Multiple Semi-Parametric Imputation
- David R. Judkins, Westat, Inc.; Andrea R. Piesse, Westat, Inc.; Tom Krenzke, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Post-imputation variance estimation, Hot-deck imputation
Parametric fractional imputation for missing data analysis
- Jae-kwang Kim, Yonsei University; Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University
Keywords: EM algorithm, Importance sampling, Monte Carlo EM, Multiple imputation, Observed likelihood, Observed information
Multiply Imputing Potential Outcomes To Estimate Individual Causal Effects - Susanne Rässler, Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg; Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University
Randy Sitter's Contributions to Resampling Methods in Sample Surveys - N. K. Rao, Carleton University
A Statistical Approach to Quantifying the Elastic Deformation of Nanomaterials - C.F. Jeff Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Using Empirical Likelihood Methods To Obtain Range Restricted - Jiahua Chen, The University of British Columbia; J. N. K. Rao, Carleton University; R
Examining Sensitivity of Small-Area Inferences to Uncertainty About Sampling Error Variances
- William R. Bell, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: sampling error modle, Fay-Herriot model, Bayesian inference, small area estimation
Robust Estimation of Monthly Employment Growth Rates for Small Areas in the Current Employment Statistics Survey
- Julie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland, College Park
Keywords: small area estimation, robust estimation, influential observations
Robust Small-Area Estimation Under Unit-Level Models
- J. N. K. Rao, Carleton University
Keywords: Best linear unbiased prediction, Bootstrap method, Mean squared error, Mixed model, Robust estimation, Small area mean
A Picture Is Worth a Billion Words: Visualizing Mega-Parameter Models from Giga-Scale Textual Data - Burt Monroe, The Pennsylvania State University
Ceci N'Est Pas Une Carte - Michael D. Ward, University of Washington
Tufte Without Tears - Chris Adolph, University of Washington
Keeping Up with Survey Respondents
- Stanley R. Freedman, Energy Information Administration
Keywords: Survey methodology, repsondents, site visits
Communicating with Survey Respondents at the UK Office for National Statistics
- Jacqui Jones, The Office for National Statistics, UK; Ann Lewis, The Office for National Statistics, UK; Georgina Jones, The Office for National Statistics, UK; Jackie Byard, The Office for National Statistics, UK
Keywords: Respondent Communication, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Customer and Respondent Outreach Initiatives at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- William J. Wiatrowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: customers, respondents, outreach
So Why Are Millions of Children Needlessly Dying?
- David J. Fitch, Universidad Rafael Landívar
Keywords: Evaluation, Corruption, Foreign Aid, USAID, Service delivery research, LQAS
Child Survival Theory and Practice: How Do They Match? - Gareth Jones, Adeni Consulting
Child Mortality: What We Count Counts - Jef L. Leroy, National Institute of Public Health; Jean-Pierre Habicht, Cornell University; Juan Rivera, National Institute of Public Health
How Can Statistics Save Lives? - Megan Price, Emory University
Designing an Audit System To Increase Voter Confidence in Elections - Michael W. Traugott, The University of Michigan
Engaging the Unengaged Voter: Vote Centers and Voter Turnout - Robert M. Stein, Rice University; Greg Vonnahme, Rice University
Measuring Voting System Failures: Survey Evidence of the Frequency of Voting Problems in the 2006 and 2008 U.S. Election - Stephen Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles H. Stewart, III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Measuring Income and Poverty in Four Surveys: An Overview
- Connie Citro, Committee on National Statistics; Joan L. Turek, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Gabrielle Denmead, Denmead Services and Consulting; Sameer Desale, Synectics for Management Decisions Inc.; Brian James, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Keywords: Income, poverty, family structure, policy analysis, program benefits, health insurance coverage
Measurement Issues Associated with Using Survey Data Matched with Administrative Data from the Social Security Administration
- Paul Davies, Social Security Administration; Lynn Fisher, Social Security Adminsitration
Keywords: Survey data, administrative data, survey error, measurement error
How Much Is It Worth: Comparing the Policy-Analytic Value of Wealth Data from Four Surveys - John L. Czajka, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
A Comparison of the Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from Four National Surveys and Six State Surveys - Michael Davern, The University of Minnesota/SHADAC
Can Calibration Be Used To Adjust for 'Nonignorable' Nonresponse?
- Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Ted Chang, University of Virginia
Keywords: Prediction model, Quasi-randomization, Benchmark variable, Model variable, Bias, Repsons-guided response group
NMAR Nonresponse with Limited Covariate Information
- Danny Pfeffermann, Hebrew University & University of Southampon; Anna Sikov, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Michael Sverchkov, BAE Systems/Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Calibration, H-T estimator, NMAR, Sample distribution, Sample-complement distribution
Hierarchical Bayes Estimation for Bivariate Binary Data with Applications to Small-Area Estimation - Malay Ghosh, University of Florida
Applying Federal Data Security Policy to Statistical Agency Practices
- Rochelle W. Martinez, Office of Management and Budget; John W. Barkhamer, Office of Management and Budget
Keywords: data breach, information policy, personally identifiable information, confidentiality
U.S. Census Bureau's Approach To Address OMB's Guidelines and Rules Relating to Privacy Breaches in Federal Statistical Agencies
- Nancy M. Gordon, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Confidentiality, data breach, data stewardship, privacy
The Impact of a Privacy Breach on Survey Participation in a National Longitudinal Survey
- Marilyn Seastrom, National Center for Education Statistics ; Jennifer Park, National Center for Education Statistics
Keywords: Privacy, data breaches, response rates, nonresponse bias analysis
Evaluation of Imputation of Covariates in an Impact Analysis with Regression Adjustment
- Eric Grau, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Sue Ahmed, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Keywords: imputation, impact evaluation, sequential hot deck, regression adjustment, random assignment
Evaluation of Multiple Imputation by Ordered Monotone Blocks in an Anthrax Vaccine Trial - Michela Baccini, University of Florence; Constantine E. Frangakis, Johns Hopkins University; Fan Li, Harvard Medical School; Fabrizia Mealli, University of Florence; Brian D. Plikaytis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Charles E. Rose, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University; Elizabeth R. Zell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Multiple Imputation for Protecting Data Confidentiality: Applications by the German Institute for Employment Research - Jerome Reiter, Duke University; Joerg Drechsler, German Institute for Employment Research; Susanne Rässler, Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg
Heavy Children in Motor Vehicle Crashes: Imputation for Covariates with Missingness and Measurement Errors - Dawei Xie, University of Pennsylvania; Yulei He, Harvard Medical School
Releasing Microdata: Disclosure Risk Estimation, Data Masking, and Assessing Utility
- Natalie Shlomo, University of Southampton
Keywords: Log-linear models, Goodness of fit, Measurement error, Additive noise, Micro-aggregation, Random rounding, PRAM, Information loss
New Ways To Provide More and Better Data to the Public While Still Protecting Confidentiality
- Laura V. Zayatz, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Disclosure Avoidance, Data Dissemination
Web-Based Data Query Tools: Meeting User Needs - J. Neil Russell, National Center for Education Statistics
Estimation and Inference for Group-Randomized Trials with a Binary Outcome - Sherri L. Pals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Power for Clustered Gaussian Data - Jacqueline L. Johnson, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida; Diane J. Catellier, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina, University of Florida; Kelli A. Komro, University of Florida
Estimation and Inference for Clustered Gaussian Data - Diane J. Catellier, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jacqueline L. Johnson, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida
Internal Pilot Designs for Cluster Samples - Christopher S. Coffey, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Matthew J. Gurka, University of Virginia; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida
National Election Scorecard
- Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: National Election, RDD, exit polling
Voter Confidence and the Election Day Voting Experience - J. Quin Monson, Brigham Young University; Kelly Patterson, Brigham Young University; David Magleby, Brigham Young University; Ryan Claassen, Kent State University
How ASA Members Are Helping States Improve Elections - Arlene S. Ash, Boston University
Under-Reporting of Energy Intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey
- Didier Garriguet, Statistics Canada
Keywords: energy under-reporting, nutrition, energy intake, energy expenditure
Analysis of Survey-Based Usual Intake Nutrition Data: The Issue of Within-Person Variation - Kevin Dodd, National Cancer Institute; Joseph Goldman, U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Nutrition Data: Methodological and Analytic Experiences of NHANES - Clifford L. Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, Inc.; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nonparametric Density Estimation from Censored Data - Meghan S. O'Malley, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Can Survey Bootstrap Replicates Be Used for Cross-Validation?
