University of HelsinkiBaNoCoSS 2007

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Invited Speakers

A number of experts will be give lectures on current developments in survey sampling theory and methodology. The following Keynote Speakers have agreed to contribute:

Prof. Harvey Goldstein, University of Bristol:
Modelling mixed response multivariate multilevel data with applications to prediction and multiple imputation
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Prof. Carl-Erik Särndal, University of Montreal:
Topics in uses of auxiliary information in surveys: The role of models, Nonresponse adjustment, Estimation for (small) domains
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Dr. Jean-Claude Deville, ENSAI\INSEE, France:
Generalized calibration, balanced sampling and application to nonresponse
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Cancellation: Unfortunately, Jean-Claude Deville is unable to attend due to personal reasons.
For people interested in his topic, please consult for example: Jean-Claude Deville and Yves Tillé (2004) Efficient balanced sampling: The cube method. Biometrika, 91, 4, 893-912. Link to the article

Invited speakers include:

Lennart Bondesson, University of Umeå:
On a sampling method suitable for real time sampling
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Johan Heldal, Statistics Norway:
Ratio Estimation: When the ratio is a proportion
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Gunnar Kulldorff, University of Umeå:
Ten years of Baltic-Nordic co-operation
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Seppo Laaksonen, University of Helsinki:
Retrospective two-stage cluster sampling for mortality
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Thomas Laitila, University of Örebro:
On-site sampling
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Giorgio Montanari and Giovanna Ranalli, Università degli Studi di Perugia:
Calibration inspired by semiparametric regression as a treatment for nonresponse
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Aleksandras Plikusas, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius:
Some examples of the nonlinear calibration
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Imbi Traat, University of Tartu:
Estimation under restrictions
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Jacek Wesolowski, Central Statistical Office of Poland:
Linear estimation under model-design approach with small area effects
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