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PAPERBACK list:$70.25 Web:$63.23 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume I, Review and Recommendations Using the American Community Survey: Benefits and Challenges Other Related Titles Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume II, Technical Papers (1991) Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (CBASSE) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page V   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Contents     Contents of Volume I   vii     Introduction Constance F.Citro   1 DATABASES AND METHODS OF DATA ENHANCEMENT     1   Databases for Microsimulation: A Comparison of the March CPS and SIPP Constance F.Citro   11 2   Statistical Matching and Microsimulation Models Michael L.Cohen   62 MODEL DESIGN     3   Alternative Model Designs: Program Participation Functions and the Allocation of Annual to Monthly Values in TRIM2, MATH, and HITSM Constance F.Citro and Christine M.Ross   89 4   DYNASIM2 and PRISM: Examples of Dynamic Modeling Christine M.Ross   121 Page V Front Matter (R1-R4) Contents (R5-R8) Introduction (1-8) Databases and Methods of Data Enhancement (9-86) Model Design (87-138) Computing Technology (139-234) Model Validation (235-330) Model Documentation (331-351)

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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions—The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume II, Technical Papers Contents     Contents of Volume I   vii     Introduction Constance F.Citro   1 DATABASES AND METHODS OF DATA ENHANCEMENT     1   Databases for Microsimulation: A Comparison of the March CPS and SIPP Constance F.Citro   11 2   Statistical Matching and Microsimulation Models Michael L.Cohen   62 MODEL DESIGN     3   Alternative Model Designs: Program Participation Functions and the Allocation of Annual to Monthly Values in TRIM2, MATH, and HITSM Constance F.Citro and Christine M.Ross   89 4   DYNASIM2 and PRISM: Examples of Dynamic Modeling Christine M.Ross   121

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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions—The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume II, Technical Papers COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY     5   Future Computing Environments for Microsimulation Modeling Paul Cotton and George Sadowsky   141 MODEL VALIDATION     6   Variance Estimation of Microsimulation Models Through Sample Reuse Michael L.Cohen   237 7   Evaluations of Microsimulation Models: Literature Review Michael L.Cohen   255 8   A Validation Experiment With TRIM2 Michael L.Cohen, Lynne Billard, David M.Betson, and Eugene P.Ericksen   276 9   Evaluating the Accuracy of U.S. Population Projection Models Laurence Grummer-Strawn and Thomas J.Espenshade   305 MODEL DOCUMENTATION     10   Documentation for Microsimulation Models: A Review of TRIM2, MATH, and HITSM Kevin M.Hollenbeck   333

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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions—The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume II, Technical Papers Contents Volume I: Review and Recommendations     Summary     1   Introduction     PART I   INFORMATION FOR SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY: TOWARD A SECOND REVOLUTION     2   The Search for Useful Information     3   Improving the Tools and Uses of Policy Analysis         Appendix: Models, Uncertainty, and Confidence Intervals     PART II   THE ROLE OF MICROSIMULATION AS A POLICY ANALYSIS TOOL     4   Microsimulation Models: Then and Now     5   Databases for Microsimulation     6   Model Design and Development     7   Computing Technology and Microsimulation     8   Microsimulation Modeling of Health Care, Retirement Income, and Tax Policies    

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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions—The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume II, Technical Papers 9   Validation     10   Documentation and Archiving     11   The Microsimulation Modeling Community         Appendix: Microsimulation Models, Databases, and Modeling Terms         Glossary of Acronyms         References         Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff