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Sunday, 07/28/2019
Preference Probability Based on Ranks – A New Approach Using Logistic Regression with Zero Intercept
Oluwagbenga Agboola, University of Northern Colorado


Bayesian Semiparametric ROC Surface Estimation Under Verification Bias
Rui Zhu, North Carolina State University; Subhashis Ghosal, North Carolina State University


Instrumental Variable Estimation of Weighted Local Average Treatment Effects
Byeong Yeob Choi, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio


Xtgeebcv: a Stata Command for Bias-Corrected Sandwich Variance Estimation for GEE Analyzes of Cluster Randomized Trials
John A Gallis, Duke University; Fan Li, Duke University; Elizabeth L Turner, Duke University


Estimation of Mediation Effect for High-Dimensional Omics Mediators with Application to the Framingham Heart Study
Tianzhong Yang, The University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Jingbo Niu, Baylor College of Medicine; Han Chen, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Peng Wei, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center


Causal Mediation Analysis Using Gradient Boosting Machines: Developing Methods and Software
Brian G. Vegetabile, RAND Corporation; Donna L. Coffman, Temple University; Daniel F. McCaffrey, Educational Testing Service


Two-Step Estimation for Time Varying ARCH Models
Yuanyuan Zhang; Rong Liu, University of Toledo; Qin Shao, University of Toledo; Lijian Yang, Tsinghua University


Bayesian Uncertainty Estimation Under Complex Sampling
Matthew Williams, National Science Foundation; Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Semiparametric Estimation of Continuous-Time Structural Failure Time Model
Shu Yang, North Carolina State University
2:05 PM

Instrumental Variable Estimation of Weighted Local Average Treatment Effects
Byeong Yeob Choi, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2:05 PM

A Case Study of Phase II/III Seamless Adaptive Design
Hui Quan, Sanofi US; Yi Xu, Sanofi; Yixin Chen, Sanofi; Lei Gao, Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Xun Chen, Sanofi
2:05 PM

Preference Probability Based on Ranks – A New Approach Using Logistic Regression with Zero Intercept
Oluwagbenga Agboola, University of Northern Colorado
2:05 PM

Weibull-Normal Distribution and Its Applications
Felix Famoye, Central Michigan University
2:05 PM

Nonparametric Model for a Tensor Field Based on HARDI
Lyudmila Sakhanenko, Michigan State University; Michael DeLaura, Michigan State University; David Zhu, Michigan State University
2:05 PM

Xtgeebcv: a Stata Command for Bias-Corrected Sandwich Variance Estimation for GEE Analyzes of Cluster Randomized Trials
John A Gallis, Duke University; Fan Li, Duke University; Elizabeth L Turner, Duke University
2:15 PM

Randomized Allocation with Nonparametric Estimation for Contextual Multi-Armed Bandits with Delayed Rewards
Sakshi Arya, University of Minnesota; Yuhong Yang, University of Minnesota
2:20 PM

Nonparametric Conditional Density Estimation for Pooled Biomarker Data
Dewei Wang, University of South Carolina; Xichen Hou, University of South Carolina; Joshua Tebbs, University of South Carolina
2:20 PM

Horseshoes, Shape Mixing, and Ultra-Sparse Locally Adaptive Shrinkage
Andrew Womack, Indiana University
2:25 PM

A Model-Based Approach to Predict Employee Compensation Components
Andreea Erciulescu, Westat; Jean Opsomer, Westat
2:30 PM

Matrix Means for Network Estimation with Applications to fMRI Data
Keith Levin, University of Michigan; Asad Lodhia, University of Michigan; Elizaveta Levina, University of Michigan
2:35 PM

Sufficient Dimension Reduction for Feasible and Robust Estimation of Average Causal Effect
Trinetri Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Yanyuan Ma, The Pennsylvania State University; Xavier de Luna, Umeå School of Business,Economics and Statistics at Umeå University
2:35 PM

The R Conf Package for Plotting Likelihood-Ratio Based Confidence Regions for Two-Parameter Univariate Probability Models
Christopher Weld, William & Mary; Andrew Loh, William & Mary; Lawrence Leemis, William & Mary
2:45 PM

Sample Size Re-Estimation in Action: Design Consideration, Charter Development, and Implementation of Analyzes in a Trial with Survival Endpoints
Adam Hamm, Cytel, Inc.
2:45 PM

Return Level Estimation for Large Spatial Extremes
Danielle Sass, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bo Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Brian Reich, North Carolina State University
2:50 PM

Optimal Sample Design for Estimation of Catch from Electronically Reported Data
Zhaoce Liu, Southern Methodist University; Lynne Stokes, Southern Methodist University
2:50 PM

Bayesian Uncertainty Estimation Under Complex Sampling
Matthew Williams, National Science Foundation; Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:00 PM

Estimation of Mediation Effect for High-Dimensional Omics Mediators with Application to the Framingham Heart Study
Tianzhong Yang, The University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Jingbo Niu, Baylor College of Medicine; Han Chen, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Peng Wei, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:05 PM

Regression Composite Estimation for Current Population Survey
Yang Cheng, US Census Bureau; Daniel Bonnery, University of Maryland and Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center ; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland, College Park; Timothy Trudell
3:20 PM

Bayesian Semiparametric ROC Surface Estimation Under Verification Bias
Rui Zhu, North Carolina State University; Subhashis Ghosal, North Carolina State University
3:30 PM

Causal Mediation Analysis Using Gradient Boosting Machines: Developing Methods and Software
Brian G. Vegetabile, RAND Corporation; Donna L. Coffman, Temple University; Daniel F. McCaffrey, Educational Testing Service
3:30 PM

Lower Bounds for Accuracy of Estimation in High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging Data
Chitrak Banerjee, Michigan State University; Lyudmila Sakhanenko, Michigan State University
3:35 PM

Two-Step Estimation for Time Varying ARCH Models
Yuanyuan Zhang; Rong Liu, University of Toledo; Qin Shao, University of Toledo; Lijian Yang, Tsinghua University
3:40 PM

Statistical Inference for High-Dimensional Models via Recursive Online-Score Estimation
Runze Li, Penn State University
4:05 PM

Efficient Nonparametric Estimation of Population Size from Incomplete Lists
Manjari Das, Carnegie Mellon University; Edward Kennedy, Carnegie Mellon University
4:05 PM

Empirical Frequency Band Analysis of Nonstationary Time Series
Scott Alan Bruce, George Mason University; Cheng Yong Tang, Temple University; Martica Hall, University of Pittsburgh; Rob Krafty, University of Pittsburgh
4:05 PM

Determinants of Inter-Individual Variation in Nevus Counts Among Children
Jaya M Satagopan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Ariel Chernofsky, Boston University; Qin Zhou, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Stephen W Dusza, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Allan Halpern, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Irene Orlow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4:20 PM

Statistical Estimation of Context Set Models
Zsolt Talata, University of Kansas
4:20 PM

On Two Normal Mixture Models of the Classical Method of Moments
Ray-Shine Lee, Shine-In Quantitative Research
4:20 PM

Incorporating Auxiliary Data to Improve Conditional Power Estimation
Jian Zhu, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Xin Li, George Washington University; Godwin Yung, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Jianchang Lin, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
4:20 PM

Tolerance Limits for Normal Mixtures
Shin-Fu Tsai, National Taiwan University
4:35 PM

Spectral Estimation Using Multitaper Whittle Methods with a Lasso Penalty
Shuhan Tang, The Ohio State University; Peter F. Craigmile, The Ohio State University; Yunzhang Zhu, The Ohio State University
4:35 PM

Nonparametric Estimation and Testing for Positively Quadrant Dependent Copula
Lu Lu, North Carolina State University; Sujit Ghosh, North Carolina State Univ.
4:35 PM

Neuronal Functional Connectivity Graph Estimation from Nonsimultaneous Recordings
Giuseppe Vinci, Rice University; Gautam Dasarathy, Arizona State University; Genevera Allen, Rice University
4:45 PM

Estimation in the Popularity Adjusted Block Model
Ramchandra Rimal, Univ. of Central Florida; Marianna Pensky, University of Central Florida
4:50 PM

Nonparametric Bayes Estimation of the Reliability Function of a Coherent System
AKM Fazlur Rahman, University of Alabama At Birmingham; Edsel A Pena, University of South Carolina
5:05 PM

Cross-Validation Nonparametric Bootstrap Study of the Linhart-Volkers-Zucchini Out-Of-Sample Prediction Error Formula for Logistic Regression Modeling
Richard Golden, University of Texas At Dallas; Shaurabh Nandy, Foxbat Research; Vishal Patel, Foxbat Research
5:05 PM

Estimation in Additive Exposure Models
Kelly Kung, Boston University; Daniel L Sussman, Boston University
5:20 PM

Multivariate Unit-Level Models for Non-Gaussian Survey Data Under Informative Sampling Designs
Paul Parker, University of Missouri; Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri/U.S. Census Bureau; Ryan Janicki, U.S. Census Bureau
5:25 PM

Identification and Estimation of a Semiparametric Single Index Transformation Model
Yingqian Lin, Guanghua School of Management; Yundong Tu, Peking University, Guanghua School of Management and Center for Statistical Science
5:35 PM

Targeted Learning of the Population Size Based on Capture-Recapture Designs
Yue You, Biostatistics, UC Berkeley; Mark van der Laan, UC Berkeley; Nicholas Jewell, Biostatistics, UC Berkeley; Robin Mejia, Carnegie Mellon University
5:35 PM

Monday, 07/29/2019
Estimation and Selection for Spatial Regression When Fixed Effects and Random Effects Are Correlated
Chun-Shu Chen, National Changhua University of Education; Hong-Ding Yang, National Changhua University of Education; Yung-Huei Chiou, National Changhua University of Education


Estimation of Semiparametric Hidden Markov Model and Multiple Testing Under Dependenct Strcuture
Joungyoun Kim, Chungbuk National University; Jong Soo Lee, Department of Mathematics, University of Massachusetts at Lowell; Johan Lim, Seoul National University


Sparse SIR: Optimal Rates and Adaptive Estimation
Kai Tan


Bayesian Covariance Estimation for Large Spatial Data
Brian Kidd, Texas A&M University; Matthias Katzfuss, Texas A & M University


A Bayesian Approach to Factor Screening for Multivariate Responses
I-Tang Yu


Function Estimation Through Phase and Amplitude Separation
James Matuk, The Ohio State University; Sebastian Kurtek, The Ohio State University; Oksana Chkrebtii, The Ohio State University; Karthik Bharath, University of Nottingham


A Time Series Based Point Estimation of Stop Signal Reaction Times
Mohsen Soltanifar, University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Keith Knight, University of Toronto, Department of Statistical Sciences; Annie Dupuis, University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Russell Schachar, The Hospital for Sick Children; Michael Escobar, University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health


Nonparametric Estimation of Blood Alcohol Concentration from Transdermal Alcohol Measurements Using Alcohol Biosensor Devices
Bryan Vader, CSU Channel Islands; Alona Kryshchenko, CSU Channel Islands; Melike Sirlanci, California Technical University


An Expectation-Maximization (EM) Algorithm for Orbit Linkage and Determination
Jason Bernstein, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory


Extension of Integral Curves Estimation to a Time-Dependent Tensor Field Model
Juna Goo, Michigan State University, Department of Statistics and Probability; Lyudmila Sakhanenko, Michigan State University


Multi-Level Monte Carlo Using Quasi-Random Numbers
Lu Vy, University of Colorado Denver; Erin Austin, University of Colorado Denver; Yaning Liu, University of Colorado Denver


Prevalence of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Behaviors: An Approach for State-Level and National Estimation Derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
YangYang Deng, ICF Macro, Inc.; Ronaldo Iachan, ICF Macro, Inc.


Mixed-Effect Model Using Shape-Constrained Regression Splines, with Application to Tree Height Estimation
Xiyue Liao, University of California, Santa Barbara; Mary C Meyer , Colorado State University


Quantum Channel Probing with Indefinite Causal Ordering
Michael Frey, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Eric Johnson, University of Colorado


Double Matched Matrix Factorization
Dongbang Yuan, Texas A&M University; Irina Gaynanova, Texas A&M Univeristy


Autocorrelation Function Estimation Using Penalized Least Squares
Xiyan Tan, Clemson University; Colin Mark Gallagher, Clemson University


Joint Estimation and Regularized Aggregation of Brain Network in fMRI Data
Jongik Chung; Cheolwoo Park, University of Georgia; Jennifer McDowell, University of Georgia


Generalised Boosted Forests; Variance Estimation and Inference
Indrayudh Ghosal, Cornell University


Nonparametric Density Estimation Under Adversarial Losses
Shashank Singh, Carnegie Mellon University; Ananya Uppal, Carnegie Mellon University; Barnabas Poczos, Carnegie Mellon University


Using Push-Forward and Pullback Measures for Parameter Identification and Distribution Estimation
Tian Yu Yen, University of Colorado At Denver; Michael Pilosov, University of Colorado At Denver


To Select or Not to Select? Variable Selection in the Estimation of Drug Use Prevalence in Denmark
Anne Helby Petersen, University of Copenhagen; Niels Keiding, University of Copenhagen


Efficient Estimation of Ancestry Proportions Using Genotype Frequencies
Jordan Hall, University of Colorado Denver; Megan Sorenson, University of Colorado Denver; Ryan Scherenberg; Alexandria Ronco, University of Colorado Denver; Yinfei Wu, University of Colorado Denver; James Vance, University of Colorado Denver; Jinyan Lyu, University of Colorado Denver; Christopher Gignoux, University of Colorado Denver; Audrey E Hendricks, University of Colorado Denver


OASW Clustering
Fatima Batool


Unblinded Sample Size Re-Estimation for Ordinal Data
Huaihou Chen, Biogen; Ray Zhang, Biogen; Weihua Tang, Biogen; Li Zhu, Biogen; Chunlei Ke, Biogen


Predicting the Cross-Validated Penalty Parameter in Nodewise Lasso Regression
Mo Huang, University of Pennsylvania; Nancy Zhang, University of Pennsylvania


HIGHER ORDER CALIBRATED ESTIMATOR in TWO STAGE SAMPLING
Veronica Salinas


Comparison of Alternative Variance Estimators for Raking in the Presence of Nonresponse
Daifeng Han, Westat; Richard Valliant, University of Maryland and University of Michigan


Proper Variance Estimation When Adjusting for Both Unknown Eligibility and Unit Nonresponse
Dhuly Chowdhury, RTI International; Phil Kott, RTI


A Smooth Pseudo-Population Bootstrap Approach in Survey Sampling with Applications to Quantile Estimators
Christian Léger, Université de Montréal; Vanessa McNealis, Université de Montréal


Likelihood Based Estimation of Finite Population Mean with Post-Stratification Information Under Nonignorable Nonresponse
Sahar Zangeneh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Roderick J Little, University of Michigan School of Public Health


Exploring Hybrid Methods for Estimation with Combined Probability and Nonprobability Samples
Qiao Ma, NORC at University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago


Impact of Missing Data on Bias and Precision When Estimating Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Clinical Registry
Olawale Fatai Ayilara, University of Manitoba; Lixia Zhang, University of Manitoba; Tolulope T Sajobi, University of Calgary; Richard Sawatzky, School of Nursing, Trinity Western University; Eric Bohm, University of Manitoba; Lisa M Lix, University of Manitoba


A Meta-Analysis of Bald and Golden Eagle Productivity Accounting for Spatial and Temporal Studies
Mark Otto, Fish and Wildlife Service


Variance Estimation for Nearest Neighbor Imputed Data
Xiaofei Zhang, Iowa State Univ; Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University


It’s Just a Matter of Perspective - Robust Regression for Microbiome Data via Perspective M-Estimation
Christian Lorenz Mueller, Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation
8:35 AM

High-Dimensional Robust Covariance Matrix Estimation for Compositional Microbiome Data
Arun Srinivasan, Pennsylvania State University; Lingzhou Xue, Penn State University and National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Xiang Zhan, Penn State University
8:35 AM

Estimation and Inference for Functional Linear Regression Models with Varying Regression Coefficients
Guanqun Cao, Auburn University; Li Wang, Iowa State University; Shuoyang Wang, Auburn University
8:35 AM

Knockoff Assisted Outcome Adaptive Lasso for Doubly Robust Treatment Effect Estimation
Guanhua Chen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
8:35 AM

Using American Community Survey Data to Improve Estimates from Smaller Surveys Through Bivariate Small Area Estimation Models
Carolina Franco, U.S. Census Bureau; William Bell, U.S. Census Bureau
8:35 AM

Robust M-Estimation for Partially Observed Functional Data
Yeonjoo Park, University of Texas at San Antonio; Xiaohui Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Douglas Simpson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
8:50 AM

