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Sunday, 08/01/2010
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Testing for Linearity of the Nonparametric Component of a Semiparametric Generalized Linear Model
Chin-Shang Li, University of California, Davis
2:05 PM
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Assessing the Methodology for Testing Body Armor
Ronald D. Fricker, Naval Postgraduate School; Alyson Wilson, Iowa State University
2:05 PM
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A Genomewide Association Testing Method Incorporating Linkage Disequilibrium
Zheyang Wu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2:05 PM
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Using the Estimating Function Bootstrap to Obtain Adjusted p-Values for Quantitative Trait Mapping
Theodore Lystig, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2:20 PM
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Hellinger Deviance Testing for Mixture Complexity
An-Lin Cheng, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Anand Vidyashankar, George Mason University
2:25 PM
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Multiple Testing Correction Method in Genetic Association Studies with Related Individuals
Zuoheng Wang, Yale University
2:35 PM
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Robust Testing in Matched Case-Control Association Studies
Yong Zang, The University of Hong Kong; Wing Kam Fung, The University of Hong Kong; Gang Zheng, National Institutes of Health
2:50 PM
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Department of Defense Testing and the Statistical Community
J. Michael Gilmore, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Ernest Seglie, Office of the Secretary of Defense
3:05 PM
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A Modified Approach in Statistical Significance for Genomewide Studies
Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University; Pradeep Singh, Southeast Missouri State University
3:05 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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Overcoming Adverse Effects of Correlations in Microarray Data Analysis
Linlin Chen, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander Gordon, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Galina Glazko, University of Rochester
4:35 PM
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An Improved Variance-Smoothing Method for Testing Differential Expression in Small-Sample-Size Affymetrix Oligonucleotide Microarrays
Parul Gulati, The Ohio State University; David Jarjoura, The Ohio State University; Soledad Fernandez, The Ohio State University; Lianbo Yu, The Ohio State University; Michael Pennell, The Ohio State University
4:50 PM
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Thick-Pen Transformation for Time Series
Piotr Fryzlewicz, London School of Economics; Hee-Seok Oh, Seoul National University
5:05 PM
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Monday, 08/02/2010
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Problems with Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST): What Has Been Done and What Should Be Done in Personnel Applied Research?
Zhigang Wang, Department of National Defence
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Informative Array Screening
Christopher Steven McMahan, University of South Carolina; Joshua Tebbs, University of South Carolina
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Methods for the Analysis of Cognitive Interviews
Johnny Blair, Abt Associates, Inc.; Pat Dean Brick, Westat
8:35 AM
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Estimating the Agreement and Diagnostic Accuracy of Two Diagnostic Tests When One Test Is Conducted on Only a Subsample of Specimens
Hormuzd A. Katki, National Cancer Institute; Yan Li, The University of Texas at Arlington; Philip E. Castle, National Cancer Institute
8:35 AM
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Randomized Experiments for Measuring Display Advertising Effectiveness
Taylan Yildiz, Google; Nicolas Remy, Google
9:05 AM
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The Undetectable Difference: An Experimental Look at the 'Problem' of p-Values
William M. Goodman, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
9:15 AM
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Testing for Possible Climate Change--Caused Shifts in Forest Fire Ignitions
Charmaine Dean, Simon Fraser University; Douglas Woolford, Wilfrid Laurier University; Jiguo Cao, Simon Fraser University; David Martell, University of Toronto
9:25 AM
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Robust Testing Strategy to Assess the Effect on Disease of Rare Variants in Large Genetic Regions
Iuliana Ionita-Laza, Columbia University
9:55 AM
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Performing Hypothesis Tests with Multiply Imputed Data
Xianchao Xie, Harvard University; Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University
10:50 AM
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Using Multiple Control Groups as Evidence About Unobserved Biases in an Observational Study of Mental Health Care Parity
Frank Yoon, Harvard Medical School; Haiden A. Huskamp, Harvard Medical School; Alisa B. Busch, Harvard Medical School; Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health
10:55 AM
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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
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Estimation and Hypothesis Testing in Submodels Using Fisher Estimating Functions
Ryan Janicki, U.S. Census Bureau
11:20 AM
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Testing the Product of Slopes in Related Regressions
Christopher H. Morrell, Loyola University Maryland; Veena Shetty, MedStar Research Institute ; Terry Phillips, National Institute on Aging; Thiruma Arumugam, National Institute on Aging; Mark Mattson, National Institute on Aging; Ruiqian Wan, National Institute on Aging
11:35 AM
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Estimating the Number of Null Hypotheses in Multiple Testing
Vasyl Pihur, ASA
11:35 AM
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Bayesian Model Comparison in Cosmology with Population Monte Carlo
Christian Plessis Robert, Universite Paris-Dauphine
2:05 PM
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Method of Balanced Adjustment in Testing Coprimary Endpoints
George Kordzakhia, FDA
2:05 PM
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Testing a Primary and a Secondary Endpoint in a Group Sequential Design
Ajit C. Tamhane, Northwestern University; Cyrus R. Mehta, Cytel Inc.; Lingyun Liu, Cytel Inc.
