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Thursday, February 21
PS1 Poster Session 1 & Opening Mixer		Thu, Feb 21, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Napoleon Ballroom


Chair(s): MoonJung Cho, US Bureau of Labor Statistics

	Using a simulated population to evaluate survey design and analysis: a case study with Great Lakes fish (updated) View Presentation Jean V. Adams, U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center
	Can Survey Response Propensities Grow on Trees? Comparing the Validity of Random Forests and Logistic Regression Models Using Population Variables Appended to an ABS Sampling Frame Trent D Buskirk, The Nielsen Company
	Optimal Longitudinal Data Utilization in a Seamless Adaptive (SA) Phase II/III Clinical Trial – Use of the conditional test statistic to identify patient allocation ratio at each trial phase View Presentation Caitlyn Nicole Ellerbe, Medical University of South Carolina
	Statistical Methods Used in Clinical Trials to Identify Biomarkers That Can Help Fight Cardiovascular Disease View Presentation Weihang Bao, Pfizer, Inc.
	Changes in patients with asthma in CT imaging using with temporal and spatial correlation Hyun J Kim, UCLA
	Network analyses of prescription switching among bisphosphonates View Presentation Hsin-Fang Li, Doctoral candidate in biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky
	Is there an Overuse of Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning of Patients in US Hospitals? A Review of the Evidence View Presentation Fotios Kokkotos, Trinity Partners
	Scaling Up Evaluation: Survey Scale Analysis in Education View Presentation Gina Gabriele Romano-Mosier, Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning-University of Indianapolis
	Leveraging Capacity Building at a Research Institute to Further Develop a Biostatistics Course at a Local University View Presentation Greg Fegan, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme & University of Oxford
	Explaining Small Area Estimation Methodology to Non-Statistician End Users View Presentation Lucinda Dalzell, U.S. Census Bureau
	Inverse Prediction: Application to Infectious diseases and Clinical Microbiology View Presentation Jayawant Narayan Mandrekar, Mayo Clinic
	Beyond Consulting: Training to Become an Interdisciplinary Statistical Collaborator Marcos Carzolio, Virginia Tech


Friday, February 22
PS2 Poster Session 2 (with refreshments)		Fri, Feb 22, 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM Napoleon Ballroom


Chair(s): Jim Rutherford, Chevron

	An evaluation of programs in statistical software packages for fitting hierarchical multilevel logistic regression models View Presentation Lei Li, RTI International
	Applied Experimental Design & Statistical Analysis In a Real-World National Intervention In Community Colleges* View Presentation Howard Iver Thorsheim, St. Olaf College
	Optimization of the Media Mix in the Healthcare Industry View Presentation Dominique Haughton, Bentley University and Universite Toulouse I
	A Measurement Error Model for Physical Activity Data View Presentation Bryan Stanfill, Center for survey statistics and methodology
	Interactive Modules as a Tool to Illustrate Statistical Concepts View Presentation Ryan Scott Warnick, Baylor University
	Modelling Seasonality in Innovation Diffusion View Presentation Mariangela Guidolin, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
	Performance Testing of the Firefox Web Browser Christina Choi, Mozilla
	Development of a Biostatistics Business Model in Nursing View Presentation Alexandra L Hanlon, Univeristy of Pennsylvania
	Facilitating Survey Design Decisions by Incorporating an R Package View Presentation Lauren Brooke Hund, Harvard School of Public Health
	Estimating the Correlation Coefficient with Censored Data Yanming Li, University of Michigan
	The Challenges of Remote Statistical Consulting View Presentation Ryan Petska, Ernst & Young LLP
	Combining Surveys with Overlapping Latent Structures View Presentation Amanda M Dawson, Select Medical


Saturday, February 23
PS3 Poster Session 3 & Continental Breakfast		Sat, Feb 23, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Napoleon Ballroom


Chair(s): LeAnna G. Stork, Monsanto Co.

	Two Matrix Factorization Widgets for Orange Data Mining S. Stanley Young, NISS
	Turning Customer Satisfaction Survey Statistics into Decisions View Presentation Michael Latta, YTMBA Research-Coastal Carolina University
	Imputing Endpoints after Collapsing Longitudinal Data Across Related Events James Joseph, INC Research
	Markov Tree Options Pricing: Theory and Empirical Evidence Nitesh Kumar, University of California, Merced
	Joint Probability of Extreme Wave and Water Level Climate for Coastal Risk Analysis Norberto Carlos Nadal-Caraballo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
	Intake Monitoring, Assessment and Planning Program (IMAPP) Overview View Presentation Dave Osthus, Center for survey statistics and methodology
	Data Merge and Modification: Lessons Learned View Presentation Patricia Rodriguez de Gil, University of South Florida
	Modifying the Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum to Properly Train Future Data Scientists Christopher Malone, Winona State University
	How to use Propensity Scores to Strengthen Estimates of Treatment Effects: A Guided Tour of the Propensity Score Landscape for Real-world Analysts View Presentation Tyler Hicks, University of South Florida
	Stats For Rats: Educating the Laboratory Scientist on Statistical Methods other than the T-test View Presentation traci leong, Emory University School of Public Health
	Reducing Student Dining Room Food Waste Through Six Sigma View Presentation Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Neel Iyer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology