JSM 2016 Online Program

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

13 !	Sun, 7/31/2016, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-W187b
Advances and Novel Problems in Network Statistics — Invited Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): David Sungjun Choi, Carnegie Mellon University
Chair(s): Minh Tang, The Johns Hopkins University
2:05 PM	Novel Approaches to Snowball Sampling That Circumvent the Critical Threshold — Karl Rohe, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2:30 PM	Information Recovery in Errorfully Labeled Graphs via Graph Matching — Vince Lyzinski, The Johns Hopkins University
2:55 PM	Estimating the Population Mean Network from a Random Sample of Networks — Daniel Sussman, Harvard
3:20 PM	Co-Clustering of Nonsmooth Graphons — David Sungjun Choi, Carnegie Mellon University
3:45 PM	Floor Discussion

62 !	Sun, 7/31/2016, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM	CC-W178b
Recent Advances in Bayesian Nonparametric Methods — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , IMS , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Peter Mueller, The University of Texas at Austin
Chair(s): Peter Mueller, The University of Texas at Austin
4:05 PM	Bayesian High-Dimensional Sparse Models with Unknown Symmetric Errors — Lizhen Lin, The University of Texas ; Minwoo Chae, The University of Texas at Austin ; David Dunson, Duke University
4:25 PM	On time-dependent Gibbs-type random probability measures — Igor Pruenster, Bocconi University
4:45 PM	On the transition function of some time-dependent Dirichlet and gamma processes — Antonio Lijoi, University of Pavia
5:05 PM	Posterior Contraction of the Population Structure in Admixture Models — Long Nguyen
5:25 PM	On GEM diffusive mixtures — Ramses Mena, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ; Luis Gutierrez, Universidad de Chile
5:45 PM	Floor Discussion

83	Sun, 7/31/2016, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM	CC-W187b
Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods — Contributed Papers
International Chinese Statistical Association , Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Hubert J. Chen, University of Georgia
4:05 PM	Comparison of Difference-Based Variance Estimators for Partially Linear Models — Guoyi Zhang, University of New Mexico
4:20 PM	A Class of Minimum Distance Estimators in AR(P) Models with Infinite Error Variance — Xiaoyu Li, Auburn University ; Hira L. Koul, Michigan State University
4:35 PM	Simultaneous Confidence Band for Survey Data — Jiangyan Wang, Soochow University ; Suojin Wang, Texas A&M University ; Lijian Yang, Soochow University
4:50 PM	On Nonparametric Estimation of Distributionally Ordered Survival Functions — Hsun-Chih Kuo, National Chengchi University
5:05 PM	Treatment Allocation Methods Using Ordered Statistics — Yisong Huang, Georgia Southern University ; Hani Samawi, Georgia Southern University
5:20 PM	Center and Log Range Models for Interval-Valued Data with an Application to Forecast Stock Returns — Ying Wang, Peking University ; Yundong Tu, Peking University
5:35 PM	Floor Discussion

86 !	Sun, 7/31/2016, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM	CC-W179b
Biomedical Applications of Nonparametric Methods — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Chinese Statistical Association
Chair(s): Sunil Mathur, Georgia Regents University
4:05 PM	Predictive Accuracy of Markers or Risk Scores for Interval-Censored Survival Data — Yuan Wu, Duke University ; Xiaofei Wang, Duke University ; Kouros Owzar, Duke University
4:20 PM	Dimension Reduction and Estimation in Secondary Analysis of Case-Control Studies — Liang Liang, Texas A&M University ; Yanyuan Ma, University of South Carolina ; Raymond Carroll, Texas A&M University
4:35 PM	Composite Bootstrap Test with Counterintuitive Resampling Method to Compare Two Groups: An Application to Randomized Clinical Trials — Alok Dwivedi, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso ; Christopher Dodoo, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso ; Sada Nand Dwivedi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences ; Rakesh Shukla, University of Cincinnati
4:50 PM	Shared Frailty in Joint Model of Cancer Incidence, Metastases, and Mortality — Qui Tran, University of Michigan ; Kelley M. Kidwell, University of Michigan ; Alex Tsodikov, University of Michigan
5:05 PM	Two-Sample Inference on Quantile Lost Lifespan — Lauren Balmert, University of Pittsburgh ; Jong-Hyeon Jeong, University of Pittsburgh
5:20 PM	A Structural equation model for a dental health related quality of life framework — Ana Nora Donaldson, SUNY Stony Brook ; Nairn Wilson, King's College London ; James Wallace, Bradford University ; Nelarine Cornelius, Bradford University School of Management ; Angelo Passalacqua, King's College London
5:35 PM	Time Series Smoother — Cheng You, Penn State University ; Dennis K. J. Lin, Penn State University ; Stanley Young, National Institute of Statistical Sciences

