JSM 2016 Online Program

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Sunday, 07/31/2016

Cascaded High-Dimensional Histograms: A Generative Approach to Density Estimation
Siong Thye Goh, MIT; Cynthia Rudin, Duke University

Quadratic Estimation of Random Field Nonstationarity
Ethan Anderes, University of California at Davis
2:05 PM

Estimation and Distribution of T-Cell Repertoire During Human HSV-2 Infection
Alvason Li, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Jia Zhu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Trevor Bedford, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2:05 PM

A Statistical Framework for Using External Information in Updating Prediction Models with New Biomarker Measures
Wenting Cheng, University of Michigan; Jeremy M. G. Taylor, University of Michigan; Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan
2:20 PM

Bayesian Estimation and Variable Selection for Reliability in Multicomponent Systems
Yiqing Tian, North Carolina State University; Howard Bondell, North Carolina State University; Alyson Wilson, North Carolina State University
2:20 PM

Bayesian Rank Estimation Between Radio Stations for Small Demographic Groups
Neung Ha, Nielsen; William Waldron, Nielsen; Ekaterina Sortiriz, Nielsen
2:20 PM

Using a Power Prior to Improve County-Level Diabetes Incidence Estimation
Hui Xie, CDC; Deborah Rolka, CDC
2:35 PM

Sensitivity Analysis of a CD4-Based HIV Incidence Estimation Method
Ruiguang Song, CDC
2:50 PM

Temporal Trend Estimation with Many Short Time Series
Brian Gray, U.S. Geological Survey; Richard Erickson, U.S. Geological Survey; Eric Eager, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
2:50 PM

Confidence Intervals for the Difference Between Two Proportions for Correlated Binary Response
Krishna Saha, Central Connecticut State University
3:05 PM

Estimating High-Dimensional Multi-Layered Networks Through Penalized Maximum Likelihood
George Michailidis, University of Florida
3:05 PM

Estimation for Zero-Inflated Over-Dispersed Count Data Model with Ignorable Missing Response
Sudhir Paul, University of Windsor; Rajibul Mian, University of Windsor
3:20 PM

A Scalable Framework for Minimum Distance Estimation with Applications to Mixture Modeling and Robust, Structured Regression
Jocelyn Chi, North Carolina State University; Eric Chi, North Carolina State University
3:20 PM

On Estimating Regression-Based Causal Effects Using Sufficient Dimension Reduction
Wei Luo, Baruch College
3:20 PM

A Distribution Function Approach for Signal Reconstruction from Ranking Data
Michael Schimek, Medical University of Graz ; Vendula Svendova, Medical University of Graz
3:25 PM

Modeling with Bivariate Geometric Distributions
Jing Li
4:05 PM

Predictive Accuracy of Markers or Risk Scores for Interval-Censored Survival Data
Yuan Wu, Duke University; Xiaofei Wang, Duke University; Kouros Owzar, Duke University
4:05 PM

Small-Sample Methods for Cluster-Robust Variance Estimation and Hypothesis Testing in Fixed Effects Models
James Eric Pustejovsky, The University of Texas at Austin; Elizabeth Tipton, Columbia University
4:20 PM

Dimension Reduction and Estimation in Secondary Analysis of Case-Control Studies
Liang Liang, Texas A&M University; Yanyuan Ma, University of South Carolina; Raymond Carroll, Texas A&M University
4:20 PM

Maximum Likelihood Estimation and EM Algorithm of Copas Selection Model for Publication Bias Correction
Jin Piao, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Jing Ning, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Yong Chen, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
4:20 PM

Efficient Estimation for Randomly Censored Data with Linear Conditional Quantiles
Hiroyuki Taniai, Waseda University
4:20 PM

Bivariate Exponentiated-Exponential Geometric Regression Model
Felix Famoye, Central Michigan University
4:25 PM

The Kumaraswamy Skew G Distributions
Rui Li, University of Manchester
4:35 PM

Survey Integration and Estimation of Joint Distributions with Conditionally Representative Data Sources
Maria DeYoreo, Duke University; Bailey Fosdick, Colorado State University
4:45 PM

Shelf Life Estimation: Bayesian Approach
Maryna Ptukhina; Walter Stroup, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
4:50 PM

Joint Multilevel Gaussian Graphical Model
Liang Shan; Inyoung Kim, Virginia Tech
4:50 PM

Asymptotic Relative Efficiency for Robust Estimation of the Mean of Contaminated Graphs Under a Low Rank Model
Runze Tang, The Johns Hopkins University; Minh Tang, The Johns Hopkins University; Michael Ketcha, The Johns Hopkins University; Carey Priebe, The Johns Hopkins University; Joshua Vogelstein, The Johns Hopkins University
4:50 PM

On Nonparametric Estimation of Distributionally Ordered Survival Functions
Hsun-Chih Kuo, National Chengchi University
4:50 PM

A Multiresolution Model for Activation and Connectivity in fMRI Data with Functional Estimation of the Haemodynamic Response
Stefano Castruccio, Newcastle University; Hernando Ombao, University of California at Irvine; Thomas Theussl, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Marc Genton, KAUST
4:55 PM

Estimation of Smooth Seasonal Components Under Long-Range Dependence
Britta Steffens, University of Konstanz; Jan Beran, University of Konstanz
5:05 PM

A Convex Framework for High-Dimensional Sparse Cholesky Selection with Convergence Guarantees
Syed Rahman, University of Florida; Kshitij Khare, University of Florida
5:05 PM

Fully Efficient and Outlier-Robust Estimation in the Linear Mixed Model
Won Gyo Suh, North Carolina State University; Howard Bondell, North Carolina State University
5:05 PM

Bayesian Inference in a PDE-Based Model of Exhaled Nitric Oxide
Patrick Muchmore; Sandrah P. Eckel, University of Southern California
5:05 PM

Functional Connectivity for Prediction and Classification: Characterization and Estimation
DuBois Bowman, Columbia University
5:20 PM

The Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court (SJCACC): A Census, Sample, Model-Based, and Model-Assisted Estimation Hybrid
Martha Rozsi, Westat; Jim Green, Westat; Elizabeth Petraglia, Westat
5:20 PM

On Estimation of Fractal Dimension
Khalil Shafie, University of Northern Colorado; AliReza Taheriyoun, Shahid Beheshti University; Chen Chen-Yueh, National Chung Cheng University
5:20 PM

Center and Log Range Models for Interval-Valued Data with an Application to Forecast Stock Returns
Ying Wang, Peking University; Yundong Tu, Peking University
5:20 PM

A Low-Rank Covariance Estimation Methodology for Understanding Brain Connectivity
Siddhartha Nandy, Michigan State University; Chae Young Lim, Seoul National University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
5:25 PM

Recent Developments in Multivariate Count Data and Ordered Response Models
Shiferaw Gurmu, Georgia State University
5:25 PM

Blessing of Massive Scale: Spatial Graphical Model Estimation with a Total Cardinality Constraint Approach
Ethan Fang, Princeton; Han Liu, Princeton; Mendi Wang, Princeton
5:35 PM

Monday, 08/01/2016

Maximum Likelihood and Least Squares Estimation Comparison for the Three-Parameter Weibull Distribution: Case Study of Statistical Software
William Harper, Otterbein University; Thomas R. James, Otterbein University

A Likelihood-Based Approach Using Shared Latent Random Variable Between Longitudinal Process and Censoring Mechanism
Miran Jaffa, American University of Beirut; Ayad A. Jaffa, American University of Beirut

Estimation of the Simultaneous Confidence Regions for the Ratios of Quantile Residual Lifetimes
Yu-Mei Chang

Best Practices for Interim Analysis in Clinical Trials
Jiang Hu, FDA

On the Maximum Likelihood and Least Squares Estimation for the Inverse Weibull Parameters with Progressively First-Failure Censoring
Amal Helu, Carnegie Mellon University

Cluster-Level Dynamic Treatment Regimens and Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trials: Estimation and Sample-Size Considerations
Timothy NeCamp, University of Michigan; Amy Kilbourne, University of Michigan Medical School; Daniel Almirall, University of Michigan Survey Research Center

Comparison of MCMC and ADM Methods for Hierarchical Bayesian Estimates in Small-Area Estimation
Ying Han, University of Maryland

Accelerometer Wear and Non-Wear Classification Using an Ensemble of Unsupervised Predictors
Madalina Fiterau Brostean, Stanford University; Manisha Desai, Stanford University; Jennifer Hicks, Stanford University; Thomas Robinson, Stanford University

Estimation of Entropy Rate of a Finite Markov Process in a Biological System
Brian Vegetabile, University of California at Irvine; Hal Stern, University of California at Irvine

Efficient Estimation of Partially Linear Single-Index Models for Unbalanced Longitudinal Data
Quan Cai, Texas A&M University

Location and Scale Parameters Testing by Empirical Likelihood Estimation
Ningning Wang, Jackson State University

Convolutional Functional Autoregressive Models: Model Building, Asymptotics, and Empirical Results
Xialu Liu, San Diego State University

Nonparametric Kernel Estimation Using Ranks and Values
Nicholas Kaukis, Oklahoma State University

Convolution Weighting in Compound Estimation with or Without Heteroscedasticity
Sisheng Liu, University of Kentucky; Richard Charnigo, University of Kentucky; Cidambi Srinivasan, University of Kentucky

Dependent Latent Effects Modeling for Survey Estimation with Application to the Current Employment Statistics Survey
Julie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Semiparametric Estimation for Multivariate Skew-Elliptical Distributions
Jing Huang, European School of Management and Technology

Estimation of Genetic Risk Function with Covariates in the Presence of Missing Genotypes
Annie J. Lee, Columbia University; Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University; Karen Marder, Columbia University; Roy N. Alcalay, Columbia University

Period Estimation for Sparsely Sampled Quasi-Periodic Functions: Application to Mira Variable Stars
Shiyuan He, Texas A&M University

Underestimation of Standard Errors in Regression Analysis for Pollution Exposure Assessment Using Multi-Source Data
Tomoshige Nakamura, Keio University; Mihoko Minami, Keio University

Using a Survey as a Sampling Frame: The UK Experience
Matthew Greenaway, Office for National Statistics

EigenPrism: Inference for High-Dimensional Signal-to-Noise Ratios
Lucas Janson; Emmanuel Candes, Stanford University; Rina Foygel Barber, The University of Chicago
8:35 AM

Fast Covariance Estimation for Sparse Functional Data
Cai Li, North Carolina State University; Luo Xiao, North Carolina State University; William Checkley, The Johns Hopkins University; Ciprian Crainiceanu, The Johns Hopkins University
8:35 AM

Underestimation of Standard Errors in Regression Analysis for Pollution Exposure Assessment Using Multi-Source Data
Tomoshige Nakamura, Keio University; Mihoko Minami, Keio University
8:35 AM

Bayesian Estimation of Heavy-Tailed Densities Using Transformations
Andrew Bean, The Ohio State University; Xinyi Xu, The Ohio State University; Steven N. MacEachern, The Ohio State University
8:35 AM

Nonparametric Kernel Estimation Using Ranks and Values
Nicholas Kaukis, Oklahoma State University
8:45 AM

Estimation of Functional Connectivity Among Neuron Ensembles via Hawkes Processes
Shizhe Chen, University of Washington; Eric Shae-Brown, University of Washington; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington; Daniela Witten, University of Washington
8:50 AM

Sparse Spatial Dynamic Factor Model with Basis Expansion
Takamitsu Araki; Shotaro Akaho, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
8:50 AM

Variance Estimation for Product Value Estimates in the 2017 Economic Census Under the Assumption of Complete Response
Matthew Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau; Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
8:55 AM

A Multiple Systems Estimate Approach to Quantifying Modern Slavery, in the Context of the UK Government's Strategy and Legislation
Bernard W. Silverman, Home Office, UK; Olivia Hesketh, Home Office, UK
9:00 AM

Location and Scale Parameters Testing by Empirical Likelihood Estimation
Ningning Wang, Jackson State University
9:05 AM

Convolutional Functional Autoregressive Models: Model Building, Asymptotics, and Empirical Results
Xialu Liu, San Diego State University
9:15 AM

P-Value Overdose in Medical Research: Problems and Solutions
J. Jack Lee, MD Anderson Cancer Center
9:15 AM

Strategic Energy Management: Estimating the Uncertainty of Energy Savings Estimates
Jennifer Huckett, Cadmus
9:20 AM

Period Estimation for Sparsely Sampled Quasi-Periodic Functions: Application to Mira Variable Stars
Shiyuan He, Texas A&M University
9:30 AM

Fused Adaptive Lasso for Spatial and Temporal Quantile Function Estimation
Ying Sun, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Huixia Wang, The George Washington University; Montse Fuentes, North Carolina State University
9:35 AM

Semiparametric Fractional Imputation Using Empirical Likelihood in Survey Sampling
Sixia Chen, University of Oklahoma; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
9:35 AM

Estimating Energy Savings Resulting from Strategic Energy Management Programs
Andrew Bernath, Cadmus
9:35 AM

Semiparametric Estimation for Multivariate Skew-Elliptical Distributions
Jing Huang, European School of Management and Technology
9:40 AM

Fast Approximate Bayesian Analysis of Multivariate Count Time Series in a Marketing Application
Nalini Ravishanker, University of Connecticut; Volodyymyr Serhiyenko, University of Connecticut; Rajkumar Venkatesan, University of Virginia
9:50 AM

A Nonparametric Bayesian Approach for Sparse Sequence Estimation
Yunbo Ouyang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Feng Liang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:50 AM

Collective Nonparametric Spectral Density Estimation with Applications in Clustering
Mehdi Maadooliat, Marquette University; Ying Sun, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
9:55 AM

A Bayesian Approach to Generalized Signed-Rank Estimation for Nonlinear Models with Multidimensional Indices
Eddy Kwessi, Trinity University; Brice Merlin Nguelifack, U.S. Naval Academy; Guy-vanie Miakonkana, African School of Economics
10:05 AM

Using a Survey as a Sampling Frame: The UK Experience
Matthew Greenaway, Office for National Statistics
10:10 AM

Estimation and Inference for the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio for Censored Survival Data
Donna Spiegelman, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
10:35 AM

Estimation of True Quantiles from Quantitative Data Obfuscated with Additive Noise
Bimal Roy, R.C. Bose Centre for Cryptology and Security
10:35 AM

A Unified Framework for Variance Component Estimation with Summary Statistics in Genetic Association Studies
Xiang Zhou, University of Michigan
10:35 AM

Optimal Bayes Classifiers for Functional Data and Density Ratios
Xiongtao Dai, Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community; Hans-Georg Mueller, University of California at Davis; Fang Yao, University of Toronto
10:50 AM

An ADMM-Based Algorithm for Envelope Estimation
Emre Barut, The George Washington University
10:50 AM

