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Activity Number:
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240
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 7:00 AM to 8:15 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics and the Environment
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| Abstract - #305346 |
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Title:
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If Scientists Agreed to Collect Data However We Wanted, Would We Know What to Tell Them?
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Author(s):
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Mark S. Kaiser*+
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Companies:
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Iowa State University
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Address:
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Dept. of Statistics, Ames, IA, 50011-1210,
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Abstract:
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The areas of experimental design and survey sampling have long addressed this question in the affirmative for experiments and samples from finite populations. But in what we call "observational" studies, such as many if not most environmental studies, can we provide any similar guidance? In some cases, such as design of monitoring networks or spatial sampling there has been a good deal of work done. In other cases, such as the use of hierarchical models, less is known. This discussion will focus on what statisticians currently tell scientists who might consult them, and on what type of research might be done to improve our abilities in this area.
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