Notice to Readers
1997 CDC and ATSDR Symposium on Statistical Methods
CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) will cosponsor a statistical methods symposium,
"Statistical Bases for Public Health Decision Making: From
Exploration to Modeling," January 29-30, 1997, in Atlanta. A short
course on Exploratory Data Analysis will be offered January 28,
1997, in conjunction with the symposium. The symposium and course
are open to the public.
Scientists are encouraged to submit abstracts in one of the
following areas: 1) the influence of statistical methods on
development/implementation of public health policy; 2) statistical
approaches to assessing the effectiveness and economic impact of
preventive interventions and technologies; 3) exploratory data
analysis, robust methods; and 4) miscellaneous modeling
applications.
Abstracts should be postmarked no later than July 1, 1996.
Authors of papers accepted for presentation or posters will be
notified by September 30, 1996. Registration and abstract
information and additional information regarding scientific content
of the symposium is available from the CDC/ATSDR Symposium on
Statistical Methods, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Mailstop C-08, Atlanta,
GA 30333; telephone (404) 639-3806; internet address
bgm4@epo.em.cdc.gov.
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