Estimation of Treatment Effect in a Multi-Regional Clinical Trial with Survival Endpoint
Hsiao-Hui Tsou, National Health Research Institutes; Yu-Chieh Cheng, National Health Research Institutes; Yuh-Jeng Wu, Chung Yuan Christian University; Chin-Fu Hsiao, National Health Research Institutes
8:50 AM

Small Area Estimation with Small Sample Size National Household Surveys: a Multilevel Regression and Poststratification Approach with FoodAPS
Xingyou Zhang, Economic Research Service, USDA; Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Economic Research Service, USDA; Shelly Ver Ploeg, Economic Research Service, USDA; Mark Denbaly, Economic Research Service, USDA
8:50 AM

Variable Selection and Estimation in Causal Inference Using Bayesian Spike and Slab Priors
David Michael Vock, University of Minnesota; Brandon Koch, University of Nevada Reno; Julian Wolfson, University of Minnesota
8:55 AM

Statistical and Computational Guarantees of EM with Random Initialization
Harrison H. Zhou, Yale Uinversity ; Yihong Wu, Yale University
9:00 AM

Model-Assisted Estimation of Mixed-Effect Model Parameters in Complex Surveys
Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau
9:05 AM

Covariance Function Estimation for Multidimensional Functional Data
Raymond Wong, Texas A&M University; Jiayi Wang, Texas A&M University; Xiaoke Zhang, George Washington University
9:05 AM

Predicting the Cross-Validated Penalty Parameter in Nodewise Lasso Regression
Mo Huang, University of Pennsylvania; Nancy Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
9:10 AM

Semiparametric Estimation for Multivariate Extremes
John P Nolan, American University; Anne-Laure Fougeres, Univesrity of Lyon; Cecile Mercadier, University of Lyon
9:15 AM

An Integrative Shrinkage Estimator for Random-Effects Meta-Analysis of Rare Binary Events
Lie Li, Merck & Co.; Xinlei Wang, Southern Methodist University; Ou Bai, NA
9:20 AM

Optimal Estimation in Quantile Functional Regression with Application in Imaging Genetics
Linglong Kong, University of Alberta
9:25 AM

Unblinded Sample Size Re-Estimation for Ordinal Data
Huaihou Chen, Biogen; Ray Zhang, Biogen; Weihua Tang, Biogen; Li Zhu, Biogen; Chunlei Ke, Biogen
9:30 AM

Model-Based Crop Yield Forecasting; Covariate Selection and Related Issues
Habtamu Benecha, NASS/USDA; Luca Sartore, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Nathan Cruze, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
9:35 AM

On Some Estimation and Testing Problems for Distribution Functions Under Dependence
Sucharita Ghosh, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
9:35 AM

Efficient Estimation of Ancestry Proportions Using Genotype Frequencies
Jordan Hall, University of Colorado Denver; Megan Sorenson, University of Colorado Denver; Ryan Scherenberg; Alexandria Ronco, University of Colorado Denver; Yinfei Wu, University of Colorado Denver; James Vance, University of Colorado Denver; Jinyan Lyu, University of Colorado Denver; Christopher Gignoux, University of Colorado Denver; Audrey E Hendricks, University of Colorado Denver
9:35 AM

Sign-Informative Design and Analysis of Supersaturated Designs
Jonathan Stallrich, North Carolina State University; Maria Weese, Miami University; Byran Smucker, Miami University; David Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University
9:50 AM

OASW Clustering
Fatima Batool
10:00 AM

To Select or Not to Select? Variable Selection in the Estimation of Drug Use Prevalence in Denmark
Anne Helby Petersen, University of Copenhagen; Niels Keiding, University of Copenhagen
10:10 AM

Nonparametric Mass Imputation for Data Integration
Sixia Chen, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University; Shu Yang, North Carolina State University
10:35 AM

Impact of Missing Data on Bias and Precision When Estimating Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Clinical Registry
Olawale Fatai Ayilara, University of Manitoba; Lixia Zhang, University of Manitoba; Tolulope T Sajobi, University of Calgary; Richard Sawatzky, School of Nursing, Trinity Western University; Eric Bohm, University of Manitoba; Lisa M Lix, University of Manitoba
10:40 AM

A Meta-Analysis of Bald and Golden Eagle Productivity Accounting for Spatial and Temporal Studies
Mark Otto, Fish and Wildlife Service
10:45 AM

HIGHER ORDER CALIBRATED ESTIMATOR in TWO STAGE SAMPLING
Veronica Salinas
10:50 AM

A Bayesian Semiparametric Approach to Wild-Type Distribution Estimation: Accounting for Contamination and Measurement Error (BayesACME)
Will A. Eagan, Purdue University; Bruce A. Craig, Purdue University
10:50 AM

A Data-Driven Approach to Cell Ratio Estimation for Item Nonresponse in Survey Sampling
Danhyang Lee, Iowa State University; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
10:55 AM

Minimax Optimal Causal Inference in a High-Dimensional Discrete Model
Edward Kennedy, Carnegie Mellon University
11:00 AM

A Kernel Weighting Approach to Improve Population Representativeness for Association Estimation
Lingxiao Wang; Barry Graubard, National Cancer Institute; Hormuzd Katki, US National Cancer Institute; Yan Li, University of Maryland at College Park
11:15 AM

Comparison of Alternative Variance Estimators for Raking in the Presence of Nonresponse
Daifeng Han, Westat; Richard Valliant, University of Maryland and University of Michigan
11:15 AM

Learning Attribute Patterns in High-Dimensional Structured Latent Attribute Models
Yuqi Gu, University of Michigan; Gongjun Xu, University of Michigan
11:20 AM

Proper Variance Estimation When Adjusting for Both Unknown Eligibility and Unit Nonresponse
Dhuly Chowdhury, RTI International; Phil Kott, RTI
11:20 AM

Analyzing Cyber Networks Using Spectral Embedding and a Kernel-Based Procrustes Algorithm
David Marchette, NSWCDD
11:25 AM

A Smooth Pseudo-Population Bootstrap Approach in Survey Sampling with Applications to Quantile Estimators
Christian Léger, Université de Montréal; Vanessa McNealis, Université de Montréal
11:35 AM

General Purpose Multiply Robust Data Integration Procedure for Combining Probability and Non-Probability Samples
David Haziza, Université de Montréal; Sixia Chen, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
11:35 AM

Relative Risk Estimation Using Multiple Imputation with Logistic Regression and Discretization
Jay Xu, University of California, Los Angeles; Thomas Belin, UCLA
11:50 AM

Likelihood Based Estimation of Finite Population Mean with Post-Stratification Information Under Nonignorable Nonresponse
Sahar Zangeneh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Roderick J Little, University of Michigan School of Public Health
11:55 AM

Exploring Hybrid Methods for Estimation with Combined Probability and Nonprobability Samples
Qiao Ma, NORC at University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago
12:00 PM

Application of Personalized Growth Curve in Customer Life Time Value Estimation via Embedding
Liang Xie, Didi Chuxing
12:05 PM

Variance Estimation for Nearest Neighbor Imputed Data
Xiaofei Zhang, Iowa State Univ; Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University
12:15 PM

Small Area Estimation to Correct for Measurement Errors in Big Population Registers
Dano Ben-Hur, Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel; Danny Pfeffermann, Central Bureau of Statistics and Hebrew Unversity, Israel, University of Southampton, UK
2:05 PM

Statistics for Ocean Heat Content Estimation with Argo Profiling Floats
Mikael Kuusela, Carnegie Mellon University; Donata Giglio, University of Colorado Boulder; Anirban Mondal, Case Western Reserve University; Michael Stein, University of Chicago
2:05 PM

Randomized Algorithms of Maximum Likelihood Estimation with Spatial Autoregressive Models for Large-Scale Networks
Miaoqi Li, University of Cincinnati; Emily Lei Kang, University of Cincinnati
2:20 PM

Efficient Multivariate Functional Estimation and the Super-Oracle Phenomenon
Thomas Berrett, University of Cambridge; Richard Samworth, University of Cambridge
2:20 PM

GWEB: An Empirical-Bayes-Based Approach for Heritability Estimation, Statistical Fine-Mapping and Genetic Risk Prediction Using GWAS Summary Statistics
Wei Jiang, Yale University; Hongyu Zhao, Yale
2:20 PM

Identifying Mixtures of Mixtures Using Bayesian Estimation
Bettina Grün, Johannes Kepler Universität; Gertraud Malsiner-Walli, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien; Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
2:25 PM

Expression-Level-Dependent Correlation Structure Estimation for Repeated-Measures RNA-Seq Data
Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University; Meiling Liu, Iowa State University
2:25 PM

Sparse Estimation of Genetic Relatedness to Control for Population Structure and Sample Relatedness in Genome-Wide Association Studies
Rounak Dey, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Yaowu Liu, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Zilin Li, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Junwei Lu, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Zheng Tracy Ke, Harvard University; Xihong Lin, Harvard
2:25 PM

Revisiting Design-Based Inference
Jean Opsomer, Westat
2:30 PM

Improved Estimation of View Through Lift from Randomized A/B Tests
Kingshuk Roy Choudhury, Amazon; Anuvrat Singh, Amazon
2:35 PM

Instrumental Variable Estimation of Exposure Effects for Competing Risks Data Using a Semiparametric Mixture Component Model
Sai Dharmarajan, Food and Drug Administration; Douglas Schaubel, University of Michigan
2:35 PM

Incorporating Variance and Geographic Specificity into the Imputation Frame Used in Weighting the American Community Survey Group Quarters Sample
Dirk Bullock, U.S. Census Bureau; John M. Jordan, U.S. Census Bureau; Edward C. Castro, Jr., U.S. Census Bureau
2:50 PM

Robust Dimension Reduction Methods
Prabha Shrestha; Wei Lin, Ohio University
2:50 PM

Bayesian Estimation and Testing for Constrained Multivariate Functions
Thomas Shively, Univ of Texas at Austin
2:50 PM

Optimal Estimation of Wasserstein Distance on a Tree with an Application to Microbiome Studies
Shulei Wang, University of Pennsylvania; T. Tony Cai, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania
2:50 PM

Novel Methods for Incorporating Sample Designs in Bayesian Inference
Michael Elliott, University of Michigan; Yuqi Zhai, University of Michigan; Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan
2:55 PM

Efficient Bayesian Shape-Constrained Function Estimation
Pallavi Ray, Texas A&M University - College Station; Debdeep Pati, Texas A&M University; Anirban Bhattacharya, TAMU
3:05 PM

Gaussian Process Mixtures for Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects
Abbas Zaidi, Duke University - Statistics
3:05 PM

Using Statistical Models in Place of Clerical Matching in the Census 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey to Produce Estimates of Census Housing Unit Coverage
Michael Beaghen; Elizabeth Marra, U.S. Census Bureau; Mark Jost, U.S. Census Bureau
3:05 PM

First-Order Newton-Type Estimator for Distributed Estimation and Inference
Xi Chen, New York University; Weidong Liu, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Yichen Zhang, New York University
3:20 PM

Semiparametric Transformation Models for Left-Truncated and Interval-Censored Data Without or with a Cure Fraction
Chyong-Mei Chen
3:20 PM

Bayesian Dependent Functional Mixture Estimation for Area and Time-Indexed Data
Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:20 PM

High-Resolution Estimation of TB Incidence in the United States Among Non-U.S.-Born Populations
Andrew Hill, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nicolas Menzies, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
3:20 PM

Nonparametric Estimation of Surface Integrals on Level Sets
Wanli Qiao, George Mason University
3:20 PM

Imputation Models Using Computer Matching Results
Glenn Reisch, United States Census Bureau
3:35 PM

A Least Deviation Estimation Approach for Time Series Models
Silvey Shamsi; Mian Adnan, Indiana University
3:35 PM

Tuesday, 07/30/2019
Estimation of Semiparametric Functional Coefficients Panel Data Model
Shaymal Halder, Auburn University; Emir Malikov, Auburn University


Estimating Uncertainty of Small Area Estimates via Multilevel Regression and Post-Stratification: a Comparison of Bayesian, Bootstrapping and Monte Carlo Simulation Methods
Yan Wang, CDC; Xingyou Zhang, Economic Research Service, USDA; James B. Holt, CDC; Hua Lu, CDC; Janet B. Croft, CDC; Kurt J. Greenlund, CDC


Use of Quadratic Inference Function for Estimation of Marginal Intervention Effects in Cluster Randomized Trials
Hengshi Yu, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Fan Li, Duke University; Elizabeth L Turner, Duke University


Shape Constrained Function Estimation
Sutanoy Dasgupta, Florida State University


Matching Design-Based Subpopulation Effect Estimation in Observational Studies
YUYANG ZHANG, The Ohio State University; Bo Lu, The Ohio State University


Methods for Incorporating Weighting Adjustments into a Replicate Weighting Strategy for the Public-Use NHIS
Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics


Comparison of Parameter Estimates from Optimal Dynamic Treatment Rule-Based Adaptive Designs
Lina Montoya, University of California, Berkeley; James Roose, University of California, Berkeley; Mark van der Laan, UC Berkeley


Estimation of Speciation Times Under the Multispecies Coalescent
Jing Peng, The Ohio State University; Laura Kubatko, The Ohio State University; David Swofford, Duke University


WITHDRAWN: Estimation and Inference of Heteroskedasticity Models with Latent Semiparametric Factors for Multivariate Time Series
Lyuou Zhang


Evaluating Estimation Methods for Combining Probability and Nonprobability Samples Through a Simulation Study
Michael Yang, NORC at the University of Chicago; Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago; Vicki Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago


Estimation and Model Selection Methods for Polygenic Scores on Summary Statistics
Jack Pattee, University of Minnesota-Div of Biostatistics; Wei Pan, University of Minnesota


Bias-Correction in Estimating Treatment Effect in Fallback Analysis: An Approach Based on Randomized Test with Smooth Rejection Functions
Kiichiro Toyoizumi, Shionogi Inc.; Shigeyuki Matsui, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine


GWEB: An Empirical-Bayes-Based Approach for Heritability Estimation, Statistical Fine-Mapping and Genetic Risk Prediction Using GWAS Summary Statistics
Wei Jiang, Yale University; Hongyu Zhao, Yale


Sparse Estimation of Genetic Relatedness to Control for Population Structure and Sample Relatedness in Genome-Wide Association Studies
Rounak Dey, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Yaowu Liu, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Zilin Li, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Junwei Lu, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Zheng Tracy Ke, Harvard University; Xihong Lin, Harvard


Stagewise Generalized Estimating Equations for Varying Coefficient Models
Gregory Vaughan, Bentley University; Yicheng Kang, Bentley University


Small Area Estimation on Fatalistic Beliefs About Cancer Using the Health Information National Trends Survey
Benmei Liu, National Cancer Institute; Elise Rice, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; Richard Moser, National Cancer Institute


ADDRESSING DESIGN and ESTIMATION CHALLENGES WHEN USING MRP in PUBLIC HEALTH and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
Robert Petrin, Ipsos Public Affairs; Alexa DiBenedetto, Ipsos; Luke Vaicunas, Ipsos Public Affairs


A Practical Guide to Small Area Estimation, Illustrated Using the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey
Rachel Harter, RTI International; Amang Sukasih, RTI International; Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, RTI International; Akhil Vaish, RTI International


To EM or Not to EM: Updated Estimation of the Probability of Clonal Relatedness of Pairs of Tumors in Cancer Patients
Audrey Mauguen, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Venkatraman E. Seshan, MSKCC; Irina Ostrovnaya, MSKCC; Colin Begg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center


Similarity-Based Probability Weighted Learning for Individual Treatment Rule Estimation
Jinchun Zhang, New York University; Andrea B Troxel, NYU School of Medicine; Eva Petkova, New York University


Relative Risk Estimation in Clustered/Longitudinal Data Using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE)
Chao Zhu, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania; David W Hosmer, University of Vermont; Jim Stankovich, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Central Clinical School, Monash University; Karen Wills, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania ; Leigh Blizzard, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania


Variance Estimation When Combining Inverse Probability Weighting and Multiple Imputation in Electronic Health Records-Based Research
Tanayott Thaweethai, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Sebastien Haneuse, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health


A Bayesian Approach for Estimating Earth’s "missing" Minerals
Grethe Hystad, Purdue University Northwest; Ahmed Eleish, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Robert Downs, University of Arizona; Shaunna Morrison, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science; Robert Hazen, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science


Optimality in Group Testing Estimation with Misclassification
Md. S. Sarker, Radford University


Blinding in Open Label Study with Adaptive Design
Bo Xu, Boston Biomedical Inc; Bo Jin, Boston Biomedical Inc; Alex Dmitrienko, Mediana Inc


Another Estimation Method Besides MMRM for Treatment Effects in Diabetes Clinical Trials
Yu Du, Eli Lilly and Company


An Adaptive Phase II Dose Finding Study Using Sample Size Re-Estimation Design
Qingyang Liu, University of Connecticut; Guanyu Hu, University of Connecticut; Yaoshi Wu, Boehringer-Ingelheim ; Binqi Ye, Boehringer-Ingelheim; Susan Wang, Boehringer-Ingelheim


Nonparametric Density Estimation and Regression Using Coarse Count Data
Jacob Coleman


Revisiting the Proton-Radius Problem Using Constrained Gaussian Processes
Shuang Zhou, Texas A&M University; Pablo Giulani, Florida State University; Jorge Piekarewicz, Florida State University; Anirban Bhattacharya, TAMU; Debdeep Pati, Texas A&M University


Bayesian Model Selection Using Mass-Nonlocal Prior
Guiling Shi, Amgen


Predictive Density Estimation of Multivariate Skew-Normal Distribution
Othmane Kortbi, UAE University Al-Ain


A Comparison of Methods to Estimate the Event Rate Based on Longitudinal Data
Bo Fu, Astellas Pharma Inc.; Xuan Liu, Astellas Pharma Inc.; Jun Zhao, Astellas Pharma Inc.


