Tang Publications

Refereed Journal Papers ( Denotes student co-authors)
  1. Yuan, Q., Tang, L., Yang, F., Brant, D. (accepted). “An exploration of SSAs disability determination process with multi-stage DEA method.” Journal of Modeling in Management
  2. Zhang, W., Liu, A., Tang, L., Li, Q. (in press). “A Cluster-Adjusted Rank-Based Test for a Clinical Trial Concerning Multiple Endpoints with Application to Dietary Intervention Assessment.” Biometrics.
  3. Tolkacz, M, Friedman, J.M., Koizumi, N., Tang, L., Ortiz, J. (2018) “UNOS Rule Changes and their E ects on Kidney and Liver Transplantation Outcomes”. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation.
  4. Lu, D., Zhou, C., Tang, L., Tan, M., Yuan, A., Chan, L. (2018) “Evaluating accuracy of diagnostic tests without conditional independence assumption.” Statistics in Medicine. 37, 2809-2821.
  5. Vikas, K., Salha R., Wang, D. 2, Wood, E., Salvetti, M., Ristori, G., Tang, L., Bagnato, F., and N. Ikonomidou, V. (2018). “Validating non-linear registration to improve subtraction images for lesion detection and quanti cation in multiple sclerosis”, Journal of Neuroimaging, 28(1), 70-78.
  6. Zhang, W., Yang, L., Tang, L.L., Liu, A., Mills, J.L., Sun, Y. and Li, Q. (2017). “GATE: an ecient procedure in study of pleiotropic genetic associations”, BMC genomics,
    18(1), p.552.
  7. Lerch, J., Walters, S., Tang, L., Taxman, F.S. (2017) “E ectiveness of a computerized motivational intervention on treatment initiation and substance use: Results from a randomized trial”, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 80, 59-66.
  8. Wang, S., Yuan, A., Tang, L., Fang, H, Tan, M., Chan, L. (2017). “ROC analysis for phase II group sequential basket clinical trial.” International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research. 6, 22-33.
  9. Tang, L., Yuan, A., Collins, J., Che. X., Chan, L. (2017). “Uni ed Least Squares Methods for the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests With the Gold Standard.” Cancer Informatics. 16, 1-12.
  10. Tang, L., Zhang, W., Li, Q., Ye., X., Chan, L. (2016). “Least squares regression methods for clustered ROC data with discrete covariates.” Biometrical Journal. 58, 747-765.
  11. Dong, T., Tang, L., Petricoin, E. F. (2014) “Combining Proteomic Biomarkers with and without the Limit of Detection.” Statistics in Medicine. 33, 1307-1320.
  12. Dong, T., Tang, L., Rosenberger, W. R. (2014) “Optimal Sampling Ratios in Comparative Diagnostic Trials.” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C. 63, 49917514.
  13. Wooditch, A., Tang, L., Taxman, F. (2014) “Which Criminogenic Need Changes Affect Criminal O ending and Drug Use among Probationers?” Criminal Justice and Behavior. 41, 276-299. (Top 10 Most-Read Article of 2014 from Criminal Justice and Behavior).
  14. Caudy, M., Tang, L., Taxman, F., Wooditch, A. (2014) “Short-term Trajectories of Substance Use in A Sample of Drug-involved Probationers.” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 46(2):202-13.
  15. Tang, L., Caudy, M., Taxman, F. (2013) “Methods for Synthesizing Meta-Analyses.” Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine.
  16. Tang, L., Kang, L., Liu, C., Schisterman, E., and Liu, A. (2013) “An Additive Selection of Markers to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy Based on a Discriminatory Measure.” Academic Radiology. 20, 854-862.
  17. Tang, L., Liu, A., Chen, C., Schisterman, E., Zhang, B., Miao, Z. (2013). “Nonparametric ROC Summary Statistics for Correlated Diagnostic Marker Data.” Statistics in Medicine. 32, 2209-2220.
  18. Tang, L., Zhou, X. H. (2013). “A General Framework of Marker Validation Designs with Optimal Allocation to Assess Clinical Utility.” Statistics in Medicine. 32(4), 620-30.
  19. Tang, L., Liu, A., Schisterman, E., Zhou, X. H., Liu, C. (2012). “Homogeneity Tests of Clustered Diagnostic Markers with Applications to the BioCycle Study.” Statistics in Medicine. 31, 3638-3648.
  20. Tang, L. and Zhou, X. H. (2012). “A Semiparametric Separation Curve Approach for Comparing Correlated ROC Data from Multiple Markers.” Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics. 21 (3) , 662-676.
