Poster Sessions

CPS101: Poster spotlight (1)

Child labor in agricultural households in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali: Test of the luxury axiom by a fuzzy sets theory approach
Kodzovi Senu Abalo Abstract

Measuring inclusive growth in developing countries using micro-based pseudo-panel data
Arturo Martinez Abstract

Youth situation and its effect on future of the world
Behzad Mahmoodi Abstract Paper

Survival analysis of time to treatment resumption for chronic HIV-1 patients interrupting highly actively antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
Berhanu Anagaw Wubie, Fentaw Abegaz Abstract

Urban and rural trends in South Africa
Sharthi Laldaparsad Abstract Paper

Measuring the extent of gender segregation in labour market of South Africa
Akhona Nkenkana, Desiree Manamela Abstract

Comparative study on the importance of the civil registration statistics
Patrick Nshimiyimana Abstract Paper

Healthiness in Cameroon: Typology of housings in urban areas
Adrien Deungoua Kouanda Abstract

The impact of the economic recession on long-term unemployment in Central-European countries
Tomas Pavelka, Tomas Löster Abstract Paper

Analysis of the evolution of education inequality in Cameroon
Guillaume Gustave Dongmo Nandong, Pierre Joubert Nguetse Abstract Paper

Risk factors to the health of adolescents: Results of national survey of adolescent's health in Brazil
Sandra Pereira, Marco Andreazzi, Fatima Madeira, Maria Goreth Santos Abstract

Assessment of policy implementation of Ubudehe Program and its impact on the lives of VUP beneficiaries in Ngororero District, Rwanda
Francisca Mujawase Abstract Paper

Trends in the South African labor market from 1996 - 2011: Insights from Censuses
Moses Mafika Sithole, Yakubu A. Yakubu Abstract

CPS102: Poster spotlight (2)

Sampling methods in price indices for calculating elementary aggregates
Ebrahim Nasirifar Abstract Paper

Impact of rising oil prices on the living cost in Burkina Faso
Ouedraogo Alexandre Abstract Paper

Relationship between the price of oil and the cost of living in Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Senegal: A modeling with variable coefficients
Jean-Claude Nguemeni Abstract Paper

The role of informal sector in alleviating youth unemployment in Hawassa City, Ethiopia
Tefera Darge Delbiso Abstract Paper

The best stratification to impute missing values of turnover in economic surveys
Takayuki Ito, Yutaka Abe, Tatsuo Noro Abstract Paper

The impact of the fluctuations in oil prices on overall economic growth
Rehab Abd Elgillil Mohamed Abo Kahla Abstract

Influence of mathematical models on warrant pricing with fractional Brownian Motion as numerical method
Mukhethwa Londani Abstract Paper

Factors affecting use of modern family planning methods among women in Hoima town council
Ivan None Kayigwa Abstract Paper

Statistical bodies in Egypt: An overall view
Fayez Mourad Mina Tanious Abstract Paper

Estimation the yield curve of Nelson-Siegel model and its extensions by L-BFGS-B method optimization approach
Muslim, Dedi Rosadi, Gunardi, Abdurakhman Abstract Paper

On rapid increase of households in South Africa and implications on delivery of basic services
Remigius Chidozie Nnadozie Abstract

The link between unemployment and inflation using Johansen's co-integration approach and vector error correction modelling
Sagaren Pillay Abstract Paper

Sleep time in the time use survey
Benedek Kovács Abstract Paper

Calibrated estimation of a nonparametric income distribution from a few percentiles
Stefan Sperlich, Jing Dai, Ignacio Moral-Arce Abstract Paper

From complex unstructured heterogeneous massive data to symbolic data analysis
Edwin Diday Abstract

CPS103: Poster spotlight (3)

Over-reporting of household consumption expenditure estimates in the fifth round of Ghana living standards survey
Nicholas N.N. Nsowah-Nuamah, L. Munyakazi, J. Dede Anum Abstract Paper

Sectoral concentration in industry statistics - Opportunities and challenges
Kaisy King-Chi Hung Abstract Paper

Revision studies of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics of Hong Kong
Matthew Tsz-Lim Wong, Kin Cheong Chan Abstract Paper

The Philippine statistical capacity building initiatives: Past and future
Jesusa Acab Pe Benito, Mary Ann C. Magtulis Abstract Paper

