Assessing the Effectiveness of Using Panel Respondent Mode Preferences - Thomas B. Hoffer, Karen Grigorian, and Ron Fecso
Look and Listen, But Don't Stop: Interviewers and Data Quality in the 2007 SCF - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: Interviewers, data quality, SCF
Survey Quality and Quality Metrics: An Economic Approach - Julia Lane, Suzanne Bard, and Judith Petty
Evaluation of Prospective Benefits, Costs and Risks of Standards for Statistical Programs - John L. Eltinge Keywords: Adoption and diffusion of technology, Approximation error, Barriers to entry, Certification, Commodity labor, Constraints, Gresham's Law, Local and global optimization, Operational risk, Rent seeking, Risk management, Satisficing, Survey cost structures, Total survey error, Training, Transparency
Developing and Implementing Data Quality Standards at the U.S. Census Bureau - John M. Bushery, Pamela D. McGovern, and David C. Whitford Keywords: quality, standards, framework
Lessons Learned Using Statistical Standards To Improve/Ensure Data Quality - Marilyn Seastrom
Design-Based, Model-Based, and Model-Assisted Sampling, and Inference in Natural Resources - Mary Christman
Optimal Spatial Sampling: Probability-Based or Model-Based? - Don L. Stevens
Design-Based and Model-Based Issues in Natural Resource Inventories - Ronald E. McRoberts
Maintaining Confidentiality in Administrative and Integrated Databases - Jerome P. Reiter and Satkartar Kinney
Synthetic Data for Administrative Record Applications at LEHD - Jeremy Wu and John Abowd
Synthetic Data Disclosure Control for American Community Survey Group Quarters - Rolando Rodríguez Keywords: disclosure, synthetic data, ACS
Predicting the Relative Quality of Alternative Sampling Frames - Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Edward English, and Stephanie Eckman Keywords: USPS lists, sampling frames, Tailored samples
Improving Coverage of Residential Address Lists in Multistage Area Samples - Sylvia Dohrmann, Daifeng Han, and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: Area samples, USPS, address lists
Comparing the Coverage of a Household Sampling Frame Based on Mailing Addresses to a Frame Based on Field Enumeration - Vincent Iannacchione, Katherine Morton, Joseph McMichael, David Cunningham, James Cajka, and James Chromy Keywords: Locatable mailing addresses, Delivery Sequence File (DSF), Global Positioning System (GPS)
Simple Practitioner-Oriented Hypothesis Tests for Various Types of Multiple Response Survey Data - D. Roland Thomas and Yves J. Decady
Estimation and Testing for Association with Multiple-Response Categorical Variables from Complex Surveys - Christopher R. Bilder and Thomas M. Loughin Keywords: Correlated binary data, Loglinear model, NHANES, Pearson statistic, Pick any/c, Rao-Scott adjustments
Bayesian Inference for a Stratified Categorical Variable Allowing All Possible Choices - Balgobin Nandram, Maria Criselda S. Toto, and Myron Katzoff Keywords: multiple category choices, surveys, Bayes factor, Monte Carlo integration, sparse table
History of the National Health Interview Survey - Eve Powell-Griner and Jennifer Madans Keywords: NHIS, Health survey, NCHS
Using the National Health Interview Survey for Policy Research on Health Insurance - Amy Davidoff Keywords: insurance, policy, household survey
The National Health Interview Survey's 50th Anniversary - Jane F. Gentleman
Fifty Years of the National Health Interview Survey - Nancy Breen
Mixed Nonhomogeneous Poisson Process Spline Models for the Analysis of Recurrent Event Panel Data - Jason Nielsen and Charmaine Dean
Reducing the Bias of Between- Within-Cluster Covariate Methods When Data Are Missing at Random - John Neuhaus and Charles E. McCulloch
Semiparametric Methods for Clustered Binary Data - Grace Y. Yi, Wenqing He, and Hua Liang
Second-Order Least Squares Estimation for Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models - Liqun Wang
Identifying the Population with Disabilities: A Comparison of Current Survey Estimates - Andrew J. Houtenville, S. Antonio Ruiz-Quintanilla, and Robert Weathers
The Development and Testing of Disability Questions for the Current Population Survey - Terence M. McMenamin, Stephen M. Miller, and Anne E. Polivka
Disability Data and the American Community Survey - Sharon Stern
Jackknife and Bootstrap Methods for Small Area Estimation - J. N. K. Rao Keywords: Bootstrap, Confidence intervals, Conditional properties, Jackknife, MSE estimation, Small area models
On Small Area Prediction Interval Problems - Snigdhansu Chatterjee, Partha Lahiri, and Huilin Li Keywords: Predictive distribution, prediction interval, linear mixed model, small area, bootstrap, coverage accuracy
Using a Mixture Model for Multiple Imputation in the Presence of Outliers - Michael R. Elliott and Nicolas Stettler
Imputing Under-Reported Treatments Using Multiple Sources of Treatment Information in a Cancer Services Study - Alan M. Zaslavsky and Yulei He
Statistics and Lies: Correcting Questionnaire Ordering Effect via Multiple Imputation - Xiao-li Meng, Jingchen Liu, Chih-nan Chen, and Margarita Alegria
Adaptive MCMC Using Stratified Proposals for Bayesian and Frequentist Inference - Mylène Bédard, Donald A.S. Fraser, and Augustive C.M. Wong
Improved Likelihood Inference for Vector Parameters with Discrete Data - Nicola Sartori
Default Priors for Frequentist and Bayesian Inference - Donald A.S. Fraser
The National Children's Study (NCS): Background, Rationale, and Scope - Peter C. Scheidt
Methods for Sampling Households to Identify 100,000 Births - Jill M. Montaquila, J. Michael Brick, and Lester R. Curtin Keywords: National Children's Study, longitudinal study
Adaptive Tuning of Field Performance in the National Children's Study: Protection of the Inferential Base - Jonas H. Ellenberg
