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Activity Number: 50 - Advances in Spatial Statistics for Survey Methodology and Official Statistics
Type: Topic-Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 8, 2021 : 3:30 PM to 5:20 PM
Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
Abstract #317282
Title: A Bayesian Functional Data Model for Surveys Collected Under Informative Sampling with Application to Mortality Estimation Using NHANES
Author(s): Paul Parker* and Scott Holan
Companies: University of Missouri and University of Missouri
Keywords: Functional principal components; Horseshoe prior; National Health and Nutri- tion Examination Survey (NHANES); Po ´lya-Gamma; Pseudo-likelihood
Abstract:

Functional data are often extremely high-dimensional and exhibit strong dependence structures but can often prove valuable for both prediction and inference. The literature on functional data analysis is well developed; however, there has been very little work involving functional data in complex survey settings. Motivated by physical activity monitor data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we develop a Bayesian model for functional covariates that can properly account for the survey design. Our approach is intended for non-Gaussian data and can be applied in multivariate settings. In addition, we make use of a variety of Bayesian modeling techniques to ensure that the model is fit in a computationally efficient manner. We illustrate the value of our approach through an empirical simulation study as well as an example of mortality estimation using NHANES data.


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