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Sunday, 08/01/2010
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Asymptotics of Self-Normalized Linear Processes with Long Memory
Hailin Sang, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Magda Peligrad, University of Cincinnati
2:05 PM
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Large-Scale Simulation Evaluation for Model Selection: Lasso and Bayesian Derivatives
Alan Burton Lenarcic, Harvard University; Edoardo M. Airoldi, Harvard University; Palak Patel, Harvard University
2:20 PM
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Evaluation of the Effect on Cost and Variances of the Group Quarters Cluster Size
Daniel Sommers, U.S. Census Bureau; Steven Hefter, U.S. Census Bureau
2:25 PM
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On the Predictive Potential of Kernel Principal Components
Andreas Artemiou, Penn State; Bing Li, Penn State
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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An Analysis of Alternate Variance Estimation Methods for the American Community Survey Group Quarters Sample
Don Keathley, U.S. Census Bureau
3:05 PM
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Modified Robust Covariance Estimator for Generalized Estimating Equations with Improved Small-Sample Properties
Ming Wang, Emory University; Qi Long, Emory University
4:20 PM
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Evaluating Prospective Integration of Survey and Administrative Record Data: The Impact of Uncertainty in Measurement of Data Quality and Cost Factors
Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
4:25 PM
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Large Gaussian Covariance Matrix Estimation with Markov Structures
Ming Yuan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Xinwei Deng, University of Wisconsin
4:35 PM
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Model Identification and Regression Estimation with a Diverging Number of Predictors
Zhan Wang, University of Minnesota; Yuhong Yang, University of Minnesota
4:35 PM
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Small-Area Estimation for Business Surveys
Wesley Yung, Statistics Canada; Susana Rubin-Bleuer, Statistics Canada; Sebastien Landry, Statistics Canada
4:50 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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Discovering Sparse Covariance Structures with the Isomap
Amy Wagaman, Amherst College; Elizaveta Levina, University of Michigan
5:05 PM
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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
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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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Factorial Invariance of Statistics Anxiety Across Gender and Student Classification
Eric Teman, University of Northern Colorado; Susan Hutchinson, University of Northern Colorado
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Application of a Fay-Modified Balanced Repeated Replication Method to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics
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Modeling Menstrual Cycle Length at the Approach of Menopause Using Bayesian Changepoint Models
Xiaobi Huang, University of Michigan; Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan
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New Developments in Variance Component Models for Disentangling Maternal Genetic and Environmental Effects in Pedigree Analysis
Jin Jin Zhou, University of California, Los Angeles; Kenneth Lange, University of California, Los Angeles; Christina Palmer, University of California, Los Angeles; Janet Suzanne Sinsheimer, University of California, Los Angeles
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Variable Selection for Propensity Score Models in Multilevel Data
Bing Yu, University of Toronto; Guanglei Hong, The University of Chicago
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Sample Weights in Survey Data
Katie Genadek, University of Minnesota
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Improving the Propensity Score Equal Frequency Adjustment Estimator Using an Alternative Weight
Daniel K. Yang, Oregon State University; Alix I. Gitelman, Oregon State University; Virginia M. Lesser, Oregon State University; David S. Birkes, Oregon State University
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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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Matern Cross-Covariance Functions for Multivariate Random Fields
Tilmann Gneiting, Heidelberg University; William Kleiber, University of Washington; Martin Schlather, University of Goettingen
8:35 AM
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A Test for the Equality of Two Covariance Matrices When the Dimension Is Much Larger Than Two Sample Sizes
Jun Li, Iowa State University; Song X. Chen, Iowa State University/Peking University
8:50 AM
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Computing a Near Positive Definite Covariance Matrix from a Nonpositive Definite Matrix
Jose H. Guardiola, Texas A&M University; Rachel Larreta, Texas A&M University; Pablo Tarazaga, Texas A&M University; Hassan Elsalloukh, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
8:50 AM
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Multinational Clinical Trials: A Perspective from Latin America
Carolina Cernadas, Schering Plough Argentina
8:55 AM
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Cross-Covariance Functions for Multivariate Random Fields Based on Latent Dimensions
Marc Genton, Texas A&M University; Tatiyana Apanasovich, Thomas Jefferson University
8:55 AM
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Joint Estimation of Multiple Graphical Models
Jian Guo, University of Michigan; Elizaveta Levina, University of Michigan; George Michailidis, University of Michigan; Ji Zhu, University of Michigan
9:15 AM
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Sparse Multivariate Regression with Covariance Estimation
Adam Rothman, University of Michigan; Elizaveta Levina, University of Michigan; Ji Zhu, University of Michigan
9:35 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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Split Sample Reinterview: Some Relationships
Dhiren Ghosh, Synectics for Management Decisions Inc.
