CSI/Statistics Colloquium Series
Spring 2000
Except as noted, seminars are held on Fridays at
10:45 in Assembly Room B
of the Johnson Learning Center on the Fairfax Campus of George
Mason
University.
Coffee and refreshments are served at 10:30.
Directions to the Fairfax Campus and a
campus map are available.
Visitors should use the visitor's parking area in the
Parking Deck (near the middle of the map).
Signs on campus point the way to the Parking Deck.
January 28, 2000
Stable Distributions: Models for Heavy Tailed Data
John Nolan, American University
Abstract
February 4, 2000
Stable and Fractal Stochastic Processes
Muhammad Habib, George Mason University
Abstract
February 11, 2000
The Pragmatic Application of Statistics to Military Simulations
Bob Sheldon, System Simulation Solutions, Inc.
Abstract
February 18, 2000
** No seminar due to another statistics meeting on campus.
February 25, 2000
Statistical Estimation of Multiplicative
Regression Models and Learning Curves
Matthew S. Goldberg, CNA Corporation, and
Anduin Touw, Institute for Defense Analyses
Abstract
March 3, 2000
Competing Risks and Time to Event Modeling: Application to Organ
Transplantation
Henry Krakauer and R. Clifton Bailey
Abstract
March 10, 2000
I. S. O. (In Search Of) Prediction Yardsticks
Elliot Levy, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade
Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce
Abstract
March 17, 2000
*** No Seminar; Spring Recess ***
March 24, 2000
Principles for Managing Public Policy Research in Government
Miron L. Straf, National Academy of Sciences
Abstract
March 31, 2000
Adaptive and Non-Adaptive Beampattern Control
Using Quadratic Constraints
Kristine Bell, George Mason University
Abstract
April 7, 2000
Stochastic Computing of Fractal Models of Neural Systems
Muhammad Habib, George Mason University
Abstract
April 14, 2000
Capture-Recapture Modeling of Nonresponse
Fritz Scheuren, Urban Institute
Abstract
April 21, 2000
Loss Functions for Detecting Outliers in Panel Data
Chuck Coleman, U. S. Census Bureau
Abstract
April 28, 2000
** No seminar; the Washington Area Finance Association will meet on campus.
(Bill Cleveland will be rescheduled in the Fall.)
May 5, 2000
Feature Selection and Extraction with the Convolution Grand Tour
David Marchette, Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center
Abstract
Past schedules are also available.
The Statistics Colloquium Series constitutes a George Mason course for
academic credit of one hour. The course is CSI 898. The course
requirements are attendance at a minimum of ten colloquia and
preparation of brief written reviews/summaries
(approximately one page each) of five colloquia during the semester in
which the course is taken.
James Gentle, jgentle@gmu.edu