Name: 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings
Start: 2018-07-28T07:00:00+00:00
End: 2018-08-02
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre

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Sunday, 07/29/2018

Statistical Methods for Addressing Missing Data in HIV/AIDS Surveillance Systems
Sahar Zangeneh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Ying Qing Chen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Deborah Donnell, Fred Hutch

A Hybrid Method of the Sequential Monte Carlo and the Edgeworth Expansion for Computation of Very Small P-Values in Permutation Tests
James Jian Yang, University of Michigan; Anne YuhPey Buu, University of Michigan

An Efficient Resampling Method for Order-Restricted Gene-Trait Association Analysis
Yeonil Kim, University of Florida; Yueh-Yun Chi, University of Florida; Fei Zou, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A Method for Estimating SNP Heritability with Consideration of Variant Correlation and Non-Parametric Relationship
Hsiao-Chi Liao, National Taiwan University; Chuhsing Kate Hsiao, National Taiwan University Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Ranked Sparsity Methods for Transparent Model Selection
Ryan Andrew Peterson, University of Iowa; Joseph Cavanaugh, University of Iowa

Survival Analysis Methods for Characterizing B-Cell Mutation Processes
David A. Shaw, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Jean Feng, University of Washington; Vladimir N. Minin, University of California, Irvine; Noah Simon, University of Washington; Erick A. Matsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Novel Methods for Gene Set Enrichment Analysis with Empirical Memberships for Overlapping Genes
Yun Zhang, University of Rochester; Xing Qiu, University of Rochester

Cash Versus Card: Payment Discontinuities and the Burden of Holding Coins
Huynh Kim, Bank of Canada; Heng Chen, Bank of Canada; Oz Shy, Unaffiliated

Matching Methods for Evaluating the Effect of a Time-Dependent Treatment on the Survival Function
Danting Zhu, University of Michigan; Douglas E. Schaubel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Methods for Estimating Trend in Indicators Monitored with Complex Survey Designs
Leigh Starcevich, Western EcoSystems Technology Inc. (WEST)
2:05 PM

Strategies for Validating Biomarkers Using Data from a Reference Set
Lu Wang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Ying Huang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2:20 PM

Designing Trials Using Bayesian Methods with Historical Controls
Michael Sonksen, Eli Lilly and Company
2:25 PM

Ranked Sparsity Methods for Transparent Model Selection
Ryan Andrew Peterson, University of Iowa; Joseph Cavanaugh, University of Iowa
2:35 PM

Advancing Methodologies for Clinical Trials Using Historical Control
Min Min, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CDER/OTS/OB; Yeh-Fong Chen, US FDA
2:45 PM

A Ratio-Based Method for Predicting Point Differentials in Sports
Andrew Swift, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Andrew Tew, University of Nebraska at Omaha
2:50 PM

Scalable Methods for Association Analysis in Biobank Scale Data Sets
Dajiang Liu, Penn State College of Medicine
2:55 PM

Nonparametric Empirical Bayes Methods for High Dimension Problems
Linda Zhao, University of Pennsylvania; Junhui Cai, University of Pennsylvania
2:55 PM

Novel Methods for Gene Set Enrichment Analysis with Empirical Memberships for Overlapping Genes
Yun Zhang, University of Rochester; Xing Qiu, University of Rochester
3:05 PM

Cash Versus Card: Payment Discontinuities and the Burden of Holding Coins
Huynh Kim, Bank of Canada; Heng Chen, Bank of Canada; Oz Shy, Unaffiliated
3:10 PM

Bayesian Longitudinal Causal Inference in the Analysis of the Public Health Impact of Air Pollution
Chanmin Kim, Boston University School of Public Health; Corwin Zigler, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Jason Roy, University of Pennsylvania; Michael Daniels, University of Florida
3:25 PM

Semiparametric Regression Methods for Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Data with Application to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Studies
Lily Wang, Iowa State University; Jingru Mu, Iowa State University; Guannan Wang, College of William & Mary
3:25 PM

Semiparametric Regression Methods for Temporal Processes Subject to Multiple Sources of Censoring
Douglas E. Schaubel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Tianyu Zhan, AbbVie Inc.
3:25 PM

Matching Methods for Evaluating the Effect of a Time-Dependent Treatment on the Survival Function
Danting Zhu, University of Michigan; Douglas E. Schaubel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
3:45 PM

Kaplan-Meier Based Methods to Address Non-Proportional Hazard Issues
Bo Huang, Pfizer Inc.
4:05 PM

Helping New Healthcare Researchers to Consider Statistics Early
Nicole Herrera, Children's National Medical Center; Heather Gordish-Dressman, Children's National Medical Center; James Bost, Children's National Medical Center
4:05 PM

Data Adaptive Evaluation of Preprocessing Methods Using Ensemble Machine Learning
Rachael Phillips, Biostatistics, UC Berkeley
4:05 PM

Asymptotics of Generalized Depth-Based Scale Processes and Applications
Jin Wang, Northern Arizona University
4:20 PM

Missing Data Issues in the Studies of Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Methodology
Sheng Luo, Duke University Medical Center; Kan Li, University of Texas Health Science Center
4:25 PM

Creating a Taxonomy of Statistical Methods Using Text Analysis
Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
4:30 PM

New Methods for Incorporating Network Cyclic Structures to Improve Community Detection
Behnaz Moradijamei, Kansas State University; Michael Higgins, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY; Heman Shakeri, Kansas State University
4:35 PM

Statistical Impacts of Reconstruction Method in Simultaneous Multislice Acquisition of fMRI
Benjamin Risk, Emory University; Mary Kociuba, University of Washington; Daniel Rowe, Marquette University
4:45 PM

A Procedure to Detect General Association Based on Concentration of Ranks
Fred Wright, North Carolina State University; Pratyaydipta Rudra, University of Colorado at Denver; Yi-Hui Zhou, North Carolina State University
4:45 PM

Applications of Extreme Value Methods in the IPCC and US National Assessment Reports
Michael F Wehner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
4:55 PM

A Spectral-Based Kolmogorov-Smirnov Method for Detecting the Information Loss of Temporal Aggregation
Bu Hyoung Lee, Loyola University Maryland
5:05 PM

Robust Nonparametric Tests for Imaging Databased on Data Depth
Julia Wrobel, Columbia University; Sara Lopez-Pintado, Columbia University
5:05 PM

A Feature Selection Method for Vertical Integrative Analysis of Multi-Assay Genomic Data
Dror Berel, Fred Hutch; Raphael Gottardo, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
5:20 PM

Generalized Linear Models with Multiple Longitudinal Covariate Processes
Erning Li, University of Iowa
5:35 PM

Monday, 07/30/2018

Four-Way Interaction Effects on the Major Depressive Disorder Based on Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction Method
Jung Yeon Lee, NYU School of Medicine; Wonkuk Kim, Chung-Ang University; Judith S Brook, NYU School of Medicine

Stratified Over Representative K-Folds Cross-Validation
William Franz Lamberti, George Mason University

A Doubly Distributed and Integrated Method of Moments for High-Dimensional Correlated Data Analysis
Emily Charlotte Hector, University of Michigan; Peter X.-K. Song, University of Michigan

How to Identify Fake Images?: Multiscale Methods vs. Sherlock Holmes
Minsu Park, Yonsei University College of Medicine; Hee-Seok Oh, Seoul National University; Donghoh Kim, Sejong University; Minjeong Park, Statistics Korea; Jinae Lee, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Graphical Model for Continuous Longitudinal Data
Lei Wang, The University of Queensland

Global Sensitivity Analysis from Given Data : Elementary Effect Approach
Jong hyun Kim, Hanyang University; Dae il Jang, Hanyang University; Kyung joon Cha, Hanyang University

Per-Gene Normalization Method (UQ-PgQ2) Improves the Specificity for the Analysis of Differential Gene Expression in RNA-Seq Data
Xiaohong Li, University of Louisville; Nigel G.F. Cooper, University of Louisville; Dongfeng Wu, University of Louisville; Eric C. Rouchka, University of Louisville; Shesh N. Rai, University of Louisville

