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Mar
25

Statistics Colloquium

Dr. Shelemyahu Zacks, Binghmaton University

Location

Mathematics/Psychology : 103

Date & Time

March 25, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Title:  Predictors of The Variance of a Finite population Under a location and scale parameters super-population model Abstract: The lecture starts with comments about the two main...

Mar
4

Statistics Colloquium

Dr. Emanuel Ben-David, U.S. Census Bureau

Location

Mathematics/Psychology : 103

Date & Time

March 4, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Title: Gaussian DAG models with symmetries Abstract:   A Gaussian DAG model is a family of multivariate normal distributions where the structure of zero elements of the Cholesky factor, that...

Feb
26

Statistics Colloquium

Dr. Marc Sobel and Sam Ackerman, Dep. of Statistics, Temple

Location

Mathematics/Psychology : 103

Date & Time

February 26, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Title:  A Characterization of Shark Behavior using GPS Tracking Data Abstract: Animal behavior poses many challenges for statistical modelling. Biologists argue that this behavior can be...

Feb
19

Statistics Colloquium

Dr. Andrew Raim, U.S. Census Bureau

Location

Mathematics/Psychology : 103

Date & Time

February 19, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Title:  An Extension of Generalized Linear Models to Finite Mixture Outcomes Abstract:   Finite mixture distributions arise in sampling a heterogeneous population, and data drawn from such...

Feb
12

Statistics Colloquium

Dr. Fan Li, Department of Statistical Science, Duke Univ.

Location

Mathematics/Psychology : 103

Date & Time

February 12, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Title: Weighting beyond Horvitz-Thompson in Causal Inference Abstract: Covariate balance is crucial for unconfounded descriptive or causal comparisons. However, lack of balance is common in...

Feb
5

Statistics Colloquium

Dr. Dong-Yun Kim, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Location

Mathematics/Psychology : 103

Date & Time

February 5, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Title:  Test of a Change Point in the Hazard Function with Staggered       Entry Data Abstract:  While change points occur in many scientific studies, statistical inference of a change point...