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2004-2005 Program on Latent Variable Models in the Social Sciences

Transition Workshop

November 10-11, 2005

General Information
Application
Tentative Schedule

General Information

During the 2004-05 academic year, the SAMSI program on Latent Variable Models in the Social Sciences brought together dozens of researchers from statistics, biostatistics, psychology, sociology, education and other social sciences areas. Seven working groups met throughout the year, to pursue specific research agendas in the program. This workshop will feature research papers and projects that grew out of this collaborative effort, in the following seven area:

  1. Multilevel and Structural Equation Models

  2. Categorical Observed Variables

  3. Model Uncertainty and Bayesian Analysis

  4. Longitudinal Models

  5. Social Networks

  6. Complex Samples in Surveys and Latent Variable Models

  7. Latent class analysis

Scientific Committee: David Banks (Duke), Dan Bauer (UNC), Paul Biemer (RTI), Ken Bollen (UNC, chair), David Dunson (NIEHS), Lloyd Edwards (UNC), Aki Kamata (Florida State), and Mary Thompson (Waterloo).

Application

The workshop is OPEN TO ALL who would like to learn about the new research that has grown out of the latent variable program. New researchers (graduate students, postdocs, and faculty in the early stages of their career) and members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Interested individuals should apply, using the ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM. This form also includes the application form for financial support. You will be notified as soon as possible after your application if your participation will be possible. Note that the application deadline is NOVEMBER 1, 2005.

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Please make reservations at the Radisson as soon as possible. The SAMSI room block for the Radisson is effective until October 27, 2005. After this date, there is no guarantee a room will be available. If you have a change in plans, individual room reservations must be cancelled 72 hours prior to arrival. Check-in is at 3:00 PM; check-out is 12:00 noon.

As it is difficult to control the temperature in the large conference rooms, we suggest you bring a light jacket or sweater with you.

Schedule

Thursday, November 10, 2005
Radison Hotel RTP
Room FG

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15 a.m. Introduction and Welcome
9:15-9:45 a.m. Complex Sample Surveys
  1. Latent Variable Models and Surveys: Reflections on the Montreal Workshop

    Mary E. Thompson, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo
9:45-10:45 a.m. Multilevel Structural Equation Models
  1. Overview of Existing Approaches for Multilevel Measurement Models

    Akihito Kamata, Dept. of Educational Psychology, Florida State University


  2. Limitations of Current Approaches and Possible Directions for Multilevel Measurement Models,

    Daniel Bauer, Dept. of Psychology, UNC-Chapel Hill


  3. Latent Effect Modeling

    Yasuo Miyazaki, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Polytechnic University
10:45-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00-12:15 p.m. Keynote Talk: Maximal Reliability of Unit-weighted Composites

Peter Bentler, Dept. of Psychology & Statistics, UCLA
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-2:00 p.m. Longitudinal Models
  1. Computing Confidence Intervals for Predicting New Observations in the Linear Mixed Model

    Lloyd J. Edwards, Dept. of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill
    Kunthel By, Dept. of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill
    A. Jackson Stenner, MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC
    Gary L. Williamson, MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC
    Robin F. Baker, MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC

  2. Determinants of Nursing Home Regulatory Activity in the 50 States: An Analysis from the Political Economy Perspective

    Christopher M. Kelly, Institute of Aging, UNC-Chapel Hill
    Phoebe S. Liebig, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California
    Lloyd J. Edwards, Dept. of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill
2:00-2:30 p.m. Categorical Dependent Variables with Error in Covariates
  1. A Consistent Instrumental Variable Estimator for Errors in Covariates in Limited Dependent Variable Models

    Kenneth A. Bollen, Odum Institute & Dept. of Sociology, UNC-Chapel Hill
    D. Roland Thomas, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University
    Liqun Wang, Dept. of Statistics, University of Manitoba
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-3:45 p.m. Latent Class Analysis
  1. Estimating the Level of Underreporting of Expenditures Among Expenditure Reporters: A Further Micro-Level Latent Class Analysis

    Brian J. Meekins, Office of Survey Methods Research, Bureau of Labor Statistics


  2. Latent Class Analysis of Rotation Group Bias: The Case of Unemployment

    Jane Zavisca, Dept. of Sociology, University of Arizona


  3. Model-based Estimation of Drug Use4 Prevalence Using Item Count Data

    Paul Biemer, RTI International and the Odum Institute, UNC-Chapel Hill
3:45-5:00 p.m. Keynote Talk: Some Simple Latent-Structure Models, Based on Rasch-type Latent-Trait Models and on Latent-Class Models, for the Analysis of Cross-Classified Data

Leo Goodman, Depts. of Sociology and Statistics, Univ. of California-Berkeley

Friday, November 11, 2005
Radison Hotel RTP
Room FG

8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m. Social Networks
  1. Optimal Noise Variance of a Social Network Continuum Model

    Hoan Nguyen and H.T. Banks, Dept. of Mathematics, N.C. State University
    Alan Karr, NISS
    Johnny Samuels, Dept. of Mathematics, N.C. State University

  2. Agent-Based Methods for Dynamic Social Networks

    Eric Vance and David Banks, Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences, Duke University

  3. Non-Linear Programming Methods for Dynamic Social Networks

    Chung-Chien Hong and N.G. Medhin, Dept. of Mathematics, N.C. State University
9:30-10:30 a.m. Model Uncertainty Part I
  1. Bayesian Model Selection and Averaging in Structural Equation Models [25 minutes]

    David Dunson and Jesus Palomo, Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, U.S. National Institutes of Health, and Duke University.
    Jane Zavisca, Dept. of Sociology, University of Arizona

  2. Bayesian Covariance Selection in Nonparametric Random Effects and Generalized Linear Mixed Models [20 minutes]

    Bo Cai and David Dunson, Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45-11:45 a.m. Model Uncertainty Part II
  1. Effective sample size and the Bayes factor [30 minutes]

    Kenneth A. Bollen, Odum Institute and Dept. of Sociology, UNC-Chapel Hill
    Surajit Ray, SAMSI and Dept. of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill
    Jane Zavisca, Dept. of Sociology, University of Arizona

  2. Generalized Bayesian Information Criterion [15 minutes]

    Ingmar Visser, Dept. of Psychology, University of Amsterdam
    Surajit Ray, SAMSI and Dept. of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill
11:45-12:45 p.m. Panel Discussion
  • Latent Variable Models: Unanswered Questions

    Peter Bentler, Depts. of Psychology and Statistics, UCLA
    Kenneth Bollen, Odum Institute and Dept. of Sociology, UNC-Chapel Hill
    Leo Goodman, Depts. of Sociology and Statistics, Univ. of California-Berkeley

 







  
 

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