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...method developed recently by members of the Harvard Statistics Department may make the American census, in which officials estimate more than 1.4 percent of the 1980 population was either most or undercounted, a more exact process, and in doing so, these researchers may affect the way congressional disticts are determined and the process by which federal funds for social services are allocated...
...builds on the idea of the capture-recapture" statistical technique, Donald B. Rubin, chairman of the Statistics Department, says of his census modification technique. Rubin explains the new procedure as similar to the method biology researchers use to study bird and animal populations. "It's like tagging fish in a pond, releasing them, and catching them again to see how the population has changed," he says...
...medical condition such as heart disease makes pregnancy physically hazardous. In the Administration's view, these restrictions are not simply an expression of its philosophical objections to abortion but also carry out a provision in the Title X law, which asserts that abortion cannot be used as a "method of family planning" at federally funded clinics...
Delegates who represent the entire student body should attend the closed meeting, says Ladin. She wants the council to meet with all interested undergraduate organizations and agree on a method for choosing student representatives to attend the meeting...
When the group plays live, its "nucleus" is supplemented by studio musicians from the Berk-lee School of Music. These musicians add the bass guitar, a horn section and keyboards to the Rythym Method's music...