Issues in the Measurement and Assessment of Environmental Exposures for a Large Prospective Cohort Study - James Quackenboss, Warren Galke, Susan Viet, David Marker, and Steven Bodesky
Preservation of Skip Patterns and Covariance Structure Through Semi-Parametric Whole-Questionnaire Imputation - David Judkins, Tom Krenzke, Andrea Piesse, Zizhong Fan, and Wen-Chau Haung Keywords: Hot-deck, Predictive mean matching
Imputation in a Multiformat and Multiwave Survey of Cancer Care - Yulei He, Alan M. Zaslavsky, David P. Harrington, Paul Catalano, and Mary Beth Landrum Keywords: Cancer, Missing data, Posterior predictive checking, Sequential regression multiple imputation, Survey
Multiple Imputation Analysis of Association Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Environmental Exposures - Trivellore E. Raghunathan and Wei Chen
Sample Size Determination for Hierarchical Longitudinal Designs with Differential Attrition Rates - Anindya Roy, Dulal K. Bhaumik, Subhash Aryal, and Robert D. Gibbons
Response-Adaptive Repeated Measurement Designs for Clinical Trials - Yuanyuan Liang and Kimmie Chough Carriere Keywords: response-adaptive design (RAD), multipleobjective designs, self and simple mixed carryover effects model, evaluation function, optimality criteria
Optimal Designs for Linear Mixed Effects Models - Martijn P.F. Berger
The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: The U.S. Census Bureau Human Capital Management Information System - Juanita Lott, Tyra Smith, and Mark Holdrege Keywords: human capital, management information systems, U.S. Census Bureau
Accurately Measuring a Creative Economy - Steven W. Pedigo
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink: Higher Education Access and Success Among America's Growing Population of Under-Represented Students of Color - Walter Allen, Uma Jayakumar, and Ray Franke
Nonresponse Bias in Two Methods of Panel Recruitment - Charles DiSogra, Daniel Slotwiner, Sarah Clinton, Elisa Chan, and Erlina Hendarwan
Combining RDD and Web Panel Surveys - Karol Krotki
Sample Matching for Web Surveys: Theory and Application - Douglas Rivers
The Evolution of an Engineer - Matthew Pocernich
Opportunities Offered by the ASA for a Statistician in a Management Role in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Jane B. Porter
Transitioning into a Career as an MS Statistician: How the ASA Can Help - Monica Johnston
Recent Developments in Multiple Frame Surveys - Sharon Lohr Keywords: Bootstrap, Complex Survey, Dual Frame Survey, Jackknife, Sampling for Rare Events, Variance Estimation
Rao-Scott Corrections and Their Impact - Alastair Scott Keywords: Survey data, contingency tables, chi-squared tests
Small-Area Estimation: Theory and Practice - Michael Hidiroglou Keywords: Small Area, Official Statistics, Fay-Herriot
Small Area Estimation in Multivariate Surveys - Hukum Chandra and Ray Chambers Keywords: Multivariate surveys, Multipurpose sample weights, MBD approach, Mixed model
Nonparametric Modeling of the Second Order Structure of Processes with Time-Varying Memory - Georg M. Gorg and Dana Draghicescu Keywords: time-varying memory, Hurst parameter, fractional differencing, ARFIMA, nonstationary time series
Cosponsorship in the U.S. Senate: A Mixed Effects Approach to Detecting the Subtle Influence of Social Relational Factors on Legislative Behavior - Justin Gross, Stephen Fienberg, Cosma Shalizi, and David Krackhardt
Imputing Missing Data in the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports - Clint Roberts, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Michael D. Maltz
Using Multiple Imputation Technique to Correct for Measurement Error and Statistical Disclosure Control in Sensitive Count Data in a National Survey - Mandi Yu Keywords: Multiple Imputations, Measurement Error, Sensitive Question
Adjusting the German Labor Force Survey for Under-Reporting by Means of Calibrated Imputation - Hans Kiesl and Susanne Rassler
Not Just Another Multiple Imputation: Practical Aspects for Highly Correlated Data - Lester Curtin, Nathaniel Schenker, Jeffrey Hughes, and Lori Borrund
Data Imputation Models for Non-trended Price Data - Kennon Copeland and Boris Brodsky Keywords: Imputation, Proportional Model, Price Data, Composite Estimator
Weight Adjustments for Fractional Regression Hot Deck Imputation - Minhui Paik and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: Calibration, Missing data, Multiple imputation, Quadratic programming, Regression weighting
Multiple Imputations Using Sequential Semi and Nonparametric Regressions - Irina Bondarenko and Trivellore Raghunathan Keywords: Missing Data, Response Propensity, Predictive Mean Matching
Imputation of Rental Equivalence in the Consumer Expenditure Survey - Barry Steinberg Keywords: Rental Equivalence, Owned Home, Imputation
Multiple Matrix Sampling: A Review - Jeffrey M. Gonzalez and John L. Eltinge Keywords: Split questionnaire, Respondent burden, Nonresponse, Sample survey, Selection probability, Variance estimation
Statistical Issues in Developing Sample Designs for Surveys Requiring Rapid Response - Allison M. Deal and William D. Kalsbeek Keywords: Rapid Response, Overlapping Samples, BRFSS, Sample Size
Optimal 2-Stage Sampling Theory for Business Customer Satisfaction Surveys - John Rotondo
An Automated Procedure for Forming Contiguous Sampling Units for Area Probability Samples - Bryce Johnson, Jill Montaquila, and Andrew Heller Keywords: TIGER, segments
Selection of Small and Large Schools in State and County School Surveys - Pedro Saavedra, Tonja Kyle, and James Ross Keywords: Probabilities Proportional to Size, minimum replacement, systematic sampling
