[Forum SIS] Workshop and Tutorial on "Quantile and M-quantile Regression"
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It is our pleasure to announce two upcoming events related to the research on Quantile and M-quantile Regression:
Workshop on
“Recent Advances in Quantile and M-quantile Regression”
July 15, 2016
Tutorial on
“Quantile and M-quantile Regression”
July 14, 2016
The workshop and the tutorial will be hosted at the University of Pisa and they will take place under the auspices of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS).
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Workshop on “Recent Advances in Quantile and M-quantile Regression”
July 15, 2016
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The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers interested in methodological and applied research in Quantile and M-quantile Regression. It is organized as a thematic workshop and it is expected to promote open discussions and setting-up of research networks.
Keynote speakers:
Matteo Bottai (Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet)
Ray Chambers (NIASRA, University of Wollongong)
Nikos Tzavidis (Social Statistics & Demography, University of Southampton)
Provisional list of additional speakers:
• Lea Petrella, Valeria Bignozzi (Sapienza Università di Roma)
• Lea Petrella (Sapienza Università di Roma), Mauro Bernardi (Università di Padova)
• Mariano Porcu, Francesca Giambona (Università di Cagliari)
• Leonardo Grilli, Carla Rampichini (Università di Firenze), Roberta Varriale (ISTAT, Roma)
• Cristina Davino (Università di Macerata), Domenico Vistocco (Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale)
• Annamaria Bianchi (Università di Bergamo), Enrico Fabrizi (Università Cattolica del Sacro cuore), Nikos Tzavidis, Nicola Salvati (Università di Pisa)
• Marco Alfò (Sapienza Università di Roma), M. Giovanna Ranalli (Università di Perugia)
• Riccardo Borgoni (Università di Milano Bicocca)
• Paolo Frumento (Karolinska Institutet)
• James Dawber (NIASRA, University of Wollongong)
Scientific and Organizing Committee
R. Chambers (University of Wollongong), C. Davino (Universitā di Macerata), E. Fabrizi Universitā Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), C. Giusti (Universitā di Pisa), G. Marchetti (Universitā di Pisa), L. Petrella (Sapienza Universitā di Roma), N. Salvati (Universitā di Pisa), D. Vistocco (Universitā di Cassino e del Lazio meridionale)
Participation to the workshop is free but registration before June 15th will be appreciated.
We sincerely hope that you will join us and share a fruitful moment of discussion.
All the best,
Nicola Salvati (Universitā di Pisa) <mailto:nicola.salvati a unipi.it> nicola.salvati a unipi.it
Enrico Fabrizi (Universitā Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) enrico.fabrizi a unicatt.it
Cristina Davino (Universitā di Macerata) <mailto:cristina.davino a unimc.it> cristina.davino a unimc.it
About the venue: The whole workshop will take place in Aula Savi in the <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orto_botanico_di_Pisa> Botanic Garden of the University of Pisa (via Paolo Buozzi 3 – Pisa)
The Botanic Garden is in the city centre and it is marvelously well located near the <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa> Leaning Tower, known worldwide for its unintended tilt.
ACCOMODATION
We recommend workshop participants to book the hotel as soon as possible as there might be other concurrent events in Pisa during the dates of the workshop.
The following hotels offer special rates to participants of events organized at the University of Pisa (UoP). Please do ask for them when booking. Hotels close to the conference venue include (all within walking distance – max 15 min):
· RESIDENCE LE BENEDETTINE
Lungarno Sidney Sonnino 18
<http://en.residence.pi.it/> www.residence.pi.it
<http://en.residence.pi.it/> http://en.residence.pi.it/
This is UoP Official Guesthouse. Excellent location, but note that this hotel does not offer breakfast.
