Graduate Program in Statistics

STATISTICS SEMINAR

Welcome to the STATISTICS SEMINAR web site!

This seminar is organized by the Graduate Program in Statistics through the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at McMaster University. Every person interested in the seminar talks, from inside or outside the McMaster community, is welcome to attend. We cover a wide range of topics ranging from very applied problems to the most current theoretical developments in the discipline.

Below you will find the list of speakers and the topics or titles of their talks, and a list of past seminars. There are links to pages with the abstract, information about the speaker, and a list of references for each week.

Any suggestions are welcome. Just send e-mail to the Seminar Coordinator.

You can find out about other seminar series in Southern Ontario at the SORA web site and the list of upcoming seminars there.

Speakers for 2000-2001

Wednesdays, BSB-108 at 3:30 PM

Meet the Speaker - Refreshments in BSB-202 at 3:00 PM!

Upcoming Seminars

June 2001

June 18

Cliff Spiegelman
Texas Transportation Institute and Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University

"Variable selection and a simple alternative to PLS in chemical calibrations"

Monday, June 18 at 11:00 AM

Past Seminars

September 2000

Sept. 18

Nancy Flournoy
American University

"Up-and-down designs for toxicity studies"

Monday, Sept. 18 at 14:30 in BSB-B103
Coffee at 15:30 in BSB-202

Sept. 18

S. G. Mohanty
McMaster University

"Historical up-and-down designs for quantile estimation"

Monday, Sept. 18 at 16:00 in BSB-B103
Coffee at 15:30 in BSB-202

Sept. 19
Hon Keung Tony Ng
Project Defense - M.Sc. in Statistics

"Improved Estimation and Testing of Independence of Moran-Downton Bivariate and Multivariate Exponential Distribution"

Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 11:10 am in BSB-229

Sept. 20

Prof. V. B. Nevzorov
Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia

"Ordered random variables"

October 2000

October 4

Dr. Nandini Kannan
Division of Mathematics and Statistics,University of Texas at San Antonio

"Signal Processing: Modeling and Parameter Estimation"

October 18

Prof. S. Panchapakesan
Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois

"Ranking and Selection Methodology - Part I"

October 25

Prof. S. Panchapakesan
Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois

"Ranking and Selection Methodology - Part II"

November 2000

Nov. 8

Dr Rajeshwari Natarajan
Department of Statistical Science,
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

"Inference Procedures on Inverse Gaussian Scale Parameter"

Nov. 15

Dr John Fox
Department of Sociology, McMaster University

"An R and S-Plus Companion to Applied Regression"

Nov. 20

Professor David Brillinger
University of California, Berkeley

The 2000 Britton Lectures
Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples
"Point Processes"

Monday, Nov. 20 at 15:30 in BSB-108
Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

Nov. 21

Professor David Brillinger
University of California, Berkeley

The 2000 Britton Lectures
Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples
"Time Series"

Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 15:30 in BSB-108
Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

Nov. 22

Professor David Brillinger
University of California, Berkeley

The 2000 Britton Lectures
Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples
"Spatial Processes"

Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 15:30 in BSB-108
Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

Nov. 23

Professor David Brillinger
University of California, Berkeley

The 2000 Britton Lectures
Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples
"Spatial-Temporal Processes"

Thursday, Nov. 23 at 15:30 in BSB-108
Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

Nov. 29

Dr Peter Macdonald
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University

"A Data Mining Case Study"

December 2000

Dec. 13

Shobana Wijayanathan
Project Defense - M.Sc. in Statistics

"Statistical Analysis of the 'Needs Analysis Survey' Conducted by the Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police"

Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 15:00 in BSB-101

January 2001

Jan. 15

Angelo Canty
Concordia University, Montreal

"Assessing Pivotality in the Nonparametric Bootstrap"

Monday, Jan. 15 at 15:30 in GSB-207
Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

Jan. 22

Clyde Schoolfield
Harvard University

"Random Walks on Wreath Products of Groups"

Monday, Jan. 22 at 15:30 in GSB-207
Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

Jan. 29
Bin Zhu
Project Defense - M.Sc. in Statistics

"A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to the Impact of Re-engineering on the Staff of a Large Teaching Hospital"

Monday, Jan. 29 at 10:00 in BSB-101

Jan. 29

Majid Mojirsheibani
Carleton University

"Combining Models in Statistical Classification"

Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 15:30 in BSB-236
Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

February 2001

Feb. 28

Román Viveros-Aguilera
McMaster University

"Regression for Contaminant Concentration Data: Issues, Models and Analysis"

March 2001

March 7

Aaron Childs
McMaster University

"Testing for Homogeneity in the Multinomial and Multivariate Hypergeometric Distributions using Inverse Sampling"

March 21

Joseph Farruggia
ACNielsen Canada

"Statistics and Beyond!"

