JSM 2011 Online Program

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Please note, as of May 16, sessions numbers have changed.
Please note, this schedule is current as of May 24, 2011. Please check the online program for any updates.

Legend: Miami Beach Convention Center = "CC", Loews Miami Beach Hotel = "HQ"

Activity Details

8 * ! Sun, 7/31/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-D231/232
Consulting with Clients about Measure and Scale Development: Challenges and New Developments — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting
Organizer(s): Bin Huang, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Chair(s): Justine Shults, University of Pennsylvania
2:05 PM Doing More with Less: Improving Scale Performance Using Classical and Modern Theory Techniques — Richard F. Ittenbach, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
2:30 PM A Nonlinear Mixed-Model Approach to Item Response Theory Models — Ling Sam He, Multivariate Software Inc. ; Peter M Bentler, UCLA ; Eric J C Wu, Multivariate Software, Inc. ; Patrick Mair, Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration
2:55 PM Bayesian Joint Modeling of IRT and Mediation Pathways — Lili Ding, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Ctr ; Bin Huang, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3:20 PM Developing More Precise and Meaningfully Discriminative Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life: A Case for Computer-Adaptive Testing — Laura Lee Johnson, NCCAM
Discussant: Wei-Ting Hwang, University of Pennsylvania
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 
79 * Sun, 7/31/2011, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-C224
Consulting Across the Sciences: Applications to Industry, Life, and the Biomedical Sciences — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Quality and Productivity , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
Chair(s): Mekibib Altaye, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
4:05 PM Dimension Reduction by Fourier Method for Soleus Muscle Activity Pattern for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient and Healthy Subjects — Resmi Gupta, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ; Jeff R Houck, Ithaca College Rochester Center ; Gregory E Wilding, State University of New York at Buffalo
4:20 PM Bayesian Partition Of Butterfly Species — Jing Zhang, Miami University ; Thomas O. Crist, Miami University
4:35 PM Applying Regression To The Large And Unbalanced Data: Predicting Loan Status — Shi Zhao, Xerox Innovation Group
4:50 PM Factors Related To Weight Reduction And Glycemic Success In A Chronic Disease Prevention Program For Border Hispanic Population — Xiaohui Wang, University of Texas-Pan American ; Suad Ghaddar, University of Texas-Pan American ; Cynthia Brown, University of Texas-Pan American ; José A. Pagán, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth ; Marvelia Balboa, University of Texas-Pan American
5:05 PM Modeling Treatment Outcomes Using Measures Of Organizational Health: 2004, 2006 - 2010 Vha All Employee Survey (Aes) — Jo Adrianne Wick, University of Kansas Medical Center ; YuFang Li, QSAC, Department of Veterans Affairs
5:20 PM Quality Improvement of Automotive Supplier Process: Application of Six Sigma Methodology — GIJO EDAPPATTU VIJAYAN, INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
 
 

98 * !
Mon, 8/1/2011, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-A202
Real-Life Ethical Dilemmas Encountered in the Practice of Statistics: They Happen Everywhere — Invited Papers
Committee on Professional Ethics , Section on Statistical Education , Section on Statistical Consulting
Organizer(s): Shelley Hurwitz, Harvard Medical School/ Brigham and Women's Hospital
Chair(s): Shelley Hurwitz, Harvard Medical School/ Brigham and Women's Hospital
8:35 AM Bush v. Gore in Florida 2000: A Questionable Margin of Victory and a Statistician's Dilemma in Testifying from 11th-Hour Data — Arlene Ash, University of Massachusetts Medical School
9:00 AM An Ethical Issue Related to Teaching at the Undergraduate Level — Katherine Taylor Halvorsen, Smith College
9:25 AM Ethical Dilemmas in Writing and Publishing Statistical Texts — Jeffrey Witmer, Oberlin College
9:50 AM Ethical Dilemmas of an Isolated Statistician — Donald Bentley, Pomona College
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

146 * !
Mon, 8/1/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-B118/119
The Interface Between Statistics and IT — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Quality and Productivity
Organizer(s): Charles Kincaid, COMSYS
Chair(s): Charles Kincaid, COMSYS
10:35 AM Sourcing the IT Infrastructure for World-Class Analytics — Maneesh Aggarwal, Travelers Insurance
11:05 AM The Value of a Close Statistics/IT Relationship: A Case Study at Eli Lilly — Todd Sanger, Eli Lilly and Company
11:35 AM The Value of a Close Statistics/IT Relationship: A Scalable Framework — Anuwat Raviwongse, Manpower
Discussant: Michael Conlon, Clinical and Translational Science Institute at University of Florida
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

199
Mon, 8/1/2011, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM CC-B217/218
Section on Statistical Consulting P.M. Roundtable Discussion (fee event) — Roundtables PM Roundtable Discussion
Section on Statistical Consulting
ML23: Documenting, Tracking, and Recognizing Consulting Effort in an Academic Medical Center — Matthew Stuart Mayo, University of Kansas Medical Center
 
 

220 *
Mon, 8/1/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-D239
Statistical Consulting in the Application of Advanced Biotechnologies to Medical Health Care — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Organizer(s): Ruixiao Lu, Novartis Vaccine and Diagnostics
Chair(s): Ruixiao Lu, Novartis Vaccine and Diagnostics
2:05 PM Annotation: Biological Meaning From Statistical Genomics — David Rocke, Division of Biostatistics, University of California, Davis
2:25 PM Tips And Traps In Using A Microarray Based Diagnostic — Jim Veitch, Veracyte, Inc.
2:45 PM Notes On Algorithms For Detection Of Amplicon Variants In Next-Generation Sequencing — Wei-min Liu, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. ; Yan Li, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. ; Julie Tsai, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. ; Mari Christensen, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. ; Wei Wen, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
3:05 PM Statistical Pharmacogenomics Studies In Data Services Cro And Biotech — Kit Lau, i3 Statprobe
3:25 PM Use Of Next-Gen Sequencing To Identify Gene Mutations Beyond Kras For Evaluation Of Response To Pmab In A Randomized Phase 3 Monotherapy Study Of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer — Jing Huang, Amgen, Inc.
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

221 *
Mon, 8/1/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-A101
Survey Redesign -- More than Just Questionnaire Redesign — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Government Statistics , Section on Statistical Consulting , Social Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Jeri Metzger Mulrow, National Science Foundation
Chair(s): Richard S. Hough, U.S. Census Bureau
2:05 PM Expanding The Frame For Nsf'S Higher Education R&D Survey: Methodological Challenges And Lessons Learned — Ronda Britt, National Science Foundation ; Stephen Cohen, National Science Foundation ; Jeri Metzger Mulrow, National Science Foundation
2:25 PM The Role Of A Survey Coordinator In Establishment Surveys — Jeri Metzger Mulrow, National Science Foundation
2:45 PM Characteristics Of Large Company Respondents To An Economic Survey — Stephen Keller, U.S. Census Bureau ; Richard S. Hough, U.S. Census Bureau ; Thomas Falconer, U.S. Census Bureau ; Kayla Curcio, U.S. Census Bureau
3:05 PM Fighting Confirmation Bias In Economic Surveys — Brandon Shackelford, Twin Ravins Consulting ; Susan Helig, U.S. Census Bureau
3:25 PM Imputation For Nonmonotone Past-Value-Dependent Nonresponse In Longitudinal Studies With Application To The Survey Of Industrial Research And Development — Martin Klein, U.S. Census Bureau ; Jun Shao, University of Wisconsin
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

267
Tue, 8/2/2011, 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM CC-B217/218
Section on Statistical Consulting A.M. Roundtable Discussion (fee event) — Roundtables AM Roundtable Discussion
Section on Statistical Consulting
TL06: Statistical Consulting As A Career Path — Carlos Alzola, Data Insights Inc. ; Anamaria Segnini Kazanis, ASKSTATS Consulting LLC
 
 

