Dr. William H. Laverty
Associate
Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Saskatchewan
235 McLean Hall
106 Wiggins Road
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 5E6
PHONE: (306) 966-6096
FAX: (306) 966-6086
EMAIL: laverty@snoopy.usask.ca
Research Interests
Multivariate Statistics,
Time Series Analysis, Experimental and Sampling Design, Spatial Statistics,
Computer Security
Recent Publications
- MAHAR D, NAPIER R, LAVERTY WH, HENDERSON R, HIRON
M, WAGNER M: (1995) Optimising digraph-latency based biometric typist
verification systems: Inter and Intra typist differences in digraph
latency distributions. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies,
43, 579-592.
- NAPIER R, LAVERTY WH, MAHAR D, HENDERSON R, HIRON
M, WAGNER M: (1995) Keyboard user verification: Toward an accurate,
efficient, and ecologically valid algorithm. International Journal of
Human-Computer Studies, 43, 213-222.
- LAVERTY W.H., KELLY, I.W., M. FLYNN and J.
ROTTON. ( 1992), Geophysical Variables and Behaviour: LXVIII. Distal and
Lunar Variables and Traffic Accidents in Saskatchewan 1984 to 1989.
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 74, 483-488.
- HERMAN RJ, LAVERTY WH: Analysis of polymorphic
variation in drug metabolism: I. Kernel density estimation. Clin. Invest.
Med. Volume 17:4 pp 281-289 (1994)
- Pinilla JC, Hayes P, Laverty W, Arnold C, Laxdal V. (1998) The C-reactive protein to prealbumin
ratio correlates with the severity of multiple organ dysfunction. :
Surgery 124(4):799-806
- W. H. Laverty, M. J. Miket,
and I.W.Kelly, (2002) Simulation of Hidden
Markov models with Excel. :The Statistician, 51 Part 1, pp 31-40.
- W. H. Laverty, M. J. Miket,
and I.W.Kelly (2002), Application of Hidden
Markov models on Residuals: An Example: using Canadian Traffic Accident
data: Perceptual and Motor Skills, 94 pp1151-1156.
- W. H. Laverty, M. J. Miket,
and I.W.Kelly (2002), Examination of Residuals
to Vancouver Crisis Call Data Using Hidden Markov Models: Perceptual and
Motor Skills, 94 pp548 -550.
Courses Taught: Sept 2018 - April 2019