Search Results - "HUTSON, Alan"

A robust Pearson correlation test for a general point null using a surrogate bootstrap distribution by Hutson, Alan D

“…In this note we present a robust bootstrap test with good Type I error control for testing the general hypothesis H0: ρ = ρ0. In order to carry out this test…”
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Optimal adaptive two-stage designs for early phase II clinical trials by Shan, Guogen, Wilding, Gregory E., Hutson, Alan D., Gerstenberger, Shawn

“…Simon's optimal two‐stage design has been widely used in early phase clinical trials for Oncology and AIDS studies with binary endpoints. With this approach,…”
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The generalized sigmoidal quantile function by Hutson, Alan D.

“…In this note we introduce a new smooth nonparametric quantile function estimator based on a newly defined generalized expectile function and termed the…”
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A robust Spearman correlation coefficient permutation test by Yu, Han, Hutson, Alan D.

“…In this work, we show that Spearman's correlation coefficient test about H 0 : ρ s = 0 found in most statistical software is theoretically incorrect and…”
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An Accelerated Life Model Analog for Discrete Survival and Count Data by Hutson, Alan D.

“…•strategy for utilizing continuous accelerated life models in the discrete setting.•convert the continuous accelerate life distributions into their discrete…”
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Exact inference around ordinal measures of association is often not exact by Hutson, Alan D., Yu, Han

“…•In virtually every commercially available statistical software package and across open-source software packages there are exact measures of ordinal…”
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A Characterization of Most(More) Powerful Test Statistics with Simple Nonparametric Applications by Vexler, Albert, Hutson, Alan D.

“…Data-driven most powerful tests are statistical hypothesis decision-making tools that deliver the greatest power against a fixed null hypothesis among all…”
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Regional Myocardial Sympathetic Denervation Predicts the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Fallavollita, James A., MD, Heavey, Brendan M., MPH, Luisi, Andrew J., MD, Michalek, Suzanne M., MS, Baldwa, Sunil, MBBS, Mashtare, Terry L., PhD, Hutson, Alan D., PhD, deKemp, Robert A., PhD, Haka, Michael S., PhD, Sajjad, Munawwar, PhD, Cimato, Thomas R., MD, Curtis, Anne B., MD, Cain, Michael E., MD, Canty, John M., MD

“…Objectives The PAREPET (Prediction of ARrhythmic Events with Positron Emission Tomography) study sought to test the hypothesis that quantifying inhomogeneity…”
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Inferential procedures based on the weighted Pearson correlation coefficient test statistic by Yu, Han, Hutson, Alan D.

“…In this note, we evaluated the type I error control of the commonly used t-test found in most statistical software packages for testing the hypothesis on $…”
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Leveraging homologous hypotheses for increased efficiency in tumor growth curve testing by Hutson, Alan D., Yu, Han, Attwood, Kristopher

“…In this note, we present an innovative approach called “homologous hypothesis tests” that focuses on cross-sectional comparisons of average tumor volumes at…”
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The Sign Test, Paired Data, and Asymmetric Dependence: A Cautionary Tale by Hutson, Alan D., Yu, Han

“…In the paired data setting, the sign test is often described in statistical textbooks as a test for comparing differences between the medians of two marginal…”
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A semi-parametric bootstrap-based best linear unbiased estimator of location under symmetry by Hutson, Alan D.

“…In this note we provide a novel semi-parametric best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE) of location and its corresponding variance estimator under the assumption…”
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A generalized BLUE approach for combining location and scale information in a meta-analysis by Yang, Xin, Hutson, Alan D., Wang, Dongliang

“…In systematic reviews and meta-analyses, one is interested in combining information from a variety of sources in order to obtain unbiased and efficient pooled…”
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Identification of Biomarkers for Differentiation of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae from Classical K. pneumoniae by Russo, Thomas A, Olson, Ruth, Fang, Chi-Tai, Stoesser, Nicole, Miller, Mark, MacDonald, Ulrike, Hutson, Alan, Barker, Jason H, La Hoz, Ricardo M, Johnson, James R

“…A hypervirulent (hvKp) pathotype is undergoing global dissemination. In contrast to the usual health care-associated epidemiology of classical (cKp)…”
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Inference for L-estimators of location using a bootstrap warping approach by Hutson, Alan D.

“…In this note we propose a new semi-parametric bootstrap procedure for hypothesis tests about a statistical function and termed bootstrap warping. This…”
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Dietary Supplement Use During Chemotherapy and Survival Outcomes of Patients With Breast Cancer Enrolled in a Cooperative Group Clinical Trial (SWOG S0221) by Ambrosone, Christine B, Zirpoli, Gary R, Hutson, Alan D, McCann, William E, McCann, Susan E, Barlow, William E, Kelly, Kara M, Cannioto, Rikki, Sucheston-Campbell, Lara E, Hershman, Dawn L, Unger, Joseph M, Moore, Halle C F, Stewart, James A, Isaacs, Claudine, Hobday, Timothy J, Salim, Muhammad, Hortobagyi, Gabriel N, Gralow, Julie R, Budd, George T, Albain, Kathy S

“…Despite reported widespread use of dietary supplements during cancer treatment, few empirical data with regard to their safety or efficacy exist. Because of…”
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The empirical likelihood prior applied to bias reduction of general estimating equations by Vexler, Albert, Zou, Li, Hutson, Alan D.

“…The practice of employing empirical likelihood (EL) components in place of parametric likelihood functions in the construction of Bayesian-type procedures has…”
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An alternative skew exponential power distribution formulation by Hutson, Alan D.

“…In this note we propose a newly formulated skew exponential power distribution that behaves substantially better than previously defined versions. This new…”
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Quantile planes without crossing via nonlinear programming by Hutson, Alan D.

“…Background and objective: In this note we propose a nonlinear programming approach for simultaneous fitting of quantile regression models for two or more…”
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Phase IIa Study of SurVaxM Plus Adjuvant Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma by Ahluwalia, Manmeet S, Reardon, David A, Abad, Ajay P, Curry, William T, Wong, Eric T, Figel, Sheila A, Mechtler, Laszlo L, Peereboom, David M, Hutson, Alan D, Withers, Henry G, Liu, Song, Belal, Ahmed N, Qiu, Jingxin, Mogensen, Kathleen M, Dharma, Sanam S, Dhawan, Andrew, Birkemeier, Meaghan T, Casucci, Danielle M, Ciesielski, Michael J, Fenstermaker, Robert A

“…Despite intensive treatment with surgery, radiation therapy, temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy, and tumor-treating fields, mortality of newly diagnosed…”
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