Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics
Workshop 5 - 1999

Agenda

Friday, September 24
12:00 and 12:30 p.m.Bus leaves Holiday Inn for University Center
12:00 -- 2:00 p.m.Registration - outside Connan Room
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.Invited Case Study 1 - McConomy Auditorium
"Modeling the Impact of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Childhood Respiratory Illness"
Nicky Best, Samantha Cockings, Paul Elliott, Katja Ickstadt and Robert Wolpert
Discussants: Francesca Dominici and Jamie Robins
1:00-2:00 Presentation on background, description of problem, and role of statistical methods
2:00-2:15 Discussion
2:15-2:45 Presentation of statistical work
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-3:30 Prepared discussion
3:30-4:00 Floor discussion and rejoinder
4:15-5:30 p.m.Fifth Morris H. DeGroot Memorial Lecture
Guest Lecturer - Persi Diaconis, Stanford University
"A Bayesian Peek at Feller Volume I"
5:30-6:30 p.m.DeGroot Lecture Reception
Ballroom 3
6:00-7:00 p.m.Contributed Paper Poster Session
Ballroom 2 (cash bar)
7:00-8:30 p.m.Conference Dinner - Ballroom 1
8:30-10:30 p.m.Contributed Paper Poster Session
Ballroom 2 (cash bar)
10:00 and 10:30 p.m.Bus leaves University Center for Holiday Inn - Hotel Shuttle also available
Saturday, September 25
8:00-8:30 a.m.Bus leaves Holiday Inn for University Center
8:15-8:45 a.m.Continental Breakfast - Connan Room
8:45-11:45 a.m.Invited Case Study 2 - McConomy Auditorium
"Bayesian Analysis of the New York School Choice Scholarships Program: A Randomized Experiment with Noncomplienace and Missing Data"
John Barnard, Constantine Frangakis, Jennifer L. Hill, Paul Peterson and Donald B. Rubin
Discussants: Stephen Ansolabehre and Brian Junker
8:45-9:45 Presentation on background, description of problem, and role of statistical methods
9:45-10:00 Discussion
10:00-10:30 Presentation of statistical work
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:15 Prepared discussion
11:15-11:45 Floor discussion and rejoinder
11:45-12:15 p.m.Lunch in Ballrooms 1 and 3
Box lunch ($5.00 cash at registration)
12:00-2:00 p.m.Contributed paper poster session - Ballroom 2
2:00-5:00 p.m.Invited Case Study 3 - McConomy Auditorium
Bayesian Designs for Dose-Ranging Drug Trials
Donald A. Berry, Peter Mueller, Andy P.Grieve, Michael Smith, Tom Parke, Richard Blazek, Neil Mitchard, Chris Brearley and Michael Krams
Discussants: Sam Wieand and K. Chaloner
2:00-3:00 Presentation on background, description of problem, and role of statistical methods
3:00-3:15 Discussion
3:15-3:45 Presentation of statistical work
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-4:30 Prepared discussion
4:30-5:00 Floor discussion and rejoinder
5:00-6:30 p.m.Refreshments and cash bar - Connan Room
5:15-6:30 p.m. Closing Discussion - Connan Room
6:30-7:00 p.m.Bus departs University Center for Holiday Inn


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