10:05 AM
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Generalized Fiducial Inference for Mixed Linear Models
Jessi Cisewski, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jan Hannig, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:35 AM
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Second-Order Inference for Nonstationary Time Series
Han Xiao, The University of Chicago; Weibiao Wu, The University of Chicago
10:35 AM
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Unsupervised MR Brain Images Segmentation Using Fuzzy C-Means Based on Fuzzy Sufficient Dimension Reduction
Han-Ming Wu, Tamkang University
10:50 AM
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Invariance Principles for Some FARIMA and Nonstationary Linear Processes in the Domain of a Stable Distribution
William Peter McCormick, The University of Georgia
11:05 AM
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More on Arc Length Tests for Equivalent Autocovariances
Oscar Ferebee Tunno, Arkansas State University; Colin Gallagher, Clemson University ; Robert Lund, Clemson University
11:20 AM
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Multivariate Tobit Analysis of Test-Score Ceiling Effects
Yan Yang, Arizona State University
11:35 AM
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Novel Methodologies for Gene Network Interaction Analysis and Network Modeling with Applications to Cancer Research and Cardiovascular Disease
Bala Rajaratnam, Stanford University; Sang-Yun Oh, Stanford University
11:50 AM
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Modeling Mood Variation Associated with Smoking Using a Mixed-Effects Location Scale Model for Analysis of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Data
Donald Hedeker, University of Illinois at Chicago; Robin Mermelstein, University of Illinois at Chicago
2:05 PM
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Variance Function Estimator in the Multiple Regression Model
Kee-Hoon Kang, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Seokoh Jeong, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
2:20 PM
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Variance Estimation for Decision-Based Estimators with Application to the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll
Yang Cheng, U.S. Census Bureau; Slud Eric, University of Maryland; Carma Hogue, U.S. Census Bureau
2:50 PM
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The Variance Calculation Following Multiple Imputation: Illustration with Cholera Mortality Data Collected by John Snow
James A. Hanley, McGill University; Juli Atherton, McGill University
2:50 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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Permutation Tests for Random Effects in Linear Mixed Models
Oliver Lee, University of Michigan
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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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Regression Parameters as Outcomes: Simple vs. Sophisticated Analyses
Reid D. Landes, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Balancing Competing Objectives for a Good Designed Experiment
Christine M. Anderson-Cook, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Descriptive Discriminant Analysis for Repeated Measures Data: Effects of Non-Normality on Bias and Error in Discriminant Function Coefficients
Tolulope T. Sajobi, University of Saskatchewan; Lisa M. Lix, University of Saskatchewan; William H. Laverty, University of Saskatchewan; Longhai Li, University of Saskatchewan
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Implementation of a New pdMat Class of Variance Covariance Structures for Random Effects in R
Andrzej T. Galecki, University of Michigan; Tomasz Burzykowski, Hasselt University
8:35 AM
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Sampling Error in Generalizability Theory
Ye Tong, Pearson
8:50 AM
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Extreme Eigenvalues and Sparse Eigenvectors for Large Covariance Matrices
Iain Johnstone, Stanford University
9:05 AM
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Regularized Gaussian Mixture Modeling with Adaptive Covariance Shrinkage
Hyang Min Lee, Penn State; Jia Li, Penn State
9:55 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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Sample Size Re-estimation in Crossover Trials
Adina Soaita, Pfizer Inc.; Byron Jones, Pfizer Inc.; Jerry J. Weaver, Pfizer Inc.
