Statistical Modelling Society

Twelfth International Workshop on Statistical Modelling, Biel/Bienne, 1997, Proceedings

Christoph E. Minder, Herwig Friedl (Eds.)
Good Statistical Practice. Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling. Biel/Bienne, July 7 to 11, 1997
(Schriftenreihe der Österreichischen Statistischen Gesellschaft, Band 5)
Wien: Österreichische Statistische Gesellschaft 1997
ISBN 3-7007-0046-6

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Contents

Invited papers

Becher, H., K.Steindorf

Methods to analyse continuous covariables in epidemiological studies

Bednarski, T.

Frechet differentiability and robust statistical inference

Brant, L.J., G.N.Verbeke

Modelling longitudinal studies of aging

Davies, R.

Good statistical practice in data analysis for social sciences

Dodge, Y., J.Jureckova

Adaptive combination of tests

Draper, D.

Model uncertainty in "stochastic" and deterministic systems

Fahrmeir, L., Ch.Gieger

Is the rent for my flat too expensive?

Gelman, A., F.Y.Bois

How can statistical theory help with statistical practice? Example of a Bayesian analysis in toxicokinetics

Greenacre, M.

Data coding and visualization of social science data

Hampel, F.

Robust statistics and data analysis

Morgenthaler, St.

Robust conditional inference

Racine-Poon, A.

Good statistical practice in clinical development

Rendtel, U.

The analysis of the wage curve with panel data

Contributed papers and Posters

Ambler, G., P.Royston

Models and model selection strategies with regression splines

Azizi, F., R.B.Davies

Mixed logistic regression models for longitudinal binary data: Representing frailty effects by variation in a base-line probability/dd>

Berghold, A., K.-D.Wernecke

Capture-recapture methods in the registration of congenital anomalies

Borhani Haghighi, A., R.B.Davies

The use of smoothing splines in random effect modelling of longitudinal data

Brewer, M.

Avoiding prior probabilities of guilt in forensic applications of graphical models

Caputo, A., A.Heinicke

What are the determinants for sociologists being satisfied with their job? - New insights by the application of graphical chain models

Chung, K.H., S.M.S.Lee

m/n bootstrap confidence regions

Colombi, R.

The marginal canonical association-multivariate logit model

Declerck, L., G.Molenberghs, M.Aerts

The influence of simplifying the Bahadur model on the likelihood ratio statistic

Dietz, E., D.Böhning

Interval estimating of mixture model parameters

Edlich, S.

A local estimating approach in multi-categorical varying-coefficient models

Eilers, P.H.C., B.D.Marx

Modelling with generalized additive structures and penalties

Ferreira, E., Núñez-Antón, V., Rodriguez-Póo, J.

Semiparametric approaches to signal extraction problems in economic time series: The case of the Spanish industrial production index

Fielding, A., N.Spencer

Modelling cost-effectiveness in general certificate of education A level: Some practical methodological innovations

Funck-Hüsges, C.

Generalized linear models with random effects and time varying coefficients

Gampe, J.

Spatial data analysis via smoothing spline models with correlated errors

Geys, H., G.Molenberghs, P.Williams

Analysis of clustered binary data with covariates specific to each observation

Graves, T.L., A.Karr, A.Mockus

Modeling software changes

Heuer, C.

Analysis of the Lexis diagram using multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS)

Hutton, J.L.

Bias in meta-analysis with variable selection within studies

Kauermann, G., G.Tutz

Testing generalized linear models against smoothed alternatives

Krug, B.

Robust goodness-of-fit test in the Cox regression model

Lam, K.C., K.Lam

An alternative choice of dependent variable in neural network modeling for the generation of trading signals in a financial market

Lavergne, C., C.Trottier

From a conditional to a marginal point of view in GLM

Lee, Y.N., W.K.Li

On a double smooth transition time series model

Lischer, P.

The use of a Horowitz-like function for the analysis of chemical laboratory data

Manchester, L., K.Haller

Predicting cod stocks from air pressure fields: A problem in under determined regression

McDonald, J.W., P.W.F.Smith, J.J.Forster

Exact tests for log-linear models for mortality rates and standardized mortality ratios

Mezzetti, M., C.Robertson

A hierarchical Bayesian approach to age-specific backcalculation of cancer incidence rates

Mönkeberg, S., W.Stahel, R.Kegel, J.Staehelin

Factor analytic models for identifying sources of air pollution. Comparing graphical analyses and positive matrix factorization

Núñez-Antón, V., J.M. Rodriguez-Póo, P.Vieu

Longitudinal data with nonstationary errors: A nonparametric three-stage approach

Oldham, M.A., A.M.Sykes, A.J.Watkins

Statistical modelling of asthma episodes and air pollution

Oskrochi, G., R.Crouchley, R.B.Davies

A family of compound distributions applied to recurrent breast cancer data with selection and informative dropout

Pritscher, L., Ch.Minder

Searching for meaningful hazard regression models

Pruscha, H.

Semiparametric estimation in regression models for point processes based on one realization

Quehenberger, F.

Comparison of two estimators for the marginal proportional intensity model for clustered event history data

Read, K.L.Q., S.J.Powers

How many parameters? A case study in the modelling of growth

Steland, A.

Analyzing the ordinal structure of data: A survey of risk of premature death models and the rank modelling approach

Stronegger, W.-J., G.U.H.Seeber

Modelling of non-multiplicative interactions for epidemiologic causal models using families of link functions

Wagenpfeil, S., Ch.Minder

Robustification of the Cox model: Time-varying coefficient survival models

Watkins, A.J.

Frameworks for expectations in lifetime distributions

Wilkinson, C., P.Tijskens, G.Jongbloed

Nonlinear models with random coefficients: An example with the logistic growth curve

Wright, E.M., P.Royston

Assessing the goodness-of-fit of models estimating age-specific reference intervals

Yu, P.L.H., K.Y.Chan

Graphical representation of ranking data: A Bayesian approach

Zahnd, E.

About the influence of the level of wages and the introduction of value added tax on the Swiss inflation rate