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Statistics Colloquium. Shouhao Zhou4:00pm
Statistics Colloquium. Shouhao Zhou
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs Campus AUST 163
Shouhao Zhou
Department of Public Health Services
Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Penn State Cancer Institute
Pennsylvania State University
Predictive Bayes factors with an application model-assisted design
Bayes factors approach has been widely used as an applied model selection tool by comparing posterior model probabilities. However, it is often criticized for counterintuitive results in statistical hypothesis testing. We propose a new approach, predictive Bayes factors, for predictive model selection of fitted Bayesian models via posterior model probability. In theory, the approach asymptotically estimates the log predictive density ratio. In practice, it dramatically reduces sensitivity to variations in the prior and totally avoids the Lindley’s paradox in testing point null hypothesis, with decent small sample performance. We also develop a novel Bayesian model-assist trial design using this new approach, to determine the escalation and de-escalation boundaries for dose-finding trials. It overcomes the limitations of the previous model-assisted designs and serves as the first model-assisted design to guarantee global optimality and the asymptotic convergence to true MTD. Simulation results also demonstrate the superior operating characteristics based on a large number of scenarios.
Bio: Shouhao Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at Pennsylvania State University. He got his PhD in Statistics from Columbia University and previously was a junior faculty at MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he learned the state-of-the-art Bayesian adaptive designs. He is also interested in Bayesian hypothesis testing and model selection, meta-analysis, and statistical modeling of preclinical data.
DATE: Wednesday, 3/22/23
TIME: 4:00 PM
PLACE: AUST 163
Coffee will be served at 3:30 pm in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326)Contact Information: tracy.burke@uconn.edu
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