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Sunday, 08/01/2010
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A Perturbation Method for Inference on Adaptive LASSO Regression Estimates
Jessica Minnier, Harvard University; Tianxi Cai, Harvard School of Public Health
2:35 PM
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Analysis of the Variances of American Community Survey Estimates of the Group Quarters Population
John Matthew Jordan, U.S. Census Bureau; Michael Beaghen, U.S. Census Bureau
2:45 PM
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A Numerical Comparison of Some Rate-Efficient Nonparametric Estimates
Boris Levit, Queen's University
2:45 PM
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Bayesian Density Estimates in Minimum Hellinger Distance Estimation
Yuefeng Wu, Cornell University
2:45 PM
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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
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Using Point and Intervalized Data in Occupational Employment Statistics Survey Estimates
David Salvatore Piccone, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Teresa Elizabeth Hesley, Bureau of Labor Statistics
4:20 PM
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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
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Evaluating the Effect of Dependent Sampling on the National Compensation Survey Earnings Estimates
Omolola Ojo, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chester Ponikowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
4:50 PM
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Variance Modeling in the U.S. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program (SAIPE)
Sam Hawala, U.S. Census Bureau; Parthasarathi Lahiri , University of Maryland
5:05 PM
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Monday, 08/02/2010
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Confidence Intervals for Percentiles Based on Complex Survey Data: Empirical Comparison of Alternative Estimates
Henry Haifeng Xia, National Center for Health Statistics; Deborah D. Ingram, National Center for Health Statistics; Lester Randolph Curtin, CDC
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Methods for Comparing Across-Target Sequences in Small-Scale qRT-PCR Experiments
Stuart W. Gardner, Iowa State University; Jack M. Gallup, Iowa State University; Max Morris, Iowa State University; F. Chris Minion, Iowa State University
8:35 AM
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An Observation on the GEE Under a Full Model for the Mean
Zhen (Robert) Luo, Pfizer (China) Research and Development Co.; Peng (Roger) Qu, Pfizer (China) Research and Development Co.
9:05 AM
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Bayesian Quantile Regression in Stratified Sampling
Nanhua Zhang, University of Michigan; Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan
9:50 AM
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The Flow Estimates of Australia Labour Force Hours Worked and Seasonal Adjustment
Xichuan Mark Zhang, Australian Bureau of Statistics; Noel Hansen, Australian Bureau of Statistics
9:55 AM
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Correlated z-Values and the Accuracy of Large-Scale Statistical Estimates
Bradley Efron, Stanford University
10:35 AM
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Do Comparison Group Methods Replicate Experimental Impact Estimates in an Education Setting? A Charter School Evaluation Example
Kenneth Fortson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Philip Gleason, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Emma Ernst, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
10:35 AM
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Beyond a National Study: Moving the NHANES Experience to New Applications
Lester Randolph Curtin, CDC
11:35 AM
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Modeling Multi-Time-Period State-Level Estimates for Wireless-Only, Wireless-Mostly, Landline-Mostly, and Landline-Only Households
Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC; Michael Davern, NORC; Stephen Blumberg, National Center for Health Statistics; Julian Luke, National Center for Health Statistics; Michel Boudreaux, University of Minnesota, SHADAC
11:35 AM
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Extended Structure-Preserving Estimation Method for Updating Small-Area Estimates of Poverty
Marissa Cinco Isidro, Massey University; Stephen John Haslett, Massey University; Geoffrey Jones, Massey University
2:20 PM
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Sample Size Estimates for Correlated Data in a Device Trial
Xiaolong Shih, Boston Scientific Corporation
2:25 PM
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Comparing Vaccination Estimates from Four Survey Designs: Vaccination Estimates from RDD, RDD+Cell, ABS, and Area Probability Sampling
Martin Barron, NORC; Karen Wooten, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Beth Taylor, National Center for Health Statistics
2:45 PM
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How to Estimate Measurement Error Variance Associated with Ancestry Proportion Estimates
Jasmin Divers, Wake Forest University Health Sciences; David T. Redden, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Raymond J. Carrol, Texas A&M University; David B. Allison, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
3:05 PM
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Tuesday, 08/03/2010
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Aligning Survey Estimates of Employment in Expanding and Contracting Establishments with Population Counts: Preliminary Issues and Methods
Michael Roosma, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Kenneth W. Robertson, Bureau of Labor Statistics; James Spletzer, Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:35 AM
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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
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Evaluation of Health Care Utilization Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Jonaki Bose, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Joe Gfroerer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Michael Pemberton, RTI International
8:55 AM
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L-Moment Estimates for a Subset of the Pearson Class
Roger W. Johnson, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
9:05 AM
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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
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Effect of Benchmark Cells Collapse Patterns on the National Compensation Survey Earnings Estimates
Dee Zamora, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Jonathan Lisic, National Agricultural Statistics Service ; Chester Ponikowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:50 AM
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Improved Estimates for the Impact of Baserunning in Baseball
Benjamin Strong Baumer, CUNY Graduate Center
10:55 AM
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Health Insurance Estimates from the ACS: An Analysis of Directly Purchased Coverage
Victoria Lynch, The Urban Institute
10:55 AM
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Weight Calibration across Subject-Specific Samples in the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Jennifer Kali, Westat; Tom Krenzke, Westat; Keith Rust, Westat; John Burke, Westat
11:05 AM
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Health Insurance Estimates from the ACS: The Ability to Detect Difference at Small Levels of Geography
Jeanette Ziegenfuss, Mayo Clinic; Michel Boudreaux, University of Minnesota, SHADAC
11:15 AM
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Health Insurance Estimates from the CPS vs. ACS: An Analysis of State-Specific Program Names
Joanne Pascale, U.S. Census Bureau
11:35 AM
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Measuring Enrollment in Public Schools: Do American Community Survey Estimates Receive a Passing Grade?
