MCMSki II: Markov Chain Monte Carlo in Theory and Practice

MCMSki II：马尔可夫链蒙特卡罗的理论与实践

• 批准号: 7383996
• 负责人: Bradley P Carlin
• 金额: $ 1.1万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-17 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7383996
• 关键词: Area; Bayesian Analysis; Biometry; Clinical Data; Communicable Diseases; Data; Development; Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor of Public Health; Environment; Goals; Institutes; International; Italy; Joints; Laboratory Study; Malignant Neoplasms; Markov Chains; Methodology; Methods; Persons; Play; Public Health; Reporting; Request for Applications; Research; Research Design; Research Personnel; Role; Science; Societies; Staging; Statistical Models; Students; Travel; Work; Writing; peer; statistics; symposium; theories

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Biostatisticians play an indispensable role in the analysis of biomedical and public health data, from the study design stage all the way through to final analysis and report-writing. The development of new statistical methodology for interpretation of data from clinical, observational, and laboratory studies is a key area of biostatistical endeavor. As a result, scholarly conferences where new ideas can be exchanged are important for statistical science to move forward. The benefit of and need for attendance at such meetings by junior biostatistical researchers is particularly great, since they contribute mightily to their professional development and help "level the playing field'' with more established senior investigators. In this application, we request support for the Third International Joint Meeting of the IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) and ISBA (the International Society for Bayesian Analysis), to be held in Bormio, Italy, on Wednesday, January 9, to Friday, January 11, 2008. A central theme of the conference will be Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and related methods, and applications focused on challenging problems in biostatistics. All but a token amount of the support we seek is to support the travel Expenses of junior biostatistical investigators, i.e., persons pursuing a Ph.D. or Dr.P.H. in statistics, biostatistics, or a closely related field, or who have received such a degree within the five years preceding the conference. The specific goals of the conference are to promote the continued development of biostatistical theory and applications in biomedicine and public health, with particular emphasis on cancer- and infectious disease-related research, to explore MCMC advances from theoretical and methodological points of view, as well as their use in both classical and Bayesian statistical modeling, and to encourage young researchers and students (especially those from underrepresented groups) to present their work, interact with senior colleagues, and make contact with their peers in a friendly, small meeting environment.

描述（由申请人提供）：生物统计学家在生物医学和公共卫生数据的分析中发挥着不可或缺的作用，从研究设计阶段一直到最终分析和报告撰写。开发新的统计方法来解释临床、观察和实验室研究的数据是生物统计学努力的一个关键领域。因此，能够交流新思想的学术会议对统计科学的发展非常重要。初级生物统计研究人员参加这些会议的好处和必要性尤其巨大，因为这些会议对他们的专业发展做出了巨大贡献，并有助于与更成熟的高级研究人员“公平竞争”。