Penn State 

Nonparametric Statistics and Mixture Models:

Past, Present, and Future
 

May 23–24, 2008
Penn State’s University Park campus, State College, Pennsylvania

Plenary Speakers 

Bruce Brown, National University of Singapore
Cross-Validation-Free Cramer-von Mises Nonparametric Smoothing

Regina Liu, Rutgers University
Data Depth and Nonparametric Multivariate Statistics: Spacings, Ordering, and Beyond

Joe McKean, Western Michigan University
Use of Adaptive Robust R Procedures on Bioequivalence Type Problems

Hannu Oja, University of Tampere
Multivariate Nonparametric Methods Based on Spatial Signs and Ranks

List of Speakers

Somnath Datta, University of Louisville
Inverse Probability of Censoring Weighted U-statistics for Right Censored Data with Applications

Suzanne Dubnicka, Kansas State University
Kernel Density Estimation with Missing Data

Sneh Gulati, Florida International University
Records and Hurricanes

Marc Hallin, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Optimal Detection of Fechner-Asymmetry

Jürg Hüsler, Universität Bern
Nonparametric Approach for Firms' Default

Bruce Lindsay, Penn State
Bruce's Adventures in Mixtureland

Ping Ma, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Penalized Clustering of Large Scale Functional Data with Multiple Covariates

John Marden, University of Illinois
Using Multivariate QQ-Plots to Assess Spherical Symmetry

Marianthi Markatou, Columbia University
Analysis of Variance of Cross Validation Estimators of the Generalization Error of Computer Algorithms

Mary Meyer, Colorado State University
Estimation of Hazard Rate Function under Shape Restrictions using Regression Splines

Ömer Özturk, Ohio State University 
Two-Sample Rank-Sum Test under Order Restricted Randomized Designs

Davy Paindaveine, Université Libre de Bruxelles 
Rank-based Tests of Multivariate Independence in Independent Component Models

Annie Qu, Oregon State University
Consistent Model Selection and Data-driven Smooth Tests for Longitudinal Data in the Estimating Equations Approach

Ronald Randles, University of Florida
Additive Noise Resistance of Location Estimators

Simon Sheather, Texas A&M University
Wild Cross-validation for Density Estimation

Hoben Thomas, Penn State
Finding Stable Individuals for Reliability Theory: Extending 1908 Spearman-Yule Theory

Haiyan Wang, Kansas State University
Nonparametric Clustering on Mixtures of Functional Data


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