Research
Research Interests:
Causal inference
Microbiome data analysis
Missing data
Robust estimation
High-dimensional statistics
Longitudinal data analysis
Measurement error
Interdisciplinary research
Preprints:
Yuexia Zhang, Jian Wang, Jiayi Shen, Jessica Galloway-Pena, Samuel Shelburne, Linbo Wang, Jianhua Hu. Inverse Probability Weighting-based Mediation Analysis for Microbiome Data.
Kecheng Wei, Fei Xue, Qi Xu, Yubai Yuan, Yuexia Zhang, Guoyou Qin, Agaz Wani, Allison Aiello, Derek Wildman, Monica Uddin, Annie Qu. Time-varying Mediation Analysis for Incomplete Data with Application to DNA Methylation Study for PTSD.
Linbo Wang, Yuexia Zhang, Thomas Richardson, Xiaohua Zhou. Rank-based Estimation of Propensity Score Weights via Subclassification.
Yijiao Zhang, Yubai Yuan, Yuexia Zhang, Zhongyi Zhu, and Annie Qu. Individualized Dynamic Mediation Analysis Using Latent Factor Models.
Jia Liu, Yuexia Zhang, Ting Guan, Xiaomeng Wang, Chunxuan Ma, Laurel L. Northouse, and Lixin Song. Quality of Life and Appraisal Factors of Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers.
Ting Guan, Yuexia Zhang, Laurel L. Northouse, Lixin Song. Psychometric Properties of the Brief Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scales for Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers.
Publications:
Yuexia Zhang, Peibei Shi, Zhongyi Zhu, Linbo Wang, Annie Qu (2023). Weak Signal Identification and Inference in Penalized Likelihood Models for Categorical Responses. Statistics Sinica, 33(2),759-786.
Yuexia Zhang, Guoyou Qin, Zhongyi Zhu, Jiajia Zhang (2022). Empirical Likelihood Inference for Longitudinal Data with Covariate Measurement Errors: An Application to the LEAN Study. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 175, 107553.
Yuexia Zhang, Guoyou Qin, Zhongyi Zhu, Bo Fu (2022). Robust Estimation of Models for Longitudinal Data with Dropouts and Outliers. Journal of Applied Statistics, 49(4), 902-925.
Linbo Wang, Yuexia Zhang, Thomas Richardson, James Robins (2021). Estimation of Local Treatment Effects under the Binary Instrumental Variable Model. Biometrika, 108(4),881-894.
Yuexia Zhang, Linbo Wang (2020). Conditional Independence Beyond Domain Separability: Discussion on "Graphical Models for Extremes" by Engelke, S. and Hitz, A. S. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B, 82(4), 927-928. Supplementary Material.
Yuexia Zhang, Guoyou Qin, Zhongyi Zhu, Wanghong Xu (2019). A Novel Robust Approach for Analysis of Longitudinal Data. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 138, 83-95.
Yuexia Zhang, Guoyou Qin, Zhongyi Zhu, Jiajia Zhang (2018). Robust Estimation in Linear Regression Models for Longitudinal Data with Covariate Measurement Errors and Outliers. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 168, 261-275.