Statistics Colloquium Series
Fall 2002
The Statistics Colloquium Series is sponsored by the
Department of Applied and Engineering Statistics,
the
Center for Computational Statistics,
and the
School of Computational Sciences
at
George Mason University.
This seminar series can be used to satisfy one of
the requirements in the PhD program in
Computational Statistics
in the School of Computational Sciences.
Students may also learn about employment or intern opportunities
from speakers in informal discussions before or after the presentations.
The seminars are open to all.
Seminars are held on Fridays at
10:45.
Coffee and refreshments are served at 10:30 in the
same room as the seminar.
Directions to the Fairfax Campus and a
campus map are available.
If driving, 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.
Visitors using Metro can take a
bus from the Vienna Metro Station.
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Combining Survey Sampling Inferences
Ken Brewer, Australian National University
Science & Technology Building I, Room 206
Abstract
August 30, 2002
Spatio-Temporal Wavelet Methods for Neuroimaging Datasets
John Alexander Aston,
National Institute of Statistical Science and
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Johnson Center, Assembly Room B
Abstract
September 6, 2002
New Dynamic Graphics
A Treat for the Eyes and the Mind
Daniel B. Carr, George Mason University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room E
Abstract
September 13, 2002
Estimation of a Bernoulli Parameter:
Some New Looks at an Old Problem
Clifton Sutton, George Mason University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room A
Abstract
September 20, 2002
A Practical Randomization-Consistent Regression
Estimator Based on an Instrumental-Variable Regression
Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Johnson Center, Assembly Room C
Abstract
September 27, 2002
Man vs. Machine - A Study of the Ability of
Statistical Methodologies to Discern Human Generated
ssh Traffic from Machine Generated scp Traffic
Jeffrey L. Solka, Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center, and
George Mason University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room G
Abstract
October 4, 2002
Masking and Re-identification Methods for Public-Use Microdata
William E. Winkler, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Science & Technology Building I, Room 206
Abstract
October 11, 2002
Statistical Geometry of Protein Structure
Iosif Vaisman, George Mason University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room B
Abstract
October 18, 2002
Optimal Designs for Mixed-Effects Models with Two Random Nested Factors
Ana Ivelisse Avilés, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Johnson Center, Assembly Room A
Abstract
October 25, 2002
Accuracy, Imputation and Adjustment: Issues in Census 2000
Howard R. Hogan, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Johnson Center, Assembly Room B
Abstract
November 1, 2002
A Quantitative Analysis of GMU Basketball
Clifton Sutton, George Mason University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room B
Abstract
November 8, 2002
A Comparative Analysis of Modeling Methodologies of
Financially Distressed Banking Firms
Gerald A. Hanweck, George Mason University and
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Johnson Center, Assembly Room B
Abstract
November 15, 2002
Investigating Cancer Mortality and Environmental Information
Margaret G. Conomos, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Johnson Center, Assembly Room C
Abstract
November 22, 2002
Assessing the Impact of Imputation on the Sampling Variance of the U.S. Consumer Price Index
Sylvia Leaver, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Johnson Center, Assembly Room B
Abstract
November 29, 2002
Thanksgiving recess; no seminar
December 6, 2002
Short Selling around Earnings Announcements
Michael G. Ferri and Stephen Christophe, George Mason University
Johnson Center, Assembly Room B
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