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

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Sunday, 08/01/2010
Multicriteria Prioritization and Partial Order in Environmental Statistics
Rainer Brüggemann, Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries; Ganapati P. Patil, Penn State
2:05 PM

Small-World MCMC with Tempering: Ergodicity, Spectral Gap, and Applications
Yongtao Guan, The University of Chicago; Matthew Stephens, The University of Chicago
2:20 PM

Posterior Predictive Loss for Model Selection in Incomplete Longitudinal Data
Arkendu Sekhar Chatterjee, University of Florida; Michael J. Daniels, University of Florida
2:20 PM

Application of Partial Order to Stream Channel Assessment and Bridge Infrastructure Management
Jessica T. Newlin, Bucknell University; Ganapati P. Patil, Penn State
2:35 PM

On the Predictive Potential of Kernel Principal Components
Andreas Artemiou, Penn State; Bing Li, Penn State
2:35 PM

Incorporating Evidence for Population Stratification Bias in Combined Analysis of Individual and Family Data
Lucia Mirea, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Lei Sun, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; James Edward Stafford, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Claire Infante-Rivard, McGill University; Shelley Brenda Bull, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute
2:45 PM

Network--Specific Computer Traffic Modeling and Prediction
Joel Vaughan, University of Michigan; Stilian Stoev, University of Michigan; George Michailidis, University of Michigan
2:50 PM

Predicting Long-Horizon Returns Using Historical Volatility: Statistical Significance and Modeling
Natalia Sizova, Rice University
2:50 PM

Partial Order and Rank Range Runs for Compositional Complexes in Landscape Ecology and Image Analysis, with Applications to Restoration, Remediation, and Enhancement
Wayne Lawrence Myers, Penn State
3:05 PM

Tests for Conditional Association Between an Ordinal Predictor and Continuous, Binomial, or Ordinal Outcomes
Bryan E. Shepherd, Vanderbilt University; Chun Li, Vanderbilt University
3:05 PM

Bayesian Models Predicting the Return to Prison
Gail Blattenberger, The University of Utah; Richard Fowles, The University of Utah; John Krantz, The University of Utah
3:20 PM

Tests of Trend Between Disease Outcomes and Ordinal Covariates
Naomi Brownstein, The University of North Carolina
3:20 PM

Investigation of Data Release Rules for Medians and Zero Estimates for the American Community Survey
Karen Ellen King, U.S. Census Bureau
3:25 PM

Social Network Analysis for Fraud Detection
John Clare Brocklebank, SAS Institute
3:25 PM

Combining Indirect Evidence or Evidence from Independent Sources
Ingram Olkin, Stanford University
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
4:05 PM

Follow-Up of Subjects in Event Rates for Periodic Safety Monitoring Reports in Open Enrollment Clinical Trials
Maria Carola Alfaro, Boston Scientific Corporation
4:05 PM

A Novel Semiparametric Ratio Estimator: A Key to Predicting Long-Term Weight Loss in Obesity
Deborah Weissman-Miller, Dwbus & Assoc. Inc.
4:05 PM

Issues of Missing Data in Orthopedic Implant Clinical Trials: A Regulatory Reviewer's Perspective
Jianxiong Chu, FDA
4:25 PM

Hierarchical Spatial Models for Predicting Forest Variables Over Large Heterogeneous Domains
Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Andrew Finley, Michigan State University
4:30 PM

Developing New Capability Indices for the Positional Tolerance of a Multidimensional Machining Process
Chun-Yi Lee, National Chiayi University; Jeh-Nan Pan, National Cheng Kung University
4:35 PM

Determining the Appropriate Implementation of a Repeated Measures Analysis Comparing Two Periodic Estimates on Economic Survey Data
Philip Steel, U.S. Census Bureau; Paul Ferrara, University of Virginia; Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
4:35 PM

Model Identification and Regression Estimation with a Diverging Number of Predictors
Zhan Wang, University of Minnesota; Yuhong Yang, University of Minnesota
4:35 PM

Predictive Distribution Under Cox's Proportional Hazard Model
Yijie Liao, Southern Methodist University; Ron Butler, Southern Methodist University
4:35 PM

Dimension Reduction with Categorical Predictors via Likelihood Approach
Xuerong Wen, Missouri University of Science and Technology
4:35 PM

Using Logistic Regression of Sparse Data to Predict Influenza
Hector Lemus, San Diego State University
4:35 PM

Process Capability Analysis Chart for a Product with Bilateral Specifications
Jose Alberto Vargas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Ruben D. Guevara, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
4:50 PM

Semiparametric Estimation and Selection for Nonstationary Spatial Covariance Functions
Nan-Jung Hsu, National Tsing-Hua University; Hsin-Cheng Huang, Academia Sinica; Ya-Mei Chang, CSIRO
5:05 PM

Reporting Meaningful Environmental Data
Barry D. Nussbaum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
5:20 PM

Design of Nonrandomized Medical Device Trials Based on Subclassification Using Propensity Score Quintiles
Greg Maislin, Biomedical Statistical Consulting; Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University
5:25 PM

Monday, 08/02/2010
Joint Modeling of Epigenetic Data, Transcription Factor Binding Data, and Expression Data
Guanghua Xiao, UT Southwestern Medical Center


System of Statistical Indicators for the National Defense and Security Sector
Jhoner Perdomo, Universidad Central de Venezuela


Erosion Prediction with USLE and RUSLE2
Yang Li, Iowa State University


Methodology Used for Measuring Use of Electronic Medical Records in Physician Practices in 2008 and 2009 NAMCS
Iris Shimizu, National Center for Health Statistics


Development of Imaging Biomarkers for Clinical Trials: Applications in Glioblastoma Multiforme
Hyun (Grace) Kim, University of California, Los Angeles; Jing Huo, University of California, Los Angeles; Matt Brown, University of California, Los Angeles; Jonathan Goldin, University of California, Los Angeles


Time Series Analyses of Price Indices
MoonJung Cho, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Patrick A. Bobbitt, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Eungchun Cho, Kentucky State University


Prediction of Pneumococcal Nonvaccination Among Persons Aged >= 65 Years
Fan Zhang, CDC; Wei Yu, CDC; Tiebin Liu, CDC; Peng-Jun Lu, CDC; Faruque Ahmed, CDC


Harmonic Regression Analysis of Periodic Time Series Data from Clinical Trials
Michael T. Gaffney , Pfizer Inc.; Martin O. Carlsson, Pfizer Inc.; Kelly H. Zou, Pfizer Inc.


