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Friday, February 20
CS01 Mentoring Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Napoleon D1&D2


Chair(s): Eric Vance, LISA, Virginia Tech

	How Mentoring Can Help with the Practice of Statistics: A Panel Discussion Sarah Kalicin, Intel corporation; Amarjot Kaur, Merck Research Labs; David Kline, The Ohio State University; David Morganstein, Westat; LeAnna Stork, Monsanto Co.


CS02 Special Estimation Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Borgne


Chair(s): Wei-Ting Hwang, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

9:20 AM	Understanding and Estimating Treatment Effect Heterogeneity Using Adaptive Ensemble Methods Diane M. Richardson, VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
10:05 AM	Much Ado About Almost Nothing: How to Deal with Limited Data View Presentation Stephen W. Looney, Georgia Regents University


CS03 Predictive Analytics in Health Care Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Napoleon C


Chair(s): Nancy Wang, Celerion

9:20 AM	Risk Quantification for Branch Management Momoko Fukasawa, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, LLC


CS04 Software for Analytics and Data Mining Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Maurepas


Chair(s): Michael Latta, Coastal Carolina University YTMBA Research & Consulting

9:20 AM	Real-Time Analytics Using Business Intelligence Software View Presentation Sam Weerahandi, Pfizer
10:05 AM	Taming the Big Data Beast at Texas Parks and Wildlife: Using Business Intelligence Tools and Value-Added Data to Evolve a Culture of Data-Driven Decisionmaking John Taylor, Texas Parks and Wildlife


CS05 Leadership and Influence Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Napoleon D1&D2


Chair(s): Jay N. Mandrekar, Mayo Clinic

11:05 AM	Understanding and Working with Difficult People View Presentation Colleen Mangeot, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
11:50 AM	The Influential Manager: Messages That Get Buy-In View Presentation Bill Williams, Organizational Learning Consultant


CS06 Business Applications Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Borgne


Chair(s): Qin Liu, The Wistar Institute

11:05 AM	Business Applications of Statistical Sampling View Presentation Laura Schweitzer, PwC
11:50 AM	Applying Econometric Time Series Methods to CCAR Requirements Kenneth Sanford, SAS Institute


CS07 Text Analytics and Dimension Reduction Methods Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Napoleon C


Chair(s): Elise Roberts, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

11:05 AM	Practical Text Analytics View Presentation Heath Rushing, Adsurgo LLC
11:50 AM	Sparse Partial Robust M Regression View Presentation Sven Serneels, BASF Corp.


CS08 Exploratory and Interactive Graphics Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Maurepas


Chair(s): Jim Li, Procter & Gamble

11:05 AM	Visualizing Data with Exploratory Data Analysis View Presentation Wendy L. Martinez, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:50 AM	Interactive Graphics Connect People to Data—with Some R Shiny Examples View Presentation Jean V. Adams, US Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center


CS09 Effective Collaboration Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Napoleon D1&D2


Chair(s): Kim Love-Myers, Statistical Consulting Center, University of Georgia

2:05 PM	Structuring Effective Statistical Collaborations and Consultations View Presentation Eric Vance, LISA, Virginia Tech
2:50 PM	Communicating Effectively in Statistical Collaborations and Consultations View Presentation Heather Smith, Cal Poly


CS10 Special Designs Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Borgne


Chair(s): Marie Kraska, Auburn University

2:05 PM	Predictive Statistical Modeling of Clinical Trial Operation View Presentation Vladimir Anisimov, Quintiles
2:50 PM	Analysis Plans for Doubly Repeated Measures Designs View Presentation Jeff Burton, Pennington Biomedical Research Center


CS11 Bootstrapping Applications Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Napoleon C


Chair(s): Phillippa Spencer, Dstl

2:05 PM	Bootstrapping Time Series Data View Presentation Paul Teetor, Quant Development LLC
2:50 PM	Bootstrapping Confidence Intervals for Effect Sizes (and Other Weird Things) View Presentation Erin Smith, University of Louisville


CS12 Statistical Plans and Charts Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Maurepas


Chair(s): Mary J. Kwasny, Northwestern University

2:05 PM	Best Practice: The Data Analysis Plan—A Blueprint for Success View Presentation Kathleen A. Jablonski, The Biostatistics Center, The George Washington University
2:50 PM	Using Charts to Present Your Results to Nonstatisticians View Presentation Jay Arthur, KnowWare International


CS13 Career Development Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Napoleon D1&D2


Chair(s): Shelley Brock Roth, Westat

3:50 PM	Career Development Opportunities for Statisticians View Presentation LeAnna Stork, Monsanto Co.
4:35 PM	G.R.O.W.—An Empowering Model for Career Success View Presentation Colleen Mangeot, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center


CS14 Interpretation Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Borgne


Chair(s): Zoran Bursac, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

3:50 PM	Statistical Methods for Bridging the Gap Between Interpretative and Predictive Analysis View Presentation Michael Regier, WVU, Department of Biostatistics
4:35 PM	Using the Delta Method to Generate Means and Confidence Intervals from a Linear Mixed Model on the Original Scale, When the Analysis Is Done on the Log Scale View Presentation Brandy R. Sinco, University of Michigan School of Social Work


CS15 Social Media Applications Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Napoleon C


Chair(s): Pete Doe, Nielsen

3:50 PM	Garbage in Garbage Out: Acquisition and Quality Assessment of Social Media Data in Health Research Yoonsang Kim, University of Illinois at Chicago
4:35 PM	Use of Social Media Data as a Lead Indicator to Predict Retail Sales Performance Li Zhang, Alliance Data Systems


CS16 Dynamic Reporting Tools Fill out evaluation		Fri, Feb 20, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Maurepas


Chair(s): Alex Gilgur, Google

3:50 PM	Creating an Easy-to-Use, Dynamic, Flexible Summary Table Macro with P-values in SAS for Research Studies View Presentation Amy Arlene Gravely, VA Medical Center, CCDOR
4:35 PM	Reporting Results with R, R Markdown, and Shiny Garrett Grolemund, RStudio, Inc.


Saturday, February 21
CS17 Presenting to Executives and Other Non-Statisticians Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Napoleon D1&D2


Chair(s): Felicia Hardnett, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

9:20 AM	Communications to Boards of Directors and Nonstatisticians Joyce Nilsson Orsini, Fordham University Graduate School of Business
10:05 AM	Coming Out of the Casket: Techniques for Becoming a More Effective Speaker Eric Stephens, Vanderbilt University Medical Center


CS18 Method Reviews Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Borgne


Chair(s): Dennis Lee Eggett, Brigham Young University

9:20 AM	Speed Dating with Regression Methods David J. Corliss, Wayne State University, Ford Motor Company
10:05 AM	Are Data Science and Analytics Just New Names for Statistics? View Presentation Peter Bajorski, Rochester Institute of Technology


CS19 Analytics & Big Data Survey Review & Interpretation – Panel & Audience Discussion Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Napoleon C


Chair(s): K. Blayne Easter, The Vanguard Group

9:20 AM	Analytics and Big Data Survey Review and Interpretation: Panel and Audience Discussion Edward R. Jones, Texas A&M Statistical Services; Amarjot Kaur, Merck Research Labs; Elizabeth Kolodziej, Texas A&M University; Heath Rushing, Adsurgo LLC; F. Michael Speed, SAS Institute Inc


CS20 Effective Graphs Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Maurepas


Chair(s): Lasonja Kennedy, Independent Consultant

9:20 AM	Correspondence Analysis View Presentation Jessica Thomson, USDA Agricultural Research Service
10:05 AM	How to Avoid Some Common Graphical Mistakes View Presentation Naomi B. Robbins, NBR


CS21 Ethics and Impact Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Napoleon D1&D2


Chair(s): Steven B. Cohen, Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy

11:05 AM	Teaching Ethics in Statistical Consulting View Presentation Alan C. Elliott, Southern Methodist University
11:50 AM	Enhancing Communication Skills for Making Organizational Impact and Career Development View Presentation Jay N. Mandrekar, Mayo Clinic


CS22 Trial Enrollment Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Borgne


Chair(s): Runhua Shi, LSU School of Medicine

11:05 AM	Modeling Enrollment with Random Staggered Site Start-Up Times View Presentation Bradley Thomas Ferguson, Quintiles
11:50 AM	Enrollment, Events Prediction, and Statistical Power Prediction for Event-Driven Trials Vladimir Anisimov, Quintiles


CS23 Population Modeling Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Napoleon C


Chair(s): Mary Sailors, Chevron

11:05 AM	Bayesian Spatial Joint Modeling of Asthma Admission and Readmission for Identifying High-Risk Neighborhood View Presentation Bin Huang, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
11:50 AM	Determining Different Population Distributions Using NHANES BMI Data View Presentation William Johnson, Pennington Biomedical Research Center


CS24 Special Uses of R Fill out evaluation		Sat, Feb 21, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Maurepas


Chair(s): Bryan Stanfill, CSIRO

11:05 AM	Sparse Matrix Computation in R with an Application to GEEs View Presentation Lee S. McDaniel, LSUHSC, School of Public Health
11:50 AM	Using R in a Regulated Environment Keaven M. Anderson, Merck Research Laboratories