Statistical Analyst
Responsible for sampling and weighting for Healthy Indiana, Food Aps, The National School Lunch and Breakfast Program, Food Security, etc; sampling for National College Readiness Survey, Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative; weighting for School Nutrition and Diet Assessment IV, etc; weighting and eligibility prediction modeling for HIV Provider Study; liaison for Medicaid Statistical Information Systems, Medicaid Analytic Extract; variance estimation for Science and Engineering Statistics, National College Readiness Survey, statistical analysis for Charter Management Organization study.Programmed complex code for sampling and weighting purposesOrganized brown bags for junior statisticiansPrepared reports on statistical methodologyMentored junior statisticians in statistical programmingInvestigated state Medicaid data to ensure state submissions were complete and accurateEstimated variance for large projects using generalized variance functionsProvided expertise on projects to develop the best methods for sampling and weightingAuthored following reports to clients:Dodd, Allison, Thomas Decker, Kerianne Hourihan, Rosalie Malsberger; Alpha-MAX Completion Factor Analysis Report. Nov 2013, submitted to Center of Medicaid and Medicare Services.Decker, Thomas, Amber Tomas, Nick Beyler, Xiaojing Lin, Amang Sukasih, Donsig Jang; SESTAT Variance Estimation 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2010. Nov 2013, submitted to National Science FoundationBeyler, Nicholas, Thomas Decker, Xiaojing Lin, Amang Sukasih, Donsig Jang; SESTAT Variance Estimation 2003, 2006, and 2008. Apr 2011, submitted to National Science Foundation