Using Establishment Characteristics to Predict Respondent Mode Preferences in the Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
Carrie K. Jones, Bureau of Labor Statistics


The Impact of Small Cluster Size on Multilevel Models: A Monte Carlo Examination of Two-Level Models with Binary and Continuous Predictors
Bethany A. Bell, University of South Carolina; Grant B. Morgan, University of South Carolina; Jeffrey D. Kromrey, University of South Florida; John M. Ferron, University of South Florida


Classfication Using Matrix Predictors with Application in Toxicant Identification
Wenxuan Zhong, University of Illinois


Improvements in Ability to Detect Undiagnosed Diabetes by Using Information on Family History Among Adults in the United States
Quanhe Yang, CDC; Tiebin Liu, CDC; Ramal Mooneshinghe, CDC; Rodolfo Valdez, CDC; Muin Khoury, CDC


The Use of Contrast-Enhancing Lesions to Predict Imminent Relapse: Validating Cutter's Rule
Charity Johanna Morgan, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ashutosh Ranjan, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Gary Cutter, University of Alabama at Birmingham


Analysis of NHL Shot Location Data
Michael Schuckers, St. Lawrence University


The Promise and Challenge of Benefit: Risk Analysis for Medical Products
Richard Forshee, FDA


Risk Predictions from Genomewide Association Data
Hongyu Zhao, Yale University; Jia Kang, Yale University; Ruiyan Luo, Yale University; Judy Cho, Yale University
8:35 AM

Efficient Kriging for Large Spatial Fields
Karl Pazdernik, Iowa State University; Ranjan Maitra, Iowa State University; Douglas Nychka, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Stephan Sain, National Center for Atmospheric Research
9:20 AM

Conditional Power and Predictive Power Approaches to Interim Monitoring in Equivalence Trials
Xiaojiang Zhan, Merck & Co., Inc.
9:20 AM

Comparison of Different Models for Predicting the Probability of Interview Completion in Complex Telephone Surveys
Robert Montgomery, NORC; Xian Tao , NORC; Zhen Zhao, CDC; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
9:20 AM

Estimating the R-Indicator, Its Standard Error, and Other Related Statistics with SAS and SUDAAN
Michael Witt, RTI International
9:20 AM

Predictive Recursion: Convergence Theory, Extensions, and Applications
Ryan Martin, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Surya Tokdar, Duke University
9:35 AM

Modeling Log-Linear Restricted Conditional Probabilities for Prediction in Surveys
Yves Thibaudeau, U.S. Census Bureau; Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau; Alfred Gottschalck, U.S. Census Bureau
9:35 AM

Nonparametric and Semiparametric Optimal Transformations of Markers
Chin-Tsang Chiang, National Taiwan University
9:35 AM

A Multistate Modeling and Prediction of Survival Distribution Using Information on Subject's Tumor Response Over Time
Shengyan Hong, MedImmune; Iiya Lipkovich, Eli Lilly and Company; Yan Daniel Zhao, Eli Lilly and Company
9:50 AM

Predictions in Generalized Linear Mixed Model
Chenghsueh Yang, University of California, Riverside
9:50 AM

Clinical Trial Designs for Predictive Biomarker Validation: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Challenges
Daniel Sargent, Mayo Clinic; Sumithra Mandrekar, Mayo Clinic
10:35 AM

Landmark Prediction of Survival
Layla Parast, Harvard University; Tianxi Cai, Harvard School of Public Health
10:35 AM

Exploratory Longitudinal Graphical Summaries of Concomitant Medication Data
Chris Barker, Consultant
10:50 AM

Geostatistical Model Averaging
Chun-Shu Chen, National Changhua University of Education; Hsin-Cheng Huang, Academia Sinica
10:50 AM

Multivariate Spatial Factor Analysis Using Gaussian Predictive Processes
Qian Ren, University of Minnesota; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota
10:50 AM

A Case Study of Using a Genomic Assay to Predict the Benefit of Chemotherapy in Treating Breast Cancer: Testing, Prediction, and Study Planning
William E. Barlow, Cancer Research and Biostatistics (CRAB); Carl Yoshizawa, Genomic Health, Inc.
11:00 AM

Predictive Modeling of Weight Loss Curves
Shailaja Suryawanshi, Merck & Co., Inc.; Kaifeng Lu, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:05 AM

Adaptive Gaussian Predictive Process Model for Large Spatial Data Sets
Rajarshi Guhaniyogi, University of Minnesota; Andrew Finley, Michigan State University; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Alan E. Gelfand, Duke University
11:05 AM

What Can 179 Million Phone Calls Indicate About the Possibilities for the Future of Telephone Data Collection?
Daniel Evan Williams, Western Wats; Edward Paul Johnson, Opinion Outpost
11:05 AM

