Program (tentative)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM (tentative)


Max Bell Building, The Banff Centre for Conferences
Banff, Alberta, CANADA



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MAY 10 [Arrival]


Those staying at the Banff Centre, please check in at "Professional Development Centre"

17:00-21:00 Registration [Professional Development Centre]



MAY 11


Those staying at the Banff Centre, please check in at "Professional Development Centre"

8:00-10:00 Registration for Workshop and Conference [Max Bell Foyer]

Pre-Conference Workshop

Place: Max Bell Auditorium
Shizuhiko Nishisato , Organizer/Lecturer (University of Toronto, Canada)

"Multidimensional Analysis of Qualitative Data: A One-Day Overview of Dual Scaling and Its Applications"

8:30- 9:00 Workshop Registration
9:00-10:30 Numerical Examples
tea/coffee break
10:45-12:00 Some Basics
lunch break
13:00-14:45 Analysis of Incidence Data
tea/coffee break
15:00-16:30 Analysis of Dominance Data
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18:30-21:00 Registration [Max Bell Foyer]


Those staying at the Banff Centre, please have your supper at the Centre restaurant;
Those who are not staying at the Centre, please have your supper on your own.


19:00-19:30 Max Bell Auditorium
Jim Olver, Director of Customer Service, Banff Centre. "Welcome/talk on 'National Parks,' a general introduction"
Video "Canadian Rockies - Four Seasons"

19:30-21:00 Reception: Refreshments and Dessert, cash bar [Max Bell Foyer]



May12 [ ICMMA Day One]


8:30- Registration
9:00-9:15 Opening (MaxBell Auditorium)

Chair: Tony Lam (University of Toronto, Canada>
Greetings: Shizuhiko Nishisato , Organizer and Chair (University of Toronto, Canada)
Greetings: Yasumasa Baba , Co-Organizer (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)

9:15-10:30 Key-Note Lecture 1 [Auditorium]

Chair: James O. Ramsay (McGill University, Canada)

Speaker: John C. Gower (Open University, United Kingdom)
Topic: "Categories and Quantities"

10:30-10:45 coffee/tea break

10:45-12:15

[1] Invited Session 1 [Auditorium]

James O. Ramsay, Organizer/Chair (McGill University, Canada)
Topic: "Functional Data Analysis"

(1) J. O. Ramsay (McGill University, Canada)
"Statistics for Curves and Images"
(2) N. Malfait* and J.O. Ramsay (McGill University, Canada)
"Estimation by the Finite Element Method in a Functional Linear Model"
(3) T. Ramsay (Statistics Canada, Canada)
"Images as Data: What is an Average Face?"

[2] Invited Session 2 [MB253]

Yoshiharu Sato, Organizer/Chair (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Topic: "Recent Developments in Cluster Analysis"

(1) H. Imai (Hokkaido University, Japan), S. Ohnishi (Hokkai Gakuen University, Japan), and Y. Sato (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"Type 2 Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm for Fuzzy Data"
(2) A. Takeuchi*, H. Yadohisa and K. Inada (Kagoshima University, Japan)
"Measuring the Structure of the Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering"
(3) Y. Sato (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"The Representation of Change of Clusters over Time"

[3] Invited Session 3 [MB251]

Kazuo Shigemasu, Organizer/Chair (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Topic: "Structural Equation Models (1)"

(1) D. Kaplan*, P. Harik and L. Hotchkiss (University of Delaware, USA)
"Stability and Equilibrium in Structural Equation Models"
(2) S. Mayekawa (National Center for University Entrance Examination, Japan)
"Equivalent Path Models in the Linear Structural Equation Models"
(3) K. Shigemasu* and T. Hoshino (University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Bayesian Inferences for the Structural Equation Models"

[4] Invited Session 4 [MB150]

Richard G. Wolfe, Organizer/Chair (University of Toronto, Canada)
Topic: "Models and Analysis for Combining and Calibrating Items of Different Types over Time"

(1) M. Wilson (University of California at Berkeley, USA)
"The Use of the Mapping Matrix and the Method of Standard-Mapping.
(2) R. G. Wolfe (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Analyzing and Replicating Standard Setting"
12:15-13:45 Lunch break

13:45-15:00 Key-Note Lecture 2 [Auditorium]

Chair: Wolfgang Gaul (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)

Speaker: David J. Hand (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom)

Topic: "Quantification and Human Progress"

15:00-15:15 Coffee/tea break

15:15-16:45

[1] Invited Session 5 [Auditorium]

Wolfgang Gaul, Organizer/Chair (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)
Topic: "Multivariate Analysis in Economic Research"

(1) D. Baier* and W. Gaul (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)
"A Probabilistic Ideal Vector Model for Market Simulation Using Conjoint Data"
(2) C. Weihs (Dortmund University, Germany)
"Business Phase Classification and Prediction: What Do We Learn from Different Classifiers?"
(3) W. Gaul* and F. Säuberlich (University of Karlsruhe, Germany)
"New Developments of Association Rules Based Data Mining"

[2] Invited Sessions 6&7 [MB253]

Hamparsum Bozdogan, Organizer/Chair (University of Tennessee, USA)
Robert Pruzek, Organizer/Chair (State University of New York, USA)

Topic: "Information Complexity, Multivariate Modeling and Genetic Algorithms" and
"Studies of Methods to Facilitate Binary Data Analyses"


(1) H. Bozdogan* (University of Tennessee, USA), and P.M. Bearse (University of North Carolina, USA)
"Multivariate Rgressions, Genetic Algorithms, and Information Complexity: A Three-Way Hybrid"
(2) J. Ramsay (McGill University, Canada)
"Testing of Fractional Hypotheses with Logistic Regression"
(3) R. Pruzek (State University of New York, USA)
"Some Modern Data Analytic Methods for Structural Analysis of Binary Variables"

[4] Invited Session 8 [MB150]

Yasumasa Baba, Organizer/Chair (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
Topic: "Homogeneity Analysis"

(1) K. Adachi (Koshien University, Japan)
"Homogeneity and Smoothness Analysis for Quantifying a Longitudinal Categorical Variable"
(2) T. Tsuchiya (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Homogeneity Analysis for Selection of Variables"
(3) T. Nakamura* and Y. Baba (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Analysis of Ranking Data by Minimizing Loss Function"

16:50-18:20

[1] Invited Session 9 [Auditorium]

Hans-Hermann Bock , Organizer/Chair (University of Aachen, Germany)
Topic: "Classification, Clustering and Neural Networks"

(1) H. J. Mucha (Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Germany)
"Intelligent Cluster Analysis"
(2) C. Fraley and A. Raftery (University of Washington, USA)
"The MCLUST Project for Model-Based Clustering"
(3) H. H. Bock (University of Aachen, Germany)
"Clustering Methods and Generalized Self-Organizing Maps"

[2] Invited Session 10 [MB253]

Daniel R. Lawrence, Organizer/Chair (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)
Topic: "Dual Scaling"

(1) S. So (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) and B. K. So (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
"Analyzing Historical Data with Dual Scaling: Population Growth and Maritime Trade in Pre-modern China"
(2) C. Mayenga (Government of Manitoba, Canada)
"Determining Multiple Cut-Scores for Standards-Based Large-Scale Assessments, Using Dual Scaling Technique"
(3) D. R. Lawrence (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)
"Imposing a Binomial Demography Variable on the Weighting of Rank-Ordered Items in a Dual Scaling Analysis"

[3] Invited Session 11 [MB251]

Ryozo Yoshino, Organizer/Chair (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
Topic: "Comparative Analyses of Cross-National Survey Data"

(1) K. Yamaoka (Teikyo University of Medicine, Japan)
"Comparative Analysis of Differences in Attitudes by Generations"
(2) F. Hayashi (Toyo Eiwa Women's University, Japan)
"Hawaiian Surveys in a Comparative Study"
(3) R. Yoshino (ISM, Japan)
A Cross-National Comparative Study of National Character"

[4] Invited Session 12 [MB150]

Bruno Zumbo, Organizer (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada)
Yves J. Decady, Chair (Carleton University, Canada)
Topic: "Measurement and Multivariate Analysis"

(1) Y. J. Decady and D. R. Thomas (Carlton University, Canada)
"Tests of Association for Tables with Multiple Column Responses"
(2) S. Nishisato (University of Toronto)
"Measurement and Scaling"



May 13 [ICMMA Day Two]


9:00-10:30

[1] Invited Session 13 [Auditorium]

Yoshio Takane, Organizer/Chair (McGill University, Japan)
Topic:"Dimension Reduction in Multivariate Data Analysis"

(1) T. Murakami (Nagoya University, Japan)
"Three-Mode Principal Components Analysis and Canonical Analysis of Longitudinal Data with Stationary Weights"
(2) Y. Takane and H. Hwang* (McGill University, Canada)
"Structural Equation Models by Extended Redundancy Analysis"
(3) Y. Takane* (McGill University, Canada) and M. Hunter (University of Victoria, Canada)
"Dimension Reduction in Hierarchical Linear Models"

[2] Invited Session 14 [MB253]

José Garicia Clavel, Organizer/Chair (University of Murcia, Spain)
Topic: "Dual Scaling and Correspondence Analysis"

(1) M.J. Greenacre and A. Torres-Lacomba* (University Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
"A Note on the Dual Scaling of Dominance Data and Its Relationship to Correspondence Analysis"
(2) H. Yanai* (National Center For University Entrance Examination, Japan) and T. Maeda (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Partial Multiple Correspondence Analysis"
(3) J. G. Clavel, I. M. Conesa and E. O. Martinez (University of Murcia, Spain)
"Analyzing Foreign Financial Statements: The Dual Scaling Approach to the International Ratio Analysis"

[3] Invited Session 15 [MB251]

A. Okada, Organizer/Chair (Rikkyo (St. Paul's) University, Japan)
Topic: "Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling"

(1) N. Chino (Aichi Gakuin University, Japan)
"Complex Space Models for the Analysis of Asymmetry"
(2) M. De Rooij (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
"Asymmetry Triadic Distance Model: What They Do and How They Achieve it"
(3) A. Okada (Rikkyo (St. Paul's) University, Japan) and T. Imaizumi (Tama University, Japan)
"Multidimensional Scaling with Different Orientations of Symmetric and Asymmetric Dimensions"

[4] Invited Session 16 [MB150]

S. Ejaz Ahmed, Organizer/Chair (University of Regina, Canada)
Topic: "Shrinkage Estimation and Likelihood Inference"

(1) T. Fujioka (Hiroshima University, Japan)
"Estimation of a Mean Vector Through Its Norm and Direction Components"
(2) H. Fujisawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
"On Usefulness of Maximum Likelihood Estimator Using Incomplete Data"
(3) S. E. Ahmed (University of Regina, Canada)
"Improved Estimation Strategies in Combining Data from Various Sources"

10:30-10:45 Coffee/tea break

10:45-12:15

[1] Invited Session 17 [Auditorium]

Jacqueline Meulman, Organizer/Chair (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
Topic: "Interfaces between Categorical Regression, Correspondence Analysis, and Regression Trees"

(1) E. Dusseldorp and J.J. Meulman (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
"The Integration of Regression Trees into Categorical Multiple Regression Analysis"
(2) P.M. Kroonenberg (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
"Categorical Regression and Non-Symmetrical Correspondence Analysis"
(3) J. Meulman and A. van der Kooij (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
"Transformation towards Independence in Categorical Regression"

[2] Invited Session 18 [MB253]

Yutaka Tanaka, Organizer/Chair (Okayama University, Japan)
Topic: "Sensivity Analysis"

(1) W.K. Fung (University of Hong Kong, China), Z.Y. Zhu (Hohai University at Changzhou, China), and B.C. Wei (Southeast University, China)
"Sensitivity Analysis in Semiparametric Regression Models"
(2) Y. Tanaka* (Okayama University, Japan), S. Watadani (Kurashiki University of Science and Arts, Japan), and Y. Yamanishi (Okayama University, Japan)
"On Multiple-Case Diagnostics in Multivariate Methods"
(3) Y. Mori* (Okayama University, Japan), S. Watadani (Kurashiki University of Science and Arts, Japan), Y. Yamamoto (Hokkaido University, Japan) T. Tarumi and Y. Tanaka (Okayama University, Japan)
"Statistical Software SAMMIF for Sensitivity Analysis in Multivariate Mehtods"

