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Sunday, 07/29/2018
A Novel Bayesian Framework to Probe Closed Box Nature of Galaxy Clusters
Arya Farahi, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor


A Novel Framework for Differential Gene Expression Analysis Using Robust Profile Likelihood Ratios
Lehang Zhong, Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Lisa Joanna Strug, Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children


A Deep Learning Approach to the Estimation of Bias and Variance in HARDI
Allison Hainline, Vanderbilt University; Hakmook Kang, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Bennett Landman, Vanderbilt University


Two-Sample Test for Covariance Operators with Incompletely Observed Functional Data
Lihan Yan, FDA; Tao Zhang, Guangxi University of Science and Technology; Zhaohai Li, George Washington University


Multi-Scale Vecchia Approximation of Gaussian Processes
Jingjie Zhang, Texas A&M University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University


A Novel Framework for Differential Gene Expression Analysis Using Robust Profile Likelihood Ratios
Lehang Zhong, Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Lisa Joanna Strug, Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children
2:25 PM

Understanding Variance Estimator Bias in Stratified Two-Stage Sampling
Khoa Dong, U.S. Census Bureau; Timothy Trudell, US Census Bureau; Yang Cheng, US Census Bureau; Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau
2:25 PM

Generalized Bias and Variance for Convex Regularized Estimators
Pierre Bellec, Rutgers University
2:25 PM

A Sampling Design for an Ordered Population
Xiaofei Zhang, Iowa State Univ; Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University
2:35 PM

Domain Estimation and Successive Difference Replication
Timothy Trudell, US Census Bureau; Khoa Dong, U.S. Census Bureau; Yang Cheng, US Census Bureau; Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau
2:45 PM

High-Dimensional Gaussian Graphical Model for Network-Linked Data
Ji Zhu, University of Michigan; Boang Liu, University of Michigan; Tianxi Li, University of Michigan; Cheng Qian, University of Michigan; Elizaveta Levina, University of Michigan
2:45 PM

A Deep Learning Approach to the Estimation of Bias and Variance in HARDI
Allison Hainline, Vanderbilt University; Hakmook Kang, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Bennett Landman, Vanderbilt University
3:00 PM

Current Population Survey State GVFs and Design Effects
Tamara Zimmerman, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Edwin Robison, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:05 PM

Modeling Conditional Variance Functions Using Nonparametric Transfer Function Models
Jun Liu
3:05 PM

Optimal Multiple Confidence Regions
Edsel Pena, University of South Carolina; Taeho Kim, University of South Carolina
3:05 PM

Multi-Scale Vecchia Approximation of Gaussian Processes
Jingjie Zhang, Texas A&M University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University
3:10 PM

Two-Sample Test for Covariance Operators with Incompletely Observed Functional Data
Lihan Yan, FDA; Tao Zhang, Guangxi University of Science and Technology; Zhaohai Li, George Washington University
3:35 PM

Within Laboratory Variance Outlier Detection: An Alternative to Cochran's Test
Michael Morton, Altria Client Services
4:05 PM

De Novo Detection and Accurate Inference of Differentially Methylated Regions
Keegan Korthauer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Sutirtha Chakraborty, Novartis; Yuval Benjamini, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Rafael Irizarry, Harvard University
4:20 PM

Implementation of Adaptive Design on the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey
Christopher Ward, NORC at the University of Chicago; Felicia LeClere, NORC at the University of Chicago; Kari Carris, NORC at the University of Chicago; Stephen Cohen, NORC at the University of Chicago; Dean Resnick, NORC; Micah Sjoblom, NORC at the University of Chicago; Jennifer Vanicek, NORC at the University of Chicago; Ying Li, NORC at the University of Chicago
4:20 PM

Variance Components Estimators OPE, NOPE and AOPE in Linear Mixed Effects Models
Subir Ghosh, Univ. of California, Riverside
4:35 PM

Spatial Statistics Approach to Develop Novel Protein Cancer Biomarkers
Inna Chervoneva, Thomas Jefferson University
4:50 PM

Budget-Constrained Group Testing Designs for Prevalence Estimation
Shih-Hao Huang, Academia Sinica
5:05 PM

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

Monday, 07/30/2018
Hierarchical-Block Conditioning Approximations for High-Dimensional Multivariate Normal Probabilities
Jian Cao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Marc G Genton, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; David E Keyes, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; George Turkiyyah, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology


First Order Asymptotic Variance of a Leader Election Algorithm
Simon Langowski, Purdue University; Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University


Random Dual Rotation: Generalized Permutation Test for High Dimension, Low Sample Size Data
Hee Cheol Chung, University of Georgia; Jeongyoun Ahn, University of Georgia


An R2 Statistic for Covariance Model Selection in the Linear Mixed Model
Byron Jaeger, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Lloyd Edwards, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Matthew Gurka, University of Florida


The Implementation of Moderated T-Tests in Linear Mixed-Effects Models
Lianbo Yu, Ohio State University; Jianying Zhang, Ohio State University; Guy Brock, Ohio State University College of Medicine; Soledad Fernandez, The Ohio State University


Investigation of Alternative Calibration Estimators in the Presence of Nonresponse
Daifeng Han, Westat; Richard Valliant, University of Michigan
8:35 AM

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

Variance of Treatment Effect, an Important Yet Difficult Parameter
Jonathan Levy, UC Berkeley
9:20 AM

Testing Factor-Covariate Interaction in Rank Repeated-Measures Analysis of Covariance ModelsTesting Factor-Covariate Interaction in Rank Repeated-Measures Analysis of Covariance Mo
Donghui Zhang, Sanofi; Chunpeng Fan, Sanofi
9:50 AM

Resampling-Based Control of the False Discovery Rate Incorporating Shrinkage Estimation for the Covariance Matrix
Josephine Sarpong Akosa, Oklahoma State University; Melinda McCann, Oklahoma State University
10:05 AM

MM Algorithms for Variance Components Models
Liuyi Hu, North Carolina State University; Hua Zhou, UCLA; Jin Zhou, University of Arizona; Kenneth Lange, UCLA
10:50 AM

Bootstrapping Maxima of High-Dimensional Random Vectors with Variance Decay
Miles Lopes, University of California, Davis; Hans Mueller, UC Davis; Zhenhua Lin, University of Toronto
10:50 AM

Variance Estimation for Product Sales in the 2017 Economic Census: Challenges in Implementing Multiple Imputation-Based Variance Estimation
Matthew Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau; Katherine J Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
10:55 AM

An R2 Statistic for Covariance Model Selection in the Linear Mixed Model
Byron Jaeger, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Lloyd Edwards, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Matthew Gurka, University of Florida
10:55 AM

BRISC: Bootstrap for Rapid Inference on Spatial Covariances
Arkajyoti Saha, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Abhi Datta, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
11:05 AM

Improved Shrinkage Prediction Under a Spiked Covariance Structure
Trambak Banerjee; Gourab Mukherjee, University of Southern California; Debashis Paul, UC Davis
11:35 AM

Smoothing Spline ANOVA Models for Nonparametric Covariance Estimation for Longitudinal Data
Tayler Blake, Information Control Company; Yoonkyung Lee, Ohio State University
11:50 AM

A Concentration Inequality for Large Autocovariance Matrices
Yicheng Li, University of Washington; Fang Han, University of Washington
11:50 AM

The Implementation of Moderated T-Tests in Linear Mixed-Effects Models
Lianbo Yu, Ohio State University; Jianying Zhang, Ohio State University; Guy Brock, Ohio State University College of Medicine; Soledad Fernandez, The Ohio State University
12:10 PM

Why Weight, Replicate Now! The Use of Replicate Weights for Complex Survey Data Analysis in SPSS
Kelly Lin, Marketing Systems Group; Jeffrey S. Bareham, Marketing Systems Group; Ashley Hyon, Marketing Systems Group
2:05 PM

Charles Stein in the Beginning
Edward George, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
2:05 PM

Frechet Estimation of Dynamic Covariance Matrices, with Application to Regional Myelination in the Developing Brain
Alexander Petersen, University of California, Santa Barbara; Hans Mueller, UC Davis; Sean Deoni, Brown University
2:20 PM

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

Variance Estimation Under Imputation Using the Rescaling Bootstrap
Christian Bruch, University of Mannheim
3:05 PM

Estimating HIV Incidence Using Complex Survey Data
Jean Opsomer, Westat; Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat; Anindya De, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rommel Bain, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Paul Stupp, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:20 PM

Covariances, Robustness, and Variational Bayes
Ryan Giordano; Tamara Broderick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michael Jordan, UC Berkeley
3:25 PM

A Bootstrap-Based Goodness-of-Fit Test of Covariance for Functional Data
Luo Xiao, North Carolina State University; Stephanie Chen, North Carolina State University; Ana-Maria Staicu, NC State University
3:25 PM

On Generalized Variance Functions for Sample Means and Medians
Justin McIllece, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:35 PM

Tuesday, 07/31/2018
Bayesian Estimation with Shrinking Both Means and Variances in Heteroscedastic Nested Error Regression Models
Hiromasa Tamae


Differential Abundance Analysis with Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimation of Variance (DASEV) for Proteomic and Metabolomic Data
Zhengyan Huang; Chi Wang, University of Kentucky; Arnold Stromberg, University of Kentucky


Variance Estimation Under Model-Implied Randomization of Nonrandom Samples
Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics


Rao-Blackwellizing Field Goal Percentage in the NBA
Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Simon Fraser University; Luke Bornn, Sacramento Kings and Simon Fraser University


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.


