Jihong Zhang, PhD

Jihong Zhang, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Biography

I’m currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the school of social science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. My main duty is data analysis using advanced statistical modeling such as machine learning, Bayesian network etc. My doctoral training was in the Educational Measurement and Statistics (EMS) program at University of Iowa mainly focusing on Bayesian latent variable modeling, Item response theory modeling.

My research tries to help other practitioners understand their data and correctly interpret, and to wisely use the powerful tools of statistics.

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Interests
  • Bayesian Psychometric Modeling
  • Machine Learning and data mining in Education
  • Diagnostic Classification Models
Education
  • Ph.D. in Educational Measurement & Statistics, 2019 - 2022

    University of Iowa

  • M.S. in Educational Psychology, 2015 - 2019

    University of Kansas

  • B.S. in Applied Psychology, 2009 - 2013

    Soochow University, China

Recent Posts

Thesis Defense

Skills

R

90%

Statistics

100%

Photography

10%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Intern
SRI International
Jan 2021 – Present California

Responsibilities include:

  • Analysing
  • Modelling
  • Deploying
 
 
 
 
 
Intern
Edmentum Cop.
Jan 2018 – Dec 2019 Remote
Explore item exposure issues using R. Two algorithms are designed for the specific data structures

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