Using Bayesian Predictive Distributions to Identify Outbreaks of Influenza-Like Illness
Owen Devine, CDC; Howard Burkom, The Johns Hopkins University
11:15 AM

Prediction Intervals for Discrete Random Variables
Hsiuying Wang, National Chiao Tung University
11:20 AM

Measuring the Performance of Markers Used to Select Patient Treatment
Holly Janes, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
11:25 AM

Dynamic Model Averaging for Online Prediction of Continuous and Discrete Processes
Adrian E. Raftery, University of Washington
11:25 AM

An Extension of the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test for Complex Sample Survey Data
Sundareshwaran Natarajan, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Stuart R. Lipsitz, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Debajyoti Sinha, Florida State University; Garrett Fitzmaurice, Harvard Medical School
11:35 AM

Sample Surface Properties and Equivalence of Space-Time Gaussian Random Fields
Yun Xue, Michigan State University
11:50 AM

Interaction Detection for Business Forecasting
Dan Steinberg, Salford Systems
11:50 AM

Trait Well-Being Predicts Placebo Response in Healthy Controls
Hamdan Azhar, University of Michigan; Christian Stohler, University of Maryland; Jon-Kar Zubieta, University of Michigan
11:50 AM

Diversity in a Sample and Large Number of Small Probabilities: The Case of Questionnaires
Estate V. Khmaladze, Victoria University of Wellington
2:05 PM

Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research: Application of Biomarkers in Drug Development
Aloka Chakravarty, FDA; Mark Rothmann, FDA; Rajeshwari Sridhara , FDA
2:05 PM

Implementation of a Cost Quotation Tool for Statistical Consulting in an Academic Medical Setting: Preliminary Results
Rhonda J. Rosychuk, University of Alberta
2:05 PM

Predicting Renal Graft Failure Using Multivariate Longitudinal Profiles
Geert Verbeke, I-Biostat; Steffen Fieuws, I-BioStat
2:05 PM

Falling Into the Data Mine: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Sam Koslowsky, Harte Hanks, Inc.
2:05 PM

Adaptive Design for Sample Size Re-estimation in a Medical Device Trial of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov, Boston Scientific Corporation
2:05 PM

Modeling with Pairwise Comparisons
Jeffrey Leek, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Leslie Cope, The Johns Hopkins University; Donald Geman, The Johns Hopkins University; Giovanni Parmigiani, Harvard University
2:05 PM

Detecting a Cutoff Point for Predictive Biomarkers in Clinical Trials Using Contrast Tests
Jianliang Zhang, MedImmune
2:20 PM

Prediction of Advertiser Churn for Google AdWords
Sangho Yoon, Google; Jim Koehler, Google; Adam Ghobarah, Google
2:20 PM

Prediction of Individual Long-Term Outcomes from a Multivariate Cure-Mixture Frailty Model
Yimei Li, University of Pennsylvania; Daniel F. Heitjan, University of Pennsylvania; E. Paul Wileyto, University of Pennsylvania
2:30 PM

Evaluating Medical Imaging Reader Performance in Clinical Trials
David L. Raunig, Pfizer Inc.; Patricia English, Pfizer Inc.
2:30 PM

Prediction via Sparse Kernel PCA
Tianxi Cai, Harvard School of Public Health
2:35 PM

Extracting U.S. Credit Cycle Using Dynamic Linear Model
Jie Chen, Bank of America; Agus Sudjianto, Bank of America
2:35 PM

Estimating model-adjusted prevalence ratios through predicted marginal ratios with complex sample survey data
Zhen Zhao, CDC
2:35 PM

Statistical Analyses of Correlated Medical Cost Data
Lei Liu, University of Virginia
2:45 PM

Regression Calibration for Nonlinear Functions of Mismeasured Predictors
David Yanez, University of Washington; Quenna Wong, Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center; Jeffrey R. Wilson, The University of Utah
2:50 PM

Complete and Incomplete Bayesian Models for Financial Time Series
John Geweke, University of Technology, Sydney
2:55 PM

Understanding Diffusion of Innovative Treatments for Kidney Cancer Using Trees
Mousumi Banerjee, University of Michigan
3:05 PM

A Time-Saving SAS Macro to Facilitate Data Import from Excel
Alan C. Elliott, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Linda S. Hynan, UT Southwestern Medical Center
3:05 PM

Selection Biases in Repeated Measures Analysis of Treatment Effects for Recurrent Episodic Conditions
Richard J. Cook, University of Waterloo
3:20 PM

Hot-Deck Multiple Imputation via Predictive Moment Matching
Chia-Ning Wang, University of Michigan; Roderick Joseph Little, University of Michigan
3:20 PM

Issues on Threshold Selection in Predictive Biomarker Analysis
Li-an Xu, Bristol-Myers Squibb
3:20 PM

Tuesday, 08/03/2010
A Consistent Estimator of the Absolute Deviation Between Predicted and Observed Survival Functions
Matthias Schmid, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg


Does a Hybrid Regression Provide the Optimal Prediction Equation?



Statistical Programmers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Chengying (Nancy) Wu, sanofi-aventis


Statistical Issues in Designing Active Control Studies with an Emphasis on Veterinary Medical Issues
Anna B. Nevius, FDA/CVM


Impact of Relying on Sample Variance-Covariance Estimate on Prediction Accuracy and Statistical Power of Hypothesis Testing When n << p
Peter H. Hu, Merck & Co., Inc.; Yue Wang, Merck & Co., Inc.; Jared Lunceford, Merck & Co., Inc.


