Conference program
Date Time Activity
10/11/06 Continuing education classes; Room 572, Life Sciences Center, Univ of Missouri
1:00pm-10:00pm Arrivals & Registration
1:00pm-3:45pm Stata -xt- longitudinal, mixed and multilevel models, by R. Gutierrez, Stata Corp.
4:00pm-6:30pm SAS PROC CALIS, by L. Rothenberg, SAS Institute
6:45pm-7:45pm Optional SAS PROC CALIS, hands-on workshop
7:00pm-9:00pm Reception at the Hotel
10/12/06: N103 & Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union, Univ of Missouri
8:00am-4:30pm Arrivals & Registration
8:20am-8:30am Welcome from the Department and University
8:30am-10:20am Invited Session I.
(1) Structural Equation Models and Recent Extensions. K. Bollen, D. Bauer, S. Christ UNC and M. Edwards OSU.
(2) Analysis of Correlation Structures: Current Status and Open Problems. Peter M. Bentler and Victoria Savalei, UCLA
10:20am-10:40am Coffee break
10:40am-12:30pm Invited Session II.
(1) Critical Differences in Bayesian and Non-Bayesian Inference and Why the Former is Better. J. Gill, UC Davis.
(2) Statistical Analysis with Missing Data. R. Little, U of Michigan.
12:30pm-1:00pm. Lunch.
2:00pm-3:30pm Topic Contributed Session on Causal Effects Estimation.
Chair: Doug Miller, University of Missouri.
(1) The Impact of Homework on Student Achievement, O. Eren, SMU.
(2) Longitudinal Causal Inferences Given Selection Biases and Regression Artifacts, R. E. Larzelere, Oklahoma State Univ.
(3) Misclassified Treatment Status and Treatment Effects: An Application to Returns to Education in the UK, E. Battistin, University of Padova and Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, UK.
(4) Analysis of quasi-experiments using full matching with propensity and prognosis scores, B. Hansen, Univ of Michigan.
3:30pm-3:50pm Coffee break
3:50pm-4:50pm Invited Session III.
Computational and Software Issues in Social Sciences. J. Hilbe, Arizona State Univ.
10/13/06: Monsanto Auditorium, Life Sciences Center, Univ of Missouri
9:00am-1:00am Invited Session IV.
Chair: Jennfier Krull, University of Missouri
(1) Targets of Inference in Hierarchical Models for Longitudinal Data. S. Raudenbush, Univ of Chicago.
(2) Generalized Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling. S. Rabe-Hesketh, UC Berkeley.
11:00am-1:20am Coffee break
11:20am-2:20pm Invited Session V.
Chair: Stanislav Kolenikov, University of Missouri.
Local and Global Optimization of Survey Procedures in the Context of Formal Inference, Total Survey Error, Multidimensional Data Quality, Constraints and Risk Management. J. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
12:20pm-2:30pm. Lunch.
2:30pm-4:00pm Contirbuted Session.
(1) People-place interdependency in US internal migration: Multilevel modelsof origins, destinations and differentials, E. Zolnik, George Mason University.
(2) Item Response Theory with Estimation of the Latent Density Using Davidian Curves, C. Woods, Washington University.
(3) Avoiding Degeneracy in Multidimensional Unfolding by Combinatorial Optimization, H.-F. Kohn, UIUC.
(4) Full-School Engagement as a Mediator of Economic Contextual Effects on Mathematics Test Scores: A Multilevel Structural Equation Model Using the National Assessment of Educational Progress, T. Munk, UNC.
4:00pm-4:20pm Coffee break
4:20pm-5:20pm Invited Session VI.
Item Response Theory Models and Methods for the Social Sciences. R. Hambleton, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst.
10/14/06: N103 & Stortler Lounge, Memorial Union, Univ of Missouri
8:30am-10:20am Invited Session VII.
Chair: Steven Osterlind, University of Missouri.
(1) Order-constrained Proximity Matrix Representations: Ultrametric Generalizations and Constructions with MATLAB. L. Hubert, UIUC.
(2) Modeling of social networks. M. Handcock, University of Washington.
10:20am-11:00am Coffee break and poster session.
(1) Multivariate Behavior Genetic Analysis for Conservatism Scale: an Application of Categorical Data Analysis, S. B. Cho, Univ of Missouri.
(2) Performance Evaluation Based on the Robust Mahalanobis Distance and Multilevel Modelling Using Two New Strategies, S. Hussain, Univ of Birmingham.
(2) Clustering Polynomial Growth Trajectories: Random Parameter Clustering Approach, S. Jahng, Univ of Missouri.
(4) Wavelets in Economics, L. C. Kian, Singapore.
(5) The Employment Outcomes of Low-income Immigrants in the U.S.: An Examination of the Impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform, S. Rui, Florida International University.
(6) Considering Housework as Relationship Work, C.-Y. Tang, Purdue University.
(7) Centering Strategies for Multi-Level Models With Longitudinal Data, T.-F. Wang, Univ of Indiana, Bloomington.
(8) Use of Generalizability Theory to Estimate Reliability of Multiple-Choice Writing Scores across Years in CBASE, Wang Ze, Univ of Missouri.
(9) Semiparametric Analysis of Multivariate Longitudinal Data with Application to the Study of the Consequence of the Alcohol and Drug Use of College Students, L. Zhu, Univ. of Missouri.
11:00am-12:30pm Round table discussion about the prospects of social science statistics
2:00pm-5:00pm Field trip
6:00pm-9:00pm Dinner at Dr. Thombs' place
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