Search Results for author: Qingyuan Zhao

Found 5 papers, 3 papers with code

On testing mean proportionality of multivariate normal variables

no code implementations9 Mar 2021 Etaash Katiyar, Qingyuan Zhao

This short note considers the problem of testing the null hypothesis that the mean values of two multivariate normal variables are proportional.

Statistics Theory Statistics Theory 62H15

A Latent Mixture Model for Heterogeneous Causal Mechanisms in Mendelian Randomization

1 code implementation13 Jul 2020 Daniel Iong, Qingyuan Zhao, Yang Chen

Existing MR methods usually assume most genetic variants are valid instrumental variables that identify a common causal effect.

Applications Methodology

BETS: The dangers of selection bias in early analyses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

2 code implementations16 Apr 2020 Qingyuan Zhao, Nianqiao Ju, Sergio Bacallado

We gave a detailed illustration of why some early and highly influential analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic were severely biased.

Applications Methodology

Confounder Adjustment in Multiple Hypothesis Testing

no code implementations17 Aug 2015 Jingshu Wang, Qingyuan Zhao, Trevor Hastie, Art B. Owen

In some of these studies, the multiple testing procedure can be severely biased by latent confounding factors such as batch effects and unmeasured covariates that correlate with both primary variable(s) of interest (e. g. treatment variable, phenotype) and the outcome.

Methodology Statistics Theory Statistics Theory 62H25, 62J15

SEISMIC: A Self-Exciting Point Process Model for Predicting Tweet Popularity

1 code implementation8 Jun 2015 Qingyuan Zhao, Murat A. Erdogdu, Hera Y. He, Anand Rajaraman, Jure Leskovec

Social networking websites allow users to create and share content.

Social and Information Networks Physics and Society Applications 60G55, 62P25 H.2.8

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