Rita Ghosh

PAPERS (in peer reviewed journals and books)

1. 1983 Ghosh, S., Shah, K. Optimality of generalized Room squares. Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 10: 2105-2119.
2. 1988 Feuerverger, A., Ghosh, S. An asymptotic Neyman-Pearson type result under symmetry constraints. Communications in Statistics- Theory and Methods, 17: 1557-1564.
3. 1990 Beran, J., Ghosh, S. Goodness of fit tests and long-range dependence. In Directions in Robust Statistics and Diagnostics, Part I, eds. W. Stahel and S. Weisberg, IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, Vol. 33, Springer, pp 21-33.
4. 1991 Beran, J., Ghosh, S. Slowly Decaying Correlations, Testing Normality, Nuisance Parameters. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 86: 785-791.
5. 1992 Ghosh, S., Ruymgaart, F. Applications of empirical characteristic functions in some multivariate problems. Canadian Journal of Statistics, 20: 429-440.
6. 1995 Ghosh, S., Innes, J. Combining field and control team assessments to obtain error estimates for surveys of crown condition. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 10: 264-270.
7. 1995 Ghosh, S., Innes, J., Hoffmann, C. Observer variation as a source of error in assessment of crown condition through time. Forest Science, 41: 235-254.
8. 1996 Ghosh, S. A new graphical tool to detect non-normality. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society B, 58, 691-702.
9. 1996 Ghosh, S., Innes, J. Comparing some sampling strategies for a forest monitoring program. Forest Ecology and Management, 2: 231-238.
10. 1996 Innes, J., Ghosh, S., Schwyzer, A. A method for the identification of trees with unusually coloured foliage. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 26: 1548-1555.
11. 1997 Ghosh, S., Beran, J., Innes, J. Nonparametric conditional quantile estimation in the presence of long memory. Student, 2: 109-117.
12. 1998 Beran, J., Ghosh, S. Root-n-consistent estimation in partial linear models with long-memory errors. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, 25: 345-357.
13. 1998 Ghosh, S., Skelly, J., Innes, J., Skelly, L. Temporal development of visual ozone injury on the foliage of Prunus Serotina - a statistical evaluation. Environmental Pollution, 102: 287-300.
14. 1999 Ghosh, S. T3-plot. Encyclopedia for Statistical Sciences, Update volume 3, John Wiley, 739-744.
15. 2000 Ghosh, S., Beran, J. Comparing two distributions: The two sample T3 plot. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 9: 167-179.
16. 2000 Beran, J., Ghosh, S. Estimation of the dominating frequency for stationary and non-stationary fractional autoregressive models. Journal of Time Series Analysis, 21: 517-533.
17. 2001 Ghosh, S. Nonparametric trend estimation in replicated time series. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 97: 263-274.
18. 2002 Beran, J., Feng, Y., Ghosh, S, Sibbertsen, P. On robust local polynomial estimation with long-memory errors. International Journal of Forecasting, 18: 227-241.
19. 2002 Ghosh, S., Draghicescu, D. Predicting the distribution function for long-memory processes. International Journal of Forecasting, 18: 283-290.
20. 2002 Ghosh, S., Draghicescu, D. An algorithm for optimal bandwidth selection for smooth nonparametric quantiles and distribution functions. In, Statistics in Industry and Technology: Statistical Data Analysis based on the L1−Norm and related methods, Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland, pp. 161-168.
21. 2003 Ghosh, S. Estimating the moment generating function of a linear process. Student. 4: 211-218.
22. 2003 Draghicescu, D., Ghosh, S. Smooth nonparametric quantiles. In, Proceedings of the 2nd International colloquium of Mathematics in Engineering and Numerical Physics (MENP-2), Geometry Balkan Press, Bucharest, Romania 2003, pp. 45-52.
23. 2003 Beran, J., Ghosh, S, Sibbertsen, P. Nonparametric M-estimation with long-memory errors. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference 117: 199-205.
24. 2004 Wildi, O., Feldmeyer-Christe, E., Ghosh, S., Zimmermann, N.E. Comments on vegetation monitoring approaches. Community Ecology 5:1-5.
25. 2006 Ghosh, S., Beran, J. On estimating the cumulant generating function for linear processes. Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 58: 53-71.
26. 2006 Ghosh, S. Regression based age estimates of a stratigraphic isotope sequence. Journal of Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 15: 273-278.
27. 2007 Ghosh, S., Beran, J., Heiler, S., Percival, D., Tinner, W. Memory, non-stationarity and trend: analysis of environmental time series. In Kienast, F., Wildi, O., Ghosh, S. (Eds.) A Changing World: Challenges for Landscape Research. Springer Verlag, Netherlands.
28. 2007 Ghosh, S., Wildi, O. Statistical analysis of landscape data: space-for-time, probability surfaces and discovering species. In Kienast, F., Wildi, O., Ghosh, S. (Eds.) A Changing World: Challenges for Landscape Research. Springer Verlag, Netherlands.
29. 2009 Beran, J., Ghosh, S., Schell, D. Least square estimation for stationary lattice processes with long-memory. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 100: 2178-2194 .
30. Beran, J., Schuetzner, M., Ghosh, S. From short to long memory: aggregation and estimation. (Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, in press)
31. Ghosh, S. The unseen species number revisited. (Sankhya, in press)
32. Ghosh, S. Normality testing for a long-memory sequence using the empirical moment generating function. (under revision)
33. Menendez, P., Ghosh, S., Künsch, H., Tinner, W. On estimating trend and its derivatives with long-range dependent data from palaeo cores. (submitted).
34. Menendez, P., Ghosh, S., Beran, J. On rapid change points under long memory. (under revision).
35. Wermelinger, B., Epper, C., Kenis, M., Ghosh, S., Holdenrieder, O. Overwintering and emergence patterns of the spruce bark beetle (I. typographus) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) and its predators and parasitoids, and the effect of a heat year. (submitted).
36. Ghosh, S., Graf, U., Ecker, K., Wildi, O., Küchler, H., Feldmeyer-Christie, E., Küchler, M. Dimension reduction and data sharpening in Swiss mires. (to be submitted).
37. Werner L., Ghosh, S., Küchler, H., Küchler M. Crown conditions in Switzerland between 1985 and 1992 and their relation to site age, soil quality and other stand parameters. (to be submitted)

Misc.

