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637 * ! Thu, 8/13/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-609
Statistical Methods for Observational Health Studies — Topic Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section , Health Policy Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Tian Zheng, Columbia University
Chair(s): Shirin Golchi, Columbia University
8:35 AM Predicting Health Outcomes from High-Dimensional Longitudinal Health Histories Using Relational Random Forests Zach Shahn, Columbia University ; David Madigan, Columbia University ; Patrick Ryan, Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics
9:15 AM Using Bayesian Evidence Synthesis to Estimate Hepatitis C Prevalence Among Adults in New York City Hui Fen Tan, Cornell University ; Susanna M. Makela, Columbia University ; Daliah Heller, City University of New York School of Public Health ; Kevin Konty ; Sharon Balter, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ; Tian Zheng, Columbia University ; James H. Stark, Pfizer Inc.
9:35 AM Interpretable Feature Creation and Model Uncertainty in Observational Medical Data Rebecca Ferrell, University of Washington ; Tyler McCormick, University of Washington
Discussant: Tian Zheng, Columbia University
10:15 AM Floor Discussion




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