|
Monday, 08/02/2010
|
Adjusted Cumulative Distribution Function and Effect Size Methods for Stratified Two-Sample Comparisons
Kelly H. Zou, Pfizer Inc.; Martin O. Carlsson, Pfizer Inc.; Ching-Ray Yu, Pfizer Inc.
|
Exact Inferences of the Youden Index
Chin-Ying Lai, State University of New York at Buffalo; Enrique F. Schisterman, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Lili Tian, State University of New York at Buffalo
9:05 AM
|
Agreement Index: A Novel Measure for Reproducibility and Agreement
Zheng Zhang, Brown University
9:20 AM
|
Probabilistic Index Models: Semiparametric Regression Models for P(Y < Y*)
Jan De Neve, Ghent University; Olivier Thas, Ghent University; Lieven Clement, Ghent University; Jean-Pierre Ottoy, Ghent University
10:35 AM
|
On the Local and Stratified Likelihood Approaches in Single-Index Hazards Model
Kai Ding, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Michael Kosorok, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Donglin Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:50 AM
|
Varying Coefficient Models with Unknown Link Functions
Chinthaka Nilanga Kuruwita, Clemson University; Karunarathna Kulasekera, Clemson University ; Colin Gallagher, Clemson University
2:35 PM
|
Optimal Stratification of a Continuous Variable Using Overall C-Index and ROC
Sunita Ghosh, Alberta Health Services
2:35 PM
|
|
Tuesday, 08/03/2010
|
Can Spread of Data Be Used for Discrimination?
Borko D. Jovanovic, Northwestern University; Angela Fought, Northwestern University; Mary Kwasny, Northwestern University
|
Stable Gene Expression Index in Integrative Analysis
Anna Elizabeth Campain, University of Sydney; Jean Yang, University of Sydney; Francine Marques, University of Sydney; Brian Morris, University of Sydney
|
Estimation of Cellular and Genetic Diversity
Elza Erkip, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Mithat Gonen, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
|
Optimizing a Testing Procedure Based on Kernel Density Estimation for Comparing Two Treatments
Sibabrata Banerjee, Merck & Co., Inc.; Sunil Dhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Farid Kianifard, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Hanzhe Zheng, Merck & Co., Inc.; Venkata Sasikiran Goteti, Merck & Co., Inc.
|
Software Design for Functional Data with Multi-Index Arguments
James Owen Ramsay, McGill University
8:35 AM
|
Improving the Preliminary Values of the Chained CPI-U
John Shearer Greenlees, Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:50 AM
|
Generalized Functional Latent Feature Models with Single-Index Interactions
Raymond Carroll, Texas A&M University; Yehua Li, The University of Georgia; Naisyin Wang, University of Michigan
9:00 AM
|
Experimental PPI Index Aggregation Systems with Services and Construction Price Indexes
Jonathan Weinhagen, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:05 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
|
The Interplay Between Body Mass Index, Prostate-Specific Antigen, and Prostate Cancer Risk
Yuanyuan Liang, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Donna Pauler Ankerst, Technical University; Michael Sanchez, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Robin J. Leach, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Ian Murchie Thompson, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
10:35 AM
|
Handling Missing Data in Rheumatoid Arthritis Trials
Guoguang Ma, Amgen Inc.; Liyun Ni, Amgen Inc.; Ling Chen, Washington University School of Medicine
11:05 AM
|
Accuracy of Nonparametric Price Indexes Relative to a Parametric Price Index of an Estimated Cobb-Douglas Marginal Utility Model
Peter Zadrozny, Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:35 AM
|
Concordance Measures: Estimation Methods and Potential Bias Due to Censoring
Norberto Pantoja, Harvard School of Public Health/FDA; Rebecca Betensky, Harvard School of Public Health
11:35 AM
|
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
Defining an Outlet: What Characteristics Are Truly Price Determining?
Sara Stanley, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:50 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
|
Statistical Methods for a Phase II Oncology Trial with a GMI Endpoint
Stephanie Ann Kovalchik, University of California, Los Angeles; William Leonard Mietlowski, Novartis Oncology
3:20 PM
|
|
Thursday, 08/05/2010
|
Canadian Water Quality Index: Statistical Uncertainty and New Proposals
Abdel H. El-Shaarawi, National Water Research Institute; Sylvia R. Esterby, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan
8:50 AM
|
A Weighted Logarithmic Distribution: Stretching the Long Tail
Michael Terry Anderson, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ram C. Tripathi, The University of Texas at San Antonio
9:05 AM
|
A Gaussian Process Regression Approach to a Single-Index Model
Taeryon Choi, Korea University; Jian Qing Shi, University of Newcastle; Bo Wang, University of York
10:35 AM
|
Partially Linear Single Index Approach for AFT Models
Wenqing He, The University of Western Ontario
11:00 AM
|
|