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Topics of the day:
1. Lecture day at Durham, Prof. Balakrishnan visiting the UK
2. ANNOUNCE - Int J of Molecular Epidemiologyy & Genetics
3. Second UK One-Day Meeting on Morphometrics and Statistical Shape
Analysis
4. COURSE: Stata & Matlab courses at Imperial College
5. SHORT COURSE in Factor Analysis & Structural Equation Modelling
6. Power analysis book for multi-level regressions and other advanced
methods
7. MASTER CLASS: GAMLSS and P-Splines In Action.
8. Fwd: Principal Components Analysis (PCA) vs Factor Analysis using SPSS
9. David Cox's Talk @ UL
10. Standard Reference Period
11. SEMINARS: RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group meeting
12. David Cox's Talk - website fix
13. Repeated measurement in categorical data (2)
14. 3rd CFP Agent-Directed Simulation, April 12-14, 2010, Orlando, Florida
15. EPSRC CASE studentship - EDINBURGH
16. RSS Medical Section Meeting: 30th November Communicating the Risks
to
Health - Whose Responsibility is it?
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:22:30 +0000
From: Jochen Einbeck <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Lecture day at Durham, Prof. Balakrishnan visiting the UK
Prof N. Balakrishnan (McMaster University, Canada) will be visiting
Durham University from 9 to 16 April 2010.
Prof Balakrishnan has been actively involved in research in many areas of=
Statistics, and has made significant contributions to, among other topics=
,
Models and Analysis of Medical and Lifetime Data, Life-Testing and Reliab=
ility,
Order Statistics, Robust Inference, (Multivariate) Distribution Theory,
Characterization Theory, Inferential Methods, Industrial Statistics,
Nonparametric Inference, Outliers, Multivariate Analysis,
Bayesian and Empirical Bayesian Inference, Combinatorial Applications to
Probability and Statistics, Record Values and Processes, Theory of Runs
and Scans, Waiting Time Problems, Ranked Set Sampling, and Statistics in
Finance.
He is currently Editor-in-Chief for Communications in Statistics -
Theory and Methods and for Communications in Statistics - Simulation and
Computation, and Executive Editor for Journal of Statistical Planning and=
Inference. He is Editor-in-Chief for the Revised Edition of Wiley's Encyc=
lopedia
of Statistical Sciences. For more details see:
http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/bala/bala.html
On Wednesday 14 April, he will give a 2-hour lecture, as part of a
lecture day organised in Durham - see below for further details.
In addition, he will give the following two research seminars:
Monday 12 April, Edinburgh University:
`Over- and under-dispersed Poisson distributions and processes'
for details contact Natalia Bochkina ([log in to unmask])
Thursday 15 April, Newcastle University:
'On some stochastic orderings and related characterizations for some
discrete and continuous distributions'
for details contact Jordan Stoyanov ([log in to unmask])
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Wednesday 14 April, Durham University:=20=20
LECTURE DAY, with the following speakers and topics:
1. Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan (McMaster Univ)=20
`Permanents, order statistics, outliers and robustness'
2. Chris Jones (Open Univ)
`The Cauchy-Schlomilch transformation, its extensions, and a useful analo=
gue'=20
3. Jordan Stoyanov (Newcastle Univ)
'Non-linear transformations of random data: moment determinacy of their
distributions'
4. Jochen Einbeck (Durham Univ)=20
`Data compression and regression based on local principal curves and mani=
folds'
5. Tahani Maturi (Durham Univ)
`Nonparametric predictive inference for comparison of lifetime data'
Further details about the lecture day are available on:
http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/~dma0je/bala/
Everybody is most welcome to attend this lecture day - if you wish to do
so please read the details on the webpage and contact us with the informa=
tion
requested.
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:00:35 -0000
From: Mario Cortina <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: ANNOUNCE - Int J of Molecular Epidemiologyy & Genetics
The International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics (IJMEG)
(ISSN 1948-1756), is an open
access, online only journal to facilitate rapid dissemination of novel
discoveries and new methodologies in
medical molecular epidemiology and genetics. It was founded by a group of
pre-clinical and clinical
academic researchers from around the world, who are devoted to the
promotion
and advancement of our
understanding of the molecular basis of disease.