Seasonally adjusted time series
Mohamed Abd Elfattah Abstract

Better targeting of social programs based on statistical evidence: An experimental approach
José E. Vila, José L. Cervera-Ferri, Penélope Hernández Abstract

Right censored Rayleigh model: Shrinkage and reliability estimators
Johan Ferreira, A. Bekker, J.J.J. Roux, M. Arashi Abstract Paper

Management of public finance and sustainable growth in a developing country: The case of Cameroon
Ernestine Christine Alima Ndongo Abstract

The development of methodologies to better get information from health services in Brazil
Marco Antonio Ratzsch Andreazzi, Fatima Maderia, Sandra Pereira Abstract

HIV/AIDs in peadiatrics: What has majorly caused its prevalence in rural Uganda?
Naiga Sarah Noah Abstract

Cross-census assessment of age-sex ratios
Lara L. Cleveland Abstract Paper

The IPUMS International Census Microdata Project
Matthew Sobek, Patricia Kelly Hall, Lara L. Cleveland Abstract Paper

Exploristica - Adventures in statistics: A new itinerant exhibition for teaching and learning statistics
Pedro Moreira Campos Abstract Paper

Maximally robust designs for two-level main-effect plans
Shin-Fu Tsai, Chen-Tuo Liao Abstract Paper

Statistics education for 4-9th students by developing a software K-Plots
Jung Jin Lee Abstract Paper

An analysis of online ratings data
Chiu-Hsing Weng, Chien-Lang Su, Sun-Hao Chang Abstract Paper

Data processing's role and issues in the 2010 round of Population and Housing Censuses: The case of Ghana
Kwadwo B. Danso-Manu, Samilia E. Mintah Abstract Paper

Principal subsets analysis
Maryam Tayefi Nasrabadi, Sharad Gore Abstract Paper

CPS104: Poster spotlight (4)

Impact of gender wage differentials on poverty and inequalities in Cameroon: A distributional approach
Pierre Joubert Nguetse Tegoum, Luc Nembot Ndeffo, Justin Bem, Sandra Kendo Abstract Paper

Modeling cassava production in Nigeria using Box-Jenkins approach
Oludare Samuel Ariyo, Samuel O. Akweagbo Abstract

A discussion of the upper limit of human longevity based on study of data for oldest old survivors and deaths in Japan
Nobutane Hanayama Abstract Paper

The role of statistics in promoting good governance in Nigeria's democracy
Yusuf Adamu Abstract Paper

Youth labor market information system (YLMIS)
Salahideen M. Alhaj Abstract

Evaluating response based segmentation in PLS path modeling
Jacob Eskildsen, Rick Edgeman, Dan Mønster, John Vestergaard Olesen Abstract Paper

Measures of portfolio credit risk by applying asymptotic single-risk factor model
Kevin Chan, Andrew Kai Ming Kwan, Ted Yu Abstract Paper

A study on the variation of main industry for Korean enterprises using the panelized Survey of Business Activities data
Hyun Kyung Kim Abstract Paper

Liability dollarization in corporate sector and real exchange rate balance sheet effect in Turkey
Bengu Alp, Erdal Ozmen Abstract

An econometric analysis of corporate financial condition and wage structure based on Japanese firm-level microdata
Shinsuke Ito, Takahisa Dejima Abstract Paper

Impact of integrated village saving and loan program: Empirical evidences from the northern part of Ethiopia
Fekadu Nigussie Deresse, Germán Calfat Abstract Paper

Estimating counterfactual distributions through reweighting methods
Laurent Donzé Abstract Paper

International comparison of productivity growth in China, Japan and South Korea
Hiroshi Izumi, Yanjuan Dai, Jie Li Abstract Paper

Improving the accuracy of time-driven activity-based costing by stochastic modelling
Lea Vermeire, Sophie Hoozée, Werner Bruggeman Abstract Paper

A new complexity measure to classify ambulatory patients in rehabilitation facilities for financing purposes
Dália Nogueira, Elizabeth Reis, Abdul Suleman, José G. Dias, Claudia M. Borges Abstract Paper

The research on connotation and measurement of technology innovation capability of city
Jingli Xing, Zhongliang Zhang Abstract Paper

CPS105: Poster spotlight (5)

Analysis of frailty-based competing risk data from repairable systems
Anupap Somboonsavatdee Abstract Paper

Determinants of child survival chances in rural Ethiopia
Ermias Dessie Buli Abstract Paper

Meta-analysis of the evidence-based practices research reports in social services in Hong Kong (1998-2012)
Ka-Shi Kwong Abstract Paper

Poverty and safeguarding of the environment
Arouna Sow Abstract Paper

Dynamic causal modelling and structural equation models on fMRI experiments. A meta-analytic approach
Joan Guàrdia-Olmos, Maribel Peró-Cebollero, Esteve Gudayol-Ferré Abstract Paper

Using SEM library of R software to analyze exploratory structural equation models
Maribel Pero-Cebollero, Joan Guàrdia-Olmos, Sonia Benítez-Borrego, John Fox Abstract Paper

A discussion of association between the risks on breast and liver cancer for women based on data given by age and period
Katsuya Harigae, Nobutane Hanayama Abstract Paper

Effect of behavior and clinical factors on pregnancy
Rashid Nguama Adrama Abstract Paper

Analysis of indicators of perceived happiness of Venezuelan households
Johana Valera, José Ruette Abstract Paper

Time series analysis of births at Iganga Hospital (2008-2012) in Uganda
Joseph Waiswa Akuze, Peter Waiswa Abstract

Software reliability for multi-type defects: Application to modern bug databases
Anup Dewanji, Vignesh T.L. Subrahmaniam, Bimal K. Roy Abstract Paper

A methodology to interpret multivariate T squared control chart signals
Teodoro R. García León, Maura L. Vásquez, Guillermo Ramírez, Carolina Pérez Abstract Paper

Impact evaluation framework for government-based projects
Ana Julia Javier Macaraig, Arturo Y. Pacificador, Jr, Mary Ann C. Magtulis Abstract Paper

CPS106: Poster spotlight (6)

Analysis of food self-sufficiency in rice in Senegal
Adjélé Latzey Wilson Abstract Paper

Estimation of golf course ratings from player scores
Peter Francis Preston Abstract Paper

Creative class formation: International comparisons, statistical evaluation and forecast
Maria Vladimirovna Frolova, Elena V. Zarova Abstract Paper

Trends of cluster malnutrition prevalence and hunger pattern in Kazaure local government area of Jigawa State, north-eastern Nigeria (2010 - 2012)
Anthony Ekpo, Enobong F. Udoumoh Abstract Paper

Generalization of the mixture model using a copula function
Luiz K. Hotta, Rodrigo Tsai Abstract Paper

Multiple imputation reducing outlier effect by weight adjustment method
Jinyoung Kim, Key-Il Shin Abstract Paper

Longitudinal analysis of the cognitive function of the elderly in Taiwan
Hsing-Yi Chang, Ting-Yu Chen Abstract Paper

Analysis of longitudinal data under complex surveys
Abdulhakeem A.H. Eideh Abstract

Survey nonresponse adjustments in the application of methods for the treatment of sensitive questions
Leonardo Trujillo, Luz Mery Gonzalez Abstract Paper

Increasing survey statistics precision using split questionnaire design: An application of small area estimation
Saeideh Kamgarsangari, Hamidreza Navvabpour Abstract Paper

Estimation of population mean when the population mean of auxiliary character is not known
Manish Kumar Sharma, Sharad Bhatnagar Abstract Paper

Does our culture promote abuse? Bridewealth and domestic violence in Ghana
Kamil Fuseini Abstract Paper

A visit to modelling field jute variety trials - Indian perspective
Kalyan Kumar Goswami, Satyabrata Pal Abstract Paper

Reproducibility and its impact on power in microRNA experiments
Christian Dehlendorff, Julia S. Johansen, Nicolai A. Schultz, Klaus K. Andersen Abstract

Exponential ratio type estimators of population mean under non response
Paramdeep Kaur, Lovleen Kumar Grover Abstract Paper

Indirect sampling using dual frame surveys
Manuela Maia Abstract

Questionnaire design and response propensities for employee income micro data
Reza Che Daniels Abstract Paper

Underlying motivational indicators behind voting behavior in major elections: A statistical methodology
Dhiren Ghosh Abstract Paper

Segmentation by bayesian edge detection applied to medical ultrasound images
Mulugeta Tesfa

CPS107: Poster spotlight (7)

On decomposition of point-symmetry in square contingency tables
Kouji Tahata Abstract Paper

United statistical algorithms, LP comoments, copula density, nonparametric modeling
Emanuel Parzen, Subhadeep Mukhopadhyay Abstract Paper

Is there a best kernel density estimator?
Kairat T. Mynbaev, Saralees Nadarajah, Christopher S. Withers, Aziza S. Aipenova Abstract Paper

An overview of the generalized multivariate beta type II distribution and its extensions
Karien Adamski, Andriëtte Bekker, Schalk Human, Kotie Roux Abstract

Epidemiological model of female caregiver burden in low income areas in Cape Town - South Africa
A. Yakubu Almumin Yakubu, de Wet Schutte Abstract

Search for top-k consensus objects in multiple ranked lists: TopKInference versus other recent procedures
Vendula Svendova, Michael G. Schimek Abstract Paper

Made in Italy firms competitiveness: A multilevel longitudinal model on export performance
Matilde Bini, Margherita Velucchi Abstract Paper

Respondent-driven sampling and random walks on directed networks
Jens Malmros, Tom Britton Abstract

Asymptotic concentration probabilities of the Pitman estimator and weighted estimators in the non-regular case
Nao Ohyauchi Abstract Paper

Iterative estimation for conditional estimating equations
Weiyu Li, Valentin Patilea Abstract Paper

CPS108: Poster spotlight (8)

Spatial analysis of women equalities and women's empowerment in Egypt
Eman Ahmed Oriby Abstract Paper

On phase II nonparametric CUSUM exceedance control charts for unknown location
Marien Alet Graham, Subhabrata Chakraborti, Amitava Mukherjee Abstract Paper

Modeling the residual error variance in two-level random-coefficient multilevel models
George Leckie Abstract Paper

The determinants of birth interval in rural Ethiopia
Wondiber Nega Melese, Eshetu Woncheko Abstract Paper

Spline estimation of functional coefficient regression models for nonlinear time series with correlated errors
Chang Chiann, Michel H. Montoril, Pedro A. Morettin Abstract Paper

Bootstrap variable selection for tobit and logistic regressions to predict left ventricular contractility after acute myocardial infarction with a new panel of microRNAs
Olivier Collignon, Yvan Devaux, Melanie Vausort, Gerry P. Mccann, Dominic Kelly, Leong L. Ng, Daniel R. Wagner, Iain B. Squire Abstract

Modelling clustered survival data with cured fraction
Angela Dela Paz Nalica, Iris Ivy M. Gauran, Erniel B. Barrios Abstract Paper

Special coxian phase-type distributions discovered for modelling patient length of stay in hospital
Adele H. Marshall Abstract

Testing for unimodality in mortality trends
Maria Dolores Ugarte, Cristina Rueda, Ana F. Militino Abstract Paper

Estimating relative potency based on multivariate risk/benefit assessment
Daniel Cruz Bonzo Abstract Paper

Frequency analysis of heavy-tailed phenomena
Yuwei Zhao, Thomas Mikosch Abstract Paper

Propensity score matching for multiple treatments comparison in observational studies
Yuan Liu, Dana Nickleach, Joseph Lipscomb Abstract Paper

An adaptive estimation method for dimension reduction with application to functional response data
Heng-Hui Lue Abstract

Performance of robust estimators: Sampling, variables and dimensions
Elizabeth Reis, Maria Do Carmo Botelho Abstract Paper

CPS109: Poster spotlight (9)

Estimates for the spatial locations of the indoor objects by radial distributions
Toshinari Kamakura, Kosuke Okusa Abstract Paper

Automatic interaction detection for longitudinal data
Jacky Galpin Abstract Paper

Visualization for areal data of suicide in Japan
Takafumi Kubota, Makoto Tomita, Fumio Ishioka, Hiroe Tsubaki Abstract Paper

Data visualisation and its application in official statistics
Olivia Or Abstract Paper

Efficiency of parametric bootstrap Kriging variance estimators
Elmanani Simamora, Subanar, Sri Haryatmi Kartiko Abstract

Modeling vague status by fuzzy logistic regression: Application in evaluating the effect of folic acid on child's appetite status
Mahshid Namdari, S. Mahmoud Taheri, Alireza Abadi, Mansour Rezaei, Naser Kalantari Abstract Paper

Enhancing feature selection with feature maximization metric
Jean-Charles Lamirel Abstract Paper

Functional genome wide association studies using sparse group Lasso
Qing Pan, Tatiyana Apanasovich Abstract

Extensions for DD-plot
Jang Dae-Heung Abstract Paper

An extension of parallel coordinate plot for visualizing aggregated symbolic data
Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Junji Nakano Abstract Paper

Cloud based self service analytics
Andrew Naish Abstract Paper

Sample size formulas for non-inferiority clinical trials with time-to-event data
Han Dong, Chen Zheng Abstract Paper

Age-specific disease network for the major disease in Korea
Lee Tae Rim, Hongseok Kim Abstract

CPS110: Poster spotlight (10)

Economic chromatography analysis method: Innovative theory and method of interdisciplinary research - Based on the reference of statistics to chemistry
Shibing You, Zhenghua Su, Lili Bao, Bi Wu Abstract Paper

Mills ratios of skew-t distribution and their applications
Tingting Li, Yubo Zhang, Xin Liao Abstract Paper

Study on the hierarchical difference among credit of rural household, fiscal expenditure and farmer's income in counties of China
Tao Wen, Xiaohua Wang, Dingxiang Wang, Yuyu Wang, Hongpan Yin Abstract Paper

Bayesian sampling plans with interval censoring
Wanbo Lu, Tzong-Ru Tsai Abstract Paper

Researches on methods of revising the historical data of city and county GDPs
Caifeng Su Abstract Paper

The study on the application of scanner data in the compilation of price index
Yawen Liu Abstract Paper

Matrix transformation technique based forecast modeling of input-output table
Cheng Wang, Huiwen Wang, Haitao Zheng, Haoyun Feng, Wen Long Abstract Paper

A study of existing public opinion survey models used by statistic authority - Based on empirical statistic surveys by Beijing Xicheng District Government
Huanhui Xia, Qixing Guo, Kunpeng Li Abstract Paper

Income inequality: Objective measurement and subjective evaluation - An empirical research based on microdata
Chao Cai, Li Li, Qi-Fa Xu Abstract Paper

Studying on the trend of the ageing population of Lanzhou City and countermeasures
Wei Ma, Shengjing Yang Abstract Paper

Measure on dependent structure of financial markets under international diversification with application to emerging markets of the BRIC
Lu Wang Abstract Paper

Difference analysis of the accounting for accounting income and taxable income
Yun Gao Abstract Paper

Comparative study on within-household sampling methods in household survey
Ping Lv Abstract Paper

CPS111: Poster spotlight (11)

Research on theoretical innovation and implementation on modern enterprise's statistical functions in China
Yanming Wang, Zhonghui Wang, Jing Yuan Abstract Paper

Crime and corruption: An international empirical study
Huaiyu Zhang Abstract Paper

The differences of micro data and macro data used in statistical analysis: C-D production function
Wangyue Li, Ting Dai Abstract Paper

The application of statistical methods in Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Fang Lin, Ya Fang Abstract

System dynamic models in the economic evaluation of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: A review of recent progress
Xiaobin Song, Ya Fang Abstract

An international comparative study on the degree of difficulty of primary school mathematics textbooks
Kong-Xiu Kuang, Nai-Qing Song, Qing-You Cai Abstract Paper

On the true face of the economic statistics
Yu Zhu, Xiaoru Chen, Lei Wang Abstract Paper

After higher education expansion the college wage premium is increased or decreased?
Xu Sun, Ji Luo Abstract Paper

Multilevel models for network meta-analysis
Ning Li, Yaoguang Lao, Siu-Wai Leung Abstract Paper

The grey system analysis of energy consumption structure change in Xinjiang in the context of low-carbon economy
Yue Wang, Han Ke Abstract Paper

The comparison of sampling precision under the cost fixed condition
Zhiqiang Pang, Lixia Wang Abstract Paper

A method for detecting outliers in survey data by ratio tests
Bangwen Cheng, Hongjin Yang, Linfen Shi, Yali Wang, Ji Xu Abstract Paper

