Events
JSM 2024
Date
August 3, 2024 - August 8, 2024
Informing Policy and Countering Misinformation
Join RTI International at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2024 in Portland, OR. JSM gives statisticians and data scientists from across the public and private sectors a forum to discuss today’s pressing policymaking topics and explore collaborative opportunities.
Taking place August 3-8, this year’s conference places an emphasis on the critical role of statistics and data science in combating misinformation that could otherwise negatively affect policymaking.
Don’t miss RTI’s sessions and presentations at this year’s event to hear how we are partnering with government agencies on innovative solutions to shape policies and maximize impact. Also, be sure to RSVP for our networking reception at the Hyatt Regency Portland. The reception will take place on Monday, August 5 from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM. Space is limited, so save your spot!
RTI Sessions and Presentations at JSM 2024
Sunday, August 4
The application of sample overlap control to surveys of mothers and fathers in Ohio
4:00 PM-5:50 PM
Jamie Ridenhour
Building a Model to Predict Serious Mental Illness in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
4:00 PM-5:50 PM
Lauren Warren
Monday, August 5
Complex agent-based vs, simpler conditional probability models: tradeoffs in accuracy and cost
8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Georgiy Bobashev
Integrating LLMs with Existing Text Analysis and Summarization Research Approaches
10:30 AM-12:20 PM
Emily Hadley
Innovative Methods for Survey Sampling
10:30 AM-12:20 PM
Steven Cohen (Chair)
The Critical Role of Communication for Leadership and Career Growth
10:30 AM-12:20 PM
Cynthia Bland (Panelist)
Estimating Geographic Variation and Disparities in Disease Prevalence using the National Health Interview Survey
10:55 AM-11:15 AM
Matthew Williams (Co-Author), Sahar Zangeneh (Co-Author)
A Look at Propensity-Based Methods for Combining Probability and Non-Probability Sample Data
2:05 PM-2:25 PM
Matthew Williams
RTI International Networking Reception
6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Tuesday, August 6
Survey Data Analysis and Small Area Estimation: Some Innovative Contributions of Dr. Ralph Folsom
8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Kathryn Spagnola, Phillip Kott, Akhil Vaish
Big Data Initiatives in Survey Statistics
8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Jamie Ridenhour (Chair)
Text Cluster Profiling using Generative Language Models and Vector Search
8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Alexander Preiss
Generating Select Synthetic Data
10:30 AM-12:20 PM
Saki Kinney (Panelist)
Age-Eligibility Oversampling to Reduce Screening Costs in a Multimode Survey
2:00 PM-3:50 PM
Stephanie Zimmer
Wednesday, August 7
Online (Bio)statistical Courses in the Era of Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges
8:30 AM-10:20 AM
Sahar Zangeneh (Panelist and Organizer)
Automating Quality Control in Recorded Interviews with Machine Learning
10:30 AM-12:20 PM
Kirsty Weitzel
After JSM 2024, let’s work together to counter misinformation and create better policy.
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