Nonparametric Group Sequential Methods for Recurrent and Terminal Events from Multiple Follow-Up Windows
Meng Xia, University of Michigan; Susan Murray, University of Michigan; Nabihah Tayob, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The Discussion Statistical Methods on Meta-Analysis Are Including Parameters Estimation and Hypothesis Test in 2x2 Table
Jin-Hua Chen

Different Methods and Comparisons Dealing with Censored Count Data
Xiao Yu, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houson; Lung-Chang Chien, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Kai Zhang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houson

Counting Maternal Deaths? You Better Bayes It! a Systematic Assessment of Underreporting and Misclassification in Registration of Maternal Deaths in High and Middle Income Countrie
Emily Peterson, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Leontine Alkema, University of Massachusetts Amherst

An Application of Clustering Method on EHR Data Phenotyping and Prediction
Shu Wang, University of Pittsburgh; Joyce Chung-Chou H Chang, University of Pittsburgh; Christopher W. Seymour, University of Pittsburgh; Jason Kennedy, University of Pittsburgh; Zhongying Xu, University of Pittsburgh

Statistical Methods for Evaluating the Correlation Between Timeline Follow-Back Data and Daily Process Data: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Wanjun Liu, Penn State University

A Joint Modeling Approach for Directed Acyclic Network Data
Yan Zhou, Merck &Co., Inc

A Noval Method to Estimate Human Judgment on Words Similarities
Guan I Wu, UCLA; Ker-Chau Li, Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica

Bayesian Variable Selection of Stochastic Volatility Models in Financial Time Series
Feng Chi Liu

Classification Accuracy of Unsupervised Learning Methods with Discrete and Mixture Distributed Indicators: a Monte Carlo Simulation Study
Chi Chang

Applying functional data analysis and clustering methods on weather forecast data in the U.S.
Yifan Wu, Simon Fraser University; Ying (Daisy) Yu, Simon Fraser University; Chuyuan (Cherlane) Lin, Simon Fraser University

Balancing Scores Weighing Methods and Sensitivity Analysis to Unfold Health Disparity
Chen-Pin Wang, University of Texas Health San Antonio

Comparisons of Modeling Methods on Longitudinal and Survival Data: Identifying Use of Repeat Biomarker Measurements to Predict Time-To-Event Outcome in Cancer Research
Meng Ru, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Erin Moshier, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Madhu Mazumdar, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Power Evaluation for Covariate Balancing Propensity Score Methods
Byeong Yeob Choi, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Chen-Pin Wang, University of Texas Health San Antonio; Joel Michalek, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Jonathan Gelfond, University of Texas Health San Antonio

Comparison of Methods for Predicting High-Cost Patients Captured Within the Oncology Care Model (OCM): a Simulation Study
Jung-Yi Lin, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Wei Zhang, UALR; Mark Liu, Mount Sinai Health System; Mark Sanderson, Mount Sinai Health System; Luis Isola, Mount Sinai Health System; Madhu Mazumdar, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Liangyuan Hu, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Intervening on the Data to Improve the Performance of Health Plan Payment Methods
Savannah Bergquist, Harvard University; Tim Layton, Harvard Medical School; Tom McGuire, Harvard Medical School; Sherri Rose, Harvard Medical School

Developing and Evaluating Methods for Estimating Race/Ethnicity in an Incomplete Dataset Using Address, Surname and Family Race
Gabriella Christine Silva, Brown University; Roee Gutman, Brown University

Evaluating Quantile Estimation Methods for Setting Normal Values for Longitudinal Measures
Jeffrey Slezak, Kaiser Permanente; Steven J Jacobsen, Kaiser Permanente; Stephanie Reading, Kaiser Permanente

A Comparison of Methods to Estimate Survival Curves Under Time-Varying Treatments
Lucia C. Petito, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Sonja A. Swanson, Erasmus Medical Center; Miguel Hernan, Harvard School of Public Health

Convergence Rates of a Partition Based Bayesian Multivariate Density Estimation Method
Linxi Liu, Columbia University; Dangna Li, Stanford University; Wing Hung Wong, Stanford University

Dose Finding Methods Using Two Endpoints in Early Clinical Studies
Kyounghwa Bae, Janssen Research & Development, LLC; Zhentao Tong, North Carolina State University ; Vladimir Dragalin, Janssen R&D

Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Ventilator-Free Days
Charity Morgan

Combining Predictive Mean Matching with the Penalized Spline of Propensity Prediction Method When Performing Multiple Imputation
Jay Xu; Roee Gutman, Brown University

Leveraging Multiple Study Designs and Statistical Methods to Evaluate Comparative Effectiveness of Asthma Medications
Tebeb Gebretsadik, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Pingsheng Wu, Vanderbilt University; Rees L Lee, U. S. Navy; Amber M Evans, Health ResearchTX LLC; Tan Ding, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nicholas M Sicignano, Health Research Tx ; Ann Wu, Harvard Medical School; Carlos Iribarren, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research; Butler Melissa, Kaiser Permanente; Chang Yu, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; William Dupont, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Christina Fox, Health ResearchTx; Tina V Hartert, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Impact on Statistical Power by Different Imputation Methods for Binary Endpoints with Missing Data
Xiaomei Liao, AbbVie Inc.; Jun Zhao, AbbVie; Bidan Huang, AbbVie Inc.
8:35 AM

Counting Casualties in the Syrian Civil War with Bayesian Record Linkage
Andrea Kaplan, Duke University; Rebecca C. Steorts, Duke University
8:35 AM

Non-Parametric Bayesian Methods for Causal Inference with Multiple Treatments
Michael Lopez , Skidmore College ; Liangyuan Hu, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Chenyang Gu, Harvard Medical School
8:35 AM

Nonparametric Test for Homogeneity of Covariance in Multivariate Regression
Yan Xu, University of Kentucky
8:50 AM

A Decision Tool for Causal Inference and Observational Data Analysis Methods in Comparative Effectiveness Research (DECODE CER)
Douglas Landsittel, University of Pittsburgh; (Joyce) Chung-Chou H. Chang, University of Pittsburgh; Sally C. Morton, Virginia Tech
8:55 AM

Statistical Methods and Tools in Mental Health Studies: a Review of Scientific Rigor, Power Analyzes and Reproducibility
Abera Wouhib, National Institutes of Health
8:55 AM

Convergence Rates of a Partition Based Bayesian Multivariate Density Estimation Method
Linxi Liu, Columbia University; Dangna Li, Stanford University; Wing Hung Wong, Stanford University
9:00 AM

A Hybrid Method for the Stratified Mark-Specific Proportional Hazards Models with Missing Data, with Applications to Dengue Vaccine Efficacy Trials
Yanqing Sun, University of North Carolina At Charlotte; Li Qi, Biostatistics and Programming, Sanofi; Peter Gilbert, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Fei Heng, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9:15 AM

New Methods for Threshold Variable Identification and Estimation in Threshold Dynamic Factor Models
Xialu Liu, San Diego State University; Rong Chen, Rutgers University
9:15 AM

Adjustment Methods Between Web-Mail and Telephone Data Collections in the Surveys of Consumers
Paul Schulz, ISR, University of Michigan; Zeynep Tuba Suzer -Gurtekin, ISR, University of Michigan; Caitlin Beach, University of Michigan; Yingjia Fu, University of Michigan; Edward Ellcey, University of Michigan; Richard Curtin, University of Michigan
9:15 AM

Comparison of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Methods for Survey Data
John Pleis, National Center for Health Statistics; Donald Malec, National Center for Health Statistics; Rong Wei, National Center for Health Statistics; Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics; Bill Cai, CDC/NCHS; Te-Ching Chen, CDC/NCHS; Yulei He, CDC/NCHS; Peter Meyer, National Center for Health Statistics; Lyna Schieber, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Hee-Choon Shin, CDC/NCHS; Ajay Yesupriya, State University of New York at Albany; Guangyu Zhang, National Center for Health Statistics
9:20 AM

Computer Model Calibration to Enable Disaggregation of Chemical Spectra
David Stenning, Imperial College London
9:35 AM

