This is the program for the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Activity Details

71 Sun, 8/1/2010, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-207 (West)
Logistic Regression and Binominal Distribution — Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section
Chair(s): Abu Minhajuddin, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
4:05 PM Development of the Logistic Regression with Factor Scores (LRFS) Method in Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Detection for Dichotomized Variables Chengwu Yang, Penn State ; Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Medical University of South Carolina ; Barbara C. Tilley, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ; Jeanne A. Teresi, Columbia University Stroud Center ; Richard N. Jones, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged ; Rickey E. Carter, Mayo Clinic ; Vanessa K. Hinson, Medical University of South Carolina
4:20 PM Methods of Finding the Initial Values of Parameters in the Maximum Likelihood Estimating Equations for a Logistic Regression Model and Comparison of Their Final Solutions Hiya Banerjee, University of California, Riverside ; Subir Ghosh, University of California, Riverside
4:35 PM Application of Anbar's Approach to Hypothesis Testing to Detect the Difference Between Two Proportions Ananya Roy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Julia Soulakova, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
5:05 PM Examining the Bias of the Difference in Coefficients Method for Evaluating Intermediate Endpoints Using Logistic Regression Miranda Elaine Kroehl, University of Colorado, Denver ; Lorraine Ogden, University of Colorado, Denver
5:20 PM Floor Discussion



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