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Activity Number:
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514
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
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| Abstract - #303355 |
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Title:
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From Evidence to Policy: ASA Members in Public Office and on Capitol Hill
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Author(s):
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Jeff Witmer*+ and James L. Rosenberger*+ and Ivelisse Aviles*+ and James R. Murphy*+ and Jerry Moreno*+
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Companies:
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Oberlin College and Penn State University and National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Jewish Health and John Carroll University
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Address:
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, , , , , , , , , , , , Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, University Heights, OH, 44118,
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Keywords:
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Science Policy
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Abstract:
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ASA members who have been elected to public office or worked on Capitol Hill share their stories, emphasizing the statistician's perspective. How much did they use their statistics expertise? How was it perceived? What recommendations do they have for ASA science policy efforts? What advice do they have for their colleagues?
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- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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