Optimal Permutation Recovery and Estimation of Bacterial Growth Dynamics
Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania
8:35 AM

Nonparametric Mixture Cure Models with Cure Partially Known
M. Amalia Jácome, Universidade da Coruña; Wende Safari, Universidade da Coruña; Ignacio López-de-Ullibarri, Universidade da Coruña
8:35 AM

Estimation and Inversion of Generative Networks
John Lafferty, Yale University
8:35 AM

Estimations of the Joint Distribution of Failure Time and Failure Type with Prevalent Survival Data
Yu-Jen Cheng, National Tsing Hua University; Mei-Cheng Wang, Johns Hopkins University; Chang-Yu Tsai, National Tsing Hua University
8:35 AM

Genomic Variety Estimation via Bayesian Nonparametrics
Lorenzo Masoero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8:35 AM

A New Generalized Inverse Gaussian Distribution with Bayesian Estimators
Kenneth R Goward, Central Michigan University; Chin-I Cheng, Central Michigan University; Kahadawala Cooray, Central Michigan University
8:35 AM

A Bayesian Approach for Estimating Earth’s "missing" Minerals
Grethe Hystad, Purdue University Northwest; Ahmed Eleish, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Robert Downs, University of Arizona; Shaunna Morrison, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science; Robert Hazen, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science
8:45 AM

Surface Estimation for Multiple Misaligned Data Sets
Ashton Wiens, University of Colorado Boulder; William Kleiber, University of Colorado
8:50 AM

Bayesian Estimation of the Latent Dimension and Communities in Stochastic Blockmodels
Francesco Sanna Passino, Imperial College London; Nicholas A. Heard, Imperial College London
8:50 AM

A Simulation Study on the Performance of AIPW and TMLE in Estimating Parameters of Marginal Structural Models Based on Real-World Longitudinal Data
Dawei Liu, Biogen; John Zhong, Biogen; Carl De Moor, Biogen
8:50 AM

Parameter Estimation for Big Data in Time Series and Random Fields
Adam Sykulski, Lancaster University; Sofia C Olhede, University College London; Arthur Guillaumin, University College London
8:55 AM

Adaptive Bayesian Density Estimation in Sup-Norm
Zacharie Naulet
8:55 AM

Nonparametric Latency Estimation for Mixture Cure Models
Ricardo Cao, Universidade da Coruña; Ana López-Cheda, Universidade da Coruña; M. Amalia Jácome, Universidade da Coruña
9:00 AM

Nonparametric Estimation of the Curtailed Win-Ratio
David Oakes , University of Rochester
9:05 AM

To EM or Not to EM: Updated Estimation of the Probability of Clonal Relatedness of Pairs of Tumors in Cancer Patients
Audrey Mauguen, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Venkatraman E. Seshan, MSKCC; Irina Ostrovnaya, MSKCC; Colin Begg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
9:10 AM

Redefining Viability in Data Collection and Its Impact on Estimation
Leland Righter, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Alice Yu; Bradley Rhein, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:20 AM

Maximum Likelihood Estimation of a Truncated Normal Distribution with Censored Data
Justin R Williams, UCLA; Hyung-Woo Kim, Alcon Laboratories, Inc.; Kate Crespi
9:20 AM

Spatially Varying Coefficients Models: How Maximum Likelihood Estimation Stacks up Against Other Methods
Jakob Dambon, University of Zurich; Reinhard Furrer, University of Zurich; Fabio Sigrist, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
9:20 AM

Small Area Estimation on Fatalistic Beliefs About Cancer Using the Health Information National Trends Survey
Benmei Liu, National Cancer Institute; Elise Rice, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; Richard Moser, National Cancer Institute
9:20 AM

Semiparametric Estimation Under Shape Invariance for fMRI Data
Nicole Lazar, University of Georgia
9:25 AM

Similarity-Based Probability Weighted Learning for Individual Treatment Rule Estimation
Jinchun Zhang, New York University; Andrea B Troxel, NYU School of Medicine; Eva Petkova, New York University
9:35 AM

An Algorithm of Generalized Robust Ratio Model Estimation for Imputation
Kazumi Wada, National Statistics Center, Japan; Seiji Takata, Shiga University; Hiroe Tsubaki, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
9:35 AM

ADDRESSING DESIGN and ESTIMATION CHALLENGES WHEN USING MRP in PUBLIC HEALTH and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
Robert Petrin, Ipsos Public Affairs; Alexa DiBenedetto, Ipsos; Luke Vaicunas, Ipsos Public Affairs
9:35 AM

Stagewise Generalized Estimating Equations for Varying Coefficient Models
Gregory Vaughan, Bentley University; Yicheng Kang, Bentley University
9:35 AM

Robust Estimation via Robust Gradient Estimation
Pradeep Ravikumar, Carnegie Mellon University
9:50 AM

Semiparametric Estimation of Cross-Covariance Functions for Multivariate Random Fields
Ghulam Qadir, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST); Ying Sun, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
9:50 AM

Comparing Strategies in Estimating Variance of Risk Ratios with Random Population Sizes
Tracy Pondo, CDC; Laura A Cooley, CDC
9:50 AM

A Practical Guide to Small Area Estimation, Illustrated Using the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey
Rachel Harter, RTI International; Amang Sukasih, RTI International; Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, RTI International; Akhil Vaish, RTI International
9:50 AM

Relative Risk Estimation in Clustered/Longitudinal Data Using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE)
Chao Zhu, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania; David W Hosmer, University of Vermont; Jim Stankovich, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Central Clinical School, Monash University; Karen Wills, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania ; Leigh Blizzard, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
10:00 AM

Estimation of the Degree of Non-Stationarity and Universal Kriging on a Sphere Based on Intrinsic Random Function Theory
Jacob Shields, Elanco Animal Health; Nicholas Bussberg, Indiana University; Chunfeng Huang, Indiana University
10:05 AM

Can We Attribute Suicides to an App? Nonparametric Estimation the Probability of Causation
Maria Cuellar, Carnegie Mellon University; Walter Dempsey, Harvard University
10:05 AM

Variance Estimation When Combining Inverse Probability Weighting and Multiple Imputation in Electronic Health Records-Based Research
Tanayott Thaweethai, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Sebastien Haneuse, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
10:05 AM

A Matched Case-Control Analysis of Sexual and Gender Minorities’ Health, Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Stays: Evidence from a Mental Health System
Eric FRIMPONG; Grace Rowan, Office of Mental Health ; David Williams , Office of Quality and Patient Safety ; Mengxuan Li, Office of Mental Health ; Louis Solano, Office of Mental Health ; Sahil Chauldhry , New York State Office of Mnetal Health ; Marleen Radigan , Office of Mental Health
10:05 AM

Incomplete High-Dimensional Inverse Covariance Estimation
Yunxi Zhang, University of Mississippi Medical Center; Soeun Kim, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
10:05 AM

Computer Experiments with Binary Time Series and Applications to Cell Biology: Modeling, Estimation and Calibration
C F Jeff Wu, Georgia Inst of Technology; Ying Hung, Rutgers University
10:35 AM

Rubrics for the Documentation of Sampling designs and Their Specification in Statistical Software Packages
Stas Kolenikov, Abt Associates; Brady T. West, University of Michigan; Peter Lugtig, University of Utrecht
10:35 AM

Distributional Properties and Estimation in Image Clustering in Spatial Random Fields with Applications
Zijuan Chen, Texas A&M University; Suojin Wang, Texas A&M University
10:35 AM