Some Observations on De Jure Estimation
Thomas Permutt, FDA
11:00 AM

Distributed Estimation and Inference with Statistical Guarantees
Heather Battey, Imperial College London; Jianqing Fan, Princeton; Han Liu, Princeton; Junwei Lu, Princeton; Ziwei Zhu, Princeton
11:00 AM

Estimating Network Edge Probabilities by Neighborhood Smoothing
Yuan Zhang, University of Michigan; Elizaveta Levina, University of Michigan; Ji Zhu, University of Michigan
11:05 AM

A Model for Estimating Missing Items Score on Self-Reported Psychometric Scales
Balasubramani G.K., University of Pittsburgh; Stephen R. Wisniewski, University of Pittsburgh
11:05 AM

Improving Techniques to Use Panel Data to Produce Cross-Sectional Estimates
Yan Liu, IRS/SOI; Michael Strudler, IRS/SOI; Janette Wilson, IRS/SOI; Young Lim, IRS/SOI
11:15 AM

Approximate Optimal Weighted Composite Likelihood Approach for Large Spatial Data
Furong Li, Texas A&M University; Huiyan Sang, Texas A&M University
11:20 AM

Estimation and Prediction in the Presence of Spatial Confounding
Garritt L. Page, Brigham Young University; Yajun Liu, Wells Fargo Bank; Zhuoqiong He, University of Missouri; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri
11:25 AM

Phase Transitions in Semidefinite Programming and Graph Estimation
Andrea Montanari, Stanford University
11:25 AM

Nonparametric Mixture Models with Conditionally Independent Multivariate Component Densities
Didier Chauveau, University of Orleans; Vy Thuy Lynh Hoang, University of Orleans
11:35 AM

Using Sample Data to Reduce Nonsampling Error in Unit-Level Tax Administrative Data
Tracy Haines, IRS/SOI; Victoria Bryant, IRS/SOI; Kimberly Henry, IRS/SOI
11:35 AM

Kernel Entropy Estimation for Linear Processes
Yongli Sang
11:35 AM

Modeling, Estimation, and Interpretion of Covariate Effects in the Presence of Spatial Confounding
Ephraim M. Hanks, Penn State University; Mevin Hooten, Colorado State University; Jennifer Hoeting , Colorado State University; Erin Schliep, University of Missouri
11:50 AM

Spline Estimation of a Semiparametric GARCH Model
Rong Liu, University of Toledo; Lijian Yang, Soochow University
11:50 AM

Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Interval-Censored Competing Risks Data
Lu Mao, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Danyu Lin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Donglin Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:55 AM

Nonparametric Methods for Doubly Robust Estimation of Continuous Treatment Effects
Edward Kennedy, University of Pennsylvania; Zongming Ma, University of Pennsylvania; Dylan Small, University of Pennsylvania
2:05 PM

The Blessing of Derivatives in Nonparametric Estimation
Xiaowu Dai, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Grace Wahba, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Peter Qian, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2:20 PM

Structural Equation Mixed Models with an Application to Small-Area Estimation
Jyothsna Sainath, University of Utah
2:20 PM

Time Series Model Selection via Adpative Sparse Estimation
Seong-Tae Kim, North Carolina A&T State University; Kendra Kirby, North Carolina A&T State University
2:20 PM

Inference of Stress Strength for Gompertz Model with Record Sample
Morgan Barnes, University of South Dakota; Yuhlong Lio, University of South Dakota; Nan Jiang, University of South Dakota
2:20 PM

Estimation of Multi-Granger Network Causal Models
Andrey Skripnikov, University of Florida; George Michailidis, University of Florida
2:35 PM

Forecasting Using Sparse Cointegration
Ines Wilms; Christophe Croux, KU Leuven
2:35 PM

Big Data Algorithms for Rank-Based Estimation
John Kapenga, Western Michigan University; John Kloke, University of Wisconsin; Joseph McKean, Western Michigan University
2:35 PM

Induced Smoothing and Efficient Variance Estimation for the Accelerated Gap Times Model with Recurrent Events Data
Tianmeng Lyu, University of Minnesota; Gongjun Xu, University of Minnesota; Chiung-Yu Huang, The Johns Hopkins University; Xianghua Luo, University of Minnesota
2:35 PM

Model-Based County-Level Crop Estimates Incorporating Auxiliary Sources of Information
Andreea Luisa Erciulescu, National Institute of Statistical Sciences/USDA/NASS; Nathan B. Cruze, USDA/NASS; Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2:35 PM

Large-Margin Classification with Multiple Decision Rules
Patrick Kimes, Roche Sequencing; Yufeng Liu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J. S. Marron, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David Neil Hayes, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:45 PM

Brownian Motion Tree Models: Theory and Applications
Caroline Uhler, MIT
2:45 PM

Simultaneous Detection and Estimation of Trait Associations with Genomic Phenotypes
Jean Morrison, University of Washington; Noah Simon, University of Washington; Daniela Witten, University of Washington
2:50 PM

A Design-Based Approach to Small-Area Estimation Using Semiparametric Generalized Linear Mixed Model
Hongjian Yu, University of California at Los Angeles; Yueyan Wang, University of California at Los Angeles; Pan Wang, University of California at Los Angeles; Jean Opsomer; Ninez Ponce, University of California at Los Angeles; David Grant, University of California at Los Angeles
2:50 PM

The Development of a Variance Estimation Methodology for Large-Scale Dissemination of Quality Indicators for the 2016 Canadian Census Long Form Sample
Nancy Devin, Statistics Canada; François Verret, Statistics Canada
2:50 PM

High-Dimensional Regularized Estimation in Time Series Under Mixing Conditions
Kam Chung Wong, University of Michigan; Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan; Zifan Li, University of Michigan
2:50 PM

Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Gaussian Copula Models for Geostatistical Count Data
Zifei Han; Victor De Oliveira, The University of Texas at San Antonio
2:50 PM

Semiparametric Estimation of the Accelerated Failure Time Model with Partly Interval-Censored Data
Fei Gao; Donglin Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Danyu Lin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:50 PM

Parametric Bootstrap Mean Square Error Estimates for Different Small Areas in the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll
Bac Tran, U.S. Census Bureau
3:05 PM

Estimated Covariance Matrices Associated with Calibration
Luca Sartore, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Kelly Toppin, USDA/NASS; Clifford Spiegelman, Texas A&M University
3:05 PM

Estimating Chinese Treasury Yield Curves with Bayesian Smoothing Splines
Zhuoqiong He, University of Missouri; Xiaojun Tong, China Securities Index Co.; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri
3:05 PM

Post-Model Selection Estimation for Regression Models with Spatial Autoregressive Error
Liqian Cai, Michigan State University; Tapabrata Maiti, Michigan State University
3:20 PM

Small-Area Estimation Methods for County-Level Vaccination Coverage Rates Using the NIS
Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago; Adrijo Chakraborty, NORC at the University of Chicago; Kennon Copeland, NORC at the University of Chicago; Kirk Wolter, NORC at the University of Chicago; Kathleen Santos, NORC at the University of Chicago; Lin Liu, NORC at the University of Chicago; Philip J. Smith, CDC; David Yankey, CDC/NCIRD; Jenny Jeyarajah, CDC; Tammy Santibanez, CDC; Jim Singleton, CDC; Stacie Greby, CDC; Laurie Elam-Evans, CDC; Chalanda Smith , CDC
3:20 PM

A Sequential Monte Carlo Approach to Estimate Parameters of Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process from First Passage Times
Long Tao, Boston University; Uri Eden, Boston University
3:20 PM

On Estimation of the Specification of Random Fields
Zsolt Talata, University of Kansas
3:20 PM