289 *
Tue, 8/2/2011, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-B215
Perspectives on Reproducible Research: Moving from Buzzword to Doctrine — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Committee of Representatives to AAAS , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
Organizer(s): Christopher Swearingen, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chair(s): Todd Nick, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8:35 AM Efficient And Effective Analysis In The Drug Approval Setting — William K. Mountford, PPD
8:55 AM Good Practices And Research Reproducibility In The Department Of Veterans Affairs (Va) Cooperative Studies Program — Rebecca B McNeil, Durham VA Medical Center ; Domenic J Reda, Hines VA Hospital
9:15 AM Reproducible Research In An Academic Environment — John Kloke, University of Pittsburgh
9:35 AM Reproducible Research In Daily Practice — JoAnn Alvarez, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine ; Matthew Shotwell, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Discussant: Christopher Swearingen, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10:05 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

344
Tue, 8/2/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-D241
Statistical methods for analyzing categorical data — Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section , Section on Health Policy Statistics , Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts , Section on Statistical Consulting
Chair(s): Alisa Jane Stephens, Harvard School of Public Health
10:35 AM Determining Informative Cutpoints When Dichotomizing Data from the Northwestern University Spore in Prostate Cancer — Irene Helenowski, Northwestern University ; Timothy Kuzel, Northwestern University ; Borko Jovanovic, Northwestern University ; Aishwarya Parameswaran , Northwestern University
10:50 AM Likelihood-Based Approach for Analysis of Longitudinal Nominal Data Using Marginalized Random Effects Models — Keunbaik Lee, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ; Sanggil Kang, Sangji University ; Xuefeng Liu, East Tennessee State University ; Daekwan Seo, NCI/NIH
11:05 AM Double, Double: Exploiting Duality To Model Dispersion — Michael T Anderso, University of Texas at San Antonio
11:20 AM A Comparison Of Methods For Finding The Upper Confidence Limit For A Binomial Proportion When Zero Successes Are Observed — Courtney McCracken, Georgia Health Sciences University ; Stephen Looney, Georgia Health Sciences University
11:35 AM A Linear Approximation Method For Parameter Estimation In Probit Regression — Haoyu Wang, Department of Statistics, University of California,Riverside ; Subir Ghosh, Department of Statistics, University of California,Riverside
11:50 AM Classifying Time-Dependent Covariates In Modeling Correlated Data — Jeffrey Wilson, Arizona State University ; Anh Nguyen, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
12:05 PM Existence Of Maximum Likelihood Estimates In Categorical Regression Models — Tezcan Ozrazgat Baslanti, University of Florida ; Michael Daniels, University of Florida ; Alan Agresti, University of Florida
 
 

374
Tue, 8/2/2011, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM CC-B217/218
Section on Statistical Consulting P.M. Roundtable Discussion (fee event) — Roundtables PM Roundtable Discussion
Section on Statistical Consulting
TL27: Using Email Newsletters, Webinars, Blogs, And Social Media To Promote Your Consulting Career — Stephen Simon, P Mean Conulting
 
 

385 *
Tue, 8/2/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-D229/230
The World of Statistical Analysis Professionals — Invited Papers
Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts , International Chinese Statistical Association , Section on Statistical Computing , Section on Statistical Consulting
Organizer(s): Colin Chen, Fannie Mae
Chair(s): Nancy Wang, Associate Director of Biostatistics
2:05 PM Reading the Pulse on Statistical Analysis in Nursing Research — Matthew J Hayat, Johns Hopkins University
2:20 PM Predictive Modeling in Home Health Care — Iordan Slavov, Visiting Nurse Service of New York
2:35 PM The Role of Statisticians in Financial Industry Decisionmaking — Antonello Loddo, Capital One
2:50 PM Statistical Analysis Abstract — Diahn Allen, DLA Consulting LLC
3:05 PM Inside the Life of a Statistician at the National Agricultural Statistics Service — Matt Gregg, National Agricultural Statistics Service
3:20 PM Discussant: Colin Chen, Fannie Mae
3:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

412
Tue, 8/2/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-D236
Advancing the Frontier of Statistical Consulting Using Innovative Measurement, Methods and Models — Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Quality and Productivity
Chair(s): James Grady, University of Connecticut Health Center
2:05 PM A Guide To The Design And Analysis Of Small Clinical Studies — Farid Kianifard, Novartis Pharmaceuticals ; M. Zahur Islam, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2:20 PM Impact Of Randomization And Concurrent Controls In A Pilot Study Designed To Provide Preliminary Evidence To Support Subsequent Investigation — Rickey E Carter, Mayo Clinic ; Qian Shi, Mayo Clinic
2:35 PM Survival Analysis and Model Comparisons for a Breast Cancer Data Set — Hong Li, Cameron University
2:50 PM Direct Inference Requiring Only A Touch Of Bayes: An Alternative To The Nissen-Wolski Meta Analysis Questioning The Safety Of Avandia (Rosiglitazone) — Ralph G. O'Brien, Case Western Reserve University
3:05 PM Use Of Zero-Inflated Mixture Models To Compare Antibody Titers Among Asthma Sub-Populations In Response To The H1N1 Vaccine — Leela M Aertker, RHO ; Daniel J Zaccaro, RHO
3:20 PM "Knock Knock": Walk-In With A Quantitative Questionnaire — Mehary T. Stafford, University of North Texas/University of Texas at Austin
3:35 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

434
Wed, 8/3/2011, 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM CC-B217/218
Section on Statistical Consulting A.M. Roundtable Discussion (fee event) — Roundtables AM Roundtable Discussion
Section on Statistical Consulting
WL03: Deciding To Be A Statistical Consultant — Jesse Albert Canchola, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics ; Monica Johnston, MostlyMath
 
 

471 * !
Wed, 8/3/2011, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-D240
Applications in the Physical and Life Sciences — Contributed Papers
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences , Section on Quality and Productivity , Section on Statistical Consulting , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
Chair(s): Bryan Stanfill, Iowa State University
8:35 AM Estimating Power Outage Duration In The Event Of Hurricane Land-Falls In The U.S. — Roshanak Nateghi, JHU ; Seth David Guikema, JHU ; Steven Quiring, Texas A&M
8:50 AM Uncertainty Quantification In Building Energy Study - The Case Of Local Wind Speed — Huizhi Xie, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Yeonsook Heo, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Godfried Augenbroe, Georgia Institute of Technology ; C. F. Jeff Wu, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
9:05 AM Analysis Of Sonic Synthetic Profile In Oil Wells Through The Holt-Winters Models — Stephanie Russo Fabris, Federal University of Sergipe ; Edmara Thais Menezes, Federal University of Sergipe ; Maria Emilia Camargo, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul ; Vitor Hugo Simon, PETROBRAS ; Suzana Leitão Russo, Federal University of Sergipe
9:20 AM Using The Block Minima Method To Estimate Pipeline Thickness — Shiyao Liu, Iowa State University ; William Q. Meeker, Iowa State University
9:35 AM Application Of The Control Charts For The Evaluation Of Milk Quality — Suzana Leitão Russo, Federal University of Sergipe ; Evelyn Chagas, Federal University of Sergipe ; Leda Santana, Federal University of Sergipe ; Stephanie Russo Fabris, Federal University of Sergipe ; Maria Emilia Camargo, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul
9:50 AM Comparison Of Methods For Setting Acceptance Criteria In A Multi-Staged Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Process — Richard Montes, Merck Research Laboratories ; Jorge Quiroz, Merck Research Laboratories ; David Christopher, Merck Research Laboratories
10:05 AM Statistical Comparison Of Forensic Toolmarks — Amy B Hoeksema, Iowa State University
 
 

498 * !
Wed, 8/3/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-C219
Increasing the Impact of Statistical Consulting in Industry using Statistical Engineering — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Quality and Productivity , Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Organizer(s): Jennifer H Van Mullekom, DuPont
Chair(s): Christine Anderson-Cook, Los Alamos National Laboratory
10:35 AM Consulting Through "Statistical Engineering": Moving Up The Value Chain — Steven Larson, DuPont
10:55 AM The Evolution Of Statistical Consulting — Robert G Wilkinson, The Lubrizol Corporation
11:15 AM Statistical Contributions To The Complete Analytical Process — Stephanie Palermo, Capital One Financial
11:35 AM Discussant: Joanne Wendelberger, Los Alamos National Lab
11:55 AM Discussant: Diane Michelson, SAS Institute
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

