Conference on Statistical Science Honouring the Bicentennial of Stefano Franscini's Birth: Ascona November 18-20, 1996

ISBN-13: 9783764357078 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 246 str.

C. A. G. Malaguerra; S. Morgenthaler; E. Ronchetti

Opis

This volume presents an historical appraisal of Stefano Franscini's life and work, including papers on the relationship between statistical science and official statistics and the issues relating to survey sampling and data analysis.

Spis treści

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.