Nonparametric Estimation and Classification for Functional Data with Spatial Correlation
Yuan Wang, Washington State University; Brian Hobbs, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kim-Anh Do, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Jianhua Hu, MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:20 PM

MM Algorithms for Variance Components Models
Liuyi Hu, North Carolina State University; Hua Zhou, University of California at Los Angeles; Jin Zhou, University of Arizona; Kenneth Lange, University of California at Los Angeles
3:35 PM

Multilevel Small-Area Estimation of Health Behaviors: An Extension of Multilevel Regression and Poststratification (MRP) Approach via Bootstrapping
Xingyou Zhang, CDC; Shumei Yun, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; Hua Lu, CDC; Yan Wang, CDC; Paul I. Eke, CDC; James B. Holt, CDC; Kurt Greenlund, CDC; Janet B. Croft, CDC
3:35 PM

Nonparametric Estimation Using Wavelet Tensor and Hyperbolic Wavelets with Fractional Gaussian Fields
Justin Wishart, Macquarie University
3:35 PM

Tuesday, 08/02/2016

Combining Statistics from Two National Complex Surveys to Estimate Injury Rates Per Hour Exposed and Variance by Activity in the U.S.
Tinchi Lin, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety; Helen Wellman, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety; Joanna Willetts, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety; Santosh Verma, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

Bayesian Propensity Score Analysis for Observational Multilevel Studies
Qi Zhou; Joon Jin Song, Baylor University; Catherine J. McNeal, Baylor Scott & White Health; Laurel A. Copeland, Baylor Scott & White Health; Justin Philip Zachariah, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine

Computationally Tractable Approximate and Smoothed Polya Trees
William Cipolli, Colgate University; Timothy Hanson, University of South Carolina

Regret Bounds for a Thompson Sampling Algorithm with Application to Emerging Infectious Disease
Tao Hu, North Carolina State University; Eric Laber, North Carolina State University

An Estimation of the Variogram of Temperature Anomalies on the Earth
Jacob Shields; Chunfeng Huang, Indiana University; Scott Robeson, Indiana University

Estimation and Modeling of Partnership Transition Probabilities and Concurrency Patterns: Recasting Duration Data in a Markov Chain and Logistic Regression Framework
Yared Gurmu; Nuala McGrath, University of Southampton; Victor De Gruttola, Harvard

Confidence Interval Estimation of Prevalence When the Event Is Rare
Clinton Alverson, CDC/NCBDDD/DBDDD/BDB

Regularized Efficient Score Estimation and Testing Approach in Low-Dimensional and High-Dimensional GLM
Lixi Yu, University of Iowa; Jian Huang, University of Iowa

Nonparametric Prediction of Infectious Disease Incidence with Kernel Conditional Density Estimation
Evan Ray, University of Massachusetts; Krzysztof Sakrejda, University of Massachusetts - Amherst; Stephen A. Lauer, University of Massachusetts - Amherst; Nicholas G. Reich, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

GLiDeR: Doubly Robust Estimation of Causal Treatment Effects with the Group Lasso
Brandon Koch, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; David Vock, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Julian Wolfson, University of Minnesota

The Estimation of the Association of Rare Variants and Disease in Random Effect Model
Jin-Hua Chen

A Visual Approach to Estimating Model Parameters for SAS® NLIN Procedure Using a High-School Geometry Principle to Model Satiety Data with a Weibull Curve
Janis Dugle, Abbott Nutrition/Abbott Labs

A Bayesian Hierarchical Data Fusion Approach Leveraging Lidar and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Information to Improve Aboveground Forest Carbon Estimation for Interior Alaska, USA
Chad Babcock, University of Washington

Asymptotic Properties of Hazard Rate Estimator in Censored Linear Regression
Fuxia Cheng, Illinois State University

Fitting Data with Generalized Lambda Distribution
Yu Tao; Keying Ye, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Donald Lien, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Linear Double Autoregressive Time Series Model and Its Conditional Quantile Inference
Qianqian Zhu, The University of Hong Kong; Yao Zheng, The University of Hong Kong; Guodong Li, The University of Hong Kong

Model-Free Estimation of Task-Based Dynamic Functional Connectivity and Its Confidence Intervals
Maria Kudela, Indiana University; Mario Dzemidzic, Indiana University School of Medicine; Brandon G. Oberlin, Indiana University School of Medicine; Joaquín Goñi, Purdue University; David A. Kareken, Indiana University School of Medicine; Jaroslaw Harezlak, Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health

Estimating the Risk of West Nile Virus Transmission Through Tissue Transplantation
Ryan Hicks, Colorado State University

Identifiability and Estimation in Non-Gaussian Mixed Frequency Structural VAR Models
Alex Tank; Emily Fox, University of Washington; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington

Efficient Mean Structure Estimation Using Matrix Variate Data
Michael Hornstein, University of Michigan; Kerby Shedden, University of Michigan; Shuheng Zhou, University of Michigan

Model Validation and Selection in Estimation of Adaptive Treatment Strategies
Erica E. M. Moodie, McGill University; Michael P. Wallace, McGill University; David A. Stephens, McGill University
8:35 AM

Optimal Estimation and Variable Selection for Multivariate Varying Coefficient Model with Functional Response
Simeng Qu, Purdue University; Xiao Wang, Purdue University
8:35 AM

Control Chart Based on Quasi-Likelihood Estimation for Monitoring Profiles
Chung-I Li
8:50 AM

Adaptive Treatment Allocations for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Eric Laber, North Carolina State University; Nicholas Meyer, North Carolina State University; Brian J. Reich, North Carolina State University; Krishna Pacifici, North Carolina State University; Tao Hu, North Carolina State University
9:00 AM

Effects of Standard Deviation Estimation on the X-Bar Control Chart and Adjustments for a Guaranteed In-Control Performance
Felipe Jardim, Pontífice Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro; Subhabrata Chakraborti, University of Alabama; Eugenio Epprecht, Pontífice Universidade Católica Rio de Janeiro
9:05 AM

Accuracy Assessment for High-Dimensional Linear Regression
Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania; Zijian Guo, University of Pennsylvania
9:05 AM

Bayesian Estimation of the Three Key Parameters in CT for the National Lung Screening Trial Data
Ruiqi Liu, University of Louisville; Beth Levitt, Information Management Services; Tom Riley, Information Management Services; Dongfeng Wu, University of Louisville
9:20 AM

Stagewise Generalized Estimating Equations
Gregory Vaughan, University of Connecticut; Robert Aseltine, University of Connecticut Health Center; Kun Chen, University of Connecticut; Jun Yan, University of Connecticut
9:20 AM

Model-Assisted Estimation Using Time-to-Event Models
Benjamin Reist, U.S. Census Bureau
9:20 AM

Logistic Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies with Augmentation Sampling Involving Re-Stratification and Population Expansion
Barry Graubard, National Cancer Institute; Yan Li, Joint Program in Survey Methodology; Mahboobeh Safaeian, National Cancer Institute; Hilary Robbins , The Johns Hopkins University
9:20 AM

High-Dimensional Gaussian Copula Regression: Adaptive Estimation and Statistical Inference
Linjun Zhang, University of Pennsylvania; Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania
9:20 AM

Measurement Error Correction Through Shrinkage Estimation in Imaging Analysis
Haochang Shou, University of Pennsylvania; Vadim Zipunnikov, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Ciprian Crainiceanu, The Johns Hopkins University; James Pekar, Kennedy Krieger Institute; Stewart Mostofsky, Kennedy Krieger Institute
9:20 AM

Asymptotic Properties of Hazard Rate Estimator in Censored Linear Regression
Fuxia Cheng, Illinois State University
9:30 AM