102 * !	Mon, 8/1/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W179a
Advances in Bayesian Regression Tree Modeling — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , Committee on Applied Statisticians , Conference on Statistical Practice Steering Committee
Organizer(s): Matthew Pratola, The Ohio State University
Chair(s): Matthew Pratola, The Ohio State University
8:35 AM	BART for Classification — Robert B. Gramacy, The University of Chicago
9:00 AM	Dispersion Modeling with an Ensemble of Trees — Hugh Chipman, Acadia University ; Matthew Pratola, The Ohio State University ; Robert McCulloch, The University of Chicago ; Edward I. George, The Wharton School
9:25 AM	Nonparametric Regression with Instrumental Variables — Purushottam Laud, Medical College of Wisconsin ; Robert McCulloch, The University of Chicago ; Rodney Sparapani, Medical College of Wisconsin
9:50 AM	Bayesian Additive Regression Trees: Extensions and Embedding in Complex Models — Jared S. Murray, Carnegie Mellon University
10:15 AM	Floor Discussion

124	Mon, 8/1/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W181b
SPEED: Advances in Nonparametric Statistics — Contributed Speed
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Derek Young, University of Kentucky
8:35 AM	A Nonparametric Procedure for Change Point Detection in Linear Regression — Sunil Mathur, Georgia Regents University ; Jing Sun, Augusta University ; Deepak Sakate, Augusta University
8:40 AM	Convolution Weighting in Compound Estimation with or Without Heteroscedasticity — Sisheng Liu, University of Kentucky ; Richard Charnigo, University of Kentucky ; Cidambi Srinivasan, University of Kentucky
8:45 AM	Nonparametric Kernel Estimation Using Ranks and Values — Nicholas Kaukis, Oklahoma State University
8:50 AM	Measuring and Testing Mutual Multivariate Independence Based on Distance Covariance — Ze Jin, Cornell University ; David Matteson, Cornell University
8:55 AM	Testing the Sphericity of a Covariance Matrix When the Dimension Is Much Larger Than the Sample Size — Zeng Li, The University of Hong Kong
9:00 AM	AUC Regression for Multiple Comparisons of Monotone Zero-Dose Control Experiments — Johanna Van Zyl, Baylor University ; Jack D. Tubbs, Baylor University
9:05 AM	Location and Scale Parameters Testing by Empirical Likelihood Estimation — Ningning Wang, Jackson State University
9:15 AM	Convolutional Functional Autoregressive Models: Model Building, Asymptotics, and Empirical Results — Xialu Liu, San Diego State University
9:20 AM	Variable Bandwidth Local Polynomial Smoothing via Local Cross-Validation — Katherine Grzesik, University of Rochester ; Derick R. Peterson, University of Rochester
9:30 AM	Period Estimation for Sparsely Sampled Quasi-Periodic Functions: Application to Mira Variable Stars — Shiyuan He, Texas A&M University
9:35 AM	Bernstein-Von Mises Theorem for Individual Entries in Sparse High-Dimensional Linear Regression — Dana Yang, Yale University
9:40 AM	Semiparametric Estimation for Multivariate Skew-Elliptical Distributions — Jing Huang, European School of Management and Technology
9:45 AM	Test for Conditional Random Signs Censoring in Competing Risks — Shannon Woolley
9:55 AM	Significance Tests for Time-Varying Covariate Effect in Longitudinal Functional Data — Saebitna Oh, North Carolina State University ; Ana-Maria Staicu, North Carolina State University
10:00 AM	Estimation of Genetic Risk Function with Covariates in the Presence of Missing Genotypes — Annie J. Lee, Columbia University ; Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University ; Karen Marder, Columbia University ; Roy N. Alcalay, Columbia University
10:05 AM	An Agent-Based Modeling Approach for Tobacco Product Risk Assessments — Raheema Muhammad-Kah, Altria Client Services ; Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Altria Client Services ; Maria Gogova, Altria Client Services ; Lai Wei, Altria Client Services ; Edward L. Boone, Virginia Commonwealth University
10:10 AM	A STEPP Forward in Tailoring Treatment: New Research on the STEPP Methodology — Wai-Ki Yip, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
10:15 AM	Floor Discussion

125 *	Mon, 8/1/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W187a
Statistical Methods for Functional Data — Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section , Biopharmaceutical Section , Section on Nonparametric Statistics , Section on Statistics in Imaging
Chair(s): Andrada E. Ivanescu, Montclair State University
8:35 AM	Fast Covariance Estimation for Sparse Functional Data — Cai Li, North Carolina State University ; Luo Xiao, North Carolina State University ; William Checkley, The Johns Hopkins University ; Ciprian Crainiceanu, The Johns Hopkins University
8:50 AM	Estimation of Functional Connectivity Among Neuron Ensembles via Hawkes Processes — Shizhe Chen, University of Washington ; Eric Shae-Brown, University of Washington ; Ali Shojaie, University of Washington ; Daniela Witten, University of Washington
9:05 AM	Classification of Multivariate EEG Records via $\Epsilon$-Complexity of Continuous Vector-Functions — Alexandra Piryatinska, San Francisco State University ; Boris Darkhovsky, Institute for Systems Analysis ; Nathanael Aff, San Francisco State University
9:20 AM	Statistical Model Selection in Differential Equations Using PACE Software for Functional Regression. — Charles Smith, North Carolina State University
9:35 AM	Penalized Regression Method for Finding Differences in Brain Connectome Graphs — Donghyeon Yu, Keimyung University
9:50 AM	Tensor Regression with Functionally Linked Parameters — Su Chen, University of Memphis ; Ebenezer Olusegun George, University of Memphis
10:05 AM	Functional Mixed-Effects Models for Longitudinal Data: An Application to Electrical Impedance Myography Data — Kush Kapur, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School ; Rajesh Selukar, SAS Institute ; Basil Darras, Boston Children's Hospital ; Seward Rutkove, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

