JSM 2012 Online Program

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Activity Number	Title	Sponsor(s)	Type	Location
1	* Recent Methodology Developed for the Design of Early Phase Clinical Trials	Biometrics Section Biopharmaceutical Section International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 26A

2	* ! The Impact of Collaborations Between Academe and Business/Industry/Government on the Profession	SPAIG Committee Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 31C

3	* ! Recent Developments in Addressing Missing Data Issues in Clinical Trials	Biopharmaceutical Section Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

4	* ! Stochastic Blockmodels: New Uses and Directions	Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

10	* ! Models and Modeling in Introductory Statistics Classes	Section on Statistical Education Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire H

12	* ! Don't Count on Poisson: Statistical Methods for Dispersed Count Data and Their Applications	IMS International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30B

15	! Recent Theory and Method Developments on Statistical Learning	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 25A

16	Bayesian Analysis of Complex Survey Data	Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 21

17	* Advances in the Analysis of Rare Variants from Next-Generation Sequencing Data	Biometrics Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 26B

18	* ! Modern Reliability and Structure Health Management	Quality and Productivity Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30D

21	* ! Spatial Modeling to Identify Relationships and Trends	Section on Statistics and the Environment Section on Statistical Graphics Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC- Room 33B

23	* ! Statistical and Bioinformatical Innovations in Genomics Research in the VA Cooperative Studies Program	Section on Government Statistics International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 31A

24	Discovering Climate Patterns Using Large Data Analysis	Section on Statistics and the Environment Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts Section on Statistical Computing Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 24A

26	Bayesian Methods in Time-to-Event Data and Other Applications	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 29B

46	Introductory Overview Lecture: Causal Inference in Statistics	ASA ENAR IMS International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association SSC WNAR	Other Special Presentation	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

47	* ! Recent Advances in Markov Chain Monte Carlo	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science SSC Section on Statistical Computing Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

48	Innovations in Latent Variable Modeling with Epidemiological Applications	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 26B

49	* ! Role of Pilot Studies for the Development of Confirmatory Studies: Valuable Guidance for Allocation of R&D Resources, or 'Regression Toward the Mean for R01's'?	Statistics in Mental Health Research Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28B

50	! Statistical Inference for Networks	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30B

52	* ! Spatio-Temporal Statistical Methods Applied to the Environment	Section on Statistics and the Environment Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

53	! Statistical Research in Chile: Some Examples of International Collaboration	General Methodology International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 32A

54	! The Uncertainty Quantification Program at SAMSI	Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

55	* ! Translational Bioinformatics: Secondary Analysis of High-Dimensional Public Genomic Data	WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30A

56	! Statistical Analysis of Brain Images	IMS International Chinese Statistical Association WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Section on Statistics in Imaging	Invited Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC- Room 33B

58	* Innovative Statistical Approaches to Adaptive Clinical Trials	Biopharmaceutical Section Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28D

59	* ! Recent Advances in Recurrent Events Analysis in Clinical Trials	Biopharmaceutical Section Biometrics Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28E

60	! Recent Advances in Quantile Regression Methods for Survival Analysis	Section on Nonparametric Statistics Quality and Productivity Section Committee on Applied Statisticians International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 21

61	* ! Innovative Statistical Applications to Business	Business and Economic Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 23A

62	* ! San Diego Statisticians Attack Massive Data: Bayesian Variable Selection for Biomedical Problems	Biometrics Section WNAR Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 29A

64	* ! Registration of Functional Data	International Indian Statistical Association Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 24C

65	* ! ROC Curve Analysis and Empirical Likelihood Method	Biometrics Section Biopharmaceutical Section Committee on Applied Statisticians International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

66	! Topics on Small-Area Estimation	Section on Survey Research Methods Committee on Applied Statisticians Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 22

67	* ! Estimating Unauthorized Migration	Social Statistics Section Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 25C

70	Bayes, Submission, and Surveillance for Medical Devices	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Sun, 7/29 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Room 26A

97	Introductory Overview Lecture: Adaptive Design and Personalized Medicine: The Future Is Now	ASA ENAR IMS International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association SSC WNAR	Other Special Presentation	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

98	* ! Data-Driven Nonparametric Statistical Methodology	Journal of Nonparmametric Statistics International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC- Room 33B

99	Monitoring Adaptive Clinical Trials	Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

100	* Noninferiority Clinical Trials: Issues and Examples	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 26A

101	Computer Models and Spatial Statistics for Environmental Science	ENAR Section on Statistical Computing WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 26B

102	* ! Real-Life Ethical Dilemmas Encountered in the Practice of Statistics: Reproducibility, Fraud, and Fakery	Committee on Professional Ethics Section on Statistical Education Section on Statistical Consulting Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal CHANCE	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

103	* ! Causal Inference with Longitudinal Data: Challenges and New Solutions	Social Statistics Section Section on Risk Analysis Biopharmaceutical Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 28A

104	* ! Predicting for Profit: Data Modeling Competitions on Kaggle.com	General Methodology Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

105	* ! Recent Advances in Statistical Machine Learning	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30C

106	! Advances in Functional Data Analysis	IMS Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31A

108	* ! Teaching and Learning Applied Regression: Perspectives from Teachers and Students	Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31B

110	Identifying Gene X Environment Interactions in GWAS Studies	Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 25B

111	* Model-Robust Design: Why Not More Impact?	Quality and Productivity Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31C

113	* ! Dose Selection in Clinical Trials	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 23A

114	* New Techniques for High-Dimensional Data	Section on Statistical Computing Biometrics Section Committee on Applied Statisticians International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30A

115	* P. A. W. (L) Prints: A Celebration of the Statistical Career of Peter A. W. Lewis (1932--2011)	Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 27A

117	* Statistical Issues in Adaptive Clinical Trial Design	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 25C

119	* ! New Developments in Neuroscience and Neuroepidemiology Statistics	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology Biopharmaceutical Section Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 21

121	! Advances in Genomics	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science Biometrics Section WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

123	* ! Energy Consumption Surveys: Re-Energizing for an Energy- and Data-Dependent Society	Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Mon, 7/30 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

142	* ! Bayesian Spatial Temporal Modeling of Large Environmental Data Sets	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science Section on Statistics and the Environment Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

143	* ! Confronting the Statistical Challenges of Measuring Health Care Provider Performance	Health Policy Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 26B

144	* ! Statistics and Regional Climate Models	Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy Statistics Without Borders	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

145	* ! Emerging Statistical Methods for Analyzing Complex Real-World Data	International Chinese Statistical Association Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

147	Distributional Inference for Nonparametric Problems	Section on Nonparametric Statistics International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC- Room 33B

148	* ! Challenges and Opportunities of Remote Statistical Consulting	Section on Statistical Consulting International Indian Statistical Association Committee on Applied Statisticians	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 29D

149	* ! Statistical Approaches in Personalized Genomic Medicine	WNAR International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

150	JASA Theory and Methods Invited Session: Estimating False Discovery Proportion Under Arbitrary Dependence	JASA, Theory and Methods Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

151	Medallion Lecture I	IMS International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

152	* ! How to Share Research Data: Views from Practitioners	Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Committee on Professional Ethics Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights	Invited Panel	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

155	* ! Statistical Learning Methods in Dynamic Treatment Regimes	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining Biopharmaceutical Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 30C

159	* ! Recent Developments in Statistical Methods for Missing Data	Health Policy Statistics Section Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Epidemiology WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 27A

163	* ! Monitoring the Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act Using National Center for Health Statistics Data	Health Policy Statistics Section Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 26A

165	* ! Decision Analysis and Bayesian Statistics for Medical Device Studies	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

166	Spatial Statistics for Very Large Environmental Data Sets	Section on Statistics and the Environment Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 28C

169	! The Will of the People and the Luck of the Draw: Using Statistics to Limit the Risk of Wrong Electoral Outcomes	Section on Risk Analysis Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Panel	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 31B

170	! Challenges of Data Analysis in Transportation	Section on Government Statistics Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Panel	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 28E

171	* Academic Promotion Challenges for Statisticians Involved in Interdisciplinary Research	SSC International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Mon, 7/30 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 31A

209	Late-Breaking Session: The Role of Statisticians in Health Care Reform	ASA ENAR IMS SSC WNAR International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association	Other Special Presentation	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

210	* ! Statistical Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Correlated Data	Biometrics Section Biopharmaceutical Section International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

211	* ! Advances in Causal Inference with Complex Data	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 22

212	! Spatial Socio-Demographics	Business and Economic Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

213	! Poverty Mapping with Complex Survey Data	Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section Section on Government Statistics Statistics Without Borders	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

214	* Recent Advances and Unresolved Challenges in Statistical Genetics	International Indian Statistical Association WNAR Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

215	* Statistical Issues in Children's Studies	Caucus for Women in Statistics Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Social Statistics Section Section on Government Statistics	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30E

