John A. Ramey
Department of Statistics
Baylor University
232-B Marrs McLean Science
P.O. Box 97140
Waco, TX 76798-7140
Baylor University
232-B Marrs McLean Science
P.O. Box 97140
Waco, TX 76798-7140
Office: (254) 710-7350
Email: johnramey@gmail.com
Homepage: http://johnramey.net/
Blog: http://johnramey.net/blog/
Email: johnramey@gmail.com
Homepage: http://johnramey.net/
Blog: http://johnramey.net/blog/
Education
- Ph.D. Statistics, Baylor University, 2012 (Anticipated).
- Advisor: Dean M. Young.
- M.S. Statistics, Baylor University, 2009.
- B.S. Mathematics, Baylor University, 2008.
Research
Working Papers
- Ramey, J. A., Young, P. D., and Young D. M. (2010). A Comparison of Shrinkage-based Estimators for Regularized Linear Discriminant Analysis in High-Dimensional Classification.
- Ramey, J. A., Young, P. D., and Young D. M. (2010). Regularized Diagonal Discriminant Analysis with Simultaneous Diagonalization of Covariance Matrices.
- Ramey, J. A., Young, P. D., and Young D. M. (2010). A More Computationally Efficient Model Selection Method for Regularized Discriminant Analysis.
- Young, P. D., Ramey, J. A., and Young D. M. (2010). A Matrix Skew Normal Distribution.
- Ramey, J. A. (2010). Bayesian Regularized Logistic Regression in High-Dimensional Classification.
Other Publications
- Ramey, John A. and Young, Dean M. (2010). A More Computationally Efficient Model Selection Method for Regularized Discriminant Analysis. Joint Statistical Meetings Proceedings Papers ???
Research Groups
- Statistical and Machine Learning Research Group, Department of Statistical Science, Baylor University, 2009 - Present.
Teaching Experience
Courses at Baylor University
- Instructor, Elementary Statistics, Fall 2009 - Present.
- Teaching Assistant, Statistics for Psychology Majors, Fall 2008 - Summer 2009.
Conference and Seminar Presentations
- Efficient Model Selection for Regularized Discriminant Analysis
- Joint Statistical Meetings, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 4, 2010.
- Bayesian Regularized Logistic Regression in High-Dimensional Classification
- Joint Statistical Meetings, Instituto Panamericano de Estudios Avanzados en Probabilidad y Estadística: Semana en Métodos de Reducción de Dimensión. Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas, A.C. Guanajuato, Mexico, April 2010.
Professional Activities
- Founder, R Users Group, Baylor University, 2009-Present.
- Member, American Statistical Association, 2008-Present.
Honors, Awards, & Fellowships
- Stat Bowl Champion, Joint Statistical Meetings, 2010.
- Dean's Scholarship, Baylor University, 2008-2012.
- Vertical Integration of Research and Education in Computational Mathematics, The Ohio State University, 2004.