139	Mon, 8/1/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W177
Bayesian Nonparametrics — Contributed Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
Chair(s): Robert Richardson, Brigham Young University
8:35 AM	Bayesian Estimation of Heavy-Tailed Densities Using Transformations — Andrew Bean, The Ohio State University ; Xinyi Xu, The Ohio State University ; Steven N. MacEachern, The Ohio State University
8:50 AM	The Attraction Indian Buffet Distribution — David Dahl, Brigham Young University ; Arthur Lui, University of California at Santa Cruz
9:05 AM	Environmental Stressors, Health Outcomes, and Bayesian Regression Trees — Gregory Watson, University of California at Los Angeles ; Donatello Telesca, University of California at Los Angeles
9:20 AM	Nonlocal Functional Priors for Nonparametric Bayesian Testing — Minsuk Shin, Texas A&M University ; Valen E. Johnson, Texas A&M University ; Anirban Bhattacharya, Texas A&M University
9:35 AM	A Bayesian Formulation for Capturing Population Heterogeneity — Junxian Geng, Florida State University ; Elizabeth Slate, Florida State University
9:50 AM	A Nonparametric Bayesian Approach for Sparse Sequence Estimation — Yunbo Ouyang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Feng Liang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:05 AM	A Bayesian Approach to Generalized Signed-Rank Estimation for Nonlinear Models with Multidimensional Indices — Eddy Kwessi, Trinity University ; Brice Merlin Nguelifack, U.S. Naval Academy ; Guy-vanie Miakonkana, African School of Economics

CE_18C	Mon, 8/1/2016, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	CC-W470a
Semiparametric Regression with R (ADDED FEE) — Professional Development Continuing Education Course
ASA , Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Instructor(s): Matt Wand, University of Technology Sydney, Jaroslaw Harezlak, Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health
8:30 AM	Semiparametric Regression with R (ADDED FEE) — Matt Wand, University of Technology Sydney ; Jaroslaw Harezlak, Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health

156 !	Mon, 8/1/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W178a
Shedding Lights on the Hidden Structure Using Mixture Models: New Methods with Applications — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , ENAR , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Zheyu Wang, The Johns Hopkins University
Chair(s): Charles Doss, University of Minnesota
10:35 AM	Empirical Bayesball Remixed: Empirical Bayes Methods for Longitudinal Data — Roger Koenker, University of Illinois
10:55 AM	Stochastic EM-like Algorithms for Fitting Finite Mixture of Lifetime Regression Models Under Right Censoring — Laurent Bordes ; Didier Chauveau, University of Orleans
11:15 AM	Nonparametric Identifiability of Finite Mixture Model and It's Application in Alzheimer's Disease — Zheyu Wang, The Johns Hopkins University ; Xiao-Hua Andrew Zhou, University of Washington
11:35 AM	Nonparametric Mixture Models with Conditionally Independent Multivariate Component Densities — Didier Chauveau, University of Orleans ; Vy Thuy Lynh Hoang, University of Orleans
11:55 AM	Clustering via Finite Nonparametric ICA Mixture Models — David Hunter, Penn State University ; Xiaotian Zhu, AbbVie
12:15 PM	Floor Discussion

182	Mon, 8/1/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W177
Nonparametric Statistics — Contributed Papers
IMS , Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Miles Lopes, University of California at Davis
10:35 AM	A Nonparametric Regression Model for Panel Count Data Analysis — Huadong Zhao, East China Normal University
10:50 AM	An ADMM-Based Algorithm for Envelope Estimation — Emre Barut, The George Washington University
11:05 AM	Structure Testing for Sparse High-Dimensional Graphical Models: Lower Bounds and Algorithms — Matey Neykov, Princeton ; Junwei Lu, Princeton ; Han Liu, Princeton
11:20 AM	Semiparametric Estimates of the Long-Term Background Trend, Periodictiy, and Clustering Effect in Crime Data — Jiancang Zhuang, Institute of Statistical Mathematics ; Jorge Mateau, Universitat Jaume I de Castelló
11:35 AM	Large-Scale Cluster Analysis Using Fusion Penalties — Trambak Banerjee, University of Southern California ; Peter Radchenko, University of Southern California ; Gourab Mukherjee, University of Southern California
11:50 AM	A Unified Framework for Bayes Factor Asymptotics — Todd Kuffner, Washington University in St. Louis ; Siddhartha Chib, Washington University in St. Louis
12:05 PM	Nonparametric Regression Method for Broad Sense Agreement — AKM F. Rahman, Emory University ; Limin Peng, Emory University ; Amita Manatunga, Emory University ; Ying Guo, Emory University

