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I have been asked to distribute this and can provide some background information if required. Regards JOHN BIBBY PS: Does anyone have Cuban or other contacts who might be able to help with this? =================== SciMetrika, LLC a firm that focuses on providing solutions to advancing human health is proposing to conduct a survey to ascertain the impact of the earthquake in Haiti. The purpose of the survey is to derive scientifically valid estimates of the number of dead, number of dwellings destroyed and prevalence of diseases resulting from the quake. We are proposing to conduct this survey with assistance from Statistics Without Border (SWB) a group affiliated with the American Statistical Association (ASA) and other volunteer statisticians who will be invited to oversee the data collection on the ground in Haiti. The participation of an organization such as SWB will lend credibility and acceptance of the results by the international community. SciMetrika President Dr. Jean G. Orelien will serve as the overall project director. He is a native of Haiti who speaks fluently French and Haitian-Creole. We have individuals with expertise in survey design, questionnaire design and data analysis. Our greatest need is to identify individuals who can serve as supervisors of the data collection effort. We are particularly interested in identifying volunteers who have experience in selecting, training interviewers and setting-up quality assurance protocols to prevent non-sampling errors that may be introduced by interviewers. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.