The Development of an Online Teaching Curriculum for PCORI's Methodology Standards
Elizabeth A Stuart, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
9:35 AM

Instrumental Variable Methods for Comparing Cancer Survival Outcomes
Fei Wan, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Dylan Small, University of Pennsylvania; Nandita Mitra, University of Pennsylvania
9:35 AM

Fully Nonparametric Methods for Partially Complete Clustered Data
Yue Cui, Department of Statistics
9:35 AM

Methods for Large Scale Smooth Space Time Modeling
Simon Wood
9:35 AM

Statistical Methodology for Modern Mental Health Research
Eva Petkova, NYU School of Medicine; Thaddeus Tarpey, Wright State University; Robert Todd Ogden, Columbia University; Andrea Troxel, New York University School of Medicine
9:55 AM

Methods for Estimating Points Based Risk Score for Binary Clinical Outcome
Alok Dwivedi, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso; Muditha Perera, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso; Durgesh Kumar Dwivedi, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Anit Parihar, King George's Medical University; Sada Nand Dwivedi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; Rakesh Shukla, University of Cincinnati
10:05 AM

Nonresponse Bias Analysis for National Survey on Drug Use and Health Using Small Area Estimation Methodology
Akhil Vaish, RTI International; Matthew Williams, SAMHSA/CBHSQ; Kathy Spagnola, RTI International; Ana Saravia, RTI International; Neeraja Sathe, RTI International
10:05 AM

Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Ventilator-Free Days
Charity Morgan
10:05 AM

Fully Bayesian Spectral Methods for Imaging Data
Brian Reich, North Carolina State University; Joseph Guinness, NC State University; Simon Vandekar, University of Pennsylvania; Russell T Shinohara, University of Pennsylvania; Ana-Maria Staicu, NC State University
10:35 AM

Administrative Records for Survey Methodology and Evidence Building
Asaph Young Chun, US Census Bureau; Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago; Paul Biemer, RTI Internatinoal
10:35 AM

Challenges in Implementing a New Imputation Method into Production in the 2017 Economic Census or What to Do When the Research Approach Oversimplifies the Problem
Katherine J Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau; Willam Davie Jr., U.S. Census Bureau; Matthew Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau; Scot Dahl, U.S. Census Bureau
10:35 AM

Data Enriched Generalized Linear Methods
Sayan Dasgupta, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Cheng Zheng, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee ; Ying Qing Chen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Asad Haris, University of Washington
10:35 AM

The Science of Data Science - Developing a Data Framework and Methods to Bring the All Data Revolution to Communities
Stephanie Shipp, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech; Sallie Keller, Social & Decisional Analytics Lab, Virginia Tech
10:35 AM

A Weighted Dirichlet Process Mixture Modeling for Functional Clustering
Wenyu Gao, Virginia Tech; Inyoung Kim, Virginia Tech
10:35 AM

The Posterior Service Time in an M/G/1 Queue with a Workload Barrier and Extreme Prior Service Times
Percy Brill, University of Windsor; Mei Ling Huang, Brock University
10:50 AM

Statistically and Numerically Efficient Independence Tests That Are Based on Distances
Xiaoming Huo, Georgia Institute of Technology, ; Cheng Huang, Georgia Institute of Technology
10:55 AM

A Propensity Score Stratified Bayesian Power Prior Approach for Incorporating Real-World Evidence in Single Group Medical Device Clinical Studies
Chenguang Wang, John Hopkins University; Ram Tiwari, Center for Devices and Radiologica Health, FDA; Lilly Yue, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Yunling Xu, FDA/CDRH
10:55 AM

Methods of Monitoring Outcomes of Medical Providers
John Kalbfleisch, University of Michigan; Zhi He, University of Michigan; Lu Xia, University of Michigan; Yanming Li, University of Michigan
10:55 AM

Statistical Methods for Handling Missing Data in Distributed Health Data Networks
Yi Deng, Google Inc.; Xiaoqian Jiang, University of California, San Diego; Qi Long, University of Pennsylvania
11:00 AM

Comparison of Methods to Generate Reference Limits
Bipasa Biswas, CDRH, FDA; Nairita Ghosal, University of Illinois at Chicago
11:05 AM

Adjusting Quality Rankings for Patient Socioeconomic Characteristics
Alan Zaslavsky, Harvard University Medical School
11:15 AM

Estimating Unmet Need for Contraceptive Methods in the World's Poorest Countries
Leontine Alkema, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Niamh Cahill, University College Dublin; Chuchu Wei, University of Massachusetts Amherst
11:15 AM

A starless bias in the maximum likelihood phylogenetic methods
Xuhua Xia, University of Ottawa
11:15 AM

Balancing Scores Weighing Methods and Sensitivity Analysis to Unfold Health Disparity
Chen-Pin Wang, University of Texas Health San Antonio
11:20 AM

Statistical Methods for Pooling Categorical Biomarkers from Multiple Studies
Xiao Wu, Harvard University; Molin Wang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
11:20 AM

Dealing with Methodological Issues in the Functional Data Analysis of Actigraphy Data
Stephen W. Looney, Augusta University; William Vaughn McCall, Augusta University; Jordan S. Lundeen, BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina
11:35 AM

Combining Predictive Mean Matching with the Penalized Spline of Propensity Prediction Method When Performing Multiple Imputation
Jay Xu; Roee Gutman, Brown University
11:50 AM

Double Random Forest
Yung-Seop Lee, Dongguk University; Hyun-Joong Kim, Yonsei University; Sun-Woo Han, Yonsei University
2:05 PM

Statistical Methods for Integrative Analysis of Multi-Omics Data with Applications to Psychiatric Disorders
Hongyuan Cao, University of Missouri-Columbia; Jun Chen, Mayo Clinic; Xianyang Zhang, Texas A&M University
2:30 PM

Phase I Designs That Allow for Uncertainty in the Attribution of Adverse Events
Alexia Iasonos, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; John O'Quigley, Universit'e Pierre et Marie Curie,
2:35 PM

Estimation of Parameters of a Mixture of Two Exponential Distributions
Trijya Singh
2:35 PM

GLM-Based Latent Variable Ordination Method for Microbiome Samples
Michael Sohn, University of Rochester; Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania
2:35 PM

Jackknife and Other Replication Methods with a Reduced Number of Replicates
Stephen Ash, US Census Bureau
2:35 PM

Capture-Recapture Methods for Data on the Activation of Applications on Mobile Phones
Mamadou YAUCK, Universite Laval; Louis-Paul Rivest, Université Laval; Greg Rothman, NinthDecimal
2:50 PM

Early Bird Gets the Worm? Effects of Differential Incentives on Mode Choice and Response Rates
Patricia LeBaron, RTI International; Nathaniel Taylor, RTI International; Leah Fiacco, RTI International; Melissa Helton, RTI International; Amy Henes, RTI International; Stephen King, RTI International
2:50 PM

Independence Conditions and Intermittent Observation in Life History Studies
Richard John Cook, University of Waterloo; Jerald Lawless, University of Waterloo
2:55 PM

Improvements to the Escalation with Overdose Control Design and a Comparison with the Restricted Continual Reassessment Method
Lingyun Ji, University of Southern California; Richard Sposto, University of Southern California; Juan Pablo Lewinger, University of Southern California; Mark Krailo, University of Southern California; David Conti, University of Southern California; Susan Groshen, University of Southern California; Shahab Asgharzadeh, University of Southern California
3:00 PM

A Bayesian Nonparametric Method for Zero-Inflated Data with Applications to Medical Costs
Arman Oganisian, University of Pennsylvania; Nandita Mitra, University of Pennsylvania; Jason Roy, University of Pennsylvania
3:05 PM

Using Predictive Modeling in Survey Methodology to Identify Panel Nonresponse
Bernd Weiss, GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences; Jan-Philipp Kolb, GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences; Christoph Kern, University of Mannheim
3:05 PM

Multiple Imputation Strategies for Handling Missing Data When Generalizing Randomized Clinical Trial Findings Through Propensity Score-Based Methodologies
Albee Ling, Stanford University; Maya Mathur, Stanford University; Kris Kapphahn, Stanford University; Maria Montez-Rath, Stanford University; Manisha Desai, Stanford University
3:05 PM