- Geoff Rowe, Statistics Canada; David Binder, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Complex surveys, .632+ Bootstrap, Health Utility Index
Building Regression Trees on Survey Data - Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tree-Based Methods To Model Dependent Data - Guillermo Mendez, Arizona State University
Effect of Spanish Two-Way Immersion Programs on Kindergarten Students' Attitudes: A Study of Treatment and Control Schools
- Claudia B. Navarro Villarroel, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University; Marcia Rosenbusch, Iowa State University; Holly Kaptain, Iowa State University
Keywords: Generalized mixed multinomial linear model, Survey for children, Dual Language Education
Deal with Excess Zeros in the Discrete Dependent Variable, the Number of Homicide in Chicago Census Tract
- Gideon D. Bahn, Loyola University Chicago; Raymond Massenburg, University of Illinois at Chicago
Keywords: GLM with Poisson, ZIP model, ZAP (hurdle) model, Negative Binomial, Two-part model, Homicide
Matching Four Groups of Postsecondary Education Institutions Using Propensity Scores - Amang S. Sukasih, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Kirsten Barrett, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Wendy Mansfield, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Methods for Analyzing Agreement on Ordinal Ratings Between Self- and Peer-Evaluations in a Medical School Student Survey - Oliver Cass, Hennepin County Medical Center; Ye-Ying Cen, Hennepin County Medical Center
Modeling of Probability of Infant Survival (Survival Rates) - Beau Jones, University of Cenral Arkansas; Evgenia Rubinshtein, University of Central Arkansas
An Examination of the Relationships Between University Student Retention and High-School Coursework Among At-Risk Students Using Regression Analysis - Chong Ho Yu, Arizona State University; Angel Jannasch-Pennell, Arizona State University; Samuel Digangi, Arizona State University; Charles Kaprolet, Arizona State University
Using Respondent Information and Psychometric Methods to Estimate Response Propensities
- William Kalsbeek, Unversity of North Carolina; Robert Agans, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Keywords: survey nonresponse, estimating nonresponse bias, nonresponse adjustment
Reducing Error in Psychological Research: Averaging Data To Determine Factor Structure of the QMPR
- Shea Gibbons, Brigham Young University; Robert Bubb, Brigham Young University; Bruce L. Brown, Brigham Young University
Keywords: Factor Analysis, Reliability, Averaging Data, Human Subject Data, QMPR
A Brief History of Survey Classification Error Models
- Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International; Paul P. Biemer, RTI International/UNC-CH; William Kalsbeek, Unversity of North Carolina
Keywords: latent class analysis, classification error models, measurement error, reliability analysis, Census Bureau Model, finite fixture models, Hui-Walter Method
Comparison of Students' Scores Between Public and Private Schools: Analysis of PISA Data - Victoria Landsman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; Danny Pfeffermann, Hebrew University & University of Southampon
Evaluating the Uncertainty in HIV/AIDS Infection Models - Huaiyu Ma, GE Global Research; Roger W. Hoerl, GE Global Research
Recent Background and Influences on the Direction of Research in Public Health Biosurveillance - Henry Rolka, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistical Considerations in Large-Scale Screening Programs: Impacts on the Public - Sonya Heltshe, Rocky Mountain Denver Poison Center; Karen Kafadar, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center; Philip Prorok, National Cancer Institute
Assessing the Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health - Rebecca Klemm, Klemm Analysis, Inc.; Donna Stroup, Data for Solutions, Inc.
Old Tabulations, Old Files, and a Brief History of Individual Tax Return Sampling - Michael E. Weber, Statistics of Income, IRS; David P. Paris, Statistics of Income, IRS; Peter J. Sailer, Consultant
Statistics of Income Sales of Capital Assets Sample Redesign for Tax Year 2007
- Yan K. Liu, Statistics of Income, IRS; Michael Strudler, Statistics of Income, IRS; Jana Scali, Statistics of Income, IRS; Janette Wilson, Statistics of Income, IRS
Keywords: Continuous Work History Sample, Neyman Optimum Allocation, Statistics of Income, stratified sample
Attrition in the Tax Years 1999--2005 Individual Income Tax Return Panel - Victoria Bryant, Statistics of Income, IRS
Methodological Limitations in Producing Subnational Tabulations of Unincorporated Business Activity That Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships Report on Returns - Joseph Koshansky, Internal Revenue Service
Reinterview Revisited
- Dhirendra N. Ghosh, Synectics for Management Decisions Inc.
Keywords: Gross discrepancy rate, index of inconsistency
Evaluating data collection quality after protocol changes
- Cherie Alf, Iowa State University; Sarah Nusser, Iowa State University; Veronica Lessard, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Keywords: Quality Review, Process Quality
Simulation Modeling of Field Operations in Surveys
- Bor-Chung Chen, Federal Railroad Administration
Keywords: Census Data, Discrete Events, Perfomance Evaluation, Response Rate, Survey Cost
Using Paradata to Actively Manage Data Collection Survey Progress
- François Laflamme, Statistics Canada; Mike Maydan, Statistics Canada; Andrew Miller, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Paradata, call history, active management, management information system
A Microlevel Latent Class Model for Measurement Error in the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey
- Brian J. Meekins, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Clyde Tucker, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Paul P. Biemer, RTI International/UNC-CH
Keywords: latent class model, measurement error, consumer expenditure
How To Prioritize Recontacts - Dan Hedlin, Statistics Sweden
American Community Survey (ACS) Sample Design Issues and Challenges
- Steven Hefter, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: ACS, Sampling, Census Long Form
Redesigning the American Community Survey (ACS): Computer-Assisted Personal Interview Sample
- Edward C. Castro Jr., U.S. Census Bureau; Steven Hefter, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: ACS, Sampling, Nonresponse, Personal Interview
Some Research on Sampling Design Alternatives for a Redesigned 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Iris Shimizu, National Center for Health Statistics; Rong Cai, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Cluster sampling, optimum sample allocation, nonlinear programming, relative standard errors
Assessing Oversampling of Older Persons in a National Health Survey
- Karen E. Davis, National Center for Health Statistics; Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Sample survey, oversampling
Implementation of Controlled Selection in the National Compensation Survey Redesign
- Lawrence R. Ernst, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Christopher J. Guciardo, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Yoel Izsak, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Jonathan J. Lisic, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Chester H. Ponikowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Allocation, sampling panels, rounding, sampling cells, area PSUs, industry sampling strata
Sample Refreshment, Optimal Allocation, and Other Issues in the Redesign of Panel Surveys - Paul P. Biemer, RTI International/UNC-CH; Margaret Byron, Rho, Inc.; Sara Wheeless, RTI International; Celia Eicheldinger, RTI International
Correction of Bias from Nonrandom Missing Longitudinal Data using auxiliary information
- Cuiling Wang, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Charlie B. Hall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Keywords: Missing data, linear mixed effects model, MNAR, joint modeling, multiple imputation (MI), auxiliary variable MAR (A-MAR)
Modeling Change in Longitudinal Studies: Use Age Only or Initial Age and Time?
- Christopher H. Morrell, Loyola College in Maryland; Larry J. Brant, National Institute on Aging; Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Aging
Keywords: Mixed-Effects Models, Multilevel modeling, Observational Study, Recruitment Bias, Regression
Testing for Qualitative Interaction of Multiple Sources of Informative Dropout in Longitudinal Data - Sara B. Crawford, Valparaiso University; John J. Hanfelt, Emory University
Overdispersed Continuous-Time Models with Epidemiological Applications - Carles Breto, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Edward L. Ionides, The University of Michigan; Aaron A. King, The University of Michigan
Multilevel Modeling Technique and Bootstrap Variance Estimation in Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Complex Survey Data Sets - Alomgir Hossain, University of Saskatchewan; Punam Pahwa, University of Saskatchewan; Bruce Reeder, University of Saskachewan; Bonnie Janzen, University of Saskatchewan
Comparison of Generalized Estimating Equations and Quadratic Inference Functions in Longitudinal Analysis of Data from the NLSCY Database - Adefowope O. Odueyungbo, McMaster University; Dillon Browne, University of Guelph; Norri Akhtar-Danesh, McMaster University; Lehana Thabane, McMaster University
Rank and Set Restrictions for Homogeneity Analysis in R
- Patrick Mair, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien; Jan de Leeuw, University of California, Los Angeles
Keywords: homals, Gifi-models, optimal scaling, homogeneity analysis, nonlinear PCA, nonliner CCA
Algorithmic Errors in the Estimation of Tobit II Models and the Corresponding Failure To Recognize Selection Bias
- Thomas Zuehlke, Florida State University; Anthony Kassekert, Florida State University
Keywords: Tobit II, Heckman Selection Model, Simultaneous Estimation
Probabilistic and Fuzzy Matching as Applied to Record Linkage and Computerized Coding - Michael J. Wenzowski, Statistics Canada
Sensitivity Analysis for Observational Studies: The ObsSens Package for R - Gregory L. Snow, Intermountain Healthcare
SAFAL: Statistical Analysis Functions Automating Language - Babubhai V. Shah, SAFAL Institute Inc.
An Open Source Library for the Estimation and Evaluation of ACD Models - Guillaume Weisang, Bentley College
GLUMIP 2.0: SAS/IML Software for Planning Internal Pilots - John A. Kairalla, University of Florida; Christopher S. Coffey, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida
Use of a Likelihood-Based Mixed-Effects Model Repeated Measures Analysis for a Clinical Trial in Major Depressive Disorder
- Baldeo K. Taneja, EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Thomas Kinghorn, MDS Biostatistics; John Reinhard, Brain Insights, LLC; Andrew Uprichard, EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Keywords: Major Depressive Disorder, Longitudinal Data, Dropouts, Missing Data, MMRM Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis
Longitudinal Data Analysis: Repeated Measures Analysis Versus Random Coefficient Models - Radhi Abdulnabi, Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mixture Model for Individual and Combined Data Using Estimating Equations - Pali Sen, University of North Florida; Jacy Crosby, University of North Florida
A Comparison of Methods for Pretest/Post-Test Trials with Small Samples - Xiao Sun, Merck & Co., Inc.; Robin Mogg, Merck Research Laboratories; Devan V. Mehrotra, Merck Research Laboratories
MMRM Analyses with and Without Titration Visits - Phillip Dinh, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Peiling Yang, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Modeling Phase-Dependent Effects and Volatile Longitudinal Responses via Geometric Brownian Motion Process - Li Zhu, University of California, Davis; Fushing Hsieh, University of California, Davis; Eric Chi, Amgen, Inc; Juan Li, Amgen, Inc
Health Care Disparities Research: Using the National Health Care Surveys
- Nancy Sonnenfeld, National Center for Health Statistics; Jane E. Sisk, National Center for Health Statistics; John E. Orban, Battelle
Keywords: health care, race, ethnicity, disparities, government statistics, National Health Care Surveys
Using National Health Interview Survey Data and State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey Data To Study Health Disparities
- Jane F. Gentleman, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Health disparities, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey, Healthy People Program
Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) To Evaluate Health Disparities - Vicki L. Burt, National Center for Health Statistics; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Cindy Zhang, Harris Corporation
Vital Statistics: Vital to the Measurement of Health Disparities - Charles J. Rothwell, National Center for Health Statistics
Applications of Ranked Set Sampling to Genetic Studies - Gang Zheng, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Chen Zehua, National University of Singapore; Kaushik Ghosh, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Zhaohai Li, The George Washington University
Some Further Generalizations of Ranked Set Sampling - Kaushik Ghosh, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ram C. Tiwari, National Cancer Institute
Nonparametric Maximum Likelihood Estimator of Bohn-Wolfe Model - Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University
Confidence Intervals Estimation of the Location Parameter of the Logistic Distribution Using Ranked Set Sampling - Hassen A. Muttlak, KFUPM
Sequential Unbalanced Ranked Set Sampling - Nader M. Gemayel, The Ohio State University; Douglas Wolfe, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Stasny, The Ohio State University
Test-Score Ceiling Effects and Value-Added Measures of School Quality
- Cory R. Koedel, University of Missouri-Columbia; Julian R. Betts, University of California, San Diego
Keywords: Value-Added Modeling, Test-Score Ceiling Effects
Estimating Dynamic Panel Data Models with Measurement Errors
- Shawn Ni, University of Missouri-Columbia; Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri-Columbia
Keywords: value-added, dynamic panel data, noisy data
The Sensitivity of Teacher Effect Estimates to Decision Rules for Establishing Student-Teacher Links - Matthew Springer, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Bing Han, RAND Corporation
Does a Teacher's Value Added Require Data To Be Missing at Random? - Daniel McCaffrey, RAND Corporation; J. R. Lockwood, RAND Corporation
Estimating Teacher Effects from Longitudinal Data Without Assuming Vertical Scaling - Louis T. Mariano, RAND Corporation; Daniel McCaffrey, RAND Corporation; J. R. Lockwood, RAND Corporation
Multiple Imputation Methods for Disclosure Limitation in Longitudinal Data
- Di An, Merck & Co., Inc.; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan
Keywords: confidentiality, disclosure protection, longitudinal data, multiple imputation, survival analysis
Measuring Disclosure Risk for a Synthetic Data Set Created Using Multiple Methods
- Jennifer C. Huckett, Iowa State University; Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University
Keywords: hot deck imputation, quantile regression, rank swapping, statistical disclosure limitation, synthetic data
Hybrid Logistic Regression and Random-Response Model in a Matched Pairs Study - Chien-Hua Wu, Chung-Yuan Christian University; Shu-Mei Wan; Mei-Chi Li
Translating Disclosure Risk of Geographic Units to Survey Respondents: A Hierarchical Assessment of Contextual Data - Kristine M. Witkowski, The University of Michigan
The Effect of Measurement Error and Under-Coverage Error on Disclosure Risk Assessments - Mandi Yu, The University of Michigan; Trivellore Raghunathan, The University of Michigan
Achieving Analytic Potential While Protecting Data Confidentiality - Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago; James Sears, U.S. Social Security Administration
A Unified Theory of Randomized Response Surveys of Binary Characteristics - Tapan K. Nayak, The George Washington University
Nonresponse in the American Time Use Survey
- Phawn Letourneau, U.S. Census Bureau; Andrew Zbikowski, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Survey, Nonresponse, Logistic Regression
Using a Large-Scale Field Study To Estimate Nonresponse and Noncoverage Biases in an RDD Survey
- Wendy VanDeKerckhove, Westat, Inc.; Jill Montaquila, Westat, Inc.; J. Michael Brick, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: CATI, response rate, coverage
Sensitivity Analysis of Nonresponse Bias in the Current Population Survey
- John Dixon, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: nonresponse, bias, survey
Proxy Pattern-Mixture Analysis for Survey Nonresponse
- Rebecca Andridge, The University of Michigan; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan
Keywords: Bayesian methods, Missing data, Nonignorable nonresponse, Nonresponse bias analysis, Survey data
A Study of SES Bias and Nonresponse in a Large-Scale Household Survey - Orlaith Burke, University College Dublin; Patrick E. Murphy, University College Dublin; Richard Sinnott, University College Dublin
Canonical Correlation Analysis of Longitudinal Data
- Dayanand N. Naik, Old Dominion University; Jayesh Srivastava, High Point Insurance
Keywords: Canonical correlation analysis, Kronecker prodcut, longitudinal data
Inverse Regression from Longitudinal Data
- Geoffrey Jones, Massey University
Keywords: Calibration, Hierarchical model, Multilevel model, MCMC
State Space Representation of an Autoregressive Linear Mixed Effects Model for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data
- Ikuko Funatogawa, Teikyo University School of Medicine; Takashi Funatogawa, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. LTD
Keywords: Autoregressive model, Equilibrium, Kalman filter, Linear Mixed Effects Model, Longitudinal data, State Space
Estimation of Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using Muscle Electrical Properties - Catherine Stamoulis, Harvard School of Public Health; Rebecca Betensky, Harvard University; Seward Rutkove, Harvard Medical School
Comparison Between Analysis of Variance and Spectral Decomposition in the Mixed-Effects Models - Mixia Wu, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Kai Fun Yu, National Institutes of Health; Aiyi Liu, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Marginalized Transition Models for Longitudinal Count Data - Keunbaik Lee, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Michael Daniels, University of Florida; Yongsung Joo, University of Florida
Using Continuous Variables as Modeling Covariates for Net Coverage Estimation
- Vincent T. Mule, U.S. Census Bureau; Don Malec, U.S. Census Bureau; Jerry Maples, U.S. Census Bureau; Teresa Schellhamer, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Dual System Estimation
Direct Estimates as a Diagnostic for Dual System Estimators Based on Logistic Regression
- Mary H. Mulry, U.S. Census Bureau; Bruce D. Spencer, Northwestern University; Tom Mule, U.S. Census Bureau; Nganha Nguyen, U.S. Census Bureau; Eric Schindler, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: census coverage error, Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey, 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Program
Assessing Synthetic Error via Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques - Andrew Keller, U.S. Census Bureau
Relaxing the Autonomous Independence Assumption for Census Coverage Measurement Dual System Estimates - Richard A. Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau
Demographic Analysis in 2008 and Beyond - Dean Judson, U.S. Census Bureau; J. Gregory Robinson, U.S. Census Bureau; Kirsten K. West, U.S. Census Bureau; Antonio Bruce, U.S. Census Bureau; Bashiruddin Ahmed, U.S. Census Bureau; Frederick W. Hollman, U.S. Census Bureau
Spatial Multipurpose Designs - Werner G. Mueller, Johannes Kepler University
On the Effect of Collocation on the Quality of Multivariate Spatial Prediction - Dale Zimmerman, The University of Iowa
Sampling Strategies for Estimating the Spatial Mean of Temporal Trends - Dick Brus, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Alterra
Spatial Network Design To Detect Regional Trends in PM2.5 - Zhengyuan Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spatial Sampling Design Using Support Vector Machines - Mikhail Kanevski, Institute of Geomatics and Analysis of Risk; Alexei Pozdnoukhov, Institute of Geomatics and Analysis of Risk