2:25 PM
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Hypothesis Testing of Treatment Policies in Two-Stage Randomization Designs
Xiang Guo, sanofi-aventis (China); Anastasios Tsiatis, North Carolina State University
2:30 PM
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Partition Testing for Efficacy with Multiple Endpoints, with Software
Jason C. Hsu, The Ohio State University; Yi Liu, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2:45 PM
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Correcting for Misclassification in Testing Differences in Group Means Using Validation Data
Chengxing Lu, Merck Research Laboratories; Robert H. Lyles, Emory University; Hung-Mo Lin, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2:50 PM
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Direct Inference Requiring Only a Touch of Bayes
Ralph G. O'Brien, Case Western Reserve University
2:50 PM
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Testing Conditional Monotonicity in the Absence of Smoothness
Miguel A. Delgado, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Juan Carlos Escanciano, Indiana University
2:55 PM
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A Review of Statistical Methods for Testing Genetic Anticipation: Looking for an Answer in Lynch Syndrome
Philip Boonstra, University of Michigan; Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan; Stephen Gruber, University of Michigan
3:20 PM
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Tuesday, 08/03/2010
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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.
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Testing for Monotonic Changes in Multivariate Gene Expression Distributions
Heng Wang, Iowa State University; Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University
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Testing for Differences in Concentration Parameters Among Several Populations of Angular Variables
Curtis Miller, The University of Kansas; Mary Christman, University of Florida
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Variable Selection in High-Dimensional Distributions Using Multivariate Permutation Testing Procedures
Megan Christina Orr, Iowa State University; Peng Liu, Iowa State University; Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University
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Hierarchical Testing Procedures for Secondary Endpoints in Clinical Trials
Thomas Kelleher, Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Analyzing Gene Expression Data Using a Self-Contained Gene Set Enrichment Analysis Method
Jiawei Liu, Georgia State University
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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.
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A Bias-Corrected Method for Estimating the Proportion of True Null Hypotheses
Dexiang Gao, The Children's Hospital - Denver; Tiejun Tong, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Performance of Different Filtering Methods When Testing for Differential Expression in Microarray Data
Soledad Fernandez, The Ohio State University; Parul Gulati, The Ohio State University; David Jarjoura, The Ohio State University; Lianbo Yu, The Ohio State University; Michael Pennell, The Ohio State University
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Analyzing Cognitive Testing Data with Extensions of Item Response Theory Models
Jonathan Gruhl, University of Washington; Elena A. Erosheva, University of Washington; Paul K. Crane, University of Washington
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An Improved Test of Latent-Variable Model Misspecification in Structural Measurement Error Models for Group Testing Data
Xianzheng Huang, University of South Carolina
8:35 AM
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Testing for Gene-Environment and Gene-Gene Interactions Under Monotonicity Constraints
Summer S. Han, National Cancer Institute; Philip S. Rosenberg, National Cancer Institute; Nilanjan Chatterjee, National Cancer Institute
8:35 AM
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Some Thoughts on an Introductory Statistics Course
Andrew Neath, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
8:50 AM
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Analysis Strategies for Pooled Nucleic Acid Testing to Identify Antiretroviral Treatment Failure During HIV Infection
Susanne May, University of Washington; Tanya Granston, University of Washington; Davey Smith, University of California, San Diego
8:55 AM
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Group Testing in Heterogeneous Populations Using Halving Algorithms
Michael S. Black, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Christopher R. Bilder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Joshua Tebbs, University of South Carolina
9:15 AM
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Framing Specific Hypotheses: What's the Alternative?
Daniel Theodore Kaplan, Macalester College
9:20 AM
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A Graphical Approach to Multiple Test Procedures for Adaptive Phase II/III Clinical Trials
Martin Posch, Medical University of Vienna
9:25 AM
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On Testing a General Linear Hypothesis Under Heteroscedasticity and Its Application
Hubert Janpeing Chen, National Cheng Kung University
9:50 AM
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Correcting for Bias in Estimating Proportions Using Group Testing
Graham Hepworth, The University of Melbourne; Ray Watson, The University of Melbourne
9:55 AM
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Optimal Estimation and Testing in Econometrics
Werner Ploberger, Washington University in St. Louis
10:35 AM
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Adaptive Designs with Sensitive Subgroup Selection
Yan Daniel Zhao, Eli Lilly and Company; Alex Dmitrienko, Eli Lilly and Company
11:15 AM
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Bayes Multiple Decision Functions
Wensong Wu, University of South Carolina; Edsel A. Pena, University of South Carolina
11:50 AM
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An Improved Method for Testing Two Families of Endpoints
Haihong Li, Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Abdul J. Sankoh, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
2:05 PM
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Multiple Testing Problems with General Logical Restrictions in Clinical Trials
Alex Dmitrienko, Eli Lilly and Company; Ajit C. Tamhane, Northwestern University
2:20 PM
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Nonparametric Test of Treatment Effects When Design Plans Are Combined
Yvonne M. Zubovic, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne; Chand Chauhan, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
2:20 PM
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Pointwise Testing of Functional Data
Shubing Wang, Merck & Co., Inc.; Jia Cao , Columbia University
2:20 PM
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Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data in Factorial Experiments with R: A New Package 'nparLD'
Kimihiro Noguchi, University of California, Davis; Frank Konietschke, Department of Medical Statistics; Yulia R. Gel, University of Waterloo; Edgar Brunner, University of Goettingen
2:20 PM
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Generalized Hypothesis Testing in Interim Treatment Selection with a Flexible Selection Margin
Yujun Wu, Sanofi-Aventis; Peng-Liang Zhao, sanofi-aventis
2:35 PM
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Bus Arrivals and Bunching: A Data-Collection and Analysis Project
Robert Adam Molnar, Bellarmine University
2:45 PM
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Multiple Hypothesis Testing by Clustering of Gene Profiles
Leesa Francis Wockner, University of Queensland; Geoffrey J. McLachlan, University of Queensland; Ian Wood, University of Queensland
2:50 PM
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Linear Mixed Model Selection for False Discovery Rate Control in Microarray Data Analysis
Cumhur Yusuf Demirkale, University of Florida; Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
2:55 PM
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A Gatekeeping Multiple Comparison Procedure Based on the Hommel Test for Clinical Trials with Hierarchically Ordered Objectives
Thomas Brechenmacher, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.; Jane Xu, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.; Alex Dmitrienko, Eli Lilly and Company; Ajit C. Tamhane, Northwestern University
3:05 PM
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A Novel Method for Testing Association of Multiple Genetic Markers with a Multinomial Trait: Application to the Study of Genetic Contribution to Two Mechanisms for Prediabetes
Soonil Kwon, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Xiuqing Guo, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Mark O. Goodarzi, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Kent D. Taylor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Jinrui Cui, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Y-D Chen, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Jerome I. Rotter, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Willa Hsueh, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
3:05 PM
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Wednesday, 08/04/2010
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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
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Model Selection and Hypothesis Testing for Case-Control Genetic Association Studies
Jinfeng Xu, National University of Singapore; Gang Zheng, National Institutes of Health; Ao Yuan, Howard University
8:55 AM
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Exact Distribution-Free Tests for Ordinal Data: Stochastic Inequalities and Kendall's Tau
Karl H. Schlag, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
8:55 AM
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Testing Small Center Events in Multicenter Trials Using Survival Modeling
Usha Sita Govindarajulu, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Elizabeth J. Malloy, American University; James Dziura, Yale University
9:05 AM
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Empty K-Means Skill-Set Profile Clustering in Educational Testing
Nema Dean, University of Glasgow; Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth Ayers, University of California, Berkeley
9:05 AM
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Accelerated Reliability Testing in a Field Study
Maria Weese, Institute for Statistical Engineering; Steve Fox, Aera Energy, LLC; Mary Leitnaker, Institute for Statistical Engineering; Deanna Starbuck, Aera Energy, LLC
9:05 AM
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Distribution of the Number of False Discoveries in Large-Scale Family-Based Association Testing with Applications to SAPPHIRe Data
I-Shou Chang, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
9:15 AM
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Accuracy of Biomarker Testing and Its Impact on Targeted Therapy Validation
Meijuan Li, FDA; Estelle Russek-Cohen, FDA; Rong Tang, FDA
9:15 AM
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Multiple Decision Functions and High-Dimensional Failure Time Data
Edsel A. Pena, University of South Carolina; Joshua D. Habiger, National Agricultural Statistics Service/National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Wensong Wu, University of South Carolina
9:55 AM
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A Theory for Testing Hypotheses Under Covariate-Adaptive Randomization
Jun Shao, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Xinxin Yu, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Bob Zhong, Johnson & Johnson
10:55 AM
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Testing the Order of Finite Mixture
Pengfei Li, University of Alberta; Jiahua Chen, The University of British Columbia
10:55 AM
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Testing Clonality of Three and More Tumors Using Their Loss of Heterozygosity Profiles
Irina Ostrovnaya, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Colin Begg, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
11:05 AM
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Bayesian Semiparametric Models for Testing Single and Multiple Genetic Pathway Effects in Prostate Cancer
Sounak Chakraborty, University of Missouri-Columbia
11:50 AM
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Properties of the Double Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test
Leah Jager, United States Naval Academy
11:50 AM
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A Closed Testing Procedure Based on Ordered Alternatives in Dose-Response Studies
Girish Aras, Amgen Inc.; Juan Li, Amgen Inc.
12:05 PM
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Statistical Testing in Clinical Trial with Covariate Adaptive Randomization
H.M. James Hung, FDA; Sue-Jane Wang, FDA
2:05 PM
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Fixed-Bandwidth Asymptotics for the Studentized Mean for Long and Negative Memory Time Series
Tucker Sprague McElroy, U.S. Census Bureau
2:05 PM
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Empirical Likelihood for Estimating Equations with Censored Data
Mai Zhou, University of Kentucky
2:05 PM
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Statistical and Clinical Characteristics of Composite Endpoint in Clinical Studies
Jeng Mah, Regulatory and Clinical Research Institute, Inc.
2:05 PM
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Marginal Analysis of Linear Model with Application to Testing for Resting Energy Expenditure Model
Junyi Zhang, Columbia University; ZiMian Wang, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital; Zhiliang Ying, Columbia University
2:35 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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Issues in Cross-Cultural and Comparative Questionnaire Design, Pretesting, and Administration
Gordon Willis, National Cancer Institute
8:35 AM
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Voxelwise Analysis of Imaging Response to Therapy in Neurooncology
Mengye Guo, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Jeffrey Yap, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Annick D. Van den Abbeele, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Nancy U. Lin, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Armin Schwartzman, Harvard School of Public Health
8:35 AM
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Testing the Equality of the Distribution Functions for Two Populations
Charles L. Dunn, Miami University
9:05 AM
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Inference with Transposable Data: Modeling the Effects of Row and Column Correlations
Genevera I. Allen, Stanford University; Rob Tibshirani, Stanford University
9:15 AM
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Optimal Design for Multifactor Life-Testing Experiments
Steven E. Rigdon, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University West
9:20 AM
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P-Values or Prediction Errors: What Is the Name of the Game in Genomics?
Rafal Kustra, University of Toronto
9:35 AM
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Distributions for p-Values
Chang Yu, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Daniel Zelterman, Yale University
9:35 AM
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A Nonparametric Approach to Multiple Testing
Dr.Nasrine Bendjilali, University of California, San Francisco; Dr.Wei-Min Huang, Lehigh University
10:05 AM
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Bayesian Estimation and Hypothesis Testing of AutoRegressive Models under a Reference Prior
Shawn Ni, University of Missouri; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri
10:35 AM
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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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A False Important Discovery Approach to Testing Large Non-Null Effects
Wenguang Sun, North Carolina State University; Alexander McLain, National Institutes of Health
11:25 AM
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Variations of and Types of Statistical Control for Multiplicity in Clinical Trials: The Academic Perspective
Joseph Massaro, Boston University; Ralph B. D'Agostino, Sr., Boston University
11:25 AM
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Genome-Wide Detecting Differential Epigenetic/Genetic Changes Using Next-Gen Sequencing Data
Weichun Huang, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Nicole V. Jordan, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Amy N. Abell, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Gary L. Johnson, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Leping Li, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
11:35 AM
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Testing Equality of Independent Component Analysis Profiles
Hui Huang, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Anindya Roy, University of Maryland Baltimore County
11:35 AM
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Adaptive Multiple Testing Procedures Controlling the Familywise Error Rate
Sanat K. Sarkar, Temple University
11:50 AM
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Optimal Sparse Segment Identification with Application in Copy Number Variation Analysis
Jessie Jeng, University of Pennsylvania; Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania; Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania
11:55 AM
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