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This is the preliminary program for the 2009 Joint Statistical
Meetings in Washington, DC.
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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 2009 Program page |
= Applied Session,
= Theme Session,
= Presenter
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Sun, 8/2/09, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM | CC-207B |
| Statistics in the Beltway: From Data to Policy - Invited - Papers | ||
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Washington Statistical Society, Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics |
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| Organizer(s): Karol Krotki, RTI International | ||
| Chair(s): Karol Krotki, RTI International | ||
| 2:05 PM |
Use of Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute: Estimation of the Number of Deaths Associated with Body Weight —  Barry I. Graubard, National Cancer Institute; Katherine Flegal, National Center for Health Statistics; David Williamson, Emory University; Mitchell H. Gail, National Cancer Institute
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| 2:30 PM |
How Numbers Rule: Pitfalls and Practicalities from Health Policy — Joshua Wiener, RTI International
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| 2:55 PM |
Using Statistical Analyses to Inform Congressional Decisions — Nancy Kingsbury, U.S. Government Accountability Office
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| 3:20 PM | Disc: John H. Thompson, National Opinion Research Center | |
| 3:45 PM | Floor Discussion | |
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JSM 2009
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