Conference on Statistical Science Honouring the Bicentennial of Stefano Franscini’s Birth Ascona November 18–20, 1996
The Conference on "Statistical Science", held in Monte Verita (Switzerland) on 18/20 November 1996, was intended to honour the memory of Stefano Franscini at the occasion of the bicentennial of his birth (1796-1996). It was jointly organized by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basel
Birkhäuser
1997, 1997
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1997 |
| Series: | Monte Verita, Proceedings of the Centro Stefano Franscini, Ascona
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I
- Opening of the Conference
- Stefano Franscini: Statistics between Politics and History
- Franscini and the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology: the Beginnings of Swiss Science Policy
- Role and Influence of Stefano Franscini in the Educational System of Switzerland
- II
- The Partnership of Official Statistics and Academia: the International Context
- Evolution of Economic and Social Statistics over two Centuries
- Need for New Methods to Support Developments in Economic Statistics
- Official Statistics and Research: an Evolving Relationship seen through the Classifications of Science
- Statistical Science and the European Statistical System: Expectations and Perspectives
- III
- Weighting and Calibration in Sample Survey Estimation
- Resampling Methods for Complex Survey Data
- Measuring and Diagnosing the Efficiency of Electricity Services in Buildings
- Weighting the Swiss Labour Force Survey
- Longitudinal Analysis of Swiss Labour Force Survey Data
- Control Charts for Multivariate Processes Based on Influence Functions
- Metrics and Models for Handwritten Character Recognition
- Strategy Issues in Data Analysis
- Promoting Public Awareness of Statistics Through Distance Education