2019
Prediction analysis for microbiome sequencing data
Wang T, Yang C, Zhao H. Prediction analysis for microbiome sequencing data. Biometrics 2019, 75: 875-884. PMID: 30994187, DOI: 10.1111/biom.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonte Carlo expectation-maximization algorithmInverse regression modelReal data exampleTypes of covariatesNew statistical frameworkMaximum likelihood estimationExpectation-maximization algorithmDimension reduction structureInverse regressionStatistical frameworkData examplesStatistical challengesLikelihood estimationMicrobiome sequencing dataHuman microbiome studiesHuman microbiome compositionDifferent library sizesZerosPredictive analysisModelEstimationAlgorithmSimulationsRegression modelsFramework
2017
Constructing Predictive Microbial Signatures at Multiple Taxonomic Levels
Wang T, Zhao H. Constructing Predictive Microbial Signatures at Multiple Taxonomic Levels. Journal Of The American Statistical Association 2017, 112: 1022-1031. DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2016.1270213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial taxaTaxonomic levelsMultiple taxonomic levelsDifferent taxonomic levelsDNA sequencing technologiesHuman microbiome studiesPhylogenetic treeHost phenotypeSequencing technologiesNormal human physiologyTaxaHuman microbiomeMicrobial signaturesMicrobiome studiesMicrobiome data analysisImportant groupMicrobiome dataHigh-dimensional compositional dataHuman physiologyRecent advancesMicrobesRapid advancesMajor goalMicrobiomePhenotype