A Simulation-Based Comparison Study About Different Methods Adjusting for the Bias of Treatment Non-Adherence
Jia Jia, AbbVie; Ying Zhang, Penn State College of Medicine; Jane Qian, Abbvie
3:20 PM

A Scalable Classification Method Based on the Area Under the Receiver Operating Curve
Wenyi Wu, University of Michigan; Ji Zhu, University of Michigan
3:20 PM

Multiple Imputation Methods Addressing Planned Missingness in a Multi-Phase Survey
Irina Bondarenko, University of Michigan; Yun Li, University of Michigan; Paul Imbriano, University of Michigan
3:20 PM

Combining Subsets of P-Values
Nick Heard, Imperial Coll. of Sci. & Tech.
3:20 PM

Statistical Methodologies to Detect Ineffective Regional Treatment Effect in a Multiregional Trial
Hsiao-Hui Tsou, National Health Research Institutes; Yu-Chieh Cheng, National Health Research Institutes; Chin-Fu Hsiao, National Health Research Institutes
3:35 PM

Tuesday, 07/31/2018

Generating Survival Times Using Cox Proportional Hazards Models with Cyclic Time-Varying Covariates
Yunda Huang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Lily Zhang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Zong Zhang, Interlake High School; Peter Gilbert, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Methods to Handle Missing Outcome Data in Studies of Acute Illnesses Followed by Recovery
Dashiell Fellini Young-Saver, University of California, Los Angeles; Jeffrey Gornbein, University of California, Los Angeles; Sidney Starkman, University of California, Los Angeles; Jeffrey Lawrence Saver, University of California, Los Angeles

Advanced Methods in Quantitative Imaging Analysis
Hongtu Zhu, University of Texas M.D. Anderson

An Improved Inference Method for Multivariate Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression
Hisashi Noma, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics

Methods for Measuring Brand Lift of Online Ads
Rachel Fan, Google; Ying Liu, Google; Lu Zhang, Google; Tim Hesterberg, Google; Mike Wurm, Google

Methods for Combining Controlled and Uncontrolled Clinical Trials
Shuyan Sabrina Wan, Merck Research Lab; Yuan Feng, North Carolina State University; Hong Liu, Merck; Kenneth Koury, Pfizer

What's for Breakfast? How About Empiricism?
Robert Carver, Brandeis International Business School

Performance of Df-Adjustment and HCCM Methods in Heteroscedastic Factorial ANOVA Models
T. Beasley, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Estimation Methods for Nonprobability Samples with a Companion Probability Sample
Michael Yang, NORC; Edward Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago; Nada Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago; Vickie Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago

Analyzing the Effect of the Great Recession (2007-2009) on Changes in Health
Luke Francisco; Elliot Friedman, Purdue University; Ryan Murphy, Purdue University; Lei Nie, Purdue University

An Evaluation of Statistical Methods with Missing Data in Small Clinical Trials
Takayuki Abe, Yokohama City University, School of Data Science; Kazuhito Shiosakai, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Manabu Iwasaki, Yokohama City University, School of Data Science

Evaluating the Impact of Missing Data Mechanisms and Imputation Methods in Analysis of Bivariate Longitudinal Data with Subject Effect
Yonggang Zhao, Skyview Research; Qianqiu Li, Johnson & Johnson

Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistical Methods to Detect Sleep Patterns from Accelerometer Data
Margaret Banker, University of Michigan

A New Estimation Method for CoVaR Based on Three Regime Bivariate Normal Distribution
Jieun Choi, Ewha Womans University; Dong Wan Shin, Ewha Womans University

Power and Type I Error Assessments on Methods to Size Binomial Endpoints Under Unequal Randomization Ratios
Rong Wang, Pfizer Inc

Bayesian Methods in Real-World Evidence for Medicinal Product Development: Can Prior Distributions Provide a Platform for Creating Real-World Evidence?
John Loewy, Dataforethought

Statistical Methods to Estimate Diagnostic Testing Accuracy of ULTE4 to Determine Aspirin Intolerance in Asthma Using Meta-Analysis Data
Nan Zhang, Mayo Clinic; John Hagan, Mayo Clinic; Matthew Rank, Mayo Clinic; Yu-Hui Chang, Mayo Clinic; Rohit Divekar, Mayo Clinic; Erin O'Brien, Mayo Clinic; Gerald Volcheck, Mayo Clinic; Devyani Lal, Mayo Clinic; Patricia Erwin, Mayo Clinic; Harry Teaford, Mayo Clinic; Hirohito Kita, Mayo Clinic; Tanya Laidlaw, Harvard Medical school; Christina Hagan, Baylor College of Medicine

Real Experiences with Experimental Design: Composite Pressure Vessel Life Predict
Anne Driscoll

Analyzing the Evolution of Media Narratives Following Mass Shooting Events Using Modern Bayesian Statistical Methods
Thomas Belin, UCLA; Jay Xu

Comparison of Latent Variable Models with Black Box Methods to Classify Disease Flare
Jonathan Grotts

Safety Data Presentations in USPIs: Methodological Considerations
Adam Boyd, Array BioPharma Inc; Michael Pickard, Array BioPharma Inc

Visualization Methods for RNA-Sequencing Data Analysis
Lindsay Rutter, Iowa State University; Dianne Cook, Monash University

Phase I Designs That Allow for Uncertainty in the Attribution of Adverse Events
Alexia Iasonos, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; John O'Quigley, Universit'e Pierre et Marie Curie,

An Ensemble RNA-Seq Differential Analysis Method for False Discovery Rate Control
Dongmei Li, University of Rochester; Ananta Paine, University of Rochester; Timothy D. Dye, University of Rochester

Bayesian Methods for Stratified Sample Allocation Using Imperfect Information
Jonathan Mendelson, University of Maryland; Joe Sedransk, University of Maryland

Statistical Ethics and Challenging Substantial Errors in Statistical Methods and Results in a Prominent Peer Reviewed Economics Journal
Chris Barker, Statistical Planning and Analysis Services, Inc.

A Two-Stage Method to Analyze Multivariate Cluster Biomarkers in Prediction on a Single Binary Outcome
Xiaoying Yu, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; Wenyaw Chan, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Gracie Vargas, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; Rahul Pal, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

An Estimation Method for Enzyme Kinetic Model Parameters Based on Bayesian Approach
Boseung Choi, Korea University; Jae Kyoung Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Grzegorz A Rempala, The Ohio State University

Method for Evaluating Longitudinal Follow-Up Frequency: Application to Dementia Research
Leah Suttner, University of Pennsylvania; Sharon X Xie, University of Pennsylvania

Comparison of Missing Data Methods in the Use of LASSO Regression for Model Selection with Applications to the National Trauma Data Bank
Sarah B Peskoe, Duke University; Tracy Truong, Duke University; Lily R Mundy, Duke University School of Medicine; Ronnie L Shammas, Duke University School of Medicine; Scott T Hollenbeck, Duke University School of Medicine

Different Linkage Methods, Same Results? Linking National Center for Health Statistics Survey Data to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrative Records
Cordell Golden, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); Adam Fedorowicz, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); Lisa B Mirel, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

A Comparison of Some Propensity Score Methods
Yuping Wu, Cleveland State University; Amgad Mohammed Alajlan, Cleveland State University

Causal Inference with Complex Surveys: a Comparison of Propensity Score Based Methods
Daniele Bottigliengo, Università degli Studi di Padova; Ileana Baldi, Università degli Studi di Padova; Corrado Lanera, Università degli Studi di Padova; Dario Gregori, Università degli Studi di Padova; Paola Berchialla, Università degli Studi di Torino

Functional Data Analysis in Dose-Adjusted Tacrolimus Trough Concentration Modeling: A New Method to Compare Intrapatient Variance Between Patient Cohorts
Janet Kim, Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.; Sam Wilson, Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.; Jason J Schwartz, Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.