529
Wed, 8/3/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-Hall D
Contributed Oral Poster Presentations: Section on Statistical Consulting — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistical Consulting
Chair(s): Benmei Liu, National Cancer Institute
36: Leveraging Large Transactional Databases Toward Retail Analytics — MURLIDHAR JUTTI, PRECIMA
37: Statistical Analysis for Electro-Mechanical Response of Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) and Poly Acrylic Acid (PAA) Hydrogels — Ana Tehrani, University of Central Oklahoma
38: An Application of Extended Cox Proportional Hazard Approach for Survival Analysis for Recurrent Events — Abdul Salam, NGHA ; Abdul K. Hussein, University of Windsor ; Peter Senior, University of Alberta, Clinical Islet Transplant Program, ; James Shapiro, University of Alberta, Clinical Islet Transplant Program
39: Statistical Analysis Of Questionnaire Data Based On Supplier Information Of A Large Retailer — Andy Mauromoustakos, University of Arkansas ; Phil Crandall, University of Arkansas ; Ellen J. Van Loo, University of Arkansas ; Irina Berdnik, University of Arkansas
40: An Improved Estimator For The Number Of Landowners Along A Railroad Right Of Way — Marcus Nunes, Penn State University ; James Rosenberger, Penn State University ; Durland L Shumway, Penn State University
41: Statistical Analysis For Electro-Mechanical Response Of Poly Vinyl Alcohol (Pva) And Poly Acrylic Acid (Paa) Hydrogels — Ana Tehrani, University of Central Oklahoma
42: Healthcare Recovery Auditing - Opportunities For Contributions — Laura Vazquez, LW Consulting, Inc
43: Where'S The Greek? Applying Diversity Indices To Quantify Achieved Curriculum Breadth — Eric Nordmoe, Kalamazoo College
44: Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Two Drugs Combination Therapy In Vitro Cytotoxicity Study — Yufeng Li, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Hui-Chien Kuo, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Choo Hyung Lee, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Patsy Oilver, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; Donald Buchesbum, University of Alabama at Birmingham
 
 

541
Wed, 8/3/2011, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM CC-B217/218
Section on Statistical Consulting P.M. Roundtable Discussion — Roundtables PM Roundtable Discussion
Section on Statistical Consulting
WL26: Remote Statistical Consulting — Charles Kincaid, COMSYS
 
 

558
Wed, 8/3/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-A101
Innovative Strategies for Incorporating Consulting into Graduate Education — Invited Papers
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Quality and Productivity , Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences
Organizer(s): Christopher Holloman, The Ohio State University
Chair(s): Steve Naber, The Ohio State University
2:05 PM Educating Statisticians to Become Interdisciplinary Collaborators — Eric Vance, Virginia Tech
2:25 PM Iteratively Growing Our Web — Xiao Chen, UCLA ATS/Statistical Consulting Group
2:45 PM Innovative Strategies for Incorporating Consulting into Graduate Education — Nagaraj K. Neerchal, Department of Mathematics and Statistics ; Matthias Gobbert, UMBC
3:05 PM Tales from Mozambique as an 'On-the-Ground' Statistician — Mark Thomas Seiss, Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis
3:25 PM Discussant: Doug Zahn, Zahn & Associates
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

646 * !
Thu, 8/4/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-D238
Training Statisticians to Solve Large, Complex, Unstructured Problems — Invited Panel
Section on Statistical Education , International Chinese Statistical Association , Section on Statistical Consulting
Organizer(s): Ronald D Snee, Snee Associates, LLC
Chair(s): Christopher H. Morrell, Loyola University Maryland
Abstract: Training Statisticians to Solve Large, Complex, Unstructured Problems
Panelists: Roger Hoerl, GE Global Research
Jijay Nair, University of Michigan
Geoffrey Vining, Virginia Tech
Michael Longnecker, Texas A&M
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

656
Thu, 8/4/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-D229/230
Successful Statistical Consulting: The Practicalities — Topic Contributed Panel
Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Quality and Productivity
Organizer(s): William Grant, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Chair(s): Jonathan Mahnken, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract: Successful Statistical Consulting: The Practicalities
Panelists: William Grant, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Matthew J Hayat, Johns Hopkins University
Stephen Simon, P Mean Conulting
Nicole Close, EmpiriStat, Inc
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 



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