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JSM 2002 Abstract #300245
Activity Number: 1
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Sunday, August 11, 2002 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Computing*
Abstract - #300245
Title: Data Mining and Public Policy
Author(s): Greg Ridgeway*+
Affiliation(s): RAND Corporation
Address: PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, California, 90407-2138, USA
Keywords: public policy ; data mining
Abstract:

While data mining is not primarily associated with public policy, there are many public policy applications where using data mining methods on massive secondary datasets can contribute substantially. I will describe how data mining methods have been instrumental in designing the Medicare rehabilitation payment system, learning the predictability of high school dropouts, and estimating the effect of drug treatment programs.

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