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Activity Number:
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402
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Computing
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| Abstract - #308232 |
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Title:
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The Use of Distances in Surveillance
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Author(s):
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Marcello Pagano*+
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Companies:
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Harvard University
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Address:
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School of Public Health, Boston, MB, 02115-6023,
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Keywords:
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distances ; surveillance ; high-dimensions
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Abstract:
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The distribution of distances between individuals is the focus of this talk. We show examples of where the study of such distances is useful in the detection of patterns and relationships. These may be studied even when the distribution of individuals is not known or hypothesized, a characteristic that becomes more important as the dimensionality of the data space increases. We show how to test hypotheses about these distributions, how to estimate prevalence in multidimensional spaces, and how to perform regressions.
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