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The 6th Workshop on Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics was held at the Carnegie Mellon University in October, 2001. This volume contains the invited case studies with the accompanying discussion as well as contributed papers selected by a refereeing process.
The series of workshops Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University is unique in devoting an entire meeting to extended presentation and discussion of scientific investigations in which statisticians play central roles within integrated, cross- disciplinary teams. The goal has been to elucidate the interplay between Bayesian theory and practice, and thereby identify successful methods and indicate important directions for future research. This volume contains the four invited case studies, with accompanying discussion, and nine contributed papers, from the 4th workshop, which was held September 27-28, 1997. While most of the case studies in this volume come from biomedical research, the reader will also find studies in environmental science and marketing research. Students and teachers of statistics, research statisticians, and investigators from other fields should find a wealth of ideas and methods in this series of case studies.
The 4th Workshop on Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics was held at
the Car negie Mellon University campus on September 27-28, 1997. As
in the past, the workshop featured both invited and contributed
case studies. The former were presented and discussed in detail
while the latter were presented in poster format. This volume
contains the four invited case studies with the accompanying discus
sion as well as nine contributed papers selected by a refereeing
process. While most of the case studies in the volume come from
biomedical research the reader will also find studies in
environmental science and marketing research. INVITED PAPERS In
Modeling Customer Survey Data, Linda A. Clark, William S.
Cleveland, Lorraine Denby, and Chuanhai LiD use hierarchical
modeling with time series components in for customer value analysis
(CVA) data from Lucent Technologies. The data were derived from
surveys of customers of the company and its competi tors, designed
to assess relative performance on a spectrum of issues including
product and service quality and pricing. The model provides a full
description of the CVA data, with random location and scale effects
for survey respondents and longitudinal company effects for each
attribute. In addition to assessing the performance of specific
companies, the model allows the empirical exploration of the
conceptual basis of consumer value analysis. The authors place
special em phasis on graphical displays for this complex,
multivariate set of data and include a wealth of such plots in the
paper."
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for
securing and managing the nation's borders. Over the past decade,
DHS has dramatically stepped up its enforcement efforts at the
U.S.-Mexico border, increasing the number of U.S. Border patrol
(USBP) agents, expanding the deployment of technological assets,
and implementing a variety of "consequence programs" intended to
deter illegal immigration. During this same period, there has also
been a sharp decline in the number of unauthorized migrants
apprehended at the border. Trends in total apprehensions do not,
however, by themselves speak to the effectiveness of DHS's
investments in immigration enforcement. In particular, to evaluate
whether heightened enforcement efforts have contributed to reducing
the flow of undocumented migrants, it is critical to estimate the
number of border-crossing attempts during the same period for which
apprehensions data are available. With these issues in mind, DHS
charged the National Research Council (NRC) with providing guidance
on the use of surveys and other methodologies to estimate the
number of unauthorized crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border,
preferably by geographic region and on a quarterly basis. Options
for Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border focuses on
Mexican migrants since Mexican nationals account for the vast
majority (around 90 percent) of attempted unauthorized border
crossings across the U.S.-Mexico border. Table of Contents Front
Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 The Process of Unauthorized
Crossing at the U.S.Mexico Border 3 Migration-Relevant Surveys in
the United States and Mexico: Background 4 Migration-Relevant
Surveys in the United States and Mexico: Usefulness and Limitations
5 Administrative Data on Undocumented Migration Across U.S. Borders
6 Model-Based Approaches to Estimating Migration Flows References
Appendix A: Survey Questions About Migration and Border Crossing
Appendix B: Review of Capture-Recapture Ideas for Measuring the
Flow of Unauthorized Crossings at the U.S.Mexico Border Appendix C:
Biographical Sketches of Panel Members Committee on National
Statistics
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