216	* ! Geovisualization	Section on Statistical Graphics Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28E

217	* ! Nonparametric Measurement Error Problems	Section on Nonparametric Statistics Quality and Productivity Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30D

219	* ! Computation with Functional Data	Section on Statistical Computing Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28D

220	* ! Statistics: The Secret Weapon of Successful Web Giants	Section on Statistics in Marketing Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

221	! Ten Have Memorial Session	Memorial Statistics in Mental Health Research Biometrics Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

222	* ! Statistics in the Arts	IMS International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30A

225	* Astrostatistics	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28B

226	* ! Statistics at the Frontiers of Neuroimaging	Statistics in Mental Health Research WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Imaging	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC- Room 33B

227	* ! Clustered Functional Data Analysis	Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 26A

230	* ! Recent Advances in Methods for Modeling Multiple Health Outcomes and Multiple Exposures	Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 32A

231	! Applications of Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 25A

234	! Data-Driven Transportation Statistics	Section on Government Statistics International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences Section on Risk Analysis	Topic Contributed Papers	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 31A

235	Look Who's Talking	Section on Statistical Education Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Mon, 7/30 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 31B

255	ASA President's Invited Address	ASA ENAR IMS SSC International Indian Statistical Association International Chinese Statistical Association WNAR	Invited Papers	Mon, 7/30 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Ballroom 20AB

208551	IISA Executive Board Meeting	International Indian Statistical Association	Other ICW	Mon, 7/30 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Room: HQ-Aqua 312

208552	IISA Mixer	International Indian Statistical Association	Other ICW	Mon, 7/30 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Room: HQ-Aqua 313

264	Introductory Overview Lecture: Sparsity in Modern High-Dimensional Statistics	ASA ENAR IMS International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association SSC WNAR	Other Special Presentation	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

266	* ! Innovative Statistical Methods and Applications	International Indian Statistical Association Biopharmaceutical Section Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

267	* ! Contemporary Software Design Strategies for Statistical Methodologists	Section on Statistical Computing Section on Statistical Graphics Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

268	Biometrics Showcase	ENAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

269	* ! High-Dimensional Time Series Models	JBES-Journal of Business & Economic Statistics Business and Economic Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30D

270	* ! CDISC - Marching Ahead by Facing Challenges: A Pharmaceutical Industry Experience	Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

271	* Approaches for Predicting a Species' Geographic Distribution Based on Presence-Only Records and Background Data	Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

272	* ! Do Psychotropic Drugs Cause Suicide? Propensity Score--Matching Strategies	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology Section on Risk Analysis International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section Statistics in Mental Health Research	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire H

273	Resampling and Related Methods in Time Series and Econometrics	Business and Economic Statistics Section SSC Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC- Room 33B

276	* Generalized Inference and Fiducial Inference: Methodological Developments and Applications	General Methodology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 25C

277	! The Efficient Analysis of Existing Genetic and Genomic Data	Biometrics Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 29B

284	* ! Randomization Inference and Causal Effects with Groups and Networks	Social Statistics Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30E

290	Catch 'Em While They're Young: Statistics as a First-Year Seminar	Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association Committee on Gay and Lesbian Concerns in Statistics	Topic Contributed Panel	Tue, 7/31 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 23A

307	* ! JCGS Highlights: Computational Innovations for Analyzing Massive Data Sets	JCGS-Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics Section on Statistical Computing Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 29D

308	* ! Combining Information in Comparative Effectiveness Research	Health Policy Statistics Section Section on Risk Analysis Biopharmaceutical Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

309	! Methodological Challenges in High-Dimensional Genetic Data	WNAR ENAR Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

310	* ! Methods for Statistical Network Analysis: Beyond the Standard Paradigm	General Methodology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 31C

311	! Missing Data and Causal Inference	Social Statistics Section Biopharmaceutical Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

312	* ! New Bayesian Methods with Application to Econometrics	Council of Chapters Business and Economic Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 32A

314	Medallion Lecture II	IMS International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

315	* ! Multiplicity Issues in Confirmatory Clinical Trials for Drug Development	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

316	* Making the Transition to Online Teaching	Section on Statistical Education Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 31B

317	* ! Multi-Level Data Methods to Detect and Adjust for Nonresponse Bias in Sample Surveys	Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire H

320	* Frontiers of Statistical Applications of Order-Restricted Methods	Biometrics Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 28D