Instrument Variable Analysis of Prostate Cancer Treatments for Clustered Binary Data
Anjun Cao, NovoNordisk; Dirk F. Moore, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey


A Statistical Model for Concentrations of Haemoglobin A1c Over Time in Response to a Treatment Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Larry Z. Shen, Amylin Pharmaceuticals; Ping Yan, Amylin Pharmaceuticals


Generalized Exponential Weighted Moving Average for Time Series Forecasting
Lu Wang, University of California, Davis


Balancing Informativeness and Ethics in Clinical Trial Design
Valerii Fedorov, GlaxoSmithKline
8:35 AM

Providing Double Protection for Unit Nonresponse with a Nonlinear Calibration Routine
George Gordon Brown, RTI International
8:35 AM

Neural Networks for Time Series Prediction: Practical Implications of Theoretical Results
Melinda F. Thielbar, North Carolina State University; David A. Dickey, North Carolina State University
8:35 AM

The Variability of p-Values
Dennis D. Boos, North Carolina State University
8:35 AM

Methodological Comparison of Estimates of Ambulatory Health Care Use from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Other Data Sources
Jeff Rhoades, AHRQ; Joel Cohen, AHRQ; Steven Machlin, AHRQ
8:35 AM

Generalizations of Length-Biased Sampling: Novel Applications
Marvin Zelen, Harvard School of Public Health
8:35 AM

Functional Data Analysis of the Trends and Predictors of Climate in BC
Simon Joseph Bonner, The University of British Columbia; Nathaniel Kenneth Newlands, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Budong Qian, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Nancy Heckman, The University of British Columbia
8:35 AM

Forecasting Emergency Medical Service Call Arrival Rates
David S. Matteson, Cornell University; Mathew W. McLean , Cornell University; Dawn B. Woodard, Cornell University; Shane Henderson, Cornell University
8:35 AM

Improving the Preliminary Values of the Chained CPI-U
John Shearer Greenlees, Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:50 AM

Predicting Crop Yield in the Canadian Prairies
Luke Bornn, The University of British Columbia; Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia
8:55 AM

How Statisticians Can Help Bring on Personalized Medicine
Terence (Terry) Paul Speed, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
9:00 AM

Personalized Medicine Trials in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Michael Kosorok, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Yufan Zhao, Amgen Inc.; Donglin Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mark Socinski, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:00 AM

Estimating Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Presence of Missing Data in a Population with a Resistant Subset and Multiple Observations
Yolanda Cecile Hagar, University of California, Davis; Laurel Beckett, University of California, Davis; Danielle Harvey, University of California, Davis School of Medicine; Joshua Fenton, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
9:05 AM

A Case Study of Issues with Subgroup Analysis for Medical Devices
Yao Huang, FDA/CDRH; Yunling Xu, FDA/CDRH
9:15 AM

Weights, Double Protection, and Multiple Imputation
Phillip S. Kott, RTI International ; Ralph E. Folsom, RTI International
9:25 AM

Reference and Prediction Regions in Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
Robb Muirhead, Statistical Scientist
9:25 AM

Classification and Regression Tree Analysis as an Alternative for Multivariate Regression Modeling: An Application to Medical Device Trials
Jian Huang, Boston Scientific Corporation
9:35 AM

Bayesian Model Averaging for Improved Prediction of Soil Moisture and Crop Yield from Agro-Ecosystem Models
Reza Hosseini, Simon Fraser University; Gabriela Espino-Hernandez, The University of British Columbia; Nathaniel Kenneth Newlands, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
9:35 AM

Application of Small-Area Estimation Methods to Emergency Department Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
Vladislav M. Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics; Cathy Burt, National Center for Health Statistics; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics; Nathaniel Schenker, National Center for Health Statistics
9:35 AM

Robust Inference in Predictive Regressions
Paulo M.M. Rodrigues, Banco de Portugal; Antonio Rubia, University of Alicante
9:50 AM

Assessing the Accuracy of Prescription Drug Data for Medicare Beneficiaries in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Marc Zodet, AHRQ; Samuel Zuvekas, AHRQ; Steven Hill, AHRQ; Edward Miller, AHRQ
9:55 AM

Modeling the Dynamics of Corporate Credit Ratings: Creating a Predictive Ratings Model
Meghan Rachel Kent, North Carolina State University; Terri Anna Johnson, North Carolina State University; Nicole Bader, North Carolina State University; Jenna Rice, North Carolina State University
10:05 AM

Assessing the Impact of Missing Data on Variance Estimates for the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey: Insurance Component (MEPS-IC)
Matthew Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau; Anne Kearney, U.S. Census Bureau
10:05 AM

A Generalized Bayesian Spatial Prediction Method
Jim Zidek, The University of British Columbia; Yiping Dou, The University of British Columbia; Nhu Le, BC Cancer Agency
10:35 AM

Network-Based Auto-Probit Modeling for Protein Function Prediction
Xiaoyu Jiang, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; David Gold, State University of New York at Buffalo; Eric Kolaczyk, Boston University
10:35 AM

A Bayesian Adaptive Design with Biomarkers for Targeted Therapies
Jens C. Eickhoff, Colorado State University; KyungMann Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jill M. Kolesar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jason R. Gee, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
10:35 AM

An Improved Genetic Algorithm for Boosting in the Presence of Outliers
Dong-Yop Oh, The University of Alabama; J. Brian Gray, The University of Alabama
10:50 AM

A Unified Probabilistic Scoring Function Incorporating Multiple Sources of Information for Near-Native Discrimination of High-Resolution Protein Models
Yian Ann Chen, Moffitt Cancer Center; Hyun Joo, University of the Pacific; Xiaotao Qu, Moffitt Cancer Center ; Ryan Day, University of the Pacific; Marina Vannucci, Rice University; Jerry Tsai, University of the Pacific
10:50 AM