Multiple Imputation Methods Addressing Planned Missingness in a Multi-Phase Survey
Irina Bondarenko, University of Michigan; Yun Li, University of Michigan; Paul Imbriano, University of Michigan

Assessing Divide-and-Conquer Latent Class Analysis
Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago; Meimeizi Zhu, NORC at the University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago

Numerical Comparison of Various Bootstrap Methods in Survey Sampling
Christian Léger, Université de Montréal; Oussama Dabdoubi, Université de Montréal

Application of a Method for Identifying Disease Subtypes That Are Etiologically Heterogeneous
Emily Zabor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Colin B Begg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Application of External Concordance Method
Wenliang Yao, Astrazeneca; Pralay Mukhopadhyay, Astrazeneca

Are Shoppers Representative of the Population? Using Geofenced Grocery and Convenience Stores to Represent the Population
Davia Moyse, ICF; Matt Jans, ICF; Ronaldo Iachan, ICF; Lee Harding, ICF; Scott Worthge, MFour; James Dayton, ICF; Yangyang Deng, ICF; Tracy Visconti, MFour

A flexible class of parametric distributions for Bayesian linear mixed models
Darren Wraith, Queensland University of Technology; Mohsen Maleki, Shiraz University; Reinaldo B. Arellano-Valle, Universidad Católica de Chile

Issues Regarding Biomarker Combination Within ROC Framework: Strategies, Target Functions, and Large Number of Weak Markers
Lili Tian, SUNY at Buffalo; Li Yan, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Jingjing Yin, Georgia Southern University; Le Kang, Virginia Commonwealth University
8:35 AM

Bayesian Methods for Stratified Sample Allocation Using Imperfect Information
Jonathan Mendelson, University of Maryland; Joe Sedransk, University of Maryland
8:50 AM

Visualization Methods for RNA-Sequencing Data Analysis
Lindsay Rutter, Iowa State University; Dianne Cook, Monash University
8:55 AM

Bayesian Probabilistic Numerical Methods
Jonathan Cockayne
8:55 AM

On the Use of Raking to Improve Regression Calibration: A Flexible Method to Address Error-Induced Bias Efficiently
Eric Oh, University of Pennsylvania; Pamela A Shaw, University of Pennsylvania
9:00 AM

Distributional Trees and Forests
Lisa Schlosser, University of Innsbruck; Torsten Hothorn, University of Zurich; Reto Stauffer, University of Innsbruck; Achim Zeileis, University of Innsbruck
9:15 AM

Imputation Methods for Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Eloise Kaizar, Ohio State University; Deborah Kunkel, The Ohio State University
9:15 AM

Assessing Students' Strengths and Weaknesses in Simulation-Based Introductory Statistics Courses at the Graduate and Undergraduate Levels
Anelise Sabbag, Cal Poly State University
9:15 AM

A New Distribution-Free Method for Constructing Confidence Intervals for Quantiles
Chaitra Nagaraja, Fordham University; Haikady Nagaraja, Ohio State University
9:20 AM

A Comparison of Some Propensity Score Methods
Yuping Wu, Cleveland State University; Amgad Mohammed Alajlan, Cleveland State University
9:20 AM

Big Data as a Measurement Error Problem
Raymond J. Carroll, Texas A & M University; Ya Su, Texas A&M University; Anirban Bhattacharya, Texas A&M University; Yan Zhang, Johns Hopkins University; Nilanjan Chatterjee, Johns Hopkins University
9:25 AM

New Dimension Reduction Methods for Combining Longitudinally Measured Biomarkers
Ruth Pfeiffer , National Cancer Institute; Wei Wang , George Washington University ; Efstathia Bura , Vienna University of Technology
9:35 AM

Robust Group LASSO Methods
Kristin Lilly, Columbus State University; Nedret Billor, Auburn University
9:35 AM

Estimation of Latent Interaction with Ordinal Indicators Using Frequentist Method
Fan Wallentin, Uppsala University
9:35 AM

Method for Evaluating Longitudinal Follow-Up Frequency: Application to Dementia Research
Leah Suttner, University of Pennsylvania; Sharon X Xie, University of Pennsylvania
9:35 AM

Using Gene Genealogies to Localize Rare Variants Associated with Complex Traits in Diploid Populations
Charith Bhagya Karunarathna, Simon Fraser University; Jinko Graham, Simon Fraser University
9:35 AM

Machine Learning Methods for Animal Movement
Dhanushi A Wijeyakulasuriya, Pennsylvania State University; Ephraim Hanks, The Pennsylvania State University; Benjamin Shaby, Penn State University
9:35 AM

Application of External Concordance Method
Wenliang Yao, Astrazeneca; Pralay Mukhopadhyay, Astrazeneca
9:40 AM

Multivariate Network Meta-Analysis to Mitigate Outcome Reporting Bias
Stacia Marie DeSantis, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
9:55 AM

Leveraging Bayesian Methods, Modeling, and Simulation to Improve Decision-Making and Increase Probability of Success
Karen Price; Stephen Ruberg, Analytix Thinking, LLC
9:55 AM

Weighted Averages for Reconstructed Pathways: a Novel Method for Pathway Level Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles
Monnie McGee, Southern Methodist University; Elizabeth McClellan, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Richard H Scheuermann, J Craig Venter Institute
10:05 AM

Methods and Study Design for Integrating External Controls with Allele Frequencies
Megan Sorenson, University of Colorado Denver; Audrey Hendricks, University of Colorado - Denver
10:05 AM

Statistical Methods for Single-Cell RNA-Seq in Studies of Mammalian Development
Christina Kendziorski, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Zijian Wang, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ron Stewart, Morgridge Institute for Research; Chris Barry, Morgridge Institute for Research; Li-Fang Chu, Morgridge Institute for Research
10:35 AM

Using Q-Learning Method in Identify Optimal Treatment Regime
Haocheng Li, Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada); Vincent Shen, Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada); Hao Xu, Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada); Sylvia Hu, Roche-Genentech
10:35 AM

Bayesian Monte Carlo Method for Estimating Small Area Complex Parameters Under Unit-Level Models with Skew-Normal Errors
Mamadou Diallo; Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; J. N. K. Rao, Carleton University
10:35 AM

Nested Subsamples: a Method for Achieving Flexibility in Annual Sample Sizes for a Continuous Multiyear Survey
Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics; Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics
10:50 AM

Structural Learning and Integrative Decomposition of Multi-View Data
Irina Gaynanova, Texas A&M Univeristy; Gen Li, Columbia University
10:55 AM

Propensity Score Methods for Studies with Hierarchical Data Structure and Continuous Treatments: Application to Childhood Obesity Interventions in Los Angeles County
Justin R Williams, UCLA; Catherine Crespi, University of California, Los Angeles; May Wang, University of California, Los Angeles
10:55 AM

General and Flexible Methods for Signal Extraction from Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data
Davide Risso, Weill Cornell Medicine
11:00 AM

Penalized Versus Segmentation Methods in Changepoint Problems
Ryan Tibshirani, Carnegie Mellon University; Sangwon Hyun, Carnegie Mellon University; Kevin Lin, Carnegie Mellon University; Max G'Sell, Carnegie Mellon University
11:00 AM

Numerical Comparison of Various Bootstrap Methods in Survey Sampling
Christian Léger, Université de Montréal; Oussama Dabdoubi, Université de Montréal
11:00 AM

How to Select the Number of Components in PCA and Factor Analysis? Understanding and Improving Permutation Methods
Edgar Dobriban; Art Owen, Stanford University
11:05 AM

Efficiency Comparisons of Selective Editing Methods
Chin-Fang Weng, U.S. Census Bureau; Joanna Fane Lineback, U.S. Census Bureau
11:05 AM

Evolution of Statistical Software and Quantitative Methods
Brandon LeBeau, University of Iowa; Ariel Aloe, University of Iowa
11:05 AM

Comparative Evaluation of Statistical Methods in Infant Gut Microbiome Studies
Morteza Hajihosseini, University of Alberta; Elham Khodayari Moez, University of Alberta; Anita Kozyrskyj, University of Alberta; Irina Dinu, University of Alberta
11:05 AM

