ScopeThis
workshop aims to be a forum encouraging conctacts between econometrics and biometrics,
where the use of models for correlated data is large and their applications is
critical. The concept of correlated data is intended in a broad sense.
In the definition are included spatial, temporal or other kind of correlation
schemes. In the very last years there has been a growing interest in modeling
such data, and a lot of models are essentially based on the scheme of the estimating
functions. The immediate consequence has been an impressive growth of applications
using such methods appearing in the specialized journals. Contributions
to applied as well as theoretical statistics in economic, social and bio-medical
sciences are welcomed. Leading scientists, experienced researchers and
practitioners, as well as young researchers will be given the opportunity to meet,
exchange knowledge and build scientific contacts. The workshop will also
encourage social contacts and informal discussions between partecipants. A
previous WCDM was held in Trieste (Italy), October, 1999. The present workshop
takes place in honour of Diego
de Castro.
The conference is sponsored by: 
Fondazione ''Franca e Diego de Castro''
University of Torino
Banca
Carige 
The
meeting has the official endorsement of:
RSS (Royal Statistical Society)
SIS (Società Italiana di Statistica)
SISMEC (Società Italiana di Statistica Medica ed Epidemiologia Clinica)
BSIR (Biometric Society Italian Region)
CIDE (Centro Interuniversitario di Econometria)
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