Predicting the Coverage of Address-Based Sampling Frames Prior to Sample Selection
Joseph P. McMichael, RTI International; Vincent G. Iannacchione, RTI International; Bonnie Shook-Sa, RTI International; Jamie L. Ridenhour, RTI International; Katherine Morton, RTI International; James R. Chromy, RTI International
10:50 AM

Applying Covariate-Adjusted, Response-Adaptive Randomization to Medical Device Studies
Thomas E. Gwise, FDA; Gene Anthony Pennello, FDA
10:55 AM

Diagnostics for Bayesian Hierarchical Models of Response Time Data
Peter F. Craigmile, The Ohio State University; Mario Peruggia, The Ohio State University; Trisha Van Zandt, The Ohio State University
10:55 AM

Multiple Imputation of Disease Status Based on a Two-Phase Sample Design
Steven G. Heeringa, University of Michigan
11:15 AM

Outlier Detection Methods for Improving Boosting
Waldyn Martinez Cid, The University of Alabama; J. Brian Gray, The University of Alabama
11:20 AM

Using a "Match Rate" Model to Predict Areas where USPS-Based Address Lists May Be Used in Place of Traditional Listing
Valerie Hsu, Westat; Jill Montaquila, Westat; J. Michael Brick, Westat
11:35 AM

Improved Prediction Intervals for Binomial and Poisson Distributions
Jie Peng, St. Ambrose University; Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
11:35 AM

Thinning Random Forests
Jie Xu, The University of Alabama; J. Brian Gray, The University of Alabama
11:35 AM

I-SPY2: Identifying Biomarker Signatures for Therapeutic Agents in Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer
Donald Arthur Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kyle Wathen, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Nebiyou Bekele, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Laura Esserman, University of California, San Francisco
11:35 AM

Calibrated Bayes Factor for Model Comparison and Prediction
Xinyi Xu, The Ohio State University; Steven MacEachern, The Ohio State University; Pingbo Lu, The Ohio State University; Ruoxi Xu, The Ohio State University
11:35 AM

The Predictive Spatial Dirichlet Process with Application to Downscaling
Veronica J. Berrocal, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute; Sudipto Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Alan E. Gelfand, Duke University
11:35 AM

Health Insurance Estimates from the CPS vs. ACS: An Analysis of State-Specific Program Names
Joanne Pascale, U.S. Census Bureau
11:35 AM

A Doubly Robust Estimator in Comparing Predictive Values for Diagnostic Tests Under Missing at Random
Yoonjin Cho, GlaxoSmithKline
11:35 AM

An Experiment in Measuring Health Insurance Status and Type
Dianne Rucinski, Institute for Health Research and Policy
11:50 AM

A Reexamination of Daily Temperature Data
David James Thomson, Queen's University
11:50 AM

Challenges in Predicting Risk of Women Diseases Using Genomic Data
Mariza De Andrade, Mayo Clinic
11:55 AM

Spline-Based Models for Prediction in Survey Samples
Hui Zheng, Harvard Medical School
11:55 AM

Prediction Intervals for the Local Spectrum Estimate
Kara Stevens, University of Bristol; Guy Nason, University of Bristol
2:05 PM

Genes Selection and Components Retention for Supervised Survival Prediction Models
Keyue Ding, Queen's University
2:05 PM

Order-Preserving Factor Discovery with Misaligned Data
Arnau Tibau Puig, University of Michigan; Ami Wiesel, University of Michigan; Alfred O. Hero, University of Michigan
2:05 PM

Using Gene Gxpression to Predict Dose-Response Data
Philippe Haldermans, I-Biostat; Ziv Shkedy, Universiteit Hasselt
2:05 PM

Multivariate Dyadic Regression Trees for Sparse Learning Problems
Han Liu, Carnegie Mellon University; Xi Chen, Carnegie Mellon University
2:05 PM

The Role of Proxy Genes in Predictive Models: An Application to Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
Jay Magidson, Statistical Innovations Inc.; William Oh, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Robert Ross, Infinity Pharmaceuticals; Philip Kantoff, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Karl Wassmann, Source MDx
2:20 PM

Modeling Longitudinal Dyadic Data with Informative Dropout
Guangyu Zhang, University of Maryland; Ying Yuan, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:25 PM

Transition from Genetic Studies to Personalized Medicine: A Consulting Experience
Fang-Chi Hsu, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
2:25 PM

Imputation Strategies for Missing Binary Outcomes in Cluster Randomized Trials
Jinhui Ma, McMaster University; Noori Akhtar-Danesh, McMaster University; Lisa Dolovich, McMaster University; Lehana Thabane, McMaster University
2:35 PM

Full Bayesian Procedure for File Linking to Analyze End-of-Life Medical Costs
Roee Gutman, Harvard University; Alan Zaslavsky, Harvard Medical School
2:45 PM

Approximate Confidence Limits for a Proportion of the Hypergeometric Probability Distribution: Applications in Audits, Acceptance Sampling and Medical Investigations
Yevgeniy Voinov, KIMEP
2:50 PM

Robust Multiple Imputation Based on Bayesian Bootstrap Predictive Mean Matching
Florian Koller-Meinfelder, Universität Bamberg
2:50 PM

Using the Dice-Based Golf Game GOLO to Illustrate Discrete Probability Distributions and Sampling Distributions on Proportions
Paul L. Stephenson, Grand Valley State University; Mary Richardson, Grand Valley State University; John Gabrosek, Grand Valley State University; Diann Reischman, Grand Valley State University
3:25 PM

Wednesday, 08/04/2010
Calculation of Sample Size for Testing the Performance of Disease Risk Prediction Models from Survival Analysis Based on Harrell's C Discrimination Index
Ching-Yu Huang, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan; Hsing-Yi Chang, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan; Wen-ling Liu, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan


Properties of Linear Model Selection
Changjiang Xu, The University of Western Ontario; A. Ian McLeod, The University of Western Ontario


Bayesian Methods in Genomics: Searching for Unity in Diverse Data Sources
Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan; Debashis Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University


Comparison of Logistic Regression and Support Vector Machine Models to Predict Diabetes
Wei Yu, CDC; Tiebin Liu, CDC; Rodolfo Valdez, CDC; Marta Gwinn, CDC; Nicole Dowling , CDC; Muin J. Khoury, CDC


Measuring Classifier Performance: A Penalty/Profit Perspective
Chamont Wang, The College of New Jersey; Kati Lentz, The College of New Jersey; Robert Stine, University of Pennsylvania


Experts vs. Equations: A Case Study in the Prediction of NBA Games
Michele Meisner, The College of New Jersey; Chamont Wang, The College of New Jersey; Danielle Zanghi, The College of New Jersey; James Fitzpatrick, The College of New Jersey


In Evaluating Measures Using Rasch Analysis: Comparison of the Rating Scale Model and the Partial Credit Model
Man Hung, The University of Utah


Investigator Evaluation and the Collaborative/Consulting Experience
Rhonda VanDyke, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center


SAS Macro for Multiple Simple Logistic Regression Analyses with Application to Predictors of New Onset Diabetes After Renal Transplant (NODAT)
Brie N. Noble, Mayo Clinic; Amylou C. Dueck, Mayo Clinic; Joseph G. Hentz, Mayo Clinic; Qing Wu, Mayo Clinic; Harini A. Chakkera, Mayo Clinic


The Unit Interval Characteristic Distributions and Their Applications
Fassil Nebebe, Concordia University


Exon-Based Microarrays and Their Applications in Personalized Health Care
Wei-min Liu, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.; Yu Chuan Tai, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.; Yan Li, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
8:35 AM

Hierarchical Bayesian Models for Predicting Spatially Correlated Curves
Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University
8:35 AM

Electronic Medical Data, Public Health Decisions, and Statisticians: An FDA Perspective
Robert T. O'Neill, FDA
8:35 AM

Estimating Direct Effects on a Dichotomous Outcome Using Logistic Structural Direct Effect Models
Stijn Vansteelandt, Ghent University
8:35 AM

Bayesian and Frequentist Methods for Provider Profiling Using Risk-Adjusted Assessments of Medical Outcomes
Michael Joseph Racz, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Joseph Sedransk, Case Western Reserve University
8:35 AM

Spatial Regression Using Kernel-Averaged Predictors
Matthew Joseph Heaton, Duke University; Alan E. Gelfand, Duke University
8:35 AM

Sparse Semisupervised Methods for Predicting Patient Survival Probabilities with Large-Scale Biological Data
Karthik Devarajan, Fox Chase Cancer Center
8:50 AM

Monitoring the Economy: An Application of Multivariate Real-Time Signal Extraction
Marc Wildi, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
8:55 AM

Assessing the Goodness of Fit of Risk Prediction Rules in a Clustered Data Setting
Bernard Rosner, Harvard Medical School; Weiliang Qiu, Harvard Medical School; MeiLing Ting Lee, University of Maryland
8:55 AM

Forecasting Clinical Trial Enrollment: A Case Study
Zachary Skrivanek, Eli Lilly and Company
9:05 AM

Mapping Batter Ability in Baseball by Using Spatial Statistics Techniques
Dana Draghicescu, Hunter College, CUNY; Benjamin Strong Baumer, CUNY Graduate Center
9:05 AM

Accuracy of Biomarker Testing and Its Impact on Targeted Therapy Validation
Meijuan Li, FDA; Estelle Russek-Cohen, FDA; Rong Tang, FDA
9:15 AM

Assessing Treatment Effect in Clinical Trials with Dichotomous Endpoints
Gang Jia, Merck & Co., Inc.
9:20 AM

PartDSA: The Partitioning Deletion/Substitution/Addition Algorithm for Creating Survival Risk Groups
Karen Lostritto, Yale University; Rob Strawderman, Cornell University; Annette Molinaro, Yale University
9:20 AM

Real-Time Simulation of Alternative Specification of Euro Area Turning Points Detection
Gian Luigi Mazzi, EUROSTAT; Monica Billio, Università di Venezia; Rosa Ruggeri Cannata, EUROSTAT
9:35 AM

The Value of Personalized, Predictive Risk-Assessment Tools for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Edward J. Moler, Tethys Bioscience, Inc.; Louis P. Garrison, University of Washington; Janice Kolberg, Tethys Bioscience, Inc.; Harald Rinde, BioBridge Strategies Switzerland; Sean D. Sullivan, University of Washington
9:35 AM

Interval Estimation of Epidemiological Indices for Data Sampled from Clusters: A Review and an Extension
Tasneem Zaihra, University of New Brunswick; Sudhir Paul, University of Windsor
9:50 AM

Evaluating Diagnostics Hypotheses in Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trials
Jane Fridlyand, Genentech
9:55 AM

A Nonparametric Lower Bound for the Number of Species Shared by Multiple Communities
Hung-Yu Pan, National Chia-Yi University
10:35 AM

Forecasting Corporate Bankruptcy: International Evidence
Shaonan Tian, University of Cincinnati; Yan Yu, University of Cincinnati
10:35 AM

Sequential Experiment Design for Emulator and Predictive Maturity
Brian Williams, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Jason Loeppky, The University of British Columbia; Leslie Moore, Los Alamos National Laboratory
10:35 AM

Empirical Evaluation of Methods for Predicting Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Canada
Michael Otterstatter, Public Health Agency of Canada; Lin Xie, Public Health Agency of Canada
10:35 AM

Misuse of Statistical Terms: What Should We Do About It?
Charlie Goldsmith, McMaster University
10:50 AM

Programming in SAS
Chris Stephens, SAS Institute; Robert Chengwen Chu, SAS Institute
10:55 AM

Sensitivity Analyses Adjusting for Early Discontinuation of Study Medication in the RE-LY Trial: An Open-Label, Randomized, Active-Controlled, Time-to-Event Noninferiority Trial
Xiuyu Cong, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Qiqi Deng, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Susan Q. Wang, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
11:15 AM

Empirical Bayes In-Season Prediction of Baseball Batting Averages
Wenhua Jiang, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Cun-Hui Zhang, Rutgers University
11:20 AM

Multiregional Trials Using Bayesian Statistical Approach
Kyoungah See, Eli Lilly and Company; Robert Noble, GSK
11:35 AM

The Effect of Seasonal Adjustment on Turning Points Detection
Gaetana Montana, EUROSTAT; Gian Luigi Mazzi, EUROSTAT; Monica Billio, Università di Venezia
11:35 AM

Estimating Uncertainty Bounds for Complex Demographic Models: A Case Study of Estimates of the Unauthorized Population in the United States
Dean Judson, Office of Immigration Statistics; Derekh Cornwell, Office of Immigration Statistics
11:50 AM

Online Forecasting and Prediction of Spacio-Temporal Processes with Dynamic Covariance Estimation
Dave Zes, University of California, Los Angeles
11:50 AM

Underlying Properties of Health Disparity Indices
Stuart A. Gansky, University of California, San Francisco; Nancy F. Cheng, University of California, San Francisco; Gloria C. Mejia, University of California, San Francisco
11:55 AM

Simulation of a Phase III Trial Using Realizations of Posterior Distribution Based on a Phase IIb Trial
A. Lawrence Gould, Merck Research Laboratories
2:05 PM

Performance Measures for Survival Prediction Models: An Overview
Linda M. Peelen, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care UMC Utrecht; Nina P. Paynter, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Karel G.M. Moons, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care UMC Utrecht; Nancy Cook, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2:05 PM

Statistical and Clinical Characteristics of Composite Endpoint in Clinical Studies
Jeng Mah, Regulatory and Clinical Research Institute, Inc.
2:05 PM

The Posterior Predictive Information Criterion
Andrew Womack, Washington University in St. Louis
2:05 PM

Finite Memory Estimation of Infinite Memory Processes
Zsolt Talata, The University of Kansas; Imre Csiszar, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2:25 PM

Performance of Prediction Measures in a Survival Setting
Nina P. Paynter, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Linda M. Peelen, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care UMC Utrecht; Nancy Cook, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2:25 PM

Small-Area Estimation of U.S. Health Disparities
Tanja Srebotniak, Ecologic Institute; Christopher J.L. Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Ali Mokdad, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; Rafael Lozano, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2:25 PM

Combining Information Across Studies for Clinical Trials: What We Have Learned at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Laura Thompson, FDA/CDRH
2:30 PM

Evaluation and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests
Bipasa Biswas, FDA/CDRH
2:45 PM

Correlated Component Regression: A Prediction/Classification Methodology for Possibly Many Features
Jay Magidson, Statistical Innovations Inc.
2:50 PM

Estimating Cost of Treatment in Elderly Patients with Colorectal Cancer Using Medicare Data
Emma Boswell, Trinity Partners, Inc.; Fotios K. Kokkotos, Trinity Partners, Inc.; Xiulin Shen, Trinity Partners, Inc.; Zheng Wang, Trinity Partners, Inc.; Ya Zhang, Trinity Partners, Inc.
2:50 PM

Predictive Probability Approach for the Design and Analysis of Response and Toxicity Data in Cancer Clinical Trials
J. Jack Lee, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Guosheng Yin, The University of Hong Kong; Nan Chen, M D Anderson Cancer Center
2:55 PM

Medical Device Software Safety, Validation, Verification, and Effectiveness
Carolyn Carroll, STAT TECH, Inc.
3:05 PM

Comparing Non-Nested Survival Prediction Models
Ulla Brasch Mogensen, University of Copenhagen; Thomas A. Gerds, University of Copenhagen
3:05 PM

Discovering Personalized Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis by Reinforcement Learning
Yiyun Tang, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Michael Kosorok, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3:05 PM

Bayesian Dynamic Models for Improved Efficacy in Avoidance of Preventable Hospital Deaths
David Draper, University of California, Santa Cruz
3:20 PM

Comparing Web Panel Samples vs. Non-Panel Samples of Medical Doctors
Lin Chiat Chang, LinChiat Chang Consulting, LLC; Jeremy Brody, Kantar Health
3:20 PM

Human MicroRNA Target Prediction by the Relative R-Squared Method
Wan Ju Hsieh, National Chiao Tung University; Hsiuying Wang, National Chiao Tung University
3:20 PM

Adding a Prediction Interval Futility Analysis to a Group Sequential Trial
John Loewy, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals; David Dorer, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals
3:25 PM

Predicting Patient Survival from Proteomic Profile Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Data
Farida Mostajabi, University of Louisville; Susmita Datta, University of Louisville
3:35 PM

Thursday, 08/05/2010
Gibbs-Type Priors for Bayesian Nonparametric Inference on Species Variety
Stefano Favaro, University of Turin ; Antonio Lijoi, University of Pavia; Ramses Mena, IIMAS-UNAM; Igor Pruenster, University of Turin
8:35 AM

On the Ability of Breast Cancer-Associated SNPs to Augment Clinical Variables in Predicting Breast Cancer Risk
Ross L. Prentice, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; David A. Hinds, Perlegen Sciences
8:35 AM