10:35 AM
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Sampling from Partially Ordered Judgment Subsets
Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University
10:35 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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A Deterministic Algorithm for the LTS
Tim Verdonck, University of Antwerp; Mia Hubert , Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Peter Rousseeuw, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
10:50 AM
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A Metropolis-Hastings--Based Method for Sampling from the G-Wishart Conjugate Prior in Gaussian Graphical Models
Nicholas Mitsakakis, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Helene Massam, York University; Michael Escobar, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
11:20 AM
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Inference About Clustering and Parametric Assumptions in Variance Covariance Estimation
Mikko Packalen, University of Waterloo; Tony Wirjanto, University of Waterloo
11:20 AM
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Estimating Variances of Strata in Ranked Set Sampling
Min Chen, Yale University; Johan Lim, Seoul National University
11:35 AM
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Properties of a Block Bootstrap Under Long-Range Dependence
Young Min Kim, Iowa State University
11:50 AM
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Multiple Frame Sample Design and Estimation for the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses - Theory, Implementation, and Assessment
Ralph DiGaetano, Westat; Jim Green, Westat; Jay Clark, Westat; Marshall Fritz, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2:05 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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Wednesday, 08/04/2010
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A Relation Between the Exoplanets and Their Host Stars Based on Multivariate Analysis
Elizabeth Martinez Gomez, Penn State; Jogesh Babu, Penn State
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Novel Methodologies for Gene Network Interaction Analysis
Sang-Yun Oh, Stanford University; Bala Rajaratnam, Stanford University
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On Estimation of Large Covariance Matrices
Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania
8:35 AM
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Problems in Shape-Constrained Function Estimation Involving Correlated Errors
Mary Meyer, Colorado State University
8:55 AM
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Sure Screening and Refitted Crossvalidation for Ultra High-Dimensional Statistical Inferences
Jianqing Fan, Princeton University; Shaojun Guo, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ning Hao, Princeton University
9:05 AM
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Comparisons of Estimators of Process Standard Deviation in Constructing Shewhart Control Charts with Unequal Subgroup Sizes
Nien Fan Zhang, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Per Winkel, Copenhagen Trial Unit
9:05 AM
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Comparison of Variance Estimation Methods Using PPI Data
Andy Sadler, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Helen Chen, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:05 AM
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Resampling Variance Estimators for the k-Nearest Neighbors Technique
Ronald E. McRoberts, U.S. Forest Service
9:35 AM
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Heterogeneity of Variance in One-Way Random Effect Model: A Meta-Analysis Review of the National Health Interview Survey Data
Abera Wouhib, National Center for Health Statistics; Myron Katzoff, CDC; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
9:35 AM
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Bootstrap Variance Estimation in the Presence of Imputed Data
Christian Léger, Université de Montréal; Zeinab Mashreghi, Université de Montréal; David Haziza, Université de Montréal
9:35 AM
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Intersecting Variance Function Regression and Hierarchical Age-Period-Cohort Analysis, with Applications to the Study of Self-Reported Health
Kenneth C. Land, Duke University; Hui Zheng, Duke University
10:35 AM
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Optimal Estimation of Multidimensional Normal Means with Unknown Variances
Xu Han, Princeton University; Lawrence D. Brown, University of Pennsylvania
10:35 AM
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Horvitz-Thompson Variance Weights: Exact vs. Approximate
James R. Chromy, RTI International
10:35 AM
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Further Simulation Results on the Distribution of Some Survey Variance Estimators
Elizabeth T. Huang, U.S. Census Bureau; William R. Bell, U.S. Census Bureau
10:50 AM
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Characteristics of a Model-based Variance Measure for X-11 Seasonal Adjustment
Stuart Scott, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Michail Sverchkov, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Danny Pfeffermann , Hebrew University
11:00 AM
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Evaluation of Methods for Second-Stage Variance Estimation for the Drug Abuse Warning Network Survey
Rong Cai, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Kathy Poneleit, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
11:05 AM
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Regularized Variance Estimation and Variance Stabilization of High-Dimensional Data
Jean-Eudes J. Dazard, Case Western Reserve University; J. Sunil Rao, Case Western Reserve University
11:05 AM
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Variance Estimation for a Small Number of PSUs
Hyunshik Lee, Westat
11:20 AM