An Algorithmic Construction of All Unbiased Estimators of Variance Components in Linear Mixed Effects Models
Luyao Peng, Univ. of California, Riverside; Subir Ghosh, University of California, Riverside
10:35 AM

Nonparametric Bayesian Estimation of Heterogeneous Causal Effects Using Real-World Data
Xinyi Xu, The Ohio State University; Bo Lu, The Ohio State University; Steve MacEachern, The Ohio State University; Ling Wang, Michigan State University
10:55 AM

Blinding in Open Label Study with Adaptive Design
Bo Xu, Boston Biomedical Inc; Bo Jin, Boston Biomedical Inc; Alex Dmitrienko, Mediana Inc
10:55 AM

Nonparametric Density Estimation and Regression Using Coarse Count Data
Jacob Coleman
11:00 AM

Joint Estimation of Structured Multivariate VAR Modeling
Peiliang Bai, University of Florida; George Michailidis, University of Florida
11:05 AM

Revisiting the Proton-Radius Problem Using Constrained Gaussian Processes
Shuang Zhou, Texas A&M University; Pablo Giulani, Florida State University; Jorge Piekarewicz, Florida State University; Anirban Bhattacharya, TAMU; Debdeep Pati, Texas A&M University
11:05 AM

Another Estimation Method Besides MMRM for Treatment Effects in Diabetes Clinical Trials
Yu Du, Eli Lilly and Company
11:05 AM

Bayesian Model Selection Using Mass-Nonlocal Prior
Guiling Shi, Amgen
11:20 AM

An Adaptive Phase II Dose Finding Study Using Sample Size Re-Estimation Design
Qingyang Liu, University of Connecticut; Guanyu Hu, University of Connecticut; Yaoshi Wu, Boehringer-Ingelheim ; Binqi Ye, Boehringer-Ingelheim; Susan Wang, Boehringer-Ingelheim
11:20 AM

Order-Restricted Bayesian Estimation of Multinomial Counts for Small Areas
Xinyu Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
11:20 AM

Overdispersed Binomial Small Area Models with Application to Poverty Rate Estimation
Patrick Joyce
11:20 AM

Constrained Estimation in Co-Integrated VAR Models
Anindya Roy, University of Maryland - Baltimore County; Tucker McElroy, US Census Bureau
11:35 AM

Predictive Density Estimation of Multivariate Skew-Normal Distribution
Othmane Kortbi, UAE University Al-Ain
11:40 AM

Optimality in Group Testing Estimation with Misclassification
Md. S. Sarker, Radford University
11:40 AM

Adjustment of Subgroups Reversal Effect via Bayesian Borrowing Approach in Oncology Regulatory Submission
Rachael Liu, Takeda Pharmaceuticals ; Jianchang Lin, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Veronica Bunn, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
12:05 PM

Unblinded Sample Size Re-Estimation in Clinical Trials with Count Outcomes
Yeting Du, Cytel Inc; Lingyun Liu, Cytel
12:05 PM

Estimation of Average Causal Effect in Clustered Data Using Multiple Imputation
Recai Yucel, SUNY Albany School of Public Health; Meng Wu, Department of Health, NY State
2:05 PM

ReLOOP: Precise Unbiased Estimation in Randomized Experiments Using Observational Auxilliary Data
Adam Sales, University of Texas At Austin; Johann A Gagnon-Bartsch, University of Michigan; Anthony Botelho, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Neil T Heffernan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edward Wu, University of Michigan; Luke Miratrix, Harvard University
2:25 PM

Hybrid Estimates for Rare Populations: Probability Surveys Augmented with Targeted Nonprobability Samples
Jill A Dever, RTI International
2:30 PM

A Consistent Nonparametric Test for Endogeneity
Seolah Kim, University of California, Riverside
2:35 PM

Causal Isotonic Regression
Ted Westling, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Marco Carone, University of Washington; Peter Gilbert, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2:45 PM

On the Beta Prime Prior for Scale Parameters in High-Dimensional Bayesian Regression Models
Malay Ghosh, University of Florida; Ray Bai
2:55 PM

Estimating Multiple Precision Matrices Using Cluster Fusion Regularization
Brad Price, West Virginia University; Aaron Molstad, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Ben Sherwood, University of Kansas
3:05 PM

Estimation and Comparison of Conditional Moment Models
Siddhartha Chib, Washington University in St. Louis
3:05 PM

Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Data and Informative Zero-Inflated Cluster Size Adjusted for a Terminal Event
Biyi Shen, The Pennsylvania State University; Vernon Chinchilli, Pennsylvania State University; Ming Wang, Pennsylvania State University
3:05 PM

Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Graph Matching in Errorfully Observed Networks
Jesus Arroyo, Johns Hopkins University; Daniel L Sussman, Boston University; Carey E Priebe, Johns Hopkins University; Vince Lyzinski, University of Massachusetts Amherst
3:05 PM

Visibility Imputation for Population Size Estimation Using Respondent-Driven Sampling
Katherine McLaughlin, Oregon State University; Mark Handcock, University of California, Los Angles
3:05 PM

Nearest Neighbor Co-Kriging Gaussian Process
Si Cheng, University of Cincinnati; Alex Konomi, University of Cincinnati
3:20 PM

Nonparametric Estimation of Enriched Crossover Design with High Placebo Response Rate
Siying Li, IQVIA; Gary Koch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3:20 PM

H-Likelihood Estimation for Survival Analysis with Log-Skew-Normal Shared Frailty
Adams Kusi Appiah, Unversity of Nebraska Medical Center; Gleb Haynatzki, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Hongying Dai, University of Nebraska Medical Center
3:35 PM

Population Size Estimation Using Multiple Respondent-Driven Sampling Surveys
Brian Kim, University of Maryland, College Park; Mark Handcock, University of California, Los Angles
3:35 PM

Wednesday, 07/31/2019
Bivariate Hierarchical Bayesian Model for Combining Estimates from Multiple Sources and Domains
Yujing Yao, Columbia University; Todd Ogden, Columbia University; Qixuan Chen, Columbia University


Incorporating Subgroups in a Surrogate Endpoint Setting
Emily Roberts; Jeremy Taylor, University of Michigan; Michael Elliott, University of Michigan


Planning and Developing Methods for the Proliferation of Non-Probability Data Sources
Kennon Copeland, NORC at the University of Chicago


Classification of Social Media Users Through Generalized Multilevel Functional Model
Anthony Weishampel, North Carolina State University; Bill Rand, North Carolina State University; Ana-Maria Staicu, North Carolina State University


Simultaneous Estimations for Contrasts of Quantiles
Gemechis Djira, South Dakota State University; Lawrence Segbehoe, South Dakota State University; Frank Schaarschmidt, Leibniz Universität Hannover


Bayesian Estimation of Local Volatility with Gaussian Process
Kai Yin, Case Western Reserve University ; Anirban Mondal, Case Western Reserve University


Nonparametric Estimation of a General Equilibria
John Schuler


Small Area Estimation for Small Groups
Diba Khan, CDC; Brady Hamilton, CDC; Andrew B Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina ; Yulei He, CDC


Small Area Estimation of HIV Incidence Using Bayesian Hierarchical Model
Ben Sheng, Penn State University; Le Bao, Pennsylvania State University; Ray Shiraishi, CDC; Steven Gutreuter, CDC; Jeffrey Eaton, Imperial College London


Subsemble Estimation for Multivariate Spatial Models
Mark May, Creighton University; Joey Higgins, Creighton University; Aimee Schwab-McCoy, Creighton University


Transporting Cross-Sectional Incidence Estimation Algorithms Between Populations
Douglas Morrison, UCLA; Oliver Laeyendecker, Johns Hopkins University; Ron Brookmeyer, UCLA


Spatial DNA: Measuring Similarity of Geolocation Data Sets with Applications to Forensics
Christopher Galbraith, University of California, Irvine; Padhraic Smyth, University of California, Irvine


The Variance of the Interaction Term as Goal for Estimation
Iman Jaljuli, Tel-Aviv University; Yoav Benjamini, Tel Aviv University


ISOTONIC REGRESSION in MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPACES and GRAPHS
Hang Deng, Rutgers University; Cun-Hui Zhang, Rutgers University
8:35 AM

Density Estimation Under Multimodal Shape Constraints
Anuj Srivastava, Florida State University
8:35 AM

A Two-Stage Estimation Procedure for Nonlinear Structural Equation Models
Esben Budtz-Jorgensen, University of Copenhagen Dept. of Biostat; Klaus Holst, Mærsk
8:35 AM