The False Discovery Rate in ACS: Helping Users Understand Estimates for Small Domains
- Robert E. Fay, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: American Community Survey, multiple testing, small area estimations, FDR
Spatial Modeling and Prediction of County-Level Employment Growth Data
- Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: empirical best linear unbiased predictor, Fay-Herriot model, increasing domain asymptotics, infill asymptotics, Small Area Estimation, Spatial Statistics
Hierarchical Model Selection Using a Benchmark Discrepancy
- Lu Lu, Iowa State University; Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University
Keywords: generalized linear mixed models, Poisson-gamma model, Poisson-lognormal model, posterior predictive checks, small area estimation
Further Developments in a Hierarchical Bayes Approach to Small-Area Estimation of Health Insurance Coverage: State-Level Estimates for Demographic Groups
- Steven Riesz, U.S. Census Bureau; Mark Bauder, U.S. Census Bureau; Donald M. Luery, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: uninsured, SCHIP, CDC, Fay-Herriot model, multivariate model, administrative records
Small-Area Estimation for Alcohol Drinking Among Teenagers - Hsing-Yi Chang, National Health Research Institutes; Yu-Wen Wen, National Health Research Institutes
The Connection Between Bayesian- and Resampling-Based Inference in Small-Area Models - Snigdhansu Chatterjee, The University of Minnesota
Using Digital Imagery To Update the Measures of Size of Area Segments
- Lee Harding, Westat, Inc.; Sylvia Dohrmann, Westat, Inc.; Lin Li, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Area sample, MOS, probability proportional to size sampling
Challenges and Methods in Creating Secondary Sampling Units for Area Probability Samples
- Bryce Johnson, Westat, Inc.; Jill Montaquila, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Segment, automation, TIGER, invisible boundaries, contiguous, heterogeneity
Assessing the Filter Rules for Extracting Addresses from the Master Address File To Construct a Housing Unit Frame for Current Demographic Surveys
- Joel Martin, U.S. Census Bureau; Clifford Loudermilk, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Sampling Frame, Filter, Surveys Master Address File
Evaluating the American Community Survey as a Potential Sampling Frame for the National Survey of College Graduates
- John Finamore, U.S. Census Bureau; David Hall, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: ACS, NSCG, Sampling Frame, Effective Sample
Stratification and Allocation for the Estimation of a Complex Statistic with Auxiliary Data
- Serge Godbout, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Stratification, Sample allocation, Taylor linearizations, Complex statistic
GeoFrame: A Technological Advancement in Field Enumeration - Joseph P. McMichael, RTI International; Leslie Athey, RTI International; Brian Evans, RTI International; Victoria Albright, RTI International
Success Using an Age-Targeted List Sample for the National Immunization Survey - Adult - Steven Pedlow, National Opinion Research Center; Hee-Choon Shin, National Opinion Research Center; Ashley Amaya, National Opinion Research Center; Gary L. Euler, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
The Exposure-Controlled Retrospective Study: Application to High-Incidence Diseases
- Peng T. Liu, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Keywords: Retrospective study, stratified sampling, sample size, efficiency of estimate, odds ratio
Sampling Issues in Biomarker Studies of Nevus Phenotypes - Jaya M. Satagopan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Assessing the Impact of Intervention - Shailendra N. Banerjee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Noncompliance-Corrected Effect of Randomized Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Incident Aids or Death Using Inverse Probability-of-Censoring Weights - Lauren E. Cain, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Stephen R. Cole, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Semiparametric-Efficient Estimation for Multistage Case-Control Studies - Alastair J. Scott, University of Auckland; Alan J. Lee, University of Auckland; Chris J. Wild, University of Auckland
A Steady-State Effect of a Cancer Screening Intervention - Shih-Yuan Lee, The University of Michigan; Alexander Tsodikov, The University of Michigan
Estimation in Hidden Population Using Social Network - Yang Zhao, University of Regina
SAIPE County Poverty Models Using Data from the American Community Survey
- David Powers, U.S. Census Bureau; Wesley Basel, U.S. Census Bureau; Brett O'Hara, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: poverty, SAIPE, ACS, Fay-Herriot, Census, small area
Multivariate Analysis of Waiting and Treatment Time in Emergency Departments
- Abera Wouhib, National Center for Health Statistics; Myron Katzoff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Multivariate Analysis, Waiting time, Treatment time
Tracking Consumer Energy Price Change: An Overview of Federal Data Sources and Methodologies
- Janice Lent, Energy Information Administration; Joseph Ayoub, Energy Information Administration
Keywords: price index, Fisher, Tornqvist
Model Utility in a Time Series with Interventions: A Case Study - Joy Oliver, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; William L. Seaver, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Woehr, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Brian K. Griepentrog, Fors Marsh Group
Estimating Valid Signatures on a Petition: Power To Choose Between W and A Goodman Type - Mark E. Eakin, The University of Texas at Arlington; Mary M. Whiteside, The University of Texas at Arlington
A Smoothing Approach to Data Masking - Yijie Zhou, Merck & Co., Inc.; Francesca Dominici, Johns Hopkins University; Thomas A. Louis, Johns Hopkins University
Multiple imputation in multiple classification and multiple-membership structures
- Recai M. Yucel, SUNY-Albany
Keywords: Multiple imputation, Bayesian inference, missing data, multiple membership, mixed-effects
Bayesian Analysis for the Difference of Two Poisson Rates with Data Subject to Under-Reporting - Brandi Greer, Baylor University; Dean Young, Baylor University; James Stamey, Baylor University
A Bayesian Cox-Regression Model with Informative Censoring - Niko Kaciroti, The University of Michigan
Effects of Missing and Censored Data for Nonlinear Models Involving ODEs - Sujit Ghosh, North Carolina State University; Haojun Ouyang, North Carolina State University
Bayesian Semiparametric Density Regression with Measurement Error - Ju-Hyun Park, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David Dunson, Duke University
Bayesian Variable Selection for Large Data Sets with Missing Covariates - Jessica Z. Li, University of Florida; George Casella, University of Florida
Evaluation of Alternative Prediction Models To Oversample Low-Income Persons in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Lap-Ming Wun, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: logistic regression, predicted probability, accuracy, efficiency
Comparison of Imputation Adjustment Techniques on Variance Estimation in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Robert M. Baskin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Marc W. Zodet, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: Multiple imputation, variance estimation, Rao-Shao adjustment, survey data
Event Reporting in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Frederick C. Rohde, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: survey quality, response accuracy, panel survey, simulation
Sample Redesign and Conversion to a Windows-Based Survey Instrument: Impact on Part-Year Estimates from the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Frederick C. Rohde, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Steven R. Machlin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: sample weighting, poststratification, design effects
Comparison of Direct, Mixed Model, and Bayesian Metropolitan Statistical Area Estimates for the Insurance Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- Robert M. Baskin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; John P. Sommers, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: complex sample, design bias, mean squared error
Variance Estimation for Statistics Canada's Small Household Surveys in the Context of the Household Survey Strategy
- Sebastien Landry, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Variance estimation, Multi-phase surveys, Multi-frame surveys, Bootstrap, Household surveys
Implementing Resampling Methods for Design-Based Variance Estimation in Multilevel Models: Using HLM6 and SAS Together
- Fritz Pierre, Statistics Canada; Abdelnasser Saïdi, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Multilevel modeling, Resampling methods, Design-based variance, SAS, HLM6
BRR versus Inclusion-Probability Formulas for Variances of Nonresponse Adjusted Survey Estimates
- Eric V. Slud, U.S. Census Bureau; Yves Thibaudeau, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: balanced replication, misspecified model, bias, pseudo-randomization, superpopulation, inclusion probability
Application of Fay's Method for Variance Estimation in the National Compensation Survey Benefits Products
- Jonathan J. Lisic, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Lola Ojo, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Replication, Multi-stage sampling, Variances
The Method of Laplace and BRR: A Hybrid Variance Estimation Method in Surveys - Yves Thibaudeau, U.S. Census Bureau; Eric V. Slud, U.S. Census Bureau
Bootstrap Variance Estimation for Predicted Individual and Population-Average Risks
- Milorad Kovacevic, Statistics Canada; Georgia Roberts, Statistics Canada; Lenka Mach, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Logistic model, prediction models, standard error, validation sample, survey bootstrap, design-based variance
Performance of Bootstrap Variance Estimation for a Dual Frame Household Survey: Evidence from the German Panel Survey - Hans Kiesl, Institute for Employment Research
When Good Weights Seem Bad: Nuances of Sample Weights in the NHANES - Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sylvia Dohrmann, Westat, Inc.