March 28

Dr. Charles Dunnett
Professor Emeritus, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University

"Sample Size Determination in Treatments vs Control Multiple Tests"

April 2001

April 4

Serge B. Provost
The University of Western Ontario

"Density Estimates Based on Orthogonal Polynomials"

Last modified 2001-06-18 10:27

Graduate Program in Statistics

STATISTICS SEMINAR

Welcome to the STATISTICS SEMINAR web site!

Speakers for 2000-2001

Wednesdays, BSB-108 at 3:30 PM

Meet the Speaker - Refreshments in BSB-202 at 3:00 PM!

Upcoming Seminars

Past Seminars

Statistics Seminars 1999-00

Statistics Seminars 1998-99

Statistics Seminars 1997-98

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Graduate Program in Statistics

Sept. 18	Nancy Flournoy American University	"Up-and-down designs for toxicity studies" Monday, Sept. 18 at 14:30 in BSB-B103 Coffee at 15:30 in BSB-202
Sept. 18	S. G. Mohanty McMaster University	"Historical up-and-down designs for quantile estimation" Monday, Sept. 18 at 16:00 in BSB-B103 Coffee at 15:30 in BSB-202
Sept. 19	Hon Keung Tony Ng Project Defense - M.Sc. in Statistics	"Improved Estimation and Testing of Independence of Moran-Downton Bivariate and Multivariate Exponential Distribution" *Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 11:10 am in BSB-229*
Sept. 20	Prof. V. B. Nevzorov Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia	"Ordered random variables"

October 4	Dr. Nandini Kannan Division of Mathematics and Statistics,University of Texas at San Antonio	"Signal Processing: Modeling and Parameter Estimation"
October 18	Prof. S. Panchapakesan Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois	"Ranking and Selection Methodology - Part I"
October 25	Prof. S. Panchapakesan Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois	"Ranking and Selection Methodology - Part II"

Nov. 8	Dr Rajeshwari Natarajan Department of Statistical Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas	"Inference Procedures on Inverse Gaussian Scale Parameter"
Nov. 15	Dr John Fox Department of Sociology, McMaster University	"An R and S-Plus Companion to Applied Regression"
Nov. 20	Professor David Brillinger University of California, Berkeley *The 2000 Britton Lectures* Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples	"Point Processes" Monday, Nov. 20 at 15:30 in BSB-108 Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135
Nov. 21	Professor David Brillinger University of California, Berkeley *The 2000 Britton Lectures* Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples	"Time Series" Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 15:30 in BSB-108 Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135
Nov. 22	Professor David Brillinger University of California, Berkeley *The 2000 Britton Lectures* Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples	"Spatial Processes" Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 15:30 in BSB-108 Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135
Nov. 23	Professor David Brillinger University of California, Berkeley *The 2000 Britton Lectures* Random Process Data Analysis: Concepts and Examples	"Spatial-Temporal Processes" Thursday, Nov. 23 at 15:30 in BSB-108 Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135
Nov. 29	Dr Peter Macdonald Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University	"A Data Mining Case Study"

Jan. 15	Angelo Canty Concordia University, Montreal	"Assessing Pivotality in the Nonparametric Bootstrap" Monday, Jan. 15 at 15:30 in GSB-207 Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135
Jan. 22	Clyde Schoolfield Harvard University	"Random Walks on Wreath Products of Groups" Monday, Jan. 22 at 15:30 in GSB-207 Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135
Jan. 29	Bin Zhu Project Defense - M.Sc. in Statistics	"A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to the Impact of Re-engineering on the Staff of a Large Teaching Hospital" *Monday, Jan. 29 at 10:00 in BSB-101*
Jan. 29	Majid Mojirsheibani Carleton University	"Combining Models in Statistical Classification" Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 15:30 in BSB-236 Coffee at 15:00 in BSB-135

March 7	Aaron Childs McMaster University	"Testing for Homogeneity in the Multinomial and Multivariate Hypergeometric Distributions using Inverse Sampling"
March 21	Joseph Farruggia ACNielsen Canada	"Statistics and Beyond!"
March 28	Dr. Charles Dunnett Professor Emeritus, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University	"Sample Size Determination in Treatments vs Control Multiple Tests"