Applying Kernel Density Estimation of Directional Data to Analyze Head Flatness and Asymmetry
Lasse Holmstrom, University of Oulu; Ville Vuollo, University of Oulu; Henri Aarnivala, University of Oulu; Virpi Harila, University of Oulu; Tuomo Heikkinen, University of Oulu; Pertti Pirttiniemi, University of Oulu; Arja Marita Valkama, University of Oulu
9:35 AM

Least Tail-Trimmed Absolute Deviation Estimation for Autoregressions with Infinite/Finite Variance
Rongning Wu, Baruch College
9:35 AM

Inherently High-dimensional Analysis with Indicator Saturation
Neil R. Ericsson, Federal Reserve Board
9:50 AM

Risk Estimation for High-Dimensional Lasso Regression
Daniel McDonald, Indiana University; Darren Homrighausen, Colorado State University
9:50 AM

Uncertainty Assessment for Source Estimation of Spreading Processes on Complex Networks
Juliane Manitz, Boston University; Jun Li, Boston University; Eric D. Kolaczyk, Boston University
10:05 AM

Estimating the Risk of West Nile Virus Transmission Through Tissue Transplantation
Ryan Hicks, Colorado State University
10:10 AM

Inferences from Internet Panel Studies and Comparisons with Probability Samples
Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International; John Boyle, ICF; Richard Harding, ICF
10:35 AM

Robust Ridge Regression Estimators for Nonlinear Models with Applications to High-Throughput Screening Assay Data
Changwon Lim
10:50 AM

An Empirical Method to Establish Usability of Nonprobability Surveys for Inference
Robert Tortora; Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International
10:50 AM

Case Study: How Promising Is the VALOR Trial for the Future of Adaptive Designs?
Yannis Jemiai, Cytel
10:55 AM

Fitting Data with Generalized Lambda Distribution
Yu Tao; Keying Ye, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Donald Lien, The University of Texas at San Antonio
11:00 AM

The Estimation of Absolute IC50 and Its 95% Confidence Interval
Qin Liu, The Wistar Institute; Xiangfan Yin, The Wistar Institute; Quentin McAfee, University of Pennsylvania ; Ravi Amaravadi, University of Pennsylvania ; Jeffery Winkler, University of Pennsylvania ; Meenhard Herlyn, The Wistar Institute
11:05 AM

A Bayesian Hypothesis-Testing Framework for Detecting Differentially Expressed Genes
Claudio Fuentes, Oregon State University; Luis Leon Novelo, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Sarah Emerson, Oregon State University
11:05 AM

Establishing Consistency and Improving Uncertainty Estimates of Variational Inference Through M-Estimation
Theodore Westling, University of Washington; Tyler McCormick, University of Washington
11:35 AM

Variance Estimation for Weekly Seasonally Adjusted National UI Claims Series
Thomas Evans, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Michael Sverchkov, Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:35 AM

Exploration of Methods for Blending Unconventional Samples with Traditional Probability Samples
Jonathan Gellar, Mathematica Policy Research; Hanzhi Zhou, Mathematica Policy Research; Michael Sinclair, Mathematica Policy Research
11:50 AM

Performance Improvement of Parameter Estimation by Two-Step Analysis Incorporating Generalized Log-Rank Statistics
Junji Moriya, Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development; June Li, Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceutical Development
11:50 AM

A New Set of Asymmetric Filters for Real Time Trend-Cycle Estimation
Estella Dagum, University of Bologna; Silvia Bianconcini, University of Bologna
11:55 AM

Identifiability and Estimation in Non-Gaussian Mixed Frequency Structural VAR Models
Alex Tank; Emily Fox, University of Washington; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington
11:55 AM

Efficient Mean Structure Estimation Using Matrix Variate Data
Michael Hornstein, University of Michigan; Kerby Shedden, University of Michigan; Shuheng Zhou, University of Michigan
11:55 AM

Accelerated Nonparametric Maximum Likelihood Density Deconvolution Using Bernstein Polynomial
Zhong Guan, Indiana University South Bend
12:05 PM

Oracle Inequalities for Network Models and Sparse Graphon Estimation
Alexandre Tsybakov, ENSAE; Olga Klopp, University Paris 10/CREST; Nicolas Verzelen, INRA
2:05 PM

Practical Issues Related to Model-Based Small Area Estimation
J.N.K. Rao, Carleton University
2:05 PM

Robust Heritability and Predictive Accuracy Estimation in Plant Breeding
Vanda Lourenco, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Hans-Peter Piepho, University of Hohenheim; Joseph Ochieng Ogutu, University of Hohenheim
2:05 PM

MCMC Diagnostics Based on Kullback Leibler Divergence and Smoothing Methods
Anand Dixit, Iowa State University; Vivekananda Roy, Iowa State University
2:05 PM

Detecting Treatment Differences in Group Sequential Longitudinal Studies with Covariate Adjustment
Neal Jeffries, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; James Troendle, National Institutes of Health; Nancy L. Geller, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2:05 PM

Sample Size Estimation Using a Hybrid Classical and Bayesian Procedure
Maria Ciarleglio, Yale University; Christopher Arendt, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
2:20 PM

The Positive Effects of Population-Based Preferential Sampling in Environmental Epidemiology
Joseph Antonelli, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Matthew Cefalu, RAND Corporation; Luke Bornn, Simon Fraser University
2:35 PM

Reconstruction of Directed Acyclic Graphs Networks Based on Prior Causal Ordering Information with Applications to Gene Regulatory Networks
Pei-Li Wang, University of Florida; George Michailidis, University of Florida
2:35 PM

Estimation of Interpretable Growth Curves
Jianhui Zhou, Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community; Yin Zhang, University of Virginia; Rashidul Haque, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseas Research; William A. Petri, University of Virginia; Jennie Z. Ma, University of Virginia
2:45 PM

Functional Mixed-Effects Modeling Meets Spectral Analysis of Replicated Time Series
Joris Chau, Université Catholique de Louvain
2:50 PM

Computationally Efficient Nonparametric Testing
Guang Cheng, Purdue University; Zuofeng Shang, Binghamton University
2:55 PM

Instrumental Variable Estimation in Observational Studies
Miguel Hernan, Harvard
2:55 PM

Recent Developments in Fractional Imputation
Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University
2:55 PM

Adjusting for Time-Varying Confounding in Survival Analysis Using Structural Nested Cumulative Survivals Models
Oliver Dukes, Ghent University; Stijn Vansteelandt, Ghent University; Shaun Seaman, University of Cambridge; Torben Martinussen, University of Copenhagen
3:05 PM

Bayesian Predictive Inference for Consumption Data from Small Areas
Binod Manandhar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
3:05 PM

Some Methods for the Analysis of Informatively Censored Failure Time Data
Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri
3:05 PM

On Estimating Open and Closed Line Segments in Noisy Data
Klaus Telkmann, University of Konstanz; Jan Beran, University of Konstanz
3:20 PM

Two-Stage Estimation of Structural Instrumental Variable Models with Coarsened Data
Byeong Yeob Choi, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jason Fine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Maurice Alan Brookhart, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3:20 PM

Automatic Estimation of Sobol' Indices Based on Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods
Lluís Antoni Jiménez Rugama, Illinois Institute of Technology; Laurent Gilquin, Université de Grenoble Alpes; Clémentine Prieur, Université de Grenoble Alpes; Elise Arnaud, Université de Grenoble Alpes; Hervé Monod, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Fred Hickernell, Illinois Institute of Technology
3:20 PM

Bayesian Estimation with Flexible Prior for the Instrumental Variables Models
John Hsu, University of California at Santa Barbara; Julianne Swenson, University of California at Santa Barbara
3:35 PM

Model Estimation and Dynamic Prediction for Subject-Specific Event Probability in Joint Modeling Using Longitudinal Quantile Regression
Ming Yang, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Sheng Luo, The University of Texas at Houston; Stacia DeSantis, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
3:35 PM

Introducing a New Calibration Procedure for the Census of Agriculture
Kelly Toppin, USDA/NASS; Luca Sartore, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Clifford Spiegelman, Texas A&M University
3:35 PM

Wednesday, 08/03/2016

Empirical Estimation of Sequencing Error Rates Using Smoothing Splines
Xuan Zhu, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Jian Wang, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Bo Peng, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Sanjay Shete, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Estimation of Geometric Brownian Motion Model with T-Distribution-Based Particle Filter
Edesiri Nkemnole, University of Lagos; Olaide Bridget Abass, University of Lagos

Effects of Measurement Errors and Heteroscedasticity in Estimation of Constrained Parameters
Melinda Holt, Sam Houston State University; Cecil Hallum, Sam Houston State University

Parameter Estimation for the Modulated Extended Cumulative Exposure Model
Takenori Sakumura, Chuo University; Toshinari Kamakura, Chuo University

Variable Selection and Direction Estimation for Single-Index Models via DC-TGDR Method
Xi Liu, Xiamen University; Shuangge Ma, Yale University; Wei Zhong, Xiamen University

Subsample Weights Studies - Alternate Methods for Constructing BRR Weights for NHANES Single Year Samples
Te-Ching Chen, CDC/NCHS; Jennifer Parker, CDC/NCHS

Accuracy in Effect Size Estimation for IID Observations
Francis Bilson Darku, The University of Texas at Dallas; Ken Kelly, Mendoza College of Business; Bhargab Chattopadhay, The University of Texas at Dallas

Adaptive Estimation of Personalized Maximum Tolerated Doses in Cancer Phase I Clinical Trials According to All Toxicities and Individual Characteristics
Zhengjia Chen, Emory University; Zheng Li, Penn State University; Ying Yuan, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Michael Kutner, Emory University; Taofeek Owonikoko, Emory University; Walter J. Curran, Emory University; Jeanne Kowalski, Emory University

Calibration of Design Weights Using a Power Transformation
Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Veronica Salinas, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Stephen Sedory, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

ASAFE: Ancestry-Specific Allele Frequency Estimation
Qian Zhang, University of Washington; Brian Browning, University of Washington; Sharon Browning, University of Washington

Comparison of the Bayesian and Frequentist Estimation of the Inbreeding Coefficient
Zhenyi Xue, Becton, Dickinson, and Company

Estimation After Adaptive Population Enrichment Design
Vlad Dragalin, Janssen
8:35 AM

An Optimality of the L_0 Penalty and Dual Achievability of Model Selection
Yuhong Yang, University of Minnesota
8:35 AM

What Works in Boston May Not Work in Los Angeles: A Double Robust Transportability Estimator for Understanding Site Differences in Policy Interventions
Kara Rudolph, University of California at Berkeley; Mark van der Laan, University of California at Berkeley
8:35 AM

Phase as Lag: Synthetic Lag Models for Risk Estimation in Environmental Health
Wesley S. Burr, Health Canada; Glen Takahara, Queen's University
8:35 AM

Shrimp Effort Estimation for the Gulf of Mexico Using Second-Order Linear Models (2007--2014)
Morteza Marzjarani, Saginaw
8:35 AM

Self-Similarity Estimation for Cyber-Security
Marina Evangelou, Imperial College London; Niall Adams, Imperial College London
8:35 AM

Unblinded Sample Size Re-Estimation in Bioequivalence Trials with Small Sample Sizes
Sam Hsiao, Cytel; Lingyun Liu, Cytel
8:35 AM

ASAFE: Ancestry-Specific Allele Frequency Estimation
Qian Zhang, University of Washington; Brian Browning, University of Washington; Sharon Browning, University of Washington
8:45 AM

Semiparametric Estimation of Longitudinal Data with Nonignorable Attrition Using Refreshment Samples
Jianfei Zheng, Oregon State University; Lan Xue, Oregon State University
8:50 AM

Pseudo-Proximal Map-Iterated Filtering
Dao Nguyen, University of Michigan
8:50 AM

Analyzing Heterogeneous Causal Mediation Effects in Multi-Site Trials With Application to the National Job Corps Study
Xu Qin, The University of Chicago; Guanglei Hong, The University of Chicago
8:55 AM

On Bandwidth Selection for Multitaper Spectrum Estimation
Charlotte Haley, Argonne National Lab; Mihai Anitescu, Argonne National Lab
8:55 AM

Adaptive Multi-Arm Multi-Stage Group Sequential Designs
Cyrus Mehta, Cytel; Pranab Ghosh, Cytel
9:00 AM

Augmented Estimation for T-Year Survival with Censored Regression Models
Yu Zheng, Harvard; Tianxi Cai, Harvard
9:05 AM

A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Combining Several Crop Yield Indications
Nathan B. Cruze, USDA/NASS
9:05 AM

On the Estimation of Poisson Parameter: An Alternative Approach
Tanweer Shapla, Eastern Michigan University; Khairul Islam, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
9:05 AM

Blinded Sample Size Re-Estimation in Demonstrating Biosimilarity
Lingyun Liu, Cytel; Emmanuelle Vincent, Cytel
9:05 AM

The Effects of Seasonal Heteroskedasticity on Trend Estimation and Seasonal Adjustment for Time Series
Thomas Trimbur, U.S. Census Bureau; William Bell, U.S. Census Bureau
9:15 AM

Sample Size Re-Estimation in a Two-Stage Cross-Over Trial for Testing for Average Bioequivalence
Byron Jones, Novartis Pharma; Will Maurer, Novartis Pharma AG; Ying Chen, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
9:20 AM

Improvements in Estimation of Measures of Prediction Increment
Danielle Enserro; Ralph D'Agostino, Boston University; Michael Pencina, Duke University; Martin G. Larson, Boston University
9:20 AM

Alternate Methods for Constructing BRR Weights with National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Single-Year Samples
Te-Ching Chen, CDC/NCHS; Jennifer Parker, CDC/NCHS
9:30 AM

Inference from Complex Survey-Embedded Field Experiments
Robert Ashmead, U.S. Census Bureau; Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau
9:35 AM

Adaptive Enrichment with Subpopulation Selection at Interim
Xiang Ling, FDA/CDER; Sue-Jane Wang, FDA; Kun Jin, FDA/CDER; Hsien-Ming James Hung, FDA
9:35 AM

Nonparametric Estimation of Stationary Covariance Functions
Li Wang, Iowa State University; Jiangyan Wang, Soochow University; Guanqun Cao, Auburn University
9:35 AM

Weighted Estimation in Confounded Binary Data Subject to Outcome Misclassification
Christopher A. Gravel, McGill University; Robert W. Platt, McGill University
9:35 AM

Analysis of Asynchronous Longitudinal Data with Partially Linear Model
Li Chen, University of Missouri
9:35 AM

Incorporating Improper Correlation Structures Into Transfer Function Estimation
David Riegert, Queen's University
9:35 AM

An ROC Approach to Estimating Interpersonal Networks
Deniz Yenigun, Istanbul Bilgi University; Gunes Ertan, Koc University; Michael Siciliano, University of Illinois at Chicago
9:50 AM

Marginal Mean Models for Zero-Inflated Count Data with Spline-Based Semiparametric Estimation
David Todem, Michigan State University; Yifan Yang, Michigan State University
9:55 AM

Comparison of the Bayesian and Frequentist Estimation of the Inbreeding Coefficient
Zhenyi Xue, Becton, Dickinson, and Company
10:00 AM

Detecting and Correcting Publication Bias in Legal Cases
Edward K. Cheng, Vanderbilt University
10:35 AM

A Hybrid M-Estimation Method with Application in Simultaneous Tuning and Calibration for Computer Experiments
Gang Han, Texas A&M University; Ao Yuan, Georgetown University; Qizhai Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haiqun Lin, Yale School of Public Health; Thomas Santner, The Ohio State University
10:35 AM

An Investigation of a Quadratic Design Criterion for Estimation of the Hemodynamic Response Function
Darcie Delzell, Wheaton College
10:50 AM

Semiparametric Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables for Right-Censored Data
Kin Yau Wong, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Donglin Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Danyu Lin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:50 AM

Optimal Estimation of Derivatives in Nonparametric Regression
Wenlin Dai, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ; Marc Genton, KAUST; Tiejun Tong, Hong Kong Baptist University
10:50 AM

The Selection of the Constraint for Smoothing Cohort Model
Shujiao Huang, University of Houston; Wenjiang Fu, University of Houston
10:55 AM

Sequential Monte Carlo Smoothing with Parameter Estimation
Biao Yang, The George Washington University; Jonathan Stroud, Georgetown University; Gabriel Huerta, University of New Mexico
11:05 AM

Particle Swarm Optimization--Assisted Metropolis Hastings Algorithms
Matthew Simpson, University of Missouri; Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri; Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri
11:15 AM

Parameter Constraints and Impact on Parameter Estimation in ANOVA and Age-Period-Cohort Models
Kuikui Gao, University of Houston; Shujiao Huang, University of Houston; Wenjiang Fu, University of Houston
11:15 AM

PIE: Simple, Scalable, and Accurate Posterior Interval Estimation
Cheng Li, Duke University; Sanvesh Srivastava, University of Iowa; David Dunson, Duke University
11:20 AM

Small-Area Estimation for High-Dimensional Non-Gaussian Dependent Data
Jonathan R. Bradley, University of Missouri; Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri; Christopher Wikle, University of Missouri
11:35 AM

Approximate Likelihood Methods for Estimation and Prediction in Gaussian Process Regression Models for Computer Experiments
Ryan Parker, SAS Institute; Brian J. Reich, North Carolina State University; Chris Gotwalt, SAS Institute
11:35 AM

Multiple Imputation for Survey Integration Under Informative Sampling
Seho Park, Iowa State University; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
11:35 AM

Estimation and Variable Selection for the Quantile Partially Linear Single-Index Model
Yuankun Zhang, University of Cincinnati; Heng Lian, University of New South Wales; Yan Yu, University of Cincinnati
11:35 AM

Semiparametric Estimation and Inference for Partial AUC of Biomarkers Subject to Limit of Detection
Lixuan Yin, George Mason University; Guoqing Diao, George Mason University; Aiyi Liu, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
11:50 AM

Bagged One-to-One Matching for Efficient and Robust Treatment Effect Estimation
Lauren Samuels, Vanderbilt University; Robert Greevy, Vanderbilt University
11:50 AM

Bias Correction in Modeling Confounded Age, Period, and Cohort Effects
Martina Fu, Stanford University
11:55 AM

Bayesian Nonparametric Estimation for Dynamic Treatment Regimes with Sequential Transition Times
Peter F. Thall, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Yanxun Xu; Peter Mueller, The University of Texas at Austin; Abdus S. Wahed, University of Pittsburgh
2:05 PM

Estimation and Inference of Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Randomized Experiments
Max H. Farrell, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
2:05 PM

A Flexible Spectral Approach to Nonparametric Estimation of Spatial Data
Sally Wood, University of Sydney; Aldo Saavedra, University of Sydney; Hugh Durrant-Whyte, University of Sydney; Ori Rosen, The University of Texas at El Paso
2:05 PM

Modeling the Upper Tail of the Distribution of Facial Recognition Non-Match Scores
Brett Hunter; Dan Cooley, Colorado State University; Geof Givens, Colorado State University; J. Ross Beveridge, Colorado State University
2:05 PM

Unified Approach for Testing Nonconstant Variance in Linear Model
Jae Keun Yoo, Ewha Womans University
2:05 PM

Variance Estimation for the Occupational Requirements Survey
Brad Rhein, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chester Ponikowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
2:05 PM

A New Class of Approximating Distributions and Their Fitting
Bo Zhang, IBM Research
2:05 PM

On the Kumaraswamy Laplace Distribution and Its Applications
Gokarna Aryal, Purdue University
2:20 PM

The Modified Weibull Geometric Distribution: Properties and Estimations
Seongho Song, University of Cincinnati; Younshik Chung, Pusan National University
2:20 PM

Modeling Concurrency and Selective Mixing in Heterosexual Partnership Networks with Applications to Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Ryan Admiraal, Murdoch University; Mark Stephen Handcock, University of California at Los Angeles
2:20 PM

A Dirichlet Process Functional Approach to Heteroscedastic-Consistent Covariance Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis of Causal Effects
George Karabatsos, University of Illinois at Chicago
2:25 PM

Estimation and Inference of Heterogeneous Treatment Effects Using Random Forests
Susan Athey, Stanford University; Stefan Wager, Stanford University
2:30 PM

Optimal Shrinkage Estimation in Heteroscedastic Hierarchical Models: Beyond Gaussian
Samuel Kou, Harvard; Lawrence D. Brown, University of Pennsylvania; Xianchao Xie, Two Sigma Investments
2:30 PM

Adaptive Dose Modification for Phase I Clinical Trials
Yiyi Chu, The University of Texas School of Public Health; Haitao Pan, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Ying Yuan, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:35 PM

A Regularization Scheme on Word Occurrence Rates That Improves Estimation and Interpretation of Topical Content
Edoardo M. Airoldi, Harvard
2:55 PM

Robust Covariance Estimation for Approximate Factor Models
Jianqing Fan, Princeton; Weichen Wang, Princeton; Yiqiao Zhong, Princeton
2:55 PM

Estimation of Rank Correlation for Clustered Data
Bernard Rosner, Harvard Medical School; Robert Glynn, Harvard Medical School
3:05 PM

Calculating Generalized Variance Functions with a Single-Series Model in the Current Population Survey
Justin McIllece, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:05 PM

Distribution-Dependent and Distribution-Free Confidence Intervals for the Variance
Brent Burch, Northern Arizona University
3:05 PM

Outliers in the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll - Small Area Estimation Approach
Giang Trinh, U.S. Census Bureau; Bac Tran, U.S. Census Bureau
3:05 PM

Sufficient Dimension Reduction for Treatment Effect Estimation
Wenbo Wu, University of Oregon; Craig A. Rolling, University of Oregon
3:20 PM

Robust Variance Estimation in Meta-Regression: Adjustments for Small and Moderate Sample Sizes
Elizabeth Tipton, Columbia University; James Eric Pustejovsky, The University of Texas at Austin
3:20 PM

Aviation Safety: Analysis of Historical Accident Data
Nastaran Coleman, Federal Aviation Administration
3:20 PM

A Revisit to Two-Deck Randomized Response Model
Oluseun Odumade, Deloitte Consulting; Augustus Jayaraj, Cornell University; Stephen Sedory, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
3:20 PM