Angelina N. KewalRamani, American Institutes for Research
11:55 AM
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Extension of Kaplan-Meier Methods in Longitudinal Observational Studies with Time-Varying Exposure
Stanley Xu, Kaiser Permanente Colorado; Susan Shetterly, Kaiser Permanente Colorado; David Powers, U.S. Census Bureau; Marsha Raebel, Kaiser Permanente Colorado; Michael Ho, Denver VA Medical Center; Thomas Tsai, Denver VA Medical Center; David Magid, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
3:05 PM
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Wednesday, 08/04/2010
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U.S. Census Coverage Measurement Demographic Analysis Plans
Jason Devine, U.S. Census Bureau
8:35 AM
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The Effect of Weights and Sampling Plans on Price Index Estimates: a Simulation Study
Daniele Toninelli, University of Bergamo; Zdenek Patak, Statistics Canada
8:35 AM
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Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the American Community Survey
Joanna Marie Turner, University of Minnesota, SHADAC; Brett O'Hara, U.S. Census Bureau
8:35 AM
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Sample Redesign of the Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report Survey
Bin Zhang, Energy Information Administration; Pedro Saavedra, ICF Macro; Benita Jean O'Colmain, ICF Macro ; Paula Ellen Mason, Energy Information Administration; Amerine Woodyard, Energy Information Administration
9:20 AM
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Comparisons of Estimates of Influenza- and Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations
Hong Zhou, CDC/AREF; William Thompson, CDC; Cecile Viboud, National Institutes of Health; Corinne Ringholz, National Institutes of Health/Analytic Services Inc.; Claudia Steiner, AHRQ; Lynnette Brammer, CDC; Glen Abedi, CDC; Larry Anderson, CDC; David Shay, CDC
9:50 AM
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Plans for the First Release of the American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates
Deborah Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau; Sharon Stern, U.S. Census Bureau; Alfredo Navarro, U.S. Census Bureau; Ken Hodges, Nielsen Claritas; Peter Lobo, New York City Department of City Planning
10:35 AM
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Precise Estimates of the Number of Farms in the United States
Linda J. Young, University of Florida; Denise Alexandra Abreu, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Pam Arroway, North Carolina State University; Andrea C. Lamas, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Kenneth K. Lopiano, University of Florida
11:00 AM
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Measuring Health Disparities in a Geographic Context: Spatial Estimates of Local Health Disparities
Lance Waller, Emory University; Megan Price, Benetech; Eric Tassone, Google; David C. Wheeler, National Cancer Institute
11:15 AM
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Simulation of Incorporating the Variance from Missing Data in Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) Variance Estimates
Richard Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau
11:50 AM
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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
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Developing an Optimal Approach to Account for Late-Filed Returns in Population Estimates
Cynthia Belmonte, IRS; Charles D. Day, IRS; Paul Arnsberger, IRS; Brian Raub, IRS
2:45 PM
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Estimating Nonsampling Errors in Estimates of Omissions and Erroneous Enumerations in the 2010 Census
Mary H. Mulry, U.S. Census Bureau; Bruce D. Spencer, Northwestern University
3:05 PM
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Thursday, 08/05/2010
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Estimating and Testing the Blocked Compound Symmetry Covariance Structure for Doubly Multivariate Data
Anuradha Roy, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ricardo Leiva, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
8:35 AM
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Use of Single Years of Age in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Weighting to Improve Drug Prevalence Estimates
Patrick Chen, RTI International; Neeraja Sathe, RTI International; Michael Jones, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Lanting Dai, RTI International; Jeff Laufenberg, RTI International; Ralph E. Folsom, RTI International; Harper Gordek, RTI International
11:20 AM
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Reliability Analysis Based on Warranty Data with Sale and Report Lag
Shuen-Lin Jeng, National Cheng Kung University
11:50 AM
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