Dear Allstatters
The following meetings may be of interest:
ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY HIGHLAND LOCAL GROUP
Meetings announcement
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1) Thursday October 21st at 6PM:
venue: room M302 Meston Building, King's College, University of Aberdeen
speaker: Andrew Lawson (University of Aberdeen)
title: Disease Mapping:some issues
abstract:
Issues relating to the statistical analysis of disease maps are considered.
Relative risk estimation in a Bayesian and non-Bayesian context is
considered, in addition to the use of random object models useful
in the analysis of localised aggregations of excess risk or clusters.
Reference: Lawson, A. B. et. al. (1999)
Disease Mapping and Risk Assessment for Public Health. Wiley/WHO, New York
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2) Wednesday 24th November at 1pm:
venue: Fraser-Noble Lecture Theatre, King's College
JOINT MEETING WITH ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY
speakers: Gillian Raab (Napier University), David Clayton (MRC, Cambridge)
programme:
1pm Gillian Raab (Napier University)
Balance in Cluster Randomised Trials
2.30 pm coffee break
3 pm David Clayton (MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge)
Title to be confirmed
4.30 end of meeting
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Following the meeting a meal has been arranged in the
private dining room in the Staff Refectory, King's College.
Anyone wishing to join the speakers and committee for
this meal are most welcome.
ABSTRACTS
Gillian Raab
title: Balance in cluster randomised trials
Abstract:
Intervention studies where the unit of analysis
is a group of individuals, but inferences are required
for individuals within the groups, are becoming
increasing popular, especially for the evaluation
of health policies. Although these studies may involve many individuals,
the number of units of randomisation can be small.
Thus they can be vulnerable to a poorly balanced randomisation.
This talk will review the literature on the design of such cluster
randomised studies and disuss the important role of balancing
known features of the larger units in the design.
David Clayton
title: to be confirmed
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Dr Andrew B. Lawson
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
AB24 3UE
UK
phone: 44-1224-272615 (voice mail)
fax: 44-1224-272607
email: [log in to unmask]
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