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Topics in Applied Statistics

2012 Symposium of the International Chinese Statistical Association

  • The 2012 symposium features research from high-profile statisticians from the US and around the world
  • The majority of presentations at this annual conference are invited, unlike presentations at many other conferences
  • The presentations were organized by a strong network of statisticians which reinforces the high quality and popularity of the papers

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics (PROMS, volume 55)

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Table of contents (27 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Applications in Business and Finance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Constructing and Evaluating an Autoregressive House Price Index

      • Chaitra H. Nagaraja, Lawrence D. Brown
      Pages 3-12
    3. Applications of Functional Dynamic Factor Models

      • Spencer Hays, Haipeng Shen, Jianhua Z. Huang
      Pages 23-37
    4. Mixed Modeling for Physician-Direct Campaigns

      • Wei Huang, Lynda S. Gordon
      Pages 39-47
  3. Biomarker Analysis and Personalized Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
    2. Designing Studies for Assessing Efficacy in Mixture Populations

      • Szu-Yu Tang, Eloise Kaizar, Jason C. Hsu
      Pages 63-73
    3. Missing Data in Principal Surrogacy Settings

      • Michael R. Elliott, Yun Li, Jeremy M. G. Taylor
      Pages 87-97
    4. Biomarker Selection in Medical Diagnosis

      • Man-Jen Hsu, Yuan-Chin Ivan Chang, Huey-Miin Hsueh
      Pages 111-121
  4. Bayesian Statistics in Clinical Trials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Bayesian Interim Inference of Probability of Clinical Trial Success

      • Ming-Dauh Wang, Grace Ying Li
      Pages 137-147
    3. Bayesian Survival Analysis Using Log-Linear Median Regression Models

      • Jianchang Lin, Debajyoti Sinha, Stuart Lipsitz, Adriano Polpo
      Pages 149-158
    4. Bayesian Analysis of Survival Data with Semi-competing Risks and Treatment Switching

      • Yuanye Zhang, Qingxia Chen, Ming-Hui Chen, Joseph G. Ibrahim, Donglin Zeng, Zhiying Pan et al.
      Pages 159-169
  5. High Dimensional Data Analysis and Statistical Genetics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171

About this book

This volume presents 27 selected papers in topics that range from statistical applications in business and finance to applications in clinical trials and biomarker analysis. All papers feature original, peer-reviewed content. The editors intentionally selected papers that cover many topics so that the volume will serve the whole statistical community and a variety of research interests. The papers represent select contributions to the 21st ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium. The International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA) Symposium took place between the 23rd and 26th of June, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. It was co-sponsored by the International Society for Biopharmaceutical Statistics (ISBS) and American Statistical Association (ASA). This is the inaugural proceedings volume to share research from the ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, USA

    Mingxiu Hu, Yi Liu, Jianchang Lin

About the editors

This volume is presented by the International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA).

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