Scholarly publications written or edited by Mathematics Department faculty prior to the creation of the Mathematics and Economics Department in fall 2023. For publications after that date, please click on the following link: Mathematics and Economics Faculty Journal Articles.
Submissions from 2022
War and Money in Ngram Viewer, Robert H. McFadden, William Zywiak, Ronald P. Bobroff, and Gao Niu
Quantitative Comparison of US Private Employers’ Defined Benefit Plans, Gao Niu, James Bishop, and John T. Quinn
Matching Clients to Alcohol Treatments Using 16 Client Characteristics Simultaneously: A Cluster Analytic Approach with Research and Clinical Implications, William Zywiak and Son Nguyen
Manuscripts from 2021
Predicting the Length of Stay in Hospital Emergency Rooms in Rhode Island, Alicia T. Lamere, Son Nguyen, Gao Niu, Alan Olinsky, and Jonh Quinn
A Survey of Open Source Statistical Software (OSSS) and Their Data Processing Functionalities, Gao Niu, Richard Segall, Zichen Zhao, and Zhijian Wu
Black Swan Years in American English, French, German, Hebrew, and Russian, William Zywiak, Ronald P. Bobroff, and Gao Niu
Some Alcohol-Related Consequences for Women May Signal an Escape from Interpersonal Violence, William H. Zywiak, Carolina L. Haass-Koffler, Alan Olinsky, Leonardo Cavicchio, and David J. Ciliberto
Love, Hope, Perspective, and Leadership in the Ngram Database:, William Zywiak and Gao Niu
Manuscripts from 2020
Brief Report: Relationship Between Cotinine Levels and Peripheral Endogenous Concentrations of Oxytocin, β‐Endorphin, and Orexin in Individuals With Both Alcohol and Nicotine Use Disorders, Carolina L. Haass-Koffler, Roberta Perciballi, Zoe E. Brown, Mary R. Lee, William H. Zywiak, Jonathan Kurtis, Robert M. Swift, and Lorenzo Leggio
Examining the Effect of Personal Classroom Friendships with Online Learning, Alicia T. Lamere and Kristin T. Kennedy
Manuscripts from 2018
Positive Findings Regarding a New Trend in University Architecture Evaluating Student Impressions of an Innovative Academic Building, Son Nguyen, Kristin Kennedy, and William H. Zywiak
A Financial Protection Strategy for Families That Have a Child With Down Syndrome, Gao Niu, Jeyaraj Vadiveloo, and Cary Lakenbach
Big Data and Its Visualization with Fog Computing, Richard S. Segall and Gao Niu
Manuscripts from 2016
Timely Curriculum Changes to an Undergraduate Actuarial Program, Thomas Hartl, Kristin Kennedy, and John Quinn
Manuscripts from 2014
SAS Joint Data Mining Certification at Bryant University, Billie Anderson, Phyllis Schumacher, and Alan Olinsky
Random Sampling Issues in a Federal Court Case, a case study, Kristin Kennedy and James Bishop
Assessing Gradient Boosting in the Reduction of Misclassification Error in the Prediction of Success for Actuarial Majors, Alan Olinsky, Kristin Kennedy, and Bonnie Brayton Kennedy
Manuscripts from 2013
Changing the Order of Mathematics Test Items: Helping or Hindering Student Performance?, Kristin Kennedy and Allison Butler
A Pseudo-Life Annuity: Is There a Downside?, Robert Muksian
Analyzing The Effluent For A Municipal Water Supplier: A Comparison Of The Periodicity Of The Time Series Data Forecasting Techniques, Michael Salzillo, Kristin Kennedy, David Del Sesto, and Alan Olinsky
Forecasting the Amount of Effluent for a Large Municipal Water Supplier, Michael Salzillo, Alan Olinsky, Kristin Kennedy, and David Del Sesto
Manuscripts from 2012
Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Simulations, James Bishop, Phyllis Schumacher, and Alan Olinsky
A Pseudo-Life Annuity: Guaranteed Annual Income for 35 Years, Robert Muksian
The Importance of Teaching Power in Statistical Hypothesis Teaching, Alan Olinsky, Phyllis Schumacher, and John Quinn
The Challenges of Real World Analytics: A Case Study of a Municipal Water Authority Data Analysis, Michael Salzillo, Kristin Kennedy, and Alan Olinsky
Manuscripts from 2011
Magic Numbers: Reduce the Math of Annuities to Simple Arithmetic, Robert Muksian
Social Security: Delay or Take the Money and Run—Act II, Robert Muksian
Manuscripts from 2010
A Review of the Persistent Reconciling Items Between Financial Statements Using U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards for Three Auto Manufacturers, Bonnie B. Kennedy, Kristin Kennedy, and Alan Olinsky
A Comparison of Logistic Regression, Neural Networks, and Classification Trees Predicting Success of Actuarial Students, Phyllis Schumacher, Alan Olinsky, John Quinn, and Richard Smith
Manuscripts from 2009
Applying Monte Carlo Simulation to Determine the Likelihood of Cheating on a Multiple-Choice Professional Exam, Robert DiSario, Alan Olinsky, John Quinn, and Phyllis Schumacher
A Comparison of Google and Yahoo: Which is More Cost Effective When Using Sponsored Links for Small Companies?, Kristin Kennedy and Bonnie B. Kennedy
Zero-Risk Market Returns for the Ultra-Conservative Client, Robert Muksian
Manuscripts from 2008
Comparing Search Engines: Is Google or Yahoo More Cost Effective When Using Sponsored Links for Small Companies, Kristin Kennedy and Bonnie B. Kennedy
Lessons Learned Concerning a Student Centered Teaching Style by University Mathematics Professors from Secondary School Educators, Phyllis Schumacher and Kristin Kennedy
Manuscripts from 2007
A Small Company's Dilemma: How to Use Search Engines for Sales Effectively, Kristin Kennedy and Bonnie B. Kennedy
Manuscripts from 2006
Calculating Break-Even Ages for Delaying Social Security Beyond Normal Retirement Age, Robert Muksian
The Best Day of the Year to Invest in the Market, Robert Muksian
Alternative Options for Business Decisions Using Nearly Optimal Programming, Alan Olinsky and John Quinn
Academic Attributes of College Freshmen That Lead to Success in Actuarial Studies in a Business College, Richard Manning Smith and Phyllis Schumacher
Manuscripts from 2005
The Progress Report on Boundedness Character of Third Order Rational Equations., Esha Chatterjee, E. Camouzis, G. Ladas, E. P. Quinn, and Gerry Ladas
A Collaborative Project to Increase the Participation of Women and Minorities In Higher Level Mathematics Courses, Kristin Kennedy and Phyllis Schumacher
Predicting Success for Actuarial Students in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses, Richard Manning Smith and Phyllis Schumacher
Manuscripts from 2004
Measuring the Importance of Recent Airport Security Interventions, James C. Bishop, Mary Ann Turney, and Patricia C. Fitzgerald
Open Problems and Conjectures., E. Camouzis, Esha Chatterjee, G. Ladas, and E. P. Quinn
The Effect of Retirement Under Social Security at Age 62, Robert Muksian
A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Nonlinear Least Squares Estimation, Alan Olinsky, John Quinn, Paul Mangiameli, and Shaw Chen
Manuscripts from 2003
On the Trichotomy Character of, Esha Chatterjee, E. A. Grove, Y. Kostrov, and G. Ladas
The net cost of banning commercial foresting: a computable general equilibrium analysis for the Philippines., Christian M. Dufournaud, Michael Jerrett, U-Primo Rodriguez, John Quinn, and Arlene Inocencio
Loneliness and Social Uses of the Internet, Janet Morahan-Martin and Phyllis Schumacher
The Comparative Efficacy of Imputation Methods for Missing Data in Structural Equation Modeling, Alan Olinsky, Shaw Chen, and Lisa Harlow
Manuscripts from 2002
National Survey Results: Retention of Women in College Aviation, Mary Ann Turney, James C. Bishop, Merrill R. Karp, Mary Niemczyk, Ruth L. Sitler, and Mavis F. Green
Manuscripts from 2001
Retaining Women in Collegiate Aviation by Implementing Learning Style Considerations, Merrill R. Karp, Mary Ann Turney, Mary Niemczyk, Mavis F. Green, Ruth L. Sitler, and James C. Bishop
Internet Use Among College Students: Are There Differences By Race/Ethnicity?, Kathleen Korgen, Patricia Odell, and Phyllis Schumacher
Gender, Internet and Computer Attitudes and Experiences, Janet Morahan-Martin and Phyllis Schumacher
Manuscripts from 2000
Incidence and Correlates of Pathological Internet Use Among College Students, Janet Morahan-Martin and Phyllis Schumacher
Social Security Benefits at 65: Delay, or Take the Money and Run?, Robert Muksian
Internet Use Among Female and Male College Students, Patricia M. Odell, Kathleen O. Korgen, Phyllis Schumacher, and Michael Delucchi
Manuscripts from 1998
Multiple Sourcing Alternatives Using Nearly Optimal Programming, Kristin Kennedy and John T. Quinn
Manuscripts from 1996
Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Maintenance Organizations: An Application of the HEDIS Model, Kristin Kennedy, Sam Mirmirani, and Rick Spivack
Statistical Support of Forensic Auditing, Alan Olinsky, Paul M. Mangiameli, and Shaw K. Chen
Manuscripts from 1993
Introduction of Bootstrapping Techniques for Finding Confidence Intervals Using Simulation, Kristin Kennedy and Phyllis Schumacher
An Introduction to Nearly Optimal Programming: An Extension of Sensitivity Analysis in Linear Programming, John T. Quinn and Kristin Kennedy
Manuscripts from 1990
Educational Institutions Must Keep Pace With Changing Computer Technology, Kenneth T. Fougere and Alan Olinsky
Using Simulation as an Integrated Teaching Tool in the Mathematics Classroom, Kristin Kennedy, Alan Olinsky, and Phyllis Schumacher
Manuscripts from 1976
On Frequency-Dependent Damping Coefficients In Lumped-Parameter Models Of Human Beings, Robert Muksian and C. D. Nash
Manuscripts from 1974
A Model for the Response of Seated Humans to Sinusoidal Displacements of the Seat, Robert Muksian and Charles D. Nash