-- JSM Proceedings
2006 Memendez, P., Ghosh, S. On some nonparametric methods for assesing climate change. Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Nonparametrics Section [CD-ROM], Seattle, WA: American Statistical Association.
2007 Menendez, P., Ghosh, S. Nonparametric smoothing of irregularlyspaced palaeo records: trend estimation with application to climate change. Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Statistics and the environment Section [CD-ROM], Utah, WA: American Statistical Association.
2008 Ghosh, S. Graphical test of normality of a long-memory sequence using the empirical moment generating function, JSM Proceedings volume, Denver 2008.

-- Ph.D. Thesis: 1987 Ghosh, S. Some tests of normality using methods based on transforms. Department of Statistics, University of Toronto, Canada.

-- Books:
* 2007 Kienast, F., Wildi, O., Ghosh, S. (Eds.) A ChangingWorld: Challenges for Landscape Research. Springer Verlag, Netherlands.
* 2004 Feldmeyer-Christe, E., Ghosh, S., Wildi, O., Zimmermann, N.E., Podani, J. (Eds.) Modern Approaches in Vegetation Monitoring [Reprinted from: Community Ecology 5 (1), 2004]. Budapest, Akademiai Kiado, 143 S.

-- Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research project Reports of the Indian Statistical Institute and the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.
* 1979 Ghosh, S. Reliability evaluation of an electronic circuit.
* 1979 Ghosh, S. Study on single phase energy meter for minimising rejection/rework due to starting current.
* 1979 Ghosh, S. Development of an electronic circuit for parametric and tolerance values.
* 1980 Ghosh, S. Evaluation of mean time to system failure of a system of relays, under testing conditions.
* 1980 Ghosh, S. Study on industrial drive control panels for minimising rework due to painting of hylam boards.

-- University technical reports
* 1988 Ghosh, S. Some tests of normality based on transforms. June 1988, Mimeo Series No. 1764, Department of Statistics, Chapel Hill, NC. USA.
* 1989 Beran, J. Ghosh, S. Goodness-of-fit tests and long-range dependence, Stanford University, Department of Statsitics, Technical Report., Stanford, USA.
* 1989 Ghosh, S., Ruymgaart, F.H. Projection pursuit type applications of multivariate empirical characteristic functions. Mimeo Series 1778. Chapel Hill, Department of Statistics, University of North Carolina. January 1989. , NC, USA.
* 1997 Ghosh, S., Dietrich, M., Scheidegger, C. Bootstrap based species-area curve estimation for epiphytic lichens in Switzerland. (appears in the Ph.D. thesis of the second author (Univ. Bern)).

-- Other Reports
* 1997 [Minimally reviewed] In 10 years forest condition monitoring in Europe. Studies on temporal development, spatial distribution, and impacts of natural and anthropogenic stress factors. Geneva and Brussels, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe / European Commission. eds. C. Müler-Edzards, W. De Vries and J. Willem Erisman:
- Ghosh, S., Landmann, G., Pierrat, J.C., Müler-Edzards C. Spatio-temporal variation in defoliation. pp. 35-50.
· Dobbertin M., Ghosh S., Innes J.L., Switzerland. pp. 120- 124.
- Müler-Edzards, C., Erisman, J.W., de Vries, W., Dobbertin, M., Ghosh, S. Overview report. 19 pp.

* 1997 [Non-reviewed; in German] Innes J.L., Ghosh S., Dobbertin M., Rebetez M., Zimmermann S. Kritische Belastungen und die Sanasilva-Inventur. In Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft (WSL) eds. Forum für Wissen 1997: Säure- und Stickstoffbelastungen - Ein Risiko für den Schweizer Wald? pp. 73-83.

* 1998 [Non-reviewed; in German] Various chapters in the Sanasilva- Bericht 1997. Gesundheit und Gefärdung des Schweizer Waldes ed. P. Brang. Berichte der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, Birmensdorf.

* 2003 [Minimally reviewed] In: Baltensweiler et al. A changing world: New challenges for Landscape Research, Unpublished Draft of the Audit-Landscape, WSL, January 2003:
- Wildi, O., Hall, M., Kienast, F., Ghosh, S. Landscape ecology revisited. pp. 5 -14
. - Ghosh S., Wildi O. Understanding temporal change. pp. 74 - 83.
- Ghosh, S., Holderegger, R., Wildi, O. Spatial Dynamics. pp. 84 - 92.

-- Book Reviews (modelling in the environmental sciences)
* 2000 Ghosh, S. Review of Nature and Culture in Landscape Ecology, Experiences for the 3rd Millennium. Edited by Pavel Kovar. In the International Association for Landscape Ecology Bulletin, Vol. 18, no. 1, February 2000, 1-2.
* 2001 Ghosh, S. Review of Spatial modeling of forest landscape change, edited by Mladenoff, D.J. and Baker, W.L. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 152: p. 465.
* 2004 Ghosh, S. Review of Analysis and Modelling of Spatial Environmental Data, by Mikhail Kanevski and Michel Maignan. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen.