BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251006T072845EDT-1473trHJX1@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251006T112845Z DESCRIPTION:Shuie Li Recursive Polya tree mixture model: a new Bayesian no nparametric model. Abstract:  Description: We develop a new Bayesian non parametric model called recursive Polya tree mixture model (RPTMM). This m odel is very simple and does not require any analytical computation\, but can approximate other complicated Bayesian nonparametric approaches.  In a ddition\, it is very easy for our model to handle some difficult problems in classical Bayesian nonparametric models. In this talk\, we will discuss a baseball player’s data (Brown\, 2008)\, and a rolling thumbtacks data t hat was originally analyzed through sequential Monte Carlo method (Liu\, 1 996). We will also compare our RPTMM to a meta-analysis data with a compli cated conditional Dirichlet process (Burr and Doss\, 2005)\, and develop a Bayesian semiparametric AFT model (Hanson and Johnson\, 2004). This talk is based on the joint work with professors David Stephens and James Hanley . Bio:  Li Shujie is a PhD (Biostatistics) student at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ\ , working under the supervision of Drs. James Hanley and David Stephens. H is research interest is to develop flexible Bayesian nonparametric and sem i-parametric models for medical applications\, including random-effects me ta-analysis\, Bayesian semi-parametric accelerated failure time model for survival data\, and recurrent data analysis.   DTSTART:20130122T210000Z DTEND:20130122T220000Z LOCATION:Purvis Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1A2\, 1020 avenue des Pins Ouest SUMMARY:Biostatistics Seminars Winter 2013 URL:/epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/biostatistics-sem inars-winter-2013-219814 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR