Bayesian Penalized Methods for High-Dimensional Data December 16, 2011 - 7:37am Full Title: Bayesian Penalized Methods for High-Dimensional Data and Network Analysis Speaker: Zakaria S Khondker University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Date/Time: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 12:00 noon Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT The curse of dimensionality boils down to dealing with

Functional data analysis and its applications January 9, 2012 - 9:41am Full Title: Functional data analysis and its application Speaker: M. Shahid Ullah, PhD Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Date/Time: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 3:00pm Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT The Functional Data Analysis (FDA) approach is proposed towards modelling time series data because of recognition

Statistical method for the analysis of functional connections of multiple spike trains January 19, 2012 - 4:43pm Full Title: Statistical method for the analysis of functional connections of multiple spike trains Speaker: Mohammad Shahed Masud, PhD Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka Date/Time: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 3:00pm Venue: ISRT Seminar Room  

An overview of clinical research: Observational studies February 14, 2012 - 10:15am Full Title: An overview of clinical research: Observational studies Speaker: Shomoita Alam Centre for Communicable Diseases, icddr,b Date/Time: Saturday, February 18, 2012, 3:00pm Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT In clinical research, not only understanding the association between disease and exposure is important, but

Option Pricing and Risk Management: Analytic Approaches with GARCH-Levy Dynamics February 20, 2012 - 11:52am Full Title: Option Pricing and Risk Management: Analytic Approaches with GARCH-Levy Dynamics Speaker: Md. Sharif Ullah Mozumder, PhD Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Date/Time: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 3:00pm Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT This work considers making

Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Mortality: How Risky is Breathing? April 5, 2012 - 4:55am Full Title: Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Mortality: How Risky is Breathing? Speaker: Sorina Eftim, PhD George Washington University, USA Date/Time: Saturday, April 7, 2012, 3:00pm Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT The talk explores statistical methods in air pollution studies with examples

History of graphical representations of statistical data April 13, 2012 - 5:47am Full Title: History of graphical representations of statistical data Speaker: Olav Muurlink, PhD Griffith University, Australia Date/Time: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 3:00pm Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT This paper briefly reviews the history of graphical representations of research findings, and suggests that the

An Introduction to Scientific Writing and Referencing May 9, 2012 - 9:22am Full Title: An Introduction to Scientific Writing and Referencing Speaker: Dorothy Southern, MPH Centre for Communicable Diseases, icddr,b, Dhaka Date/Time: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 11:00am Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT Not available

Macroeconomic Determinants and Forecasting of Stock Market Capital May 15, 2012 - 2:47pm Full Title: Macroeconomic Determinants and Forecasting of Stock Market Capital: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh Speaker: Md. Azim Uddin Statistics Department, Bangladesh Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh Date/Time: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 10:30am Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT To diagnosis stock market functioning the present