Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2015

The 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings will take place August 8-13, 2015 in Seattle, WA. NCRN Researchers participate in the program, and this page lists a "virtual" program of sessions and activities with NCRN participation. NCRN members are bolded, speakers are in italics


Sunday, August 9:

Session: Advancing Research in Total Survey Error: Establishing New Links Between Multiple Sources of Survey Error

NCRN Speakers:


Monday, August 10:

Session: Bayesian Approaches to Record Linkage — Invited Papers

Chair: Steven Fienberg, Carnegie Mellon University; Organizer: Mauricio Sadinle, Carnegie Mellon University

Speakers:

Discussant: William E Winkler, US Census Bureau

Session: Has Informed Consent Outrun Its Usefulness? — Invited Panel

Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality , Section on Statistical Consulting , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee

Organizer(s): Alan F. Karr, RTI International (Duke/NISS node)

Chair(s): Alan F. Karr, RTI International (Duke/NISS node)

Abstract:

Has Informed Consent Outrun its Usefulness?

Panelists:

Frauke Kreuter, Joint Program in Survey Methodology
Helen Nissenbaum, New York University
Julia Lane, American Institutes for Research
Marjory Blumenthal, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Session: Big Data in the Environment — Invited Papers

Section on Statistics and the Environment , Korean International Statistical Society , Government Statistics Section , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee 

Organizer(s): Edward Boone, Virginia Commonwealth University

Chair(s): Edward Boone, Virginia Commonwealth University

Speakers: 

Session: Recent Advances in Statistical Methodology for Small-Area Estimation and Federal Surveys — Invited Papers

Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Section on Statistics and the Environment 

Organizer(s): Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri

Chair(s): Darcy Miller, NASS

Discussant: John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics


Tuesday, August 11:

Session: Protecting Privacy While Maximizing the Utility of Government Data: Evaluating Current Approaches and Exploring New Alternatives — Topic Contributed Papers

NCRN Speakers: Synthetic Longitudinal Business Databases for International Comparisons — Joerg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research ; Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University

Statistical Quality and Estimation Validation: Measuring the Benefits — Contributed Papers

Government Statistics Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians

Chair(s): Tamara Rib, IRS


Wednesday, August 12:

Session: Bayesian Approaches for Complex Data in Surveys - Topic Contributed Papers

Chair: Satkartar Kinney, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Organizer: Hang Kim, National Institute of Statistical Sciences

Speakers:

Session: R.A. Fisher and the Statistical ABCs - Invited Papers

Stephen Fienberg, Carnegie Mellon University

Recent Advances in Bayesian Time Series and Econometrics — Invited Papers

Business and Economic Statistics Section , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) 

Organizer(s): David S. Matteson, Cornell University

Chair(s): William B. Nicholson, Cornell University

Thursday, August 13:

Session: Privacy preservation and the use of synthetic data for public use statistics - Contributed Papers

Chair: Jerry Reiter, Duke University; Organizer: Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University

Speakers: 

Discussant: John Abowd, Cornell University

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