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Scientists at University of California publish new data on life sciences
July 15th, 2008
"Researchers and policy makers are interested in identifying, implementing, and evaluating a national minimum data set for biosurveillonce. However, work remains to be done to establish methods for measuring the value of such data," investigators in the United States report. "The purpose of this articles to establish and evaluate a method for measuring the utility of biosurveillance data, Method. The authors derive an expected utility model in which the value of data may be determined by trading data relevance for time delay in receiving data. In a sample of 23 disease surveillance practitioners, the authors test if such tradeoffs are sensitive to the types of data...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)
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