[3] Invited Session 19 [MB251]

Alain De Beuckelaer, Organizer/Chair (Unilever Research Laboratory, The Netherlands; Catholic University of Brussels, Belgium)
Topic: "Structural Equation Models (2)"

(1) T. Maeda (Institute for Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Analyses of Satisfaction Related Items in the Japanese National Character Survey by Structural Equation Modeling"
(2) A. De Beuckelaer (Unilever Research Laboratory, The Netherlands; Catholic University of Brussels, Belgium)
"Comparison of Construct Mean Scores Across Populations: A Conceptual Framework Based on A Review of the Methodological Literature"

[4] Invited Session 20[MB150]

Tony Lam, Organizer/Chair (University of Toronto)
Topic: "Educational and Psychological Measurement"

(1) H. Herrera, R.Martinez-Arias (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) and J.C. Suàrez (Universidad Nacional de Education a Distancia, Spain)
"Influence of the Scoring Procedure on Reliability and Validity of an Achievement Test"
(2) S. Lee and I. Choe (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
"A Two-Step Approach for Extracting Factors in the Data of Multiple Testlets: An Application to Tacit Knowledge Scenarios for High School Students"
(3) T. Lam (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Non-Response in Measurement and Item Grouping and Position of 'Don't Know' Option"

12:15-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-14:30 (60 minutes)

[1] Invited Session 21 [Auditorium]

Karl G. Jöreskog (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Topic: "Latent Variable Modeling with Ordinal Variables"

(1) I. Moustaki (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
"A General Class of Latent Variable Models for Ordinal Manifest Variables with Covariate Effects"
(2) K. G. Jöreskog (Uppsala University, Sweden) and I. Moustaki (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
"Factor Analysis of Ordinal Variables: A Comparison of Three Approaches"

[2] Invited Session 22 [MB253]

Yoshiyuki Sakamoto, Organizer/Chair (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Categorical Data Analysis and Information Criteria"
(1) T. Nakamura (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Cohort Analysis of Data Obtained Using a Multiple Choice Question"
(2) Y. Sakamoto* and M. Ishiguro (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
Unification of Nonparametric Density Estimators through an Extended Information Criterion (EIC)"

[3] Invited Session 23 [MB251]

Takemi Yanagimoto, Organizer/Chair (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
Topic: "Prior Distributions in Bayesian Inference"

(1) T. Nakamura (Okayama University of Science, Japan), Y. Hirai* (Okayama Univesity, Japan) and H. Okumura (Chugoku Junior College, Japan)
"A Bayesian Approach to Constructing an Initial Estimator Based on Binomial Samples in Generalized Linear Models"
(2) T. Yanagimoto (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Dual Conjugate Prior on the Exponential Family"

[4] Invited Session 24 [MB150]

Fionn Murtagh, Organizer/Chair (Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Topic: "Wavelet Analysis"

(1) T. Otsu (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"PROLOG as a Model Search Engine for Data Analysis"
(2) F. Murtagh (Queeen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland)
J. J. Starck (Stanford University, USA; DAPNIA/SEI-SAP, France)
"Noise, Information and Scale in Data Analysis"

14:35-15:50 Key-Note Lecture 3 [Auditorium]

Chair: Hans-Hermann Bock (University of Aachen, Germany)

Speaker: Chikio Hayashi

Topic: "Questionnaire Construction, Data Collection and Data Analysis: An Approach by the Idea of Data Science"

15:50-16:00 Coffee/Tea Break

16:00-17:50

[1] Contributed Papers 1 [Auditorium]

Chair : Peter Allerup (Danish National Institute for Educational Research, Denmark)

Topic:"Item Response Theory and Educational Assessment"

(1) C. A. Stone and M.A. Hansen (University of Pittsburg, USA)
"Uncertainty in Ability Estimation and Assessing Goodness-of-Fit of IRT Models"
(2) R. Martinez-Arias (Universidad Compultense de Madrid, Spain) , J.C. Suarez-Falcon (Universidad Nacional de Education a Distancia, Spain) and H. Herrera (Universidad Compulsente de Madrid, Spain)
"A Comparison of Several Goodness-of-Fit Statistics of Rasch Model"
(3) P. Allerup (Danish National Institute for Educational Research, Denmark)
"Gender Differences in Mathematics Achievement"

[2] Contributed Papers 2 [MB253]

Chair: Koji Kurihara (Okayama University, Japan)

Topic: "New Tools for Data Analysis"

(1) K. Kurihara (Okayama University, Japan), W. L. Myers and G. P. Patil (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Echelon Analysis and the Application to the Remote Sensing Data"
(2) M. Mizuta (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"Sliced Inverse Regression Model and Non-Normality"
(3) T. Otsu (Hokkaido University, Japan), R. Yukihiro (Kyoto Gakuen University, Japan) and J. Katayama (Hokkaido University, Japan)
"EEG Smoothing by Factor Analysis with Roughness Penalty"
(4) Y. Baba (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan) and T. Nakamura (Graduate University of Advanced Studies, Japan) "Time Dependent Principal Component Analysis"

[3] Contributed Papers 3 [MB251]

Co-Chair : Kosei Iwase> (Hiroshima University, Japan)
Co-Chair: Charles Mayenga (Government of Manitoba, Canada)

Topic: "Selected Topics of Interests"

(1) K. Iwase (Hiroshima University, Japan) and K. Kanefuiji* (Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan)
"Statistical Properties of a Percentile Estimator of the Final Acute Value for Water Quality Criteria for Aquatic Organisms"
(2) K. Yang* (Korea University, Korea), K. S. Shim (Rural Developement Administration, Korea), and M. Huh (Korea University, Korea)
"Exploratory Data Analysis for Identification of Important Genetic Characters in Plants"
(3) C. Mayenga (Government of Manitoba, Canada)
"Missing Observations: What is the Value of a Zero Mark?"

[4] Contributed Papers 4 [Auditorium]

Chair: Tim Johnson (University of illinois, USA)

Topic: "Scaling, Neural Net, and Fractal Dimension"

(1) A. Hayashi (National Center for University Entrance Examinations, Japan) and K. K. Tatsuoka (Educational Testing Service, USA)
"A Comparison of Rule-Space Method and Neural Network Model for Classifying Individuals"
(2) T.R. Johnson and D. Budescu (University of Illinois, USA)
"Nonmetric Ratio Scaling"
(3) H. Sugimura (Kansai Ohkura High School, Japan) and K. Takashima* (Okayama University, Japan)
"On Fractal Dimensions of Actual Plant Images"
(4) K. Ujiie (Tokai University, Japan) and M. Iizuka (Okayama University, Japan) "A Generalized Modification of Scheffé's Paired Comparisons: A Theoretical Approach to Decrease the Number of Experiments"

BANQUET (Banff Centre Main Dining Room)


18:30-19:00 -- Cocktails (cash bar)

19:00-21:30 -- Greetings by His Worship Dennis Shuler, Mayor of Banff

-------------------- Dinner


May 14 [ICMMA Day Three]



9:00-11:00

[1] Invited Session 25 [Auditorium]

Haruo Yanai, Organizer/Chair (National Center of University Entrance Examinations, Japan)
Topic: "Canonical Correlation Analysis"

(1) M. Omladic and V. Omladic (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
"Optimal Solutions to the Problem of Restricted Canonical Correlations"
(2) A. Suzukawa and N. Taneichi (Obihiro Chikusan University, Japan)
"Redundancy Index in Canonical Correlation Analysis with Linear Constraints"
(3) Y. Takane and Y. Oshima-Takane (McGill University, Canada)
"Nonlinear Generalized Canonical Correlation Analysis by Neural Network Models"
(4) H. Yanai (National Center of University Entrance Examinations, Japan)
"Generalized Canonical Correlation Analysis Associated with the Inverse of the Dispersion Matrix of Sets of Variables"

[2] Contributed Papers 5 [MB253]

11:10-12:00 "Farewell" (MaxBell Foyer)
End of the Conference

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