Contributed Papers

Advances in Statistical Distributions

Thu, Aug 7, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM Room CC-209B Music City Center

Section on Statistical Computing

6 Presentations

A hybrid high-dimensional matrix-free approach for Mixture of t-factor analyzers

8:35 AM - 8:50 AM

Co-authors: Kazeem Kareem (Michigan Technological University), Kazeem Kareem (Michigan Technological University), Fan Dai (Michigan Technological University)

Mixture of factor analyzers data clustering matrix-free computations expectation-maximization algorithm dimensionality reduction factor analysis

Extending the gain-probability analysis to the family of gamma distributions

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

Co-authors: Ziyuan Wang (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh), Ziyuan Wang (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh), Xiangfei Chen (Bridgewater State University), David Trafimow (New Mexico State University), Tonghui Wang (New Mexico State University), Boris Choy (The University of Sydney)

gamma distribution gain-probability analysis statistical modeling maximum likelihood estimator Monte Carlo studies streamflow data

Generalized Skew Flexible Normal Distributions with Applications

9:05 AM - 9:20 AM

Co-authors: Tingting Tong (College of Charleston), Tingting Tong (College of Charleston)

flexibility bimodal skew normal asymmetric

Low-rank regularization of Fréchet regression models for distribution function response

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM

Co-authors: Kyunghee Han (University of Illinois at Chicago), Kyunghee Han (University of Illinois at Chicago), Hsin-Hsiung Huang (University of Central Florida)

Fréchet regression Low-rank regularization Distribution function responses Quantile function responses Wasserstein space Optimal transport

On Generalized Inverse Pareto Family of Distributions: Properties and Applications

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM

Co-authors: Nirajan Budhathoki, Felix Famoye (Central Michigan University), Nirajan Budhathoki

T-R{Y} framework Inverse Pareto distribution Quantile function Maximum likelihood estimation Censoring

Revisiting the Spherical-Dirichlet Distribution: Corrections and Applications in Data Mining

9:50 AM - 10:05 AM

Co-authors: Jose Guardiola (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi), Jacob Harris (Texas A&M University Corpus Christi), Jose Guardiola (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)

Dirichlet Distribution Probability Distributions Hypersphere Positive Quadrant Data Mining Spherical Dirichlet