· HOTEL REPUBBLICA MARINARA
Via Matteucci, 81 – 56125 Pisa
Tel. 050.3870100
Fax 050.3870200
<http://www.hotelrepubblicamarinara.it/> http://www.hotelrepubblicamarinara.it/
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· HOTEL DI STEFANO
Via S. Apollonia, 35 – 56127 Pisa
Tel. 050.553559
Fax 050.556038
<http://www.hoteldistefano.it/> http://www.hoteldistefano.it/
hds a email.it
· HOTEL ROMA
Via Bonanno, 111 – 56126 Pisa
Tel. 050.554488
Fax 050.550164
<http://www.hotelroma.pisa.it/> http://www.hotelroma.pisa.it/
info a hotelroma.pisa.it
· HOTEL ROYAL VICTORIA
Lungarno Pacinotti, 12 – 56126 Pisa
Tel. 050.940111
Fax 050.940180
<http://www.royalvictoria.it/> http://www.royalvictoria.it/
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· HOTEL VERDI
Piazza della Repubblica, 5 – 56125 Pisa
Tel. 050.598947
Fax 050.598944
<http://www.verdihotel.it/> http://www.verdihotel.it/
hotelverdi a sirius.pisa.it
· HOTEL BOLOGNA
Via Mazzini, 57 – 56125 Pisa
Tel. 050.502120
Fax 050.43070
<http://www.hotelbologna.pisa.it/> http://www.hotelbologna.pisa.it/
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However, booking online with some advance is often cheaper, and you could also choose among nice B&B and other hotels. We recommend to book a hotel that is in the city center. Before booking a room, please check Tripadvisor for the best options:
<http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187899-Pisa_Province_of_Pisa_Tuscany-Hotels.html> http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187899-Pisa_Province_of_Pisa_Tuscany-Hotels.html
Check also Airbnb (Pisa): <https://www.airbnb.it/s/Pisa--Italia> https://www.airbnb.it/s/Pisa–Italia and Couchsurfing <http://www.couchsurfing.com/> www.couchsurfing.com!
See also, ARTY HOLIDAYS <http://www.artyholidayhomes.com/> http://www.artyholidayhomes.com/
USEFUL LINKS
Pisa Buses <http://www.cpt.pisa.it/> http://www.cpt.pisa.it/
International Airport Galileo Galilei <http://www.pisa-airport.com/> http://www.pisa-airport.com/
Railway Station <http://www.trenitalia.com/> http://www.trenitalia.com/
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Tutorial on “Quantile and M-quantile Regression”
July 14, 2016
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Target attendees
The tutorial is opened to 25 graduated students as well as PhD students, researchers and practitioners in different fields willing to have an introduction on theory and applications of Quantile and M-quantile regression.
The school is application oriented; all the techniques will be shown in action using the software R
Lecturers and schedule
Domenico Vistocco – Department of Economics and Law, University of Cassino, Italy
• Conditional mean and conditional quantiles
• The simple and multiple quantile regression model
• Sampling distribution of the quantile regression estimator
• Inference on conditional quantiles
• Equivariance property, model validation, estimation of the response conditional distribution
• Looking insight the estimation procedure: the simplex algorithm
Nikos Tzavidis - Social Statistics & Demography, University of Southampton
• Defining robustness
• Estimating the centre (location) of a distribution
• Quantiles, M-quantiles & expectiles as location parameters
• Regression quantiles, M-quantiles & expectiles
• Robust Estimation for Generalized Linear Models
• Quantile, M-quantile, Expectile regression for discrete outcomes
• Quantile Multilevel Regression: Motivating research
questions
• Quantile random effects regression by using the ALD
• M-quantile and expectile random effects regression
Participation to the tutorial is free but registration before June 1st will be appreciated.
About the venue: The whole tutorial will take place in Dipartimento di Economia e Management, University of Pisa (via Cosimo Ridolfi 10 – Pisa)
Contact person for the registration: Nicola Salvati (Universitā di Pisa) <mailto:nicola.salvati a unipi.it> nicola.salvati a unipi.it
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Dipartimento di Scienze politiche, della Comunicazione
e delle Relazioni internazionali
Universitā degli Studi di Macerata
Piazza Strambi, 1
62100 Macerata
Tel. 0733 2582560
e-mail: cristina.davino a unimc.it
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