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ITACOSM09 First ITAlian COnference on Survey Methodology
June 10-12, 2009, Siena, Italy
URL: http://www.unisi.it/eventi/dmq2009/
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Organizer
The Permanent Working Group of the Italian Statistical Society on
“Sample Survey Methodology” http://www.gruppocampioni.unisi.it/
Conference Aims
Sample surveys are challenged to produce unbiased, precise, timely,
and cost-efficient estimates of population characteristics, mainly
averages and totals. This conference serves as a scientific forum on
development, testing, and application of survey sampling
methodologies in the fields of economics, of social and demographic
sciences, of official statistics and in the studies on biological and
environmental phenomena.
Conference topics
Auxiliary information, Complex surveys, Incomplete data, Longitudinal
surveys, Non-sampling errors, Practical applications, Small area
estimation.
Keynote Speakers
The following speakers have agreed to partecipate
Yves Berger (University of Southampton)
Timothy Gregoire (Yale University)
Carl Erik Särndal (University of Montreal)
Yves Tillè (Université de Neuchatel)
Important Dates
Title and extended abstract submission deadline: March, 31st, 2009.
Papers should be sent in pdf format to [log in to unmask]
for Authors available on the conference web site.
Notice of the acceptance will be given within April, 15th, 2009
Early Registration deadline: May, 10th, 2009
Committees
Scientific Committee
Giancarlo Blangiardo, Giuseppe Cicchitelli, Marisa Civardi, Giuliana
Coccia, Giancarlo Diana, Lorenzo Fattorini (chair), Andrea Giommi,
Gianni Marliani, Giovanna Nicolini, Monica Pratesi, Nicola Torelli
Organizing Committee
Federica Baffetta, Gianni Betti, Sara Franceschi, Marzia Marcheselli
(chair), Caterina Pisani, Monica Pratesi, Giovanna Ranalli
For more information
http://www.unisi.it/eventi/dmq2009/
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M. Giovanna Ranalli
~ Dipartimento di Economia, Finanza e Statistica
~ Sezione di Statistica
~ Via Pascoli
~ 06123 Perugia - Italy
~ Tel +39 075 5855939
~ Fax +39 075 5855950
~ url: www.stat.unipg.it/~giovanna
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