321	* ! Bayesian Joint Modeling of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Survival Information	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science Biopharmaceutical Section WNAR International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

322	! Recent Developments on Variable Selection	Section on Statistical Computing Biometrics Section Committee on Applied Statisticians Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 30B

323	* ! Exploring Heterogeneity in a Population: The Mixture Model Approach	SSC Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 32B

324	* ! Recent Developments in Causal Inference with Longitudinal Data	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology Biopharmaceutical Section Biometrics Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 29C

328	* ! Stat-Us Update from Facebook	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

329	* Analyzing Extremes in Environmental Studies	Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 21

330	Stochastic Inverse Problems and Model Validation	Section on Nonparametric Statistics International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 23C

334	* ! Big Data: Research and Training Challenges	International Indian Statistical Association Section on Statistical Education Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Panel	Tue, 7/31 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 31A

372	* ! Statistical Methods for High-Dimensional Complex-Structured Object Data	Biometrics Section Committee on Applied Statisticians Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

373	* ! Graphical Models: Current Developments and Future Directions	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28A

375	* ! New Frontier for Semiparametric Approaches	ENAR Biometrics Section Section on Survey Research Methods International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire H

376	* ! Statistical Engineering Case Studies in Industry and Government	Quality and Productivity Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

377	* ! Astrostatistics	Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences Quality and Productivity Section Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 29A

378	* ! Spatially Dependent Functional Data	Technometrics Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 22

379	* ! Sampling Theory and Practice: Celebrating J.N.K. Rao's 75th Birthday	SSC Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

380	* ! Non-Independent Data: Models and Applications	Asociacion Mexicana de Estadistica International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 21

381	* ! The Best of the Annals of Applied Statistics	IMS International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

382	* ! How Do You Know When You Are Ready to Fly Solo?	Section on Statistical Consulting International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

383	* ! Variable Selection snd Dimension Reduction in High-Dimensional Data	Biometrics Section Biopharmaceutical Section Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 24C

386	* ! Simulations to Aid Novel Clinical Trial Designs and Analyses	Committee on Applied Statisticians Biopharmaceutical Section Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

390	* ! Clinical Trials: Some Recent Development on the Design and Statistical Analysis	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 25C

391	! Prediction and Inference in Large-Scale Social Networks	ENAR Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 26B

392	* ! Methods for Improving Causal Analysis in Observational Studies	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 24A

393	* Assessing Bias in Clinical Trials of Medical Devices	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 24B

394	* Command Responsibility: Building Cases of Policy from Patterns of Individual Events in International Human Rights Cases and Domestic Class Action Suits	Social Statistics Section Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights Statistics Without Borders	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 31B

398	Travel Award Presentation	Section on Statistics in Marketing International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Tue, 7/31 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 29D

425	Deming Lecture	Deming Lectureship Committee International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Tue, 7/31 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM Room: CC-Ballroom 20AB

435	Introductory Overview Lecture: Statistics and Climate	ASA ENAR IMS International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association SSC WNAR Statistics Without Borders ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy	Other Special Presentation	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

436	* ! New Developments in Bayesian Nonparametrics	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC- Room 33B

437	* ! The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA): A Growing Data Resource	ENAR International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 22

439	* ! Recent Developments in Functional Data Analysis	Section on Nonparametric Statistics Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 32B

440	* ! Multiple Faces of Multiple Imputation: 25+ Years of Development, Innovation, and Application	Section on Survey Research Methods Biopharmaceutical Section Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

441	* ! Integrating Complex Reliability Data in the Real World	Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences Quality and Productivity Section Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31C

442	* ! Biomarkers for Risk Prediction, Disease Detection, and Treatment Effect Estimation: Statistical Issues	Biometrics Section Section on Risk Analysis Biopharmaceutical Section Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

443	Statistica Sinica Editors' Invited Papers	International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

444	New Developments in High-Dimensional Learning	IMS International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

445	* Solo Consulting: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	Section on Statistical Consulting International Indian Statistical Association Committee on Professional Ethics	Invited Panel	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31A

446	* ! Multivariate Methods for Engineering/Environmental Sciences	Committee on Minorities in Statistics Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 28B

447	* Robust Inference in Clinical Trials	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 26A

448	* ! Recent Advances in Spatial Modeling for Epidemiology and Health	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology Committee on Applied Statisticians International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 25A

451	! Next-Generation Matrix Decompositions: Methods and Applications	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30D