Reduction of Sample Areas in the Consumer Price Index and Consumer Expenditure Survey Designs - Lawrence R. Ernst, William H. Johnson, and William E. Larson Keywords: PSUs, maximization of overlap, PSU weights
Optimal Sign Test for One Sample Bivariate Location Model Using an Alternative Bivariate Ranked Set Sample - Hani Samawi
Optimal Allocation for Unbalanced Stratified Ranked Set Sample - Chris Sroka, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas Wolfe
Order-Restricted Randomized Designs for Linear Models Using L1 Norm - Shannon Markiewicz and Omer Ozturk
Optimal Allocation in the Presence of Missing Data - Jessica Kohlschmidt, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas Wolfe
Rejective Sampling and Conditional Tests from Biased Samples for the Equality of Two Distributions - Qing Kang and Paul I. Nelson
Effects of Answer Space Size on Responses to Open-Ended Questions in Mail Surveys - Glenn Israel
Improving the Quality of Open-End Questions in Mail, Web, and Telephone Surveys - Don Dillman, Jolene Smyth, and Leah M. Christian
Impact of Presentation Format of Open-Ended Survey Questions on Response Quality - Steven Swinford
The Influence of Color and Space Constraints on Responses to Open-Ended Questions in Paper Questionnaires - Virginia Lesser and Lydia Newton
Hierarchical Bayes Small Area Estimates of Adult Literacy Using Unmatched Sampling and Linking Models - Leyla Mohadjer, J.N.K. Rao, Benmei Liu, Tom Krenzke, and Wendy Van de Kerckhove Keywords: Indirect state and county estimates, credible intervals, variance smoothing, predictor variable selection
Hierarchical Bayes Modeling of Survey-Weighted Small Area Proportions - Benmei Liu, Partha Lahiri, and Graham Kalton Keywords: Weighted proportions, Hierarchical Bayes modeling, beta distribution
A Simple Computational Method for Estimating Mean Squared Prediction Error in General Small-Area Model - Snigdhansu Chatterjee and P. Lahiri Keywords: Bootstrap, Mean Squared Prediction Errors, General Linear Mixed Model
On Comparison of Different MSE Estimators in Small-Area Estimation - En-Tzu Tang and Jiming Jiang
The Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) Adjustment Method Applied to Small-Area Estimates of Serious Psychological Distress in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Jeremy Aldworth, Neeraja Sathe, and Misty Foster
Expedient Small-Area Estimation via Proportional Odds Ratio Log-Linear Models - Lei Li and Paul S. Levy
Small Area Estimation in a Survey of High School Students in Iowa - Lu Lu and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: Benchmarking, Generalized linear mixed models, Hierarchical Bayesian analysis, Model selection, Posterior predictive p-values
Handling Imperfect Overlap Determination in a Dual-Frame Survey - Jay Clark, Marianne Winglee, and Benmei Liu Keywords: Dual-frame estimation, record linkage, threshold selection, domain misclassification, single-frame estimator, pseudo maximum likelihood estimator
Using the Statistics of Income Division's Sample Data to Reduce Measurement and Processing Error in Small Area Estimates Produced from Administrative Tax Records - Kimberly Henry, Partha Lahiri, and Robin Fisher Keywords: Survey sampling, Administrative Records, Indirect Estimators
An Empirical Evaluation of Various Direct, Synthetic, and Traditional Composite Small Area Estimators - Kimberly Henry, Michael Strudler, and William Chen Keywords: Administrative Records, General Regression Estimator, Indirect Estimators, Survey sampling
Using Administrative Records To Avoid Survey Data Capture Errors - Tim Withum
Optimal Estimators for Two-Phase Sample Designs - Stephen Ash Keywords: Auxiliary information, generalized regression estimation, model-assisted
Methodology for the Production of American Community Survey Multiyear Estimates - Anthony G. Tersine, Jr. and Mark E. Asiala Keywords: American Community Survey, Estimation
Imbedding Model-Assisted Estimation into ACS Estimation - Robert Fay
Analysis of Variance Estimates from American Community Survey Multiyear Estimates - Michael D. Starsinic and Anthony G. Tersine, Jr. Keywords: American Community Survey, variance estimation
Statistical Issues and Interpretation of the American Community Survey's One-, Three-, and Five-Year Period Estimates - Michael Beaghen and Lynn Weidman
Structural Equation Models for Item Parceling - Joseph Olsen
Using Factor Analysis and Cronbach's Alpha to Ascertain Relationships Between Questions of a Dietary Behavior Questionnaire - Eric Grau Keywords: factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, dietary behavior
Randomization-Based Inference About Latent Variables in Classical Test Theory for a Clustered Sample - Tiandong Li and Robert Mislevy
A Methodology to Fit Hierarchical Logistic Models for Data from Complex Sampling Designs - Prabhu Bhagavatheeswaran and Ian Harris
Post-Stratification with Optimized Effective Base: Linear and Nonlinear Ridge Regression Approach - Stan Lipovetsky Keywords: Sample balance, post-stratification, raking, weighting, generalized regression, ridge regression, nonlinear optimization, iteratively re-weighted least squares
Robustness of Latent Class Measurement Error Models - Brian Meekins and Daniell Toth Keywords: Markov Latent Class, Measurement Error, Simulation
An Analysis of Nonresponse Bias Resulting from Non-Resolution of Telephone Numbers, Eligibility Screener Nonresponse, and Interview Nonresponse for the National Immunization Survey - Benjamin Skalland and Robert Montgomery
Assessing the Effect of Government Frame Refinement on Collecting Establishment Data for the National Compensation Survey - Glenn Springer Keywords: sampling frame, non-response error, establishment survey
A Comparison of Level of Effort and Benchmarking Approaches for Nonresponse Bias Analysis of an RDD Survey - Daifeng Han and David Cantor Keywords: Response rate, refusal conversion, nonresponse adjustment