The scope of IJMEG is intended to encompass that of multi-disciplinary
researchers from any scientific
discipline where the primary focus of the research is to increase and
integrate knowledge about chronic
disease aetiology with the ultimate aim of advancing the cure and
prevention
of chronic disease and the
overall improvement of public health. To achieve these aims IJMEG
encourages
research that uses
molecular, cellular and biochemical concepts and techniques, including the
wealth of information and
application that biomarkers can bring, that either complement current
epidemiological knowledge or
which are directly incorporated into well-designed epidemiologic or
genetic
studies.
Unlike most other open access online journals, IJMEG will keep most of the
traditional features of paper print
that we are all familiar with, such as a unique cover page for every single
issue, continuous volume and issue
numbers, as well as continuous page numbers to retain our comfortable
familiarity towards an academic
journal.
The first issue of IJMEG will be officially launched in January, 2010 and
published as a quarterly journal. We
are accepting manuscript submissions at this time- see details on IJMEG
<http://www.ijmeg.org/files/IJMEG_CALL_FOR_PAPERS.pdf> CALL FOR PAPERS.
All
manuscripts will be peer reviewed and published within two weeks if
accepted. Please e-mail the manuscript
to the <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Editorial Office if you are
interested
in publishing your work in IJMEG. If you are interested in submitting
a manuscript to IJCEM for consideration of publication, please read the
journal's <http://www.ijmeg.org/ForAuthors.html> Guidelines for Author
and
visit <http://www.ijmeg.org/Submission.html> submission.
Dr Mario Cortina Borja; Senior Lecturer in Statistics
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Institute of Child Health, University College London
30 Guilford Street London, WC1N 1EH, UK
Tel: 44(0)20-7905-2113; FAX: 44(0)20-7905-2381;
[log in to unmask]
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~sejjmco
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:10:17 +0000
From: "A.Kume" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Second UK One-Day Meeting on Morphometrics and Statistical Shape
Analysis
Dear Colleagues
This is to announce the second One-Day Meeting on Morphometrics and
Statist=
ical Shape Analysis.=20
It will take place on 11th January 2010 at University of Kent, UK.
The full programme an registration details are on:
http://www.flywings.org.=
uk/MorphoMeet10/index.htm.
The organizers=
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:12:12 +0000
From: "Kells, Richard" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: COURSE: Stata & Matlab courses at Imperial College
DATA MANAGEMENT & STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USING STATA at Imperial College
Lond=
on, during November 2009.
INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING USING MATLAB at Imperial College London,
during=
December 2009.
Data Management & Statistical Analysis Using
Stata</stathelp/courses/statac=
ourses/datamanagementandstatisticanalysisusingstata>
Wed 25 November & Wed 02 December (10 - 5pm)
Cost: =A3390.
Introduction to Programming Using Matlab
Wed 09 & Wed 16 December (2 - 5pm)
Cost: =A3195.
**Please note that we also provide courses in SPSS, Stata, Matlab,
Clinical=
Trials & R. Please contact 0207 594 3856 or
[log in to unmask]<mailto=
:[log in to unmask]> for further information**
**We also provide STATISTICAL ADVICE on a one-to-one consultation basis.
Pl=
ease contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> , or
v=
isit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/stathelp for further details**
For further information please contact Richard on 0207 594 3856 or
stathelp=
@imperial.ac.uk<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Alternatively an application form and accompanying course outline can be
do=
wnloaded from our web-site: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/stathelp
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:15:59 +0000
From: Bianca L De Stavola <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: SHORT COURSE in Factor Analysis & Structural Equation Modelling
________________________________________________
Factor Analysis & Structural Equation Modelling:=20
An Introduction Using Stata and Mplus
17-19 February 2010
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
________________________________________________
COURSE ORGANIZERS
George Ploubidis and Bianca De Stavola
THE COURSE
Most courses on factor analysis and structural equation modelling
concentrate on the use of traditional factor analytic models with
interval level data and neglect the latest developments within the
Generalised Latent Variable Modelling framework. The course will
discuss
the current state of the art with respect to factor analysis and
structural equation modelling, while retaining a practical focus.