185 !	Mon, 8/1/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W178b
Special Session: Section on Nonparametrics Student Paper Competition — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Jianhui Zhou, Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community
10:35 AM	A Two-Sample Test for High-Dimensional Covariance Matrices via Sparse Principal Component Analysis — Lingxue Zhu, Carnegie Mellon University ; Jing Lei, Carnegie Mellon University ; Bernie Devlin, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ; Kathryn Roeder, Carnegie Mellon University
10:50 AM	Optimal Bayes Classifiers for Functional Data and Density Ratios — Xiongtao Dai, Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community ; Hans-Georg Mueller, University of California at Davis ; Fang Yao, University of Toronto
11:05 AM	Estimating Network Edge Probabilities by Neighborhood Smoothing — Yuan Zhang, University of Michigan ; Elizaveta Levina, University of Michigan ; Ji Zhu, University of Michigan
11:20 AM	Nonparametric Distributed Learning Architecture: Algorithm and Application — Scott Bruce, Temple University ; Zeda Li, Temple University ; Hsiang-Chieh Yang, Temple University ; Subhadeep Mukhopadhyay, Temple University Fox School of Business
11:35 AM	Testing Mutual Independence in High Dimension via Distance Covariance — SHUN YAO, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Xianyang Zhang, Texas A&M University ; Xiaofeng Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11:50 AM	Nonparametric Change-Point Detection in Multivariate Nonstationary Time Series — Raanju Ragavendar Sundararajan, Texas A&M University ; Mohsen Pourahmadi, Texas A&M University
12:05 PM	Floor Discussion

194	Mon, 8/1/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-Hall F1 West
Contributed Poster Presentations: Section on Nonparametric Statistics — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Genevera Allen, Rice University
37:	Estimation of the Simultaneous Confidence Regions for the Ratios of Quantile Residual Lifetimes — Yu-Mei Chang
38:	Testing for Interaction in Functional Varying-Coefficient Models — Merve Tekbudak, North Carolina State University
39:	Dynamic Modeling with Conditional Quantile Trajectories for Longitudinal Snippet Data, with Application to Cognitive Decline of Alzheimer's Patients — Matthew Dawson, University of California at Davis ; Hans-Georg Mueller, University of California at Davis
40:	A Comparison of Bootstrap Methods for Multilevel Longitudinal Data — Lanlan Yao, Arizona State University ; Mark Reiser, Arizona State University
41:	Pairwise Comparison of Scale Using Medians and Permutation Tests — Scott Richter, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro ; Melinda McCann, Oklahoma State University
42:	Kernel Smoothing for Hierarchical Data — Christopher Wilson ; Patrick Gerard, Clemson University
46:	Bayesian Approach to Survival Models for Events of Insurance Claims — Prashant KC, Minnesota State University Mankato ; Deepak Sanjel, Minnesota State University Mankato

201	Mon, 8/1/2016, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	CC-Hall F1 West
SPEED: Advances in Nonparametric Statistics, Part 2A — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Genevera Allen, Rice University
11:	A Nonparametric Procedure for Change Point Detection in Linear Regression — Sunil Mathur, Georgia Regents University ; Jing Sun, Augusta University ; Deepak Sakate, Augusta University
12:	Convolution Weighting in Compound Estimation with or Without Heteroscedasticity — Sisheng Liu, University of Kentucky ; Richard Charnigo, University of Kentucky ; Cidambi Srinivasan, University of Kentucky
13:	Nonparametric Kernel Estimation Using Ranks and Values — Nicholas Kaukis, Oklahoma State University
14:	Measuring and Testing Mutual Multivariate Independence Based on Distance Covariance — Ze Jin, Cornell University ; David Matteson, Cornell University
15:	Testing the Sphericity of a Covariance Matrix When the Dimension Is Much Larger Than the Sample Size — Zeng Li, The University of Hong Kong
16:	AUC Regression for Multiple Comparisons of Monotone Zero-Dose Control Experiments — Johanna Van Zyl, Baylor University ; Jack D. Tubbs, Baylor University
17:	Location and Scale Parameters Testing by Empirical Likelihood Estimation — Ningning Wang, Jackson State University
19:	Convolutional Functional Autoregressive Models: Model Building, Asymptotics, and Empirical Results — Xialu Liu, San Diego State University
20:	Variable Bandwidth Local Polynomial Smoothing via Local Cross-Validation — Katherine Grzesik, University of Rochester ; Derick R. Peterson, University of Rochester
The oral portion will take place during Session 213159

204	Mon, 8/1/2016, 11:35 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-Hall F1 West
SPEED: Advances in Nonparametric Statistics, Part 2B — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Genevera Allen, Rice University
11:	Period Estimation for Sparsely Sampled Quasi-Periodic Functions: Application to Mira Variable Stars — Shiyuan He, Texas A&M University
12:	Bernstein-Von Mises Theorem for Individual Entries in Sparse High-Dimensional Linear Regression — Dana Yang, Yale University
13:	Semiparametric Estimation for Multivariate Skew-Elliptical Distributions — Jing Huang, European School of Management and Technology
14:	Test for Conditional Random Signs Censoring in Competing Risks — Shannon Woolley
16:	Significance Tests for Time-Varying Covariate Effect in Longitudinal Functional Data — Saebitna Oh, North Carolina State University ; Ana-Maria Staicu, North Carolina State University
17:	Estimation of Genetic Risk Function with Covariates in the Presence of Missing Genotypes — Annie J. Lee, Columbia University ; Yuanjia Wang, Columbia University ; Karen Marder, Columbia University ; Roy N. Alcalay, Columbia University
18:	An Agent-Based Modeling Approach for Tobacco Product Risk Assessments — Raheema Muhammad-Kah, Altria Client Services ; Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Altria Client Services ; Maria Gogova, Altria Client Services ; Lai Wei, Altria Client Services ; Edward L. Boone, Virginia Commonwealth University
19:	A STEPP Forward in Tailoring Treatment: New Research on the STEPP Methodology — Wai-Ki Yip, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The oral portion will take place during Session 213159

CE_21C	Mon, 8/1/2016, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	CC-W475a
Confidence Distribution: A New Statistical Inference Approach and Its Applications in Meta-Analysis and Fusion Learning (ADDED FEE) — Professional Development Continuing Education Course
ASA , Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Instructor(s): Minge Xie, Rutgers University, Regina Liu, Rutgers University, Dungang Liu, University of Cincinnati
1:00 PM	Confidence Distribution: A New Statistical Inference Approach and Its Applications in Meta-Analysis and Fusion Learning (ADDED FEE) — Dungang Liu, University of Cincinnati ; Minge Xie, Rutgers University ; Regina Liu, Rutgers University

223 * !	Mon, 8/1/2016, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-W187b
Nonparametric Bayesian Methods in Biostatistics — Invited Papers
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Jeremy M. G. Taylor, University of Michigan, Lili Zhao, University of Michigan
Chair(s): Lili Zhao, University of Michigan
2:05 PM	DPOAE Test-Retest Difference Curves via Hierarchical Gaussian Processes — Timothy Hanson, University of South Carolina ; Junshu Bao, University of South Carolina ; Garnett McMillan, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research ; Kristin Knight, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
2:30 PM	Bayesian Nonparametric Modeling and Inference for Mean Residual Life Functions — Athanasios Kottas, University of California at Santa Cruz ; Valerie Poynor, California State University at Fullerton
2:55 PM	Bayesian Nonparametric Methods for Precision Medicine — Qian Guan, North Carolina State University ; Eric Laber, North Carolina State University ; Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Virginia Commonwealth University ; Brian J. Reich, North Carolina State University
3:20 PM	Discussant: Peter Mueller, The University of Texas at Austin
3:40 PM	Floor Discussion

260 !	Mon, 8/1/2016, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-W186c
Nonparametric Methods for 'Big Data' — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Chinese Statistical Association
Chair(s): K.B. Kulasekera, University of Louisville
2:05 PM	Optimal Design for Sampling Functional Data — So-Young Park, North Carolina State University ; Luo Xiao, North Carolina State University ; Jayson Wilbur, Metrum Research Group ; Ana-Maria Staicu, North Carolina State University
2:20 PM	The Blessing of Derivatives in Nonparametric Estimation — Xiaowu Dai, University of Wisconsin - Madison ; Grace Wahba, University of Wisconsin - Madison ; Peter Qian, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2:35 PM	Big Data Algorithms for Rank-Based Estimation — John Kapenga, Western Michigan University ; John Kloke, University of Wisconsin ; Joseph McKean, Western Michigan University
2:50 PM	Quantifying Spread in 3-D Rotation Data: Comparison of Nonparametric and Parametric Techniques — Melissa Bingham, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
3:05 PM	Hypothesis Testing for Multilayer Network Data — Jun Li, Boston University ; Eric D. Kolaczyk, Boston University
3:20 PM	On Estimation of the Specification of Random Fields — Zsolt Talata, University of Kansas
3:35 PM	Nonparametric Estimation Using Wavelet Tensor and Hyperbolic Wavelets with Fractional Gaussian Fields — Justin Wishart, Macquarie University

324 !	Tue, 8/2/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W176b
Nonparametric Methods for High-Dimensional Data — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Chinese Statistical Association
Chair(s): Su Chen, University of Memphis
8:35 AM	Optimal Estimation and Variable Selection for Multivariate Varying Coefficient Model with Functional Response — Simeng Qu, Purdue University ; Xiao Wang, Purdue University
8:50 AM	Fisher Discrimination Matrix and Dimension Reduction — Debmalya Nandy, Penn State University ; Weixin Yao, University of California at Riverside ; Bruce George Lindsay, Penn State University ; Francesca George Chiaromonte, Penn State University
9:05 AM	Depth Functions and Medians on the Minimal Spanning Tree — Reza Modarres, The George Washington University
9:20 AM	Depth Functions and Classification Using Beta-Skeleton Graphs — Yu Song, The George Washington University
9:35 AM	Conditional Variable Screening with Trace Pursuit — Lei Huo, Missouri University of Science and Technology ; Xuerong Wen, Missouri University of Science and Technology ; Zhou Yu, East China Normal University ; Lu Lin, Shandong University
9:50 AM	Total Variation Depth for Functional Data: Properties and Applications — Huang Huang, KAUST ; Ying Sun, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
10:05 AM	On a General Halfspace Depth Trimmed Scatter Matrix — Jin Wang, Northern Arizona University