The Impact of Refusal Conversion on Survey Response and Error - Martin Barron and Karen Wooten
Designing Longitudinal Studies of Mobile Populations Such As Military Populations - Shelton Jones, Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, Cynthia Augustine, Robert Bray, Janice Brown, and Michael Pemberton
Multiple ACS Estimates: Pick a Number, Any Number! - Linda Gage
The Utility of Five-Year Averages from the American Community Survey for Bronx Neighborhoods - Joseph Salvo, A. Peter Lobo, and Adam Willett
How Study Design can Influence Substantive Survey Results - Dhuly Chowdhury, Karol Krotki, and Lily Trofimovich Keywords: measurement bias, field procedures
SOI Develops Better Survey Questions Through Pretesting - Tara Wells and Diane M. Milleville
A New Approach to Measuring Residence Status - Jennifer Childs, Elizabeth Nichols, Aref Dajani, and Jennifer Rothgeb Keywords: coverage, residency, split-panel field test
Evaluating the Computer Audio-Recorded Interviewing (CARI) Household Wellness Study (HWS) Field Test - Taniecea A. Arceneaux Keywords: Computer Audio-Recorded Interviewing, Quality Assurance, Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing
Patterns of Nonresponse for Key Questions in NSDUH and Implications for Imputation - Peter Frechtel and Elizabeth Copello Keywords: nonresponse bias, item nonresponse, imputation
The Impact on Data Quality of the Transition to Clean Burning On-Highway Diesel - Paula Weir, Benita O'Colmain, and Pedro Saavedra Keywords: variance, bootstrap, on-highway, ULSD, price
Interviewer Variability and Survey Estimates: Quantifying Data Quality - Novie Younger, Damion Francis, Shelly McFarlane, Jan van den Broeck, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Andriene Grant, and Rainford Wilks
Comparing Estimate Bias and Variances Using Calibrated Weights with a Different Number of Constraints in a Sample with Oversamples in Specific Groups - Nuria Diaz-Tena, Rob Cole, and Partha Dass
A New Algorithm for High-Dimensional Calibration in Observational Studies - Michael E. Jones, Ismael Flores Cervantes, and David R. Judkins
Improving the Unit Nonresponse Adjustment in the NLSCY Using Logistic Regression Modeling and Calibration - Mike Tam, Marcelle Tremblay, Sarah Franklin, and Claude Girard
Weight Trimming in the National Immunization Survey - Sadeq Chowdhury, Meena Khare, and Kirk Wolter Keywords: Extreme weights, Outliers, Sampling weights
Testing For Informative Weights And Weights Trimming In Multivariate Modeling With Survey Data - Tihomir Asparouhov and Bengt Muthen Keywords: Weights Informativeness, Weight Trimming, Test of Weights Ignorability
An Application of Alternative Weighting Matrix Collapsing Approaches for Improving Sample Estimates - Linda Tompkins and Jay J. Kim Keywords: coverage ratio, sample weighting, cell collapsing
Bayesian Weight-Smoothing Models in Clustered or Cross-Classed Sample Designs - Xiaobi Huang and Michael R. Elliott
Microdata Simulation for Confidentiality Protection Using Regression Quantiles and Hot Deck - Jennifer C. Huckett and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: Hot deck imputation, quantile regression, rank swapping, statistical disclosure limitation, synthetic data
Releasing Multiply Imputed, Synthetic Data Generated in Two Stages To Protect Confidentiality - Joerg Drechsler and Jerome P. Reiter
Multiple Imputation Alternatives to Top-Coding for Statistical Disclosure Control - Di An and Roderick J. Little
Secure Logistic Regression with Multi-Party Distributed Databases - Stephen E. Fienberg, Alan F. Karr, Yuval Nardi, and Aleksandra B. Slavkovic Keywords: Logistic Regression, Privacy-Preserving Data Mining, Secure Multi-Party Computation, EM
Application of the Truncated Triangular and the Trapezoidal Distributions - Jay J. Kim Keywords: confidentiality, masking, truncated triangular distribution
Modelling Rotation Group Bias and Survey Errors in the Dutch Labour Force Survey - Jan van den Brakel and Sabine Krieg
Face-to-face Interviews with Children. Question Difficulty and the Impact of Cognitive Resources on Response Quality - Marek Fuchs Keywords: Children, behavior coding, cognitive resources, respondent behavior, validity
Survey Design for Studies of Measurement Error in Physical Activity Assessments - Nicholas K. Beyler, Sarah M. Nusser, Wayne A. Fuller, Alicia L. Carriquiry, and Gregory J. Welk Keywords: Measurement Error, Physical Activity, Energy Expenditure
Comparison of Estimators for the National Resources Inventory Calibration Study - Emily Berg, Wayne A. Fuller, and Jean Opsomer Keywords: Measurement Error, Calibration, Sandwich Variance Estimator
Evaluating the Assumption of Uncorrelated Error Terms in a Mixed-Mode Study with Validation Data - Courtney Kennedy and Stanley Presser
A Comparison Between a Traditional RDD Survey and a Telephone Survey with Cell-Phone-Only Populations - Sunghee Lee, David Grant, J. Michael Brick, and Sherm Edwards
A New Application of Adaptive Web Sampling designs - Hong Xu, Steve K. Thompson, and James L. Rosenberger
Time Series Analysis of Census Internet Response - Fred Highland Keywords: Census, Internet, Time Series
Assessing the Applicability of Self-Anchoring Scales in Web Surveys - Frederik Van Acker and Peter Theuns Keywords: self anchoring scales, web surveys, context effects
Comparing Web Survey Samples of Schizophrenic and Bipolar Patients with Concurrent RDD and In-Person Samples - LinChiat Chang, Channing Stave, Corinne O'Brien, Fred Rappard, Jill Glathar, and Joe Cronin Keywords: Web Survey, Mode Comparison
Beyond demographics: are “Webographic” questions useful for reducing the selection bias in web surveys? - Matthias Schonlau, Arthur van Soest, and Arie Kapteyn Keywords: propensity scoring, Web survey, selection bias, Webographic variables, lifestyle variables, Simpson's paradox