Microbial Network Estimation Using Compositional Graphical Lasso
Chuan Tian, Oregon State University; Duo Jiang, Oregon State University; Tom Sharpton, Oregon State University; Yuan Jiang, Oregon State University


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


Variance Estimation Under Model-Implied Randomization of Nonrandom Samples
Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics
8:40 AM

On the Covariance Estimation and Principal Component Analysis for Spatially Dependent Functional Data
Haozhe Zhang, Iowa State University; Yehua Li, University of California, Riverside
9:05 AM

Microbial Network Estimation Using Compositional Graphical Lasso
Chuan Tian, Oregon State University; Duo Jiang, Oregon State University; Tom Sharpton, Oregon State University; Yuan Jiang, Oregon State University
9:55 AM

Differential Abundance Analysis with Empirical Bayes Shrinkage Estimation of Variance (DASEV) for Proteomic and Metabolomic Data
Zhengyan Huang; Chi Wang, University of Kentucky; Arnold Stromberg, University of Kentucky
10:00 AM

Bayesian Spectral Modeling for Multivariate Spatial Distributions of Elemental Concentrations in Soil
Maria Antonia Terres, The Climate Corporation; Montserrat Fuentes, Virginia Commonwealth University; Dean Hesterberg, North Carolina State University; Matthew Polizzotto, North Carolina State University
10:35 AM

Rao-Blackwellizing Field Goal Percentage in the NBA
Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Simon Fraser University; Luke Bornn, Sacramento Kings and Simon Fraser University
10:50 AM

To Shrink or Not to Shrink: Hotelling's T2 Control Charts Based on Shrunken Covariance Estimates
Allison Jones-Farmer, Miami University; Steve Rigdon, St. Louis University; Debbie Shepherd, Louisiana State-Shreveport
10:55 AM

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

Mitigating Standard Errors of County-Level Survey Estimates When Data are Sparse
Valbona Bejleri, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service; Habtamu Benecha, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service; Andreea Erciulescu, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Nathan Cruze, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service; Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
11:15 AM

Nonparametric Operator-Regularized Covariance Function Estimation for Functional Data
Xiaoke Zhang, George Washington University; Raymond Wong, Texas A&M University
11:20 AM

Empirical Likelihood Based Covariance Matrix Estimation
Sanjay Chaudhuri, National University of Singapore
11:20 AM

Frechet Analysis of Variance for Random Objects
Paromita Dubey, University of California, Davis; Hans Mueller, UC Davis
11:55 AM

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.
11:55 AM

High-Dimensional Sign Tests for the Direction of a Skewed Single-Spiked Distribution
Davy Paindaveine, Université libre de Bruxelles; Thomas Verdebout, Université libre de Bruxelles
2:05 PM

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

Optimal Regression Designs Under the Second-Order Least Squares Estimator
Julie Zhou, University of Victoria; Chi-Kuang Yeh, University of Victoria
2:05 PM

The Generalized Ridge Estimator of the Inverse Covariance Matrix
Wessel Van Wieringen, VU Medical Center
2:20 PM

Constrained Regression via Majorization-Minimization
Jason Xu, UCLA; Kenneth Lange, UCLA
2:35 PM

Wednesday, 08/01/2018
An Improved Estimator for Variance Components in Linear Mixed Model
Kun Yue, University of Washington; Jing Ma, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington


Inferences in High-Dimensional Misspecified Mixed Model Analysis for GWAS
Cecilia Dao, Yale Univ; Jiming Jiang, University of California, Davis; Debashis Paul, UC Davis; Hongyu Zhao, Yale


Replicate Weights for Variance Estimation of Subnational Areas
Stephanie Zimmer, RTI International; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International; Andrew Moore, RTI International


A Monte Carlo Simulation of the Effects of Ignoring Measurement Non-Invariance on the Standard Error for Mean Difference Testing
Scott Colwell, University of Guelph; Theodore J Noseworthy, York University


Modeling Covariance Structure for Longitudinal Data
Annie Qu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
8:35 AM

Improved Variance Component Score Tests of Gene-Environment Interactions
NANXUN MA, University of Washington; Michael C. Wu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Jing Ma, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center
8:35 AM

Flexible Characterizations of Nonstationary Space-Time Covariance Functions
Christopher J Geoga, Argonne National Laboratory; Charlotte Haley, Argonne National Lab; Michael Stein, University of Chicago, Dept. of Statistics; Mihai Anitescu, Argonne National Laboratory
8:50 AM

A General Framework for Vecchia Approximations of Gaussian Processes
Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University; Joseph Guinness, North Carolina State University
9:05 AM

Replicate Weights for Variance Estimation of Subnational Areas
Stephanie Zimmer, RTI International; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International; Andrew Moore, RTI International
9:15 AM