Producing Local Area Estimates for NHANES - Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, Inc.; Robert E. Fay, Westat, Inc.; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Challenges and Consequences from Combining National Health Surveys with Air Monitoring Data - Jennifer D. Parker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nataliya Kravets, NOVA Research
Comparing Methods for Left-Censored Data Using Two-Parameter Lognormal and Johnson's SB Distributions: The Case of Environmental Data from NHANES - Philip Villanueva, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Local Post-Stratification and Diagnostics in Dual System Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation for U.S. Census - Cheng Yong Tang, Iowa State University; Song Xi Chen, Iowa State
The Prior Selection and Approximations in a Hierarchical Bayes Approach: An Application to the Small-Area Income and Poverty Estimation - Santanu Pramanik, University of Maryland, College Park
Bayesian Penalized Spline Model-Based Estimation for Finite Population Proportion in Unequal Probability Sampling - Qixuan Chen, The University of Michigan; Michael R. Elliott, The University of Michigan; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan
Model Selection with Partially Synthetic Data - Satkartar Kinney, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Jerome Reiter, Duke University; James Berger, Duke University/SAMSI
Calculating Cell Bounds in Contingency Tables Based on Conditional Frequencies - Byran J. Smucker, The Pennsylvania State University; Aleksandra B. Slavkovic, The Pennsylvania State University
Statistical Challenges Facing Cell Phone Surveys
- Michael P. Battaglia, Abt Associates, Inc.; Martin R. Frankel, Baruch College and Abt Associates Inc.; Ali H. Mokdad, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: Random-digit-dialing, landline telephone, cell-only househould, coverage bias
Adjustment for Noncoverage of Nonlandline Telephone Households in an RDD Survey
- Sadeq R. Chowdhury, National Opinion Research Center; Robert Montgomery, National Opinion Research Center; Philip J. Smith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: interruption in telephone service, noncoverage adjustment, nontelephone households, poststratification, RDD survey
Cell Phone--Only Household in a National Mail Survey: Who Are They?
- Daifeng Han, Westat, Inc.; David Cantor, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Mail survey, USPS delivery sequence file, cell phone-only population
RDD Telephone Surveys: Reducing Bias and Increasing Operational Efficiency
- David Ferraro, Westat, Inc.; Tom Krenzke, Westat, Inc.; Jill Montaquila, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: RDD, coverage, nonresponse
Comparison of the Wireless-Only and Landline Populations in a Small Pilot Immunization Study
- Martin Barron, National Opinion Research Center; Kirk Wolter, National Opinion Research Center; Cindy Howes, National Opinion Research Center; Karen Wooten, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Cell Phone Survey, Wireless-Only, National Immunization Survey
Where Have All the Smokers Gone? A Simple Strategy for Targeting Rare Subgroups for RDD Studies
- Mansour Fahimi, Marketing Systems Group; Douglas Currivan, RTI International; Jeniffer I. Perez, RTI International; Matthew Farrelly, RTI International
Keywords: RDD, CART, Oversampling, Design Effect
Responsive Design for Random Digit Dial Surveys Using Auxiliary Survey Process Data and Contextual Data - Sunghee Lee, University of California, Los Angeles; Tom Belin, University of California, Los Angeles; Christopher Pankonin, University of California, Los Angeles; J. Michael Brick, Westat, Inc.; Jennifer Edgar, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Imputation of Missing Data for the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Survey
- Lin Li, Westat, Inc.; Annie Lo, Westat, Inc.; Greg Norman, Westat, Inc.; Hyunshik Lee, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Wave missing and imputation, bias due to imputation, variance estimation for imputed data
A Study of Imputation Alternatives for the Quarterly Financial Report
- Melvin J. McCullough, U.S. Census Bureau; Donald M. Luery, U.S. Census Bureau; Terry L. Pennington, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: imputation, bias, standard error
Extension of Fractional Imputation to General Missingness Patterns using Maximum Likelihood
- Minhui Paik, Iowa State University
Keywords: EM algorithm, Missing data, Multivariate normal, Replicate variance estimation, Superpopulation model
Study of Item Nonresponse for a Sample of Questionnaires for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)
- Hossain Eftekhari-Sanjani, U.S. Department of Transportation; Ronald Duych, U.S. Department of Transportation; Joy Sharp, U.S. Department of Transportation; Michael Margreta, U.S. Department of Transportation
Keywords: Item Nonresponse, Commodity Flow Survey, Transportation, Establishment Survey, Data Quality
Data-Driven Post Modeling Sensitivity Analysis To Detect Missing Data Mechanism - Mortaza Jamshidian, California State University, Fullerton
The Fraction of Missing Information as a Tool for Monitoring the Quality of Survey Data - James Wagner, The University of Michigan
Using an Informative Missing Data Model To Predict the Ability To Assess Recovery of Balance Control After Spaceflight
- Alan H. Feiveson, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Scott Wood, Universities Space Research Association; William H. Paloski, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Varsha Jain, Imperial College, London
Keywords: beta distribution, missing data, logistic regression, roc area
Pattern Mixture Models Incorporating Reasons for Dropout
- Sachiko Miyahara, University of Pittsburgh; Meredith Lotz, University of Pittsburgh; Gong Tang, University of Pittsburgh
Keywords: missing data, pattern mixture model, reasons for dropout
Assessing Bias Associated with Missing Data from Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of Health: An Application
- Sunita Ghosh, Alberta Cancer Board; Punam Pahwa, University of Saskatchewan
Keywords: Multiple imputation, complex survey data, JCUSH, available data, missing bias
A Unified Capture-Recapture Model - Matthew Schofield, Columbia University; Richard Barker, University of Otago
Modeling of Longitudinal Biomarker Data with Dropout and Death Using a Weighted Pseudo--Maximum Likelihood Method - M. Abdus Sattar, University of Pittsburgh; Lisa Weissfeld, University of Pittsburgh; Gina D'Angelo, Washington University School of Medicine
Respondent-Driven Sampling in an HIV at-Risk Population: The Analogy with Markov Chain Monte Carlo - Robert E. Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles; Jason Wang, University of California, Los Angeles; Pamina Gorbach, BERG; Steve Shoptaw, University of California, Los Angeles
Providing Access to Business Microdata: The International Experience - Providing Access to Business Microdata: The International Experience
Defining Business Data Needs - Nicholas Greenia, Internal Revenue Service
Providing Remote Access to Business Micro Data: Lessons Learned - Timothy M. Mulcahy, National Opinion Research Center; Pascal Heus, Open Data Foundation; Chet Bowie, National Opinion Research Center
Microdata Access - Felix Ritchie, The Office for National Statistics, UK
An Analysis of Mode Effects in Three Mixed-Mode Surveys of Veteran and Military Populations
- Boris Rachev, ICF International; Michael Yang, ICF International; Diana Davis, ICF International; Ronald Szoc, ICF International
Keywords: mixed-mode, mode effects, web survey, mail survey, response rate
Using Multiple Data Sources To Identify Types and Sources of Coverage Errors on an American Indian Reservation
- Laurie Schwede, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: 2006 Census Test, Coverage Measurement, Coverage Error, Methodology, Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation
Using Administrative Records to Improve Within Household Coverage in the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal
- Timothy L. Kennel, U.S. Census Bureau; Dean Resnick, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Coverage Follow-up (CFU), Census, Statistical Administrative Records System (StARS), Undercoverage, Combining Data, Logistic Regression
Bilingual Census Questionnaire Design Test
- Kelly Govern, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Bilingual, Census, Spanish, Response, Item Nonresponse
Calendarization of the Goods and Services Tax Data: Issues and Solutions
- Martin Beaulieu, Statistics Canada; Benoit Quenneville, Statistics Canada
Keywords: calendarization, interpolation, indicator series, administrative data
Examining Mode Differences in the Health Information National Trends Survey - Jeffrey Kerwin, Westat, Inc.; David Cantor, Westat, Inc.