Collaborative Targeted Learning for Large-Scale and High-Dimensional Data
Cheng Ju, University of California at Berkeley; Mark van der Laan, University of California at Berkeley; Susan Gruber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Jessica Franklin, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Richard Wyss, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Wesley Eddings, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Sebastian Schneeweiss, Brigham and Women's Hospital
3:20 PM

Confidence Interval for a Binomial Proportion Based on Skew-Normal Distribution
Jose Sanqui, Appalachian State University; Amanda McGough, Virginia Tech
3:20 PM

Initial Research on Computing Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
David Kinyon, Energy Information Administration; Samson Adeshiyan, Energy Information Administration; Joseph Conklin, Energy Information Administration; Jose Villar, Energy Information Administration
3:20 PM

A Calibrated Bayesian Method for Propensity Score Estimation
Hejian Sang, Iowa State University; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
3:35 PM

Simultaneous Estimation of Means of Two Sensitive Quantitative Variables
SEGUN AHMED, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Stephen Sedory, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
3:35 PM

Thursday, 08/04/2016

The EM Algorithm for One-Shot Device Testing with Competing Risk Under Different Lifetimes Distributions
Hon Yiu So, McMaster University; Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, McMaster University; Man Ho Ling, Hong Kong Institute of Education
8:35 AM

Weighting and Variance Estimation Under Adaptive and Responsive Survey Designs
Jeffrey Gonzalez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:35 AM

Estimation of Heterogeneity for Multinomial Probit Models
Yixi Xu; Qiang Liu, Purdue University; Xiao Wang, Purdue University
8:35 AM

Asymptotic Analysis of Covariance Parameter Estimation for Gaussian Processes in the Misspecified Case
Francois Bachoc, University Paul Sabatier
8:50 AM

Modeling Transportation Characteristics: Small-Area Estimation Using the National Household Travel Survey
Theresa Firestine, U.S. Department of Transportation; Stephen Brumbaugh, U.S. Department of Transportation
8:55 AM

Confusions About the APC Confounding. What Have We Missed? How Can We Do Better?
Wenjiang Fu, University of Houston
9:00 AM

A Flexible Spatial Quantile Interpolation with Application to Radar Rainfall Estimation
Joon Jin Song, Baylor University; Soohyun Kwon, Kyungpook National University; GyuWon Lee, Kyungpook National University
9:05 AM

Clustering with Non-Convex Penalized Gaussian Graphical Models for Simultaneous Parameter Estimation and Pursuit of Sparseness
Chen Gao, University of Minnesota; Wei Pan, University of Minnesota; Xiaotong Shen, University of Minnesota; Yunzhang Zhu, The Ohio State University
9:05 AM

Semiparametric Estimation of ROC Curve with Multiple Imperfect Gold Standards: Application to the Diagnosis of Endometriosis
Danping Liu, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Beom Seuk Hwang, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Zhen Chen, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9:15 AM

Nonparametric Kernel Density Estimation Using Auxiliary Information from Complex Survey Data
Sayed A. Mostafa, Oklahoma State University; Ibrahim A. Ahmad, Oklahoma State University
9:35 AM

Singularity Structures and Parameter Estimation in Mixtures of Skew Normal Distributions
Nhat Ho; XuanLong Nguyen, University of Michigan
9:35 AM

The Functional False Discovery Rate Methodology and Applications to Genomics
Xiongzhi Chen, Princeton; David G. Robinson, Stack Overflow; John D. Storey, Princeton
9:35 AM

The New Normal: Exploring the Impact of American Community Survey Demographics on Small-Area Health Studies
Lance Waller, Emory University
9:50 AM

Accuracy Analysis of Unbiased Estimations for Fisher Information in the Scalar Case
Shenghan Guo, The Johns Hopkins University; James C. Spall, The Johns Hopkins University
9:50 AM

Evaluation of Estimation Methods for Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act
Patrick M. Joyce, U.S. Census Bureau
9:50 AM

Estimation for Bivariate Quantile Varying Coefficient Model
Linglong Kong, University of Alberta; Haoxu Shu, University of Alberta; Chad He, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Giseon Heo, University of Alberta; Martin Styner, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; John Gilmore, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Hongtu Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:55 AM

Uniform- and Triangular-Based Third-Order Power Method Distributions Using a Doubling Technique
Mohan Dev Pant, The University of Texas at Arlington; Todd Christopher Headrick, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
10:05 AM

Consistent Estimation in Partially Linear Models with Correlated Observations
Liangdong Fan; Cidambi Srinivasan, University of Kentucky; Richard Charnigo, University of Kentucky
10:35 AM

Cascaded High-Dimensional Histograms and an Application to Criminology
Siong Thye Goh, MIT; Cynthia Rudin, Duke University
10:35 AM

Data Fusion for Accurate State-Level Diabetes and Prediabetes Prevalence Estimation
David A. Marker, Westat; Jianzhu Li, Westat; Russ Mardon, Westat; Luke B. Smith, Westat; Deborah Rolka, CDC; Sharon H. Saydah, CDC; Frank Jenkins, Westat; Elizabeth Petraglia, Westat
10:50 AM

Robust Semiparametric Estimation with Missing Responses
Francesco Bravo
10:55 AM

A Comparison of Three New Randomized Response Models for Simultaneous Estimation of Three Sensitive Dependent Characteristics and Their Overlaps
Oluwaseun Olanipekun; Stephen Sedory, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
10:55 AM

Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Semiparametric Models with Interval-Censored Data
Danyu Lin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
11:00 AM

Population-Averaged Model Versus Subject-Specific Model in the Longitudinal Binary Data Analysis
Hua Li, Novartis; Biswajit Sen , Novartis; David Ohlssen, Novartis
11:05 AM

Comparison Beyond Power: Sample Size Re-Estimation vs. Group Sequential Design
Lei Shu, Astellas Pharma; Charles Liu, Astellas Pharma; Matt Rosales, Astellas Pharma
11:05 AM

Increasing the Power of the Mann-Whitney Test in Randomized Experiments Through Flexible Covariate Adjustment
Karel Vermeulen, Ghent University; Olivier Thas, Ghent University; Stijn Vansteelandt, Ghent University
11:05 AM

Cox Model Asymptotic Distributional Theory of Weighted Estimation for Nested Case-Control Design
Bin Nan, University of Michigan; Ross Prentics, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Tianxi Cai, Harvard
11:25 AM

New Bootstrap Bias Corrections with Application to Estimation of Prediction Mean Square Error in Small-Area Estimation
Danny Pfeffermann, CBS Israel, Hebrew University/University of Southampton
11:25 AM

Causal Models in Estimation of the Advertising
Igor Mandel, Telmar
11:35 AM

Estimation of Odds Ratio and Attributable Risk Using Randomized Response Techniques
Cheonsig Lee; Stephen Sedory, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University - Kingsville
11:35 AM

A Case Study on the Use of Propensity Score Adjustments with Web Survey Data
Van Parsons, CDC/NCHS
11:35 AM

Using Power Laws to Validate Survey and Universe Estimates
Brett Baden, Nielsen
11:35 AM

Doubly Robust Estimation of Optimal Treatment Regime in Additive Hazards Regression
Wenbin Lu, North Carolina State University; Suhyun Kang, North Carolina State University
11:50 AM

Semiparametric High-Dimensional Partial Linear Models: Estimation and Inference
Michael Levine, Purdue University; Lawrence D. Brown, University of Pennsylvania; Lie Wang, MIT
11:50 AM

Statistical Estimation in the Presence of Possibly Incorrect Model Assumptions
Sergey Tarima, Medical College of Wisconsin
11:50 AM

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