When Standard Regression Techniques Fail: The Role of Propensity Score Methods - Michael Posner and Arlene Ash
Applications of Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Inference for Complex Survey Data - Stanislav Kolenikov Keywords: quasi-Monte Carlo, Halton sequence, BRR, bootstrap, complex survey data
Estimating the Distance Distribution of Subpopulations for a Large-Scale Complex Survey - Jianqiang Wang and Jean Opsomer Keywords: jackknife, kernel estimation, estimating equations, generalized median, elliptical distribution, classification
A Comparison of Variances for Poststratification to Estimated Control Totals - Jill A. Dever and Richard Valliant Keywords: estimated-control calibration, sampling frame coverage bias, survey-estimated control totals
On Variance Estimation Under Auxiliary Value Imputation in Sample Surveys - David Haziza, Jean-Francois Beaumont, and Cynthia Bocci
The Effect of Stochastic Population Controls on the Precision of Radio Listening Estimates - Richard Griffiths
Using Linear Programming Techniques for Balancing Automatic Case Assignments in Field Surveys - Edward English and Steven Pedlow Keywords: Area Probability Sample, Interviewer Allocation
First Impression: An Advance Contact Experiment to Locate and Engage Potential Respondents - Amy Herron, Mike White, Megan Henly, and Andy Zukerberg Keywords: Nonresponse, Locating Mobile Populations, Advance Contact Mailings
The Impact of Incentives on Survey Participation and Reports of Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence - Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, Michele Black, and Susan Twiddy
Money Can Buy Me Love: Experiments To Increase Response Rates Using Monetary Incentives - Andrew Zukerberg, Megan Henly, and David Hall
Effects of Calculating Standard Errors using Estimation Versus Variance Weights for 2004 National Nursing Home Survey - Rong Cai, Sarah Gousen, Iris Shimizu, and Robin Remsburg Keywords: Standard errors, Variance weights, Ratio adjustment
Variance Estimations for International Price Program Indexes - Te-Ching Chen, Patrick A. Bobbitt, James A. Himelein Jr., Steven P. Paben, MoonJung Cho, and Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: Variance estimation, Bootstrap, Jackknife, Balance Repeated Replication (BRR), Certainty Sampling Units, Taylor Series
Can a Geographic Sort Improve Hot Deck Donor Imputation in the Canadian Census? - Darryl Janes Keywords: CANCEIS, Donor Imputation, Geographic Sort
Imputation Classes by Size Measure for the Annual Survey of Manufactures of Statistics Canada - Yi Li Keywords: Imputation Class, Size Measure, Ratio Imputation
Are Nonrespondents Necessarily Bad Reporters? Using Imputation Techniques to Investigate Measurement Error of Nonrespondents in an Alumni Survey - Mandi Yu and Ting Yan Keywords: Measurement Error, Nonresponse bias, Multiple Imputation
Using Callback Models to Adjust for Nonignorable Nonresponse in Face-to-Face Surveys - Paul Biemer and Kevin Wang
Assessing Bias in Estimates in a Two Stage Design From an Early Close Out of the First Stage Data Collection: An Empirical Investigation Using NSRCG Sample Data - Donsig Jang and Xiaojing Lin Keywords: Nonresponse analysis, NSRCG, School sample, Bias
Optimal Survey Design When Nonrespondents Are Subsampled for Follow-Up - A. James O'Malley and Alan M. Zaslavsky Keywords: Neyman allocation, Nonrespondents, Small Area Estimation, Subsample, Survey, Telephone Followup
Research and Responsive Design Options for Survey Data Collection at Statistics Canada - Chris Mohl and François Laflamme Keywords: Paradata, Responsive Design, Collection Procedures
A Dynamic Approach to Response Propensity - Kristen Olson
Findings from Methodology Innovations on Population Health Survey - Urban Landreman
A Case Study in Dual-Frame Estimation Methods - Marianne Winglee, Inho Park, Keith Rust, Benmei Liu, and Gary Shapiro Keywords: Dual-frame design, rare population, domain estimation, sampling weights, single frame (SF) estimator, pseudo maximum-likelihood (PML) estimator
A Strategy for Estimating the Number of Minority Operated Farms - Phil Kott and Matt Fetter Keywords: dual frame, re-stratification, anticipated variance
On the Allocation and Estimation for Dual Frame Survey Data - A. Demnati, J. N. K. Rao, M. A. Hidiroglou, and J.-L. Tambay Keywords: Calibration, incomplete frame, multiplicity, optimal sample size, variance estimation
Designing a Dual-Frame Survey for Breeding Bald Eagle Pairs in the Lower 48 States - Mark C. Otto and John R. Sauer
Nonresponse Adjustment for Multipurpose Surveys - Hee-Choon Shin
A Comparison of Methods to Further Adjust for Non-Response Due to Missing Lab Data in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Maya Sternberg and Alula Hadgu Keywords: NHANES, nonreponse, propensity
Post-Katrina New Orleans Adjustment to Control Totals for the National Immunization Survey - Steven Pedlow and Zhen Zhao Keywords: Hurricane Katrina, Post-Stratification, Orleans Parish
Diagnostic Process to Assess the Effects of Weighting BRFSS Data - Henry Roberts, Robert Woldman, Elizabeth Hughes, and Ruth Jiles
Minimizing Conditional Local Bias for Health Estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for U.S. Counties Contiguous to the United States-Mexico Border - Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Machell Town, and Jay J. Kim Keywords: unbiased estimation, poststratification
Evaluation of the Current Weighting Methodology for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Alternatives for Improvement - Mansour Fahimi, Darryl Creel, Paul S. Levy, and Michael Link