Augmented Tree-Based Reinforcement Learning to Incorporate Patient Preferences into the Estimation of Optimal Dynamic Treatment Regimes
Yingchao Zhong, University of Michigan; Lu Wang, University of Michigan
8:50 AM

Small Area Estimation for Small Groups
Diba Khan, CDC; Brady Hamilton, CDC; Andrew B Lawson, Medical University of South Carolina ; Yulei He, CDC
8:50 AM

Spatial DNA: Measuring Similarity of Geolocation Data Sets with Applications to Forensics
Christopher Galbraith, University of California, Irvine; Padhraic Smyth, University of California, Irvine
8:50 AM

Weighted Batch Means Estimators in Markov Chain Monte Carlo
James Flegal, University of California, Riverside
8:55 AM

AdapstSPEC Squared: a Bayesian Method for Locally Adaptive Non-Parametric Spectral Density Estimation for Non-Stationary Time Series
Nicholas James, Centre for Translational Data Science; Sally Cripps, University of Sydney; Ori Rosen, University of Texas at El Paso
9:00 AM

Small Area Estimation of HIV Incidence Using Bayesian Hierarchical Model
Ben Sheng, Penn State University; Le Bao, Pennsylvania State University; Ray Shiraishi, CDC; Steven Gutreuter, CDC; Jeffrey Eaton, Imperial College London
9:00 AM

Fully Bayesian Estimation Under Informative Sampling
Luis Leon Novelo, University of Texas-Health Science Center At Houston-School of Public Health; Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:05 AM

Robust Estimation for Optimal Dynamic Treatment Regimes with Restricted Arms Using Observational Data
Nina Zhou, University of Michigan; Lu Wang, University of Michigan; Daniel Almirall, University of Michigan
9:05 AM

Bayesian Estimation of Local Volatility with Gaussian Process
Kai Yin, Case Western Reserve University ; Anirban Mondal, Case Western Reserve University
9:05 AM

Sample Matching and Double Robust Estimation with Non-Probability Samples
Changbao Wu, University of Waterloo
9:15 AM

Comparing Alternative Estimation Methods When Using Multi-Hit Approach to PSU Selection
Sadeq R Chowdhury, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9:20 AM

Nonparametric Estimation of a General Equilibria
John Schuler
9:20 AM

The Variance of the Interaction Term as Goal for Estimation
Iman Jaljuli, Tel-Aviv University; Yoav Benjamini, Tel Aviv University
9:20 AM

On Approximating Copulas by Finite Mixtures
Robert Kohn, University of New South Wales
9:25 AM

Efficient Prediction under Model Instabilities
Shahnaz Parsaeian
9:30 AM

On Application of a Response Propensity Model to Estimation from Web Samples
Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics
9:35 AM

Subsemble Estimation for Multivariate Spatial Models
Mark May, Creighton University; Joey Higgins, Creighton University; Aimee Schwab-McCoy, Creighton University
9:35 AM

Estimating the Variance of Complex Differentially Private Algorithms
Robert Ashmead, Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center
9:35 AM

A Flexible Test/Estimation Coherent Approach to Evaluate the Treatment Effect of Immunotherapy on Time-To-Event Outcomes
Hajime Uno, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Miki Horiguchi, Kitasato University; Lu Tian, Stanford University School of Medicine
9:35 AM

An Evaluation of Model-Based and Design-Based Variance Estimators in Completely Randomized Experiments
Stanley Lubanski, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Peter Steiner, University of Wisconsin
9:35 AM

Power Curve Estimation Using Piecewise Logistic Gaussian Processes
Bani Mallick, Texas A&M University
9:50 AM

Regularized Estimation of High-Dimensional Auto- and Cross-Covariance Matrices
Tommaso Proietti, University of Rome Tor Vergata; Alessandro Giovannelli, Ministry of Economics and Finance, Italy
9:55 AM

Transporting Cross-Sectional Incidence Estimation Algorithms Between Populations
Douglas Morrison, UCLA; Oliver Laeyendecker, Johns Hopkins University; Ron Brookmeyer, UCLA
10:00 AM

A Curious Variation on the Warner Device for Use in Randomized Response
Stephen Sedory, Texas A & M University-Kingsville; Zakry Zapata, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
10:05 AM

Estimation of Model-Free Implied Variance
Shuang Zhang, Peking University; Song Xi Chen, Peking University; Lei Lu, University of Manitoba
10:35 AM

Small Area Estimation of Entropy Inequality Measures: a Comparison Between Alternative Distribution Models
Silvia Pacei, University of Bologna; Maria Rosaria Ferrante, University of Bologna
10:35 AM

Nonparametric Estimation of Distributions Based on Group Testing Results with Differential Misclassification
Wei Zhang, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH; Aiyi Liu, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH; Qizhai Li, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Science; Paul Albert , National Cancer Insititute
10:50 AM

Detection and Estimation of Local Signals
David Siegmund; Xiao Fang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:55 AM

Regression Analysis of Sparse Asynchronous Longitudinal Data with Informative Observation Times
Dayu Sun, University of Missouri; Hui Zhao, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri
11:05 AM

Using correlated binomial distribution in estimating error rates for forensic firearm identification
Nien-Fan Zhang, NIST
11:20 AM

Bayesian Penalized Spline Estimation for Generalized Partially Linear Single Index Models Using JAGS
Zhaohu(Jonathan) Fan, University of Cincinnati; Yan Yu, University of Cincinnati
11:20 AM

Robust Estimation of the Causal Effect of Time-Varying Neighborhood Factors on Health Outcomes
Michael Robbins, RAND Corporation; Beth Ann Griffin, RAND Corporation; Regina Shih, RAND Corporation; Mary Slaughter, RAND Corporation
11:35 AM

Covariance Based Moment Equations for Improved Variance Component Estimation
Sanjay Chaudhuri, National University of Singapore
11:35 AM

High-Dimensional Change-Point Estimation with Heterogeneous Noise
Yining Chen, London School of Economics
11:50 AM

Semiparametric Dynamic Adaptive Robust Estimations for High-Dimensional Networks
Tzu-Chun Wu, University of Cincinnati; Emily Lei Kang, University of Cincinnati
11:50 AM

Exact Estimation with Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Aguemon Yves Atchade, Boston University; Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University
2:05 PM

Statistical Properties of Stochastic Gradient Descent
Panagiotis Toulis, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Jerry Chee, University of Chicago
2:05 PM

Improved Exact Confidence Intervals for a Proportion Using Ranked-Set Sampling
Yimin Zhang, Villanova University; Jesse Frey, Villanova University
2:20 PM

Model Based Estimation of Baseball Batting Metrics
Lahiru Wickramasinghe, University of Manitoba; Alexandre Leblanc, University of Manitoba; Saman Muthukumarana, University of Manitoba
2:20 PM

Bayesian Joint Modeling of Multiple Brain Functional Networks
Joshua D. Lukemire, Emory University; Suprateek Kundu, Emory University; Giuseppe Pagnoni, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Ying Guo, Emory University
2:20 PM

Sorted L-One Penalized Estimation
Malgorzata Bogdan, University of Wroclaw
2:25 PM

Total Survey Error: Approaches for Measuring Bias and Variance Components When Combining Probability and Non-Probability Samples
Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago; Vicki Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago; Michael Yang, NORC at the University of Chicago
2:25 PM

Bayesian Causal Forests with Targeted Smoothing for Heterogeneous Treatment Effect Estimation
Jennifer Starling
2:25 PM

Maximum Approximate Bernstein Likelihood Estimation in Proportional Hazard Model for Interval-Censored Data
Zhong Guan, Indiana University South Bend
2:35 PM

A Bayesian Sparse Hierarchical Factor Model for Simultaneous Covariance Estimation
Debamita Kundu, University of Louisville; Jeremy T. Gaskins, University of Louisville; Riten Mitra, University of Louisville
2:35 PM

Leveraging the Order-Dependence of Predictive Recursion for Uncertainty Quantification About a Mixing Density
Ryan Martin, North Carolina State University; Vaidehi Dixit, North Carolina State University
2:45 PM

Hierarchical Bayesian Estimation of Subgroup Effects in Large Healthcare Policy Evaluations
Jonathan Gellar, Mathematica Policy Research; Mariel Finucane, Mathematica Policy Research; Ignacio Martinez, Mathematica Policy Research
2:45 PM

