JSM Activity #188

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Activity ID:  188
Title
* Making a Difference with Bayesian Thinking
Date / Time / Room Sponsor Type
08/13/2002
10:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Room: H-Petit Trianon 		Council of Chapters Invited
Organizer: Thomas Capizzi, Merck Research Laboratories; Saurabh Mukhopadhyay, Merck & Company, Inc.
Chair: Thomas Capizzi, Merck Research Laboratories
Discussant:  
Floor Discussion 12:05 PM
Description

There is a growing interest to explore Bayesian methods in wide ranging applications. As a council of chapters session we want to attract a broad audience and looking for Bayesian applications that could make a difference in the socioeconomic, medical, public policy, etc arenas. The three speakers of this session Sanjib Basu, Alan E. Gelfand, and Dalane Stangl will cover diverse presentations on: Handling undercount in epidemiology and census using Bayes method; a unique approach to model house price data using Bayesian spatial process; and teaching of Bayesian statistical theory at many levels and how it can influence current and future practices.
  300042  By:  Dalene  Stangl 10:35 AM 08/13/2002
Bayesian Education at Many Levels

  300043  By:  Alan E. Gelfand 11:05 AM 08/13/2002
Spatially Varing Coefficient Processes Models with Application to House Price Data

  301068  By:  Sanjib  Basu 11:35 AM 08/13/2002
Bayesian Estimation of Undercount in Epidemiology and Census

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