Wei Ning

Education

• Ph.D., Statistics, Department of Mathematics, Syracuse University,, 2006
• M.A., Statistics, Syracuse University, 2003
• B.A., Mathematics,University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 1999
• B.S., Finance and Statistics , University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 1999

Research Interests

• Mixed Distributions
• Change Point Analysis
• Empirical Likelihood Method
• Logitudinal Data Analysis
• Survival Analysis
• Missing Data

Publications

2011/2012

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• 1. Li, H. and Ning, W., (2012). Multiple Comparisons with a Control under Heteroscedasticity. Submitted
• 2. Ning, W., (2011). Nonparametric goodness-of-fit test for generalized lambda distribution. Submitted
• 3. Ngunkeng, G. and Ning, W., (2011). An empirical likelihood ratio based goodness-of-fit test for the skew normality. Submitted
• 4. Ning, W. (2011). Probabilistic Representations of Matrix Variate Skew Normal Models. Submitted
• 5. Ning, W. Measurement error models with the generalized lambda distribtuion assumption. Submitted (2011)
• 6. Gupta, A.K., Aziz, M.A. and Ning, W. (2011). Additive Properties of Unified Skew Normal Random Vectors. Submitted
• 7. Ning, W. and Gupta, A.K. (2011). Matrix variate extended skew normal distributions. Accepted. Random Operators and Stochastic Equations.
• 8. Ning, W. (2012). Empirical Bayes Method on Changepoints Estimation of Tumor Growth Profiles in Xenograft Experiments. Accepted. Journal of Applied Statistical Science.
• 9. Ning, W., Pailden, P. and Gupta, A.K. (2011). The Empirical Likelihood Ratio Test for the Epidemic Change Point Model. Journal of Data Science. 10(2012), 107-127.
• 10. Ning, W. (2011). Empirical Likelihood Ratio Test for a Mean Change Point Model with a Linear Trend Followed by an Abrupt Change.Journal of Applied Statistics. DOI:10.1080/02664763.2011.628647.

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  2010

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• 11. Zhang, S.G., Liao, Y. and Ning, W. (2011). Asymptotic Properties of Quasi-Maximum Likelihood Estimates in Generalized Linear Models. Communication in Statistics-Theory and Methods. 40, 4417-4430.
• 12. Yan, C.J., Zhang, S.G. and Ning, W. (2010). Estimation of the Improper Linear Regression Models with Complex-valued Data. Accepted. Journal of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• 13. Ning, W., Gao, Y. C, and Dudewicz, E. J. Fitting Mixture Distributions Using A Mixture of Generalized Lambda Distributions with Computer Code. Book chapter of Handbook of Fitting Statistical Distributions with R (Ed. by Karian, Z. and Dudewicz, E. J.) Publishing date: October 1, 2010.
• 14. Ning, W. and Zhao, L. (2010). A Moment-based Test for the Mixture Distributions With Small Sample Sizes and Its Application. Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics. 33(1), 23-39.

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  2009

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• 15. Ning, W. and Gupta, A. K.,(2009). Change point analysis for generalized lambda distributions. Communication in Statistics-Simulations and Computation. 38, 1789-1802.
• 16. Ning, W., Zhang, S. G. and Yu, C. (2009). A Moment-Based Test for the Homogeneity in Mixture Natural Exponential Family with Quadratic Variance Functions. Statistics and Probability Letters. 79(6), 828-834.
• 17. Ning, W., Gupta, A. K., Yu., C. and Zhang, S. G., (2009). A Moment- Based Test for Homogeneity in Finite Mixture Models. Communication in Statistics-Theory and Methods. 38, 1371-1382.

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  2008

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• 18. Ning, W. and Kim, H. J., (2008). Residual Pattern Based Test for Interaction in Two-way ANOVA. Biometrical Journal, 50(3), 431-445.
• 19. Ning, W., Gao, Y. C, and Dudewicz, E. J., (2008). Fitting Mixture Distributions Using Generalized Lambda Distributions and Comparisons with Normal Mixtures. American Journal of Mathematical and Management Science. Vol. 28, NOS. 1&2, 81-99.
• 20. Ning, W., (2008). Detecting an Unconditionally Identifiable Pattern in Two-way ANOVA. Advances and Applications in Statistics, 9(2), 247-260.

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  2007

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• 21. Ning, W., (2007). A Moment-based Test of Genetic Linkage Under Heterogeneity. JP Journal of Biostatistics, 1(3), 267 - 281.
  
  

Papers in progress

• 1. Generalized lambda calibration models. (2011)
• 2. Schwarz information criterion using empirical likelihood method on change point analysis. Joint with S.G Zhang (2011)
• 3. Empirical likelihood ratio-based EWMA control chart. Joint with A. Yeh (2011)
• 4. The empirical likelihood ratio test for the change points with the linear trend. Joint with E. Buzaianu (2011)
• 5. The empirical likelihood ratio test for the change point in a mean residual life function.Joint with E. Buzaianu (2011)
• 6. The empirical likelihood method for the change point hazard function.

Ph.D Students

• Hong Li (2009). Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Cameron University, OK.
• Grace Ngunkeng.
• Yi Li. ( Co-advise)
• Abeer Hassan.

Departmental Colloquia

• Departmental Colloquia

Teaching, BGSU

MATH 6820: Topics in Statistics---Empirical likelihood analysis (Summer 2010)

MATH 6700: Advanced Readings in Statistics-Empirical Likelihood method of Change point analysis (Spring 2011)

MATH 6700: Advanced Readings in Statistics-Change point analysis (Spring 2009)

MATH 6700: Advanced Readings in Statistics-Statistics in genetics (Fall 2008)

MATH 6500: Topics in Statistics--Statistical Consulting (Summer 2009)

MATH 6460: Nonparametric Statistical Inference (Spring 2008)

MATH 6420: Probability Theory II (Spring 2010, Spring 2011)

MATH 6410: Probability Theory I (Fall 2009, 2010, 2011)

MATH 5470: Exploratory Data Analysis (Fall 2007)

MATH 4420/5420: Probability and Statistics II (Spring 2007, Spring 2009)

MATH 4410/5410: Probability and Statistics I (Fall 2008)

MATH 3410: Principles of Probability and Statistics (Fall 2006, Spring 2009)

MATH 3320: Elementary Linear Algebra (Summer 2008, Spring 2011, Fall 2011)

MATH 2220: Discrete Mathematics (Spring 2007, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010)

MATH 1150: Introduction to Statistics I (Fall 2006, 2007, 2008)

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