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Colorado Convention Center = “CC”, Hyatt = “HY”

142 Mon, 8/4/08, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-103
Bayesian Applications in Social Sciences, Public Health, and Sports - Contributed - Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science, Section on Health Policy Statistics
Chair(s): Jason Kramer, University of California, Irvine
    10:35 AM   Rasch and Mixture of Generalized Linear Mixed Models for Analysis of Aphasic Deficits of Syntactic Comprehension — Roee Gutman, Harvard University; Gayle DeDe, Boston University; David Caplan, Massachusetts General Hospital; Jun S. Liu, Harvard University
    10:50 AM   Modeling Long-Run Macroeconomic Growth with Gaussian Graphical Models — Alex Lenkoski, University of Washington; Adrian Dobra, University of Washington; Theo Eicher, University of Washington
    11:05 AM   A Bayesian Time Series Model for Death Penalty Public Opinion — Kenneth E. Shirley, Columbia University; Andrew Gelman, Columbia University
    11:20 AM   Probabilistic Projections of Fertility Using a Bayesian Hierarchical Model — Leontine Alkema, University of Washington; Adrian E. Raftery, University of Washington; Patrick Gerland, United Nations Population Division; Samuel Clark, University of Washington; Francois Pelletier, United Nations Population Division
    11:35 AM   Joint Modeling of Birth Weight and Gestational Age — Scott L. Schwartz, Duke University; Alan Gelfand, Duke University
    11:50 AM   Improved Mixing with Simulated Annealing in Bimodal Footrace Finishing Times — Matthew S. Shotwell, Medical University of South Carolina; Paul J. Nietert, Medical University of South Carolina; Elizabeth Slate, Medical University of South Carolina
    12:05 PM   Reweighting the Bowl Championship Series — Susan Buchman, Carnegie Mellon University; Joseph B. Kadane, Carnegie Mellon University
 

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