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

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Keyword Search Criteria: Computation returned 25 record(s)
Sunday, 08/01/2010
Cloud Computing for Bayesian Hidden Markov Models
Steven Lee Scott, Google
2:05 PM

Embracing GPU Technology in Bayesian Computation: Massively Parallel Computing on Your Desktop
Marc Suchard, University of California, Los Angeles
2:35 PM

Modeling Adverse Birth Outcomes Through a Factor Model for Bayesian Quantile Regression
Lane F. Burgette, Duke University; Jerome P. Reiter, Duke University
2:50 PM

Monday, 08/02/2010
Future Directions in the Analysis of Genomic Data
Nancy Zhang, Stanford University; Terence (Terry) Paul Speed, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
8:35 AM

A Computationally Efficient and Statistically Robust Optimal Discovery Procedure Estimator
Sangsoon Woo, University of Washington; John Storey, Princeton University
8:35 AM

Computational Issues in Bayesian Design of Life Tests
Refik Soyer, The George Washington University
11:15 AM

Autologistic Models for Binary Data on a Lattice
John Hughes, Penn State; Murali Haran, Penn State; Petrutza Caragea, Iowa State University
2:05 PM

Computation of the Stationary Wealth Distribution in a Heterogeneous Agent Based Economy with Employment Uncertainty
Muffasir Badshah, Florida State University; Anuj Srivastava, Florida State University; Paul Beaumont, Florida State University
2:20 PM

Tuesday, 08/03/2010
TACOMA
Donghui Yan, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Pei Wang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Tim Randolph, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center


Achieving Accurate Computation in Bayesian Scale-Usage Models
Chris Hans, The Ohio State University; Greg Allenby, The Ohio State University; Peter F. Craigmile, The Ohio State University; Ju Hee Lee, The Ohio State University; Steven MacEachern, The Ohio State University; Xinyi Xu, The Ohio State University
8:35 AM

Sampling and Weighting of Commodity and Service Units for the Elementary Level of Computation of the U.S. Consumer Price Index
Mary Lee Fuxa, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:20 AM

MCMC Algorithms for Bayesian Models Involving Binary Data
Santanu Pramanik, NORC; Edward Mulrow, NORC
9:35 AM

Approximate Bayesian Computation for Spatial Extremes via Open-Faced Sandwich Adjustment
Benjamin Shaby, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
10:35 AM

Wednesday, 08/04/2010
Comparison of Estimation Methods for Logistic Regression Models with Multiple Random Effects Between Statistical Packages
Yoonsang Kim, Institute of Health Research and Policy; Young-Ku Choi, Institute of Health Research and Policy; Sherry Emery, Institute of Health Research and Policy


A More Computationally Efficient Model Selection Method for Regularized Discriminant Analysis
John Ramey, Baylor University


Mining Drug Data via Mixtures and Corresponding Computational Issues
Xu (Sunny) Wang, St. Francis Xavier University; Hugh A. Chipman, Acadia University
8:35 AM

Computationally Efficient Marginal Models for Recurrent Event Data
Dandan Liu, University of Michigan; Douglas E. Schaubel, University of Michigan; John David Kalbfleisch, University of Michigan
9:05 AM

Statistical Analysis in Quantum Computation and Quantum Information Theory
Yazhen Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:35 AM

R: Lessons Learned, Directions for the Future
Ross Ihaka, University of Auckland
10:50 AM

Calling Hits in a High-Throughput Screening Assay
Minya Pu, University of California, San Diego; Karen Messer, University of California, San Diego
12:05 PM

Validity of Statistical and Computational Methods to Ascertain Causes of Death: Can They Outperform Physicians?
Christopher J.L. Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Jeanette Kurian Birnbaum, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Abraham D. Flaxman, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Sean Green, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2:45 PM

Weighted Randomization Test for Multi-Arm Randomized Clinical Trials
Feifang Hu, University of Virginia
3:05 PM

Thursday, 08/05/2010
Exact Distributions and Sequential Monte Carlo for Change Points in Space-Time Systems with Application to Brain Imaging
John Aston, University of Warwick; Christopher Nam, University of Warwick; Adam Johansen, University of Warwick
9:50 AM

Exact Distribution of Prediction Error Rates for Protein and Domain Interactions
Donald E.K. Martin, North Carolina State University; John Aston, University of Warwick
10:50 AM

Permutation-Based Yet Computationally Parsimonious FDR Point and Confidence Interval Estimators
Joshua Millstein, Sage Bionetworks; Dmitri Volfson, iPierian; John R. Lamb, Pfizer Inc.; Hongyue Dai, Merck & Co., Inc.; Stephen H. Friend, Sage Bionetworks; Eric E. Schadt, Pacific Biosciences; Jonas Bergh, Karolinska Institute
11:05 AM




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