Keynote and Invited Sessions

IPS001: President's Invited Papers

Communicating Risk and Uncertainty
David Spiegelhalter Abstract Video

Fostering the Statistical Development of African Countries: Potential Role of the International Statistical Institute
Dimitri Sanga Abstract Paper Video

IPS002: Energy Markets

Modelling Electricity Spot and Forward Prices by Ambit Fields
Ole E. Barndorff-Nielsen, Fred E. Benth, Almut E.D. Veraart Abstract Paper

A Comparison of Reduced-Form Permit Price Models and Their Empirical Performances
Georg Gruell, Luca Taschini Abstract Paper

IPS003: Statistical approach to turbulence

Ambit Fields and Turbulence
Juergen Schmiegel, Ole E. Barndorff-Nielsen, Emil Hedevang Abstract Paper

Towards Turbulent Turbulence Modeling
Emil Hedevang Abstract

Applications of Ambit Fields
Fred E. Benth, Ole E. Barndorff-Nielsen, Almut Veraart Abstract Paper

IPS004: Likelihood Methods in Finance

Asymptotic Theory of Maximum Likelihood Estimator for Diffusion Model
Joon Y. Park Abstract

A Quasi-Maximum Likelihood Method for Estimating the Parameters of Multivariate Diffusions
Stan Hurn, Kenneth Lindsay, Andrew McClelland Abstract

Density Approximations for Multivariate Affine Jump-Diffusion Processes
Damir Filipovic, Eberhard Mayerhofer, Paul Schneider Abstract

IPS005: Estimation under long-range dependence

Asymptotic Properties of U-Processes under Long-Range Dependence and Applications
Celine Levy-Leduc, Murad S. Taqqu, Eric Moulines, Helene Boistard, Valderio A. Reisen Abstract Paper

Nonstationary Models with Long Memory
François Roueff Abstract Paper

Detrended Fluctuation Analysis and Wavelet Hurst Exponent Error
Michael A. Cohen, Can O. Tan, J. Andrew Taylor Abstract

IPS006: Statistics in Neuroscience

A Bayesian Spatial Model for Brain Activation and Functional Connectivity
DuBois Bowman Abstract

Applications and Extensions of Granger Causality in Neuroimaging: Inferences on Information Flow over the Brain
Joao R. Sato Abstract Paper

A Spatio-Temporal Analysis for Detecting Neural Activation in the Imaging Data
Fumikazu Miwakeichi, Yoshitaka Oku, Yasumasa Okada, Shigeharu Kawai, Yoshiyasu Tamura, Makio Ishiguro Abstract Paper

IPS007: Inference for Stochastic Processes

Statistical Inference for Integrated Diffusion Processes
Michael Sørensen Abstract Paper

Numerical Aspects of Simulation and Inference for Stochastic Differential Equations: A Review
Stefano M. Iacus Abstract

On Quasi-Likelihood Analyses for Stochastic Differential Equations with Jumps
Hiroki Masuda Abstract Paper

IPS008: Forecasting using massive amount of data

Seasonal Unit Root Tests in Long Periodicity Cases
David A. Dickey Abstract Paper

Dynamic Forecasting of Bus Arrivals to Stations
Carlos M. Hernandez-Suarez Abstract Paper

Harmonization of Economic Cycles: Methods of Statistic Research and Econometric Modeling
Elena Zarova Abstract Paper

IPS009: Panel discussion: New challenges in Mathematical Statistics

Panel Discussion: Future Directions and New Challenges in Mathematical Statistics
Peter McCullagh, Rosemary Bailey, Xiao-li Meng, Joan del Castillo, Elvira DiNardo Abstract

Panel member
Xiao-li Meng Video

Panel member
Rosemary Bailey Video

Panel member
Elvira DiNardo Video

Panel member
Joan del Castillo Video

Discussant & Chair
Peter McCullagh Video

IPS010: Models for financial markets with transactions costs

Asymptotic Arbitrage in Large Financial Markets with Friction
Emmanuel Denis, Lavinia Ostafe Abstract

Asymptotics and Duality in Portfolio Optimization with Transaction Costs
Stefan Gerhold, Johannes Muhle-Karbe, Walter Schachermayer Abstract Paper

Multivariate Utility Maximization with Random Endowment under Proportional Transaction Costs
Luciano Campi Abstract

IPS011: Stereology, Image analysis

Flowers and Wedges for Stereology
Luis M. Cruz-Orive Abstract

The Semi-Automatic Nucleator
Linda V. Hansen, Jens R. Nyengaard, Johnnie B. Andersen, Eva B.V. Jensen Abstract

Tensorial Minkowski Functionals of Anisotropic Spatial Structures
Klaus Mecke, Gerd Schroeder-Turk Abstract

IPS012: Population genetics

Improving Common Population Genetic Estimators by Using Shrinkage
Andreas Futschik Abstract Paper

The Infinitely Many Genes Model for Diversity in Bacterial Genomes
Franz Baumdicker Abstract Paper

Rate of Adaptation under Weak Selection
Feng Yu Abstract Paper

IPS013: Random Evolution of Populations

Historical Processes and Their Diffusion Limits for Modeling Populations with Past Dependence
Sylvie Méléard, Viet Chi Tran Abstract Paper

Neutrality, Epistasis & Evolvability: What Can Random Networks Tell Us about Molecular Evolution?
Todd L. Parsons Abstract

Mutation and Selection in Age-Structured Populations
David Steinsaltz, Steve N. Evans, Ken Wachter Abstract Paper

IPS014: Improving International Comparisons of Prices and Sizes of Economies

Within-Country Price Variations: Evidence from ICP and CPI Data
Yuri Dikhanov, Eileen P. Capilit Abstract Paper

Increasing the Efficiency of Price Survey Frameworks in the ICP
Frederic A. Vogel Abstract Paper

Data Access and Archiving Policy and Principles for the International Comparison Program
Dennis J. Trewin Abstract Paper

Improving the Quality of GDP Expenditure Estimates under the ICP
Paul J. McCarthy, Michel Mouyelo-Katoula Abstract

IPS015: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Statistics

Organiser
Evdokia Xekalaki Video

The Evolution of the Field of Statistics
Donald B. Rubin Abstract Video

Prolegomena to the Theory and Practice of Data Analysis
Peter J. Huber Abstract Paper Video

Current Challenges in the Theory of Statistics
David Cox Abstract Video

Discussion
Steve Stigler Video

Discussants
Discussion Video

IPS016: Implementation of FAO modular approach to Integrated Agricultural Census/Survey Programme: Lessons learned, issues and challenges

Implementation of the Modular Approach of the World Programme of Census of Agriculture 2010 Review of the implementation of WCA2010 in countries: successes, issues, challenges
Naman Keita, Hiek Som Abstract Paper

Implementation of the Modular Approach of the World Programme of Census of Agriculture 2010 in Mozambique Issues, challenges and innovative features of the Second Census of Agriculture and Livestock
Camilo Amade Abstract Paper

Implementation of World Census of Agriculture FAO Programme 2010 in Latin American Countries: Innovations, Issues, Challenges
Miguel A. Galmes Abstract Paper

IPS017: Risk communication to a lay audience reflecting uncertainty and variability issues

Use and Application of the G-and-H Distribution in the Financial Risk Management
Kabir Dutta Abstract

Risk Assessment
Edward L. Melnick Abstract

Communicating Health Risk Uncertainty: Myths and Fallacies
Cindy Jardine, S. Michelle Driedger, Lisa Given Abstract

IPS018: Statistical risk assessment in trustworthy computing

Stopping Rules in Security Testing Using a Combined Logistic-MESAT (Compound Poisson) Approach
Susan J. Simmons, Mehmet Sahinoglu, James Matis Abstract Paper

Multivariate Statistical Inference on the 3-State Availability of Repairable Sytems Using the Sahinoglu-Libby Probability Model
Mehmet Sahinoglu, YangLin Yuan, Sedat Capar Abstract Paper

A Quantitative Security and Privacy Risk Assessment and Management Method for Social Networks

IPS019: Adversarial risk analysis in counterterrorism

Adversarial Games
David Banks Abstract

Adversaral Risk Analysis: The Somali Pirates Case
Jesus Rios, David Rios Insua, Juan Carlos Sevillano Abstract

Probabilistic Aspects of Exploration Risk
Nozer D. Singpurwalla Abstract

IPS020: Stochastic modelling in systems biology

Modelling Prion Dynamics in Yeast
Martin S. Ridout, Vasileios Giagos, Byron J.T. Morgan, Wesley R. Naeimi, Mick F. Tuite Abstract Paper

Bayesian Inference for Markov Processes with Application to Biochemical Network Dynamics
Darren J. Wilkinson Abstract

Identifiability of Aggregated Markov Models of Single Ion Channels
Frank G. Ball Abstract Paper

IPS021: Statistics of extremes in today's world

Computational Validation of an Adaptative Choice of Optimal Sample Fractions
Frederico Caeiro, M. Ivette Gomes Abstract Paper

Trends and Change Points in the Tail Behavior of a Heavy Tailed Distribution
Goedele Dierckx, Jef Teugels Abstract Paper

Statistical Modeling of Spatial Extremes
Mathieu Ribatet, Anthony C. Davison, Simone A. Padoan Abstract

IPS022: Integrating biological knowledge in gene expression data analysis

Shrinkage Covariance Estimation Incorporating Prior Biological Knowledge (SHIP) with Applications to High-Dimensional Data
Vincent Guillemot, Monika Jelizarow, Arthur Tenenhaus, Anne-Laure Boulesteix Abstract Paper

Assessing the Role of Multi-Protein Complexes in Determining Phenotype
Nolwenn Le Meur, Robert Gentleman Abstract Paper

Dissecting Variability in High-Dimensional Genomic Data
Jeff Leek Abstract

IPS023: Algebraic Statistics

Betti Numbers, Models and Experimental Designs
Henry P. Wynn, Hugo Maruri-Aguillar, Eduardo Saenz de Cabezon Abstract Paper

Testing Algebraic Hypotheses
Mathias Drton Abstract

Monte Carlo Sampling and Algebra
Ian H. Dinwoodie Abstract

Sampling Contingency Tables Using Markov Moves Based on Linear Programming
Lawrence H. Cox Abstract Paper

IPS024: Causal inference from observational studies

External Validity and Transportability: A Formal Approach
Judea Pearl, Elias Bareinboim Abstract Paper

The G-Formula for Causal Inference
Miguel Hernan Abstract

Estimation of Direct Effects for Survival Data Using the Aalen Additive Hazards Model
Stijn Vansteelandt Abstract

IPS025: Women's role in fighting poverty and the informal economy

Gender Differences in Employment in the Informal Economy
Ralf Hussmanns Abstract Paper

Challenges of Measuring Women Involvement Informal Economy in Adverse Conditions
Luay A. Shabaneh Abstract Paper

The Role of the Informal Economy in Helping Women Fight Poverty
Yandiswa Mpetsheni Abstract

IPS026: Astrostatistics: Statistical challenges for the new data-intensive astronomy

Extra-Solar Planet Detection Via Bayesian Fusion MCMC Modeling
Philip C. Gregory Abstract

Recent Advances in Bayesian Inference in Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Thanks to the Multinest Algorithm
Roberto Trotta, Farhan Feroz, Mike P. Hobson, Roberto Ruiz de Austri Abstract Paper

Cosmostatistics
Benjamin D. Wandelt Abstract

IPS027: Is there economic order within the natural system, and if yes how can we use it to measure and manage poverty?

Nature's Economic and Financial Order, and the Natural Solution of Poverty
Helmut Maier Abstract Paper

Fundamental Law of Information and Its Impact on Quality of Statistics in Information Society and Knowledge-Based Economy
Jozef Olenski Abstract Paper

IPS028: Statistical analysis of non-linear water systems

Geophysical and Spatial Statistical Approaches to Understanding Recent Complex Changes in Greenland Glaciers at Centimeter to Ice-sheet-Wide Scales
Ute C. Herzfeld Abstract

Statistical Outliers or Extremes, Dragon-Kings or Dragon-Fools?
Daniel Schertzer Abstract

Global Space-Time Cascades and Multifractals in Precipitation: Basic Issues and Empirical Status
Shaun Lovejoy, Julien Pinel, Daniel Schertzer Abstract Paper

IPS029: Social problems, official statistics and social science

The Modernisation of European Social Statistics
Inna Steinbuka Abstract Paper

Re-Engineering Dutch Social Surveys: From Single-Purpose Surveys to an Integrated Design
Wim van Nunspeet, Paul van der Laan Abstract Paper

Developing Attitudinal Indicators of Societal Wellbeing
Roger Jowell, Eric Harrison, Elissa Sibley Abstract

European Social and Labour Market Index: Enhancing the Labour Market Policy Debate by Making Use of Official Statistics
Austrian Chamber of Labour, Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Grete Epler, Eva Rueckert Abstract Paper

IPS030: Research on the use of registers in producing statistics

Topics of Statistical Theory for Register-Based Statistics
Li-Chun Zhang Abstract Paper

Estimation of the Validity of Administrative Variables
Bart F.M. Bakker Abstract Paper

The Impact of the Quality of Administrative Sources on Differents Phases of Statistical Process
Metka Zaletel, Rudi Seljak, Tatjana Novak Abstract Paper

IPS031: Recession and Recovery – measuring the impact and situation in cities, neighbouring areas and regions within countries

European Metropolises: Recession and Recovery
Asta Manninen Abstract Paper

Comparison of Regional Economy Development in China
Xiaolin Pang, Xiaolong Chen, Bingjie An Abstract Paper

European Metro Regions: Explaining the Growing and Shrinking Productivity Gaps between the Capital and the Other Metro Regions
Lewis W. Dijkstra, Lewis Dijkstra, Lewis Dijkstra, Lewis Dijkstra, Lewis Dijkstra Abstract

IPS032: Using the Internet as a Data Collection Mode

Web Panels and Population Statistics
Arie Kapteyn, Bas Weerman Abstract

Keeping Up Appearances: Maintaining Standards during Strategic Changes in Electronic Reporting
Emma Farrell, Kettie Hewett Abstract Paper

Issues, Challenges and Experiences of the Internet as a Data Collection Mode at the U.S. Census Bureau
Amy E. Anderson, Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Abstract Paper

IPS033: The use of paradata in response analysis, response monitoring and responsive design

Optimal Scheduling of Contact Attempts in Mixed-Mode Surveys
Melania Calinescu, Sandjai Bhulai Abstract Paper

LOE Paradata Quality and Its Effect on Nonresponse Adjustments Using Callback Models
Paul P. Biemer, Patrick Chen, Kevin Wang Abstract Paper

Using Paradata and Responsive Design To Manage Survey Nonresponse
James Wagner, Mick P. Couper Abstract Paper

Interviewer Effects on the Process Leading to Cooperation or Refusal Using Interviewer Call Record Data
Gabriele B. Durrant, Julia D'Arrigo Abstract

IPS034: Legal, ethical and privacy issues arising out of increasing use of linked administrative files

A Canadian Perspective on the Use of Administrative Information for Statistical Purposes
Philip Giles Abstract Paper

Decision on Using More Administrative Data: Problems and Challenges Faced by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Zelia M. Bianchini, Sidnéia R. Cardoso Abstract Paper

Statistics New Zealand's Experience of Data Integration – A Policy and Legislative Perspective
Andrew D. Hunter, Vince C. Galvin Abstract Paper

IPS035: Setting priorities for a statistics service across government

Inspiring Statistics
Jason Bradbury Abstract Paper

Integrating Statistical and Administrative Records – The Current Challenge of Coordination of Statistical Systems
Eduardo P. Nunes, Wasmalia Bivar, Zelia Bianchini Abstract Paper

From the Expression of Social Needs to the Drawing of a Programme for Official Statistics
Jean-Pierre Le Gléau Abstract Paper

IPS036: Autonomous Statistical Agencies: Lessons learnt and new challenges

Autonomy of a National Statistical Agency: The Ugandan Model
Ben Kiregyera Abstract Paper

Building Trust in Official Statistics – A Shared Responsibility
Denise Lievesley Abstract

NSO's autonomy: The Mexican experience
Eduardo Sojo, Gerardo Leyva Abstract Paper

IPS037: Fundamental challenges for international official statistics

Challenges for Official Statisticians
Brian Pink Abstract

Same, Same … but Different. Challenges to Statistics as a Basis for Longitudinal and Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Ann R. Saetnan Abstract

A Comprehensive Balance Sheet Structure To Show Intergenerational Imbalances
Robert Gilhooly, Matthew Corder, Martin Weale Abstract

IPS038: Measuring well-being

Moving from a GDP-Based to a Well-being-Based Metric of Economic Performance and Social Progress in OECD Countries, 1980-2009: Results from the Index of Economic Well-Being
Andrew Sharpe Abstract Paper

Innovations in the Measurement of Human Development: Tools for Assessing Achievements and Gaps in the Enlargement of People's Choices
Jeni Klugman, Milorad Kovacevic Abstract Paper

Measuring Wellbeing in Theory and Practice
David Gruen, Shane Johnson, Stephanie Gorecki Abstract Paper

IPS040: Estimating and visualising high dimensional cluster structure

Discovering Clustering Structure in High-Dimensional Metabolomic Data
Isobel Claire Gormley Abstract

Using Self-Tuning Diffusion Maps To Reduce Dimensionality and Find Clustering Structure
Rebecca Nugent, David Friedenberg Abstract Paper

Comparing Different Clustering Models on the Unit Hypercube
Nema Dean, Rebecca Nugent Abstract Paper

IPS041: Analysis of Insurance Risk Models with Dependence

Applications of Time-Series Models To Ruin Theory with Dependent Classes of Business
Kam P. Wat, Wai K. Li, Kam C. Yuen Abstract Paper

A Copula Approach To Test Asymmetric Information with Applications to Predictive Modeling
Emiliano A. Valdez, Peng Shi Abstract

Predicting Multivariate Two-Part Health Outcomes
Edward W. Frees, Xiaoli Jin, Xiao (Joyce) Lin Abstract

Ruin Theory with Dependent Risks
Hansjoerg Albrecher Abstract

IPS042: New generations and algorithms of principal component analysis

On Generalized Canonical Correlation Analysis
Michel van de Velden Abstract Paper

A Fixed Factor Analysis Procedure as an Extension of Principal Component Analysis
Kohei Adachi Abstract Paper

Principal Components Based on a Subset of Qualitative Variables and Its Accelerated Computational Algorithm
Masahiro Kuroda, Masaya Iizuka, Yuichi Mori, Michio Sakakihara Abstract Paper

Exploratory Multilevel Redundancy Analysis
Yoshio Takane, Lixing Zhou Abstract Paper

IPS043: Statistical Shape and Functional Data Analysis

How New Shape Analysis and Directional Statistics Are Advancing Modern Life-Sciences
Kanti V. Mardia Abstract Paper

Focusing on Structural Asumptions in Regression on Functional Variable
Laurent Delsol Abstract Paper

Factor Models and Variable Selection in High Dimensional Regression Analysis
Alois Kneip, Pascal Sarda Abstract

IPS044: Fast computation for Bayesian inference

Fast Bayesian Estimation in Sparse Contingency Tables
Jonathan J. Forster Abstract

Fast Approximate Inference with INLA: The Past, the Present and the Future
Daniel Simpson, Finn Lindgren, Håvard Rue Abstract Paper

Inference for Discrete Latent Time Series Processes
Arnab Bhattacharya, Simon Wilson Abstract Paper

IPS045: Detection of Structural Changes of statistical models with applications in hydrology

Estimation of Multiple Changepoints in Climatic Time Series
QiQi Lu, Robert B. Lund, Thomas C.M. Lee Abstract Paper

Change Point Detection in the Carbon Cycle: Methodologies and Applications
Claudie Beaulieu Abstract

Detection of Changes in Mean of Vectors with Application to Hydrology
Daniela Jaruskova Abstract

IPS046: Array methods for efficient smoothing of space-time data on grids.

An Introduction to Generalized Linear Array Models
Iain D. Currie Abstract Paper

Flexible Spatio-Temporal Smoothing with Array Methods
Dae-Jin Lee Abstract Paper

Seasonal Models for Life Tables
Paul H.C. Eilers Abstract

Generalized Array Models as Mixed Models
Maria Durban Abstract Paper

IPS047: Applying results of statistics education research to teaching statistics.

Research and Recent Developments in Probability Education: An Interactive and Electronic Approach
Ramesh Kapadia, Manfred Borovcnik Abstract Paper

A Research-Based Statistics Course for Tertiary Students
Jiyoon Park, Robert delMas, Andrew Zieffler, Joan Garfield Abstract Paper

Exploring Student Understanding of Significance in Randomization-Based Courses
John P. Holcomb, Allan Rossman, Beth Chance Abstract Paper

IPS47 – Applying Results of Statistics Education Research to Teaching Statistics in Irish Primary Schools
Finbarr C. Sloane, Aisling M. Leavy Abstract

IPS048: Teaching Courses in Probability Modelling

Re-Connecting Probability and Reasoning about Data in Secondary School Teaching
Dave Pratt Abstract Paper

Applied Probability at the Sophomore Level: An Opportunity and a Challenge
Matthew A. Carlton Abstract Paper

Probability Models for Beginners
Adrian W. Bowman Abstract Paper

Probability Learning for Statistics and the Real World
Helen L. MacGillivray Abstract

IPS049: Integrating qualitative research methods in introductory statistics courses: reflections and directions

In Search of the 5 Biggest Qualitative-Methods Messages for Statistics
Chris Wild Abstract

Integrating Qualitative Research Approaches in Traditional Introductory Statistics Courses: Pros and Cons
Irena Ograjenšek, Iddo Gal Abstract Paper

IPS050: Opportunities and pitfalls of e-learning, virtual learning environments and open education resources

Designing and Evaluating an E-Learning Environment for Supporting Students' Problem-Oriented Use of Statistical Tool Software
Rolf Biehler, Tobias Hofmann Abstract Paper Video

Virtual Environment Support of Statistical Literacy at Basic Education
Irene Cazorla, Verônica Yumi Kataoka, Claudia Borim da Silva, Hugo Hernandez Abstract Paper Video

Collaborative Development of a Virtual Environment To Support Learning in Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis
Michael Bulmer Abstract Paper Video

Bestsellers in the Business Statistics Classroom
Michelle Sisto Abstract

Q&A
Floor Discussion Video

IPS051: Enhancing statistics education through international cooperation and the use of international data (joint with IAOS)

Statistical Literacy, Globalisation, and the Internet
Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker, James Nicholson Abstract Paper

Integrated Content for Statistical Literacy and User Engagement
Alan Smith Abstract Paper

Visualisation and Social Media as Educational Tools of National Statistical offices, Examples and Best Practices
Minna M. Korhonen Abstract Paper

IPS052: Teaching sampling techniques in agriculture, biology and social sciences

Teaching Inference for Capture-Recapture Data: Populations, Samples, Probabilities, Parameters and Models
Kenneth P. Burnham Abstract

Some ideas on teaching capture{recapture techniques in epidemiologyand the social sciences
Maarten Cruyff, Peter G.M. van der Heijden, Dankmar Böhning Abstract Paper

On Applying Area and Multiple Frame Sampling Methods in a Wide Range of Baseline Agricultural and Rural Survey Programmes
?lvaro González Villalobos, William H. Wigton Abstract Paper

IPS054: Complex analysis for longitudinal data

Adjusting for Measurement Error and Misclassification in Longitudinal Multilevel Models
Maria Eugénia Ferrão Abstract Paper

The Manifest Association Structure of Structural Equation Models for Longitudinal Data: Insights from Partial Correlations
Peter W.F. Smith, Maria de Fátima Salgueiro Abstract

The Analysis of Longitudinal Survey Data under Complex Sampling – A Review
Gad Nathan Abstract

IPS055: Inference for linked data

Regression Analysis for Longitudinally Linked Data
Gunky Kim, Ray Chambers Abstract Paper

Using Administrative Data To Enhance Policy Relevant Analysis: Experience from the ADMIN Research Centre
James J. Brown, Lorraine Dearden Abstract

New Bootstrap Bias Corrections with Application to Estimation of Prediction MSE in Small Area Estimation
Solange Correa Abstract

IPS056: Estimation & inference in complex survey sampling

Log Linear Modeling with Complex Survey Data
Chris Skinner Abstract Paper

Resampling and Estimation of Variance Components
Mary E. Thompson, Zilin Wang Abstract Paper

Variance Estimation of Inequality Indexes Via Different Methods in Complex Sampling Design
Erika Antal, Matti Langel, Yves Tillé, Yves Tillé, Yves Tillé Abstract Paper

IPS057: Data mining & machine learning in statistics organisations

Use of Machine Learning for Automated Survey Coding
Frederic R. Clarke, Steven Brooker Abstract

Data-Driven System Level Mapping for Strategic Decision Support
Fionn Murtagh Abstract

Machine Learning and Record Linkage
William E. Winkler Abstract Paper

IPS059: Record linking and imputation in administrative data

Study of Record Linkage Software for the 2010 Brazilian Census Post Enumeration Survey
Andrea Diniz da Silva, Otavio Santana Martins Romeo, Thaigo Silva Soares, Vinicius Layter Xavier Abstract Paper

A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for Record Linkage and Population Size Estimation
Andrea Tancredi Abstract

Multiple Record Linkage: Generalizing the Fellegi-Sunter Approach to K > 2 Datafiles
Mauricio Sadinle, Rob Hall, Stephen E. Fienberg Abstract Paper

IPS060: Applying and measuring confidentiality methods

A Method for Confidentialising User-Defined Tables: Statistical Properties and a Risk-Utility Analysis
Jennifer K. Marley, Victoria L. Leaver Abstract Paper

Disclosure Control by Computer Scientists: An Overview and an Application of Microaggregation to Mobility Data Anonymization
Josep Domingo-Ferrer, Michal Sramka Abstract Paper

Verification Servers: Enabling Analysts To Assess the Quality of Inferences from Public Use Microdata
Alan F. Karr, Anna Oganian, Jerome P. Reiter Abstract Paper

IPS061: New approaches for agricultural statistics

Drowning in Data, Coming up Dry: Making Connections for Meaningful Water Policy Analysis
Roger Claassen, Mary Bohman Abstract Paper

Agricultural Statistics: A Case Apart?
Flavio Bolliger Abstract Paper

How To Measure the Water Usage in Agriculture
Eva Laczka Abstract

Water Quality and Quantity and Their Implication on Future Agricultural Productivity in South Africa
Moses B. Mnyaka Abstract Paper

IPS062: Small area estimation for complex surveys

Robust Small Area Estimation
Julie Gershunskaya, Partha Lahiri Abstract Paper

An Application of Bayesian Small Area Estimation for Circular Data
Jean Opsomer, Jay Breidt, Daniel Hernandez-Stumpfhauser Abstract Paper

Design Consistent Small Area Estimators Based on M-quantile Regression
Enrico Fabrizi, Monica Pratesi, Nicola Salvati, Nikos Tzavidis Abstract Paper

IPS063: Managing the effects of changing measurement technologies on environmental longitudinal surveys.

Fishnets, Stocks, and Time: A Bayesian Perspective on Modeling and Sampling Issues That Arise When Evaluating Sockeye Salmon Migration Patterns
Carolyn Huston, Steven Thompson, Carl Schwarz Abstract

Broad Scale Monitoring of Land Cover Change Using Remotely Sensed Data – Some Issues and Challenges
Peter A. Caccetta, Norm A. Campbell, Simon Collings, Suzanne L. Furby, Xiaoliang Wu Abstract

Wavelet-based Multiresolution Analysis of Water Temperatures
Ross Darnell, Don Percival Abstract

IPS064: Census strategies

Censuses in a Register-Based Statistical System: Norwegian Experiences
Espen Andersen, Harald Utne Abstract Paper

Conducting Censuses under Challenging Situations, Crisis and Post Conflict
Rogelio E. Fernandez-Castilla Abstract Paper Video

Beyond 2011 – Future Population Statistics for the UK
Frank Nolan Abstract Paper Video

IPS065: Current Developments in Healthcare Engineering

The Challenges of Measuring Health Care Quality
Jaap Van den Heuvel, Ronald J.M.M. Does Abstract

Process Management in Healthcare (An Improvement Journey with Lean Six Sigma)
Albert Trip Abstract Paper

Measurement for Improvement in Healthcare
Shirley Y. Coleman Abstract

IPS066: Boundary crossing probabilities and their applications

Sensitivity Problems for Boundary Crossing
Konstantin Borovkov, Andrew N. Downes, Alexander Novikov Abstract

Linear and Non-Linear Boundary Crossing Probabilities for Brownian Motion and Their Applications to Predicting the Bankruptcy of Manufacture Companies
James C. Fu Abstract Paper

Estimating Boundary Crossing Probabilities by Control Variables
Klaus Poetzelberger Abstract Paper

IPS067: New Applications of System Signatures in Reliability

Network Reliability: A Fresh Look at Some Basic Questions
Francisco J. Samaniego Abstract

Mixture Representations Based on Signatures for Coherent Systems with Heterogeneous Components
Jorge Navarro, Francisco J. Samaniego, Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan Abstract

Stochastic Comparison of Multiple Systems
Myles Hollander, Francisco J. Samaniego Abstract

Coherent Systems with Shared Components and Joint Signature
Jorge Navarro, Francisco Samaniego, Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan Abstract

IPS068: Statistical Perspectives to Social Network Analysis

Probabilistic Models of Growth of Networks
Vladimir Batagelj, Nataša Kejzar Abstract Paper

The Impact of Non-Response Treatments on the Stability of Blockmodels
Anja Znidarsic, Anuska Ferligoj, Patrick Doreian Abstract Paper

Statistical Models for Dynamics of Social Networks: Inference and Applications
Tom A.B. Snijders Abstract Paper

IPS069: Sequential aspects in computer experiments

Sequential Search Based on Kriging: Convergence Analysis of Some Algorithms
Emmanuel Vazquez, Julien Bect Abstract Paper

A Discussion of Fully Adaptive Design for Computer Experiments
Henry P. Wynn, Noha Youssef Abstract Paper

IPS071: Understanding water resources and quality through analysis of massive data sets

Design and Analysis of Genomic Studies for Understanding Adaptability of Daphnia to Water Environments
Karen Kafadar, Guilherme V. Rocha, John Colbourne Abstract

QA/QC of Measurements Collected on Very Large Scale Rainfall and Stream Flow Data Sets
Ross Sparks Abstract Paper

Analysis of Massive Microarray Data for Understanding Effects of Water Environments to Beetle Tissues
Guilherme V. Rocha, Karen Kafadar, Justen Andrews Abstract

IPS072: Space-time modeling

High Resolution Bayesian Space-Time Modelling for Ozone Concentration Levels
Sujit K. Sahu Abstract

Modeling Misaligned Spatio-Temporal Data
Alexandra M. Schmidt, Alexandre S. Silva, Paulo J. Ribeiro Jr. Abstract

A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Joint 3D Ocean Properties Reconstructions
Ricardo Lemos, Bruno Sanso Abstract

Bayesian Models for Multicategory Spatial Data
Candace Berrett, Catherine Calder Abstract

IPS073: Statistical downscaling

Regional Climate Modeling: The Technique, Possibilities and Limitations
Markku Rummukainen Abstract

A Statistical Analysis of Regional Climate Models: Connecting Physics to Model Output
Steve Sain Abstract

Climate Change and Precipitation Extremes in Regional Climate Models
Hayley J. Fowler, Marie Ekstrom, Stephen Blenkinsop, Elisabeth Kendon, Mari Jones Abstract

IPS074: Sensor networks

Wireless Sensor Networks and the Statistical Sciences
Peter J. Toscas Abstract Paper

Distributed and Sequential Detection of Many Interacting Change Points
Long Nguyen Abstract

Spatial Sampling Design and Wireless Sensor Networks
Zhengyuan Zhu Abstract

IPS075: Endocrine disruptors in the environment

An Integrative Approach for Assessing and Comparing Contaminant Accumulation through Aquatic Food Webs
Karen Kidd, Katrine Borga, Derek Muir, David Powell Abstract

The Role of Statistics in the Development of National Fish Monitoring Programs for Endocrine Disruption in Canada
Kelly R. Munkittrick, Tim J. Barrett Abstract

Environmetrical Approach To Analyze Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment and Human Body
Kristina Voigt, Rainer Bruggemann, Hagen Scherb, Karl-Werner Schramm Abstract Paper

Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Joanne Parrott, Mark McMaster, Gerald Tetreault Abstract

IPS076: Fuzzy data and statistics

Statistics with Fuzzy Data by Using Random Fuzzy Sets
Maria A. Gil Abstract Paper

Hurst Exponents for Non-Precise Data
Mayer Alvo, François Theberge Abstract Paper

Fuzzy Data and Imprecise Probabilities in Engineering
Michael Beer Abstract Paper

IPS077: Environmental epidemiology

An Extended Conditional Autoregressive Model for Bayesian Disease Mapping
Duncan Lee, Richard Mitchell Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Model of Time Activity Data To Investigate Health Effect of Air Pollution in Epidemiological Studies
Marta Blangiardo, Sylvia Richardson Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Model for Cluster Detection
Jonathan C. Wakefield, Albert Y. Kim Abstract

IPS078: Environmental sampling

Performance of 'Gamma-Shaped' Detection Functions in Aerial-Line Transect Surveys of Large Terrestrial Mammals
Joel H. Reynolds, Anna-Marie Benson Abstract

IPS079: Indicators and their role in environmental accounting

Weights as Importance in Composite Indicators
Andrea Saltelli, Michaela Saisana, Paolo Paruolo Abstract Paper

Statistical Considerations in the Development of Environmental Indices: The Example of the Canadian Water Quality Index
Sylvia R. Esterby, Abdel H. El-Shaarawi Abstract Paper

Statistical Issues in the Creation of Environmental Indicators
Daniela Cocchi Abstract

IPS080: Plenary opening to Water Theme Day

Managing Water Resources in a Changing World under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty
Olcay Ünver Abstract

Water Security in a Changing World
Howard Wheater Abstract

Water for Food: Statistical Structure and Prediction of the Global Virtual Water Trade Network
Carole Dalin, Megan Konar, Samir Suweis, Andrea Rinaldo, Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe Abstract

IPS081: Vulnerability of Water Resources to Climate Variability

Spatial and Temporal Bias Correction of Regional Climate Model Output for the Assessment of Hydrological Consequences of Climate Change
Andras Bardossy, Geoffrey Pegram Abstract

Detection of Climate Change and Climate Variability Signals in Colombia and the Amazon River Basin through Empirical Mode Decomposition
Alejandra M. Carmona, Germán Poveda Abstract Paper

Shall We Care about Optimal Statistical Decision Theory When Designing a Flood Protection Dike under Climate Variability?
Jacques Bernier, Eric Parent, Merlin Keller, Kouloud Ghorbel Abstract

IPS082: Three different water issues in Venezuela

Monitoring Variables at the Outlet of a Clarified Water Loop through Multivariate Extension of Real Process Capability Index
Maura L. Vasquez, Teodoro R. Garcia, Guillermo Ramirez, Jose R. Garcia, Carlos M. Martinez, Alberto Camardiel Abstract Paper

Water Characteristics for Human Consumption and Its Relations with Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases
Richard Mora, Lisbeth Manganiello, Cristobal Vega, Maria L. Vega, Samar Mouhtar, Nancy Mendoza Abstract Paper

Forecasting Venezuelan Caroni River Flow through Support Vector Machines
Cesar O. Seijas, Sergio Villazana, Jorge Guevara, Edilberto Guevara Abstract Paper

IPS083: Statistical methods for the physical and biological structure of the European Seas

Evaluation Tools of Phytoplankton Biodiversity
Cristina Mazziotti, Margherita Benzi, Francesca Bruno, Fedele Greco, Daniela Cocchi, Claudio Silvestri Abstract

Satellite Measurements Based Chlorophyll-a Trends Estimation in European Seas
Giovanni Coppini, Nadia Pinardi, Vladyslav Lyubartsev, Rosalia Santoleri, Simone Colella Abstract

Sampling and Monitoring in Ireland According to European Union Water Based Directives
Glenn Nolan, Shane O'Boyle Abstract

IPS084: Surveys of Aquatic Resources: Statistical Issues

Trend Evaluation Using a Rotating Panel Design and Multiple Imputation
Don L. Stevens Abstract

Cetacean Abundance Estimation: Novel Applications of Distance Sampling, Mark-Recapture and Survival Analysis Methods
David L. Borchers Abstract

Dealing with the Pseudo-Replication Problem in Longitudinal Data from Posidonia Oceanica Surveys: Modeling Dependence vs. Subsampling
Gianfranco Lovison, Mariangela Sciandra Abstract

IPS085: Statistical Modelling and Analysis of Lake Ice Formation and Its Environmental and Economic Impact

Ice Cover of Eurasian Lake and Inland Seas from Satellite and In Situ Observations
Alexei V. Kouraev, Mikhail N. Shimaraev, Frederique Remy, Nelly M. Mognard, Peter I. Bukharizin, Mikhail A. Naumenko, Andrey Yu Ivanov Abstract

Regime Shift Analysis of Lake Baikal Ice Phenology Data
Kimihiro Noguchi, Yulia R. Gel, Claude R. Duguay Abstract

Bootstrap Nonparametric Test for Trends in the Presence of ARCH/GARCH Effects
Bei Chen, Yulia R. Gel, Bovas Abraham, Abdel H. El-Shaarawi Abstract

IPS086: Approaches to Estimate the Burden of Waterborne Disease

The True Efficacy of a Water Quality Intervention: Accounting for Systematic Bias
Joseph N.S. Eisenberg, Kyle Enger, Kara Nelson Abstract

Issues in the Estimation of Disease Burden Associated with Waterborne Disease
Paul R. Hunter Abstract

IPS087: What is in your water?

Statistical Models for Developing U.S. National Limitations on Water Pollution Discharges by Industry
Marla Smith, David A. Marker, John Rogers, Robert Clickner Abstract

Monitoring of Impingement of Fish at Power Plant Cooling Water Intakes on the Ohio River
Douglas A. Dixon, Timothy W. Lohner, Elgin S. Perry Abstract

Laboratory and Field Evaluations of Wedgewire Screens for Protecting Early Life Stages of Fish at Cooling Water Intake Structures
Stephen V. Amaral, Douglas A. Dixon, Elgin S. Perry Abstract

Water Quality Control in the Portuguese North Rivers
Ines Sousa Abstract

IPS089: Hydrological Processes

Mixtures of Experts for Prediction and Understanding Model Discrepancy in Dynamic Computer Models
David Nott, Lucy Marshall, Mark Fielding, Shie-Yui Liong Abstract

Statistical Methods for Understanding Hydrologic Change
Chiara Bocci, Enrica Caporali, Alessandra Petrucci Abstract Paper

Challenges in the Interpretation of River Water Quality Time Series
Per Stålnacke, Eva Skarbøvik Abstract

IPS090: Modelling and Monitoring Water Quality of Large Lakes and River Basins

A Numerical Study of Accounting for Structural Error and Uncertainty in Environmental Models
Zhulu Lin, Bruce M. Beck, Gang Shen Abstract Paper

Ecological Effects of Long-Term Warming in the World's Largest Lake – Lake Baikal, Siberia
Stephanie E. Hampton, Marianne V. Moore, Lyubov R. Izemst'eva, Stephen L. Katz Abstract Paper

Trend and Seasonal Analysis of Dissolved Inorganic Nutrients in the Elkhorn Slough National Stuary
Lelys Guenni, Bruno Sans?, Marc Los Huertos Abstract

Methods To Address Systematic Errors in Hydrology and Water Quality Modeling
Peter Reichert Abstract

Joint Deterministic and Stochastic Modelling of Amazonian Discharges
Sílvia R.C. Lopes, T.S. Prass, R. Clarke, W. Collischonn Abstract Paper

IPS091: Filling the gaps: Improving coverage, data quality, and institutional arrangements for water statistics

Global Water Quality Data and Statistics for Inland Waters – The UNEP GEMS/Water Programme
Richard D. Robarts, Kelly M. Hodgson, Yvonne Stokker Abstract

Managing Reporting, Assessment and Dissemination of Data on Quality Status and Emissions for Europe's Waters – The WISE Context
Bo N. Jacobsen Abstract Paper

Water Statistics – Data Compilation on River Basin Level
Miloslava Veselá Abstract Paper

Freshwater Supply and Demand in Canada: Statistics and Accounts
François Soulard Abstract Paper

IPS093: Making every drop count: Experiences with water accounts

Eurostat's Activities in the Domain of Water Accounts
Stephan Moll Abstract

Towards Harmonisation and Standardisation: SEEA-Water
Peter Harper Abstract

Development and Application of SEEAW in China
Hong Gan Abstract

IPS094: Water statistics, policy and integrated water resource management

Information for Water Policies in Mexico
Ricardo Pizzuto Abstract

EU Water Policy and Related Data Needs
Jacques Delsalle Abstract

Which Indicators for Whose Policies? Some Challenges of Global Water Monitoring
Mike Muller Abstract Paper

Living with Water: Not without Water Statistics
Kees Baas, Cor Graveland Abstract Paper

IPS095: Modern multivariate statistics in hydrological frequency analysis

A General Probability Distribution for Hydrologic Frequency Analysis
Vijay P. Singh Abstract

Investigation of Unusual Hydrological Events Defined on Different Spatial and Temporal Scales
Andras Bardossy Abstract

A Copula-Based Multivariate Frequency Analysis for Hydrological Applications
Sander Vandenberghe, Niko E.C. Verhoest, Bernard De Baets Abstract

Multivariate Regional Flood Frequency Analysis
Taha Ouarda, Fateh Chebana Abstract

Statistical Diagnostic Tests for Multivariate/MultiSite Hyrological Time Series
Ian McLeod, Esam Mahdi Abstract

IPS096: Model natural resources with uncertainty

Estimating the Net Primary Production of Chinese Forest Ecosystem with Spatial Statistical Methods
Tonglin Zhang Abstract

Insights into Co-Limitation of Aquatic Consumers
Alexander Wacker Abstract

Understanding the Water Crisis in Northern China: What Government and Farmers Are Doing
Jinxia Wang, Jikun Huang Abstract

Measuring the Adoption of Conservation Practices by U.S. Farmers in the Upper and Lower Chesapeake Bay Watersheds
Christina S. Messer, Julia Klapproth Abstract Paper

Imputing Potential Productivity of Pacific Northwest Forests over Space and Time
Temesgen Hailemariam, Greg Latta, Tara Barrett, Darius Adams Abstract

IPS097: Water - extremes

Floods and Streamflow Droughts in Europe under Climate Change
Rutger Dankers, Luc Feyen Abstract Paper

Spatial Hierarchical Models for Extremes: Modeling Both Climate and Weather Effects
Daniel S. Cooley, Mathieu Ribatet Abstract Paper

Multivariate Extreme Value theory in Flood Mapping
Caroline Keef, David Kearney, Philip Emonson, Duncan S. Faulkner Abstract Paper

IPS098: Modeling waves and sea surface dynamics

Modeling Lagrange Sea Waves by Laplace Moving Averages
Krzysztof Podgorski Abstract

Modelling Sea Surface Dynamics
Anastassia Baxevani Abstract

Estimation of Return Values for Significant Wave Height from Satellite Data
Igor Rychlik Abstract

IPS099: Diffussed Water Pollution Sources: Modeling and Control

Development of Exposure-Response Relationships between Indicators of Water Quality and Swimming-Associated Illness
Timothy J. Wade, Alfred P. Dufour, Larry Wymer Abstract

Applications and Some Theory for a Nonparametric Approach Based on a Markov-Like Property for Classification with Water Applications
Clifford Spiegelman, EunSug Park, Jeongyoun Ahn Abstract

Collapsing Ordered Categories for Detecting the Emergence of toxic Chemical in Fresh Water by Using Dose-Response Curves
Takashi Yanagawa, Yoshiko Aoyama Abstract Paper

Statistical Challenges in Monitoring and Modeling Agricultural Diffuse Pollutions
Hao Zhang Abstract

IPS100: Copula-based advances in hydrologic engineering

Multivariate Return Periods and Hazard Measures: The Copula Approach
Gianfausto Salvadori, Fabrizio Durante Abstract

Detection of Change-Points in Dependence Structures
Anne-Catherine Favre, Jean-François Quessy, Mériem Saïd, Maryse Champagne Abstract Paper

Copula-Based Downscaling of Rainfall
Martinus J. van den Berg, Bernard De Baets, Niko E.C. Verhoest Abstract

IPS101: Stochastic modeling for water-related environmental problems

Comparison of Spatial Methods for the Assessment of Shape and Size of Planktonic Patches
Carlos Diaz Abstract

Spatial Modelling in a Marine Environment When Sampling with Unknown Inclusion Probabilities
Janine B. Illian, David L. Borchers Abstract

A Kernel Indicator Variogram and Its Application to Groundwater Pollution Data
Raquel Menezes, Pilar Garcia-Soidán Abstract Paper

IPS102: Spatial Analysis of Waterborne Toxins: Statistical Issues and Challenges

Flexible Spatio-Temporal Models for the Analysis of River Network Water Quality Data: Recent Development and a Case Study
Olivier Thas, Lieven Clement Abstract

A Moving Average Approach for Spatial Statistical Models of Stream Networks
Jay M. Ver Hoef Abstract

IPS103: Water supply and demand development in China: building an innovative country

Water Resource Development and Regional Innovation Capacity of China
Xu Qin, Jiebiao Wang Abstract Paper

The Dynamic Change of Water Resource Utilization in China with the Influence factors Analysis – Evidence from Input Output Tables 2002 and 2007
Yun Yan Zhao, Lin Chen Abstract

Water Resource Development and National Innovation Competitiveness – Evidence from Countries' Comparison
Yilin Wu, Yao Wei Abstract Paper

IPS104: The Economic and Social Impact of the Water Problem in China

Water Resource Accounting and Statistical Analysis of Water Use in Beijing
Yachun Gao, Minxue Gao, Xiaozhen Wei, Ping Yan Abstract Paper

Analysis on the Effect of China's Urban Household Water Pricing: On the Perspective of Public Finance
Zhong Ma, Dunhu Chang Abstract Paper

Water Resource Utilization and the Agricultural Economy Development in Rural China
Yin Lin, Hao Chen Abstract Paper

Empirical Research on Utilization and Protection of Water Resources in China
Yanyun Zhao, Qian Guo Abstract Paper

IPS105: Statistical Challenges in Trend Detection and Quality Assessments for Water Resources

Delivering Evidence of Performance and Effect for the Water Environment
Marian Scott, Campbell Gemmell Abstract

Ensuring We Know When the Glass Is Half Full: Some Statistical Challenges in Water Resources in Australia
Brent Henderson Abstract

Generalized Least Squares Regression Applied to Emerging Trend Detection in Streamflow and 21^st Century Streamflow Projections in the Northern Rocky Mountains under Greenhouse Forcing Scenarios
Jeannine-Marie St. Jacques, Yang Zhao, Suzan L. Lapp, Elaine M. Barrow, David J. Sauchyn Abstract

Statistical Modeling of Intermittent Zero Flow Streams in Canadian Prairie Provinces
Melody Ghahramani, Charmaine B. Dean, Paul Whitfield, Hua Zheng Abstract

IPS106: Fisheries Modelling

Prior Probability Distributions for Demographic Variables, Application to Tunas
Maximilien Simon, Jean-Marc Fromentin, Sylvain Bonhommeau, Daniel Gaertner, Marie-Pierre Etienne Abstract

A Shared Component Hierarchical Model To Represent How Fish Assemblages Vary as a Function of River Temperatures and Flow Regimes. Application to Three Groupings of Juveniles in the Upper River Rhone during the 1980-2005 Period
Jeremy Piffady, Eric Parent Abstract

Accounting for Interspecific Competition and Empty Hooks When Building Relative Abundance Indices from Longline Catch
Marie-Pierre Etienne, Shannon Obradovich, Lynne Yamanaka, Murdoch McAllister Abstract

IPS107: Teaching and education amongst the youth

Teaching and Education Amongst the Youth
Delia North Abstract

IPS108: Careers for Youth

Career Opportunities for Statisticians in the World of Business Analytics
Robert N. Rodriguez Abstract

Actuarial Career for Statistics Graduates
F.K. Louis Ng Abstract Paper

Statistical Challenge for Geophysical Sciences
Hee-Seok Oh Abstract

IPS109: ISI: where are all the young people?