Impact of New Income Questions on Reported Income in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Jeremy Aldworth, RTI International; Dicy Painter, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Tania Robbins, RTI International; David Heller, RTI International
Matching Surveys in Longitudinal Studies
- Matching Surveys in Longitudinal Studies
Keywords: Longitudinal, tobacco, alcohol
Exploration of the Use of Empirical Bayes Procedures for Estimating Changes in Occupancy Rate and Persons per Household - Lynn Weidman, U.S. Census Bureau; Don Malec, U.S. Census Bureau
Using the SIMEX Method To Estimate Temporal Change for a High-Scoring Group
- Andrea R. Piesse, Westat, Inc.; Randy Sitter, Simon Fraser University; X. C. Feng, Simon Fraser University
Keywords: Measurement error, regression towards the mean, SIMEX method
Efficient Calibration for Some Variants of Double Sampling
- Takis Merkouris, Athens University of Economics and Business
Keywords: Two-phase sampling, nested double sampling, non-nested double sampling, generalized regression estimator, calibration, composite estimator
Efficiency Comparison for Constrained Generalized Least Squares Estimators in a Panel Survey - Jason C. Legg, Iowa State University; Cindy Yu, Iowa State University
Analysis of an Outcome-Dependent Enriched Sample Using Semiparametric Likelihood Method - Qing Kang, North Dakota State University; Christopher I. Vahl, North Dakota State University
Frame Improvements for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey
- Ruth E. Detlefsen, U.S. Census Bureau; Yukiko T. Ellis, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Frame, Commodity Flow
Getting an Establishment Survey to the Right Person Within the Organization
- Jeri M. Mulrow, National Science Foundation; Ray Wolfe, National Science Foundation; Brandon Shackelford, Twin Ravens Consulting
Keywords: questionnaire design, establishment survey, multiple respondents
Developing a Sampling Frame for Postdoctoral Researchers - Emilda B. Rivers, National Science Foundation
Assessment of Lists for Building a Sample Frame of Academic Postdoc Employers - Tina Mainieri, Survey Sciences Group LLC; Eduardo Galvan, Survey Sciences Group LLC; David Roe, Survey Sciences Group LLC; Emilda B. Rivers, National Science Foundation
Estimating Nonresponse Bias in the Omnibus Household Survey
- Promod Chandhok, U.S. Department of Transportation
Keywords: travel surveys, call history, nonresponse error
Variations in Effect Estimation Techniques To Assess Graduated Driver - David M. Neyens, The University of Iowa; Birsen Donmez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Boyle, The University of Iowa
Quasi-Likelihood Generalized Linear Regression Analysis of Fatality Risk Data - C. Craig Morris, Bureau of Transportation Statistics/RITA/USDOT
Safety Analyses of Signalized Intersections Using Bayesian Hierarchical Spatial Models - Feng Guo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xuesong Wang, University of Central Florida; Mohamed Abdel-Aty, University of Centraol Florida
Analyzing Time Delay of Highway Construction Transportation Contracts: An Exploratory Study - Abhishek Bhargava, Purdue University; Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, Purdue University; Fred Mannering, Purdue University; Kumares C. Sinha, Purdue University; Samuel Labi, Purdue University
Single Phase Variance Estimation Approach to Two-Phase Designs
- Avinash C. Singh, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Conditionally Unbiased and Conditionally Independent Cluster Total Estimates, Two Phase Variance Estimation, With Replacement PSU Assumption
Some Notes on Cell Collapsing and Its Effect on Replicate Variance Estimates with the Delete-a-Group Jackknife Variance Estimator - Katherine J. Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau; Samson Adeshiyan, U.S. Census Bureau
Variance Estimation for an Estimator of Between-Year Change in Totals from Two Stratified Bernoulli Samples
- Kimberly A. Henry, Internal Revenue Service; Valerie L. Testa, Internal Revenue Service; Richard Valliant, The University of Michigan
Keywords: Horvitz-Thompson estimator, poststratification, survey sampling
Analyzing Generalized Variances for the American Community Survey 2005 Public Use Microdata Sample
- Sirius C. Fuller, U.S. Census Bureau; Anthony G. Tersine, Jr., U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Generalized Variance Formula, Replicate Weights, Public Use Microdata Sample, PUMS
An Alternative to the Logit-Wald Method for Inference with Models for Proportions
- Avinash C. Singh, Statistics Canada; Claude Nadeau, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Estimating Functions, Confidence intervals, Variance Estimation, Survey data
Estimating Observation Outlyingness Using Statistical Distances in National Resources Inventory - Jianqiang Wang, Iowa State University; Jean Opsomer, Colorado State University
A Simulation Study of Post-Adjustment Bootstrapping of Final Weights in the General Social Survey
- Michael Wendt, Statistics Canada; David Paton, Statistics Canada
Keywords: survey weights, bootstrap weights, estimation in complex surveys
Minimizing Conditional Global MSE 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., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Machell Town, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Jay J. Kim, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: unbiased estimation, root mean squared error, poststratification
Results from the 2006 Canadian Census Weighting Process
- Wesley Benjamin, Statistics Canada; Darryl Janes, Statistics Canada
Keywords: census, household weights, sampling bias, discrepancies, calibration, regression estimation
Weighting Class versus Propensity Model Approaches to Nonresponse Adjustment: The SDR Experience
- Michael Yang, ICF International; Yongyi Wang, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: Weighting class adjustment, propensity model adjustment, design effect
Multilevel Analysis with Informative Weights
- Frank Jenkins, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Sampling weights, multilevel, longitudinal
Weighting Methods in School-Based Surveys
- Ronaldo Iachan, Macro International; Pedro J. Saavedra, Macro International; James Ross, Macro International
Keywords: Weighting, Post-stratification, School surveys
Response Patterns Among New Businesses - Zhanyun Zhao, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Frank Potter, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Yuhong Zheng, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
The 2006 National Health Interview Survey Paradata File: Overview and Applications
- Beth Taylor, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Paradata, cooperation, contact attempt, mode, partial
Analyzing Field Notes Systematically To Better Understand Respondent Participation
- Barbara Stussman, National Center for Health Statistics; Catherine Simile, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: paradata, textual data, qualitative analysis
An Exploration into the Use of Paradata for Nonresponse Adjustment in a Health Survey
- Aaron Maitland, National Center for Health Statistics; Carolina Casas-Cordero, University of Maryland, College Park; Frauke Kreuter, University of Maryland, College Park
Keywords: nonresponse, paradata, call record
Do You Really Mean What You Say? Doorstep Concerns and Data Quality in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
- James M. Dahlhamer, National Center for Health Statistics; Catherine Simile, National Center for Health Statistics; Beth Taylor, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Paradata, data quality, doorstep concerns
Diagnostic Measures for Generalized Linear Models with Missing Covariates - Hongtu Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph G. Ibrahim, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Xiaoyan Shi, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
An Exact Noniterative Sampling Procedure for Discrete Missing Data Problems - Guo-Liang Tian, University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center; Kai Wang Ng, The University of Hong Kong; Ming T. Tan, University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
Bayesian Variable Selection for Modeling Repeated Binary Responses and Time-Dependent Missing Covariates - Fang Yu, University of Nebraska; Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut; Lan Huang, National Cancer Institute; Gregory J. Anderson, University of Connecticut
A Joint Modeling Approach to Repeated Measures of Mixed Data Types - W. John Boscardin, University of California, Los Angeles; Xiao Zhang, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Tom Belin, University of California, Los Angeles
Bayesian Structural Equations Models for Longitudinal Surveys Data with Missing Responses and Covariates - Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut; Sonali Das, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Sung Duk Kim, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Nicholas Warren, University of Connecticut Health Center
Assessing Mortality in Conflicts: A Comparison of Surveys from Iraq, Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Debarati Guha-Sapir, University of Louvain; Olivier Degomme, University of Louvain
Keywords: Iraq, mortality, civil conflict, Darfur, Democratic Republic of Congo
Iraq Data on Mortality: What Can We Believe? - Safaa R. Amer, National Opinion Research Center
Nonviolence-Related Mortality in Iraq: Evidence from Iraq Family Health Survey (IFHS) - Mohamed M. Ali, WHO-MHI
Ethical and Data-Integrity Problems in the Second Lancet Survey of Mortality in Iraq - Michael Spagat, Royal Holloway, University of London
Weight Development for Outliers in a Panel Sample
- Yan K. Liu, Statistics of Income, IRS; Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago; Victoria Bryant, Statistics of Income, IRS