Nonparametric Comparison for Panel Count Data with Unequal Observation Processes
Xingqiu Zhao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri
8:50 AM

Gaussian Process Prediction of Computer Model Outputs with Nonconstant Variance in Systems Biology: A Plug-In Approach
Garrett Dancik, Northwestern State University
8:50 AM

New Tuning Methods for the Architecture of Neural Network Model with Application to Bankruptcy Prediction
Chulwoo Jeong, Sogang University; Myung Suk Kim, Sogang University;
8:50 AM

Correlates of Armed Violence Within the Nation-State: Predicting Future Conflict with Varying Data
Michael Kisielewski, StatAid
8:50 AM

The Impact of Measurement Error in Auxiliary Variables on Model-Based Estimation of Finite Population Totals: A Simulation Study
Brady West, Institute for Social Research
8:55 AM

Analysis of Single-Arm Studies: Statistical Considerations of Study Site Variability from a Regulatory Perspective
Terri Kang Johnson, FDA/CDRH; Yunling Xu, FDA/CDRH
8:55 AM

Data Augmentation by Updating Long-Term CRM Models with Day-Specific Meteorological Conditions
Philippe Baecke, Ghent University; Dirk Van den Poel, Ghent University
8:55 AM

Aggregation of Sleeping Predictors to Forecast Electricity Consumption
Yannig Goude, EDF R&D; Stoltz Gilles, CNRS; Marie Devaine, ENS ulm
9:05 AM

Customer Churn Prediction: Does Technique Matter?
Wouter Verbeke, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Karel Dejaeger, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; David Martens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Bart Baesens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
9:15 AM

Some Sources of Bias and Instability in Binary Imputation by Dichotomization of Model-Based Predicted Probabilities: A Simulation-Based Study
Peter Richardson, Houston VA Medical Center/HSR&D
9:15 AM

Predicting Neural Spike Train Using Peers' Activities: Likelihood-Based Approach
Ruiwen Zhang, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:20 AM

Distance-Based Probability Distributions on Set Partitions for Bayesian Nonparametric Models
David Dahl, Texas A&M University; Ryan Day, University of the Pacific; Jerry Tsai, University of the Pacific
9:25 AM

P-Values or Prediction Errors: What Is the Name of the Game in Genomics?
Rafal Kustra, University of Toronto
9:35 AM

Statistical Considerations in Cost-Effectiveness Assessments of New Medicines in Australia
Ian Marschner, Macquarie University
10:35 AM

HARK: A New Approach for Regression with Functional Predictors
Dawn B. Woodard, Cornell University
10:35 AM

Approximating High-Dimensional Simulations in Low-Dimensional Space, with Application to Microarray Prediction Error Estimation
Kevin Dobbin, The University of Georgia
10:50 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

The Use of Nomogram Predictions as Comparators for Adjuvant Treatment Studies in Prostate Cancer
Zhenyu Jia, University of California, Irvine; James Koziol, The Scripps Research Institute; Michael Lilly, University of California, Irvine; Dan Mercola, University of California, Irvine
11:05 AM

Establishing Best Predictors for Completion of the HPV4 Vaccine Sequence by Female Patients at Clinics of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Christopher E. Barat, Stevenson University; Courtney Wright, Stevenson University; Betty Chou, The Johns Hopkins University
11:05 AM

Tumor Class Prediction Using Gene Expression Microarray Data
Xueli Liu, City of Hope; Mark Yang, University of Florida; Jeffrey Longmate, City of Hope
11:05 AM

Accuracy, Bias, and Notable Observations for Experimental Actigraphy Data
Juergen Symanzik, Utah State University; Peter M. Sherick, Utah State University; William D. Shannon, Washington University School of Medicine
11:05 AM

Residential Mobility, Cancer and Local Indicators of Geocoding Accuracy
Geoffrey Mark Jacquez, TerraSeer; Robert Rommel, TerraSeer
11:15 AM

Comparing Biomarkers as Principal Surrogate Endpoints
Ying Huang, Columbia University
11:15 AM

A Simulation Study to Evaluate Sample Size and Power for a Trial to Develop a Prediction Rule Using Machine Learning Methods
Radha Railkar, Merck & Co., Inc.; Matthew Wiener, Merck & Co., Inc.; Leonidas Carayannopoulos, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:20 AM

Parsimonious Models for Classifying Proteomic MS Data
Chris Fraley, Insilicos LLC; Bryan Prazen, Insilicos LLC; Mark Seligman, Insilicos LLC
11:20 AM

Parametric Additive and Semiparametric Models in the Presence of Heteroscadicity
Ahmet Sezer, Anadolu University
11:20 AM

A Bayesian Joint Survival Model for Predicting Treatment Efficacy via Quantitative MRI
Jincao Wu, University of Michigan; Timothy D. Johnson, University of Michigan
11:35 AM

Field-Failure and Warranty Prediction Based on Auxiliary Use-Rate Information
Yili Hong, Virginia Tech; William Q. Meeker, Iowa State University
11:35 AM

Reliability Analysis Based on Warranty Data with Sale and Report Lag
Shuen-Lin Jeng, National Cheng Kung University
11:50 AM

Unified Modeling Methods for Curve Predictors and Different Responses
Xiaohui Wang, The University of Texas-Pan American; Veera Baladandayuthapani, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Bani K. Mallick, Texas A&M University; Kim-Ahn Do, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Shubhankar Ray, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:50 AM

Kernel Estimation of Time Series: An Asymptotic Theory
Weibiao Wu, The University of Chicago; Yinxiao Huang, The University of Chicago; Yibi Huang, The University of Chicago
11:55 AM




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