Contributed papers

Origasa, H. : Statistical models for ordinal data in a longitudinal study design 1

Invited Papers

Nagai, T. and Shimadzu, Y. : Cohort analysis used for tuna stock assessment. 15

Akamine, T. : Age analysis for size-frequency data. 21

Kishino, H. : Double line transect estimation of the abundance of the southern hemisphere minke whales. 37

Contributed Papers

Takagi, H. : A mode prediction for the number of patients with an incurable diseases in the nationwide epidemiological survey. 51

Sato, T. : The Mantel-Haenszel estimators of measures of association in cross-sectional studies. 61

Tango, T. : An index for disease clustering : approximation and extension. 73

Nishikawa, K., Hiwatashi, M., Kanbe, K., Shiibayashi, T. and Takahashi, K. :
Data base, forest stand growth modelling and simulation. 79

Takezawa, K. : Applications of nonparametric smoothing 87

Shiyomi, M. : Relatinships between meteorological statistics and glassland production. 99

Masuyama, M. : A quasi-fixed point of individual distance-velocity curve of height during the childhood. 107

Uragari, Y., Goto, M. and Nagai, T. : Bayesian evaluation of circadian rhythm in blood pressure fluctuations. 111