Publications

In Preparation:

• Sanei S*, Laga I*, Weir S, and Bao L. “Enhancing the precision of female sex worker size estimation with cross-country studies.” *Equal contribution

• Laga I, Lin D.K.J., Quinlan K, Zhang M. “Multi-objective optimization for Latin Hyper Cube Designs”

Under review:

• Laga I, Niu X, Rucinski K, Baral S, Chen D, Viswasam N, Sabin K, Zhao J, Eaton J.W, and Bao L. “Mapping the Population Size of Female Sex Worker in Countries Across Sub-Saharan Africa.” Submitted to The Lancet.

• Laga I, Bao L, and Niu X. “The Correlated Network Scale-up Method”. Submitted to The Journal of the American Statistical Association.

Published:

• Laga I, Niu X., and Bao L. (2021+). “Modeling the Marked Presence-only Data: A Case Study of Estimating the Female Sex Worker Size in Malawi”. Journal of the American Statistical Association, Published online. Preprint Version.

• Laga I, Bao L, and Niu X. (2021). “Thirty Years of The Network Scale up Method”. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 116:535, 1548-1559. doi: 10.1080/01621459.2021.1935267. Preprint.

• Laga I and Niu X. (2019) Book Review for: “Model-Based Geostatistics for Global Public Health: Methods and Applications”. Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol 115, No. 530, 1030-1032. doi: 10.1080/01621459.2020.1759988.

• Laga, I (2019). “The POWER Structure and Why an 80% Correct Solution is Sometimes Better Than a 100% Correct Solution.” In JSM Proceedings, Section on Statistical Consulting. Denver, CO: American Statistical Association. 2345-2356

• Laga, I and Kleiber, W. (2017) “The Modified Matérn Process”. Stat, 6: 241-247. doi: 10.1002/sta4.152.