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This is the preliminary program for the 2008 Joint Statistical
Meetings in Denver, Colorado.
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The views expressed here are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the ASA or its board, officers, or staff. Back to main JSM 2008 Program page |
= Applied Session,
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Tue, 8/5/08, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM | CC-712 |
| Statistics Can Help Reduce Child Mortality - Invited - Papers | ||
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Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics, Section on Quality and Productivity, Section on Survey Research Methods, Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee, Section on Health Policy Statistics, Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Chance |
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| Organizer(s): David J. Fitch, Universidad Rafael Landívar | ||
| Chair(s): Gary Shapiro, Westat, Inc. | ||
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Child Survival Theory and Practice: How Do They Match? —  Gareth Jones, Adeni Consulting
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| 9:00 AM |
Child Mortality: What We Count Counts — Jef L. Leroy, National Institute of Public Health; Jean-Pierre Habicht, Cornell University; Juan Rivera, National Institute of Public Health
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| 9:25 AM |
How Can Statistics Save Lives? — Megan Price, Emory University
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| 9:50 AM |
So Why Are Millions of Children Needlessly Dying? — David J. Fitch, Universidad Rafael Landívar
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| 10:15 AM | Floor Discussion | |
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JSM 2008
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