Application of propensity scores in epidemiology December 21, 2010 - 11:21pm Full Title: Application of propensity scores in epidemiology Speaker: Ehsan Karim, MSc Department of Statistics University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada Date/Time: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 1215 Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT Randomization is recognized as a tool for removing bias in any

Visual statistical inference for regression parameters January 15, 2011 - 6:28am Full Title: Visual statistical inference for regression parameters Speaker: Mahbubul Majumder, MSc Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, USA Date/Time: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 3:00 PM Venue: ISRT Seminar Room   ABSTRACT Statistical graphics play a crucial role in exploratory data analysis, model checking and

Risk Prediction Models for Assessing 30-Day & Long Term Mortality February 9, 2011 - 4:39am Full Title: Risk Prediction Models for Assessing 30-Day & Long Term Mortality Following CABG/AVR in

Robustness of testing correlation and equality of variances February 9, 2011 - 4:41am Full Title: Robustness of testing correlation and equality of variances Speaker: Anwar H Joarder, PhD King Fahd

Multi-stratum and split-plot designs in Industrial experiments November 19, 2011 - 7:49pm Full Title: Multi-stratum and split-plot designs in Industrial experiments Speaker: M. Lutfor Rahman School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen

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

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,

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