Sessions Were Renumbered as of May 19.
Legend:
CC-W = McCormick Place Convention Center, West Building,
CC-N = McCormick Place Convention Center, North Building
H = Hilton Chicago,
UC = Conference Chicago at University Center
* = applied session ! = JSM meeting theme
Activity Details
78 *
Sun, 7/31/2016,
4:00 PM -
5:50 PM
CC-W184d
For the Love of the Game: Applications of Statistics in Sports — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Sports , Section on Statistical Education
Chair(s): Andrew Swift, University of Nebraska - Omaha
4:05 PM
To Go or Not to Go: Fourth Down Analysis in the NFL
—
Dan Nettleton, Iowa State University ; Joshua Zimmerman, Iowa State University
4:20 PM
Estimating NCAA Football Coaches' Abilities: An Application of Item Response Theory
—
Brandon LeBeau, University of Iowa ; Andrew Zieffler, University of Minnesota ; Kyle Nickodem, University of Minnesota
4:35 PM
Does the Threat of Suspension Curb Dangerous Behavior in Soccer? A Case Study from the Premier League
—
Douglas VanDerwerken, U.S. Naval Academy ; Jacek Rothert, U.S. Naval Academy ; Brice Merlin Nguelifack, U.S. Naval Academy
4:50 PM
An Examination of Statistical Disclosure Issues Related to Publication of Aggregate Statistics in the Presence of a Known Subset of the Data Set Using Baseball Hall of Fame Ballots
—
Gregory Matthews ; Petala Gardenia da Silva Estrela Tuy, Loyola University Chicago
5:05 PM
Collegiate Football Ticket Sales in El Paso
—
Thomas Fullerton, The University of Texas at El Paso ; Wesley A. Miller, The University of Texas at El Paso
5:35 PM
Floor Discussion
135 *
Mon, 8/1/2016,
8:30 AM -
10:20 AM
CC-W175a
Advanced Methods for Statistics in Sports — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Sports
Chair(s): Kendra K. Schmid, University of Nebraska Medical Center
8:50 AM
The Penalty Differential Effect in the Calling of Penalties in the NHL
—
Steven E. Rigdon, Saint Louis University ; Christopher J. Rigdon, Lindenwood University-Belleville
9:05 AM
Analysis of Basketball Shot Data via Log Gaussian Cox Processes with Spatially Varying Coefficients
—
Qingpo Cai, Emory University ; Jian Kang, University of Michigan ; Lance Waller, Emory University
9:20 AM
A Ratio-Based Method for Predicting Point Differentials in Sports
—
Andrew Swift, University of Nebraska - Omaha ; Andrew Tew, University of Nebraska - Omaha
9:35 AM
Nuclear Penalized Multinomial Regression for Predicting At-Bat Outcomes in Baseball
—
Scott Powers ; Trevor Hastie, Stanford University ; Robert Tibshirani, Stanford University
9:50 AM
A Bayesian Hierarchical Model of Pitch Framing in Major League Baseball
—
Sameer Deshpande, The Wharton School ; Abraham J. Wyner, The Wharton School
10:05 AM
A Statistical Study to Determine the Criteria for Winning in Mixed Martial Arts for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
—
Victor Villalpando, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
169
Mon, 8/1/2016,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-W181a
SPEED: Statistical Computing and Sports — Contributed Speed
Section on Statistical Computing , Section on Statistics in Sports
Chair(s): Daniel Yang, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:35 AM
Pitch Quantification in Baseball: Reducing a Pitch to a Single Number
—
Jason Wilson, Biola University
10:40 AM
Career Type Assessment of International Cyclists on Ratings from Ranked-Order Logit Model Results for Multi-Competitor Sports
—
Kathryn McKeough ; Mark Glickman, Harvard
10:50 AM
Missing Data in the Context of Student Growth Models
—
Katherine Wright, Loyola University Chicago ; John Gatta, Northwestern University, ECRA Group ; Therese D. Pigott, Loyola University Chicago
10:55 AM
Developing Tools for Text Analysis of Survey Data
—
Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Brandon Kopp, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Wendy Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:05 AM
Using Play-by-Play Data to Model, Simulate, and Predict NBA Games
—
Sebastian Rodriguez, University of California at Merced
11:10 AM
Improved Expected Points and Win Probability Models for NFL Coach and Player Evaluation
—
Gregory Miller, Bucknell University ; Gabrielle Flynt, Bucknell University ; Sam Ventura , Carnegie Mellon University ; Andrew Crossett, West Chester University
11:15 AM
Managerial Duration Across Professional Soccer Leagues
—
Vittorio Addona, Macalester College ; James Meyerson, Macalester College ; Zach Gilfix, Macalester College
11:20 AM
The Effect of Accounting for All Weight Adjustments in the Construction of Student Replicate Weights in a National, Cross-Sectional Study
—
Ruby Johnson, RTI International ; Peter Siegel, RTI International
11:35 AM
An Adaptive Importance Sampling Approach for Efficiently Estimating Small P-Values in Permutation Tests
—
Yang Shi, University of Michigan ; Huining Kang, University of New Mexico ; Ji-Hyun Lee, University of New Mexico ; Hui Jiang, University of Michigan
11:40 AM
Estimating Dynamic Characteristics of Longitudinal and Survival Data in Stochastic Process Models: Insights from Simulation Studies
—
Konstantin Arbeev, Duke University ; Ilya Y. Zhbannikov, Duke University ; Liubov S. Arbeeva, Duke University ; Igor Akushevich, Duke University ; Anatoliy I. Yashin, Duke University
11:45 AM
An Efficient Sampling Algorithm for Network Motif Detection
—
Yinghan Chen
11:50 AM
A Fast Two-Stage Anomaly-Detecting Method for Large Dynamic Networks
—
Huan Li, University of Alabama ; Michael D. Porter, University of Alabama
11:55 AM
Comparison of Single Event, Competing Risks, and Frailty-Based Models for Competing Risks Data
—
Yuliang Liu, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Charity Morgan, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Gary R. Cutter, University of Alabama at Birmingham
12:05 PM
More Efficient and Robust Permutation-Based Methods for Controlling the False Discovery Rate
—
Divya Nair ; Christopher Corcoran, Utah State University ; Pralay Senchaudhuri, Cytel ; Alexandre Buer, Cytel ; William Welbourn, Jr., Clinipace Worldwide
12:10 PM
The Elliptically Symmetric Angular Gaussian Distribution with Application to Regression Modeling on the Sphere
—
Phillip Paine, University of Nottingham
12:15 PM
The Orthogonally Partitioned EM Algorithm: Extending the EM Algorithm for Algorithmic Stability and Bias Correction Due to Imperfect Data
—
Michael Regier, West Virginia University ; Erica E. M. Moodie, McGill University
199
Mon, 8/1/2016,
10:30 AM -
12:20 PM
CC-Hall F1 West
Contributed Poster Presentations: Section on Statistics in Sports — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistics in Sports
Chair(s): Genevera Allen, Rice University
63:
Is There Any Racial Difference in Swimming Speed? A Nonlinear Swim Hockey-Stick Mixed-Effects Model
—
Din Chen, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Jenny Ke Chen, East Chapel Hill High School
64:
Classification of All-Rounders in Limited-Over Cricket
—
Ananda Manage ; Danush Wijekularathna, Troy University
65:
Rating Offensive Production in Baseball: A Summer with the Martha's Vineyard Sharks
—
Jesse McNulty, William Penn High School Sports Analytics Club ; Tyler Schanzenbach, William Penn High School Sports Analytics Club
67:
Determining a Plus/Minus Metric for NCAA Women's Volleyball from Incomplete Court Presence Information
—
Zachary Hass ; Bruce A. Craig, Purdue University
68:
New Classes of Discrete Bivariate Distributions
—
XIAO JIANG, University of Manchester
266
Mon, 8/1/2016,
2:00 PM -
