Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 11 of 11

Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Spatio-Temporal Associations Between Goes Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals And Ground-Level Pm2.5, Christopher J. Paciorek, Yang Liu, Hortensia Moreno-Macias, Shobha Kondragunta Dec 2007

Spatio-Temporal Associations Between Goes Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals And Ground-Level Pm2.5, Christopher J. Paciorek, Yang Liu, Hortensia Moreno-Macias, Shobha Kondragunta

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

We assess the strength of association between aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrievals from the GOES Aerosol/Smoke Product (GASP) and ground-level fine particulate matter (PM2.5) to assess AOD as a proxy for PM2.5 in the United States. GASP AOD is retrieved from a geostationary platform and therefore provides dense temporal coverage with half-hourly observations every day, in contrast to once per day snapshots from polar-orbiting satellites. However, GASP AOD is based on a less-sophisticated instrument and retrieval algorithm. We find that correlations between GASP AOD and PM2.5 over time at fixed locations are reasonably high, except in the winter and in …


Assessing Population Level Genetic Instability Via Moving Average, Samuel Mcdaniel, Rebecca Betensky, Tianxi Cai Nov 2007

Assessing Population Level Genetic Instability Via Moving Average, Samuel Mcdaniel, Rebecca Betensky, Tianxi Cai

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Comparing Trends In Cancer Rates Across Overlapping Regions, Yi Li, Ram C. Tiwari Aug 2007

Comparing Trends In Cancer Rates Across Overlapping Regions, Yi Li, Ram C. Tiwari

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Correcting Instrumental Variables Estimators For Systematic Measurement Error, Stijn Vansteelandt, Manoochehr Babanezhad, Els Goetghebeur Aug 2007

Correcting Instrumental Variables Estimators For Systematic Measurement Error, Stijn Vansteelandt, Manoochehr Babanezhad, Els Goetghebeur

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Effectively Combining Independent 2 X 2 Tables For Valid Inferences In Meta Analysis With All Available Data But No Artificial Continuity Corrections For Studies With Zero Events And Its Application To The Analysis Of Rosiglitazone's Cardiovascular Disease Related Event Data, Lu Tian, Tianxi Cai, Nikita Piankov, Pierre-Yves Cremieux, L. J. Wei Aug 2007

Effectively Combining Independent 2 X 2 Tables For Valid Inferences In Meta Analysis With All Available Data But No Artificial Continuity Corrections For Studies With Zero Events And Its Application To The Analysis Of Rosiglitazone's Cardiovascular Disease Related Event Data, Lu Tian, Tianxi Cai, Nikita Piankov, Pierre-Yves Cremieux, L. J. Wei

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of A Cgh-Based Genetic Instability, David A. Engler, Yiping Shen, J F. Gusella, Rebecca A. Betensky Jul 2007

Assessment Of A Cgh-Based Genetic Instability, David A. Engler, Yiping Shen, J F. Gusella, Rebecca A. Betensky

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Survival Analysis With Large Dimensional Covariates: An Application In Microarray Studies, David A. Engler, Yi Li Jul 2007

Survival Analysis With Large Dimensional Covariates: An Application In Microarray Studies, David A. Engler, Yi Li

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Use of microarray technology often leads to high-dimensional and low- sample size data settings. Over the past several years, a variety of novel approaches have been proposed for variable selection in this context. However, only a small number of these have been adapted for time-to-event data where censoring is present. Among standard variable selection methods shown both to have good predictive accuracy and to be computationally efficient is the elastic net penalization approach. In this paper, adaptation of the elastic net approach is presented for variable selection both under the Cox proportional hazards model and under an accelerated failure time …


Estimating Time-To-Event From Longitudinal Categorical Data Using Random Effects Markov Models: Application To Multiple Sclerosis Progression, Micha Mandel, Rebecca A. Betensky Jun 2007

Estimating Time-To-Event From Longitudinal Categorical Data Using Random Effects Markov Models: Application To Multiple Sclerosis Progression, Micha Mandel, Rebecca A. Betensky

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Simultaneous Confidence Intervals Based On The Percentile Bootstrap Approach, Micha Mandel, Rebecca A. Betensky Jun 2007

Simultaneous Confidence Intervals Based On The Percentile Bootstrap Approach, Micha Mandel, Rebecca A. Betensky

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Identifying Patients Who Need Additional Biomarkers For Better Prediction Of Health Outcome Or Diagnosis Of Clinical Phenotype, Lu Tian, Tianxi Cai, L. J. Wei Jun 2007

Identifying Patients Who Need Additional Biomarkers For Better Prediction Of Health Outcome Or Diagnosis Of Clinical Phenotype, Lu Tian, Tianxi Cai, L. J. Wei

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.


Conservative Estimation Of Optimal Multiple Testing Procedures, James E. Signorovitch Mar 2007

Conservative Estimation Of Optimal Multiple Testing Procedures, James E. Signorovitch

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

No abstract provided.