Author: Mingye

RMME/STAT Interdisciplinary talk: Chuck Huber, StatCorp, Item Response Theory (IRT), Introduction to Bayesian Statistics, Bayesian IRT, & Machine Learning in Stata

Title: Item Response Theory (IRT), Introduction to Bayesian Statistics, Bayesian IRT, & Machine Learning in Stata presented by Chuck Huber, StatCorp Date: Friday, 10/24/25, 10am – 3pm, ET, HALL 104. Meeting Link: Link WebEx Meeting Number: 2633 977 5419. Password: RMMESTAT   Abstract: Item Response Theory: In this talk, I introduce the concepts and jargon […]

Statistics Colloquium: Alden Green, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, The High-Dimensional Asymptotics of Principal Components Regression

Title: The High-Dimensional Asymptotics of Principal Components Regression Presented by Alden Green, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University DATE:  Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 3:30 PM, AUST 434 WebEx link: Link Coffee will be available at 3:00 PM in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: We study principal components regression (PCR) […]

Statistics Colloquium: Lin Wang, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Influence-Guided Subsampling under Measurement Constraints

Title: Influence-Guided Subsampling under Measurement Constraints Presented by Lin Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Purdue University DATE:  Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:30 PM, AUST 434 Webex link: Link  Coffee will be available at 3:00 in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: Collecting labels for every point in a large dataset is often impractical due […]

Statistical Colloquium: Spencer Wadsworth, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Connecticut, Constructing a Disease Outbreak Forecast Ensemble via Bayesian Gibbs Posterior Stacking

Title: Constructing a Disease Outbreak Forecast Ensemble via Bayesian Gibbs Posterior Stacking Presented by Spencer Wadsworth, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Connecticut DATE:  Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 3:30 PM, AUST 434 Webex link: Link  Coffee will be available at 3:00 in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: In collaborative forecast projects, the combining of multiple probabilistic […]

Statistics Colloquim: Jamie Bowater, Research Fellow, University of Exeter, Analogy-based inference: a universal school of statistical inference

Statistics Colloquium: Analogy-based inference: a universal school of statistical inference Presented by Jamie Bowater, Research Fellow, Department of Public Health and Sports Sciences, University of Exeter, England DATE:  Friday, October 3, 2025, 10:00 AM.  Virtual Presentation Webex Link: Link Abstract: Standard statistical theory has arguably proved to be unsuitable as a basis for constructing a […]

RMME/STAT Interdisciplinary talk – Prof. Gregory R. Hancock, University of Maryland, Power Analysis Has Lost Its Way: New Methods To Bring It Back Home

RMME/STAT Interdisciplinary talk – Power Analysis Has Lost Its Way: New Methods To Bring It Back Home Presented by Prof. Gregory R. Hancock, Director,  Quantitative Methodology, Measurement and Statistics graduate program, University of Maryland Date: Friday 9/26, 11AM, AUST 108 WebEx: TBD Coffee will be available at 10:30 AM in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) […]

Statistics Colloquium: Hajime Uno, Associate Professor, Harvard University, Survival Data Analysis Using Average Hazard with Survival Weight

Statistics Colloquium: Survival Data Analysis Using Average Hazard with Survival Weight Presented by: Hajime Uno, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 4:00 PM, AUST 434 Meeting Link: Link Coffee will be served at 3:30 in the Noether Lounge (AUST 326) Abstract: Hazard ratios from […]