Participants will acquire awareness of the new available methods and
gain competence in applying and combining these in simple settings.
Aims:
Understand measurement principles such as reliability and=20
precision Perform Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor
Analysis
with a mixture of binary/ordinal/interval data.=20
Estimate and interpret path analytic and structural models =20
Estimate and interpret growth curve and latent class models
Develop awareness of the common threads across these methods
Gain practical experience in using these methods using Stata and Mplus
COURSE FEE: =C2=A3 600
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION=20
contact: [log in to unmask]
or visit: http://ww.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/short/sfasem.htm=20
TO REGISTER
contact: [log in to unmask]
(apologies for multiple posting)
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:15:42 +0000
From: Evangelos Kontopantelis <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Power analysis book for multi-level regressions and other
advanced methods
Dear all
=
Can anyone suggest a good book that covers power analysis for complex
stati=
stical methods?
Please use [log in to unmask] and I'll provide a summary for the
mai=
ling list.
=
Thank you in advance
=
Evan
=
Evangelos Kontopantelis, PhD
Research Associate in Statistics
NPCRDC, Williamson building 5th floor
University of Manchester
M13 9PL
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:20:36 -0000
From: "Stewart, Deborah" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: MASTER CLASS: GAMLSS and P-Splines In Action.
APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING.
****Please would you kindly circulate this to all academic staff, =
postgraduate research students and MSc students within your school or =
department****
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN SMOOTHING METHODS:=A0 GAMLSS AND P-SPLINES IN =
ACTION
3 DAY MASTER CLASS AT THE POSTGRADUATE STATISTICS CENTRE, LANCASTER =
UNIVERSITY ON 30 NOVEMBER - 2 DECEMBER 2009
PRESENTED BY MIKIS STASINOPOULOS, PAUL EILERS AND ROBERT RIGBY.
This short course introduces two powerful ideas in modern statistical =
modelling, Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape =
(GAMLSS) and the P-Splines approach to smoothing.=A0=20
GAMLSS were introduced by Rigby and Stasinopoulos (2005) as a way of =
overcoming some of the limitations associated with the popular =
Generalized Linear Models (GLM) and Generalized Additive Models =
(GAM).=A0 This framework generalises methodologies such as fractional =
polynomials and the LMS method for constructing reference ranges and =
normalised growth centile standards. For centile estimation, the WHO =
Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group have recommended GAMLSS and the =
Box-Cox Power Exponential distributions for the construction of the WHO =
Child Growth Standards. GAMLSS is implemented in a series of R =
packages.=A0 P-Splines (Eilers and Marx, 1996) is a flexible tool for =
smoothing, based on penalised regression techniques. Its simplicity and =
flexibility allows its use in a variety of different practical =
applications.=20
This three day course will use the first day as an introduction to =
GAMLSS, the second day as an introduction to P-Splines and the third day =
for further applications and how the two approaches can be combined. =
Each lecture session will be followed by a practical session in R.
Cost:=A0 Postgraduate Students - =A390 / Academic Staff from HE =
Institutions - =A3180 / Participants from non-HE Institutions - =A3660
For booking registration and further details please go to:=A0 =
http://psc.maths.lancs.ac.uk/shortCourses/?q=3Dnode/48
Deborah Stewart
Postgraduate Statistics Centre Secretary
Dept of Mathematics & Statistics
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YF
Tel:=A0 +44 (0)1524 593940
Fax: +44 (0)1524 592681
Email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/psc
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:28:20 +0000
From: Roman Ortuno <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fwd: Principal Components Analysis (PCA) vs Factor Analysis using
SPSS
Dear All,
Could someone explain me the practical difference between Principal
Compoents Analyisis (PCA) vs. Factor Analyisis (FA) when using SPSS (16.0)?
Does the difference have to do with the extraction method used? (i.e.
Principal components, vs. others?).
Also, what are the dangers of including dichotomous variables in PCA/FA and
are there any examples published studies where this was done?
Many thanks in advance for your help,
Roman Romero-Ortuno
PhD student, TCD
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:53:28 +0000
From: "gilbert.mackenzie" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: David Cox's Talk @ UL
Dear All
The mp3 voice files covering the talk are available at
www.il.ie/biostatistics and also please see the new
discussion page by following the blue wedge from
seminars.
Best for now
Gilbert
--
_____________________________
Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie
Centre of Biostatistics,
Room B2034
Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics,
University of Limerick,
Limerick
Ireland
CBS ~ http://www.ul.ie/biostatistics
BIO-SI ~ http://www.ul.ie/bio-si
Gilbert ~ http://www.staff.ul.ie/mackenzieg
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +353 (0)61 213499
Fax: +353 (0)61 334927
ISA ~ http://www.istat.ie.
_________________________
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:12:39 -0000
From: "Allan Reese (Cefas)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Standard Reference Period
I frequently see references to the "standard reference period" for
weather data and it seems generally to be quoted (eg by Philip Eden) as
1971-2000. On looking for a source, I found however that,
"The 30-year period 1961 to 1990 has been designated as the
international standard reference period for climate averages by the
World Meteorological Organization. Averages for the period 1971 to 2000
have also been produced for the UK, but the earlier period has been
chosen for the UKCIP grids as it represents a better baseline for
placing recent climate change into context."
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/science/monitoring/ukcp09/faq.
html#faq
The WMO site states "Under the Technical Regulations (WMO No. 49),
climatological standard normals are averages of climatological data
computed for the following consecutive periods of 30 years: 1 January
1901 to 31 December 1930, 1 January 1931 to 31 December 1960, and so
forth. The most recent period for climatological standard normals is
from 1961 to 1990, and the next period for the calculation of
climatological standard normals will be 1991 to 2020."
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/documents/gruanmanuals/WCP_CCl/guide_
third_edition_draft_may2007.pdf
What statistical fiddle is being perpetrated by having the UK reference
period roll forward a decade?
Allan=20
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:54:42 +0000
From: Paul Baxter <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: SEMINARS: RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group meeting
Dear all,
On Wednesday 18th November, the RSS Leeds/Bradford local group will be
hosting an afternoon on "statistics
and the credit crunch" featuring talks by Mick Ellender (Callcredit
Ltd), David Hand (RSS President), Nick Bingham (Imperial College) and
Klaus Schenk-Hoppe (University of Leeds).
Further details can be found on our webpage:
http://tinyurl.com/rss-lba
All welcome!
Regards, Paul
===================================================================
Dr. Paul D. Baxter
Secretary/Treasurer, RSS Leeds/Bradford Local Group,
Division of Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Leeds/Bradford: Wednesday 18 November, 2.00pm, Leeds University.
Statistics and the credit crunch
Mick Ellender (Callcredit Ltd) [2pm - 2.40pm].
Credit scoring in the current economic climate
A high level look at the statistical techniques and methodologies used
in credit scoring and its use through the consumer life cycle from point
of acquisition to collections and recoveries. The high level theories
will be reviewed along with practical case studies and also a look at
the challenges facing lenders in the current economic environment.
David Hand (Royal Statistical Society) [2.50pm - 3.30pm].
Statistics, data mining, and the personal credit scoring industry
The modern consumer credit industry is fundamentally data-driven,
employing statisticians to build models for an increasing variety of
problems. This talk describes some of these problems, and the sorts of
statistical models which have been built to tackle them.
Nick Bingham (Imperial College) [4pm - 4.40pm].
Title TBA
Klaus Schenk-Hoppe (University of Leeds) [4.50pm - 5.30pm].
Going naked: The effect of short-selling bans
Short-selling of shares is a popular way of betting your beliefs as a
"bearish" investor. In the current financial crises, short-selling has
been blamed for the unprecedented decline in prices and for putting the
entire financial system at risk. This talk will give a non-specialist
introduction to the topic and explain the statistical and modelling
issues in quantifying the effect of short-selling bans.
The meeting will be held at Leeds University Roger Stevens Building in
RSLT 24, starting at 2.00pm. Refreshments will be available from 1.30pm
in the foyer of level 9 of the School of Mathematics. A further
refreshment break will be held between 3.30pm-4pm.
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:56:15 +0000
From: "gilbert.mackenzie" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: David Cox's Talk - website fix
Dear All
The mp3 voice files covering the talk are available at
www.ul.ie/biostatistics and also please see the new
discussion page by following the blue wedge from
seminars.
Best for now
Gilbert
--
_____________________________
Prof. Gilbert MacKenzie
Centre of Biostatistics,
Room B2034
Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics,
University of Limerick,
Limerick
Ireland
CBS ~ http://www.ul.ie/biostatistics
BIO-SI ~ http://www.ul.ie/bio-si
Gilbert ~ http://www.staff.ul.ie/mackenzieg
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +353 (0)61 213499
Fax: +353 (0)61 334927
ISA ~ http://www.istat.ie.
_________________________
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:53:25 -0800
From: PGW <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Repeated measurement in categorical data
Hello, =0A=0AI have a set of data with 3 repeated measurements in
categoric=
al data 1, 2, 3, or 4. and like to see if there is any increase along the
=
time. I would use ANOVA if it was a continuous data. =0A=0AIt would be
ve=
ry much appreciated if anyone could give me some advice on how to tackle
ca=
tegorical data with repeated measurement.=0A=0AThank you very much in
advan=
ce.=0A=0AKind regards=0A=0AJenny=0A=0A=0A
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:22:50 -0600
From: Yu Zhang <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 3rd CFP Agent-Directed Simulation, April 12-14, 2010, Orlando,
Florida
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CALL FOR PAPERS and POSTERS
Agent-Directed Simulation Symposium (ADS'10)
Orlando, Florida, USA
April 12-14, 2010
http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~oren/conf-org/ADS_2010/ADS-CFP.htm
Manuscript Submission: November 30, 2009.
Sponsored by The Society for Modeling and Simulation
International (SCS) in collaboration with ACM/SIGSIM.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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As part of the 2010 Spring Simulation Multi-conference (SpringSim'10)=20
http://www.scs.org/confernc/springsim/springsim10/springsim10.htm
the 2010 Agent-Directed Simulation Symposium is a premier platform to
explore all three aspects of the synergy of simulation and agent
technologies. Hence, it has a special place within simulation and
agent conferences, including agent-based (social) simulation
conferences. Therefore the ADS symposium fills a gap in the agent
community as well as the simulation community.
The purpose of the ADS symposium is to facilitate dissemination of the
most recent advancements in the theory, methodology, application, and
toolkits of agent-directed simulation. Agent-directed simulation is
comprehensive in the integration of agent and simulation technologies,
by including models that use agents to develop domain-specific
simulations, i.e., agent simulation (this is often referred to as
agent-based simulation -when other two important aspects are not
considered), and by also including the use of agent technology to
develop simulation techniques and toolkits that are subsequently
applied, either with or without agents.
Hence, agent-directed simulation consists of three distinct, yet
related areas that can be grouped under two categories as follows:
1. Simulation for Agents (agent simulation): simulation of agent
systems in engineering, human and social dynamics, military
applications etc.
2. Agents for Simulation (which has two aspects): agent-supported
simulation deals with the use of agents as a support facility to
enable computer assistance in problem solving or enhancing
cognitive capabilities; and agent-based simulation that focuses
on the use of agents for the generation of model behavior in a
simulation study.
Through the theme of agent-directed simulation, the symposium will
bring together agent technologies, tools, toolkits, platforms,
languages, methodologies, and applications in a pragmatic manner. In
this symposium, established researchers, educators, and students are
encouraged to come together and discuss the benefits of agent
technology in their use and application for simulation. It is a way
for people to discuss why and how they have used agent technology in
their simulations, and describe the benefit of having done so.
The theme of ADS'10 is based on the observation of the following
premises.
* The growth of new advanced distributed computing standards along
with the rapid rise of e-commerce are providing a new context that
acts as a critical driver for the development of next generation
systems. These standards revolve around service-oriented
technologies, pervasive computing, web-services, Grid, autonomic
computing, ambient intelligence etc. The supporting role that
intelligent agents play in the development of such systems is
becoming pervasive, and simulation plays a critical role in the
analysis and design of such systems.
* The use of emergent agent technologies at the organization,
interaction (e.g., coordination, negotiation, communication) and
agent levels (i.e. reasoning, autonomy) are expected to advance
the state of the art in various application technologies is
difficult. Using agent-supported simulation techniques for
testing complex agent systems is up and coming field.
* To facilitate bridging the gap between research and application,
there is a need for tools, agent programming languages, and
methodologies to analyze, design, and implement complex,
non-trivial agent-based simulations. Existing agent-based
simulation tools are still not mature enough to enable developing
agents with varying degrees cognitive and reasoning capabilities.
ADS'10 will provide a leading forum to bring together researchers and
practitioners from diverse simulation societies within computer science,
social sciences, engineering, business, education, human factors, and
systems engineering. The involvement of various agent-directed
simulation groups will enable the cross-fertilization of ideas and
development of new perspectives by fostering novel advanced solutions,
as well as enabling technologies for agent-directed simulation
AUTHOR GUIDE
* Technical papers provide a longer format for presenting experience
reports, research results, or descriptions of "work in progress".
They are limited to 8 pages.
* Short position papers are targeted at raising a question or framing
an issue for discussion during the symposium. Position papers are
limited to 3 pages.
* Poster presentations present an opportunity to present work in
progress and receive feedback from colleagues. A one page write-up
of the poster presentations will be included in the proceedings.
(For all, required font sizes are: min 10 pt for text and min 9 pt for
figures or references).
Papers should be submitted electronically to
http://www.softconf.com/scs/ADS10/ .
All papers will be subject to a peer-reviewing process by three program
committee members. (Please see the key dates listed below.)
FINAL PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
All prospective authors, whose papers are accepted for inclusion in the
program, will be invited to submit their position or technical papers
to ADS'10. Accepted and registered papers will be published in the
conference proceedings by the SCS. In addition, the committee will
select a set of best papers. Authors of these papers will be encouraged t=
o=20
submit appropriately expanded versions of these papers for journal
publication.
KEY DATES
Nov 30, 2009: Manuscript submission
Dec 30, 2009: Notification of acceptance
Jan 20, 2010: Full Camera-ready papers
Apr 12-14, 2010: ADS'10 Symposium
General Co-Chair
Levent Yilmaz, Auburn University
Tuncer =C3=96ren, University of Ottawa
Program Co-Chair
Gregory Madey, University of Notre Dame
Maarten Sierhuis, Carnegie Mellon University, NASA Ames Research Cente=
r
Yu Zhang, Trinity University
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:05:38 +0000
From: Colin Aitken <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: EPSRC CASE studentship - EDINBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL (MSA), BRISTOL.
EPSRC CASE studentship.
Establishment of frameworks for the evaluation of evidence relating to=20
traces of drugs
Joseph Bell Centre for Forensic Statistics and Legal Reasoning, School=20
of Mathematics, The University of Edinburgh,
Mass Spec Analytical (MSA), Bristol.
A PhD CASE studentship is available at the Joseph Bell Centre for=20
Forensic Statistics and Legal Reasoning in the School of Mathematics in=20
collaboration with Mass Spec Analytical (MSA), Filton, Bristol,=20
(http://www.msaltd.co.uk) under the supervision of Professor Colin Aitken.
Fees and stipend are available for UK nationals. The stipend will be=20
the current EPSRC rates with an enhancement from the industrial partner=20
and is expected to be about =A316,000 in the first year. There is also a=20
travel budget to enable attendance at conferences and for research visits.
Further particulars, including more details of the project, are
available on the School of Mathematics website:
http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/local/jobs/vacancies/
The successful candidate will be based in the School of
Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, with excellent library
and computing facilities and a flourishing postgraduate community.
It is part of the condition of the award that the student spends
at least three months of the project working at MSA in Bristol. It
is expected this will be in three annual periods of one month
each. MSA will provide the cost of travel to and from Bristol and
of accommodation for this placement.
Qualifications:
Applications are invited from graduates with a first-class Honours or=20
Master's degree in a mathematics degree with a substantial statistics=20
component or a statistics degree or from final-year undergraduate or=20
Masters students on such a degree programme, or equivalent.
Vetting: Applicants may be subject to UK security vetting.
Start date:
This is open to negotiation but the latest possible
starting date is October 1st 2010.
Application:
Please submit a CV, the names and addresses of two
referees and a covering letter to Ms Gill Law, Graduate School
Secretary, School of Mathematics, King's Buildings, The University
of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ; [log in to unmask];
fax 0131 650 6553. Electronic applications are acceptable.
Closing date: November 30th 2009.
Enquiries are welcome and can be made to Professor Colin Aitken
([log in to unmask]).
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Professor of Forensic Statistics,
School of Mathematics, King=92s Buildings, University of Edinburgh,
Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ.
Tel: 0131 650 4877
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Fax : 0131 650 6553
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:17:30 +0100
From: Francis Levira <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Repeated measurement in categorical data
Dear Jenny,
There is an extension of logistic regression that account for the
categorical data with more than two category which is called
*Proportional Odds Logistic regression*. Using this model the probability
of
observing a lower response versus higher one is modeled.
Since you have repeated measure data, a modified GEE (Generalize Estimating
Equation) version of analyzing longitudinal data will be used. The
important
thing is to have correct assumption about the correlation structure between
your repeated measurement. Marginal or Subject specific model can be
fitted.
Hope this will give you a light during your analysis.
Francis.
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:53 PM, PGW <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a set of data with 3 repeated measurements in categorical data 1,
2,
> 3, or 4. and like to see if there is any increase along the time. I
would
> use ANOVA if it was a continuous data.
>
> It would be very much appreciated if anyone could give me some advice on
> how to tackle categorical data with repeated measurement.
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Jenny
>
>
>
>
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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:14:01 +0000
From: Dr Philip Sedgwick <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RSS Medical Section Meeting: 30th November Communicating the
Risks to Health - Whose Responsibility is it?
Apologies for Cross Postings
Royal Statistical Society, Medical Section Meeting
Communicating the Risks to Health - whose responsibility is it?
Monday 30th November 2009 2.00 to 5.00pm.
Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX.
Nearest underground stations: Barbican, Old Street , Moorgate and=20
Liverpool Street.
see http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=3D1759
Attendence is free but it is recommended that you register if interested=20
in attending. Go to the following page:
http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?group=3D&page=3D1321&event=3D756&month=3D1=
1&year=3D2009&date=3D=20
Alternatively visit www.rss.org.uk, then select Meetings and Events,=20
Events Calendar and then November; scroll down page to select above=20
meeting. A link for registering is provided.
The meeting will discuss the challenges and issues when communicating=20
the risks to health to members of the public. Whose responsibility is it=20
to communicate these risks so they are clearly understood by members of=20
the public, enabling informed decision making.
Speakers and titles:
Professor Jane Hutton. Department of Statistics, University of Warwick.
Communicating risk: duties, virtues and utilities.
Professor David Spiegelhalter. Winton Professor of the Public=20
Understanding of Risk, Cambridge University.
It's the statistician's fault if risks are misunderstood: discuss.
Nigel Hawkes. Director of Straight Statistics.
Risk communication in the media: friend or foe?
Nicole Crosby-McKenna Patient group representatives for Women at=20
Epilepsy Action.
Janine Winterbottom (Nurse Specialist, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation=20
Trust)
Pregnancy risk and decision-making: the experience of women with=20
epilepsy preparing for pregnancy.
For further details please contact meeting organiser: Philip Sedgwick.=20
St. George=92s, University of London. ([log in to unmask]).
There will be time for specific questions after each talk and towards=20
end of meeting for an open floor discussion.
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