Evaluating Power Plant Regulations with Methods for Causal Inference on Bipartite Networks with Interference
Fabrizia Mealli, University of Florence; Corwin Zigler, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Laura Forastiere, University of Florence
11:15 AM

A Distance Method for Administrative Record Modeling in the 2020 Census
Vincent Mule, U.S. Census Bureau; Andrew Keller, U.S. Census Bureau; Scott Konicki, U.S. Census Bureau; Darcy Steeg Morris, U.S. Census Bureau
11:15 AM

Spectral Methods for Kernel Learning
Charlotte Haley, Argonne National Lab; Christopher J Geoga, Argonne National Laboratory; Mihai Anitescu, Argonne National Laboratory
11:20 AM

Efficient Statistical Methods for Genome-Wide Association Studies with Disease Family History Data
Annie Lee, Columbia University; Baosheng Liang, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P. R. China.; Donglin Zeng, UNC Chapel Hill; Karen Marder, Columbia University; Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University
11:20 AM

The Welch's T-Test with Covariates
Cong Cao, The University of Texas at Dallas; Markus Pauly, Ulm University; Frank Konietschke, The University of Texas at Dallas
11:20 AM

Optimal Estimation in Functional ANOVA Models with Derivatives
Xiaowu Dai, University of Wisconsin Madison; Peter Chien, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:35 AM

Individualized Treatment Effects with Censored Data via Fully Nonparametric Bayesian Accelerated Failure Time Models
Nicholas Henderson, Johns Hopkins University
11:35 AM

Hidden in the Signal
Eunice Kim, Microsoft; Ildoo Kim, Brown University
11:50 AM

Assessing Divide-and-Conquer Latent Class Analysis
Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago; Meimeizi Zhu, NORC at the University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago
12:05 PM

Pseudo-Kernel Method in Accessing Cross-Validated Risk
Qing Wang, Wellesley College
2:05 PM

New Method of Evaluation of Limit of Detection (LoD) in Molecular Diagnostics
Jeffrey Vaks, Roche Molecular Diagnostics
2:05 PM

Semiparametric-Sparse Network Kernel Method for Genetic Pathway Analysis
Byung-Jun Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ.; Inyoung Kim, Virginia Tech
2:05 PM

If it Is in the Electronic Health Record, Then it Must Be True
Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Med Center
2:05 PM

A Multivariate Mixed-Effects Selection Model Framework for Batch-Processed Proteomics Data with Nonignorable Missingness
Jiebiao Wang, Carnegie Mellon University; Pei Wang, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ; Donald Hedeker, University of Chicago; Lin Chen, University of Chicago
2:25 PM

Computer Model Calibration of Static Systems Using Sequential Monte Carlo Methods
Murali Haran, Penn State University; Ben Seiyon Lee, Penn State University; Klaus Keller, Penn State University
2:25 PM

Statistical Methods for Wearable Device Data with an Application in Clinical Studies
Xinyue Li, Yale University; Hongyu Zhao, Yale; Michael John Kane, Yale University; Yunting Zhang, Shanghai Children's Medical Center; Fan Jiang, Shanghai Children's Medical Center; Qingmin Lin, Shanghai Children's Medical Center; Qi Zhu, Shanghai Children's Medical Center; Yuanjin Song, Shanghai Children's Medical Center
2:35 PM

A Comprehensive/Comparative Review of Cut-Point Selection Methods for Multiple Class Settings
Jia Hua, State University of New York At Buffalo; Lili Tian, SUNY at Buffalo
2:35 PM

A Comparison of Automatic Algorithms for Occupation Coding
Malte Schierholz, Institute for Employment Research
2:50 PM

The Use of Machine Learning Methods to Improve the US National Resources Inventory Survey
Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University
3:05 PM

New Multiple Hypotheses Testing Procedures Based on Covering Principle
Hong Zhou, Arkansas State University; Huajiang Li, Avanir Pharmaceuticals
3:20 PM

Predicting Suicide Risk: Statistical Methods for Using EHR Data to Inform Mental Health Care
Rebecca Coley, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; Susan Shortreed, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; Rod Walker, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; Eric Johnson, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
3:25 PM

Wednesday, 08/01/2018

Statistical Methods to Associate Intra-Tumor Heterogeneity with Clinical Outcomes
Paul Little, UNC Chapel Hill; Danyu Lin, University of North Carolina; Wei Sun, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

BinQuasi: a Peak Detection Method for ChIP-Sequencing Data with Biological Replicates
Emily Goren, Iowa Sate University; Peng Liu, Iowa State University; Chao Wang, Iowa State University; Chong Wang, Iowa State University

Propensity Score Methods for Merging Observational and Experimental Data Sets
Evan Taylor Ragosa Rosenman, Stanford University; Art Owen, Stanford University; Michael Baiocchi, Stanford University

Cross Platform Normalization Method Using Matched Sample
Serin Zhang, Florida State University; Jinfeng Zhang, Florida State University; Jiang Shao, Florida State University; Xing Qiu, University of Rochester

The Impact of Analysis Method and Model Specification for Handling Missing Covariate Data in Survival Analysis: a Case Study
Evon Okidi, Brown University; Joseph W Hogan, Brown University School of Public Health; Chanelle Howe, Brown University

WORKING LIFE EXPECTANCY of MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHERS and FORECASTING the NUMBER of THEM: TASKS MADE EASY by USING the COHORT CHANGE RATIO METHOD
David Swanson, University of California Riverside; Jeff Tayman, University of California San Diego; Lucky Tedrow, Western Washington University; Jack Baker, Health Fitness Corporation

Online Sequential Monitoring of Disease Incidence Rates with an Application to the Florida Influenza-Like Illness Data
Kai Yang, University of Florida; Peihua Qiu, University of Florida

Impact of Distance Calculation Methods on Geospatial Analysis of Healthcare Access
Sarah Lotspeich, Vanderbilt University; Robert E. Johnson, Vanderbilt University

Bayesian Spatial Quantile Regression for Areal Count Data, with Application on Substitute Care Placements in Texas
Clay King, Colorado Mesa University; Joon Jin Song, Baylor University

Sample Size Formulae and Application for the Two-Stage Continual Reassessment Method (CRM)
Cody Chiuzan, Columbia University; Ying Kuen Ken Cheung, Columbia University; Zilan Chai, Columbia University

Estimating the Size of a Hidden Finite Set: Large-Sample Behavior of Estimators
Si Cheng, Yale School of Public Health; Daniel J. Eck; Forrest W Crawford, Yale School of Public Health

Interpretable Analysis of Team Performance in Soccer Using Tracking Data: a Hybrid of Supervised and Unsupervised Methods.
Paul David Power, STATS
8:35 AM

Joint Modeling of Multiple RNA-Seq Samples for Accurate Isoform Quantification
Wei Li, University of California, Los Angeles; Jingyi Li, University of California, Los Angeles; Anqi Zhao, Harvard University; Shihua Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8:35 AM

Model Compatible Multiple Imputation Method for Minimizing the Impact of Covariate Detection Limit in Logistic Regression
Shahadut Hossain, UAE University
8:35 AM

Estimating the Size of a Hidden Finite Set: Large-Sample Behavior of Estimators
Si Cheng, Yale School of Public Health; Daniel J. Eck; Forrest W Crawford, Yale School of Public Health
8:45 AM

Considerations on MCPMod-Type Methods for Proof of Concept in Multi-Armed Studies
Tobias Mielke, Janssen-Cilag GmbH
9:05 AM

Bayesian Spatial Quantile Regression for Areal Count Data, with Application on Substitute Care Placements in Texas
Clay King, Colorado Mesa University; Joon Jin Song, Baylor University
9:10 AM

A Probability Based Method for Selecting the Optimal Personalized Treatment from Multiple Treatments
Karunarathna B Kulasekera, University of Louisville; Chathura Siriwardhana, University of Hawaii; Somnath Datta, University of Florida
9:15 AM

Distribution-Free Inference Methods for Threshold Regression
Mei-Ling Ting Lee, University of Maryland; George A Whitmore, McGill University
9:15 AM

