Keynote Speaker | Monday AM |
A National Statistical System in a Rapidly Changing World |
Miron Straf (The National Academies of Science, USA) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION II-A |
TIME SERIES AND STATISTICAL MODELING |
Multivariate Statistical Modeling with Survey Data (size 203k) [PDF]
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Tihomir Asparouhov
(Muthen and Muthen, USA)
Bengt Muthen
(University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
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Application of Concurrent Seasonal Adjustment to the Consumer Price Index (size 472k) [PDF]
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Daniel Chow and Jeff Wilson (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA),
Adrian Thibodeau (Standard and Poor's, USA) |
Model-Based Seasonal Adjustment Diagnostics
(size 136k) [PDF]
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Tucker McElroy (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Discussant |
Stuart Scott (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION II-B |
MEASURING DATA QUALITY |
Data Quality of the American Community Survey across Individuals
Living in Linguistically Isolated and Non-linguistically Isolated Households: A Latent Variable Model Assessment
(size 205k) [PDF]
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Adam Carle (U.S. Census Bureau) |
SASisfying CAPI Audit Trails for Analysis (size 145k) [PDF]
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Phuc Ho, William Chan, Sang Kang,
Lucien Smith and Lucilla Tan (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA)
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Assessing the Reliability of Key Measures in
the National Survey on Drug Use and Health Using a Test-Retest Methodology
(size 337k) [PDF]
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Joel Kennet and Dicy Painter
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, USA)
Katherine Bowman, Rebecca Granger and
Susan Hunter (Research Triangle Institute International, USA) |
Address-based Sampling Versus Random Digit Dialing: Comparison of Data
Quality from BRFSS Mail and Telephone Surveys
(size 146k) [PDF]
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Michael Link and Ali Mokdad (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA)
Michael Battaglia, Pamela Giambo and
Martin Frankel (Abt Associates, USA) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION II-C |
BAYESIAN APPLICATIONS |
Bayesian Networks and Complex Survey Sampling from Finite Populations (size 118k) [PDF]
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Marco Ballin and Mauro Scanu (Institute of National Statistics (ISTAT), Italy)
Paola Vicard (University Roma Tre, Italy) |
Investigation of Variance Components in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (size 313k) [PDF]
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Robert Baskin (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, USA) |
A Bayesian Detection of The Onset of Activity Limitation Among Adults in NHIS (size 208k) [PDF]
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Balgobin Nandram (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Jai Won Choi (National Center for Health Statistics, USA) |
Discussant |
Myron Katzoff (National Center for Health Statistics, USA) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION III-A | Monday PM |
INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND SURVEY MODE COMPARISONS |
Innovative Web-Based Documentation System Designed for
the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
(size 226k) [PDF]
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Nanthini Ganapathi, Susan Myers and
Inga Allred (Research Triangle Institute International, USA)
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Population Surveys from RDD Telephone and Internet Panel Samples:
A Weighted Comparison of Two National Taxpayer Surveys (size 187k) [PDF]
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John Boyle (Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas, Inc., USA)
George Freeland and Lynda Mulvany (Internal Revenue Service, USA)
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Potential Utility of Web-Based Data Collection Options (size 245k) [PDF]
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Heather Contrino (NuStats, USA)
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Redesigning the Census Bureau's Intranet Site for Improved Usability:
Methods and Lessons Learned (size 419k) [PDF]
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Elizabeth Murphy, Susan Ciochetto and
Carol Bateman (U.S. Census Bureau)
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CONCURRENT SESSION III-B |
SAMPLE DESIGN AND ESTIMATION |
Variance Estimation and Inference
from Complex Survey Data in the Presence of Interviewer-Level Measurement Error
(size 14k) [PDF]
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John Eltinge and Moon Jung Cho
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA)
Partha Lahiri (Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, USA)
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Coordinating the PRN:
Combining Sequential and Bernoulli-Type Sampling Schemes in Business Surveys
(size 194k) [PDF]
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Ronit Nirel, Aryeh Reiter,
Tzahi Makovky and Moshe Kelner
(Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel) |
The Evolution of the Weekly Gasoline Price Survey through Changes in Design and Frame
(size 284k) [PDF]
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Paula Weir (Energy Information Administration, USA)
Pedro Saavedra and Benita O'Colmain
(ORC Macro, USA)
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On Calibration and Non-response Adjustment for the National Compensation Survey
(size 194k) [PDF]
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Alan Dorfman, Lawrence Ernst,
Thomas Moerhle, Steven Paben,
Chester Ponikowski and Michael Sverchkov
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION III-C |
MODEL-BASED SURVEY ESTIMATION |
Potential Applications of Model-Assisted Estimation to Demographic Surveys in the United States (size 68k) [PDF]
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Robert Fay (U.S. Census Bureau)
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New Improved Small Area Models (size 150k) [PDF]
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Swamy Paravastu, Tamara Zimmerman
and Edwin Robison
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA )
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Smoothing Covariance Matrices from Survey Data Using Generalized Design Effects with Application to Small Area Estimation
(size 217k) [PDF]
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Avinash Singh (Statistics Canada)
Ralph Folsom and Akhil Vaish (Research Triangle Institute International, USA)
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IRT and Latent Variable Modeling for Surveys with Complex Sampling Design with a Longitudinal Context:
The Case of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth in Canada (size 86k) [PDF]
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Andr� Cyr and Alexander Davies (Statistics Canada)
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CONCURRENT SESSION IV-A |
APPLICATIONS OF SURVEY AND STATISTICAL METHODS |
Jobs Boom and Bust - Individual Companies vs. Multi Corporations
(size 87k) [PDF]
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Shail Butani (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA) |
Innovative Data Collection Methods in Smallpox Program Evaluation
(size 168k) [PDF]
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Brian Evans, Brian Burke and Paul Levy
(Research Triangle Institute International, USA)
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Statistical Assessment of the Glare Issue-Human and Natural Elements
(size 233k) [PDF]
| Eun-Ha Choi and Santokh Singh (National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, USA) |
Value of Physical Change in Farm Inventories: How Does One Reconcile Annual and Subannual Estimates?
(size 91k) [PDF]
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Andrew Baldwin (Statistics Canada)
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CONCURRENT SESSION IV-B |
ADVANCES IN FRAME DEVELOPMENT |
Re-thinking Statistics Canada's Business Register
(size 181k) [PDF]
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Eric Rancourt, H�l�ne B�rard and Stuart Pursey (Statistics Canada) |
The Application of Dual System Principles to Estimate the Number of Missing Frame Elements
(size 58k) [PDF]
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Howard Bradsher-Fredrick (Energy Information Administration, USA) |
Modeling Which Farms Are Not Covered by a Census List Using an Area-Frame Survey
(size k) [PDF]
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Ted Chang (University of Virginia, USA)
Phillip Kott (National Agricultural Statistical Service, USA) |
Discussant |
William Wigton |
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TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS |
Tuesday AM |
Blaise IS (Computer Assisted Interviewing Software for the Web)
(size 1,319k) [PDF]
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Jim O'Reilly (Westat, USA) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION V-A |
VARIANCE ESTIMATION |
A Study of the Properties of a Bootstrap Variance Estimator Under Sampling Without Replacement
(size 275k) [PDF]
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Lenka Mach and Jean Dumais (Statistics Canada)
Lauriane Robidou (University of Social Sciences, France)
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An Empirical Investigation into the Effects of
Replicate Reweighting on Variance Estimates for the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
(size 241k) [PDF]
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Katherine Thompson (U.S. Census Bureau) |
Investigations of BRR Variance Estimation for the Survey of
Residential Alterations and Repairs (SORAR) (size 340k) [PDF]
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Laura Ozcoskun and Katherine Thompson (U.S. Census Bureau)
Quatracia Williams (ICS-RIO, Brazil)
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Discussant (size 72k) [PDF]
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Phil Kott (National Agricultural Statistics Service, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION V-B |
CONFIDENTIALITY |
Evolutionary Cell Selection for Interval Publication of Sensitive Cells to Protect Confidentiality
(size 518k) [PDF]
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Timothy Li and Steve Cohen
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA) |
Federal Statistical Confidentiality and Business Data: Challenges and Continuing Issues
(size 193k) [PDF]
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William Seltzer (Fordham University, USA)
Margo Anderson (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)
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Privacy Principles and Data Sharing:
Implications of CIPSEA for Economic Surveys Respondents (size 152k) [PDF]
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Alfred Tuttle and Diane Willimack
(U.S. Census Bureau)
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Discussant
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Brian Harris-Kojetin (Office of Management and Budget, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION V-C |
GEOSPATIAL PERSPECTIVE AND ANALYSIS |
The Geospatial Perception and Its Impact on the Content and Processes of a Multi-Source Data Collection
(size 126k) [PDF]
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Oliva Blum (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics)
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The Geospatial Distribution of Employment
(size 999k) [PDF]
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Sheryl Konigsberg, David Talan and Richard Clayton (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA)
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Cities of Immigrants: Intraurban Mobility Patterns of Mexican Immigrants in Gateway Cities
(size 506k) [PDF]
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Pamela Rogers (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
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Residential and Demographic Patterns of Immigrants in Texas at A Glance
(size 324k) [PDF]
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Yann-Yann Shieh
(American Institutes for Research, USA)
Pamela Rogers (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION VI-A |
STATISTICAL MEASURES |
Total Factor Productivity Computed and Evaluated Using Multi-Step Perturbation
(size 280k) [PDF]
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Baoline Chen (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA)
Peter Zadrozny (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA) |
New Data on Business Employment Dynamics
(size 207k) [PDF]
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Akbar Sadeghi, Richard Clayton and David Talan (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA)
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Evaluating Estimates of Labor Demand and Turnover (size 517k) [PDF]
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Charlotte Mueller and John Wohlford
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA)
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Measurement of Reliance on Social Security Benefits (size 139k) [PDF]
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T. Lynn Fisher
(Social Security Administration, USA) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION VI-B |
EVALUATING THE RESPONSE PROCESS |
Participation in the National Health Interview Survey: Exploring Reasons for Reluctance Using Contact History Process Data
(size 118k) [PDF]
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Nancy Bates and Andrea Piani (U.S. Census Bureau)
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The Effect of Interviewer Strategies on Contact and Cooperation Rates in the National Health Interview Survey
(size 219k) [PDF]
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Barbara Stussman, James Dahlhamer
and Catherine Simile
(National Center for Health Statistics, USA)
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Socio-Demographic Study of Telephone Survey Nonrespondents
(size 240k) [PDF]
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Timothy Triplett and Natalie AbiHabib (Urban Institute, USA)
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Are Two Feet in the Door Better Than One?
Using Process Data to Examine Interviewer Effort and Nonresponse Bias (size 453k) [PDF]
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Kevin Wang, Jeremy Aldworth, Rodney Baxter
and Joe Murphy (Research Triangle Institute International, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION VI-C |
LINKING ADMINISTRATIVE AND SURVEY DATA |
Evaluation of CPS Tax Simulation Using Administrative IRS Data
(size 165k) [PDF]
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Amy O'Hara (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Evaluating Respondents' Reporting of Social Security
Income in SIPP Using Administrative Data (size 1,009k) [PDF]
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Lydia Scoon-Rogers (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Discussant |
Dan Kasprzyk (Mathematica Policy Research, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION VII-A | Tuesday PM |
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA AND DATA QUALITY |
Reporting Data Quality When Survey and Administrative Data Are Combined
(size 582k) [PDF]
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Julie Tr�panier, Claude Julien
and John Kovar (Statistics Canada)
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Developing Error Prone Profiles Using Administrative Data with a Control Group
(size 393k) [PDF]
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Pedro Saavedra and Hoke Wilson (ORC Macro, USA)
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Using the Canadian Address Register in the Labour Force Survey: Implementation, Results, and Lessons Learned
(size 264k) [PDF]
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Claude Turmelle, Jean-Fran�ois Rodrigue and Gavin Thompson (Statistics Canada)
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Methodological Challenges in Analyzing Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Clinical Trial
(size 15k) [PDF]
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Elizabeth Hahn and David Cella
(Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, USA)
G. Alastair Glendenning
(Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION VII-B |
ANALYZING AND IMPROVING RESPONSE |
Earlier Versus Later Respondent Assessments on Customer Surveys:
Is There a Difference? (size 174k) [PDF]
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Howard Bradsher-Fredrick and William Weinig
(Energy Information Administration, USA) |
Results from Recent Experiments on Improving Response Rates (size 356k) [PDF]
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Ron Fecso (National Science Foundation, USA)
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Efficient Estimation of Response Rates When a Small Subsample
of Nonrespondents Is Selected for Follow-Up Conversion (size 365k) [PDF]
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Avinash Singh (Statistics Canada) Vincent Iannacchione (Research Triangle Institute International, USA)
Shijie Chen (RTI International, USA) Jill Dever (Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, USA)
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Tests of Methods to Improve Response to Physician Surveys (size 111k) [PDF]
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David Woodwell and Catharine Burt (National Center for Health Statistics, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION VII-C |
SURVEY INTEGRATION AND PLANNING |
Integrating the Canadian Annual Survey of Manufactures into the Unified Enterprise Survey:
Challenges and Issues (size 256k) [PDF]
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Isabelle Marchand, Emmanuel Benhin and Jose Gaudet (Statistics Canada)
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Implementing and Improving Quality Standards at the U.S. Census Bureau (size 87k) [PDF]
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John Bushery and Pamela McGovern (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Developing a Generic Survey
(size 13k) [PDF]
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Marla Smith and Jan Matuszko (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
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Integrated Redevelopment of the ONS's Business Surveys and
Business Register through the Business Surveys Integration Project and Register Re-engineering Project
(size 211k) [PDF]
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Mark Pont, Pam Tate, Paul Smith and
John Perry (Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom)
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CONCURRENT SESSION VIII-A | Wednesday AM |
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION |
Determining Best Practices for Usability Test Methodology:
A Comparison of Assessment Methods (size 304k) [PDF]
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Elizabeth Dean, Michael Schwerin and Marta Jordan (Research Triangle Institute International, USA)
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Cross-Cultural Issues in Survey Translation: Translation of Meaning and Meaning of Translation)
(size 173k) [PDF]
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Daniel Geller and Andrey Vinokurov (ORC Macro, USA)
Tamara Martin (U.S. Department of State)
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Using Affective Imagery to Understand the Quality of Survey Response
(size 233k) [PDF]
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Patricia Gwartney (University of Oregon, USA)
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Does Qualitative Evaluation Measure Up?
(size 185k) [PDF]
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Kathleen O'Connor (National Center for Health Statistics, USA)
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CONCURRENT SESSION VIII-B |
PRETESTING AND USE OF NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUESTIONNAIRES |
Adapting Cognitive Interview Techniques for Use in Pretesting Spanish Language Survey Instruments
(size 88k) [PDF]
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Patricia Goerman (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Development of Guidelines on The Use of Interpreters in Survey Interviews
(size 58k) [PDF]
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Yuling Pan (U.S. Census Bureau)
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The Use of Cognitive Interviewing and Behavior
Coding to Evaluate Non-English Language Survey Questions: Lessons Learned (size 202k) [PDF]
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Gordon Willis (National Cancer Institute, USA)
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Old Friends and Old Problems: Implementing Frequently-Used Question Types in the Cross-National Context
(size 14k) [PDF]
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Janet Harkness (ZUMA, Germany)
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CONCURRENT SESSION IX-A |
USE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES |
Web-Based Factorial Survey and Statistical Analysis Software (size 32k) [PDF]
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Sam Addala and Vin Addala (e4xchange Corporation, USA)
Matthew Hogben (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA)
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Protecting Sensitive Tabular Data by Complementary Cell Suppression-Myth & Reality (size 1,630k) [PDF]
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Ramesh Dandekar (U.S. Department of Energy)
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Digital Capture of Geographic Feature Data for Surveys (size 167k) [PDF]
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Sarah Nusser (Iowa State University, USA)
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Guaranteed Controlled Rounding for Many Totals in Multi-way
and Hierarchical Tables (size 453k) [PDF]
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Gordon Sande (Sande & Associates, Canada)
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CONCURRENT SESSION IX-B |
IMPROVING RESPONSE AND DATA QUALITY IN ESTABLISHMENT SURVEYS |
Applying Knowledge of Business Surveys Response Processes to the Design
of Data Collection Software at the U.S. Census Bureau (size 454k) [PDF]
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Amy Anderson and Rebecca Morrison (U.S. Census Bureau)
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The Response Process Model in Business Surveys:
Lessons Learned by Using a Multi-Method Approach (size 554k) [PDF]
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Deirdre Giesen (Statistics Netherlands) Tony Hak (Erasmus University, The Netherlands)
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Improving Industry Descriptions for the Annual Refiling Survey
(size 794k) [PDF]
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Karen Goldenberg and Monica Dashen (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA)
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Towards Reducing Error in an Establishment Survey Through Instrument Design:
Identifying the Desired Navigational Path (size 2,080k) [PDF]
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Cleo Redline (National Science Foundation, USA)
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