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Legend: = Applied Session, = Theme Session, = Presenter
Colorado Convention Center = “CC”, Hyatt = “HY”

82 Applied Session Mon, 8/4/08, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-704
Robust Methods in Small-Area Estimation - Invited - Papers
Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section, Section on Health Policy Statistics
Organizer(s): Julie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
    8:35 AM   Examining Sensitivity of Small-Area Inferences to Uncertainty About Sampling Error VariancesWilliam R. Bell, U.S. Census Bureau
    9:00 AM   Robust Estimation of Monthly Employment Growth Rates for Small Areas in the Current Employment Statistics SurveyJulie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland, College Park
    9:25 AM   Robust Small-Area Estimation Under Unit-Level ModelsJ. N. K. Rao, Carleton University
     9:50 AM   Disc: Graham Kalton, Westat, Inc.
     10:10 AM   Floor Discussion
 

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