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This Wednesday... UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES Part of the Business School Research Seminar Programme www.herts.ac.uk/business/staff_public/nhspencer_public/seminars Supported by Department of Statistics, Economics, Accounting and Management Systems, Business School, University of Hertfordshire. Wednesday 19th May 2004, 2pm, room N002, de Havilland campus NOTE: NEW ROOM: N002 Paul Garcia (Hertfordshire County Council and recipient of Royal Statistical Society Campion Fellowship) Title: "From anecdote to evidence: the search for truth" Abstract: "In this talk, I shall explain the origin of the project I am undertaking as RSS Campion Fellow 2003. The rules of thumb to determine the number of pupils likely to be generated by new housing developments had apparently never been checked. I shall describe how I convinced the RSS Campion committee that such a check would be useful and informative, and subsequently how I set about organising a large scale survey to collect the necessary data. An outline of the model I hope to construct, along with links to census data and a population forecasting model of my own devising will be presented, to show how the outcome of the project will enable more reliable prediction of the effects of new housing developments on populations." Forthcoming: Wednesday 16th June 2004, 2pm, room N108, de Havilland campus Speaker: tba Title: tba For further information regarding location, parking, etc., please contact Neil Spencer (details below). ****************************************************************** Dr Neil H. Spencer Principal Lecturer in Statistics Director of Statistical Services and Consultancy Unit Business School, University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, U.K. Statistical Services and Consultancy Unit Contact Details: Telephone: +44 (0) 1707 285574; Fax: +44 (0) 1707 285410 E-mail: [log in to unmask] WWW: http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/centres/sscu Personal Contact Details: Telephone: +44 (0) 1707 285529; Fax: +44 (0) 1707 285410 E-mail: [log in to unmask] WWW: http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/staff_public/nhspencer_public ******************************************************************