Pseudo-Population Bootstrap Procedures for Multi-Stage Sampling Designs
Sixia Chen, University of Oklahoma; David Haziza, Université de Montréal
9:25 AM

A Monte Carlo Simulation of the Effects of Ignoring Measurement Non-Invariance on the Standard Error for Mean Difference Testing
Scott Colwell, University of Guelph; Theodore J Noseworthy, York University
9:30 AM

Examining Non-Stationarity in Spatial Processes via an M-RA and Mixture Priors
Veronica J. Berrocal, University of Michigan
10:05 AM

Discovering Depression Subtypes with High-Dimensional Eigenvalue Estimation on Resting-State fMRI Data
Samprit Banerjee, Weill Medical College, Cornell University
10:35 AM

Spatial Statistical Downscaling for Constructing High-Resolution Nature Runs in Global Observing System Simulation Experiments
Pulong Ma, University of Cincinnati; Emily L. Kang, University of Cincinnati; Amy Braverman, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Hai Nguyen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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

Measuring the Individual Benefits of a Medical or Behavioral Treatment Using Generalized Linear Mixed-Effects Models
Francisco Diaz, The University of Kansas Medical Center
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

Weighted Envelope Estimation to Handle Variability in Model Selection
Daniel J. Eck
11:20 AM

Efficient Estimation for Non-Stationary Spatial Covariance Functions with Application to High-Resolution Climate Model Emulation
Yuxiao Li, KAUST; Ying Sun, KAUST
11:35 AM

Estimating Subject-Specific Rates of Change from Longitudinal Data
Christopher Morrell, Loyola University Maryland; Larry J. Brant, Loyola University Maryland; Majd AlGhatrif, NIA, NIH; Edward G. Lakatta, NIA, NIH
2:05 PM

High-Dimensional Markowitz Portfolio Optimization Problem: Empirical Comparison of Covariance Matrix Estimators
Johan Lim, Seoul National University; Young-Geun Choi, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Sujung Choi, Soongsil University
2:05 PM

Utilizing the Block Diagonal Covariance Structure of Nonregular Two-Level Designs
Robert Mee, University of Tennessee; David J Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University
2:05 PM

Generalized Semiparametric Approach to One-Way Analysis of Variance
Chathurangi Pathiravsan, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Bhaskar Bhattacharya, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2:20 PM

Functional Variance Change Point Analysis for Big Data with an Application to Liver Procurement
Pang Du, Virginia Tech; Zhenguo Gao, Virginia Tech; Ran Jin, Virginia Tech; John Robertson, Virginia Tech
2:25 PM

A Kernel Weighting Approach to Improve Population Representativeness of Epidemiological Cohort in the Analysis
Lingxiao Wang, The Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park; Barry Ira Graubard, National Cancer Institute; Hormuzd A. Katki, Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute; Yan Li, University of Maryland at College Park
2:30 PM

Variance Component Score Test for Differential Expression in RNAseq Studies
Denis Agniel, RAND Corporation; Boris Hejblum, Universite de Bordeaux
3:05 PM

Model-Based Crop Yield Forecasting: Adjustment for Within-State Heterogeneity, Covariate Selection and Variance Estimation
Habtamu Benecha, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service; Nathan Cruze, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service; Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS)
3:20 PM

Thursday, 08/02/2018
Does it Pay to Repeat the Baseline?
Shiyang Ma, University of Rochester; David Oakes , University of Rochester
9:05 AM

Extended Ensemble Kalman Filters for High-Dimensional Hierarchical State-Space Models
Jonathan Stroud, Georgetown University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A&M University; Christopher K. Wikle, University of Missouri
9:15 AM

SOME EWMA SCHEMES for SIMULTANEOUS MONITORING of UNKNOWN MEAN and VARIANCE of a NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED PROCESS
Ridwan Sanusi, City Univ of Hong Kong; AMITAVA MUKHERJEE, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ; Min Xie, City University of Hong Kong
10:35 AM

Estimating the Error Variance in a High-Dimensional Linear Model
Guo Yu, Cornell University; Jacob Bien, University of Southern California
10:50 AM

TRUMP in Power Supports Five Family Members
Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Stephen A Sedory, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
10:50 AM

Using Shrinkage to Detect Changes in Variance in Complex Business Data
Rebecca Killick, Lancaster University; Jamie-Leigh Chapman, Lancaster University; Idris Eckley, Lancaster University
10:55 AM

Bayesian Network Meta-Regression Models Using Heavy-Tailed Multivariate Random Effects with Covariate-Dependent Variances
Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut; Hao Li, University of Connecticut; Joseph G Ibrahim, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Sung Duk Kim, National Cancer Institute; Arvind K. Shah, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc.; Jianxin Lin, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc.; Andrew M. Tershakovec, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc.
11:15 AM