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Session: Innovations in Biostatistical Methods and Applications
3301.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Innovations in Biostatistical Methods and Applications
The purpose of this session is to demonstrate new biostatistical and statistical techniques used in epidemiological, environmental health, health services and behavioral and social health science research. The relationship between the theoretical foundations of biostatistical methods and their recent applications are highlighted in this session. The session especially welcomes students who are working on graduate research.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, the participant should be able to: 1. Have an appreciation for the role of latent growth modeling in health care research 2. Understand the use of splines in linear regression 3. Describe the usefulness of a proportional odds ratio model for meta-analysis 4. Describe the role of goodness-of-fit statistics in the generalized linear mixed model 5. Gain familiarity with the complex, multilevel ESSENCE biosurveillance system 6. Describe the application of race-bridging models using the Census Quality Survey
Moderator(s):Howard S. Burkom, PhD
2:30 PMBeyond rate of outcome change in latent growth modeling
Jichuan Wang, PhD, Harvey Siegal, PhD, Russel Falck, MA, Robert G. Carlson, PhD
2:45 PMAn Evaluation of Splines in Linear Regression
Deborah Hurley, MSPH, James R Hussey, PhD, Robert McKeown, PhD, Cheryl Addy, PhD
3:00 PMProportional odds ratio model generalizes head-to-head comparison of diagnostic tests in meta-analysis
Mir Said Siadaty, MS MD, Jianfen Shu, MS
3:15 PMA review of goodness-of-fit statistics in the generalized linear mixed model
Jean Orelien, MStat
3:30 PMStatistical and Epidemiological Management of Complex, Multilevel ESSENCE Biosurveillance Systems
Howard S. Burkom, PhD, Eugene Elbert, MS, Andrew Feldman, PhD, Jeffrey Lin, MS, Sean Patrick Murphy, MS
3:45 PMReplicating the NCHS Race-bridging Models Using the Census Quality Survey
Deborah D. Ingram, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Statistics
Endorsed by:Epidemiology; Maternal and Child Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA