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82 * ! Sun, 8/3/2014, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-153A
Measurements of Social Well-Being — Contributed Papers
Social Statistics Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Donsig Jang, Mathematica Policy Research   
4:05 PM Measures of Income Inequality Based on Probability Weighted Moments Tamer Abouelmagd, Oklahoma State University ; Elsayed Ahi Habib Elamir, Benha University ; Ibrahim Ahmad, Oklahoma State University
4:20 PM Investigating Wave 1 Effects on Poverty Calculations in the 2008 SIPP Panel Ashley Edwards, U.S. Census Bureau
4:35 PM (In)Equality and (In)Justice Guillermina Jasso, New York University
4:50 PM Remittance Is the Source of Productivity Improvement Mohammad Quasem, Howard University
5:05 PM Analysis of Small Ensembles of Social Experiments David Judkins, Abt Associates
5:20 PM Exploring the Predictors of the International Digital Divide Dominique Haughton, Bentley University/U. Paris I ; Maria Skaletsky, Bentley University ; Mayo Soremekun, D50-Media
5:35 PM Employing Data Mining to Develop a Prediction Model for the Statistical Characteristics of Test Questions Peter J. Pashley, Law School Admission Council ; Nicole E. Pashley, Queen's University



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