ISI: Where Are All the Young People?
Claire Gormley Abstract

IPS110: Measuring global external imbalances

Using External Balance Sheets To Identify Macro-Economic Imbalances in the Euro Area
Mary M. Everett Abstract Paper

The U.S. Net Income Puzzle
Stephanie E. Curcuru, Stephanie E. Curcuru, Charles P. Thomas, Abstract Paper

Analysing Worldwide Asymmetries on Cross-Border Investments: The Euro Area in Prespective
Rodrigo Oliveira-Soares Abstract Paper

Real or Mock Surplus? Uncertainties in Measuring Goods and Current Account Balance
Péter Bánhegyi Abstract Paper

Ultimate Controlling Parent Versus Immediate Investor: The Italian Experience
Valeria Pellegrini, Silvia Sabatini Abstract Paper

IPS111: Challenges in improving the measurement of the government financial position and in the classification of units as public or private

Treatment of Special Bank Interventions in Irish Government Statistics
Mary Cussen, Mick Lucey Abstract Paper

Differences in the Design of Rescue Units and Its Impact on Government Finance Data
Albert Braakmann, Thomas Forster Abstract

Financial Pressures from Indebtedness of Mexican's States: Potential Risks for the Mexican Economy
Andre Martinez Fritscher, Carolina Rodriguez Zamora, Manuel Sanchez Valadez Abstract Paper

Spanish Economy Sectorisation Database
John Orowetz Abstract Paper

The Balance Sheet Approach and the Public Debt Stock Analysis: The Case of Lebanon
Sana A. Souaid Abstract Paper

Measuring Government's Contingent Positions in Japan's Flow of Funds Accounts: Implications for GFSM
Satoru Hagino, Chihiro Sakuraba Abstract Paper

IPS112: Integration of financial and balance sheet accounts (incl. Flow of funds integrated with the real economy)

Integrated Compilation of Financial and Non Financial Accounts: Chilean Experience
Josué Pérez, Claudia Henríquez Abstract Paper

New Developments in the Euro Area Accounts
Celestino Giron-Pastor, Andreas Hertkorn, Tjeerd Jellema, Gabriel Quiros, Nuno Silva Abstract Paper

An Integrated Analysis of the Portuguese Economy: The Financial and the Real Economy
Filipa Lima, Olga Monteiro Abstract Paper

Comparing MFI Balance Sheet Data with Supervisory Data: Are Statistical Revaluations Data Relevant To Gauge Information on Banks' Gain/Losses?
Antonio Colangelo, Marco Burroni Abstract Paper

The Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts for the United States
Susan Hume McIntosh Abstract Paper

IPS113: Revision of financial accounts in conformity with the SNA2008.

Issues in Implementing SNA2008: Looking for the Data
Paula Menezes, Sílvia Fonte Santa, Filipa Lima Abstract Paper

New Financial Sector Delineation in SNA 2008: How To Compile and How To Analyse – First Assessment for Austria
Michael Andreasch Abstract Paper

Pension Fund Measurement in a Contribution Pension Scheme. The Chilean Experience
Carmen Gloria Escobar, Ana Luz Bobadilla, Antonio Escand?n, René Luengo Abstract Paper

Implementation of SNA 2008 in Japan's Flow of Funds Accounts
Satoru Hagino, Takeshi Sakuramoto Abstract Paper

IPS114: The Diversity of Biometry

Formulating Mixed Models for Experiments, Including Longitudinal Experiments
Chris Brien, Clarice G.B. Demétrio Abstract

Statistical Modelling for Real-Time Spatial Surveillance and Forecasting
Peter J. Diggle, Barry S. Rowlingson Abstract

Agri-Environmental Informatics: The Contribution of Statistical Science and Statisticians
Bronwyn D. Harch Abstract

IPS115: Recent Advances in Time Series

Approximations and Expansions for Locally Stationary Processes
Rainer Dahlhaus Abstract

Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test for Nonstationary Time Series
Zhou Zhou Abstract

Time-Threshold Decompositions for Time Series Data
Piotr Fryzlewicz Abstract

IPS116: Read Paper Meeting

Vignettes and Health Systems Responsiveness in Cross-Country Comparative Analyses
Nigel Rice, Silvana Robone, Peter C. Smith Abstract Paper

IPS117: Understanding Complex Data

A Second Opinion: An Expert System for Data Analysis
Leland Wilkinson Abstract

RnavGraph: A Visualization Tool for Navigating through High-Dimensional Data Spaces
Adrian Waddell, Wayne Oldford Abstract Paper

Approaches to Text Mining that Preserve Semantic Content
Yasmin H. Said Abstract

IPS118: Role of Statisticians in Policy

The Role of Statisticians in Policy
Peter Guttorp, Dennis Trewin, Denise Lievesley, Steve Pierson, Bronwyn Harch Abstract Video

Panel member
Dennis Trewin Video

Panel member
Denise Lievesley Video

Panel member
Steve Pierson Video

Panel member
Bronwyn Harch Video

Panel Discussion
panel and floor discussion Video

Floor Discussion
floor discussion - Daniella Cocchi Video

Floor Discussion
floor discussion - incl Steve Pierson Video

IPS119: Trust, Risk and Uncertainty

Let Me Get Back to You on That – Error Cost, Uncertainty and the Management of Extreme Events
Denis Fischbacher-Smith, Moira Fischbacher-Smith Abstract

Building Trust in Climate Science: Data Products for the 21st Century
Richard Chandler, Peter Thorne, Jay Lawrimore, Peter Stott, Kate Willett Abstract

Trustworthy Statistics – Avoiding Deadly Sins, Statistical Lacunae and Public Misunderstanding
Sheila M. Bird Abstract Paper

IPS120: Contributions to Statistics and Probability: David Blackwell, Erich Lehmann and John Nelder

In Memoriam: David H. Blackwell
David R. Brillinger Abstract

John Ashworth Nelder: 1924-2010
Rosemary Bailey Abstract

Hodges-Lehmann Inverse Likelihood Estimators
Kjell Doksum Abstract

IPS121: Contributions to Statistics and Probability: Hirotogu Akaike, Julian Besag and Jagadish Srivastava

Contributions of Professor Hirotugu Akaike: Statistical Modelling of Complex Systems
Genshiro Kitagawa Abstract

Julian Besag FRS, 1945-2010
Peter Green Abstract

Multivariate Analysis, Design of Experiments, and Survey Sampling-Contributions of Jagdish N. Srivastava in Statistical Planning and Inference
Subir Ghosh Abstract

IPS122: Maximising the Potential of Administrative Data for Public Policy Needs

Public Administration Analytics in Action: Identifying factors to help predict employment of individuals over time
Mary Lee Rhodes Abstract Paper

Exploiting administrative data to investigate where those leaving jobs get re-employed
John Dunne Abstract Paper

Results of a Project on Record Linkage, Statistical Matching and Micro Integration: The ESSnet on Data Integration
Mauro Scanu Abstract Paper

Developing Quality Indicators for Business Statistics Involving Administrative Data: Work of the ESSnet on Administrative Data
John-Mark Frost Abstract Paper

IPS123: Social Networks and Social Media Analysis

The Challenge of Privacy Protection for Statistical Network Data
Stephen E. Fienberg Abstract

Fast Inference for Model Based Clustering Of networks Using an Approximate Case Control Likelihood
Adrian E. Raftery Abstract

Clustering-by-Role: Modelling Ego Networks as mixtures of ERGMs
Michael Salter-Townshend Abstract

IPS124: Social Networks and Social Media Analysis

The Statistical Service in 20 Years Time
Richard Laux, Richard Alldritt Abstract Paper

Building a Better Linkage between Statistics and Policy
Choi Yeonok Abstract Paper

Official Statistics between User Requirements and Feasibility: The European Statistical System Facing Shortage of Resources
Margit Epler Abstract

Can Official Statistics Deliver in Times of Rapid Change: Risks and Prospects
Pali Jobo Lehohla Abstract

Changes of Chinese Official Statistics and Main Data Performance Since 2000
Zude Xian Abstract Paper

STS001: Theory and Practice of Randomized Response

Protection of Privacy in Randomized Response Techniques from the Participants' Point of View
Tasos C. Christofides Abstract

Unequal Probability Sampling: Analyzing Optional Randomized Response on Qualitative & Quantitative Variables Bearing Social Stigma
Arijit Chaudhuri Abstract Paper

A Magical Talk: Estimating at Least Seven Measures of Qualitative Variables from a Single Sample Using Randomized Response Technique
Cheon Sig Lee, Stephen A. Sedory, Sarjinder Singh Abstract Paper

A Family of Randomized Response Designs – Efficiency and Privacy Protection
Andreas Quatember Abstract

A Review of Regression Procedures for Randomized Response Data, Including Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression, the Proportional Odds Model and Item Response Models
Peter van der Heijden, Ardo van den Hout, Laurence Frank, Maarten Cruyff, Ulf Bockenholt Abstract Paper

STS002: Uncertainty and Industry and Statistics

Performances of Kriging on Several Industrial Case Studies: From Low to High Dimensional Hyperspaces
Celine Helbert, Delphine Dupuy Abstract

Sensitivity Analysis Should Go Global
Stefano Tarantola Abstract Paper

Should Industrial Uncertainty Analysis Be Bayesian?
Merlin Keller, Eric Parent, Alberto Pasanisi Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Solution to Characterizing Uncertainty in Inverse Problems
Shuai Fu, Mathieu Couplet, Nicolas Bousquet Abstract Paper

Taming Uncertainty in Financial Forecasting
Michael Cox, Ciaran Browne, Lisa Brown Abstract

STS003: The roles of tax data in official statistics

Use of Tax Data in Official Statistics – The Canadian Experience
Gaetan St-Louis, Wesley Yung, Dave LeBlanc Abstract Paper

Tax Statistics in South Africa
Deon Breytenbach, Randall Carolissen, Mamiky Leolo, Cristina Da Silva Abstract Paper

eIncome Register in Denmark – Advantages and Constraints of Using a Unique New Tax Data Source in Official Statistics
Karin H. Duer Abstract Paper

Making Tax Data Count – Uses in Official Statistics and Microdata Research
Michael Slyuzberg, Neil Kelly Abstract Paper

STS004: Interfacing astrophysics and statistics - forging the discipline of astrostatistics

Independent Component Analysis for Dimension Reduction Classification: Hough Transform and Mixture Modeling
Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay, Tanuka Chattopadhyay, Tuli Ghosh, Saptarshi Mondal Abstract

Subspace Methods for Anomaly Detection in High Dimensional Astronomical Databases
Marc Y.R. Henrion, David J. Hand, Axel Gandy, Daniel J. Mortlock Abstract Paper

Topographic Mapping and the visualization and classification of Astronomical Light Curves
Somak Raychaudhury, Nikolaos Gianniotis, Peter Tino Abstract

BEAMS: separating the wheat from the chaff in supernova analysis
Martin Kunz, Renee Hlozek, Bruce Bassett Abstract

Incorporating Bayesian approaches into modelling astrophysical data
Stefano Andreon, Merrilee Hurn Abstract

STS005: Applied Sequential Methodologies - 1

Adaptive Group Sequential Three-Arm Trials Including Placebo for Showing Noninferiority of a New Drug
Guido Knapp, Joachim Hartung Abstract Paper

On Recovering Lost Information for Sequentially Estimating by the Sample Mean in a Population
Nitis Mukhopadhyay, Debanjan Bhattacharjee Abstract Paper

Functional Change-Point Asymptotics and Applications
Ansgar Steland Abstract

Estimation Following Adaptively Randomised Clinical Trials
Steve Coad Abstract Paper

Locally Most Powerful Sequential Tests for One-Sided Alternatives Based on Independent Observations
Andrey Novikov, Petr Novikov Abstract

STS006: Applied Sequential Methodologies - 2

Multivariate Sequential Surveillance
Marianne E. Frisén Abstract

Calculating ARL and Other Control Chart Performance Measures – Numerics and Software
Sven Knoth Abstract

On Two-Stage Fixed-Width Confidence Interval Procedures for the Mean of a Normal Distribution
Nitis Mukhopadhyay, Bhargab Chattopadhyay Abstract Paper

Distributions of Stopping Times in Sequential Analysis
Shelemyahu Zacks Abstract

A Partially Sequential Test for Phase-II Monitoring of Location Parameter Based on Right Censored Data
Amitava Mukherjee Abstract

STS007: Toward the Development of Training and Education Course Modules on Tourism Statistics

Tourism Statistics in Introductory and Advanced Tourism Courses
Joseph T. O'Leary Abstract Paper

Tourism Statistics for Users. From Different Educational Backgrounds to Job-Relevant Skills: Hints from the CISET – Ca' Foscari University Master's Experience
Simona Cappi, Silvia Conte, Mara Manente, Federica Montaguti Abstract

Exploratory Responses to Challenges in Teaching Tourism Statistics and Tourism Satellite Accounts
Tadayuki (Tad) Hara Abstract Paper

Statistics Austria's Experience in Providing Training in Tourism and Travel Statistics
Johanna Ostertag-Sydler, Peter Laimer Abstract

Tools for Harmonising Tourism Statistics and Educating Users and Producers in the European Union
Christophe Demunter Abstract

STS008: Statistical Literacy, Critical Numeracy and Social Statistics

Making Sense of Statistical Studies
Roxy Peck Abstract

Statistics in the News
Jean-François Plante, Nancy Reid Abstract

Interpreting Economic and Social Data
Othmar W. Winkler Abstract Paper

Enhancing Statistical Literacy: Multivariate Thinking in Precollege Social Sciences
James R. Nicholson, Jim E. Ridgway, Sean McCusker Abstract Paper

Model-Based Rankings, Estimates, Predictions and Classifications in Everyday Life
Milo Schield Abstract Paper

STS009: Advances Techniques for Modelling Maternal and Child Health in Africa

Structured Additive Regression Modelling of Levels and Trends of Fertility in Nigeria: Guiding Tools towards Attaining MDGs
Samson B. Adebayo, Ezra Gayawan Abstract

Geoadditive Latent Variable Models of Childhood Diseases: Case Study for Nigeria
Khaled Khatab, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala Abstract Paper

Children Nutritional Status and Low Haemoglobin Level in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ngianga (Shadrack) II Kandala Abstract Paper

A Joint Spatially Correlated Survival Model for Timing of Childbirth and Marriage in South Africa
Samuel O. Manda Abstract

STS010: Developments & Extensions to Tourism Satellite Account

The Tourism Satellite Account: What's the Use?
Calvin Jones Abstract Paper

An Examination of Different Approaches to Measuring Same Day Visits (SDVs) within the Republic of Ireland
James Dalton Abstract

Comparison of Different Approaches in Compiling Regional Tourism Satellite Accounts for Austria
Johanna Ostertag-Sydler Abstract

STS011: Developments in Consumer Price Index methodology

Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) in the CPI
Lewis Conn, Marko Barosevic, Derick Cullen Abstract Paper

Seasonal Adjustment of Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices – Main Findings of an ECB Task Force
Martin Eiglsperger Abstract Paper

The Treatment of Owner Occupied Housing in the CPI
Paul J. Crowley Abstract Paper

Brazilian Consumer Price Index
Eduardo Pereira Nunes Abstract

STS012: House Price Indices

Why Country House Price Indices May Differ
Mick Silver Abstract Paper

On the Evolution of the House Price Distribution
Takaaki Ohnishi, Takayuki Mizuno, Chihiro Shimizu, Tsutomu Watanabe Abstract Paper

Hedonic Imputation with Geospatial Data: An Application of Splines to the Housing Market
Robert J. Hill, Daniel Melser, Bryan Reid Abstract

Dutot and Jevons Hedonic House Price Indexes: Functional Forms and Methods
Esmeralda A. Ramalho, Joaquim J.S. Ramalho Abstract

STS013: Web based Statistical Knowledge Management : Virtual Statistical System

VSS – Tip of the Iceberg
Willem F. de Vries Abstract

The Management of ICT and the VSS
Hermann Habermann Abstract

The Virtual Statistical System as Training and Communication Tool in Africa – It's Application in Africa
Oliver J.M. Chinganya Abstract Paper

The Virtual Statistical System as a Knowledge Organising Tool in a National Statistical Office
Grace Bediako Abstract

STS014: Non-parametic analysis in astrostatistical research

Dancing in the Dark: Non-Parameteric Dark Energy Degeneracies with Cosmological Parameters
Renée Hlozek, Marina Cortes, Chris Clarkson, Bruce Bassett Abstract

Study of Stellar Initial Mass Function through Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation
Tanuka Chattopadhyay, Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay, Abisa Sinha Abstract

Non-parametirc reconstruction of expansion history of the Universe
Arman Shafieloo, Tim Clifton, Pedro Ferreira Abstract Paper

To Infinity and beyond: Dealing with Unknown Unknowns in Cosmological Data
Thomas D. Kitching, Andy N. Taylor Abstract

STS015: What it takes to Improve a Statistical System

Developmental Sustainability:Meeting Georgian Millenium Development Goals
Fritz Scheuren, Miranda Berishvili Abstract Paper

Integrating Sectoral Statistics into the National System – The Agriculture Proposal
Frederic A. Vogel, Misha Belkindas Abstract Paper

Complementarity of Best Practices as the Stimulus of Capacity Building of NSI's
Jozef Olenski Abstract Paper

STS016: Understanding Changes in Purchasing Power Parities Over time

Price Levels and Economic Growth: Making Sense of Revisions to Data on Real Incomes
Martin Ravallion Abstract Paper

International Relative Price Levels: An Empirical Analysis
Charles P. Thomas, Jaime Marquez, James Coonan, Corinne Land Abstract Paper

Extrapolation of PPPs over Time Using CPIs: Methods and Interpretation
Luigi Biggeri, Tiziana Laureti Abstract Paper

Interim PPP Updates: Experience Gained from the 2009 Asian and African Comparisons
Yuri Dikhanov Abstract

STS017: Standardization and integration of statistical production processes

Standardisation of Methods and Integration in the European Statistical System
Katalin Szép, Ildik? Szücs, Wim Kloek Abstract Paper

Standardised Approaches – A Driver of Efficiency
Stephen Penneck Abstract Paper

Laying the Foundation for Standardisation in the European Statistical System
Raoul Depoutot Abstract Paper

The Use of International Statistical Standards
Ricardo Rodriguez Lopez Abstract Paper

STS018: Migration statistics

Immigration, Labour Market and Welfare State: Different Articulations in Europe and the Case of Southern Countries
Miguel Laparra Abstract Paper

Mainstreaming Migration Statistics
Bettina Knauth Abstract Paper

Methodological Issues in Surveying Migration across EU Countries
Vijay Verma, Gianni Betti Abstract Paper

Use of Survey Rotation Patterns in the Estimation of Population Flows: An Application to International Migration to/from Mexico
Victor A. Bustos, Sara Mera Abstract

Statistical Modelling of International Migration Flows
Jakub Bijak, Nico Keilman, Solveig Christiansen, Rob van der Erf, Joop de Beer Abstract Paper

STS019: Spatial statistics and its applications

Geostatistics: The Global Perspective
Lars H. Backer Abstract Paper

Opportunities and Challenges of Grid-Based Statistics
Marja Tammilehto-Luode Abstract Paper

Use of Commuting Data for Functional Urban Areas – Example of Local Data Integration
Sandra Di Biaggio, Marjan van Herwijnen, Didier Peeters Abstract Paper

Using Laplace Approximations To Estimate the Variogram Robustly by (Restricted) Maximum Likelihood
Hans R. Künsch, Andreas Papritz, Cornelia Schwierz, Werner A. Stahel Abstract Paper

Enhancing Use of Geographic Statistics through Visualisation – The Danish Experience
Lars Thygesen, Jarl Quitzau Abstract Paper

The Benefits of Visualization – How To Explore a Municipality
Marie Haldorson Abstract Paper

STS020: Statistical cooperation after the financial crisis

Rising Demands in the Era of Shrinking Budgets
Misha V. Belkindas Abstract Paper

The European Statistical System's Experience in Dealing with Financial Crisis and Its Implications for Statistical Cooperation
Pieter Everaers, Roberto Barcellan, James Whitworth, M.J. Santos Abstract

Statistical Cooperation after the Financial Crisis: Rwanda's Perspective and Experience
Diane Karusisi Abstract

Funding Statistical Development: Obstacles, Challenges, and Solutions
Eric Bensel Abstract Paper

STS021: Modern dissemination and communication tools (outcomes of the sponsorship)

Tools for Communicating on New Challenges for Official Statistics Measuring Progress, Well Being and Quality of Life: Challenges for Communicating Official Statistics
Pieter Everaers Abstract

Measuring Progress in the UK: From Round-Table to Forum to National Debate
Paul V. Allin Abstract

Tools for Communicating on New Challenges in Official Statistics: Examples from Bulgaria
Mariana Kotzeva Abstract

Measuring Well-Being in Germany – Communication Strategy To Raise the Awareness of Our Statistical Expertise
Sibylle von Oppeln-Bronikowski Abstract Paper

STS022: Key indicators as main tools for communicating statistics to policy makers

Derived Classifications for Industrial Performance Indicators
Shyam Upadhyaya Abstract Paper

Economic and Financial Indicators for Multilateral Surveillance
Werner Bier Abstract Paper

Statistical Indicators for Europe 2020: Development and Use
Ales Capek, Pieter Everaers Abstract Paper

Statistical Story Telling
Symon Algera Abstract Paper

STS023: Statistical indicators for monitoring of sustainable development

The Role of EU Sustainable Development Indicators – Reflection before Rio+20
Viktoria J. Bolla Abstract

Sustainable Development Indicators: The Austrian Approach
Ingeborg Fiala Abstract Paper

Indicators for Measuring and Fostering Sustainable Development: Fifth Belgian Federal Report on Sustainable Development-2009
Natacha Zuinen Abstract

Conceptualisation of the Global Dimension of Sustainable Development
Jana Wachtl, Anne Boesch Abstract

STS024: Quality assurance in official statistics: recent developments and challenges

Romanian Official Statistical Approach and Practice to Quality Assurance Framework
Vergil Voineagu, Ilie Dumitrescu, Daniela Stefanescu, Gabriela Popa Abstract Paper

Assuring Quality in the Statistics Production of Statistics Sweden
Eva Elvers Abstract Paper

Quality Management at the Office for National Statistics (UK)
Ceri Regan, John-Mark Frost, Jennet Woolford Abstract Paper

Quality Evaluation of Employment Status in Register-Based Census
Johan Fosen, Li-Chun Zhang Abstract Paper

STS025: Analysing Internet Traffic Flows and digital footprints for statistical purposes

Electronically Observed Data and Official Statistics
Svein Nordbotten Abstract Paper

What You Need Is What You Know: Policy Drivers for the Use of Internet-Based Statistics
Joost van der Vleuten Abstract

Quality of Internet-Based Statistics: Comparative Study on Media Use Measurement
Yong Chan Jung Abstract

The Feasibility of Producing Relevant Indicators about the Information Society Using Internet Traffic Flows as a Data Source
Lucilla Sioli, Stefano Abruzzini Abstract

STS026: Multidimensional measures of quality of life

Implementing the Stiglitz Report's Recommendations: The Insee Eurostat Sponsorship Proposals – Following the Publication of the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi (SSF) Report, One of the Task Forces Set up Was To Consider How These Recommendations Concerning Quality of Life (QoL) Could Be Implemented. The Stiglitz Commission Identified Its Key Conceptual Dimensions and Highlighted the Need To Improve Measures of QoL, Especially Those Relating to Social Connections, Polical Voice and Insecurity. Last September, the Sofia Memorandum Recognised That the European Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) Should Be Developed as a Core Instrument and Be Complemented by Other European Statistical System (ESS) Data Sources When Necessary
Claire Plateau Abstract

Making Happiness Count: Four Myths about Subjective Measures of Well-Being
Conal H.L. Smith Abstract Paper

“Good Life Time” (GLT): Health, Income, and the Time to Enjoy Them, New Indicators of Social Progress
Michael Wolfson, Geoff Rowe Abstract

Measurement of Quality of Life in the European Context: Approaches and Challenges
Aura Leulescu, Jean-Louis Mercy, Fabienne Montaigne, Pascal Wolff Abstract Paper

STS028: Creators of Statistics - the Irish Connection

Sir Thomas Larcom – The Social Surveyor
Thomas P. Linehan Abstract Paper

The Paradoxical Mr. Edgeworth
Stephen M. Stigler Abstract Paper

William Sealy Gosset – An Inspiring “Student”
Philip J. Boland Abstract Paper

Roy Geary: Innovator in Official Statistics and Econometrics
Colm Harmon, Denis Conniffe Abstract

STS029: Census Data Capture Issues in the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses

The 2010 Brazilian Population Census: Innovations and Impacts in Data Collection
Zélia M. Bianchini Abstract Paper

Thailand Experience in Multi-Modal Data Capturing for Population and Housing Census 2010
Malee Wongsaroje Abstract Paper

Census Data Capture in the 2010 Population and Housing Censuses: The Indonesian Case
Indra Cahyono, Michael J. Levin Abstract Paper

Challenges in Census Data Processing Using Contemporary Technologies: The Case of Malawi
Angela Msosa Abstract Paper

Data Capture Issues in the 2010 Round of Population Censuses: The Case of Kenya
Collins O. Opiyo, Samuel Kipruto Abstract

STS030: Seasonal adjustment in practice

How To Monitor and Improve Seasonal Adjustment Quality – Statistics Canada's Practical Experience
Susie Fortier, Benoit Quenneville, Claude Julien Abstract

Applying and Interpreting Model-Based Seasonal Adjustment. The Euro-Area Industrial Production Series
Agustin Maravall, Bernardi Cabrer, Jose M. Pavia Abstract Paper

The Role of Outlier Detection and Replacement in Practical Seasonal Adjustment
Robert Kirchner, Jens Mehrhoff Abstract Paper

Trading-Day Adjustment as a Practical Problem
Dominique Ladiray, Ketty Attal-Toubert Abstract Paper

Extension of X-12-ARIMA to Seasonally Adjust Mixed Frequency Stock and Flow Time Series
Tucker S. McElroy, Brian C. Monsell Abstract Paper

STS031: Modeling and Analysis of Complex Data Objects

Statistical Multiscale Analysis and Biophotonic Imaging
Axel Munk, Kaus Frick, Phillip Marnitz, Alexander Egner, Andreas Schoenle Abstract

A Gradient Field Approach to Modelling Fibre-Generated Spatial Point Processes
Bryony Hill, Wilfrid S. Kendall, Elke Thoennes Abstract Paper

An Analysis of Spatial Patterns of PET-FDG Uptake in Human Sarcoma
Finbarr O'Sullivan, Eric Wolsztynski, Janet N. O'Sullivan, Todd Richards, Ernest C. Conrad, Janet F. Eary Abstract Paper

STS032: Measuring the Risk of Disclosure

Issues with Measures of Disclosure Risk
Joe Fred Gonzalez Abstract

Disclosure Risk and Data Quality
Lawrence Cox Abstract Paper

Individual Disclosure Risk Measures Based on Log-Linear Model
Daniela Ichim Abstract Paper

Formalizing the Selection of Key Variables in Disclosure Risk Scenarios
Mark Elliot Abstract Paper

STS033: Statistical models for marketing research

To Scobit or not to Scobit: the Potentials of Scobit Models in Marketing Research
Christelle Garrouste Abstract

Modelling Individual Heterogeneity in Ordered Choice Models: The Anchoring Vignettes Approach
Omar Paccagnella Abstract

Profiling Financial Asset Holders across Europe
Roberta Varriale, Omar Paccagnella Abstract

Analyzing Experimental Market Research Data by Multilevel Latent Class Models
José G. Dias Abstract

STS034: The role of subject attitudes in learning statistics: empirical evidence

Attitudes toward Statistics: The Effort of Learning
Nel Verhoeven Abstract Paper

A Meta-Analysis on Students' Attitudes toward Statistics
Esma Emmioglu, Yesim Capa-Aydin Abstract Paper

Changes in U.S. Students' Attitudes toward Statistics across Introductory Statistics Courses
Candace Schau Abstract Paper

The Development of Students' Subject Attitudes When Taking a Statistics Course
Dirk Tempelaar, Sybrand Schim van der Loeff Abstract Paper

STS035: Current Trends in Statistical Analysis for Marketing Problems

Do We Halo or Form? A Bayesian Mixture Model for Customer Satisfaction Data
Joachim Bueschken, Thomas Otter, Greg M. Allenby Abstract

An Analysis of Multi-Category/Brand Purchase Behavior with Hierarchical Bayes Multivariate Poisson Autoregressive Models
Kei Miyazaki Abstract Paper

The Optimal Design of Choice Experiments That Incorporate Ties
Stephen Bush Abstract Paper

A Nonparametric Model of Attribute Based Inter-Product Competition
Sudhir Voleti, Pulak Ghosh, Praveen Kopalle Abstract

Dynamic Bayesian Models for Continuous Proportions
Helio S. Migon, Cibele Q. daSilva, Joao B. Pereira Abstract

Hierarchical Dynamic Models To Study the Role of Customer Attitudes in CRM Activities
Nalini Ravishanker, Rajkumar Venkatesan, Werner Reinertz Abstract

STS036: Democracy and Statistics

Statistics and Democracy: Friend and Foe
Robert C. Luskin Abstract

Statistics for the People? The Role of Official Statistics in the Democratic Debate
Rob Bumpstead, Layla Boulaich Abstract Paper

European Statistics: People Count
Walter Radermacher Abstract Paper

Deliberative Democracy and Random Sampling
James S. Fishkin Abstract

STS037: Census Evaluation in the 2010 round of Population and Housing Censuses

Innovations in the Post-Enumeration Survey in Australia
Jill Charker Abstract Paper

2010 Brazilian Census Post Enumeration Survey
Andrea Diniz Da Silva Abstract Paper

The Post Enumeration Survey of the 2010 Census, an Experience of Indonesia
Anna Triana Falentina Abstract Paper

Methods of Coverage Assessment and Adjustment in the UK 2011 Census of the Population
Alan Taylor, Owen Abbott, Christins Sexton, Mark Baillie, James Brown Abstract Paper

STS038: Quality of Life and Daily Routines During Times of Change

Measuring Societal Well-Being: The Value of Diary Data
Kimberly Fisher Abstract

Money and Time Transfers within European Families
Elsa Fontainha Abstract

Empowerment among Women and Malnutrition among Children: Which Role for Time Use Data?
Cecilia Tinonin Abstract

Does Being Well-Off Make Us Happier? Problems of Measurement
Jiri Zuzanek Abstract

The Contribution of Co-Presence to 'Unhappy' Time
Roger Patulny, Kimberly Fisher Abstract

Water Quality Assessment in Nigeria: Statistical Perpective

STS039: Women in the Labor Market - Facts and Challenges in the Arab Region

Work Pattern of Jordanian Women, Women in Informal Work & Home Based Entrepreneurship
Manal George Sweidan Abstract Paper

Women's Labor in Iraq: Facts & Figures
Mahdi M. Alalak Abstract Paper

Omani Women in the Labor Force: Facts and Challenges
Sawsan Dawood Al-Lawati Abstract Paper

Women labor Status in the Palestinian Territory
Jawad Al-Saleh Abstract Paper

Determinants of Women Labor Force Participation in Morocco
Mohamed Taamouti Abstract Paper

STS040: Statistical analysis of extremes and its application

Nonparametric Estimation of a Heavy-Tailed Density
Natalia M. Markovich Abstract Paper

Spectral Density Ratio Models for Multivariate Extremes
Miguel de Carvalho, Anthony C. Davison Abstract Paper

Maximum Likelihood Estimators in a Statistical Model of Natural Catastrophe Claims with Trend
Alexander G. Kukush Abstract Paper

On a New Class of the Tail Index Estimators Adapted to the High Frequency Financial Data
Vygantas Paulauskas Abstract Paper

Small Sample Estimation and Testing for Heavy Tails
Milan Stehlík Abstract Paper

Right Endpoint of a Distribution in Gumbel Domain of Attraction – Statistical Inference
Isabel Fraga Alves, Laurens de Haan, Cláudia Neves Abstract Paper

STS041: Statistical Process Control (SPC) Research: Recent Advances and Future Directions

Shewhart-Type Q Charts for the Exponential Distribution
Schalk Human, Subha Chakraborti Abstract

The Max-CUSUM Chart
Keoagile Thaga, Smily Cheng Abstract Paper

Monitoring Location: A Nonparametric Control Chart Based on the Signed-Rank Statistic
Marien A. Graham, Subhabrata Chakraborti, Schalk W. Human Abstract Paper

STS042: Developments in epidemiological and statistical modeling relating to the control of bovine TB in cattle and wildlife badgers.

Spatial Association of Bovine TB in Wildlife Badgers (Meles Meles) and Cattle
Gabrielle E. Kelly Abstract Paper

The Impacts of Badger Culling on Cattle TB Incidence: During Culling and after Culling Has Ceased
Christl A. Donnelly, Helen E. Jenkins, Rosie Woodroffe Abstract

Tuberculous Lesions and Bite Wounds in Badgers: Implications for the Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis
Helen E. Jenkins, W.I. Morrison, D.R. Cox, R.J. Delahay, C.A. Donnelly, W.T. Johnston, F.J. Bourne, C. Cheeseman, R.S. Clifton-Hadley, G. Gettinby, J.P. McInerney, G. Watkins, R. Woodroffe Abstract

STS043: : Global Adult Tobacco Survey: Findings from BRIC countries

Global Adult Tobacco Surveillance
Samira Asma, Krishna Palipudi Abstract

Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) in Brazil
Eduardo Nuñes Abstract

Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) in Russian Federation
Tatiana Konik Abstract

Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) in India
Sulabha Parasuraman Abstract

Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) China 2010 Country Report
Gonghuan Yang, Jason Hsia Abstract Paper

STS044: Methodological aspects on the architecture of official statistics production

Implementing Standardised Systems, Processes, Tools and Methods with the ONS Design Charter
Hannah K. Finselbach Abstract Paper

The Integration of Statistical Processes through IT Support, Methodological Support and Standards Development
Marlize Pistorius, Jairo Arrow Abstract Paper

Methodological Infrastructure from the National and International Perspectives
Geoff Lee, Frank Yu Abstract Paper

Standard Process Steps Based on Standard Methods as Part of the Business Architecture
Astrea Camstra, Robbert H. Renssen Abstract Paper

Industrialisation of Statistical Processes, Methods, and Technologies
Lisa Apted, Philip Carruthers, Geoff Lee, Daniel Oehm, Frank Yu Abstract Paper

STS045: Obtaining weights: from objective to subjective approaches in view of more participative methods in the construction of composite indicators of well-being

Statistical Properties of Equal-Weights Estimators of Composite Quality-of-Life Indices
Kenneth C. Land, Michael R. Hagerty Abstract

Composite indicators of well-being: the relative importance of weights
Stefano Tarantola, Elena Giachin Ricca Abstract Paper

Constructing Composite Indicator of Wellbeing for Chinese People
Zhanjun Xing, Lei Chu Abstract Paper

Visual Aggregation of a Sustainable Development Indicators System (MONET)
Anne Boesch Abstract Paper

The Weighting Issues in Composite Indicators: The Experience of the Index of Economic Well-Being
Andrew Sharpe Abstract

STS046: Benefits and Challenges of Providing Online Systems that Analyze Confidential Survey and Census Microdata in Real Time

On-Line Access of Micro Data at the Australian Bureau of Statistics – Challenges and Future Directions
Siu-Ming Tam Abstract Paper

The Current Stage of the Microdata Analysis System at the U.S. Census Bureau
Jason Lucero, Laura Zayatz, Lisa Singh, Jiashen You, Michael DePersio, Michael Freiman Abstract Paper

Real Time Remote Access at Statistics Canada: Development, Challenges and Issues
Michelle Simard Abstract Paper

A Real-Time Online System for Analyzing Restricted Data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics' National Health Interview Survey
Jane F. Gentleman Abstract Paper

STS047: Asymptotic properties of Bayesian nonparametric models

Convergence of Posterior Distributions in Infinite Dimension – A Decade of Success Stories
Subhashis Ghosal Abstract

A General Bernstein - von Mises Theorem for Finite Dimensional Functionals of the Parameter
Judith N. Rousseau Abstract

Bayesian Asymptotics with Misspecified Models
Stephen G. Walker, Pierpaolo De Blasi Abstract

Density Regression with Gaussian Process Priors
Surya T. Tokdar Abstract

Consistency of Discrete Nonparametric Priors for Continuous Data
Pierpaolo De Blasi, Antonio Lijoi, Igor Pruenster Abstract Paper

STS048: Statistical Support for Social Cohesion Policy

Uses of Parametric Modelling of Income and Direct Estimates of Aggregate Income Indicators from EU-SILC Data and the Derived Synthetic Dataset AMELIA with Focus on the Generalized Beta Distribution of the Second Kind (GB2). Derivation of Design-Based Estimation
Monique Graf, Desislava Nedyalkova Abstract

Robust Semi-Parametric Estimation of Social Cohesion and Poverty Indicators
Matthias Templ, Andreas Alfons, Peter Filzmoser Abstract

Variance Estimation for Indicators of Social Cohesion
Ralf T. Münnich, Stefan Zins Abstract Paper

Small Area Estimation for Poverty Indicators under Outlier Contamination
Risto Lehtonen, Ari Veijanen Abstract

Robust Multivariate Methods for Income Data
Beat Hulliger, Tobias Schoch Abstract Paper

STS050: Methods and quality of administrative data used in a census

Research on the Quality of Registers To Make Data Decisions in the Dutch Virtual Census
Eric Schulte Nordholt, Saskia Ossen, Piet Daas Abstract

Quality Measurement of Administrative Data – Methods and Results for the Register-Based Census in Austria
Christopher Berka, Stefan Humer, Manuela Lenk, Mathias Moser, Henrik Rechta, Eliane Schwerer Abstract Paper

Building av Maintaining Quality in Register Populations
Coen Hendriks, Johan Amberg Abstract Paper

Administrative Data Use in a Traditional Census
David Dolson Abstract Paper

STS051: Quality Management in Statistics Production

Quality Assurance Framework in the Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Kornélia Mag, Erika Földesi, Katalin Szép, Judit Vigh Abstract Paper

Implementing Standard Quality Indicators of MERCOSUR at the NSI of Uruguay
Lucía Pérez Abstract Paper

Quality Assessment of Statistical Processes and Products at SORS
Rudi Seljak Abstract Paper

Certifying the Quality and Information Security Management Systems of the NSO According to the International Standards ISO 9001, ISO 20252 and ISO 27001
Federico Segui Abstract Paper

Recent developments in Istat quality control activity
Giovanna Brancato Abstract

STS052: Inferential tools based on model selection, shrinkage and related methods

Confidence Sets Based on Penalized Maximum Likelihood Estimators
Ulrike Schneider, Benedikt M. Poetscher Abstract

Confidence Intervals in Regression That Utilize Uncertain Prior Information
Paul Kabaila Abstract

Inference after Variable Selection Using Restricted Permutation Methods
Rui Wang, Stephen W. Lagakos Abstract Paper

Shrinkage Estimation of a Univariate Normal Mean
Hannes Leeb, Adityanand Guntuboyina Abstract

Adaptive Estimation for High Dimensional Regression Based on Model Selection
Yuhong Yang Abstract

STS053: Does international statistics belong to a special branch of statistics?

National and International Statistics: Differences and Similarites
Hermann Habermann Abstract

Measuring the Progress of Societies: The Role of International Statistics and International Statisticians
Enrico Giovannini Abstract

Promoting the Development of International Statistics: Standards and Priorities
Angela Me Abstract

Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges of Working in International Statistics: Views of a Younger Statistician
Elisa Benes Abstract

STS054: Hierarchical models for large environmental spatio-temporal databases

Space-Time Dynamic Factor Analysis for Speciated Particulate Matter
Esther Salazar, Montse Fuentes Abstract

The Predictive Spatial Dirichlet Process with Application to Downscaling
Veronica J. Berrocal, Sudipto Banerjee, Alan E. Gelfand Abstract

Computationally Feasible Hierarchical Modeling Strategies for Large Spatial Datasets
Sudipto Banerjee, Andrew O. Finley Abstract

Spatio-Temporal Models for a Satellite Derived Chlorophyll Index
Petrutza C. Caragea, Jeganathan Chockalingam, Peter Atkinson, Wendy Meiring, Jadu Dash Abstract

STS055: Measuring Globalisation Effects on Employment and Growth by Using Linked Employer-Employee Microdata of Enterprises, Jobs & Persons.

World Markets and Local Markets: Using Integrated Employer-Employee Data for the Unites States To Study the Effects of Globalization on Local Labor Markets
John M. Abowd, Kevin L. McKinney, Lars Vilhuber Abstract

International Trade and Employment: Analyzing the Socio-Economic Consequences of Globalization Using Linked Employer-Employee Data
Fabienne Fortanier, Sandra Genee, Marjolein Korvorst Abstract

Impacts of International Sourcing – Experiences from an European Project on Micro Data Linking
Peter B. Nielsen, Samuli Rikama, Johanna Sisto, Zuzanna Tilewska Abstract Paper

The Role of Administrative Data in New Zealand's Household Labour Force Survey
Chris M.H. Hansen Abstract Paper

STS057: Visualisation of Complex Data Sets

Agreeing To Disagree: Graphics for Comparing Expert Classifications
Antony Unwin Abstract Paper

Improving Data Visualisation Using a New Flexible Dendrogram Seriation Algorithm
Denise Earle, Catherine Hurley Abstract Paper

Matrix Visualization: Approaching Statistics and Statistical Approach
Chun-houh Chen Abstract

Visual Clustering of High-Dimensional Data by Navigating Low-Dimensional Spaces
Wayne Oldford, Adrian Waddell Abstract Paper

tourr: An R Package for Exploring Multivariate Data with Projections
Hadley Wickham, Dianne Cook, Heike Hofmann, Andreas Buja Abstract

STS058: Sampling Skewed Populations

A General Algorithm for Univariate Stratification
Sophie Baillargeon, Louis-Paul Rivest Abstract

Indirect Sampling Applied to Skewed Populations
Pierre Lavallée, Sébastien Labelle-Blanchet Abstract

Computational Methods for Optimum Stratification: A Review
Sebnem Er Abstract Paper

On Estimating Quantiles Using Auxiliary Information
Yves G. Berger, Juan F. Muñoz Abstract Paper

Geometric Stratification Revisited
Jane M. Horgan Abstract Paper

STS059: R at the introductory level

R Commander and Plugins
John D. Fox Abstract Paper

Applied Econometrics with R
Achim Zeileis, Christian Kleiber Abstract

Essential 3rd World Epidemiology with R
Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Edward McNeil Abstract

Visualization in the Statistics Course
Deborah Nolan, Jamis Perrett, Duncan Temple Lang Abstract

R at the Introductory Level
Peter Dalgaard Abstract

STS060: Establishing “agile” statistical tools such as micro databases to facilitate responses to changing user demands.

Macro from Micro: New Horizons for Financial Statistics
Francis J. Gross Abstract

Securities Holdings Statistics in Germany: A Flexible Multi-Dimensional Approach for User-Targeted Data Provision
Matthias Schrape Abstract Paper

Promoting Enhanced Responsiveness to Users' Data Needs – Banco de Portugal's Experience in Exploring the Statistical Potential of Micro-Databases
Ana de Almeida, Luis d'Aguiar, Paula Casimiro Abstract Paper

Use of Credit Registers for Financial and External Statistics in Lithuania
Rimantas J. Vaicenavicius Abstract Paper

Guidelines for a Flexible and Resilient Statistical System: The Architecture of the New Portuguese bop/iip System
Carla Sofia Marques Abstract Paper

Collecting Micro Data from MFIs for Frequent User Demands
Kimmo Koskinen Abstract Paper

Measuring the Access To Finance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises across the Euro Area through a Flexible Survey
Sébastien Perez-Duarte Abstract Paper

Can We Employ Time Use Survey Data To Forecast Fluctuations in Macroeconomic Aggregates?
Adrian G. de la Garza Abstract

The Forward-Looking Nature of Relative-Price Changes
Cevriye Aysoy, Semih Tumen Abstract

STS061: Tracking financial behaviour of investors (households, financial investors) and measurement of risk behaviour and aversion.

Financial Investment and Financing in a From-Whom-to-Whom Framework
Reimund Mink Abstract Paper

Measurement of Household Risk with the Survey of Household Finances
Rodrigo Cifuentes, Carlos Madeira, Felipe Martínez, Rubén Poblete Abstract Paper

Speculator Identification: A Microstructure Approach
Ben Z. Schreiber Abstract Paper

Insurance Companies and Pension Funds: Assessing the Dynamics of Their Assets and Liabilities
Filipa Lima, Paulo David Abstract Paper

Non-Bank Financial Institutional Investment Behaviour in the South African Market
Nombulelo Gumata, Nonhlanhla Nhlapo Abstract Paper

Investors' Attitude towards Risk in Periods of High Market Volatility
Lígia M. Nunes Abstract Paper

STS062: Measuring capital flows (including speculative flows)

Lessons Drawn from Our Neighbor
Qizheng Mao Abstract Paper

Expansion of Inter-Sectoral Flow of Funds and Compiling Inter-Sectoral Investment Risk Data
Satoru Hagino, Itofumi Takeuchi Abstract Paper

“Agile” Estimates of Private Capital Flows
Lydia Lydia Troshina Abstract Paper

STS063: Short and Long Term Forecasting of Avalanche Hazard

Analysis, Modeling and Spatio-Temporal Prediction of Avalanches Using Support Vector Machines
Giona Matasci, Mikhail Kanevski, Alexei Pozdnoukhov Abstract Paper

Application of Hierachical Bayeasian Modelling to Long Term Avalanche Forecasting
Nicolas Eckert Abstract Paper

On Probabilities of Avalanches Triggered by Alpine Skiers. An Empirically Driven Decision Strategy for Backcountry Skiers Based on These Probabilities
Christian Pfeifer Abstract Paper

Assessing Snow Avalanche Risk in the Alpin zone
Orietta Nicolis, Renato Assunção Abstract Paper

STS064: African Demography: Structure, Change and Continuity

Profiling the Elderly: Understanding Recent Trends in Acceleration of African Population Ageing
Henry V. Doctor Abstract Paper

Religious variation in completed fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
Ivy A. Kodzi Abstract

Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Modernization and Family Planning
William Muhwava, Martin E. Palamuleni Abstract

Household and Family Structure in Africa: Trends and Patterns
Latifat Ibisomi, Clifford Odimegwu, Nicole de Wet Abstract

Child Mortality and Health in Africa
Collins O. Opiyo, Vincent Otieno, Michael J. Levin Abstract

Trends, Patterns and Implication of Living Arrangment in Africa
Esther W. Dungumaro, Maurice C.Y. Mbago Abstract

Orphaned Children in Africa: What Can We Learn from Census Data?
Abdramane B. Soura, Bruno Masquelier Abstract

Estimates and Correlates of Maternal Mortality in Africa: a focus on Kenya and Mozambique
Nelago I. Indongo, Kefiloe Matsiteng Abstract

STS065: Future microdata access

The Future of Access to European Confidential Data for Scientific Purpose
Jean-Marc Museux Abstract

Towards a European Distributed Remote Access: Main Issues and Future Challenges
Paola Tubaro Abstract

IPUMS-International; Free, Worldwide Microdata Access Now for Censuses of 60 Countries, 80 by 2015
Robert McCaa, Steven Ruggles, Matthew Sobek Abstract Paper

Morpheus – An Innovative Approach to Remote Data Access
Julia Höninger Abstract Paper

STS066: Firm's Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship: Methods, Sources and Statistical Analysis

When “Face to Face” Matters: Do Italian FDI in Business Services “Follow” FDI in Manufacturing?
Massimo Armenise, Ilaria Cingottini, Giorgia Giovannetti, Margherita Velucchi Abstract Paper

Business Demography – A Way To Measure Entrepreneurial Performance
Aleksandra Stawinska Abstract Paper

Total Factor Productivity Gap between Internationalized and Domestic Firms: Net Premium or Heterogeneity Effect?
Maria R. Ferrante, Maria Freo Abstract Paper

Industry Profiles and Economic Performance. A Firm-Data Based Study for Italian Industries
Leopoldo Nascia, Alessandro Zeli, Matilde Bini Abstract Paper

Official Firm Data – New Options for Analysing Firm Data on Micro Level
Anja Malchin, Julia Höninger Abstract Paper

STS067: Statistical Validation and Application of Socioeconomic Data from Household Surveys in Less Developed Countries

Impact of Poverty on Women's Nutritional Status in India. Application of Finite Mixture Models
Leandro P. Pontes, Sabu S. Padmadas, José G. Dias Abstract Paper

Modelling the Impact of Poverty on Contraceptive Choices in Indian States: A Multilevel Analysis
Isabel Tiago Oliveira, Sabu S. Padmadas, José G. Dias Abstract Paper

The Effect of Women's Work outside the Home on Palestinian Society
Faisal Awartani, Mary W. Gray Abstract

Discrimination of Salaries and Segregation Against Women in the Cameroon's Labor Market
Dongmo Nandong Gustave Guillaume Abstract Paper

STS068: State Of The Art In Communicating Statistics

Communicating Statistics: Making Sense of Statistics in a Dynamic World
Per Nymand-Andersen Abstract Paper

Adapting to Recent Change in It Environments in Communicating Statistics
Inho Park, Hyuk C. Kwon Abstract Paper

Modern Art in Communicating Statistics – The Case of the Bank of Russia
Ekaterina Prokunina Abstract Paper

The Banco de Portugal's Experience in Communicating Statistics
José Manuel Faustino Abstract Paper

Meeting the Challenges of Communicating Central Bank Statistics: The Philippine Experience
Rosabel B. Guerrero Abstract Paper

STS070: State Of The Art In Communicating Statistics

OECD Work on Measuring Trust in Official Statistics
David Brackfield Abstract Paper

Why Measure Trust in Official Statistics?
Richard Alldritt, Jacob Wilcock Abstract Paper

Measuring Trust in Official Statistics – Conceptual Framework, Measurement and Results
Siu-Ming Tam Abstract

Statistics Finland – An Example of a 360° Assessment of Trust in Official Statistics
Heli Jeskanen-Sundström, Heli Mikkelä Abstract Paper

Trust in Official Statistics – New Zealand's Experience
Gary R. Dunnet, Geraldine Needham-Girven Abstract Paper

Trust in Statistics in the Netherlands
Peter N.J. Spannenburg, Gosse van der Veen, Carina M. Fransen Abstract

STS071: State Of The Art In Communicating Statistics

MCMC for Doubly Intractable Distributions
Nial Friel Abstract

Markov Chain Monte Carlo on Riemann Manifolds
Mark Girolami Abstract

Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Exact Inference for Diffusions
Giorgos Sermaidis, Omiros Papaspiliopoulos, Gareth O. Roberts, Alex Beskos, Paul Fearnhead Abstract

STS072: State Of The Art In Communicating Statistics

CIID Portfolio Default Models Based on Lévy Subordinators (and Some Extensions)
Jan-Frederik Mai, Matthias Scherer, Rudi Zagst Abstract Paper

Levy Processes and the Financial Crisis: Can We Design a More Effective Deposit Protection?
Jessica Cariboni, Sara Maccaferri, Wim Schoutens Abstract Paper

Multivariate Option Pricing Models: Some Extensions of the ?VG Model
Florence M.Y. Guillaume Abstract Paper

CPS002: Estimation and Inference

Sampling Design Using Remote Sensing in Korea
Pyong Namkung, Jong-Seok Byun, Joon-Suk Lee, Chan-soo Lim Abstract Paper

Estimation of the True Intake Distribution from Recall Data with Measurement/Response Errors
Timo Alanko Abstract Paper

Principal Component Regression with Survey Data Application on the French Media Audiance
Camelia Goga, Muhammad Ahmed Shehzad, Aurelie Vanheuverzwyn Abstract Paper

Nonparametrics for Complex Parameters Estimation in Finite Population. Application to the Estimation of the Gini Index with Survey Data
Camelia Goga, Anne Ruiz-Gazen Abstract Paper

Empirical Likelihood Ratio Confidence Intervals for Unequal Probability Sampling
Yves G. Berger, Omar De La Riva Abstract Paper

A Semiparametric Propensity Score Weighting Method To Adjust for Nonresponse Using Multivariate Auxiliary Information
Damiao N. da Silva, Chris Skinner Abstract Paper

Efficiency of Sampling Designs with Respect to the Multinomial Design
Imbi Traat Abstract

CPS003: Statistical Modelling for Time Series: 2

On the Estimation of Periodic ARMA Models with Uncorrelated but Dependent Errors
Christian Francq, Roch Roy, Abdessamad Saidi Abstract Paper

Stationarity Domains of Power Threshold GARCH Time Series with Heavy Tailed Generator Processes
Esmeralda Gonçalves, Joana Leite, Nazare Mendes-Lopes Abstract Paper

Wavelets, Long Memory and Bootstrap – An Approach to Detecting Discontinuities
Jan Beran, Yevgen Shumeyko Abstract Paper

Segmentation of Time Series with Heteroskedastic Components
Christian Derquenne Abstract Paper

Modeling Swedish Electricity Prices for 2005-2009
Kristi Kuljus, Bo Ranneby Abstract

CPS004: Statistical Applications k: Statistical Methods

Maximum Entropy Estimators To Assess Technical Efficiency with State-Contingent Production Frontiers
Pedro Macedo, Elvira Silva, Manuel Scotto Abstract Paper

Adjusting for Nonignorable Nonresponse Using a Latent Modeling Approach
Alina Matei, Giovanna Ranalli Abstract Paper

Sensitivity Analysis for Critical Control Points Determination and Uncertainty Analysis To Establish a Link between FSO and Process Criteria: Methodology and Application to QMRA Model of L. monocytogenes in Soft Cheese
Matieyendou Lamboni, Moez Sanaa, Fanny T. Aziza Abstract

Disclosing Diversity in Populations with Large Number of Subclasses
Kalev Pärna, Mihhail Juhkam Abstract

Confidence Bands for Horvitz-Thompson Estimators of Sampled Noisy Functional Data
Hervé Cardot, David Degras, Etienne Josserand Abstract Paper

The Effect of Shape: Comparing Different Presentations of Response
Maria do Carmo Botelho, Madalena Ramos, Teresa Calapez Abstract Paper

CPS005: Methods and Models for Extremes: 1

On the Pickands stochastic process
Adja Mbarka Fall, Gane Samb Lo Abstract Paper

Marshall-Olkin Family of Distributions and Their Applications in Reliability Theory, Time Series Modelling and Stress-Strength Analysis
Jose K. Kanichukattu Abstract Paper

Characterising the Shape of the Generalized Lamba Distribution Using LQ Moments
Robert A.R. King Abstract

Regression Quantiles Methodology and the Peak-over-Threshold Method in Climate Change Simulations
Jan Picek, Jan Kysely, Martin Schindler Abstract

CPS006: Statistical Modelling: Environment

Regional Variation of Seasonal Behaviour for Indoor Radon Levels
Órlaith Burke, Patrick Murphy Abstract Paper

A Hierarchical Spatio-Temporal Dynamical Model for Predicting Precipitation Occurrence and Accumulation
Ali Arab, Tolessa Deksissa Abstract

Validity of Homogeneity Tests for Meteorological Time Series Data: A Simulation Study
Ceylan Yozgatligil, Ceyda Yazici, Vilda Purutcuoglu, Inci Batmaz Abstract Paper

Statistical Aspects of Analysing Effects of Rainfall on Water Quality
Spiridon Penev, Daniela Leonte, Zdravetz Lazarov Abstract Paper

Some Nonparametric Regression Problems for Gaussian Subordinated Time Series Observations with Long-Memory
Sucharita Ghosh Abstract Paper

Historical Temperature Reconstruction with a Computationally Efficient Stochastic Model
Finn Lindgren, Peter Guttorp, Håvard Rue Abstract

Using PCA and Global Smoothing To Explore Differences between Global Vegetation Models
Johan Lindström, Anders Ahlström, Emma Blom Abstract Paper

CPS007: Data Strategies: 2

Transforming Survey Processing at a Federal Statistical Agency
Jack Nealon Abstract Paper

A New Framework for Development of Japanese Official Statistics
Hirotaka Kato Abstract Paper

Coding of Survey Responses – Quality Assurance Efforts at Statistics Sweden
Jörgen Svensson Abstract Paper

Checking the Usefulness and Initial Quality of Administrative Data
Frank Verschaeren Abstract Paper

Dissemination of Official Statistics as Open Government Data Strategy
Peter Lohauss Abstract Paper

A Note on Assessing the Quality of Imputation for a Population Census Application
Pedro L.D.N. Silva Abstract

The Use of Handheld Computers in the 2010 Population Census: An Evaluation of Timing and Quality of the Results
Alicia M. Bercovich Abstract

Estimation Methods for Business Statistics Variables That Cannot Be Obtained from Administrative Data Sources
Pete Brodie Abstract Paper

CPS009: Statistical Modelling: Distributions

Analysis of 3-Way Interactions in Contingency Table with One Dichotomous Response Category
Njoku O. Ama, D.K. Shangodoyin, K. Setlhare, L. Gabaitiri, K. Sediakgotla Abstract

The Theoretical Development of a New Multivariate beta Distribution
Karien Adamski, Schalk W. Human, Andriette Bekker Abstract Paper

Bivariate Beta Distributions and Beyond
Rianne Jacobs, Andriette Bekker, Schalk W. Human Abstract Paper

Comparison of the Singular Spectrum Analysis and ARIMA Models
Mohammad Zokaei, Rahim Mahmoudvand, Nader Najari Abstract Paper

The Distribution of the Product of Beta Determinants
René Ehlers, Andriëtte Bekker, J.J.J. Roux, Mohammad Arashi Abstract Paper

On Wishart Ratios with Dependent Structure
Andriëtte Bekker, M. Arashi, J.J.J. Roux Abstract Paper

The Role of the Real Representation – In Quaternion Distribution Theory
M.T. Loots, A. Bekker, M. Arashi, J.J.J. Roux Abstract Paper

CPS010: Sampling: Estimation and Inference

Reinterview: A Modified Approach
Dhiren Ghosh Abstract Paper

Estimation for Ranked Set Sampling Under Complete and Censored Data
Didem Egemen, Sibel Balci, Baris Surucu Abstract Paper

Alternative Determination of Cut-Off Point Based on MSE
Sang Eun Lee, Key-Il Shin Abstract Paper

On Studying the Relationship between the Ratio and the Regression Estimators for a Population Proportion
Juan F. Muñoz, Antonio Arcos, Encarnaci?n ?lvarez Abstract Paper

Quantile Model-Assisted Estimation Approach for Survey Data
Jose F. Zea, Leonardo Trujillo Abstract Paper

Model Assisted Design Based Estimation of a Spatial Mean
Giuseppe Cicchitelli, Giorgio E. Montanari Abstract Paper

CPS011: Business & Environment - Statistical Application

Factors Influencing Employee Retention in South African National Government Departments
Sagaren Pillay Abstract Paper

Consumer Empowerment in Europe: Challenges Met in Measuring It
Luca Pappalardo, Michela Nardo Abstract Paper

Measuring Business Cycles for Pacific Island Countries
Willie Lahari Abstract Paper

Service Delievery in Postapartheid South Africa: What Has Changed? Measuring on Relative Basis
Remigius C. Nnadozie Abstract Paper

Modeling West African Total Precipitation Depth: A Statistical Approach
Simon Sovoe Abstract Paper

Measuring Well-Being by TOPSIS (Tecnique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) Method: Empirical Evidence for Italian Regions
Isabella Carbonaro Abstract Paper

The Efficiency of Small Sized Farm Producers of Burkina Faso
Kabore Waog-Wendé Theophile Abstract Paper

CPS012: Statistics and Society - Methods and Applications: 9

Is One Week Sufficient? On Measurements Errors in the Norwegian Consumer Expenditure Survey
Øyvin Kleven, Bjørn Are Holth, Frode Berglund, Bente Hole Abstract Paper

Exploratory Non-Parametric and Graphical Procedures for Top-k Ranked Lists
Michael G. Schimek Abstract Paper

Demographic Estimates and Projections Using Multiple Data Sources: A Bayesian Approach
John Bryant, Patrick Graham Abstract Paper

Mapping out a Region of Interacting Standards
Wendy L. Thomas Abstract Paper

Some Remarks on Pictorial Statistics
Klaus Rehkaemper Abstract Paper

Development-Driven Recovery of Tropical Forests: The Tropical Forest Transition with Implications for REDD+
Sean P. Sloan Abstract Paper

CPS013: Statistical Modelling for Time Series: 1

Time Series Sampling Rates for Wind Energy Forecasting
Idris A. Eckley, Guy P. Nason Abstract Paper

Inference for Parameter Instability in Time Series Via Trending Regressions
Marie Huskova, Alexander Aue, Lajos Horvath Abstract Paper

Bayesian Change-Point Mixed Models Applied to Data on Outpatient Antibiotic Use in Europe
Girma Minalu, Niel Hens, Marc Aerts, Samuel Coenen, Arno Muller, Niels Adriaenssens, Philippe Beutels, Geert Molenberghs, Herman Goossens Abstract Paper

Efficient Detection of Multiple Changepoints within an Oceanographic Time Series
Rebecca Killick, Idris A. Eckley, Phil Jonathan Abstract Paper

A Study on a Dynamic Stochastic Process for Traffic Congestion
Saebom Jeon, Yousung Park Abstract Paper

CPS014: Statistical Modelling: Theory and Application

Invariant Theory for Hypothesis Testing on Graphs
Carey E. Priebe, Glen A. Coppersmith, Andrey Rukhin Abstract Paper

A Multivariate Lifetime Model of Marshal-Olkin Type
Manuel Franco, Debasis Kundu, Juana-Maria Vivo Abstract

Rate of Decay of the Tail Dependence Coefficient and Modeling for Bivariate Financial Returns Distributions
Thomas Fung, Eugene Seneta Abstract Paper

A Note on the Adaptive Choice of the Optimal Threshold in Extreme Value Analysis
M. Ivette Gomes, Dinis Pestana Abstract Paper

False Discovery Rate and Related Analyses for Scan Statistics
David O. Siegmund Abstract

On Semiparametric Tail Index Estimation Using Exponential Families
Dieter Schell, Jan Beran Abstract Paper

CPS015: Statistical Applications: Economy and Environment

Establishment of an Equilibrium Model for Analyzing Sectoral Agricultural Policy in Benin: The Role of National Agricultural Census and the Need for a National System for Collecting Agricultural Statistics
Felicien Accrombessy Abstract Paper

Testing and Constraining Inter-Regional Trade Flows Using Supply and Use Framework
Steve MacFeely Abstract Paper

The Importances of Water Quality Statistics for Decisions Makers
Abdel Aziz B. Ibrahim Abstract

Water Quality Assessment in Nigeria: Statistical Perspective
Edith Uzoma Umeh, Edith Uzoma Umeh Abstract Paper

Modeling Dry and Wet Spells of Central Anatolia Region of Turkey
Özlem Türker Bayrak, Fetih Yildirim Abstract Paper

Modeling Irrigation Water Consumption at Microdata Level in the Census of Agriculture 2009 (Spain)
Jorge Saralegui, Fernando Celestino-Rey Abstract Paper

CPS016: Statistics and Society - Methods and Applications: 1

How Do Fixed Costs Affect a Survivor's Welfare in Germany?
Vera Hofer Abstract Paper

A Weighted Score Derived from a Multiple Correspondence Analysis Solution
Márcio L.M. Souza, Ronaldo R. Bastos, Marcel De Toledo Vieira Abstract Paper

The New Methodology for the UN Human Development Index: A Critique
Christopher Tofallis Abstract

A Fay-Herriot Model for Estimating the Proportion of Households in Poverty in Brazilian Municipalities
Viviane Quintaes, Nícia Hansen, Denise Silva, Djalma Pessoa, Pedro Silva Abstract Paper

Estimating the Three Parameters of Zenga's Distribution for Income by Size
Michele Zenga, Alberto Arcagni Abstract Paper

CPS017: Statistical Modelling: Bayesian Applications

A Statistical Registration of Scale-Changing and Moving Objects with Application to the Human Gait Authentication
Kosuke Okusa, Toshinari Kamakura Abstract Paper

A Study on Human Activity Recognition Based on Acceleration-Angular Velocity Data and Link Mechanism
Yohei Sawai, Toshinari Kamakura Abstract Paper

Bayesian Ranking Responses in Multiple Responses Questions
Hsiuying Wang, Shao-Yuan Chang Abstract Paper

Bayes Linear Estimation for Finite Population with Emphasis on Categorical Data
Kelly C.M. Gonçalves, Fernando A.S. Moura, Helio S. Migon Abstract Paper

Bayesian Sampling Plans for the Exponential Distribution with Adaptive Progressive Hybrid Censoring
Chien-Tai Lin, Yen-Lung Huang Abstract Paper

Developing Local Environmental Decision Tools Using Bayesian Belief Networks
Rognvald I. Smith, Jan M. Dick Abstract Paper

CPS018: New Developments in Statistical Modelling

A General Continuous Auction System in Presence of Insiders
José M. Corcuera Abstract Paper

On the First Exit Time of a Nonnegative Markov Process Started at a Quasistationary Distribution
Moshe Pollak, Alexander G. Tartakovsky Abstract Paper

Simulation of Tail Dependence in Cot-copula
Azam Pirmoradian, Aishah Hamzah Abstract Paper

On Approximation of Correlations Using Bernstein Copula and Probabilistic Tools
Fentaw Abegaz, Vidhyadhar Mandrekar, Uttara V. Naik-Nimbalkar Abstract Paper

Comparison of Approximations for Compound Poisson Processes
Christine Choirat, Raffaello Seri Abstract Paper

Does Regime Switching in Pricing Kernel Help Explain Changes in Risk Behavior?
Wolfgang K. Härdle, Maria Grith Abstract

CPS019: Statistical Methods in Reliability

Statistical Tests To Compare k Survival Analysis Functions Involving Recurrent Events
Carlos M. Martinez, Guillermo Ramirez, Maura L. Vasquez Abstract Paper

Mis-Specification Analysis of gamma and Inverse Gaussian Degradation Models
Sheng-T. Tseng Abstract

Reliability Studies of Bivariate Log-Normal Distribution
Pushpa L. Gupta Abstract Paper

Random Effect Bivariate Survival Models and Stochastic Comparisons
Ramesh C. Gupta Abstract Paper

Bootstrap-Based Bias Correction for Graphical Estimators from Probability Plots with Complete and Right-Censored Data
Anupap Somboonsavatdee Abstract Paper

CPS021: Functions and Stochastic Processes

A Unifying Approach to the Shape and Changepoint Hypotheses
Chihiro Hirotsu Abstract Paper

Application of Lifting Transform To Detect Change Points
Arunendu Chatterjee Abstract Paper

Asymptotic Equivalence for Continuously and Discretely Sampled Jump-Diffusion Models
Irene G. Becheri, Feike C. Drost, Bas J.M. Werker Abstract Paper

An Approach for Reference Curve Selection in Curve Registration
Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Tzee-Ming Huang Abstract Paper

CPS022: Statistical Education

Continued Statistics Teachers' Formation at Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Mexico
Hugo M. Hernandez, Roberto Avila, Veronica Y. Kataoka Abstract Paper

Developing Web-Based Tools for the Teaching of Statistics: Our Wikis and the German Wikipedia
Sigbert Klinke Abstract Paper

A Critical View on Indicator-Based Educational Reporting in Germany
Ulrike Rockmann Abstract Paper

Teaching Styles Revisited – Teaching Statistical Modelling in R
John Hinde Abstract Paper

Training Statisticians for Africa: Has the Programme Succeeded?
James P.M. Ntozi Abstract Paper

Fourth Graders Engaged in Activities Involving Sampling: A Case Study
Eun-Sung Ko, Min-Sun Park Abstract Paper

A New Family of Generalized Power Transformations and the Educational Ambassador ASA Program
Diana M. Kelmansky, Elena J. Martínez Abstract Paper

CPS023: Statistical Applications: Using the Web

Unit Non-Response in a Finnish Security Survey by Three Survey Modes
Seppo S. Laaksonen Abstract Paper

Evaluating Methodologies To Increase Internet Responses in Mixed-Mode Surveys
Virginia M. Lesser Abstract Paper

The “Frequency Divide” on Web Surveys: Opinions, Behaviours and Demographics Differences among Internet Users
Paula Vicente, Elizabeth Reis Abstract Paper

World Wide Web: Information Source or Computer Infection Hazard?
Natallia V. Katenka, Tom Britton, Eric D. Kolaczyk, Mark Crovella Abstract

Usage of Internet for Looking for a Job in European Countries: Multiple Regression and Cluster Analysis
Ksenija Dumicic Abstract Paper

CPS024: High Dimensional Data: 1

Principal Component Analysis Applied to Polytomous Quadratic Logistic Regression
Inácio Andruski-Guimarães Abstract Paper

Probabilistic Principal Component Analysis for 2D Data
Jianhua Zhao, Philip L.H. Yu, James T. Kwok Abstract Paper

Variable Selections and Their Applications for Data Analysis in Principal Canonical Correlation Analysis
Toru Ogura, Yasunori Fujikoshi, Takakazu Sugiyama Abstract Paper

High-Dimensional Approximations of the Coefficients on Linear Discriminant Functions and Canonical Correlation Variates
Yasunori Fujikoshi Abstract Paper

Clustering High Dimension Low Sample-Size Data with Fuzzy Cluster-Based Principal Component Analysis
Mika Sato-Ilic Abstract Paper

Validity of an Efficient Approach for Principal Component Analysis in High Dimensional Data with Mixed Variable Structure
Susumu Okada, Takakazu Sugiyama Abstract Paper

Classification of Relevant Document Using the Multinomial Model
Jung Jin Lee Abstract

CPS025: High Dimensional Data: 2

Asymptotic Frameworks for High-Dimensional Two-Group Classification
Pedro Duarte Silva Abstract Paper

Stochastic Differential Equations General Models of Individual Growth in Uncertain Environments and Application to Profit Optimization in Livestock Production
Carlos A. Braumann, Patrícia A. Filipe, Clara Carlos, Carlos J. Roquete Abstract Paper

Adaptive Nonparametric Detection in Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Mikhail A. Langovoy, Michael Habeck, Bernhard Schoelkopf Abstract Paper

On the Asymptotic Distribution of Likelihood Ratio Test When Both Nuisance Parameters and Parameters of Interest Lie on the Boundary
Leonid Kopylev, Bimal Sinha Abstract

Stochastic Modeling of the Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle with Genetic Algorithms: Real or Binary Valued Algorithms?
K.B. Boomer, Richard A. Brazier Abstract Paper

CPS026: Challenges in Modelling: 1

Asymptotic Distribution for Latent Root of Covariance Matrix under Two-Step Monotone Incomplete Data
Shinichi Tsukada, Tomoya Yamada Abstract Paper

Estimation on the Number of Shared Species Via a Jackknife Procedure
Tsung-Jen Shen, Wen-Han Hwang, Chia-Jui Chuang Abstract Paper

A Volume-of-Tube Based Test for Penalized Splines Estimators
Manuel Wiesenfarth, Tatyana Krivobokova, Stefan Sperlich Abstract Paper

On Information Criteria for Estimating the Number of Knots in Splines with Fractional Residuals
Jan Beran, Arno Weiershäuser Abstract Paper

Determination of the Number of Clusters and Validation of Clustering through the Matrix of Distances
Luis F. Rivera-Galicia Abstract

CPS028: Statistical Modelling - Estimation and Inference: 1

An Assessment of the Impact of Two Distinct Survey Design Modifications on Health Care Utilization Estimates in a National Longitudinal Healthcare Survey
Steven B. Cohen, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice Abstract Paper

Optimal Weighting and Overlap for Composite Estimation in Repeated Surveys
Farhad Mehran, Zoreh Fallah Abstract Paper

Models for Survival in Matched Pairs
Per K. Andersen, Mette Gerster, Mia Madsen Abstract Paper

The Use of Coxian Phase-Type Distribution To Model the University Student Progression and Drop out Rates: The Case of a Italian University
Adele H. Marshall, Mariangela Zenga, Filippo Domma, Sabrina Giordano Abstract Paper

Fitting Regression Models to Complex Survey Data – Gelman's Estimator Revisited
Moshe Feder, Danny Pfeffermann Abstract Paper

Estimation and Confidence Bands for the Mean Electricity Consumption Curve: A Comparison of Unequal Probability Sampling Designs and Model Assisted Approaches
Hervé Cardot, Alain Dessertaine, Etienne Josserand, Pauline Lardin Abstract Paper

Estimation of Change in a Rotation Panel Design
Claes Andersson, Karin Andersson, Peter Lundquist Abstract Paper

CPS029: Spatial Statistics and its Applications

A Valid Matern Class of Cross-Covariance Functions for Multivariate Random Fields with Any Number of Components
Tatiyana V. Apanaosvich, Marc G. Genton, Ying Sun Abstract

Effective Sample Size in Spatial Modeling
Ronny O. Vallejos Abstract Paper

Estimating a Representative Value of Overall Air Quality and Its Effect on Human Health
Helen L. Powell, Duncan Lee Abstract Paper

The Dynamic Coregionalization Model in Air Quality Modeling and Risk Assessment
Francesco Finazzi, Marian E. Scott, Alessandro Fassò Abstract Paper

Spatio-Temporal Analysis for Small Area Data of Suicide in Japan
Takafumi Kubota, Fumio Ishioka, Makoto Tomita, Toshiharu Fujita Abstract Paper

CPS030: Census and Survey: Methods

Housing Needs Framework and Its Operationalization Using Census Data
Mary Ann C. Magtulis Abstract Paper

Last Population Census in Russia: Progress or Stagnation
Irina I. Eliseeva Abstract Paper

Small Area Estimation Strategy for the 2011 UK Census
Bernard Baffour, Denise Silva, Christine Sexton, Alan Taylor, Alinne Veiga Abstract Paper

A System Developed for Solving the Matching Problem in the Brazilian Census Evaluation Research
Vinicius L. Xavier, Djalma G. Pessoa, Fabio Figueiredo, Andrea Diniz Abstract Paper

A Study on Census Supporting Method Using Aerial Image System
Kibong Park Abstract Paper

CPS031: Multiple Dimensions

Nonparametric Principal Components Regression
Erniel B. Barrios, Jennifer D. Umali Abstract Paper

Hyper-Parameter Estimation Involving High Dimensional Gaussian Distributions
Erlend Aune, Daniel P. Simpson Abstract Paper

An Adjusted Maximum Likelihood Estimator for the Intra-Cluster Correlation Coefficient
Siegfried Gabler, Matthias Ganninger, Partha Lahiri Abstract Paper

Generalised Confidence Intervals for Meta-Regression
Thomas Friedrich, Guido Knapp Abstract Paper

Deciphering the Complexities in the Perception, Performance and Related Comparison of Musical Phrases Via Statistical Shape Analysis of the Fractal Nature of Music (Data)
Makarand V. Ratnaparkhi Abstract Paper

Grade of Membership and Principal Components Analysis: A Comparative Empirical Study
Abdul Suleman Abstract Paper

CPS032: Statistical Modelling: Stochastic Processes and Inference

Detection of Delays at the Registration of Events of a Point Process
Franz Streit Abstract Paper

First Passage Times and Breakthrough Curves Associated with Interfacial Phenomena
Edward C. Waymire, Vrushali Bokil, Enrique Thomann, Brian Wood, Thilanka Appuhamillage Abstract Paper

A Higher Order Approximation to the Distribution of a Non-Central t-Statistic under Non-Normality
Nao Ohyauchi, Masafumi Akahira, Shinichi Kawai Abstract Paper

Asymptotic Optimality for Sliced Inverse Regression
François Portier, Bernard Delyon Abstract Paper

On Cycle Representatins of Random Walks in Fixed, Random Environments
Chrysoula Ganatsiou Abstract Paper

Parameter Estimation in Generalized Linear Models through Modified Maximum Likelihood
Evrim Oral Abstract Paper

Outlier Detection for Covariance Estimation Via Feature Selection Algorithms
Rajiv S. Menjoge, Roy E. Welsch Abstract Paper

CPS033: Society - Statistical Applications: 1

The Role of Parity Order and Other Socio-Demographic Characteristics in the Nutritional Status of Under-Five Children in Lesotho
Sasha A.P. Frade-Bekker, Chiweni Chimbwete, Clifford Odimegwu Abstract

Some Small Response Surface Designs for Three-Factor Experiments
Virgilio D. Espina, Rosadelima V. Lopez, Daisy Lou L. Polestico Abstract Paper

Modeling Irrigation Water Consumption at Microdata Level in the Census of Agriculture 2009 (Spain)
Jorge Saralegui, Fernando Celestino-Rey Abstract

Research on Chinese Classification of Activities for Time Use Statistics
Fengdan Shi, Qingzhe Lv Abstract

Impact of Productivity and Real Effective Exchange Rate on the Competitiveness of Manufacturing Exports: The Case of Cameroon
Bodel Gnintedem Aymele Abstract Paper

CPS034: Statistical Modelling - Estimation and Inference: 2

Robust Nonparametric Inference for the Median under a New Neighborhood Determined by Three Parameters
Itsuro Kakiuchi, Miyoshi Kimura Abstract Paper

Robust Estimator Using Regression Depth in Logistic Regression Model
Mie Fujiki Abstract Paper

A Nonparametric Approach of Estimating the Number of True Null Hypotheses in Multiple Testing
Mi-Chia Ma, Weng-Chang Chao Abstract Paper

Monitoring Profiles Based on Simultaneous Confidence Bands for Penalized Spline Regression
Longcheen Huwang Abstract Paper

Reparametrizing the Two-Parameter Gnedin-Fisher Partition Model in a Bayesian Perspective
Annalisa Cerquetti Abstract Paper

CPS035: Data Strategies: 4

The Identification of the Nonprofit Sector in the Statistical Business Register of Germany – A Feasibility Study
Natalie Rosenski Abstract Paper

An Overview of the Use of Administrative Data for Business Statistics in Europe
Luigi Costanzo, Grazia Di Bella, Elizabeth Hargreaves, Humberto J. Pereira, Sofia Rodrigues Abstract Paper

Statistical Advocacy Tools Found Effective in a Developing Country
Romulo A. Virola, Lina V. Castro Abstract Paper

A Meta-Analysis Method Based on Simulated Individual Patient Data
Yusuke Yamaguchi, Wataru Sakamoto, Shingo Sirahata, Masashi Goto Abstract Paper

Progress in Statistical Harmonization in the MERCOSUR
María T. Carré, Patricio E. Repetto Abstract Paper

Dual Frame Implementation for the Colombian National Agricultural Survey
Oscar F. Merchan, Cristiano Ferraz, Leonardo Trujillo Abstract Paper

Measuring and Monitoring the Administrative Burden Caused by Official Statistics in Germany: Developing the Barometer of Burdens
Florian Spengler, Daniel Vorgrimler, Gorja Bartsch Abstract Paper

CPS036: Computation and Inference

Beyond Fisher's Linear Discriminant Analysis – New World of Discriminant Analysis
Shuichi Shinmura Abstract Paper

Predictive Performance of Bayesian Model Diagnostics
Naoki Isogawa, Masashi Goto Abstract Paper

Balanced Arrays and Fractional Factorial Designs
Dharam V. Chopra, Richard M. Low Abstract Paper

Numerical Computation on Distribution of Statistics Expressed by Generalized Hypergeometric Function
Yuichi Takeda, Hiroki Hashiguchi, Takakazu Sugiyama Abstract Paper

Random Deformation of Gaussian Fields with an Application to Lagrange Models for Asymmetric Ocean Waves
Georg Lindgren, Finn Lindgren Abstract Paper

CPS037: Casual Inference

Considerations on the UK Re-Arrest Hazard Data Analysis (How Model Selection Can Alter Conclusions for Policy Development)
Brett Houlding, Simon P. Wilson Abstract Paper

Assessing the Impact of Financial Aids to Firms: Causal Inference in the Presence of Interference
Bruno Arpino, Alessandra Mattei Abstract Paper

Multidimensional Predictive Path Modeling
Laura Trinchera, Giorgio Russolillo, Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi Abstract Paper

Identifying Causal Effects in the Presence of Missing Outcome Values
Alessandra Mattei, Fabrizia Mealli, Barbara Pacini Abstract Paper

Analyis of Observational Studies – An Example Using Data from the Irish Cancer Registry
Cara Dooley, John Hinde, John Newell Abstract Paper

Actual Causation
Tim De Craecker Abstract Paper

A Revisit to the Global Warming Phenomenon
Satyabrata Pal, Subhabaha Pal Abstract Paper

CPS038: Statistical Production

Successful Co-Operation on Official Statistics: 30 Years' Experience in Connecting Administrative Registers
Mikko Pellinen, Vesa Ylönen Abstract Paper

Modernisation of Statistics Production Process – The Case of Finnish National Accounts
Hilkka Vihavainen, Ari Tyrkkö Abstract Paper

Trying To Improve the Efficiency of Statistical Production Processes through Selective Data Editing Methods
Pedro Revilla, Ignacio Arbués Abstract

Statistical Process Assessment and Re-Engineering – A Framework for Meeting Challenges of Statistical Production
Swaraj Kumar Nath Abstract

Experiences from the Participation-Oriented Quality Audit System and Its Extension to the Training Programme in Statistical Skills of Statistics Finland
Pasi Piela Abstract Paper

Innovative Techniques That Can Be Used To Reduce Response Errors in Household Based Surveys
Dion D. Pietersen Abstract Paper

Challenges of the Moldovan Official Statistics on the Implementation of the European Statistics Code of Practice
Oleg Cara Abstract Paper

CPS040: Statistical Methods - Uncertainty and Industry: 2

Globalization, Innovation and Productivity in Chinese Firms: A Micro Study of Four Manufacturing Sectors
Feng Zhen Abstract Paper

Ordanova: The Analysis of Ordinal Variation
Tamar Gadrich, Emil Bashkansky Abstract Paper

Statistical Inference on Constant Stress Accelerated Life Tests under Generalized Gamma Lifetime Distributions
Tsai-Hung Fan, Yi-Jun Chen Abstract Paper

Optimal Sample Size Allocation for Multi-Level Stree Testing with Exponential Regression under Type I Censoring
Ping Shing Chan, Hon Yiu So, N. Balakrishnan, Hon Keung Ng Abstract

A Test for Variability in the Two-Sample Case
Tzee-Ming Huang Abstract Paper

How Ordinal Is Ordinal in Ordinal Data Analysis?
Vahid Nassiri, Jacques Tacq Abstract Paper

CPS042: Statistical Applications: Quality

Evaluation of Proficiency Test in the Area of Seeds by Z-Score Method and Cluster Analysis
Verônica Yumi Kataoka, Marcelo Silva de Oliveira, Maria Laene Moreira de Carvalho Abstract Paper

T2 Control Charts with Variable Dimension
Francisco Aparisi, Eugenio Epprecht Abstract Paper

A New VSI EWMA Loss Chart
Su-Fen Yang Abstract Paper

Control Charts for Health Care Monitoring under Intermittent Out-of-Control Behavior
Willem Albers Abstract Paper

Guaranteed Conditional Performance of Control Charts Via Bootstrap Methods
Axel Gandy, Jan Terje Kvaløy Abstract

CPS043: Statistics and Society: Education

In Service Elementary School Teachers' Conceptions of the Arithmetic Mean
Evanthis Chatzivasileiou, Ioannis Michalis, Christina Tsaliki, Io Sakelariou Abstract Paper

Improving Statistical Literacy through Graduate Programs in Ethiopia: The Case of North-South-South Collaborative Project in Jimma University
Yehenew Getachew Kifle, Luc Ducheatu Abstract

Misconceptions on the Use of Statistical Tools in Agricultural Researches in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines: Basis for Professional Development
Craig N. Refugio, Craig N. Refugio Abstract Paper

Towards Statistical Literacy
Liliana C. Severino, Nora M. Lac Prugent Abstract Paper

What First Comes to Mind … with Basic Statistical Terms?
Ioannis Michalis, Evanthis Chatzivasileiou, Io Sakellariou, Cristina Tsaliki Abstract Paper

The Census Data Wealth Index: An Application To Predict Education Outcomes in Developing Countries
Rodrigo Lovaton Davila, Dorothy Gondwe, Aine S. McCarthy, Phatta Kirdruang, Uttam Sharma Abstract Paper

CPS044: Analyses for Longitudinal Data: 2

Modelling Satisfaction with Leisure Activities over Time Using Graphical Chain Models
Maria de Fatima Salgueiro, Peter W.F. Smith Abstract Paper

Legislation and Smoking: Assessing the Impact of the English Smoking Ban on Smoking Behaviours
Carol M. Desousa Abstract Paper

The Adjust and Unadjusted Medical Cost Estimators – An Application in Coloratal Cancer
Yi-Ting Hwang, Wan-Ling Yeh Abstract Paper

Interviewer Effects on Wave Non-Response in a Longitudinal Survey: A Multilevel Analysis
Rebecca Vassallo, Gabriele B. Durrant, Peter W.F. Smith Abstract Paper

Com-Poisson Model with AR(1)-Type Correlation Structure for Longitudinal Count Response Data
Vandna Jowaheer, Naushad Ali Mamode Khan Abstract Paper

Joint Modelling of Longitudinal and Survival Data: A Comparison of Joint and Independent Models
Lisa McCrink, Adele Marshall, Karen Cairns Abstract Paper

How To Predict Latent Variables
Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, Janne Petersen, Karen Bandeen-Roche Abstract

CPS045: Data Strategies: 3

The Optimal Cut-Off Point for Predictive Classification of Ungrouped Data with Binary Logistic Regression Model
Supol Durongwatana Abstract Paper

Improving the Way We Measure Progress of Society: The Philippine Happiness Index among the Poor and the Unhappy
Romulo A. Virola, Jessamyn O. Encarnacion, Mark C. Pascasio Abstract Paper

Using Register Information from Multiple Aggregation Levels for the Prediction of Small Area Counts and Means in the Swiss Structural Survey
Jan Pablo Burgard, Ralf T. Münnich Abstract Paper

Short Term Turnover Estimates with Incomplete VAT Data
Pieter A. Vlag Abstract

Guidelines for Design and Analysis of Sample Surveys for Small Area Estimation
Stephen J. Haslett Abstract

An Imputation Method for Missing Covariate Data
Chiara Bocci, Emilia Rocco Abstract Paper

Small Area Estimation of HIV Prevalence using National Survey data: South Africa case study
Lwando O. Kondlo, Samuel Manda Abstract Paper

New Bootstrap Bias Correction with Application to MSE Estimation under a Basic Small Area Model
Solange Correa, Danny Pfeffermann Abstract

CPS046: Statistics and Society - Methods and Applications: 8

Optimal Stein Rule in Spherical Models
Mohammad Arashi Abstract Paper

Wrapped Weighted Exponential Distributions
Shongkour Roy, Mian Arif Shams Adnan Abstract Paper

Aspects of Responsive Design for the Swedish Living Conditions Survey
Peter M. Lundquist, Carl-Erik Särndal Abstract Paper

Jackknife Variance Estimation for Functions of Horvitz-Thompson Estimators under Unequal Probability Sampling without Replacement
Emilio L. Escobar, Yves G. Berger Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Hierarchical Model with Spatial Variable Selection: The Effect of Precipitations on Insurance Claims
Arnoldo Frigessi, Ida Scheel Abstract

Estimation of Distortion Risk Measures
Hideatsu Tsukahara Abstract Paper

Developments on Coordinated Poisson Sampling
Lionel Qualité Abstract Paper

CPS047: Modern Methods for Highly Structured

Vertex Nomination Via Attributed Random Dot Product Graphs
Carey E. Priebe, David J. Marchette, Glen Coppersmith Abstract Paper

Multivariate Time Series Model with Hierarchical Structure for Over-Dispersed Discrete Outcomes
Nobuhiko Terui, Masataka Ban, Toshihiko Maki Abstract Paper

A Proposed Discrete Distribution for the Statistical Modeling of Likert Data
Martin Kidd, Nico F. Laubscher Abstract Paper

A Tree-Form Constant Market Share Analysis for Modeling Growth Causes in International Trade
Yuanhua Feng, Zhichao Guo, Christian Peitz, Xiangyong Tan Abstract Paper

Graphical Diagnostic Methods in GEE
Maria del Carmen Pardo, Rosa Alonso Abstract Paper

Avoiding Overfit by Restricted Model Search in Tree-Based EEG Classification
Jan Klaschka Abstract Paper

Sensitivity Analysis for Multiple Similarity Method and Its Application
Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Yutaka Tanaka Abstract Paper

CPS048: Statistical Applications: Finance

Simultaneous-Equations Model for Global-Flow-Funds Analysis
Nan Zhang Abstract Paper

Did the Financial Regulators Appreciate the Meaning of the Data in the Sec V. Goldman Sachs Case?
Joseph L. Gastwirth Abstract Paper

Implementation of International Standard “Government Finance Statistics” in Practice of Developing Countries (Ukraine as an Example)
Ruslan Motoryn, Tetiana Motoryna Abstract Paper

Data Visualisation and Official Statistics: Providing New Evidence and Enhancing Understanding
Sharleen D. Forbes Abstract Paper

Aggregate Properties of Two-Staged Price Indices
Jens Mehrhoff Abstract Paper

CPS049: Astrostatistics

Mining Quasar Candidates from Large Sky Surveys
Yanxia Zhang, Ali Luo, Yongheng Zhao Abstract Paper

Rare Objects Found in LAMOST Spectra by Data Mining
A-Li Luo, Yan-Xia Zhang, Jian-Nan Zhang, Liang-Ping Tu, Yue Wu, Bin Jiang Abstract

On Seemingly Unrelated Semiparametric Models
Mahdi Roozbeh, Mohammad Arashi Abstract Paper

Statistical Estimation the Age of the Universe
Jørgen H. Petersen, Klaus K. Holst, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen Abstract Paper

The 1905 Einstein Equation in a General Mathematical Analysis Model of Quasars II
Byron E. Bell Abstract

CPS052: Challenges in Modelling: 2

On Asymptotic Higher-Order Expansions by a Two-Stage Procedure
Chikara Uno, Eiichi Isogai Abstract Paper

Application of Sequential Methods to Testlet Based Educational Testings
Yuan-chin I. Chang Abstract Paper

Simultaneous Selection and Estimation of the Largest Normal Mean
Yoshikazu Takada Abstract Paper

A Comparison of Three Approaches for Constructing Robust Experimental Designs
Vincent K. Agboto, William Li, Christopher Nachtsheim Abstract Paper

Multivariate Outlier Detection for Regression – Imputation and Aggregation Weight Calibration by IRLS
Kazumi Wada, Yutaka Abe Abstract Paper

CPS053: Analysing Structure in Data

Path Analysis for Recursive Generalized Linear Model Systems
Nobuoki Eshima, Minoru Tabata, Tetsuji Ohyama Abstract Paper

Bootstrap Information Criteria for Linear Mixed Models
Yiping Tang, Jinfang Wang Abstract Paper

Discovering Interaction in Structural Equation Models through a Diagnostic Plot
Giovanni C. Porzio, Maria P. Vitale Abstract Paper

Principal Component Analysis of Model-Valued Data with Constant Numerical Characteristics
Huiweng Wang, Meiling Chen, Nan Li, Lanhui Wang Abstract Paper

Dynamic Visualization of Changes in Association Patterns
Francesco Palumbo, Alfonso Iodice D'Enza Abstract Paper

Predicting Ordinal Classes Via Classification Trees
Claudio G.E. Borroni, Paolo Radaelli, Mariangela Zenga Abstract Paper

CPS054: Statistics and Society - Methods and Applications: 7

The Fitting of Subject-Specific Curves to Grouped Longitudinal Data
Viani B. Djeundje, Iain D. Currie Abstract Paper

Statistical Estimation of the Gap of Decomposability for the General Poverty Index by Intervals Confidence
Mohamed Cheikh Haidara, Gane Samb Lo Abstract Paper

Statistical Estimation of Poverty Bridging with Longitudinal Data or Pseudo-Panel Data
Pape Djiby Mergane, Gane Samb Lo Abstract

Price Rigidity in the Italian Grocery Retailing Sector: Evidence from Scanner Data
Raffaele Santioni, Isabella Carbonaro Abstract Paper

Is HIV/AIDS Funding Justified in Developing Countries?
Casment C.S. Mahlwele, Casment C.S. Mahlwele Abstract Paper

Past Challenges and Emerging Advances of Statistics of Tourism Labour and Employment
Igor Chernyshev, Scott M. Meis Abstract Paper

CPS055: Data Strategies: 1

Human Capital and the Process of Integrating Young People into the Labor Market: The Case of the Township of Aboisso
Ibrahima Camara Abstract Paper

Standard Error of an Estimated Difference between Countries When Countries Have Different Sample Designs: Issues and Solutions
Peter J. Lynn, Olena Kaminska Abstract Paper

Statistical Approaches for Detecting Strategists and Non-Strategists in Austrian Enterprises
Christine Duller Abstract

The Impact of Labor Market Trends on the Employment Rates Using Time Series Analysis by SPSS Program
Embareka F. Abouellil Abstract Paper

Creating a Business Sophistication Index for Small and Micro Businesses
Jacky S. Galpin Abstract Paper

Research on Urban Poverty in Vietnam
Loan Thi Thanh Le Abstract Paper

CPS056: Society - Statisical Applications: 3

Purchasing Power Parities between Japan and China by Industry
Yanjuan Dai, Jie Li, Hiroshi Izumi Abstract Paper

New Industrial Confidence Indicators and Croatian Industrial Production
Mirjana Cizmesija, Natasa Erjavec, Vlasta Bahovec Abstract Paper

Are Randomized Double-Blind Experiments Everything?
Frank Hampel Abstract Paper

Analysis of HIV/AIDS Prevalence and Treatment Progress in Uganda
Alex Kagumba, Emile Kateregga Abstract Paper

Estimation Accuracy of CPI: High Income Households' Expenditure Patterns Approach
Nataliia M. Romanchuk Abstract

CPS057: Stochastic Processes and Inference

Copula Based Probabilistic Measures of Uncertainty with Applications
Pranesh Kumar Abstract Paper

Prediction of Finite Population Total under Nonignorable Nonresponse Using Response and Nonresponse Distributions
Abdulhakeem A.H. Eideh Abstract Paper

Markov Switching Regular Vine Copulas
Jakob Stöber, Claudia Czado Abstract Paper

Pair-Copula Constructions for Non-Gaussian DAG Models
Alexander Bauer, Claudia Czado, Thomas Klein Abstract Paper

A Review of Tweedie Asymptotics for Lévy Processes
Bent Jørgensen Abstract Paper

A Power Transformation Method for Incomplete Two Way Contingency Tables with Nonignorable Nonrespose
Seongyong Kim, Boseung Choi, Yousung Park Abstract Paper

Fitting Skewed Distributions to Data: Estimation and Testing Problems
Tõnu Kollo Abstract

CPS058: Modern Methods and Applications: 1

Noncentral Limit Theorems for Statistical Functionals Based on Long-Memory Sequences
Henryk Zähle Abstract Paper

Estimation of the Time between Repeated Events under Different Sampling Patterns
Niels Keiding Abstract Paper

Inference for the Coefficient Parameters of the Logistic Regression from a Small Sample
Toshinari Kamakura Abstract Paper

Using Counting Processes To Estimate the Number of Ozone Exceedances: An Application to Mexico City Ozone Measurements
Jorge A. Achcar, Eliane R. Rodrigues, Mario H. Tarumoto Abstract Paper

Score Tests for Zero-Inflation and Overdispersion in Two-Level Count Data
Hwa-Kyung Lim, Juwon Song, Byoung Cheol Jung, Kee-Hoon Kang Abstract Paper

Incorporating Covariates in the Analysis of Capture-Re-Encounter Data
Byron J.T. Morgan Abstract Paper

Central Limit Theorem for Functions of Weakly Dependent Variables with Applications to Hidden Markov Models
Jens L. Jensen Abstract Paper

CPS060: Complex Data Systems

Optimal DNA Pooling for the Detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Using New Generation Genome Sequencers
David M. Ramsey, Andreas Futschik Abstract Paper

The Analysis of Single-Index Models with Scale Mixture of Normals Errors and Using Bayesian P-Splines
Pedro A. Morettin, Marcelo M. Taddeo Abstract Paper

Gene Coancestry in Pedigrees and Populations
Elizabeth A. Thompson, Chris Glazner Abstract Paper

An Assessment of Deviations from Conditional Independence in Binary Data Fusion
Elsabe Smit Abstract Paper

Propensity Score Matching and Genetic Matching: Monte Carlo Results
Laurent Donzé, Peychyn Lai Abstract Paper

Mineral Rights Investment Risk Management Model and Software Implementation
Liming Liu, Wensi Wang, Huang Hengjun Abstract Paper

On the Estimation of Entropy for Markov Chains
Valerie Girardin Abstract Paper

CPS061: Society - Statistical Applications: 2

Derivation of Indicators To Measure the Achievement of Equality in the Field of Employment from a Gender Perspective: Case Study of the Palestinian Territory
Saleh M.L. Alkafri Abstract Paper

Main Life Concerns of Elderly in Urban Slums of Surat City, Gujarat, India
Ajay B. Pawar, Naresh C. Jain, Rajkumar R. Bansal Abstract Paper

Helsinki Region Infoshare – Open Access to Urban and Regional Statistics
Asta Manninen Abstract Paper

A Proposal for the Treatment of Non Response To Improve the Quality of Business Census-Like Data in Italian National Accounts Estimations
Augusto Puggioni, Giuseppe Sacco Abstract Paper

Factors That Influence Women's Employment Status in South Africa
Ziyanda Ntlebi Abstract Paper

CPS062: Statistics in Industry and Enterprise

Age-Period-Environment Model for Analyzing Consumer Survey Data for Marketing Research
Nobutane Hanayama Abstract Paper

No 'One Best Way' – Error Assessment of Imputation for Agricultural Production Data in FAOSTAT
Onno Hoffmeister, Mariana Campeanu, Hansdeep Khaira, Nicola Sakoff Abstract Paper

Mixed Time Series, and Cross Section Analyses of Number of Mainland U.S. Visitors to Hawaii during Years 1993-2007
Larry A. Nelson Abstract Paper

Comparing the Linear and Non-Linear Principal Component Analysis over Likert-Type Items: An Empirical Study Based on Balanced Bootstrap
Teresa Calapez, Madalena Ramos, Maria C. Botelho Abstract Paper

Constructing and Updating a Cost-of-Living Index for the Purpose of Ensuring Purchasing Power Parity of the Remuneration of Expatriate Officials
Ibrahim S. Yansaneh, Roberto Pagan Abstract Paper

Assessing the Effect of R&D Contributions to Luxembourgish Firms: A Non Parametric Approach through the Application of Spline and Kernel Estimators
Michela Bia, Alessandra Mattei Abstract Paper

CPS063: Statistics and Society - Methods and Applications: 2

Quality and Level of Birth Registration in South Africa: 1998-2008
Mosidi S. Nhlapo Abstract Paper

Determinants of Behaviour in Risky Situations
Manfred Borovcnik, Ramesh Kapadia Abstract Paper

On Scenario Methods in Statistical Analysis and Decision Making
Thompson O. Ojo Abstract

The Long Run Sociodemographic Determinants of National Saving in the Countries of West African Economic and Monetary Union
Ariane Wakap Tchagang, Paul Brice Kenfac Dongmezo Abstract

HIV Prevalence Estimation in the Presence of Missing Data: A Bounding Approach
Bruno Arpino, Elisabetta De Cao, Franco Peracchi Abstract Paper

Structured Expert Elicitation in the Medical Field: A Case Study on Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus (XMRV)
Susie ElSaadany Abstract

CPS064: Statistical Modelling: Stochastic Processes and Copulas

Bivariate Wavelet-Based Method for Estimating Copula Function
Nargess Hosseinioun Abstract

A Nonparametric Dependence Measure for Random Variables Based on the One-to-One Correspondence between Copulas and Markov Operators
Wolfgang Trutschnig Abstract Paper

Realized Copulae
Matthias R. Fengler, Ostap Okhrin Abstract Paper

Volatility of High-Frequency Returns on Foreign Exchange and Stable Innovations
Ece Oral, Evrim Oral Abstract Paper

The Use of Copulas To Model Conditional Expectation for Multivariate Data
Meelis Käärik, Anne Selart, Ene Käärik Abstract Paper

CPS065: Imprecisely Defined and Interval Data: 2

Simultaneous Confidence Regions in a Flexible Linear Regression for Random Intervals: A Bootstrap Approach
Angela Blanco-Fernandez, Ana Colubi, Gil Gonzalez-Rodriguez Abstract Paper

A Consistent Bootstrap Linearity Test for a Regression Model with an Imprecise Response
Maria Brigida Feraro, Gil Gonzalez Rodriguez, Ana Colubi Abstract Paper

A New Method for Means-End Chain Analysis: Genetic Algorithm-Based Fuzzy Association Mining (GAFAM) Rules
Nai-Hua Chen, Stephen C.T. Huang, Chi-Hsun Lee Abstract Paper

Testing Empty Intersection between the Expected Value of a Random Interval and a Given Interval
Ana Belén Ramos-Guajardo, Gil González-Rodríguez, Ana Colubi, María ?ngeles Gil Abstract Paper

Lasso-Based Linear Regression for Interval Valued Data
Paolo Giordani Abstract Paper

A Function To Calculate the Median of a Sample of Fuzzy Numbers in R
Beatriz Sinova, M. Asunci?n Lubiano, Wolfgang Trutschnig Abstract Paper

CPS066: Methods and Applications: 1

On Performance of Transformed ?-Divergence Goodness-of-Fit Statistic for Testing Logistic Regression Model
Nobuhiro Taneichi, Yuri Sekiya, Jun Toyama Abstract Paper

Measuring an Equivalency about Purchasing Intervals Based on the Gini Index
Hiroyasu Abe, Yoshikazu Terada, Hiroshi Yadohisa Abstract Paper

Robust Statistical Modelling Using the Multivariate Skew t Distribution with Complete and Incomplete Data
Tsung-I. Lin, Tzy-Chy Lin Abstract Paper

Smoothing Parameter Selection for Spline Based Estimators
Tatyana Krivobokova Abstract

Analysis of Circular Data from Cell Cycle Transcripts Using Order Restricted Statistical Procedures
Miguel A. Fernández, Sandra Barragán, Cristina Rueda, Shyamal D. Peddada Abstract Paper

Accurate and Powerful Multivariate Outlier Detection
Andrea Cerioli, Marco Riani, Francesca Torti Abstract Paper

Hierarchical Bayes Analysis of the Lognormal Distribution under Quadratic Loss
Enrico Fabrizi, Carlo Trivisano Abstract Paper

CPS067: Measuring Society - Work

Emerging Economies and Developing
Sylvie Senguet Tchana Abstract Paper

Work and Schooling for Children Aged 5-17 in Togo: Approached by Recursive Bivariate Probit
Eric T.K. Tchawalassou Abstract Paper

Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Workplace in South Africa
Anele Z. Sigcau, Zuko April Abstract Paper

Measuring the Economic Contribution Ofvolunteer Work: The Philippine Experience
Romulo A. Virola, Christopher M. Reyes Abstract Paper

CPS069: Statistical Applications: Health Care

Statistical Models for Biomarkers of Susceptibility for Treatment Decision
Wei-Jiun Lin, James J. Chen Abstract Paper

Access to and Utilzation of Reproductive Health Services by Women with Disabilities in Rural Uganda
John Mushomi Atwebembeire Abstract Paper

Health Data Mosaic from Lesotho: What Do We Need for Impact Evaluation of the Rehabilitation of Health Centers and Outpatient Department?
Safaa R. Amer, Arantxa Colchero Abstract

White Blood Cells and the Metabolic Syndrome – A Factor Analysis in Elderly from the General Population
John Ohrvik Abstract Paper

Perceptions towards Human Rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services by Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Uganda
Juliet Faith Aporomon, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Annelie Rostedt, Nelson Musoba, Byamukama Nathan Abstract Paper

CPS071: Statistical Applications: Credit

A Case Study on Using Generalized Additive Models To Fit Credit Rating Scores
Marlene Müller Abstract Paper

Optimal Stopping for American Type Options
Dmitrii Silvestrov Abstract

A Regression for Modeling Credit Defaults: The Generalized Extreme Value Model
Raffaella Calabrese, Silvia Osmetti Abstract Paper

Some Preliminary Considerations about Volatility and Hedging Effectiveness for Crude Oil Market
Andre A. Salles Abstract Paper

Forecasting the Indonesian Government Securities Yield Curve Using Neural Networks and Vector Autoregressive Model
Dedi Rosadi, Yoga Aji Nugraha Abstract Paper

CPS072: Modelling Complex Data Systems

Diagnosing Outbreaks: Multivariate, Spatio-Temporal Anomaly Detection for Presentations to Hospital Emergency Departments
Sarah Bolt, Ross Sparks, Chris Okugami, James Lind Abstract Paper

Approximating Physiological Nonlinear Genotype-Phenotype Models by Linear-Bilinear Models
Paulo C. Rodrigues, Fred A. van Eeuwijk Abstract

Attacking Complex, Unstructured Problems with Statistical Engineering
Roger W. Hoerl Abstract

Monitoring of Volatility Forecasting Models
Vasyl Golosnoy, Iryna Okhrin, Wolfgang Schmid Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Functional Data Model for Predicting Forest Variables Using High-Dimensional Waveform LiDAR over Large Geographic Domains
Andrew O. Finley, Sudipto Banerjee, Bruce Cook Abstract

Evaluating the Utility of ROC Analysis in Blinded Evaluation of an Ongoing Clinical Trial
Daniel C. Bonzo, Amy Bian, Tosh Kameda Abstract Paper

CPS073: Statistics: Issues in Communication and Policy

Macroeconomic Indicators' Relations in the Light of Developmental Changes
Richard Hindls, Stanislava Hronova Abstract Paper

Improvement of Data Access on the Way to Remote Data Access in Germany
Tim Hochguertel Abstract Paper

A Note on FISIM
Itsuo Sakuma Abstract Paper

CSO's Large Cases Unit – A Strategy for Dealing with Multinationals and Globalisation
Michael K. Connolly Abstract Paper

Monetary Aggregates Forecasting of WAEMU for Inflationary Risks Analysis
Iris M. Konan Abstract Paper

CPS074: Modern Methods and Applications: 2

Assessing GEE Models with Longitudinal Ordinal Data by Global Odds Ratio
Kuo-Chin Lin, Yi-Ju Chen Abstract Paper

Prediction of the Future Risk of Endoleak Complications Based on Statistical Method
Fumio Ishioka, Hazuki Nakatamari, Hiroshi Suito, Takuya Ueda, Koji Kurihara Abstract Paper

Evaluation of Variatal and Moisture Content Efftect on Angle of Repose and 1000 Grain Weight of Cowpea Variety (Vigna Unguiculata (L) Walp)
Thomas A. Adegbulugbe, Olugbemi A. Olujimi Abstract Paper

Extending Bartlett Correction for the Two-Sample Empirical Likelihood Method
Sandra Vucane, Janis Valeinis Abstract

Random Forest Based on Pseudo-Values for Competing Risks Analysis
Ulla B. Mogensen, Thomas A. Gerds Abstract

Likelihood Ratio Test for the Nonnegative Polynomial Cone Hypotheses and Associated Confidence Bands
Naohiro Kato, Satoshi Kuriki Abstract Paper

Two-Sample Plug-in Empirical Likelihood Method with Applications to Structural Relationship Models
Janis Valeinis Abstract

CPS075: Methods and Models for Extremes: 2

Identifying Multivariate Extremes on the Basis of Depth Functions
Fateh Chebana, Taha B.M.J. Ouarda Abstract

Classes of Multivariate Extreme Value Distributions
John P. Nolan Abstract

River Flow Series; Dynamics, Interdependences and Extremes
Lászl? Márkus Abstract

Estimation of the Third Order Parameter in Extreme Value Statistics
Yuri Goegebeur, Tertius de Wet Abstract Paper

Strong Large Deviations for Arbitrary Sequences of Random Variables
Cyrille J. Joutard Abstract Paper

Probabilities of Extreme Half-Spaces and Other Marginal Parameters of Multivariate Distributions
Stephan Morgenthaler Abstract

CPS076: Statistical Modeling - Estimation and Inference: 3

Informative Retesting Procedures To Assay High Volume Clinical Specimens
Christopher R. Bilder, Joshua M. Tebbs Abstract Paper

Structural Changes in Models for I(1) and I(2) Converging Series
Giuliana Passamani Abstract Paper

Estimating the Impact of Climatic Shocks on the Agricultural Production and the Income of Households in Burkina Faso
Dramane Bako Abstract

Using Ordinal Logistic Regression To Predict Terms of Payment in Shipbuilding Industry
Ante Rozga, Ante Luetic Abstract Paper

Importance Estimation of the Aspects of a Concept in a Stratified Importance-Performance Analysis
Luigi Fabbris, Giovanna Boccuzzo Abstract Paper

Adaptive Use of TRIPS (Transportation Resource Integrated Planning System) to Modeling Transport Planning and Management in a Manufacturing Firm
Joshua A. Magbagbeola, Jonathan A. Adetoso Abstract Paper

Robustness of Likelihood Methods for Longitudinal Binary and Ordinal Data
Nina Breinegaard Abstract

CPS077: Imprecisely Defined and Interval Data: 1

A Least-Absolutes Approach to Multiple Fuzzy Regression
Jalal Chachi, S. Mahmoud Taheri Abstract Paper

Statistical Graphics for Aggregated Symbolic Data
Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Junji Nakano Abstract Paper

Principal Component Analysis on Interval-Valued Data Based on Complete Information in Hypercubes
Huiwen Wang, Rong Guan Abstract

A New Linear Regression Model for Histogram-Valued Variables
S?nia Dias, Paula Brito Abstract Paper

The Data Accumulation Method for Symbolic Principal Component Analysis
Manabu Ichino, Paula Brito Abstract Paper

Clustering for Histogram-Valued Observations – A Perspective
L. Billard, Jaejik Kim Abstract Paper

Modeling Interval Time Series with Space-Time Processes
Paulo C. Teles, Paula M. Brito Abstract

CPS001: Poster Spotlight Session

Standard Days Method for Family Planning in Mali
Chimene Diane Djapou Abstract Paper

The Effect of Mother's Age at First Birth on Under-Five Child Mortality in Egypt – The Study Shows the Important Effect of Mother's Age at First Birth, Concentrating on Young and Old Age of Mothers, on under Five Child Mortality Rate
Hoda Mostafa Attia Abstract

Family Dissolution and Demographic Outcomes in South Africa: 2002 - 2009
Leonard Ahuejere Abstract Paper

What Drives Short Rate Dynamics? A Functional Gradient Descent Approach
Francesco Audrino Abstract Paper

On Misspecification of Transition Models with GARCH Error Series: The Monte Carlo Evidence
OlaOluwa S. Yaya, Olanrewaju I. Shittu Abstract Paper

Maximum Likelihood Estimation in the Logistic Regression Model with a Cure Fraction
Aba Diop, Aliou Diop, Jean-François Dupuy Abstract Paper

Sentiment Analysis of Irish News Media
Michael Salter-Townshend, Thomas Brendan Murphy Abstract Paper

Permutation Tests for Analysing Cospeciation in Multiple Phylogenies
Lazarus K. Mramba Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Approach to Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling
Kensuke Okada Abstract Paper

Comparison of On-Line Design of Experiments Methods on Physical Models
Koen M. Rutten, Josse De Baerdemaeker, Bart De Ketelaere Abstract Paper

Evaluation of Clustering with Categorical and Mixed Type Variables and Cluster Number Determination
Tomas Loster, Hana Rezankova Abstract Paper

Markov Systems with Fuzzy States for Describing Students' Educational Progress in Greek Universities
Maria Symeonaki, Aglaia Kalamatianou Abstract Paper

Explaining Income Inequality in Italy: Results from a Regression-Based Decomposition Approach
Rosalba Manna Abstract Paper

Predicting the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes in Taiwan
Hsing-Yi Chang, Ching-Yu Huang, Hsin-Ling Fang Abstract Paper

Finite Mixtures Analysis in Survey Sampling Problems
Artem Shcherbina, Rostyslav Maiboroda, Olena Sugakova Abstract Paper

Frailty Models with a Cure Fraction for Modeling Clustered Discrete Survival Data
Yunchan Chi, Chia-Min Chen Abstract Paper

A Scoring Model for Studying the Determinants of School Dropout before the Secondary Education in Cameroon
Christian Kapnang Nguenang Abstract Paper

Generation of Business Statistics Micro Data
Jan-Philipp Kolb, Ralf Münnich, Thomas Zimmermann Abstract Paper

Validity Evidences of the Attitudes towards Statistics Scale SATS_PORTUGUESE: A Study with Brazilian Students
Claudette Maria Medeiros Vendramini, Cláudia Borim Silva, Verônica Yumi Kataoka, Irene Maurício Cazorla Abstract Paper

A Study on Total Factor Productivity Changes by the Firm's Size in Korean Manufacturing
HeeKyung Son Abstract

A Logit Model of Electronic Banking Adoption: The Case of Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje
Jasmina Bucevska Abstract Paper

The Matthew Effect in Adult Mortality Decline by Cause around the World
Alejandro Aguirre, Fortino Vela-Pe?n Abstract Paper

Factors Affecting the Utilisation of Antenatal Care Services among Adolescent Pregnant Mothers (Case Study: Naguru Teenage Health Center)
Resty Nansubuga Abstract Paper

Impact of the Tranferts of the Migrants on the WAEMU Countries
Antoine A. Djogbenou Abstract Paper

CPS008: Poster Spotlight Session

Comparative Studies of the Biplot and Multidimensional Analysis in Experimental Data
Paulo S. Oliveira, Casimiro S. Munita Abstract Paper

Wavelet Analysis of High Performance Liquid Chromatography Data
Jennifer H. Klapper, Stuart Barber Abstract Paper

Detection of Aggregative Behaviour in Binary Choice Experiments
Yves Brostaux Abstract Paper

Smoothing Parameter Selection and Outliers Accommodation for Smoothing Splines
Felipe Osorio Abstract Paper

Bioassays with Natural Mortality: Handling Overdispersion Using Random Effects
Mariana R. Urbano, John Hinde, Clarice Demétrio Abstract Paper

The Factor Analytic Method for Item Calibration under Item Response Theory: A Comparison Study Using Simulated Data
Sayaka Arai, Shin-ichi Mayekawa Abstract Paper

Nonparametric Functional Classification of Timber Species from DTG Curves. Comparison with Multivariate Classification Methods Using a New Approach for DTG Curves Discretization
Salvador Naya, Javier Tarrío-Saavedra, Mario Francisco-Fernández, Ram?n Artiaga, Jorge L?pez-Beceiro Abstract Paper

Some Properties of Barnard Convex Sets and Applications to Non-Inferiority Tests
Felix Almendra-Arao Abstract

Statistical Properties of Symmetrized Percent Change and Percent Change Based on the Bivariate Power Normal Distribution
Takaharu Yamabe, Naoki Isogawa, Kazushi Maruo, Masashi Goto Abstract Paper

Biased Deconvolving Distribution Estimators
Dimitris A. Ioannides Abstract Paper

Mixed Effects Models in Neurolinguistics: Is There a Way beyond Univariate Analysis?
Marco Marelli, Franca Crippa Abstract Paper

General Stuttering Beta(p,q) Cantor-Like Random Sets
Sandra M. Aleixo, Maria de Fátima Brilhante, Dinis Pestana Abstract Paper

Effects of Foreign Banks Entry on Efficiency of Chinese Commercial Banks
Wei Li Abstract Paper

Structure and Efficiency of the WAEMU Banking Market
Christine Ernestine Alima Ndongo Abstract Paper

The Project “Combined Firm Data for Germany” – New Steps in Combining Business Data over Different Data Producers
Christopher Gürke, Markus Zwick Abstract Paper

The Effects of Premarital Cohabitation on the Timing of Family Formation in East Asia and the West
Hiroshi Kojima Abstract Paper

Multivariate Indices for Analysing Correlation Structure in Environmental Datasets
Maria Ragosta Abstract Paper

Using Meta-Analyses To Determine National Response Patterns in Fishes Exposed to Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents in Canada
Timothy J. Barrett, Kelly R. Munkittrick, Richard B. Lowell Abstract

Can Be Changes of Solar Radiation and Climate Associated to Landscape Drainage?
Milena Kovárová, Jan Pokorný, Dalibor Štys Abstract Paper

An Analogous Downscaling Methodology for Predicting Daily Mean Wind Speed and Daily Gust Wind Speed over Iberia: Applications for Extremes
Amelia García, ?lvaro Pascual, María L. Martín, Luis I. Sebastián, Francisco Valero, Miguel A. Fernández Abstract Paper

Information Loss under Projections from Seismic Data
Francisco J. Esquivel, Jose M. Angulo Abstract Paper

Steadily Decreasing Prevalence of Dementia in the Community-Dwelling Japanese Elderly during Six-Year Follow-Up
Chisako Yamamoto, Tanji Hoshi Abstract Paper

The Diagnostic Checking of the Lee-Carter Method
Josef Arlt, Markéta Arltová, Jindrich Klufa Abstract Paper

Statistics and the Humanities: News and Numbers in Journalism as a Proof of Concept
John Bailer, Richard Campbell Abstract Paper

Measuring Progress towards Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger: Does Hunger Have a Greater Influence on Progress Than Is Currently Estimated?
Juliet N.K. Ssekandi Abstract Paper

The Factors Responsible for the Failure of Agricultural Policies Implemented in Cameroon
Sandrine Nguiakam Abstract Paper

A Catastrophic Model of Customer Brand Choice
Ryuichi Sawae, Yoshiyuki Mori, Minaru Kawamura, Hiroshi Kajimoto Abstract

Marker Selection by a Threshold Independent Measure Associated with Partial Area Under the ROC Curve
Eunsik Park, Wenbao Yu Abstract Paper

Reflecting Trends in E-Commerce in the CPI
Kyunghee Kim Abstract Paper

Development of Web-Based Platform for Test Analyses Based on the Item Response Theory
Tomoya Okubo, Takekatsu Hiramura, Yuichiro Wajima, Shin-ichi Mayekawa Abstract Paper

A Random Effects Continuation-Ratio Model for Replicated Toxicological Data
Marie-José Martinez, John Hinde Abstract Paper

Propensity Score Reweighted Regression in Gender Pay Gap Analysis
Philippe Van Kerm, Michela Bia Abstract Paper

Investigation and Thoughts about Industrial Structure Optimization and Competitiveness Enhancement
Yalun Wei Abstract Paper

Penalized Spline Additive Models: An application to study the wheat grain filling under different conditions
Ivana Florencia Scopetta, Cristina Cuesta Abstract Paper

CPS020: Poster Spotlight Session

A Statistical Trend Model Based on a Fuzzy System
Norio Watanabe, Subaru Monobe Abstract Paper

Local Characterization of a Time Series Model Using Generalized Tukey Depth
Daniel Kosiorowski Abstract Paper

The Measurement of the Growth Stability
Vladimir Afanasiev Abstract Paper

Transfer Function Models with Time-Varying Coefficients
Clélia M.C. Toloi, Maria Sílvia A. Moura, Pedro A. Morettin Abstract Paper

Polyhazard Models with Dependent Causes
Luiz K. Hotta, Rodrigo Tsai Abstract Paper

Nonparametric Wavelet Regression with Correlated Errors
Rogério Porto, Pedro Alberto Morettin, Donald Percival, Elisete Quintaneiro Aubin Abstract Paper

Conditional Distributions of Incomes of Households in the Czech Republic
Ivana Malá Abstract Paper

Small Area Methodologies for Poverty Estimation: An Application to Italian Data
Caterina Giusti, Stefano Marchetti, Monica Pratesi, Nikos Tzavidis Abstract Paper

A Method to Quantitatively Assess Confidentiality and Potential Usage of Official Microdata in Japan
Shinsuke Ito, Masahiro Takano Abstract Paper

Report on the Development of Small Towns in Ethnic and Border Areas of Yunnan Province
Wen Yang Abstract Paper

Numerical Methods for Mathematical Models on Warrant Pricing
Mukhethwa M. Londani Abstract Paper

Measuring Core Inflation in Iran and Compare It with Total Inflation
Behzad Mahmoodi Abstract Paper

The Analysis of Czech Macroeconomic Time Series
Lubos Marek Abstract Paper

Lag Weighted Sparse Regularization for Multivariate Time Series
Heewon Park, Fumitake Sakaori Abstract Paper

Effect of Urbanization on Agriculture in India
Chanchal Pramanik, Ananta Sarkar Abstract Paper

The Czech Labour Market in the Recent Economic Crisis: Does the Foreign Ownership Matter?
Katerina Duspivova Abstract Paper

A Prognosis of the Human Capital of the Population of the Czech Republic
Tomas Fiala, Jitka Langhamrova Abstract Paper

Lingering Failure of Sanitation and Growing City Pollutions in the Urban Areas of Nigeria: An Assessment Study of Major Cities of Southwestern Nigeria
Olasimbo M. Apata, Temidayo G. Apata, Oyeniyi Ogunrewo Abstract Paper

Health Numeracy in General Educational Development Testing
Craig A. Molgaard, Amanda L. Golbeck Abstract Paper

Statistical Methods To Improve the Accuracy of Retrieving Similar Images in Histopathological Information Database
Yuichi Ishibashi, Atsuko Hara, Isao Okayasu, Koji Kurihara Abstract Paper

R for Undergraduate Statisticians
Teresa Gonzalez-Arteaga Abstract Paper

Using Clustering To Detect Possible Collusion in an MCQ Test
Mark R. Dowdeswell Abstract

A New Test for a Unit Root in Dynamic Heterogeneous Panel Data Models
Hiroaki Chigira, Taku Yamamoto Abstract Paper

Bayesian Spatial Analysis and Disease Mapping of Leishmaniasis Outbreak in Afghanistan, 2000-2010
Oyelola A. Adegboye Abstract Paper

Generalized Whittle Estimate for Irregulaly Spaced Data
Yasumasa Matsuda Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Estimation of the Number of Antarctic Blue Whales in the Austral Ocean Using Passive Acoustic Sensors
María Cruz Valsero Blanco, Rocio Prieto González, Flore Samaran, Olivier Adam Abstract Paper

Generalized Madogram and Pairwise Dependence of Maxima over Two Disjoint Regions of a Random Field
Cecília Fonseca, Luísa Pereira, Helena Ferreira, Ana Paula Martins Abstract Paper

Partitioning Uncertainty for Extremes of Model-Ensemble Climate Predictions Using Information Theory
Stan Yip Abstract

Zurich Gender Pay Gap: Gender-specific development of wages in the private sector
Roman Page Abstract Paper

The System of Xiaokang Indicators: A Framework To Measure China's Progress
Qingzhe Lv, Gang Li, Fangchuan Shi, Jianjun Liu, Kuankuan Yang Abstract Paper

Study on Industrial Investment Structure and Demonstration Analysis of Henan of China
Jianjun An Abstract Paper

Application Study on Regional Optimization Model of Nonlinear Dynamic Input Covering Output of Hebei Province
Hui Song Abstract Paper

Research of Urbanization Acceleration Impacts on Resources and Environment in Sichuan Province
Caimo Teng, Jianzhong Xiong Abstract Paper

A Research on Heavy Natural Disaster Statistics Emergency Mechanism
Jianzhong Xiong Abstract Paper

CPS027: Poster Spotlight Session

Nonparametric Transfer Function Models with Localized Temporal Effect
John Carlo P. Daquis, Erniel B. Barrios Abstract Paper

Testing Hypotheses in the Birnbaum-Saunders Distribution under Type-II Censored Samples
Artur J. Lemonte, Silvia L.P. Ferrari Abstract

Measuring the Bullwhip Effect under a Generalized Demand Process
Marlene S. Marchena Abstract Paper

Implementation of Ensemble Prediction Systems Post-Processing Methods, for Electric System Management
Adriana Gogonel-Cucu, Jérôme Collet, Avner Bar-Hen Abstract Paper

Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Inference on Phase-Type Models
Louis J.M. Aslett, Simon P. Wilson Abstract Paper

Strategies To Improve the Monitor and Supervision of Survey and Census Implementations in Iran
Banafshe Najafi Abstract Paper

L-Moments and Their Use in Modeling the Distribution of Income and Wage
Diana Bílková Abstract Paper

Overall Assessment of the Quality of Administrative Data Sources
Saskia J. Ossen, Piet J. Daas, Martijn Tennekes Abstract Paper

On the Existence of Maximum Likelihood Estimators in Poisson-gamma HGLM and Negative Binomial Regression Model
Lucien Diégane Gning, Daniel Pierre-Loti-Viaud Abstract Paper

Construction of a Composite Indicator for the Assessment of Quality of Life
Alina Mariuca Ionescu Abstract Paper

Use of a National Home Health Care Patient Register in Producing Transition Statistics
Amanda L. Golbeck, Dianne Hansen Abstract Paper

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Arto J. Miettinen Abstract Paper

Comparative Study of Working Conditions of Children Coming from Farm Households in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali
Kodzovi S. Abalo Abstract Paper

The Paradoxical Decline in Diarrhea Prevalence among Under-Five Children in the DRC. What Can We Learn from Decomposition Analysis?
Jacques B.O. Emina Abstract Paper

A Regression Model to Interval-Valued Variables Based on Copula Approach
Alisson de Oliveira Silva, Eufrásio de Andrade Lima Neto, Ulisses Umbelino dos Anjos Abstract Paper

The Rank Problems of Multi-Array Data Analysis: Approaches from Complex Analysis, Algebra, Geometry and Computations
Toshio Sakata, Toshio Sumi, Mitsuhiro Miyazaki Abstract Paper

Application of the Parallel Coordinate Plot for Ranking Comparison between Two Groups
Tomokazu Fujino, Yoshiro Yamamoto Abstract Paper

Massively Multivariate Environmetrics: Understanding the Relationship between Ecogenomics and Abiotic Parameters in Estuarine Sediment
Maree O'Sullivan, Glenn Stone, Guy C. Abell, Stanley S. Robert, Lev Bodrossy Abstract

Contribution to Bandwidth Matrix Choice for Multivariate Kernel Density Estimate
Ivana Horova, Kamila Vopatova, Jiri Zelinka Abstract Paper

Design of Polynomial Estimators Based on Covariances under Multiple Packet Dropouts
Raquel Caballero-?guila, Aurora Hermoso-Carazo, Josefa Linares-Pérez Abstract Paper

A Bayesian Binary Regression Model with Exponential Power Link
Jacinto Martín, Lizbeth Naranjo, Carlos Pérez Abstract Paper

Kurtosis and Semi-Kurtosis for Portfolios Selection with Fuzzy Returns
Louis Aimé Fono, Jules Kamdem Sadefo, Christian Deffo Tassak Abstract Paper

Covariance Matrix of the Bias-Corrected Maximum Likelihood Estimator in Generalized Linear Models
Lucia P. Barroso, Gauss M. Cordeiro, Denise A. Botter, Alexsandro B. Cavalcanti Abstract Paper

A Comparison of Weighted Pooled Results from a Cochrane Meta-Analysis with Likelihood Ratio Functions To Determine Strength of Evidence
Ronald L. Thomas, Marwan A. Zidan Abstract Paper

Interval Estimation of the Cost-Effectiveness Ratio
Yuh-Ing Chen, Wen-Ming Lin Abstract Paper

On Diagnostics in a Skew Version of Scale Mixtures of Normal Distribution
Clécio da Silva Ferreira, Heleno Bolfarine, Victor Hugo Lachos Abstract Paper

Bayesian Joint Models for Longitudinal and Survival Outcomes in Oncology Trials
Laura A. Hatfield, James S. Hodges, Bradley P. Carlin Abstract Paper

Employment among Children and Adolescents and It's Associations with Later Substance Use and Psychological Well-Being
Ella E. Iosua, Andrew Gray, Bob Hancox, Rob McGee Abstract

Measuring Poverty and Income Inequality Indicators and Their Evolution over Time from Complex Survey Samples
Stefan Zins, Jan Pablo Burgard, Ralf Münnich Abstract Paper

Improved Short-Term Predictions of Hospital Demand by Including Meteorological Information
Bernard Baffour, Sujit Sahu, Paul Harper, John Minty Abstract Paper

CPS039: Poster Spotlight Session

Estimation of District Level Poor Households in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India by Combining NSSO Survey and Census Data – An Application of Small Area Estimation
Hukum Chandra, Umesh C. Sud, Nicola Salvati Abstract Paper

A Study of Korean Business Demography
Hyun Kyung Kim Abstract Paper

The Study of Quality of Life Evaluation System in Hangzhou
Shedeng Huang Abstract Paper

A Research of the Monitoring and Assessment Indicator System for Beijing as a World City
Ping Cui, Bodong Chen Abstract Paper

An Analysis on Household Income and Consumption in Rural Hubei
Chuanqiang Fan, Haitao Wu, Shijun Ding Abstract Paper

Comparison of the Predictive Values of Multiple Binary Diagnostic Tests
José Antonio Roldán Nofuentes, Juan de Dios Luna del Castillo, Miguel Angel Montero Alonso Abstract Paper

On Multi-Objective Decision Modelling Approach in Multivariate Surveys
Showkat Maqbool, Nageena Nazir, Abdul Hameed Mir Abstract Paper

On Measure of Departure from Uniform Association Based on Concordant and Discordant Pairs in Contingency Tables
Kouji Tahata, Sadao Tomizawa Abstract Paper

Variable Selection for Decision Trees with Mixed Responses
Yi-Hung Gong, Yu-Shan Shih Abstract Paper

FDR Control in the Presence of an Unknown Correlation Structure
Roy Cerqueti, Mauro Costantini, Claudio Lupi Abstract

Evaluation of the Quality of the elearning Teaching of Statistic Subjects in the Virtual Andalusian Campus
Miguel Angel M.A. Montero Alonso, Jose Antonio J.A. Roldan Nofuentes, Juan de Dios J.D. Luna del Castillo Abstract Paper

Moving On: Migration in the Dual Relationship of Urban/Rural Development
Nancy N.G. Chin Abstract Paper

Identification of the Exogenous Constructs Related to Different Dimensions of Students Satisfaction with Education
Josip Arneric, Anita Talaja Abstract Paper

Comparative Research on Consumption Gap between Urban and Rural Residents of Hunan Province
Liguo Jiang Abstract Paper

Developing Official Statistics on Accidents at Work in Norway
Arne Jensen, Remy Bråthen Abstract Paper

The Demographic Impacts of Prolonged Famine in North Korea
Hyung-seog Kim Abstract Paper

Exploring the Determinants of Becoming an Economic Short-Time Worker in Europe.
Massimiliano Mascherini, Irene Mandl, Donald Storrie Abstract Paper

The Ways and Means of Increasing the Efficiency of the Statistical Office in Communicating with Users: INS Romania Experience
Vergil Voineaugu, Ilie Dumitrescu, Daniela Stefanescu Abstract Paper

Sport Satellite Account for Poland
Barbara Zofia Liberda Abstract Paper

The Use of International Statistical Standards
Alberto V. Ortega, Ricardo L. Rodriguez Abstract

Future Tertiary-Level Enrolments in Germany: Let's Calculate!
Holger Leerhoff Abstract Paper

CPS070: Poster Spotlight Session

On the Usefulness of the Diebold-Mariano Test in the Selection of Prediction Models: Some Monte Carlo Evidence
Mauro Costantini, Robert M. Kunst Abstract Paper

Generalized Logistic Models and Its Orthant Tail Dependence
Helena Ferreira, Luísa Pereira Abstract Paper

K Sample Cramer-von Mises Tests for Grouped Data
Zheng Sun, Michael A. Stephens Abstract Paper

Determinant Factors of Trade Dynamic within the West African Economic and Monetary Union: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach
Diderot Guy d'Estaing Sandjong Tomi Abstract Paper

Regional Analysis for Rivers Low Flow Statistics Estimation
Giuseppe Rossi, Enrica Caporali Abstract Paper

A Point Process Approach To Analyze Spatial Transformation Effects on Threshold Exceedances
Ana E. Madrid, José M. Angulo, Jorge Mateu Abstract Paper

Mathematical and Intuitive Concepts of Probability in Decisions under Uncertainty in the Context of Cancer
Julia A. Brettschneider, Wendy N.C. Yeung, James Thomas Abstract Paper

Regression Methods for Multiple Outcomes
Rosa Oliveira, A. Teixeira-Pinto Abstract Paper

Difficulties in the Implementation of the Control Chart for the Coefficient of Variation with Gamma Observations
Marta M. Ruggieri, Marta B. Quaglino, Cristina A. Barbiero, Maria I. Flury, Jose A. Pagura Abstract Paper

Application of Statistical Control Charts To Monitor Turbidity of Drinking Water
Nillo G. Araujo, Elisa Henning, Custodio C. Alves, Zvirtes Leandro Abstract Paper

One-Sided EWMA Control Chart for Monitoring High Yield Processes
Mavroudis Eleftheriou, Nikolaos Farmakis Abstract Paper

On Improving the Quality of Quarterly GDP in Japan
Naoto Kunitomo, Siesho Sato Abstract Paper

Consequence of Climate Change on Nigerian Agriculture: An Empirical Analysis
Temidayo G. Apata, Adio O. Folayan, Kolawole F. Odunlami, Francis A. Ofere Abstract Paper

Drawing Statistical Inferences from International Census Data
Lara L. Cleveland, Michael Davern, Steven Ruggles Abstract Paper

Data Matching Methods for the 2011 UK Census
Mark Baillie, Paula McLeod, Amy Large, Shelly Gammon, Owen Abbott Abstract

Identifying Family Interrelationships in the World's Largest Census Microdata Collection
Matthew Sobek, Sheela Kennedy Abstract Paper

A Comparison of Probabilistic Record Linkage Techniques in the Institute of Statistics of Andalusia
Rafael Pino Mejías, María Dolores Cubiles de la Vega, Elisa I. Caballero Ruiz, Francisco J. García González Abstract Paper

Exploration and Practice of Sampling Survey of Agricultural Statistics of Jiangsu China
Liang Du Abstract Paper

A Study on the Modern Information Technology Application in the Survey
Shengan Lian, Guangyu Zhang, Dexi Li Abstract Paper

The Application of Dural-System Estimation in Population Census
Weizhong Zou Abstract Paper

China: Population Census in Transition Period
Changsong Liu Abstract

Measuring Uncertainty in the Population Estimates for Local Government Areas in England and Wales
Ruth Fulton Abstract Paper

Water and Development in the Palestinian Territory
Zahran N.G.H. Khaleef Abstract Paper

Spatial Analysis of Access to Safe Water in Egypt
Eman Ahmed Orieby Abstract Paper

Constructed Wetlands Efficiency in Removing Pollutants and Organic Matter
María Valsero Hijosa, M. Cruz Blanco Valsero, Ricardo Martínez Sidrach-Cardona, Javier Villacorta Martín, Josep M. Bayona, Eloy Bécares Abstract Paper

Increasing Water Availability, Quality and Quantity through Public Expenditure. An Experience from the Public Service Delivery in Uganda
Galiwango Samuel Abstract Paper

Comparing Quantitative and Qualitative Measurements of Water Quality by Using Geographic Information Systems
Rina Camporese Abstract Paper

Multivariate Benchmark Dose Method for Monitoring Groundwater Quality
Hidenori Ito, Todd Saunders, Junya Miyamoto, Toshio Makie, Tsuyoshi Nakamura Abstract Paper

The Issue of Access to Clean Water in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Nziki François Kabemba Abstract Paper

A Study on the Test of the Number of Principal Components Using Measurements of Similarity between Matrices
SeongKeon Lee, SoYoung Kim, EunSeok Kim Abstract Paper

Kernel Type Plug-In Estimators of Functions of Multidimensional Density Functionals and Their Derivatives
Anna V. Kitaeva, Gennady M. Koshkin Abstract Paper

Pattern Recognition of Multivariate Time Series Using Wavelet Features
Elizabeth A. Maharaj, Pierpaolo D'Urso Abstract Paper

Association Rule Based Characterization of Collective Text Data
Ken Nittono Abstract Paper

Modeling Filtrate Processes in Pre-Treatment Experiments for Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants
Kozo Nakamura, Junya Miyamoto, Todd Saunders, Tsuyoshi Nakamura Abstract Paper

Sparse Parameter Estimation Approach To Change Point Detection
Jirí Neubauer, Vítezslav Veselý Abstract Paper

Inference for Latent Variable Models with Many Hyperparameters
Ji Won Yoon, Simon P. Wilson Abstract Paper

Dating, Detecting and Forecasting Financial Crises in the EU Candidate Countries
Vesna Bucevska Abstract Paper

Realized Volatility Models for Electricity Markets
Luigi Grossi, Giorgio Gozzi, Angelica Gianfreda Abstract Paper

Threshold Vector ARMA Forecasts under General Loss Functions
Marcella Niglio Abstract Paper

Modeling of Variables Presenting Long Memory and Nonlinearity
Evrard J. Badji, Abdou K. Diongue Abstract Paper

Forecast of the Total Carried Freights and Analysis of the Impact of Rural Exodus on the Level of Activities: Case of the Port of San Pedro
Moïse K. Kanga Abstract Paper

Short-Term Traffic Flow Forecasting with Seasonal Vector Auto-Regressive Moving Average Model
Tiep Khac Mai Abstract Paper

A Forecasting Model for Photovoltaic Module Energy Production
Paul Swanepoel, Igor N. Litvine, Ernst E. van Dyk Abstract

Forecasting Performance and M-Competition. Does the Accuracy Measure Matter?
Ana J. Lopez, Rigoberto Perez, Blanca Moreno Abstract Paper

Functional Autoregressive Time Series with Dependence on Derivatives
José C.S. de Miranda Abstract Paper

CPS001: Poster Spotlight Session

Analyzing the Fluctuations in Number of Births in Korea by Determining the Magnitudes of Tempo, Quantum and Mean Generation Size
Eunkoo Lee Abstract Paper