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R -- MISSING DATA IN NCHS SURVEYS: PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS SOL 903060 POC Carol A. Wood, Contracting Officer, (301)-443-2329 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, CWOOD@PSC.GOV. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Center for Disease Control (CDC) through the General Acquisitions Branch, PSC plans to award a twelve month sole source simplified acquisition to Datametrics Research, Inc. in Waban, MA. Work under this simplified acquisition shall review the problem of missing data in NCHS surveys, critique the current methods used at NCHS to handle missing data and provide recommendations for future methods and research. Emphasis shall be upon multiple-imputation methods. No solicitation package is available. Closing date is August 24, 1999. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 08/10/99 (W-SN365655). (0222)

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