Prof. Zhihua Su, University of Florida
Title: Envelope Models and Methods
Abstract: This talk presents a new statistical concept called an envelope. An envelope has the potential to achieve substantial efficiency gains in multivariate analysis by identifying and cleaning up immaterial information in the data. The efficiency gains will be demonstrated both by theory and example. Some recent developments in this area, including partial envelopes and heteroscedastic envelope models, will also be discussed. They refine and extend the enveloping idea, adapting it to more data types and increasing the potential to achieve efficiency gains. Applications of envelopes and their connection to other fields will also be mentioned. (Hosted by Dr. Yanqing Sun, UNC Charlotte)