2019
An Adaptive Independence Test for Microbiome Community Data
Song Y, Zhao H, Wang T. An Adaptive Independence Test for Microbiome Community Data. Biometrics 2019, 76: 414-426. PMID: 31538660, DOI: 10.1111/biom.13154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrediction analysis for microbiome sequencing data
Wang T, Yang C, Zhao H. Prediction analysis for microbiome sequencing data. Biometrics 2019, 75: 875-884. PMID: 30994187, DOI: 10.1111/biom.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonte Carlo expectation-maximization algorithmInverse regression modelReal data exampleTypes of covariatesNew statistical frameworkMaximum likelihood estimationExpectation-maximization algorithmDimension reduction structureInverse regressionStatistical frameworkData examplesStatistical challengesLikelihood estimationMicrobiome sequencing dataHuman microbiome studiesHuman microbiome compositionDifferent library sizesZerosPredictive analysisModelEstimationAlgorithmSimulationsRegression modelsFramework
2017
On Joint Estimation of Gaussian Graphical Models for Spatial and Temporal Data
Lin Z, Wang T, Yang C, Zhao H. On Joint Estimation of Gaussian Graphical Models for Spatial and Temporal Data. Biometrics 2017, 73: 769-779. PMID: 28099997, PMCID: PMC5515703, DOI: 10.1111/biom.12650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGaussian graphical modelsTemporal dataGraphical modelsComplex data structuresJoint estimationMarkov random field modelRandom field modelParallel computingSelection consistencyData structureStatistical inferenceNeighborhood selection methodTemporal dependenciesEfficient algorithmIndividual networksMultiple groupsSpatial dataModel convergesNetwork estimationField modelSelection methodNetworkPosterior probabilitySimulation studyImproved estimation