329 * !	Tue, 8/2/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W175a
Recent Advances in Inference for Measurement Error Regression Models — Invited Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Hira L. Koul, Michigan State University
Chair(s): Hira L. Koul, Michigan State University
10:35 AM	Nonparametric Covariate-Adjusted Regression — Aurore Delaigle, University of Melbourne ; Wenxin Zhou, Princeton ; Peter Hall, University of Melbourne
11:00 AM	Two Stage Non-penalized Corrected Least Squares for High Dimensional Linear Models with Measurement error or Missing Covariates — Abhishek Kaul, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
11:50 AM	An Adaptive-to-Model Test for Parametric Single-Index Errors-in-Covariables Models — Lixing Zhu, Hong Kong Baptist University ; Hira L. Koul, Michigan State University ; Chuan-Long Xie, Hong Kong Baptist University
12:15 PM	Floor Discussion

369 !	Tue, 8/2/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W175b
Nonstandard Errors: Heteroskedasticity and Errors-in-Variables — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Esther Lu, Washington University School of Medicine
10:50 AM	Semiparametric Efficient Estimators in Heteroscedastic Error Models — Mijeong Kim, Ewha Womans University ; Yanyuan Ma, University of South Carolina
11:05 AM	Lag Selection and Model Validation in Nonparametric Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedastic Models — Seonjin Kim, Miami University ; Adriano Zambom, Loyola University Chicago
11:20 AM	Testing Low-Dimensional Coefficients in High-Dimensional Heteroscedastic Linear Models — Honglang Wang, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ; Ping-Shou Zhong, Michigan State University ; Yuehua Cui, Michigan State University
11:35 AM	Multivariate Smoothing Regression of Vector Valued Functions with Error in Variables Using a Bayesian Approach — Eduardo Trujillo Rivera
11:50 AM	Model Checking in Errors-in-Variable Tobit Regression Using Validation Data — Pei Geng
12:05 PM	Accelerated Nonparametric Maximum Likelihood Density Deconvolution Using Bernstein Polynomial — Zhong Guan, Indiana University South Bend

421 * !	Tue, 8/2/2016, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-W187c
Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data to Promote Healthy Birth, Growth, and Development — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Hans-Georg Mueller, University of California at Davis
Chair(s): Jayson Wilbur, Metrum Research Group
2:05 PM	Characterizing Child Growth Trajectories — Louise Ryan, University of Technology Sydney ; - Team Members , Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community
2:25 PM	Curve-Matching for Child Growth and Development: A Delicate Interplay of Smart Data Processing and Statistical Principles — Stef van Buuren, Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community
2:45 PM	Estimation of Interpretable Growth Curves — Jianhui Zhou, Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community ; Yin Zhang, University of Virginia ; Rashidul Haque, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseas Research ; William A. Petri, University of Virginia ; Jennie Z. Ma, University of Virginia
3:05 PM	Optimal Designs for Longitudinal Studies via Functional Data Analysis — Hao Ji, University of California at Davis ; Hans-Georg Mueller, University of California at Davis
3:25 PM	Functional Data Analysis for Sparse and Irregular Longitudinal MRI Measurements in the Developing Brain — Xiongtao Dai, Healthy Birth, Growth and Development knowledge integration (HBGDki) Community ; Hans-Georg Mueller, University of California at Davis ; Jane-Ling Wang, University of California at Davis
3:45 PM	Floor Discussion

213452	Tue, 8/2/2016, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	H-PDR7
Section on Nonparametric Statistics Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Naisyin Wang, University of Michigan

508 !	Wed, 8/3/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W186b
Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Chinese Statistical Association
Chair(s): Bilin Zeng, California State University at Bakersfield
8:35 AM	Longitudinal Principal Component Analysis — Christopher Kinson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Xiwei Tang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Annie Qu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
8:50 AM	Semiparametric Estimation of Longitudinal Data with Nonignorable Attrition Using Refreshment Samples — Jianfei Zheng, Oregon State University ; Lan Xue, Oregon State University
9:05 AM	Semiparametric Stochastic Mixed Models for Bivariate Periodic Longitudinal Data — Kexin Ji, University of Waterloo ; Joel Dubin, University of Waterloo
9:20 AM	A Partial Likelihood Approach to Multivariate Multiscale Functional Data Analysis — Andrew Potter, University of Pittsburgh ; Stewart J. Anderson, University of Pittsburgh
9:35 AM	Analysis of Asynchronous Longitudinal Data with Partially Linear Model — Li Chen, University of Missouri
9:50 AM	Unified Inference for Sparse and Dense Longitudinal Data in Time-Varying Coefficient Models — Yixin Chen, Sanofi ; Weixin Yao, University of California at Riverside
10:05 AM	Multiple Imputation Method Based on Weighted Quantile Regression Models for Longitudinal Censored Biomarker Data with Missing Early Visits — MinJae Lee, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ; Mohammad H. Rahbar, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ; John D. Reveille, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ; Michael Weisman, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ; Michael M. Ward, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases ; Lianne Gensler, University of California at San Francisco ; Matthew Brown, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute

532 !	Wed, 8/3/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W176a
Novel Statistical Methods for Deciphering Genotype-Phenotype Map — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Organizer(s): Chuanhua Julia Xing, XPrecision
Chair(s): Olga A. Vsevolozhskaya, University of Kentucky
10:55 AM	Variable Selection with Correlated Bivariate Mixed Outcomes Using Penalized Generalized Estimating Equations — Ved Deshpande, University of Connecticut ; Elizabeth Schifano, University of Connecticut ; Dipak Dey, University of Connecticut
11:15 AM	Robust Semiparametric Methods for Analysis of Multivariate Secondary Phenotypes in Case-Control Genome-Wide Association Studies — Chuanhua Julia Xing, XPrecision ; Elizabeth Schifano, University of Connecticut ; Xihong Lin, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
11:35 AM	Integrative Tissue-Specific Functional Annotations in the Human Genome Provide Novel Insights on Complex Traits and Improve Signal Prioritization in Genome-Wide Association Studies — Qiongshi Lu, Yale University ; Ryan Powles, Yale University ; Qian Wang, Yale University ; Beixin He, Yale New Haven Hospital ; Hongyu Zhao, Yale University
11:55 AM	Efficient Semiparametric Inference Under Two-Phase Sampling, with Applications to Genetic Association Studies — Ran Tao, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Donglin Zeng, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Danyu Lin, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
12:15 PM	Floor Discussion

553 !	Wed, 8/3/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W176b
Nonparametric Models — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Vanda Lourenco, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
10:35 AM	Eigenvalue Concentration in the Finite-Dimensional Random Dot Product Graph Model — Joshua Cape, The Johns Hopkins University ; Minh Tang, The Johns Hopkins University ; Carey Priebe, The Johns Hopkins University
10:50 AM	Optimal Estimation of Derivatives in Nonparametric Regression — Wenlin Dai, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ; Marc Genton, KAUST ; Tiejun Tong, Hong Kong Baptist University
11:05 AM	Reduced Sample-Compressed Learning of Big Probability Distributions — Subhadeep Mukhopadhyay, Temple University Fox School of Business
11:20 AM	Semiparametric Generalized Linear Models for Time-Series Data — Thomas Fung, Macquarie University ; Alan Huang, University of Queensland
11:35 AM	Estimation and Variable Selection for the Quantile Partially Linear Single-Index Model — Yuankun Zhang, University of Cincinnati ; Heng Lian, University of New South Wales ; Yan Yu, University of Cincinnati
11:50 AM	Rank-Based Group Variable Selection — Brice Merlin Nguelifack, U.S. Naval Academy
12:05 PM	Floor Discussion

587	Wed, 8/3/2016, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-W176a
Resampling Methods for High-Dimensional Inference — Invited Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Organizer(s): Miles Lopes, University of California at Davis
Chair(s): Eric Chi, North Carolina State University
2:05 PM	Union of Intersections (UoI) Method for Bootstrap-Based Interpretable Discovery — Sharmodeep Bhattacharyya, Oregon State University ; Kristofer Bouchard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ; Michael W. Mahoney, University of California at Berkeley ; Farbod Roosta-Khorasani, University of California at Berkeley ; Alejandro F. Bujan, University of California at Berkeley
2:30 PM	Post-Hoc Edge Testing for the Graphical Lasso — Maxwell Jacob Grazier G'Sell, Carnegie Mellon University ; William Fithian, University of California at Berkeley
2:55 PM	Bootstrapping Spectral Statistics in High Dimensions — Miles Lopes, University of California at Davis
3:20 PM	A Nonparametric Rao-Blackwell Theorem with Application to Selective Inference — Dennis Sun, Cal Poly/Google
3:45 PM	Floor Discussion

599 *	Wed, 8/3/2016, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-W184a
Bayesian Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods for Causal Inference — Topic Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section , Biopharmaceutical Section , Section on Nonparametric Statistics , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Kirsten J. Lum, University of Pennsylvania
Chair(s): Jason Roy, University of Pennsylvania
2:05 PM	Accounting for Uncertainty in Confounder and Effect Modifier Selection When Estimating Average Causal Effects in Generalized Linear Models — Chi Wang, University of Kentucky ; Francesca Dominici, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Giovanni Parmigiani, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ; Corwin Zigler, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2:25 PM	A Dirichlet Process Functional Approach to Heteroscedastic-Consistent Covariance Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis of Causal Effects — George Karabatsos, University of Illinois at Chicago
2:45 PM	A Bayesian Nonparametric Causal Inference Model for Comparative Effectiveness Research — Chenguang Wang, The Johns Hopkins University
3:05 PM	Bayesian Semiparametric Latent Mediation Model — Chanmin Kim, Harvard ; Michael Daniels, The University of Texas at Austin ; Yisheng Li, MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:25 PM	Floor Discussion