Diagnostic Process to Assess the Effects of Truncating Extreme BRFSS Sampling Weights - Henry Roberts, Robert Woldman, Elizabeth Hughes, and Ruth Jiles
Linear Regression Diagnostics in Cluster Samples - Jianzhu Li and Richard Valliant
Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Logistic Regression with Complex Survey Data - Amang S. Sukasih, Donsig Jang, and Haixia Xu
Analyzing Longitudinal Data from Complex Surveys Using SUDAAN - Darryl Creel Keywords: Longitudinal Data Analysis (LDA), SUDAAN
Comparison of the Five Test Statistics Currently Available in the SUDAAN® Modeling Procedures - G. Gordon Brown
Subpopulation Analysis of Survey Data: Statistical Approaches and Software Options - Brady West, Steven Heeringa, and Pat Berglund
GIS Data Collection for Longitudinal Surveys - Sarah M. Nusser
Economic Evaluation of Road Improvements Using GIS and Propensity Score Matching: Case Example from the Republic of Georgia - John Felkner, Fritz Scheuren, Celeste Tarricone, Mamuka Shatirishvili, and Temur Paksashvili
Strategic Directions for the 2011 Canadian Census of Population - David Dolson
Alternative Allocation Designs for a Highly Stratified Establishment Survey - Ernest Lawley, Marie Stetster, and Eduardas Valaitis Keywords: Neyman allocation, probability proportional to estimated size (PPES), power allocation
Sampling with Uncertain Frame Counts: Challenges in Sampling Head Start Children for the FACES Study - Barbara Lepidus Carlson Keywords: FACES, Head Start, oversampling
Sample Design Research for the 2007 National Home Health and Hospice Care Survey - Karen E. Davis and Iris Shimizu Keywords: Sample survey design, design effects
Sample Design of the Canadian Health Measures Survey - Sarah Maude Dion Keywords: Health Survey, Multistage Sample, Direct Measures
Sampling and Estimation Issues in the Redesign of the Canadian Survey of Household Spending - Christian Nadeau, Johanne Tremblay, and Suzanne Lessard Keywords: expenditure survey, household budget survey, diary, recall interview, calendarization
Sample Redesign for the FDIC's Asset Valuation Review - David W. Chapman
Design Effects of Sampling Frames in Establishment Surveys of Small Populations - Monroe Sirken and Iris Shimizu Keywords: Establishment Sampling Frames, Small Domain Estimation, Network Sampling
Variance Estimation for Statistical Matching Using Multiple Imputation - James Reilly
Using Bootstrap Variance Calculations for a Survey with a Simple Design: The Case of the 2005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses - Gildas Kleim and Yves Bélanger Keywords: Variance estimation, Bootstrap, Simple Design
Application of the Bootstrap Method in the International Price Program - Patrick A. Bobbitt, Steven P. Paben, MoonJung Cho, Te-Ching Chen, James A. Himelein Jr., and Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: Variance estimation, Bias estimation, Certainty sampling units, Collapsing
Assessment of the Impact of Health Variables on Nonresponse Adjustment in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun and Trena Ezzati-Rice Keywords: logistic regression, response propensity, variation
Using Interviewer Observations To Improve Nonresponse Adjustments: NES 2004 - Andy Peytchev and Kristen Olson
Use of Interviewer Judgments About Attributes of Selected Respondents in Post-Survey Adjustment for Unit Nonresponse: An Illustration with the National Survey of Family Growth - Robert Groves, James Wagner, and Emilia Peytcheva
Using Proxy Measures of Survey Outcomes in Post-Survey Adjustments: Examples from the European Social Survey (ESS) - Frauke Kreuter, Michael Lemay, and Carolina Casas-Cordero Keywords: Nonresponse Adjustment, Interviewer Observations, European Social Survey
Using Proxy Measures of the Survey Variables in Post-Survey Adjustments in a Transportation Survey - Ting Yan and Trivellore Raghunathan Keywords: post-survey adjustment, nonresponse error, record data
Parametric Bootstrap Confidence Interval in a Small-Area Estimation Problem - Huilin Li and Partha Lahiri
Setting Precision Requirements for Estimating Proportions - James R. Chromy
Confidence Intervals for Statistics for Categorical Variables from Complex Samples - Keith Rust and Valerie Hsu Keywords: Asymptotically normal estimators, multi-stage sampling, log transformation, log(-log) transformation, index of disparity, WesVar
Evaluating Alternative One-Sided Coverage Intervals for an Extreme Binomial Proportion - Yan K. Liu and Phillip S. Kott Keywords: coverage probability, effective sample size, stratified random sample
Investigation of Empirical Bayesian Confidence Intervals for Expenditure Data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Robert Baskin and Malay Ghosh
Tailoring Survey Data Products and Reliability Criteria To Best Match Customers' Revenue Needs - Mandy Webb and Alan R. Tupek
Properties of the Combined Ratio Estimator and a Best Linear Unbiased Estimator When Design Control is Problematic - StephenWoodruff Keywords: Combined Ratio Estimation, Best Linear Unbiased Estimation, Stratified Cluster Designs
Multiyear Estimation for a Single Stratum from the Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - R. Lee Harding, Jay Clark, and Jill M. Montaquila
The Effectiveness of Stepwise Discriminate Analysis as a Post Hoc Procedure to a Significant Manova - Erik Heiny
Researcher Access to Microdata: Measuring the Impact of Different Access Protocols on Data Utility - Stephanie Shipp and Julia Lane
Measuring Privacy Loss Due to Data Release: A New Perspective - Lei Liu and Heping Zhang
The Use of Propensity Score Matching Methods in Mixed Mode Studies - John Bremer and Kerri Miller
Practical Considerations in Applying the pq-Rule for Primary Disclosure Suppressions - Meghan O'Malley and Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: Confidentiality, p-Percent Rule, pq-Rule, Sample Weights, Imputation, Primary Suppressions
An Assessment of the Effect of Misreporting of Phone Line Information on Key Weighted RDD Estimates - Ashley Bowers and Jeffrey Gonzalez Keywords: Random-Digit Dialing (RDD), weighting adjustment, measurement error
Improvements in Coverage and Sample Weighting for Telephia's 2007 Attitude and Behavior Survey (TABS) of U.S. Cellular Phone Subscribers - Vicki Pineau, Jim Baer, Christianne Pang, Glenn Atias, and Elisa Chan
Non-Response in Surveys of the College Educated, Revisited - Patrick E. Flanagan and Nancy Dexter Keywords: Survey, Non-response, Logistic Regression
Nonresponse in the Survey of Industrial Research and Development - Perez Adriana
Adjusting for Missing Covariates Using the EM Algorithm for Logistic Regression Models: A Study of the Effect of Childhood Overweight on the Age of Onset of Menses - Yi Liu, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Pamela Salsberry
A Study of Basic Calibration Estimators and their Variance Estimators in Presence of Nonresponse - Yves Thibaudeau, Jeri Mulrow, and Jun Shao
The Nonparametric Regression with Missing Responses and Its Applications to the U.S. Census - Cheng Yong Tang and Song Xi Chen
Estimating the Distribution Function Using k-tuple Ranked Set Samples - Kaushik Ghosh and Ram C. Tiwari
Distribution-Free Statistical Intervals via Ranked-Set Sampling - Jesse Frey
A Nonparametric Mean Estimator for Judgment Post-Stratified Data - Xinlei Wang, Johan Lim, and S. Lynne Stokes
Optimal Ranked Set Sampling Estimation Based on Medians from Multiple Set Sizes - Nader Gemayel, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas Wolfe
Minimum Distance Estimator of Judgment-Ranking Probabilities in a Ranked-Set Sample - Omer Ozturk
Parametric and Semiparametric Model-Based Estimates of the Finite Population Mean for Two-Stage Cluster Samples with Item Nonresponse - Roderick J. Little and Ying Yuan
Bayesian Penalized Spline Model-Based Estimation of the Finite Population Proportion From Probability-Proportional-to-Size Samples - Qixuan Chen, Michael Elliott, and Roderick Little Keywords: finite population proportion, Gibbs sampling, penalized spline regression model
Credible intervals for the Fay-Herriot model - Nadarajasundaram Ganesh Keywords: Bayesian multiple comparison, Fay-Herriot model, hierarchical Bayes, matched priors
Bayesian Approaches to Sequential Selection of Survey Design Protocols - James Wagner and Trivellore Raghunathan Keywords: Adaptive Design, Survey Design Protocols
Survey Designs to Optimize Efficiency for Multiple Objectives: Methods and Applications - Stephen Williams, Zhanyun Zhao, and Frank Potter Keywords: design optimization, multiple survey objectives, nonlinear programming
Optimization of Nonproportional Samples - Raimund K. Wildner
Sampling Design and Inference for Social Network Data: Estimating Epidemic Potential with Contact Tracing Data - Krista Gile and Mark S. Handcock
Sample Allocation under a Population Model and Stratified Inclusion Probability Proportionate to Size Sampling - Sun Woong Kim, Steven Heeringa, and Peter Solenberger
Comparison of Sample Set Curtailment Procedures - Jason Legg Keywords: rejection sampling, cube sampling, stratification, balanced sampling
Model – Assisted-Cum-Design-Based Adaptive Sampling - Ismaila Adeleke, Ray Okafor, Ebenezer Esan, and Athanasius Opara Keywords: Model-based, adaptive sampling, inclusion probabilities
Random Forests with Survey Data - Guillermo Mendez and Sharon L. Lohr
Multivariate Analysis Techniques on Model-based Sampling - Chang-Tai Chao and Feng-Min Lin Keywords: Model-Based Sampling, Optimal Sampling Strategy, Multivariate Analysis, Principal Component, Cluster Analysis
Model Evaluation for Multivariate Structural Time Series Models for the Dutch Labour Force Survey - Sabine Krieg and Jan van den Brakel Keywords: Structural time series models, Small area estimation
Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Outcome and Time to Drop out – An Application Using Complex Survey Data - Punam Pahwa and Chandima Karunanayake Keywords: Generalized Estimating Equations, Complex Survey, Joint Modeling
A Method for Bias-Reduction of Sample-Based MLE of the Autologistic Function - Steen Magnussen and Robert Reeves
Comparison of Income Items from the CPS and ACS - Bruce Webster Jr. Keywords: CPS ASEC, ACS, Response Errors
The Impact of Converted Refusals upon Survey Estimates: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004 - Margaret Carroll and Yinong Chong
Precanvass Survey for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey - Promod Chandhok Keywords: auxiliary establishments, sample design, non-shipping auxiliaries, duplicates
An Appraisal of the Conduct and Provisional Results of the Nigerian Population and Housing Census of 2006 - Raymond Okafor, Ismaila Adeleke, and Athanasius Oparac Keywords: Nigerian Population (140million), Male/Female (%) of population is 51.2/48.8, Nigerian census of 2006
Statistical 'Pre- and Post-Processing' as Integrated into Computer Simulations - Turkan Gardenier
Measuring the Quality of Service to Taxpayers in Volunteer Sites - Kevin Cecco, Ronald Walsh, and Rachael Hooker Keywords: Quality of service, Hansen-Hurwitz estimator, statistical consulting
Model and Survey Performance Measurement by the RSE and RSESP - James R. Knaub, Jr. Keywords: regression; total survey error; performance measure; establishment survey; classical ratio estimator; cutoff sampling
Bayesian Multiple Imputation and Maximum Likelihood Methods for Missing Data - Min Sun and Ferry Butar Butar Keywords: multiple imputation, Bayesian method, maximum likelihood, Monte Carlo, bootstrap
