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Quantitative Evaluation Of Hiv Preventon Programs, Edward Kaplan, Ron Brookmeyer Nov 2002

Quantitative Evaluation Of Hiv Preventon Programs, Edward Kaplan, Ron Brookmeyer

Ron Brookmeyer

How successful are HIV prevention programs? Which HIV prevention programs are most cost effective? Which programs are worth expanding and which should be abandoned altogether? This book addresses the quantitative evaluation of HIV prevention programs, assessing for the first time several different quantitative methods of evaluation


Prevention Of Inhalational Anthrax In The U.S. Outbreak, Ron Brookmeyer, Natalie Blades Nov 2002

Prevention Of Inhalational Anthrax In The U.S. Outbreak, Ron Brookmeyer, Natalie Blades

Ron Brookmeyer

No abstract provided.


‘A View From Johannesburg.’ Daily Reports On The World Summit On Sustainable Development, Nat Quansah Aug 2002

‘A View From Johannesburg.’ Daily Reports On The World Summit On Sustainable Development, Nat Quansah

Nat Quansah

No abstract provided.


The Blups Are Not “Best” When It Comes To Bootstrapping, Jeffrey S. Morris May 2002

The Blups Are Not “Best” When It Comes To Bootstrapping, Jeffrey S. Morris

Jeffrey S. Morris

In the setting of mixed models, some researchers may construct a semiparametric bootstrap by sampling from the best linear unbiased predictor residuals. This paper demonstrates both mathematically and by simulation that such a bootstrap will consistently underestimate the variation in the data in finite samples.