2:45 PM
CC-Hall F1 West
SPEED: Statistical Computing and Sports, Part 2A — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistical Computing , Section on Statistics in Sports
Chair(s): Genevera Allen, Rice University
1:
Pitch Quantification in Baseball: Reducing a Pitch to a Single Number
—
Jason Wilson, Biola University
2:
Career Type Assessment of International Cyclists on Ratings from Ranked-Order Logit Model Results for Multi-Competitor Sports
—
Kathryn McKeough ; Mark Glickman, Harvard
4:
Effects of Missing Data on Student Growth Estimates
—
Katherine Wright, Loyola University Chicago ; John Gatta, Northwestern University, ECRA Group ; Therese D. Pigott, Loyola University Chicago
5:
Developing Tools for Text Analysis of Survey Data
—
Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Brandon Kopp, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Wendy Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
7:
Using Play-by-Play Data to Model, Simulate, and Predict NBA Games
—
Sebastian Rodriguez, University of California at Merced
8:
Improved Expected Points and Win Probability Models for NFL Coach and Player Evaluation
—
Gregory Miller, Bucknell University ; Gabrielle Flynt, Bucknell University ; Sam Ventura , Carnegie Mellon University ; Andrew Crossett, West Chester University
9:
Managerial Duration Across Professional Soccer Leagues
—
Vittorio Addona, Macalester College ; James Meyerson, Macalester College ; Zach Gilfix, Macalester College
10:
The Effect of Accounting for All Weight Adjustments in the Construction of Student Replicate Weights in a National, Cross-Sectional Study
—
Ruby Johnson, RTI International ; Peter Siegel, RTI International
The oral portion will take place during Session 213157
269
Mon, 8/1/2016,
3:05 PM -
3:50 PM
CC-Hall F1 West
SPEED: Statistical Computing and Sports, Part 2B — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistical Computing , Section on Statistics in Sports
Chair(s): Genevera Allen, Rice University
2:
An Adaptive Importance Sampling Approach for Efficiently Estimating Small P-Values in Permutation Tests
—
Yang Shi, University of Michigan ; Huining Kang, University of New Mexico ; Ji-Hyun Lee, University of New Mexico ; Hui Jiang, University of Michigan
3:
Estimating Dynamic Characteristics of Longitudinal and Survival Data in Stochastic Process Models: Insights from Simulation Studies
—
Konstantin Arbeev, Duke University ; Ilya Y. Zhbannikov, Duke University ; Liubov S. Arbeeva, Duke University ; Igor Akushevich, Duke University ; Anatoliy I. Yashin, Duke University
4:
An Efficient Sampling Algorithm for Network Motif Detection
—
Yinghan Chen
5:
A Fast Two-Stage Anomaly-Detecting Method for Large Dynamic Networks
—
Huan Li, University of Alabama ; Michael D. Porter, University of Alabama
6:
Comparison of Single Event, Competing Risks, and Frailty-Based Models for Competing Risks Data
—
Yuliang Liu, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Charity Morgan, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Gary R. Cutter, University of Alabama at Birmingham
8:
More Efficient and Robust Permutation-Based Methods for Controlling the False Discovery Rate
—
Divya Nair ; Christopher Corcoran, Utah State University ; Pralay Senchaudhuri, Cytel ; Alexandre Buer, Cytel ; William Welbourn, Jr., Clinipace Worldwide
9:
The Elliptically Symmetric Angular Gaussian Distribution with Application to Regression Modeling on the Sphere
—
Phillip Paine, University of Nottingham
10:
The Orthogonally Partitioned EM Algorithm: Extending the EM Algorithm for Algorithmic Stability and Bias Correction Due to Imperfect Data
—
Michael Regier, West Virginia University ; Erica E. M. Moodie, McGill University
The oral portion will take place during Session 213157
