Statistical Inference Beyond P-values: Are we all Aligned?

The New Jersey Chapter of the American Statistical Association

38th annual Spring Symposium

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Rutgers RWJ School of Medicine Auditorium

675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854

West Lecture Hall, Kessler Teaching Labs

Online registration closes Monday May 22 at noon

Late registration at the door is $20.00 extra

Travel notes: Free parking in Lot A, across the street from

the venue. Do not park in reserved spots.

Cross Hoes Lane West, and walk through

Lot C. Then pass the CABM building,

walking towards the eight-story Research

Tower. Enter though the revolving doors.

Travel by train: NJ Transit Northeast Corridor to Edison or

New Brunswick. Take taxi to the venue.

Program

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:05 - 10:00 Eric Loken, PhD University of Connecticut

Examining Intuitions About Statistical Inference in Applied Research

10:05 - 11:00 Minge Xie, PhD Rutgers University

New perspectives of p-value as strength of evidence measured by confidence distribution

11:00 - 11:30 break and poster session

11:30 - 12:30 Jim Berger, PhD Duke University

The Use of Rejection Odds and Rejection Ratios in Testing Hypotheses

12:30 - 1:30 lunch

1:30 - 2:25 Ron Wasserstein, PhD ASA National Office

Doctor, It Hurts When I p

2:40 - 3:00 panel discussion