  21. Palsbo, S., Diao, G., Palsbo G., Tang, L., Rosenberger W. F., Mastal, M. (2011). “Case-Mix Adjustment and Enabled Reporting of the Health Care Experiences of Adults with Disabilities.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 91(9), 1339-1346.
  22. Tang, L., Ming, T. and Zhou, X. H. (2011). “A Sequential Conditional Probability Ratio Test Procedure for Comparing Diagnostic Tests.” Journal of Applied Statistics. 38 (8), 1623-1632.
  23. Tang, L. and N. Balakrishnan. (2011). “A Random-Sum Wilcoxon Statistic and Its Application to Analysis of ROC and LROC Data.” Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. 141 (1), 335-344.
  24. Dong, T., Tang, L. (2011). “Sequential Diagnostic Trial Designs.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Statistics. 3, 79-83.
  25. Tang, L., Du, P., Wu, CQ. (2010). “Compare Diagnostic Tests Using Transformation in variant Smoothed ROC Curves.” Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. 140 (11), 3540-3551.
  26. Tang, L. and Liu, A. (2010). “Sample Size Recalculation in Sequential Diagnostic Trials.” Biostatistics. 11(1), 151-163.
  27. Tang, L. and Zhou, X. H. (2009). “Semiparametric Inferential Procedures for Comparing Multivariate ROC Curves with Interaction Terms.” Statistica Sinica. 19, 1203-1221.
  28. Du, P. and Tang, L. (2009). “Transformation-invariant and Nonparametric Monotone Smooth Estimation of ROC Curves.” Statistics in Medicine. 28, 349-359.
  29. Tang, L., Emerson, S. and Zhou, X.H. (2008). “Nonparametric and Semiparametric Group Sequential Methods for Comparing Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests.” Biometrics. 64, 1137-1145.
  30. Tang, L., Schucany, W. and Woodward, W. (2008). “Undercoverage of Wavelet-Based Resampling Con dence Intervals.” Communications in Statistics. 37, 1307-1315.
Refereed Conference Papers
  1. Marasco, E., Cando, S., Tang, L. (2019), “Cross-Sensor Evaluation of Textural Descriptors for Inferring Gender from Fingerprints”, Cross Domain Biometric Recognition Workshop at 2018 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV).
  2. Marasco, E., Cando, S., Tang, L. Tabassi, E. (2019), “Can Liveness Be Automatically Detected from Latent Fingerprints?”, 2018 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) Workshop on Image and Video Forensics.
  3. Marasco, E., Cando, S., Tang, L., Marcialis, G.L. (2018) “A Look At Non-Cooperative Presentation Attacks in Fingerprint Systems”, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing Theory, Tools and Applications (IPTA) 2018, pp.1-6.
  4. Zhu, X., Tang, L., Tabassi, E. (2017, October). ” Repeatability and Reproducibility of Forensic Likelihood Ratio Methods when Sample Size Ratio Varies”. The International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB).
  5. Tang, L. (2008). “A Family of Nonparametric Statistics for LROC Curves.” 2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, 758-762.
Refereed Book Chapters
  1. Xuan, Ye, Tang, L. (2015). “Group Sequential Methods for Comparing Correlated Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves”. Applied Statistics in Biomedicine and Clinical Trials Design. Ed. by Z. Chen et al.
  2. Caudy, M., Tang, L., Taxman, F. S., Watson, C. (2014). “A Standardized Method for Reviewing Systematic Reviews: An Overview of the Evidence Mapping to Advance Justice Practice (EMTAP) Project.” Systematic Reviews in Criminology: What Have We Learned? Ed. by D. F. Farrington and D. Weisburd.
  3. Caudy, M., Tang, L., Lerch, J., Ainsworth, S. A., Taxman, F. S. “Reducing Recidivism Through Correctional Programming: Using Meta-Analyses to Inform the RNR Simulation Tool.” (2014). Risk Need Responsivity (RNR): Simulation Strategies to Respond to the Call for a Correctional System that Reduces Recidivism. Ed. by F. S. Taxman and A. Pattavina.
Book
  1. Chen, Z., Aiyi, L., Qu, Y., Tang, L., Ting, N. and Tsong, Y. eds. (2015). Applied Statistics in Biomedicine and Clinical Trials Design: Selected Papers from 2013 ICSA/ISBS Joint Statistical Meetings, Springer.
Book Reviews
  1. Tang, L. (2010). Review of “Statistics Using SPSS: An Integrative Approach” by Sharon Lawner Weinberg and Sarah Knapp Abramowitz. The American Statistician. 64, 361.
  2. Tang, L. (2008). Review of “Analyzing Receiver