US Army Conference on Applied Statistics
October 19-21, 2005
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

Welcome Letter

Call for Papers

Program and Program in Brief

Short Course “Mixed-effects Models Using R” Abstract, October 17-18, 2005, Douglas Bates

Invited Speakers

Title Author
Regression Models You Can See (Keynote) Abstract Wei-Yin Loh
Reliability Reloaded Abstract Sallie Keller-McNulty
Reliability and Survival in Financial Risk Abstract Nozer Singpurwalla
Putting Quantitative Risks in a Qualitative Context or 95% Certainty in an Uncertain World Abstract Barbara Billauer
Music Plus One Abstract Chris Raphael
Evolving Structure in Multivariate Time Series with Application to Financial Systems Abstract Katherine B. Ensor and Ginger M. Davis

Contributed Papers

Title Author
Multi-scale Analysis for A Class of Network Traffic Abstract in “Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Network Traffic” Mou-Hsiung (Harry) Chang
Heavy Traffic Methods in Wireless Systems: From Brownian Models Towards General Lévy Driven Models and Incorporating Time-Delays Abstract in “Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Network Traffic” Robert T. Buche and Jim X. Zhang
Control of Multi-Node Mobile Communications Networks with Time Varying Channels via Stability Method Abstract in “Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Network Traffic” Harold Kushner
A Cross-Layer Design Approach to Opportunistic Resource Allocation in Mobile Wireless Networks Abstract in “Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Network Traffic” R.K. Prasanth, Joao B.D. Cabrera, Cesar Santivanez, and Ram Ramanathan
Evaluating Maintenance Procedures Using Hypergeometric Sampling in Order to Reduce Resources Required for Logistics Demonstrations Abstract John Sereno
A MANPRINT Assessment of an Army’s Rapid Materiel Equipping Initiative for the Persistent Surveillance and Dissemination System Of Systems Abstract Jock O. Grynovicki, Steve Abdalla, Jean S. Breitenbach, and Teresa A. Branscome
A Stochastic Usage Model for Testing Multi-Stage Systems Abstract Donald P. Gaver, Patricia A. Jacobs, Kevin D. Glazebrook, and Ernest A. Seglie
Toward Measuring Aspects of Mission Performance Involving Unmanned Ground Vehicles Abstract Barry Bodt and Rick Camden
Wavelet Density Estimation for Streaming Data Abstract Kyle Caudle
Disaggregating Times Series Data Abstract Shirley Bleasdale Joubert, Tom Burr, and James C. Scovel
Graphical Displays and Methods for Analyzing Internet Traffic Data for Potential Cyberattacks Abstract Karen Kafadar, David J. Marchette, and Edward J. Wegman
Data Normalization and Combination in Biological Studies: Application to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Study Abstract Yuanzhang Li, David Cowan, David Niebuhr, Amy Millikan, and Robert Yolken
An Event Based Parametric Model for the Evaluation of Fit Factors in Full Face Respirator Masks Abstract David Charles Bedard
Principal Components Analysis of ECoG Frequency and Seizure-Induced Brain Lesion Volume (Title Only) Robyn B. Lee, Gerald P.H. Ballough, and Margaret G. Filbert
Noise/Signal Separation Abstract Andrew Cseko
X-Testing using Binary Data with Applications to Reliability Demonstration Plans Abstract in “Modern Reliability Methods” David Mease and Vijay Nair
Systems Reliability and Experiment Planning Abstract in “Modern Reliability Methods” Alyson Wilson
Integrating System and Component Tests for Reliability Assessment Abstract in “Modern Reliability Methods” George Lopez and Todd Graves
Decision Theory Based Classification of High-dimensional Vectors Based on Small Samples Abstract David Bradshaw and Marianna Pensky
Self-consistency in the Context of Bayesian Inference Abstract Francisco J. Samaniego
A Generalized Inference Approach to Estimating Hit Probabilities on a Rectangular Target Abstract David W. Webb
Capabilities Based Planning & Acquisition (Banquet) Abstract Nancy Spruill
Spatial Network Design to Detect Regional Trends in Ground Level Ozone Abstract Zhengyuan Zhu
Deterrence Theory for Layered Defenses Abstract Arthur Fries
Automated Metadata Abstract Edward J. Wegman and Faleh Alshameri
Inspection and Other Strategies for Homeland Security Abstract James R. Thompson
A New Look at the Regression Statistic R-squared Abstract Donald MacKenzie
Binary and Ordinal PROBIT Models and the Method of Maximum Likelihood Estimation Applied to Small Sample Sizes Abstract Douglas R. Sommerville
Does Translation Quality Predict Document Usefulness? Results from Modeling Task-Based Performance Using Automated Machine Translation Evaluation Metrics Abstract Calandra R. Tate
Data Visualization with Lattice and Ggobi Abstract in “Statistical Research at the Naval Postgraduate School” Sam Buttrey
On the Accuracy of Measuring Rocket Submunition Impact Points Using Video Scoring Abstract in “Statistical Research at the Naval Postgraduate School” Lyn R. Whitaker and Robert A. Koyak
Experimental Designs for Large Scale Military Simulation Experiments Abstract in “Statistical Research at the Naval Postgraduate School” Susan Sanchez, Tom Lucas, and Paul Sanchez
Application of the MARS/RSM Procedure to Determine Design Optima in Complex Structures Abstract Scott T. Crino and Donald E. Brown
Statistical Analysis of Impurity Atoms in Semiconductor Crystals Abstract Bernard Harris and John M. Zavada
On the Construction of Restricted G-Optimal Central Composite Designs Abstract Trevor A. Craney
Statistical Analyses of Test Data on Mine Clearing Abstract Jacqueline K. Telford
Reliability of Self-Perceived Health Changes in Pre- and Post-Deployment Health Assessment Questionnaires Abstract Joey Zhou
Trends in Enlisted Military Applicants and Gains, 2000-2004 Abstract Timothy Powers, Weiwei Han, and Yuanzhang Li
Cluster-based Inference on Distribution of Spherical Data Abstract Harry L. Hurd
Adaptation of an Alcohol Ecological Agent-Based to Homeland Security Abstract Yasmin H. Said
Estimating Enemy Using Capture-Recapture Abstract Doug H. Frank
A Nonparametric Reliability Growth Projection Based on Stein Estimation Abstract J. Brian Hall and Paul M. Ellner
Reliability Sampling Methodology Using Simulation and Re-Sampling Abstract John Nierwinski, Jr.
Replacing Variance for Assessing Portfolio Risk Abstract Ernest Y. Wong