Statistics Colloquium Series

Spring 2001

The Statistics Colloquium Series is sponsored by the School of Computational Sciences and the Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics at George Mason University.

Seminars are held on Fridays at 10:45.
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 19, 2001

A Partial Order Approach to Record Linkage
Dean H. Judson,U. S. Bureau of the Census
Student Union Building II (SUB II), Rooms 1 and 2
Abstract

January 26, 2001

Is Inter-County Migration of Income Tax Non-Filers Ignorable when Benchmarking County Estimates?
Donald Malec and Yves Thibaudeau, U. S. Bureau of the Census
Johnson Center, Assembly Room D
Abstract

February 2, 2001

Vague Coherent Systems
Kimberly Flagg Sellers, The George Washington University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room D
Abstract

February 9, 2001

The Effects of Nonnormal Data on the Performance of Popular Imputation Methods
Sameena Salvucci, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.
Student Union Building II (SUB II), Rooms 1 and 2
Abstract

February 16, 2001

From Aspatial to Spatial, from Global to Local: A Case of Segregation Study
David Wong, George Mason University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room D
Abstract

February 23, 2001

Evolutionary Computation: Where We Are and Where We're Headed
Kenneth De Jong, George Mason University
Science and Technology I, Room 206
Abstract

March 2, 2001

** No seminar **

March 9, 2001

** No seminar ** (Spring recess)

March 16, 2001

Joint with the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research
Pricing of American-Style Options via Monte Carlo Simulation
Michael Fu, University of Maryland
Johnson Center, Assembly Room D
Abstract

March 23, 2001

Statistical Analysis of Network Traffic Data
Jeffrey L. Solka, Naval Surface Warfare Center
Johnson Center, Assembly Room H XC
Abstract

March 30, 2001

Analysis of an Algorithm for Finding Order Statistics via Analytic Probability
Hosam M. Mahmoud, The George Washington University
Student Union Building II (SUB II), Rooms 1 and 2
Abstract

April 6, 2001

Discovering Symbolic Relations and Clusters: The Natural Induction Approach
Ryszard S. Michalski, George Mason University
Science and Technology I, Room 206
Abstract

April 13, 2001

Vaccines and Survival
Kenneth N. Berk, FDA and Illinois State University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room D
Abstract

April 20, 2001

Choosing a Portfolio of R&D Projects
Gary C. McDonald, General Motors R&D Center
1:30 pm
Student Union Building I, Room B
Abstract

April 27, 2001

No statistics seminar. Instead, you are invited to hear
Recent Advances in the Phase Problem of X-ray Crystallography
Herbert Hauptman, Nobel Laureate in Chemstry
Student Union Building II (SUB II) Meeting Room 5

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.

Comments and suggestions to:
James Gentle, jgentle@gmu.edu