Sea Ice Computer Model Calibration Using Space Filling Curves
Derek Tucker, Sandia National Laboratories; Joel Upston, University of New Mexico; Deborah Sulsky, University of New Mexico
2:45 PM

Proxy Variables to Common Factors and Parameter Estimation in Factor Copula Models
Pavel Krupskiy, University of Melbourne; Harry Joe, University of British Columbia
2:50 PM

Extreme Value Analysis with Semiparametric Density Models
Surya Tokdar, Duke University
3:05 PM

Prediction for Federal Election by Joint Statistical Modeling
Joan Fraser Hu, Simon Fraser University; Xin Shane Liu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Emma Qi Wen, Simon Fraser University
3:20 PM

A Review and Update of the Two-Decks of Cards Method in Randomized Response Sampling
Augustus Jayaraj, Cornell University; Oluseun Odumade, Deloitte & Touche LLP; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
3:20 PM

A Random Neighborhood Method for Bayesian Semiparametric Conditional Density Estimation
Nong Shang, CDC
3:20 PM

Estimation of an Improved Surrogate Model in Uncertainty Quantification by Neural Networks
Sebastian Kersting, TU Darmstadt; Michael Kohler, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt; Benedict Götz, TU Darmstadt
3:35 PM

Thursday, 08/01/2019
Flexible Functional Specification in Hierarchical Bayesian Estimation of Discrete Choices
Kali Chowdhury, University of California, Irvine
8:35 AM

High-Dimensional Robust Scalar-On-Image Regression via Thresholding Function and Nonconvex Learning
Bingyuan Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Qi Zhang, Nankai University; Lingzhou Xue, Pennsylvania State University; Jian Kang, University of Michigan; Peter X.K. Song , School of Public Health, University of Michigan
8:35 AM

A Reconsideration of the Gibbs Sampler for Small Area Estimation Models
William Bell, U.S. Census Bureau
8:35 AM

Efficient Estimation of a Hazard-Based Partial Sufficient Dimension Reduction Model for Right-Censored Data
Ming-Yueh Huang, Academia Sinica
8:50 AM

Estimation and Inference for the Mediation Effect in a Time-Varying Mediation Model
Xizhen Cai, Williams College; Donna L. Coffman, Temple University; Megan Piper , University of Wisconsin; Runze Li, Penn State University
8:50 AM

Effects of Parameter Estimation on the Modified and Acceptance Control Charts
Felipe Jardim, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio De Janeiro; Bruna Ker , Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar); Subhabrata Chakraborti, University of Alabama; Pedro Oprime, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)
9:05 AM

Integrative OMICs Analysis in Quantifying Tissue Specificity
Meng Wang, Stanford University; Lihua Jiang, Stanford University; Hua Tang, Stanford University; Michael Snyder, Stanford University
9:05 AM

Semiparametric Bayesian Variable Selection for Gene-Environment Interactions
Jie Ren, Kansas State University; Fei Zhou, Kansas State University; Cen Wu, Kansas State University
9:05 AM

Multivariate Spline Estimation and Inference for Varying Coefficient Models with Imaging Data
Shan Yu, Iowa State University; Guannan Wang, College of William and Mary; Li Wang, Iowa State University; Lijian Yang, Tsinghua University
9:15 AM

A Phase II EWMA Chart for the Random Effects Model
Yuhui Yao, The University of Alabama; Subhabrata Chakraborti, University of Alabama
9:20 AM

Estimation of a Star-Shaped Distribution Function
Ganesh Malla, University of Cincinnati-Clermont
9:35 AM

Interpretable Posterior Summaries Using the Wasserstein Distance
Eric Arthur Dunipace, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; Lorenzo Trippa, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
9:35 AM

Estimating Means of Two Sensitive Quantitative Variables Simultaneously by Using Two Scrambled Responses
Maryam Murtaza; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A & M University-Kingsville; Zawar Hussain, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
9:35 AM

Adaptation in Log-Concave Density Estimation
Oliver Feng, University of Cambridge; Richard Samworth, University of Cambridge; Arlene Kyoung Hee Kim, Sungshin University; Adityanand Guntuboyina, University of California at Berkeley
9:50 AM

Robust Matrix-Based Measures of Agreement Based on L-Statistics for Repeated Measures
Elahe Tashakor, Pennsylvania State University; Vernon Chinchilli, Pennsylvania State University
10:05 AM

Estimations Based on Nonprobability Samples: a Simulation Study
Christian Bruch, GESIS; Barbara Felderer, University of Mannheim
10:05 AM

Two-fold subarea models for small area estimation: Some theory and model selection
J. N. K. Rao, Carleton University
10:35 AM

Statistical Analysis of Parent-Child Pair Data from the National Health Interview Survey – an Approach via Weighting and Domain Estimation
Guangyu Zhang, National Center for Health Statistics; Yulei He, CDC; Nathaniel Schenker, Retired; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics; Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics; Stephen Blumberg, National Center for Health Statistics; Benjamin Zablotsky, National Center for Health Statistics; Aaron Maitland, National Center for Health Statistics; Suresh Srinivasan, National Center for Health Statistics; Matthew Bramlett, National Center for Health Statistics
10:35 AM

Testing and Estimation of Change-Points in LSHD Data Streams: Asymptotics and Application to Ozone Monitoring
Ansgar Steland, Insitute of Statistics
10:35 AM

Efficient Estimation of Statistical Models for Longitudinal Data Under Local Box-Cox Transformation
Mohammed Chowdhury, Kennesaw State University
10:35 AM

Assessing Data Contribution for Estimation of HIV Epidemics
Le Bao, Pennsylvania State University; Xiaoyue Niu, Penn State University; Jacob Parsons, Penn State University
10:35 AM

Moment-Based Estimation of Mixtures of Regression Models and Their Application in Genetic Studies
Claus Ekstrom, Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen
10:50 AM

Estimation of Student Attendance Threshold for K-12 Education
Xiaoyue Cheng, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Mahbubul Majumder, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Tamara Williams, University of Nebraska at Omaha
10:50 AM

A General Framework for Empirical Bayes Estimation in the Discrete Linear Exponential Family
Trambak Banerjee, University of Southern California; Qiang Liu, University of Texas at Austin; Gourab Mukherjee, University of Southern California; Wenguang Sun, University of Southern California
10:50 AM

Nonparametric Estimation of Time-Lagged Varying-Coefficient Models with Longitudinal Data
Xin Tian, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; Colin O. Wu, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; Xiaoying Yang, The George Washington University; Zhaohai Li, The George Washington University
10:50 AM

A Regularization Based Approach to Estimation of a Two Component Nonparametric Density Mixture with a Known Component
Michael Levine, Purdue University; Zuofeng Shang, IUPUI; Zhou Shen, J.P. Morgan
10:55 AM

Small Area Estimation for an Informative Sample Design
Emily Berg, Iowa State University
11:00 AM

Quantification and Estimation of the Regression to the Mean for Bivariate Distributions
Manzoor Khan, University of New South Wales; Jake Olivier, University of New South Wales
11:20 AM

Theoretical Support of Machine Learning Debugging
Po-Ling Loh, UW-Madison
11:25 AM

Statistical Risk Bounds for Deep Neural Networks
Johannes Schmidt-Hieber, Leiden University
11:25 AM

Covariance Thresholding to Detect Differentially Co-Expressed Gene Sets
Hokeun Sun, Pusan National University; Mingyu Oh, Pusan National University; Kipoong Kim, Pusan National University
11:35 AM

Variable Bandwidth Kernel Regression Estimation
Janet Nakarmi, University of Central Arkansas; Hailin Sang, The University of Mississippi; Lin Ge, Mississippi State Univeristy
11:35 AM

Interpolating Distributions for Populations in Nested Geographies Using Public-Use Data with Application to the American Community Survey
Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri/U.S. Census Bureau; Matthew Simpson, SAS; Christopher K. Wikle, University of Missouri; Jonathan R. Bradley, Florida State University
11:50 AM

Robust Estimation of Employment and Finance Data Using Bayesian Inference for a t-Mixture of Linear Mixed Models
Giang Trinh, US Census Bureau; Noah Bassel, U.S. Census Bureau; Bac Tran, U.S. Census Bureau
11:50 AM

Efficient Local Kernel Estimation Using Structured Random Forests
Joshua Loyal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ruoqing Zhu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Xin Zhang, Florida State University; Yifan Cui, University of Pennsylvania
12:05 PM

How to Catch an Outlier: a Robust Method for Hours and Earnings Estimation in the Current Employment Statistics Survey
Paige Schroeder, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
12:05 PM