JSM Preliminary Online Program
This is the preliminary program for the 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver, Colorado.
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Some sessions have been moved to accommodate conflicts. Session numbers were resequenced April 4, 2008. This online program reflects these changes and always includes the most up-to-date information.


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Colorado Convention Center = “CC”, Hyatt = “HY”

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389 Applied Session Theme Session Wed, 8/6/08, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-203
Counting the Dead in Iraq - Topic Contributed - Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology, Section on Nonparametric Statistics, Section on Statisticians in Defense and National Security, Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section, Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): David Kane, Harvard University
Chair(s): Jana Asher, Carnegie Mellon
    10:35 AM   Iraq Data on Mortality: What Can We Believe?Safaa R. Amer, National Opinion Research Center
    10:55 AM   Assessing Mortality in Conflicts: A Comparison of Surveys from Iraq, Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo — Debarati Guha-Sapir, University of Louvain; Olivier Degomme, University of Louvain
    11:15 AM   Nonviolence-Related Mortality in Iraq: Evidence from Iraq Family Health Survey (IFHS)Mohamed M. Ali, WHO-MHI
    11:35 AM   Ethical and Data-Integrity Problems in the Second Lancet Survey of Mortality in IraqMichael Spagat, Royal Holloway, University of London
     11:55 AM   Disc: David Kane, Harvard University
     12:15 PM   Floor Discussion
 

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