-73

W. Liggett (1988) 
Assessment of Measurement Uncertainty: Designs for Two Heteroscedastic Error Components
Principles of Environmental Sampling, (Monograph), ed. L. H. Keith, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, pp. 191-208

W. Liggett (1988) 
Tests of the Recalibration Period of a Drifting Instrument
OCEANS '86 Conference Record, Washington, DC: Marine Technology Society, pp. 923-928

W. Liggett (1988) 
Review of the Experimental Design Package ECHIP
American Statistician, 42, 155-157

W. F. Koch, W. Liggett (1988) 
Critical Assessment of Detection Limits for Ion Chromatography
Detection in Analytical Chemistry: Importance, Theory, and Practice, (Monograph), ed. L. A. Currie, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, pp. 210-223

W. Liggett (1988) 
Estimation of the Error Probability Density from Replicate Measurements on Several Items
Biometrika, 75, pp. 557-567

W. Liggett (1986) 
Designs for Assessment of Measurement Uncertainty: Experience in the Eastern Lake Survey
Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Biometric Conference, Washington, DC: Biometric Society

W. Liggett (1985) 
Statistical Aspects of Designs for Studying Sources of Contamination
Quality Assurance for Environmental Measures, ASTM STP 867, (monograph), eds. J. Taylor and T. Stanley, Philadelphia, PA: American Society for Testing and Materials

W. Liggett (1985) 
Review of the Statistical Package AIDA
American Statistician, 39, pp. 70-71

G. P. Patil, W. Liggett, F. Ramsey, W. K. Smith (1985) 
ASA Reviews of EPA-Funded Acid Precipitation Research--Aquatic Research Review Report
American Statistician, 39, 254-258

W. Liggett (1984) 
Detecting Elevated Contamination by Comparisons with Background
Environmental Sampling for Hazardous Waste, (monograph), eds. G. E. Schweitzer and J. A. Santolucito, Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, pp. 119-128

W. Liggett, K. Inn, J. M. Hutchinson (1984) 
Statistical Assessment of Subsampling Procedures
Environment International, 10, pp. 143-151

K. L. Eckerle, J. J. Hsia, W. Liggett (1984) 
Geometrical Alignment Errors in the Measurement of Prismatic Retroreflectors
COLOR Research and Application, 9, pp. 23-28

K. Inn, W. Liggett, J. M. Hutchinson (1984) 
The National Bureau of Standards Rocky Flats Soil Standard Reference Material
Nuclear Instruments and Methods, 223, pp. 443-450

W. Liggett, K. Moon, C. A. Handwerker (1984) 
Statistical Assessment of Subsampling Procedures
Environment International, 10, pp. 143-151

W. Liggett (1983) 
Realizing a Flexible, Iterative Style of Statistical Analysis with a Microcomputer
Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Technical Symposium of the Washington Chapter of the ACM, Washington, DC: Association for Computing Machinery

H. M. Kingston, R. R. Greenberg, E. S. Beary, B. R. Hardas, J. Moody, T. C. Rains, W. Liggett (1983) 
The Characterization of the Chesapeake Bay: A Systematic Analysis of Toxic Trace Elements
NBSIR 83-2698, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD

W. Liggett (1983) 
Calibration for Measurements with Background Correction Applied to Uranium-235 Enrichment
Nuclear Instruments and Methods, 216, 455-470

W. H. Kirchoff, H. S. Hertz, L. T. McClendon, H. H. Ku, J. Taylor, W. Liggett, E. White (1982) 
Review of Material Provided by EPA on the Analysis for Organic Chemicals in the EPA Love Canal Monitoring Study
NBSIR 82-2511, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD

W. Liggett (1980) 
Assessing Errors Related to Characteristics of the Items Measured
Nuclear Materials Management, 9, pp. 78-82

W. Liggett, W. Parkhurst (1979) 
The Analysis of Suspended Particulates and Sulfates: A Way to Begin
TVA/EPA-79/06, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, TN

L. Kanipe, S. K. Seale, W. Liggett (1979) 
Evaluation of Standard Library Spectra for Use in the Least-Squares Resolution of Environmental Gamma-Ray Spectra
Computers in Activation Analysis and Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy, (Monograph), eds. B. S. Carpenter, M. D. D'Agostino and H. P. Yule, CONF-780421, U.S. Department of Energy, pp. 448-455

L. Kanipe, S. K. Seale, W. Liggett (1978) 
Least-Squares Resolution of Gamma-Ray Spectra in Environmental Samples
TVA/EPA-78/02, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chatanooga, TN

W. Liggett (1977) 
A Test for Serial Correlation in Multivariate Data
Annals of Statistics, 5, pp. 408-413

H. C. Jones, N. L. Lacasse, F. B. Weatherford, W. Liggett (1977) 
Experimental Air Exclusion System for Field Studies of SO2 Effects on Crop Productivity
TVA/EPA Report E- EP-77-5, Tennessee Valley Authority

R. D. Urban, W. Liggett (1976) 
Median Polish for Exploring Benthic Data
Proceedings of the Data Management Workshop, Society of Power Industry Biologists

W. Liggett (1976) 
The Analysis of Cyclic Point Processes with Walsh Functions
Proceedings of the ASA Social Statistics Section, Washington, DC: American Statistical Association, pp. 542-547

W. Liggett (1973) 
Passive Sonar: Fitting Models to Multiple Time Series
Signal Processing, (Monograph), eds. J. W. R. Griffiths, P. L. Stocklin, and C. Van Schooneveld, New Yprk: Academic Press, pp. 327-345

W. Liggett (1972) 
Passive Sonar Processing for Noise with Unknown Covariance Structure
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 51, 24-30

W. Liggett (1971) 
On the Asymptotic Optimality of Spectral Analysis for Testing Hypothesis about Time Series
Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 42, pp. 1348-1358

W. Liggett, M. J. Jacobson (1966) 
Noise Covariance and Vertical Directivity in a Deep Ocean
Journal of the Accoustical Society of America, 39, pp. 280-288

W. Liggett, M. J. Jacobson (1965) 
Covariance of Surface-Generated Noise in a Deep Ocean
Journal of the Accoustical Society of America, 38, pp. 303-312

W. Liggett, M. J. Jacobson (1964) 
Covariance of Noise in Attenuating Media
Journal of the Accoustical Society of America, 36, pp. 1183-1194

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