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HPSS Student Award Winners at JSM 2008 - Topic Contributed Session - Monday, August 4, 2008, 2:00-3:50pm
The Health Policy Statistics Section of ASA announces the 2008 winners of its annual competition for student and postgraduate papers to be presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings in 2008. Shoshana Daniel, University of Pennsylvania An algorithm for optimal tapered matching, with application to disparities in survival Wen Gu, University of Washington Estimating the capacity for improvement in reisk prediction with a marker Nan Hu, University of Washington A new synthesis method for multiple linear regression Megan Othus, Harvard University A class of semiparametric mixture cure survival models with dependent censoring James Perin, University of North Carolina Semi-parametric efficient estimator for incomplete longitudinal binary data with application to smoking trends 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings JSM (the Joint Statistical Meetings) is the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America. It is held jointly with the American Statistical Association, the International Biometric Society (ENAR and WNAR), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Statistical Society of Canada. Attended by over 5000 people, activities of the meeting include oral presentations, panel sessions, poster presentations, continuing education courses, exhibit hall (with state-of-the-art statistical products and opportunities), career placement service, society and section business meetings, committee meetings, social activities, and networking opportunities. Denver is the host city for JSM 2008 and offers a wide range of possibilities for sharing time with friends and colleagues. For information, contact jsm@amstat.org. The 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings will be held August 3-7, 2008 at the Denver Convention Center located at 700 14th Street Denver, CO 80202. The HPSS will sponsoring several events at JSM2008, including invited sessions, luncheons and student awards . Please address questions or comments about this website to the HPSS Publications Officer. |