Research

RESEARCH INTEREST   

     Nonparametric and Semi-parametric Inference
     Measurement Errors Model
     Empirical Likelihood
     Bioassay

RESEARCH GRANT

         Improved Statistical Inference Procedures in Bioassay. University Small Research Grant.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Distribution-Free Test in Tobit Mean Regression Model, accepted by JSPI
• A conserved boundary of chromosome size variation in diploid eukaryotic genomes, accepted by Molecular Biology and Evolution ( with X. Li, C. Zhu, Z. Lin, Y. Wu, D. Zhang, G. Bai, J. Ma, G.J. Muehlbauer, M.J. Scanlon, M. Zhang, and J. Yu.)
• Minimum Distance Conditional Variance Function Checking in Heteroscedastic Regression Models, accepted by JMVA (with Nishantha Samarakoon).
• A Note on Testing the Regression Functions via Nonparametric Smoothing, accepted by CJS (with Juan Du).
• Variation Explained in Mixed-Model Association Mapping, accepted by Heredity (with Sun,G.N., Zhu, C.S., Kramer, M.H., Yang, S.S., Piepho, H.P., and Yu, J.).
• Distribution-free lack-of-fit tests in balanced mixed models, accepted by Statist. and Prob. Letters. (with Juan Du).
• Conditional variance model checking, accepted by JSPI (with H.L.Koul).
• Moderate deviations for deconvolution kernel density estimators with ordinary smooth measurement errors,accepted by Statist. and Prob. Letters.
• Relative potency estimation in direct bioassy with measurement errors, The 2009 Proceeding of Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture.
• Model checking in partial linear regression models with Berkson measurement error, 2010, 20, 1551-1579, Statistica Sinica.
  (with H.L.Koul)
  
• On the robust modal local polynomial regression, 2009,9, 217-231, IJSS, (with Haiyang Wang and Weixin Yao)
• Lack-of-fit testing in errors-in-variable model with validation data, 2009,79(6),765-773, Statist.and Prob. Letters.
• Improved estimation in multiple linear regression models with measurement error and general constraint, 2009, 100, 726-741, JMVA (with Hua Liang).
• Minimum distance regression model checking with Berkson error,2009,37(1),132-156, Ann.of Statist.(with H.L.Koul)
• Model checking with Berkson measurement error,2008,138,1615-1628 JSPI (with H.L.Koul).
• Lack-of-fit test in errors-in-variables model,2008,99,2406-2433, JMVA.
• Testing lack-of-fit for a polynomial errors-in-variables model. Acta Math.Appl.Sin.Engl.Ser.19(2003),3,353â€?62 (with Lixing Zhu, Hengjian Cui).
• Quasi-maximum likelihood estimator in non-regular location parameter models. Acta Math.Appl.Sin.25(2002),49-57.
• Convolution theorem and asymptotic efficiency in two sided truncated distribution family---the normal case. J. Syst.Sci.Complex. 15(2002),3,315â€?28(with Ping Cheng).
• Convolution theorem and asymptotic efficiency in two sided truncated distribution families. Acta Math. Sinica 44 (2001),4, 737â€?46 (with Ping Cheng)
• One sided asymptotic efficiency in uniform distributions. J.Syst.Sci.Complex.14(2001),2,159--164.
  

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION AND TALKS

          2009.2, Model checking in partial linear regression model with berson measurement errors,
              Department of Statistics, University of Missouri. 
      2008.8, Model checking in partial linear regression model, Denver, JSM2008
      2008.5, Lack-of-fit test in the partial linear regression model with Berkson measurement error. Invited talk in               IISA annual meeting, University of Connecticut.
      2008.5, Some problems on the adequacy checking in regression models. Invited talk in the meeting for honoring               Professor Hira.L. Koul's 65th birthday, Michigan State University.
      2007.9, Lack-of-fit test in the partial linear regression model with Berkson measurement error. KSU
      2007.8, Minimum distance regression model checking with Berkson error. Young Research Meeting, JSM, Salt Lake               City.
      2006.4, Minimum distance model fitting with measurement error model. KSU
      2005.9, Model checking in Berkson measurement error model. Department of Statistics, University of Michigan.
      2005.8, Minimum distance model checking in errors in variables model. JSM, Minneapolis.
      2005.2, Model checking for EV model when the density of predictor is known. MSU

JOURNAL REVIEWING ACTIVITIES

          Statistica Sinica,
     Journal of Nonparametric Statistics,
     Canadian Journal of Statistics,
     Science in China,
     Test,
     Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference,
     Journal of System Science and Compleixty