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Statistics Colloquium
November 15, 11 a.m.
Alavi Commons Room, 6625 Everett Tower
Susan Simmons, PhD
Teaching Professor of Analytics
Institute for Advanced Analytics
North Carolina State University
Abstract:
Benchmark dose estimation (BMD) is an important part of toxicological risk assessment. In estimating BMD, a dose-response relationship must be defined and based on the selected relationship, the value of BMD can change. Due to this inconsistency, a novel approach to estimating BMD is to use model-averaging across potential dose-response relationships. Using Bayesian posterior model weights, this model-averaged BMD can be estimated and is gaining in popularity within the toxicological community. In this talk, we will discuss how BMD is estimated using the novel approach of Bayesian model-averaging.
Bio:
Susan Simmons joined the Institute for Advanced Analytics faculty in 2016.
Before that, she was a professor in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
She holds a Ph.D. in statistics from the University of South Carolina, an M.S. in statistics from West Virginia University, and a B.S. in applied mathematics from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
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All statistics graduate students are expected to attend.