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Drawing Statistical Inferences from International Census Data
Lara L. Cleveland, University of Minnesota; Michael Davern, NORC; Steven Ruggles, University of Minnesota/MN Population Center
11:20 AM
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Alternative Variance Estimators for a Measurement Error Model
Emily Berg, Iowa State University ; Wayne A. Fuller, Iowa State University
11:35 AM
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Empirical Bayes Confidence Intervals for Selected Parameters for a Large Number of Normal Populations with Unequal but Estimable Means and Variances
Zhigen Zhao, Temple University; Gene (J.T.) Hwang, Cornell University
11:35 AM
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Robust Probe for the Quantum Pauli Channel
Michael Frey, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Graham, Susquehanna University; Lucas Mentch, Bucknell University; Amy Miller, Muskingum University
11:50 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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Online Forecasting and Prediction of Spacio-Temporal Processes with Dynamic Covariance Estimation
Dave Zes, University of California, Los Angeles
11:50 AM
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On Obtaining Affine Equivariance or Invariance of Multivariate Statistics, with Application to Quantile and Outlyingness Functions
Robert Serfling, The University of Texas at Dallas
2:05 PM
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Some Applications of the Nonparametric Regression Model to Air Pollution Data
Javier Olaya, Universidad del Valle
2:05 PM
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Bayesian Nonparametric Longitudinal Data Analysis with Embedded Autoregressive Structure: Application to Hormone Data
Wesley Johnson, University of California, Irvine; Fernando Quintana, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2:05 PM
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Decomposition of Kullback-Leibler Risk with Applications to Exponential Families
Qiang Wu, East Carolina University; Paul Vos, East Carolina University
2:20 PM
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Imputation Variance Estimation Protocols for the NAS Poverty Measure: The New York City Poverty Measure Experience
Frank Potter, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Eric Grau, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; John Czajka, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Mark Levitan, NYC Center for Economic Opportunity
2:45 PM
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Toward Constructing Confidence Intervals from Business Survey Data: An Empirical Investigation
Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
2:50 PM
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A Class of Covariate-Dependent Covariance Functions for the Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Data
Michele Guindani, University of New Mexico; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University; Jo Eidsvik , Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Alexandra Schmidt, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Amy Nail, North Carolina State University
2:50 PM
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Applying Alternative Variance Estimation Methods for Totals Under Raking in SOI's Corporate Sample
Valerie Testa, IRS; Kimberly Henry, IRS; Richard Valliant, University of Maryland
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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Random Group Variance Estimators for Survey Data with Imputation
Qi Tang, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jun Shao, University of Wisconsin-Madison
8:35 AM
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Single-Stage Analysis of Means Under Heteroscedasticity
Miin-Jye Wen, National Cheng Kung University; Yi-Hsuan Tu, National Cheng Kung University; Tsai-Hsiang Hung, National Cheng Kung University
8:35 AM
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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
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A Unified Approach to Simple Confidence Intervals for a Dozen Parameters Arising from the One-Way Random Effects Model
Guangyong Zou, The University of Western Ontario; Allan Donner, The University of Western Ontario; Julia Taleban, The University of Western Ontario
8:55 AM
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Sample Correlations of Current Population Survey Unemployment Statistics
Reid Rottach, U.S. Census Bureau
8:55 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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New Data Dissemination Approaches in Old Europe: Synthetic Data Sets for a German Establishment Survey
Joerg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research
9:15 AM
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Selecting Covariance Structures in 3, 4, and 6 Period PK and PD Crossover Trials
Deborah Panebianco, Merck & Co., Inc.; Tom Bradstreet, Merck & Co., Inc.; Andrea Maes, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Lata Maganti, Merck & Co., Inc.
9:20 AM
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Accurate Tolerance Limits for a Two-Way Nested Random Effects Model
Shun-Yi Chen, Tamkang University
9:35 AM
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Heterogeneity in the Random-Effects Population
Chul Ahn, FDA/CDRH; Yunling Xu, FDA/CDRH
9:35 AM
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Dispersion Contrasts
Richard N. McGrath, Bowling Green State University
10:50 AM
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Bayesian Covariance Lasso
Zakaria Khondker, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Hongtu Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph G. Ibrahim, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Haitao Chu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:35 AM
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