3 papers
stat.ME2026
Bayesian ACCESS for Understanding Latent Epidemic Trajectories from Publicly Released Suppressed Data: Application to U.S. Opioid-related Overdose Mortality
Jiahao Cao, Kehe Zhang, Cici Bauer
Publicly released health statistics play a central role in characterizing temporal trends and identifying structural changes in population health. However, disclosure limitation th…
stat.AP2025
How do the professional players select their shot locations? An analysis of Field Goal Attempts via Bayesian Additive Regression Trees
Jiahao Cao, Hou-Cheng Yang, Guanyu Hu
Basketball analytics has significantly advanced our understanding of the game, with shot selection emerging as a critical factor in both individual and team performance. With the a…
stat.ME2025
What Influences the Field Goal Attempts of Professional Players? Analysis of Basketball Shot Charts via Log Gaussian Cox Processes with Spatially Varying Coefficients
Jiahao Cao, Qingpo Cai, Lance A. Waller +3
Basketball shot charts provide valuable information regarding local patterns of in-game performance to coaches, players, sports analysts, and statisticians. The spatial patterns of…