Statistical Graphics and
Visual Data Mining for Biostatistical Research
Jurgen Symanzik
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Utah State University
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 12:30–1:30 pm
Biostatistics Library, 1st Floor in
Shriner's Building (NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION)
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be provided
Abstract
In this talk, we will demonstrate how statistical graphics and
visual data mining can be applied to a variety of biostatistical
research projects. First, we will see how various graphical methods
can be used for the simultaneous exploration of cgh and gene expression
arrays. Next, we will demonstrate how graphics can be used to further
assess numerical results in the context of expert raters' agreement
for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome. Finally, we will show
how so-called micromaps can be used to visualize the spred of the
West Nile Virus and the occurrence of oral clefts across
the United States. We will finish with a brief outlook
on planned future research on graphical work in the
framework of functional activity data in sleep medicine.
In conclusion - while statistical graphics is a discipline by
itself - there is a huge potential for statistical graphics in
the context of biostatistical research.