622 !	Wed, 8/3/2016, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	CC-W177
Nonparametric Tests — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Jin Wang, Northern Arizona University
2:05 PM	Distribution-Free Detection of Structured Anomalies: Permutation and Rank-Based Scans — Ery Arias-Castro, University of California at San Diego ; Rui Castro, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven ; Ervin Tanczos, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven ; Meng Wang, University of California at San Diego
2:20 PM	An Algorithm with Applications in Ranked-Set Sampling — Yimin Zhang, Villanova University ; Jesse Frey, Villanova University
2:35 PM	On Multiple Comparisons Based on Ranks in ANOVA Models — Hossein Mansouri, Texas Tech University ; Bo Li, Texas Tech University
2:50 PM	New Nonparametric Tests of Fit on the Orthogonal Group — Amir Sepehri, Stanford University
3:05 PM	A Nonparametric Bootstrap Test for Checking the Equality of the Correlation Structures of Two Correlated Time Series — Lei Jin, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ; Suojin Wang, Texas A&M University
3:20 PM	Model Selection Probabilities — Xin Lu Tan ; Andreas Buja, The Wharton School ; Lawrence D. Brown, University of Pennsylvania ; Abba Krieger, University of Pennsylvania ; Zongming Ma, University of Pennsylvania
3:35 PM	Sample Size Planning of Two-Arm Trials Generating Discrete Quantitative Data to Be Analyzed by Means of the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon Statistic — Stefan Wellek, CIMH/University of Heidelberg

638 !	Thu, 8/4/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W192c
New Frontiers in Analyzing Complex Data in Epidemiology — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Section on Statistics in Imaging , International Chinese Statistical Association
Organizer(s): Chad He, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Chair(s): Chad He, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
8:35 AM	Regression for Partially Observed Household Epidemics — Forrest Crawford, Yale University
8:55 AM	A Bayesian Approach for Envelope Models — Zhihua Su ; Kshitij Khare, University of Florida ; Subhadip Pal, Emory University
9:15 AM	Dimension Reduction for Identification of Candidate Immune Correlates of Vaccine Efficacy — Paul T. Edlefsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
9:35 AM	The Latent Low-Rank Model to Co-Localize Genetic Risk Variants in Multiple GWAS — Jin Liu, Duke University NUS Medical School ; Can Yang, Hong Kong Baptist University
9:55 AM	Estimation for Bivariate Quantile Varying Coefficient Model — Linglong Kong, University of Alberta ; Haoxu Shu, University of Alberta ; Chad He, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Giseon Heo, University of Alberta ; Martin Styner, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; John Gilmore, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Hongtu Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:15 AM	Floor Discussion

667 !	Thu, 8/4/2016, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	CC-W193a
Applications of Nonparametric Methods — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Megan Heyman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
8:35 AM	Estimation of Heterogeneity for Multinomial Probit Models — Yixi Xu ; Qiang Liu, Purdue University ; Xiao Wang, Purdue University
8:50 AM	Dirichlet Process Mixture of Voigt Profiles with Application to Peak Detection in X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Data — Anton Lobach, University of Rhode Island ; Gavino Puggioni, University of Rhode Island ; David Heskett, University of Rhode Island ; Benjamin Young, Rhode Island College
9:05 AM	Capitalizing on the Use of Basis Sets in Regression Spline Mixed Models — Karen Nielsen
9:20 AM	Predicting High-Spending Customers Using Semiparametric Quantile Regression — Adam Maidman, University of Minnesota ; Lan Wang, University of Minnesota
9:35 AM	Nonparametric Kernel Density Estimation Using Auxiliary Information from Complex Survey Data — Sayed A. Mostafa, Oklahoma State University ; Ibrahim A. Ahmad, Oklahoma State University
9:50 AM	Density Estimation on the Sphere as a Solution of the Heat Equation — Jonathan Odumegwu, Central Michigan University ; Mohamed Amezziane, Central Michigan University
10:05 AM	Floor Discussion

709 !	Thu, 8/4/2016, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM	CC-W194a
Nonparametric Methods with Nonstandard Assumptions and Conditions — Contributed Papers
Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Chair(s): Ran Dai, The University of Chicago
10:35 AM	Consistent Estimation in Partially Linear Models with Correlated Observations — Liangdong Fan ; Cidambi Srinivasan, University of Kentucky ; Richard Charnigo, University of Kentucky
11:05 AM	A Cluster-Based Outlier Detection Scheme for Multivariate Data — J. Marcus Jobe, Miami University of Ohio (Retired) ; Michael Pokojovy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
11:20 AM	Robust Cluster-Based Estimators of Mean Vector and Covariance Matrix — Michael Pokojovy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ; J. Marcus Jobe, Miami University of Ohio (Retired)
11:50 AM	Statistical Estimation in the Presence of Possibly Incorrect Model Assumptions — Sergey Tarima, Medical College of Wisconsin
12:05 PM	Floor Discussion

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