453	* Statistics in Uncovering Administrative Cheating on Tests	Section on Government Statistics Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 26B

454	Innovative Designs in Medical Device Trials	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 25B

455	* ! Design and Analysis Issues with Next-Generation Sequencing Data on Complex Traits	Biometrics Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 24C

456	* Uncertainty Quantification in Climate and Geophysical Computer Models	Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 28A

457	! Causal Inferences with Multi-Level Data When the Covariates Are Imperfect	Social Statistics Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 27A

458	* ! Enhancing the EM Algorithm by Leveraging Modern Advances in Computing	Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30A

460	* The Recent Controversy Involving GLP-1--Based Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes: Statistical and Epidemiologic Issues in Post-Marketing Database Studies	ENAR Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31B

461	* From Graduate Student to Professional	Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Wed, 8/1 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

478	Noether Lectures	Noether Award Committee International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

479	* ! Paper Highlights from Bayesian Analysis	International Society of Bayesian Analysis Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

480	! Modeling and Seasonality in Economic Time Series	Business and Economic Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 29B

481	* ! High-Dimensional Unsupervised Learning	WNAR International Chinese Statistical Association Section on Statistical Computing Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 26B

482	* ! Recent Developments in Value-Added Models	JEBS-Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

483	* ! Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration Through Statistical Consulting	Section on Statistical Consulting Biopharmaceutical Section Quality and Productivity Section International Indian Statistical Association Section on Statistical Education	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 28E

484	* New Developments in Mediation Analysis	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Social Statistics Section	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

485	* ! Statistical Learning for Complex Data Structures	SSC Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 30A

486	* ! Internet-Scale Statistical Computing	Section on Statistical Computing Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

487	* Statistical Best Practices for the Development and Acquisition of Defense Systems	Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

488	* ! Statistics and the 2012 Elections	Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

489	Medallion Lecture III	IMS International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

490	* ! Recent Trends in Forecasting	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 30C

491	* ! Challenges in Biomarker and Surrogate Endpoint Qualification	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 25C

497	* ! Robust Inference	Section on Nonparametric Statistics Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 29D

498	* ! Innovations in Study Design in the VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP)	Section on Government Statistics International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 33A

499	* ! Mixture Models for Estimation and Inference in Basic Science and Population Genetics	WNAR International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 26A

501	The Novice Online Instructor's Survival Guide: Lessons and Resources from the CAUSE Online Cluster	Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 31B

503	! Scoring Systems for Person-Reported Outcome Measurements	Health Policy Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Wed, 8/1 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire H

540	* ! Shrinkage Estimation: Unifying Different Perspectives	Biometrics Section Section on Survey Research Methods International Chinese Statistical Association International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

541	* ! Statistical Issues in Modeling fMRI Data	ENAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Section on Statistics in Imaging	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 26B

543	* Repression of Statistics and Statisticians by the Argentine Government: Recent Developments, the Human Rights Context, and International Responses	Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights SSC Section on Survey Research Methods Business and Economic Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association Section on Government Statistics Statistics Without Borders	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire IJ

544	* The Roles of Language in Teaching Statistics: Research and Practice	Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

547	* ! Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Causal Inference	Social Statistics Section Section on Risk Analysis Biopharmaceutical Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 29A

548	* ! JASA Applications and Case Studies Invited Paper	JASA, Applications and Case Studies Committee on Applied Statisticians International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire MN

550	! Memorial Session for Paul Meier: Statistician, Scientist, and Educator	Memorial JSM 2012 Host Local Chapter - San Diego Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

551	* ! Predictive Analytics and Data Mining: The Software-Makers	Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

552	* ! Flexible and Powerful Approaches to Process Optimization Using Bayesian Methods	Quality and Productivity Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30D

556	* ! Recent Innovations in Pharmaceutical Statistics	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 21

558	* Recent Development in Statistical Analysis of Genomic Data	Biometrics Section Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 25A

559	! Recent Advances in Computational Biology	IMS Section on Statistical Computing WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 30A

561	* Use of Models to Enhance Inference	Section on Statistics and the Environment Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM Room: CC-Room 28E

564	* Challenges in Statistical Geo-Informatics Enhanced by Ecological and Environmental Sciences	International Indian Statistical Association Section on Statistics and the Environment WNAR	Topic Contributed Papers	Wed, 8/1 2:00 PM to 3:45 PM Room: CC-Room 28C

586	* ! Statistical Genomics Making Use of Public Databases	ENAR International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

587	! Multiway World: Modern Data Analysis with Tensor Decompositions	Section on Statistical Computing International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30B

588	* ! Innovations in Bioimaging and the Impact of Statistics	Biopharmaceutical Section Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

589	New Methodological Advances in Network-Based Analysis of Omics Data	Biometrics Section International Chinese Statistical Association WNAR International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

590	! Efficient Approaches to Analyzing Incomplete Data	Section on Nonparametric Statistics Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 26B

591	! Analysis of Complex Time Series: Correlation, Nonlinearity, Nonstationarity, and Functional Structure	Business and Economic Statistics Section Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31C

592	* ! Uses of Administrative Record Benchmarking in Modern Census-Taking	International Association of Survey Statisticians International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire C

594	* ! Reducing Bias in Studies of Comparative Effectiveness: Applications from Mental Health	Health Policy Statistics Section Section on Risk Analysis Biopharmaceutical Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics in Mental Health Research	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 29D

595	* Small Population, Big Impact: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey	Social Statistics Section Section on Survey Research Methods International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Panel	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

596	Recent Advances in Theory and Methods of Spatial Statistics	Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 29B

597	* ! Advances in Spatial Latent Variable Modeling, with Applications to Biomedical Sciences	Biometrics Section Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 23C

598	* ! Bayesian Methods with Applications to Health Sciences	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science WNAR International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 27B

599	* ! Some Current Research Problems in Statistical Process Control	Quality and Productivity Section Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 26A

600	* Consulting in an Interdisciplinary Nursing Environment	Section on Statistical Consulting Committee on Applied Statisticians International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 30E

602	* Recent Developments in Bayesian Evidence Synthesis with Applications in Health Technology Evaluation and Comparative Effectiveness	Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 21

603	* ! Frequentist and Bayesian Models in Government Studies	Section on Government Statistics International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 28E

604	* ! Novel Statistical Methods for RNA-Seq Data Analysis	IMS Biometrics Section WNAR International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 28B

608	! Expanding the Job Search	Isolated Statisticians Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31A

609	* ! Business Analytics	Statistics in Business Schools International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: CC-Room 31B

610	* ! Rising to the Challenge: Preparing Educators and Society for the Common Core State Standards	Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association Social Statistics Section	Topic Contributed Panel	Thu, 8/2 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM Room: HQ-Sapphire H

629	* Bayesian Longitudinal Data Analysis	Section on Bayesian Statistical Science Biopharmaceutical Section International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire EF

630	* ! Water and Climate	ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Statistics Without Borders	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire A

631	! Statistical Methods for Analyzing Second-Generation DNA Sequencing Data	ENAR WNAR International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire L

632	* ! Spatially Distributed Environmental Factors and Health Effects	Section on Statistics and the Environment Section on Survey Research Methods Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy Statistics Without Borders	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 33A

634	* ! Challenges in the Evaluation of Emerging Infectious Diseases	Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 26B

635	* ! Burning Issues of Mixed Models and Nonstandard Applications	WNAR Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire H

637	! Undergraduate Capstone and Research Courses	Mu Sigma Rho Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association CHANCE	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 31B

638	* ! Design and Modeling of Computer Experiments	Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences Quality and Productivity Section SSC International Indian Statistical Association	Invited Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire B

640	* ! Recent Developments and Applications in Physical Activity Data Analysis	Biometrics Section Committee on Applied Statisticians Section on Statistics in Epidemiology International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 25C

641	* Statistical Methods for Proteomics Research	Biometrics Section Biopharmaceutical Section WNAR International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 25B

642	! Advances in Mixture Modeling and Applications	Section on Nonparametric Statistics Biometrics Section Committee on Applied Statisticians International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 28C

643	* ! Research in NSF Network 'Statistics in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences'	Section on Statistics and the Environment International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal ASA Advisory Committee on Climate Change Policy	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 32B

645	* ! Recent Developments in Benchmarking and Reconciliation of Large Systems of Time Series Data: Theory and Practice	Business and Economic Statistics Section International Indian Statistical Association Statistics Surveys Online Journal Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 29C

647	* ! Bayesian Machine Learning and Its Applications	International Indian Statistical Association WNAR Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining	Topic Contributed Papers	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: CC-Room 30C

651	* ! Interview with the Vampire Researcher: An Adventure in Applied Statistics	Section on Statistical Education International Indian Statistical Association	Topic Contributed Panel	Thu, 8/2 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM Room: HQ-Sapphire D

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