Software Alternatives for Variance Estimation in the Analysis of Complex Sample Surveys: A Comparison of SAS Survey Procedures, SUDAAN, and AM - Bethany Bell-Ellison and Jeffrey Kromrey Keywords: Complex sample surveys, variance estimation, software comparison
Alternative Methods to Compensate for Provider Nonresponse in the National Immunization Survey - Philip J. Smith, Ben Skalland, Sadeq Chowdury, and Robert Montgomery
Review of NHIS Public-Design Structures - Van Parsons and Chris Moriarity
Incorporating a Multi-Mode Design Into a Random-Digit-Dialing Telephone Survey - Michael Battaglia, Larry Osborn, Michael Link, Martin Frankel, and Ali Mokdad Keywords: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Mail Survey, Telephone Survey
Asking for Numbers and Quantities: Visual Design Effects in Web Surveys - Marek Fuchs Keywords: Web survey; frequency question, visual design
Integrating Cell Phone Numbers into Random Digit-Dialed (RDD) Landline Surveys - Martin R. Frankel, Michael P. Battaglia, Michael Link, and Ali H. Mokdad Keywords: sampling, cell phone, random digit dialed, RDD, BRFSS, telephone surveys
Methodology for Cognitive Testing of Translations in Multiple Languages - Yuling Pan, Ashley Landreth, Marjorie Hindsdale, Hyunjoo Park, and Alisu Schoua-Glusberg Keywords: methodology for cognitive testing, translation, multilingual
Respondent Debriefings Conducted by Experts: A New Qualitatitve Methodology for Questionnaire Evaluation - Elizabeth Nichols and Jennifer Hunter Childs Keywords: Conversational interviewing, Pretesting, Coverage Improvement
A Comparison of Mixed-Mode Address-Based Sampling (ABS) Versus Random Digit Dialing (RDD) for General Population Surveys - Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Larry Osborn, Martin R. Frankel, and Ali H. Mokdad Keywords: mixed-mode survey, address-based sampling (ABS), random digit-dialed (RDD)
Improving Contact Information for Mobile Populations: An Advance Contact Experiment - Megan Henly, Andrew L. Zukerberg, and Amy Herron Keywords: prenotification, nonresponse, mobile populations
Is This a Mobile Home or a Monastery?: Differentiating Group Quarters from Housing Units with a Validation Questionnaire - George Carter and Laurie Schwede Keywords: group quarters, establishment surveys, cognitive interviewing
National Response Rates for Surveys of College Students: Institutional, Regional, and Design Factors - Matt Jans and Anthony Roman Keywords: college students, response rates
Respondents' Understandings of Confidentiality in a Changing Privacy Environment - Eleanor Gerber and Ashley Landreth Keywords: Confidentiality, Privacy beliefs, Census letters
The Effect of Probe Type on Cognitive Interview Results: A Signal Detection Analysis - Rachel Levenstein, Frederick Conrad, Johnny Blair, Roger Tourangeau, and Aaron Maitland
Investigation of the Relationship Between Census Mail Response and the Partnership and Marketing Program - Mary H. Mulry and Jay K. Keller Keywords: Census 2000, logistic regression, segmentation, return on investment
Relationship between Measurement Error and Unit Nonresponse in Household Surveys: An Approach in the Absence of Validation Data - Andy Peytchev and Emilia Peytcheva
Does Context Really Matter? Results from a Spanish Language Advance Letter Pilot - Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, Michael Link, David Roe, and Rosanna Quiroz Keywords: Spanish-speaking population, lead letters, telephone surveys, health surveys
Negative Media and Unit-Level Survey Response - Nancy Bates
Using Administrative Records to Evaluate the Accuracy of Child Abuse Reports in a National Survey of Child Abuse and Neglect - Keith Smith, Paul Biemer, Kathryn Dowd, and Ruben Chiflikyan Keywords: Matching, Data Quality, Abuse Reports
Using Behavior Coding to Validate Cognitive Interview Findings - Johnny Blair, Allison Ackermann, Linda Piccinino, and Rachel Levenstein
Forty Years of Progress in Monitoring Cancer Control - Nancy Breen and Tracy M. Layne
An Assessment of Bias due to Noncoverage of Wireless Only Households in RDD Surveys - Meena Khare, Sadeq Chowdhury, Kirk Wolter, and James A. Singleton
Minimizing Assessment Burden on Preschool Children: Balancing Burden and Reliability - Susan Sprachman, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Steven Glazerman, Sarah Avellar, Miriam Loewenberg Keywords: methodology, assessment, early childhood
The Effect of Reporting Aid Use on the Accuracy of Household-Reported Medical Expenditure Data - David Kashihara and Diana Wobus Keywords: medical reports, response accuracy, survey quality
Changes in Seam Effects Magnitude Due to Changes in Question Wording and Data Collection Strategies: An Analysis of Labor Force Transitions in the PSID - Mario Callegaro Keywords: seam effect, PSID
Medicaid Underreporting in the CPS: Results from a Record Check Study - Joanne Pascale, Marc Roemer, and Dean Resnick
A New Methodology for the Cognitive Testing of Translated Materials: Testing the Source Version as a Basis for Comparison - Patricia Goerman and Rachel Caspar Keywords: Pretesting multilingual surveys, Cognitive interviewing and Spanish-speaking respondents, Data quality
Manipulating Caller ID for Higher Survey Response in RDD Surveys - Martin Barron and Meena Khare Keywords: telephone surveys, caller ID, RDD response rates
Optimizing the Day and Time of the First Dial in Random-Digit-Dial Telephone Surveys - Benjamin Skalland, Chao Xu, and Karen Wooten
Linking Mailing Addresses to a Household Sampling Frame Based on Census Geography - Katherine Morton, Vincent Iannacchione, Joseph McMichael, James Cajka, Ross Curry, and David Cunningham Keywords: area sampling frame, residential mailing lists, counting and listing, GIS, GPS, geocoding
Estimating Reliability with Panel Data: Alternatives to Cronbach's Alpha and Why We Need Them - Paul Biemer, Sharon Christ, and Christopher Wiesen