The research of intrinsic mechanism of economic development - Empirical analysis of Jiangsu economic development
Rongrong Zhou Abstract Paper

Statistical methods applied in physics
Boyuan Zhang Abstract Paper

Construction of evaluation model of equilibrium allocation of basic education resources in Chongqing
Yali Zhu, Naiqing Song Abstract

CPS201: Poster display Day 1

Specifying asymmetric STAR models with linear and nonlinear GARCH innovations: Monte Carlo approach
Olaoluwa Simon Yaya Abstract Paper

The establishment of Chinese elderly men physique comprehensive evaluation model
Shuxiang Zhao Abstract Paper

The economic impact of political instability: A case study of Côte d’Ivoire
Jean Stéphane Koffi Abstract

Urbanization and poverty reduction interventions: A case study of Kiandutu Slum, Kenya
Lucy Njeri Kiarie Abstract Paper

The old people in Egypt, case study (Ismailia Governorate)
Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Talaat Abstract Paper

Professional awards in statistics: Chipping away at gender disparities in the USA
Amanda L. Golbeck, Craig A. Molgaard Abstract Paper

Evaluation of optimal linear discriminant function by 100 fold cross validation
Shuichi Shinmura Abstract Paper

Return of higher education with the backdrop of wage convergence
Boya Lai Abstract

Socio-demographic factors associated with contraceptive use among young women in comparison with older women in Uganda
John Mushomi Atwebembeire, John Bosco Asiimwe, Patricia Ndugga Abstract Paper

Economic growth, inequality and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Cameroon and the Ivory Coast
Cyrille Guy Patrick Mepoui A Mpe Abstract

Operationalising financial inclusion index as a policy lever: Uttar Pradesh (in India) - A case study
Puneet Verma, Rabi N. Mishra, Sanket Bose Abstract Paper

Côte d'Ivoire: Towards education for all in 2015? Analysis of indicators for the monitoring of Ivorian education system progress
Seke Kouassi de Syg Abstract

Joint modeling of longitudinal CD4 cell count and time-to-default from highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia: A comparison of separate and joint models
Yehenew Getachew Kifle, Awol Seid Abstract Paper

Use of the area under a receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve in medical research
Safia Awan Abstract

Using LQAS for baseline surveys and regular performance monitoring in health care
Gertrude Tracy Namutebi Abstract Paper

Model-based clustering of time-course RNA-seq data
Man-Kee Maggie Chu, Wenqing He Abstract Paper

Designs for the difference between two estimated responses in a trigonometric regression model
Shahariar Huda Abstract

Use 2D unstructured mesh finite volume method for simulating structural dynamics
Yong Zhao, Yao Cao, Xiaohui Su Abstract

A new method of detecting the power of misspecified link functions in logistic regression model
Shibru Temesgen Wakweya Abstract

Estimation of demographic statistics in the Cambodian Socio-Economic Survey (CSES) 2004-2011
Pen Socheat Abstract Paper

Subjective Bayesian analysis of the elliptical model
Janet Van Niekerk, A. Bekker, M. Arashi, J.J.J. Roux Abstract Paper

Small area estimation for the 2011 Population Census of Hong Kong
John Hon Kwan Lam Abstract Paper

Sobol's sequence based method for fitting nonlinear mixed effects model: A comparative view
Rashedul Hoque, Mahbub A.H.M. Latif Abstract Paper

The relationship between housing conditions and house owner's occupation - A study based on the correspondence analysis
Yuxin Jiao, Ping Jiang Abstract Paper

Weight of health expenditures on household income in Cameroon
Joseph Parfait Owoundi Abstract

Semi-parametric Bayesian analysis of binary responses with a continuous covariate subject to non-random missingness
Carlos Daniel Paulino, Frederico Z. Poleto, Julio M. Singer, Geert Molenberghs Abstract Paper

The factorial structure of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) in Australia: An exploratory factor analysis
Petra Graham, Ayse Aysin Bilgin, Tamas Gantner Abstract

Probability of default in credit risk based on discrete trinomial structure
Di Asih I Maruddani, Dedi Rosadi, Gunardi, Abdurakhman Abstract Paper

Study on probability of incidence of disease through point process modeling
Nurtiti Sunusis, Nurdin Abstract Paper

Nonparametric inference for controlled branching processes with deterministic function
Ines Maria Del Puerto, Miguel González, Carmen Minuesa Abstract Paper

Generalized p-values for comparing regression lines
Tsai-Yu Lin, Chi-Rong Li Abstract Paper

Evaluation on the effect size of rare variants based on genome-wide association studies in WTCCC data
Shu-Hui Wen Abstract Paper

Statistical data quality control study under the conditions of direct reporting for internal statistics package by network
Keqin Li Abstract Paper

Assessing the trade and poverty nexus in the Philippines
Teresita Lubrico Cadiben, Mary Ann C. Magtulis, Ivan Cassidy F. Villena Abstract Paper

Simple visualization techniques and statistical data analysis in prenatal diagnosis
Paula Barroso Rolha, Teresa Oliveira, Amílcar Oliveira, Avelino Rolha Abstract Paper

Model-based methods for missing data in surveys with post-stratification information
Sahar Zohouri Zangeneh, Roderick J.A. Little Abstract Paper

A robust uncertainty treatment with bias correction in model calibration for better predictability
Quanxi Shao, John A. Taylor Abstract

CPS202: Poster display Day 2

On the estimation of a scaled Weibull distribution of rainfall data of south west Nigeria
Taofik Oyedele Dauda, Nurain A. Akintoye, Adewale O. Adetayo Abstract

A historical note on the Harvard College Observatory Announcement Cards: Elizabeth L. Scott at the intersection of statistics and astronomy
Dan G. Molgaard, Amanda L. Golbeck Abstract Paper

Using the cross sectional survey design to determine knowledge levels in ways of preventing HIV, rejecting major misconceptions and the correct steps on condom use in Uganda
Annet Namunane, Grace Nekesa Abstract

Demographic and socio-economic predictors of awareness about condom use in four regions of Ethiopia
Yonas Kassa Kerago Abstract Paper

Academic history and disciplinary development of Chinese statistics of education
Celi Liang Abstract Paper

HIV risk behaviours among teachers in Uganda
Lillian Ayebale, Lynn Atuyambe, William Bazeyo, Erasmus Otolok Tanga Abstract Paper

Estimating the resilience of crops to climate change using agricultural statistics
Dramane Bako Abstract

The shortcut of diagnosis and correction of heteroscedastic model studies based on the software of Eviews
Ting Shan Song, Siliang Guo Abstract Paper

Attitude towards abortion and contraception in Nigerian academic institutions
Samuel Oluwaseun Adeyemo, F.N. Nwobi Abstract

Survival analysis of loan repayment rate of customers of Hawassa District Commercial Bank
Cheru Atsmegiorgis Kitabo Abstract Paper

Assessing awareness of organizations about millennium development goals and the role of statistics in them: The case of eastern Hararghe, Oromiya, Ethiopia
Abdi Mohammed Musse, Adem K. Geleto Abstract Paper

Underlying determinants of stunting among under-5 children in Ugandan cattle corridors
Gilbert Habaasa Abstract Paper

Infant morbidity assessment in South Africa
Evidence Simbarashe Matangi Abstract Paper

Research on inclination of migrant workers for urbanization in China from 1989 to 2010
Yixiang Huang, Xiaoyang Li, Yunlei Peng, Turki Ghassan Abstract Paper

Factors associated with increasing number of street children in Kampala
Kevin Adikini Abstract Paper

A new family of quantiles estimators with P-auxiliary information in successive sampling
Hulya Cingi, Nursel Koyuncu Abstract Paper

Correlates of sanitation coverage among rural households in southern Ethiopia
Alehegn Worku Engdaw Abstract

Assessing factors affecting breast feeding status among children aged below five years in western Uganda
Jonan Natamba Abstract Paper

Electricity consumption and GDP growth in Hong Kong
Wai Lok Chan, Wai Hung Fan, Lam Li Abstract Paper

Willingness-to-pay for improved sanitation among rural communities in Kabarole district
Agaba Francis Abstract Paper

Modification of CHF and BIC coefficients for evaluation of clustering with mixed type variables
Tomas Löster, Tomas Pavelka Abstract Paper

Challenges of improving the statistical literacy and skills in Sri Lanka: Small country experiences
Thenuwara Archachige Dharmaratne Abstract Paper

Regional disparities of unemployment rates in regions of Slovakia and Czech Republic
Silvia Megyesiová, Vanda Lieskovská Abstract Paper

Use of spatial analysis for woman participation in labor market
Reem Ismail Elsybaey, Mahmoud Mohamed Elsarawy Abstract Paper

Best practices in user participation: Recent experiences at the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Andrea Diniz Da Silva, Elizabeth Belo Hypolito, Flavio Pinto Bolliger Abstract Paper

Quality of midwifery care provided in Soroti district, Uganda
Resty Nansubuga Abstract Paper

A class of multivariate extreme value distributions with heterogeneous margins
Salvatore Bologna Abstract Paper

Statistical power analysis for construct validity
Wei Chen, Jingfu Zhang Abstract Paper

Determinants of utilization of antenatal care offered by health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa. A case study of central Uganda
Farouk Ssekisaka Abstract Paper

Testing methods of mean difference for longitudinal data based on stationary bootstrap
Hirohito Sakurai, Masaaki Taguri Abstract Paper

Statistical analysis of patient's satisfaction with hospital services: A case study at Shashmene and Hawassa University Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia
Tariku Tesfaye Haile Abstract Paper

Predicting rainfall and drought at least a year in advance in Zimbabwe using climatic determinants (Darwin and Southern Oscillation Indices)
Delson Chikobvu, Retius Chifurira Abstract Paper

Documentation metatadata of household survey based on DII and DCMI standards (the experience of CAPMAS in this field)
Waleed Abdelkhalik Mohammed Abfdan/Ameen Abstract Paper

Performance bounds for the distribution-generated universal portfolio
Choon Peng Tan Abstract Paper

Statistics education exploration in elementary education of mathematics
Yangkai Zhang Abstract

Completion of a full course of primary schooling among all children everywhere by 2015: A case of sub-Saharan Africa
Robert Wamala Abstract Paper

On modeling and estimation of response probabilities when missing data are not missing at random
Michail Sverchkov Abstract Paper

Determining the number of clusters in a data set via repeated data clustering into two clusters
Jerzy Korzeniewski Abstract

Outlier robust block bootstrap fitting of linear mixed models
Payam Mokhtarian Abstract Paper

Fractal geometry of a dendrogram
Francisco Casanova-Del-Angel Abstract Paper

Generalizations of Tukey distributions
Czeslaw Domanski, Katarzyna Bolonek-Laso? Abstract Paper

Estimation of dimension based on certain information criterion in correspondence analysis
Toru Ogura, Yasunori Fujikoshi Abstract Paper

Evaluation of hotspot detection method based on echelon structure
Fumio Ishioka, Koji Kurihara Abstract Paper

The decomposition income inequality according to Fields method and the Shapley value approach
Rosalba Manna, Regoli Andrea Abstract

Synchronized rebasing of price indices in the Philippines
Madeline Dumaua Cabauatan, Eleanore V. Ramos Abstract Paper

CPS203: Poster display Day 3

Investigation and statistics on status quo of China's selective schools: A perspective from empirical study
Li Tan, Qinqiong Zhang Abstract

Management and utilization of health management information system in Busia district, Uganda
Irene Nakazzi Abstract

The contribution of microfinance institutions to poverty eradication in Uganda
Alex Ronald Kagumba, Kateregga Emile Abstract

Civil registration and vital statistics system in Egypt challenges and opportunities
Mohamed Galal Eldean Embaby Abstract Paper

People with disabilities: Some analyzes of the results of the 2010 Population Census and new challenges
Paulo Meira Oliveira Abstract Paper

Intergenerational differences in current contraceptive use among currently married women in Uganda
Sarah Mukisa Wablembo Abstract

Technical conversion factors for agricultural statistics: Sank into oblivion? The case of Tanzania livestock statistics
Longin Nsiima, Ugo Pica-Ciamarra, Derek Baker, Gabriel Simbila Abstract Paper

Measuring trade in value added for China based on the firm-level data
Jinmei Ge, Minxue Gao Abstract Paper

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Statistical modelling of the survival of HIV/AIDS patients and identification of early mortality changepoints after initiation of art: A case study at Hawassa University Referral Hospital
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