Exact Solutions To Linear Systems Using Rational Arithmetic And Conversions
Timothy Hall, PQI Consulting
9:20 AM

A Model-Based Approach for Simulating Adaptive Clinical Studies with Surrogate Endpoints Used for Interim Decision-Making
Xiaotian Chen, AbbVie; Alan Hartford, AbbVie Inc; Mei Li, AbbVie; Jun Zhao, AbbVie
9:20 AM

Can We Train Machine Learning Methods to Outperform the High-Dimensional Propensity Score Algorithm?
Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, University of British Columbia; Robert W Platt, McGill University
9:20 AM

Online Sequential Monitoring of Disease Incidence Rates with an Application to the Florida Influenza-Like Illness Data
Kai Yang, University of Florida; Peihua Qiu, University of Florida
9:35 AM

A New Kernel-Based Method for Multiple-Loci Meta-Analysis
Xiaoran Tong, Michigan State University; Qing Lu, Michigan State University; Xiaoxi Shen
9:35 AM

Exploring Efficiency of Statistics Methods to Compare Highly Automated Vehicle and Human Crash Rates
Carol A.C. Flannagan, University of Michigan, Transport Research Institute
9:35 AM

Impact of Distance Calculation Methods on Geospatial Analysis of Healthcare Access
Sarah Lotspeich, Vanderbilt University; Robert E. Johnson, Vanderbilt University
9:50 AM

A Simulation Study on the Performance of Deep Learning Methods for Multi-Category Classification
Dawei Liu, Biogen; Ih Chang, Biogen
9:50 AM

Assessment of Treatment Effect on Overall Survival in the Presence of Treatment Switching: a Bridging Approach Across Various Modeling Methods
Yiyun Tang, Pfizer, Inc.; Selaru Paulina, Pfizer Inc.; Xin Huang, Pfizer Inc.
10:05 AM

Vi-HMM: a Novel HMM-Based Method for Sequence Variant Identification in Short Read Data
Man Tang, Virginia Tech; Mohammad Shabbir Hasan, Virginia Tech; Liqing Zhang, Virginia Tech; Hongxiao Zhu, Virginia Tech University; Xiaowei Wu, Virginia Tech
10:05 AM

Matching Methods for Causal Inference with Time-Series Cross-Section Data
Kosuke Imai, Princeton University; Erik Wang, Princeton University; In Song Kim, MIT
10:35 AM

Penalized Multiple Inflated Values Selection Method with Application to SAFER Data
Qiuya Li, City University of Hong Kong; Kwok Fai TSO, City University of Hong Kong; Yang Li, Renmin University of China; Yichen Qin, University of Cincinnati; Travis Lovejoy, Oregon Health and Science University; Timothy Heckman, University of Georgia
10:35 AM

Regression Trees and Ensemble Methods for Multivariate Outcomes
Evan Reynolds, University of Michigan; Mousumi Banerjee, University of Michigan
10:35 AM

Comparative Methods on Phylogenetic Networks
Claudia Solis-Lemus, Emory University; Cecile Ane, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Bastide, Rega Institute, KU Leuven; Ricardo Kriebel, University of Wisconsin-Madison; William Sparks, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:35 AM

Novel Model-Assisted Designs for Phase I Drug Combination Trials
Ruitao Lin, MD Anderson Cancer Center
10:35 AM

Asymptotic MinP Method for Responder Analysis
Ming Zhou, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Mark Donovan, Bristol-Myers Squibb
10:35 AM

Adaptive Mantel Test for Penalized Inference, with Applications to Imaging Genetics
Dustin Pluta, University of California, Irvine; Tong Shen, University of California, Irvine; Hernando Ombao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Zhaoxia Yu, University of California, Irvine
10:55 AM

New Statistical Methods for Analyzing Whole Brain Metabolites Using High-Resolution MRS Data
Shuo Chen, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
10:55 AM

Sparse Functional Partial Least Squares Method for Spectral Analysis
Jiguo Cao, Simon Fraser University; Tianyu Guan, Simon Fraser University; Kevin Groves, FPInnovation; Martin Feng, FPInnovation
11:00 AM

Using Simulation Processes to Close the Background Gap Among Students
Arturo Valdivia, Indiana University
11:05 AM

Flexible Dynamic Modeling of Correlation and Covariance Matrices for Spatio-Temporal Data Analysis
Babak Shahbaba, UCI; Andrew James Holbrook, UC Irvine; Gabriel Elias, UC Irvine; Norbert J. Fortin, UC Irvine; Hernando Ombao, UC Irvine; Shiweil Lan, CalTech
11:15 AM

A Bayesian Method for Variable Screening
Somak Dutta, Iowa State University; Vivekananda Roy, Iowa State University
11:20 AM

Time-Constrained Predictive Modeling on Large and Continuously Updating Financial Data Sets
Bernard Lee, HedgeSPA Limited; Nicos Christofides, Imperial College London
11:20 AM

Methods for Diagnostic Performance Comparison with Correlated Data
Xuan Ye, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
11:35 AM

Comparison of Two Methods for Evaluating Bias in Method Comparison Studies
Kyungsook Kim, FDA
11:50 AM

Propensity Score Methods for Efficacy Comparison in the Lack of Randomization
Qing Li, University of Iowa; Guang Chen, Celgene Corp.
11:50 AM

An Evaluation of Statistical Approaches to Post Marketing Surveillance
Yuxin Ding, University at Buffalo; Marianthi Markatou, University at Buffalo; Robert Ball, U.S. Food and Drug Administration,Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
12:05 PM

The Two-To-Infinity Norm and Singular Subspace Geometry with Applications to High-Dimensional Statistics
Joshua Cape, Johns Hopkins; Dept. of Applied Math and Statistics; Minh Tang, Johns Hopkins University; Carey E Priebe, Johns Hopkins University
2:05 PM

Comparing Non-Response Adjustment Methods in the Panel on Household Finances
Panagiota Tzamourani, Deutsche Bundesbank; Julian Sengewald, University of Bamberg
2:05 PM

Time-Variant Nonparametric Quantile Estimation: One-Step Vs Two-Step Methods
Mohammed Chowdhury, Kennesaw State University
2:05 PM

Improved Robust Estimation of the Residual Scale in High-Dimensional Problems with the Adaptive Elastic Net S-Estimator for Efficient Robust Penalized Linear Regression Methods
David Kepplinger, University of British Columbia; Ezequiel Smucler, University of British Columbia; Gabriela V. Cohen Freue, University of British Columbia
2:05 PM

Differential Expression Analysis of RNA-Seq Data with Integrated Likelihood Method
Yilun Zhang, University of Clifornia, Davis; David Rocke, University of California, Davis
2:05 PM

Making Ranking Priorities More Explicit
Cora Allen-Coleman, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ronald Gangnon, University of Wisconsin
2:20 PM

DiPhiSeq: Robust Comparison of Expression Levels on RNA-Seq Data with Large Sample Sizes
Alicia Lamere, Bryant University; Jun Li, University of Notre Dame
2:35 PM

A Fault Prediction Method for Temporal Data
Emanuele Gramuglia, University of Oslo
2:35 PM

Unified Estimation Methods for Unnormalized Models Using Auxiliary Distributions
Masatoshi Uehara, Harvard Unversity; Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University
2:35 PM

Solar Panel Lamination with Extreme Value Regression Model
Chih-Chun Tsai, Tamkang University
2:50 PM

Methods for Population-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons
Joseph C Cappelleri, Pfizer Inc
2:50 PM

Plotting Two-Dimensional Confidence Regions
Christopher Weld, William & Mary; Lawrence Leemis, William & Mary; Andrew Loh, William & Mary
2:50 PM

Dimensional Analysis for Response Surface Methodology
Ching-Chi Yang, Penn State; Dennis Lin, Pennsylvania State University
2:50 PM

Using Imputation Methods to Predict Listing Housing Unit Counts for Small Geographies
Courtney Hill, U.S. Census Bureau; Timothy Kennel, U.S. Census Bureau; T. Trang Nguyen, US Census Bureau
3:05 PM

Optimal Bayesian Design for Models with Intractable Likelihoods via Machine Learning Methods
Christopher C Drovandi, Queensland University of Technology; Markus Hainy, QUT
3:05 PM

Robust Time Series Using Linked Exponential Smoothing Cells
Aleksandr Aravkin, University of Washington, Seattle; Avner Abrami, IBM TJ Watson Research Center; Younghun Kim, Utopus Insights
3:05 PM

New Computational Methods for Non/Semiparametric Quantile Regression Models
Bo Kai, College of Charleston; Mian Huang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Weixin Yao, University of California, Riverside; Yuexiao Dong, Temple University
3:20 PM

The Funtions of Wealth: Renters, Owners and Capitalists Across Europe and the US
Pirmin Fessler; Martin Schürz, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
3:25 PM

Advanced Signal Processing Methods in Walking and Body-Posture Detection in Observational Studies
Marcin Straczkiewicz, School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University; Jacek K Urbanek, Johns Hopkins University; Vadim Zipunnikov, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Nancy Glynn, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; Tamara Harris, National Institute on Aging; Ciprian Crainiceanu, Johns Hopkins University; Jaroslaw Harezlak, Indiana University Bloomington
3:25 PM

Methods for Multivariate Recurrent Event Data with Measurement Error and Informative Censoring
Yu-Jen Cheng, National Tsing Hua University; Ching-Yun Wang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Hsiang Yu, National Tsing Hua University
3:35 PM

Thursday, 08/02/2018

Global Spectral Clustering in Dynamic Networks
David Choi, Carnegie Mellon University; Fuchen Liu, Carnegie Mellon University; Kathryn Roeder, Carnegie Mellon University
8:35 AM

Multivariate Methods and Data Integration in Social Media for Anomaly Detection
Karl Pazdernik, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Kellie MacPhee, University of Washington; Bryan Stanfill, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Lisa Bramer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
8:50 AM

Are Extreme Value Estimation Methods Useful for Network Data?
Tiandong Wang, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering
9:15 AM

Geospatial Data Anonymization Methods in Support of Transportation Planning
William Bachman, Westat
9:15 AM

Evaluation of Statistical Methods for Survival Analysis with Time-Dependent Variables
Chris Holland, Amgen; Qui Tran, Amgen; Cassie Dong, Amgen
9:20 AM

A Quantile-Based Asymmetric Family of Distributions: Inference
Anneleen Verhasselt, Hasselt University; Karim Rezaul, Hasselt University and KU Leuven; Irene Gijbels, KU Leuven
9:20 AM

Bayesian Bi-Clustering Methods with Applications to Integrative Genomics and Genetics
Jun Liu, Harvard University; Yang Li, Vatic Labs; Jiexing Wu, Google
9:25 AM

Treatment Heterogeneity and Treatment Eligibility Estimations Using Random Forest Methods
Min Lu, University of Miami; Eugene H. Blackstone, Cleveland Clinic; Hemant Ishwaran, University of Miami
9:35 AM

What Took You So Long? The Role of Experience as a Determinant of Interview Length
Tobias Schmidt, Deutsche Bundesbank; Kristina Altmann, Deutsche Bundesbank
9:35 AM

Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification for CO2 Retrieval from Satellite Remote Sensing Data
Anirban Mondal, Case Western Reserve University; Jonathan Hobbs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
9:35 AM

Target Toxicity Design for Phase 1 Dose-Finding: a Safe and Reliable Method
Bob Zhong, Johnson and Johnson; Wenchuan Guo, University of California Riverside
9:50 AM

An Integrated Bayesian Nonparameteric Method for Clustering of High-Dimensional Mixed Data
Chetkar Jha, University of Missouri; Subharup Guha, University of Florida
9:50 AM

Uncontrolled Studies and Health Technology Appraisal ? The Need for Methods, Modeling, and Further Research
Anthony Hatswell, University College London
9:55 AM

Accelerometry-Based Methods for Smartphone Proximity Detection
Josh Barback, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Nikita Raman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Alexi Anne Wright, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
10:05 AM

A Data-Retaining Method for Tail Estimation
Erika Cunningham, Duke University
10:35 AM

A New Statistical Method for Genome-Scale Mutual Exclusivity Analysis of Tumor Mutations
Chi Wang, University of Kentucky; Sisheng Liu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Jinpeng Liu, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky; Thilakam Murali, University of Kentucky; Tingting Zhai, University of Kentucky; Li Chen, University of Kentucky; Arnold Stromberg, University of Kentucky; Hunter Moseley, University of Kentucky
10:35 AM

Graphical Investigation of the Geometry of High and Infinite Dimensional Data
Wolfgang Polonik, University of California, Davis; Gabriel Chandler, Pomona College
10:50 AM

Utilizing Statistical Methods for Pre-Processing EHR Data for Analysis
Alex Milinovich, Cleveland Clinic
10:55 AM

Bayesian Hierarchical Methods for Meta-Analysis Combining Randomized-Controlled and Single-Arm Studies
Jing Zhang, University of Maryland College Park; Chia-Wen Ko, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Lei Nie, Division of Biometrics V, office of Biostatistics, CDER/FDA; Yong Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Ram Tiwari, Center for Devices and Radiologica Health, FDA
10:55 AM

Some Thoughts on Joint Probability Method (JPM) for Estimating Storm Surges
Whitney Huang, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
10:55 AM

Statistical Inference of Brain Connectivity Networks: a Network Topology Based Method
Yishi Xing; Shuo Chen, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
10:55 AM

Information-Based Subdata Selection
John Stufken, Arizona State University
11:00 AM

Cmenet: a New Method for Bi-Level Variable Selection of Conditional Main Effects
Simon Mak, Georgia Institute of Technology; C. F. Jeff Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:05 AM

Methods to improve glucose variability estimates from censored data in patients with insulin dependent T1DM
Nicholas Hein, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Christopher Wichman, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Lynette Smith, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Jennifer Merickel, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Andjela Drincic, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Matthew Rizzo, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Cyrus Desouza, University of Nebraska Medical Center
11:05 AM

Methods for Automatic Groove Identification in 3D Bullet Land Scans
Kiegan Rice; Heike Hofmann, Iowa State University; Ulrike Genschel, Iowa State University
11:05 AM

First Reproducible Nationwide Survey on Substance Use in Brazil: Survey Design and Weighting
Pedro Luis do Nascimento Silva, IBGE-ENCE; Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos, IBGE-ENCE; Raquel B De Boni, FIOCRUZ; Francisco Inacio Pinkusfeld Monteiro Bastos, FIOCRUZ; Neilane Bertoni dos Reis, Instituto Nacional de Câncer; Carolina Fausto de Souza Coutinho, FIOCRUZ; Jurema Corrêa da Mota, FIOCRUZ; Lidiane da Silveira Gouvea Toledo, FIOCRUZ
11:20 AM

An Adaptive Dose Selection Case Study: Statistical Methods and Operational Considerations
Adam Hamm, Cytel, Inc.
11:35 AM

Methodological Considerations for the Analysis of Relative Treatment Effects in Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis from Fused Observational Studies
Mireille Schnitzer, University of Montreal; Andrea Benedetti, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre; Guanbo Wang, McGill University; Arman Alam Siddique, McMaster University; Asma Bahamyirou, Université de Montréal
11:35 AM

Bayesian Reversible-Jump Sequential Variable Selection Methodology for High-Dimensional Arrays of Paired Predictors, with Application in Assessing Added-Value in Proteomics Data.
Bart Mertens, Leiden University Medical Centre; Alexia Kakourou, Leiden University Medical Centre
11:35 AM

Bayesian Network-On-Scalar Regression
Jian Kang, University of Michigan
11:35 AM

Classification of Healthcare Data: When Scarcity of Labeled Data Is the Norm Semi-Supervised Learning Methods Can Come to the Rescue
Didem Egemen, The George Washington University; Paulo Macedo, Integrity Management Services Inc.; Sewit Araia, Integrity Management Services Inc.
11:35 AM

Approximate Bayesian Forecasting
Brendan McCabe, University of Liverpool
11:50 AM

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