Keywords: Cross-sectional weight, Longitudinal weight, Panel sample, Poststratification, Stratified sample
Alternative Methods To Adjust for Nonresponse in the American Community Survey (ACS)
- Robyn Sirkis, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: American Community Survey, Weighting, Estimation, Non-Response, Propensity Scores
Evaluating Use of Alternative Population Controls for American Community Survey Weighting Methodology
- Mark E. Asiala, U.S. Census Bureau; Michael Beaghen, U.S. Census Bureau; Keith Albright, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: population estimates, variance coverage
Weight Smoothing Models in Clustered or Cross-Classed Sample Designs - Shelby (Xiaobi) Huang, The University of Michigan; Marc N. Elliott, RAND Corporation
Analyzing Weighting Methods in the Federal Human Capital Survey - Taylor H. Lewis, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Katie Joseph, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Eulus Moore, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
An Overview of Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) in Multistage Samples for Demographic Surveys
- Padraic Murphy, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Sample Design, Stratified Sampling, History of Surveys, Multistage Sampling
Using a MAF-Based Frame for Demographic Household Surveys
- Xijian Liu, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Mater Address File, survey frame, coverage
An Overview of the 2010 Redesign Program at the U.S. Census Bureau - Ruth A. Killion, U.S. Census Bureau; James Farber, U.S. Census Bureau; Padraic Murphy, U.S. Census Bureau
Innovations in Survey Redesign at the U.S. Census Bureau - James Farber, U.S. Census Bureau; Padraic Murphy, U.S. Census Bureau
Mode Effects on In-Person and Internet Surveys: A Comparison of the General Social Survey and Knowledge Networks Surveys
- Tom W. Smith, National Opinion Research Center; J. Michael Dennis, Knowledge Networks
Keywords: mode, survey research
2006 Canadian Census Internet Mode Effect Study
- Chantal Grondin, Statistics Canada; Limei Sun, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Mode effect, Propensity score, Internet collection, Census
Comparing Estimates and Data Quality from the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 for Mail and Telephone Data Collection: District-Level Questionnaires - Maxine Denniston, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nancy Brener, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Assessing Mode Bias in a Mixed Mode Reproductive Health Survey - Holly B. Shulman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nedra Whitehead, Research Triangle Institute
Evaluating Frames and Modes of Contact in a Study of Individuals with Disabilities - Virginia M. Lesser, Oregon State University; Lydia Newton, Survey Research Center; Danny Yang, Survey Research Center
Update on Use of Administrative Data To Explore Effect of Establishment Nonresponse Adjustment on the National Compensation Survey Estimates
- Chester H. Ponikowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Erin McNulty, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Jackson Crockett, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Unit non-response, bias, weighting cells
Empirical Evaluation of Raking Ratio Adjustments for Nonresponse
- Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat, Inc.; J. Michael Brick, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Raking, nonresponse adjustment, weighting
The Bitter End? The Close of the 2007 SCF Field Period
- Arthur B. Kennickell, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Keywords: Survey of Consumer Finances, nonresponse, response bias, response rates, late cases, field work
Identifying, Collecting, and Using Auxiliary Variables To Adjust for Nonresponse Bias in Organizational Surveys - Ashley Bowers, The University of Michigan
Incorporating Multiple Reasons for Attrition into Analysis of Longitudinal Data - Irina Bondarenko, The University of Michigan; Trivellore Raghunathan, The University of Michigan
Subjective and Objective Numeracy and Disclosure Risk in Surveys - Mick P. Couper, The University of Michigan; Eleanor Singer, The University of Michigan
Overview of the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Sample Design and Estimation Methodology
- Philip N. Selby, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Terry M. Burdette, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Erin Huband, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: stratified sample, target estimation industry
Evaluating the Within-Household Selection Procedures for in-Person U.S. Adult Literacy Surveys
- Tom Krenzke, Westat, Inc.; Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, Inc.; Lin Li, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Intracluster correlation, design effects, multi-stage sampling
Developing Statistical 'Twins' Methodology for Selecting Sites for Qualitative Case Studies
- Zhiwei Zhang, National Opinion Research Center; Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago
Keywords: survey methodology, site selection, case study, similarity, dissimilarity, distance matrix, Ksih, statistical twins
Optimized Whole-Sample Procedures vs. Traditional Draw-by-Draw Procedures
- Sun-Woong Kim, Dongguk University; Steven G. Heeringa, Institute for Social Research; Sung-Joon Hong, Dongguk University; Peter S. Solenberger, Institute for Social Research
Keywords: average variance, pi PS sampling, regression superpopulation model, optimization problem
Intraclass Correlation Patterns of Cognitive and Behavioral Measures of Illicit Drug Use Within Six Major Metropolitan Areas
- Zhiwei Zhang, National Opinion Research Center; Michael P. Cohen, Statistical Consultant; Douglas Wright, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: Intra-class correlation, drug use, NHSDA, NSDUH, cost, prevention, intervention
Drawing a Sample from a Given Distribution
- Andrew Vogt, Georgetown University; Dhirendra N. Ghosh, Synectics for Management Decisions Inc.
Keywords: Rejective sampling, inversive sampling, Lahiri's method, cdf, simulation
Sample Design and Sample Selection for Adult Multivitamin Mineral Study - Charles Perry, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Joanne Holden, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Janet Roseland , U.S. Department of Agriculture
Assessing the Impact of Measurement Error in Modeling Change: A Sensitivity Analysis Approach
- David Yanez, University of Washington; Thomas Lumley, University of Washington; Chengcheng Hu, Harvard University; Mose Andre, University of Washington
Keywords: Linear regression, Method of moments, Sensitivity analysis, Errors in variables, Measurement reliability, Measurement error variance
Misclassification Adjustment in Threshold Models for the Effects of Subject-Specific Exposure Means and Variances - Chengxing Lu, Emory University; Robert H. Lyles, Emory University
Monitoring Quality Control: Can We Get Better Data? - Ofer Harel, University of Connecticut; Enrique F. Schisterman, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Albert Vexler, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Marcus Ruopp, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Measurement Error Adjusted Effects of A-Bomb Radiation Dose on Cancer Risk - Carmen D. Tekwe, University at Buffalo; Randolph L. Carter, University at Buffalo; Austin Miller, University at Buffalo; Harry Cullings, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; John Cologne, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Yoichiro Kusunoki, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Kazuo Neriishi, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Sachiyo Funamoto, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Norman P. Ross, Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Modeling Biases in Observational Data Using Bayesian Graphical Models To Combine Multiple Data Sources: Application to Low Birth-Weight and Water Disinfection Byproducts - NuooTing Molitor, Imperial College, London; Chris Jackson, MRC Biostatistics Unit; Nicky Best, Imperial College, London; Sylvia Richardson, Imperial College, London
Bounds on ACE and Unmeasured Confounding Bias in Observational Studies - Tao Liu, Brown University; Joseph Hogan, Brown University; Allison DeLong, Brown University
Statistical Methods for Biodosimetry in the Presence of Both Classical and Berkson Measurement Error - Austin Miller, University at Buffalo; Randolph L. Carter, University at Buffalo; Harry Cullings, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; John Cologne, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Norman P. Ross, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Kazuo Neriishi, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Carmen D. Tekwe, University at Buffalo
Measuring Impact of Nonignorability in Longitudinal Data with Nonmonotone Nonresponse - Hui Xie, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yi Qian, Northwestern University
A Two-Stage Approach to Survival Analysis with Time-Dependent Covariates from a Time-Varying Means Model: Application of Time to Initiation of Therapy in HIV-Infected Women vs. Men - Amanda A. Allshouse, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver ; Samantha MaWhinney, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver ; William Feser, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver ; Amie Meditz, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver; Martin Markowitz, Rockefeller University; Susan Little, University of California, San Diego; Frederick Hecht, University of California, San Francisco; Eric Daar, Harbor UCLA Medical Center; Ann Collier, University of Washington; Joseph Margolick, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Kilby, The University of Alabama; Jean-Pierre Routy, McGill University Health Center; Brian Conway, The University of British Columbia; John Kaldor, National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research; Jay Levy, University of California, San Francisco; Robert Schooley, University of California, San Diego; D. A. Cooper, National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research; Bruce Walker, Partners AIDS Research Center; Douglas Richman, University of California, San Diego; Elizabeth Connick, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver
Weighting Method for Binary Longitudinal Data with Incomplete Covariates and Outcomes Incorporating Auxiliary Information - Kennedy N. Otwombe, University of the Witwatersrand; Jacky Galpin, University of the Witwatersrand
Variance Estimation for Correlated Data - Eugenio Andraca-Carrera, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nonresponse Bias Analysis Using Critical Item-Only Respondents for the National Survey of Recent College Graduates
- Donsig Jang, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Xiaojing Lin, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Kelly Kang, National Science Foundation
Keywords: Data collection protocol, Response rate, Regular respondent, Weighting adjustment
Properties of Callback Procedures Under Moderate Deviations from Specified Models
- Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Incomplete data, Logistic regression, Nonresponse adjustment, Simulation study
Models for Callback Procedures and Mode Effects in Household and Establishment Surveys - John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Efficiency and Bias in Differential Contact Strategies - Stephanie Eckman, National Opinion Research Center/JPSM; Colm O'Muircheartaigh, The University of Chicago
Producing Partially Synthetic Data to Avoid Disclosure - Sam Hawala, U.S. Census Bureau
Truncated Triangular Distribution for Multiplicative Noise and Domain Estimation
- Jay J. Kim, National Center for Health Statistics; Dong M. Jeong, Korea National Statistical Office
Keywords: Masking, confidentiality, truncation, noise generation
Disclosure Risk Assessment for Queriable Web-Based Reporting Systems in a Public Health Context - Kevin J. Konty, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Controlling Disclosure Risk in Synthetic Public Use Microdata: The Longitudinal Business Database - Arnold Reznek, U.S. Census Bureau; John Abowd, Cornell Univeresity; Saki Kinney, Duke University; Jerome Reiter, Duke University; Javier Miranda, U.S. Census Bureau
Selective Rounding: A Better Alternative to Conventional Rounding of Tabular Data - Ramesh A. Dandekar, Energy Information Administration
Evaluation of Error Components in a Simulation-Based Evaluation of a Survey Procedure
- Moon J. Cho, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Approximation error, bootstrap, independence assumption, sensitivity analysis, U.S. International Price Program, variance estimator
Relating Self-report and Accelerometer Physical Activity with Application to NHANES 2003-2004
- Nicholas Beyler, Iowa State University; Sarah Nusser, Iowa State University; Gregory Welk, Iowa State University
Keywords: Physical Activity, NHANES, Measurement Error
Adaptive Matrix Sampling for the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey
- Jeffrey M. Gonzalez, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Adaptive Design, Burden reduction, Multiple imputation, Sample survey, Two-phase sampling, Variance estimation
A Protocol Calibration Experiment in a Longitudinal Survey with Errors-in-Variables - Cindy Yu, Iowa State University; Jason C. Legg, Iowa State University
An Application of Matrix Sampling and Multiple Imputation: The Decisions Survey - Mick P. Couper, The University of Michigan; Trivellore Raghunathan, The University of Michigan; John Van Hoewyk, The University of Michigan; Sonja Ziniel, The University of Michigan
Multiple Imputation for Latent Variables in Classical Test Theory for Cluster Sample - Tiandong Li, Westat, Inc.; Robert Mislevy, University of Maryland, College Park
Imputing Responses to Nonexistent Questions - Peter Frechtel, RTI International
Medicaid Enrollment: The Relationships between Survey Design, Enrollee Characteristics, and False-Negative Reporting
- Victoria Lynch, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Medicaid undercount, administrative records, CPS, NHIS, misreport, false-negative reporting
Reconciling Employment Differences Between Administrative and Survey Data
- Applebaum Margaret, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Kristin Fairman, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Jeffrey Groen, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: measurement error, survey and administrative data, employment, response analysis survey
Comparison of Business Revenues from Two Administrative Files
- Guylaine Dubreuil, Statistics Canada; François Brisebois, Statistics Canada; Patrice Martineau, Statistics Canada; Julie Girard, Statistics Canada; Caroline Rondeau, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Administrative data, comparison of variables, influential data, regression, survey replacement
Reconciling Differences in Income Estimates Derived from Survey and Tax Return Data
- Kevin Moore, Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Barry Johnson, Statistics of Income, IRS
Keywords: Survey, Administrative Data, Non-response bias, Non-sampling Error
Inference in Sampling Problems Using Regression Models Imposed by Randomization in the Sample Design - Called Pre-Sampling
- Steve Woodruff, Specified Designs
Keywords: Probability Sampling, Regression Models, BLUE, Combined Ratio Estimator
The Two Sample Problem
- Alan H. Dorfman, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Missing Information Principle, Post-stratification, Pseudo-likelihood
Improved Ratio Estimators in Adaptive Cluster Sampling
- Feng Min Lin, National Cheng Kung University; Tzu Ching Chiang, National Cheng Kung University
Keywords: Auxiliary Variable, Ration Estimator, Adaptive Cluster Sampling, Rao-Blackwell Theorem
Robust Predictions Based on Model-Based Approaches - Bing Han, RAND Corporation
Using Regression Discontinuity Design for Program Evaluation
- Hyunshik Lee, Westat, Inc.; Tom Munk, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Effect size, power, sample size, random control trial, relative efficiency
Charactering the Propensity To Volunteer in America - Shelton Jones, RTI International; David Weitzenkamp, RTI International; Kathleen Jordan, RTI International; Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, RTI International; John Foster-Bey, Corporation for National and Community Service; Annette Green, RTI International
Estimating the Distribution Function Using Ranked Set Samples with Imperfect Ranking - Satrajit Roychoudhury, Schering-Plough Research Institute; Kaushik Ghosh, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
B-Splines and Bootstrapping for Piecewise Logistic Regression in Complex Samples - Scott W. Keith, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; David B. Allison, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Assessing the Effect of Calibration on Nonresponse Bias in the 2005 Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase III Sample Using Census 2002 Data
- Morgan S. Earp, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Keywords: Nonresponse Bias, Response Rate, Calibration Weights, Mean Relative Bias
Adjustments for Mode Effect Bias for the Canadian Community Health Survey
- Andrew Quigley, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Mode effect, Canadian Community Health Survey, weighting
Methods To Promote Deeper Processing on Survey Questions - Emily McFarlane, RTI International; Robert Steele, RTI International; Laura Burns, RTI International; Daniel Pratt, RTI International
Use of a Listed Sample To Supplement and Improve the Accuracy of a Probability Sample - Madhumita (Bonnie) Ghosh-Dastidar, RAND Corporation; Marc N. Elliott, RAND Corporation; Amelia Haviland, RAND Corporation; Lynn Karoly, RAND Corporation
Fuzzy Matching of Federal Science and Technology Program Data - Gary W. Anderson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Categorical Data with an Almost-Missing-at-Random Mechanism - Yan Zhou, The University of Michigan; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan; John Kalbfleisch, The University of Michigan
Imputation for Missing Physiological and Health Measurement Data: Tests and Applications
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Keywords: Health Surveys, Physiological Measurement, Missing Data, Imputation, NHANES
A New Approach to Estimation of Response Probabilities When Missing Data Are Not Missing at Random
- Michael Sverchkov, BAE Systems/Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: sample distribution, complement-sample distribution, prediction under informative sampling and non-response, estimating equations, missing information principle, non-parametric estimation
Imputing and Jackknifing Scrambled Responses - Inderjit S. Grewal, Punjab Agricultural University; Jong M. Kim, The University of Minnesota, Morris; Sarjinder Singh, The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College
A Quality-Control Approach for Statistical Computer Programs
- Darryl V. Creel, RTI International
Keywords: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Software Development, Statistical Programming
Cluster Size in Multilevel Models: The Impact of Sparse Data Structures on Point and Interval Estimates in Two-Level Models
- Bethany A. Bell-Ellison, University of South Florida; John M. Ferron, University of South Florida; Jeffrey D. Kromrey, University of South Florida
Keywords: multilevel modeling, sample size, survey research
County-Level Small-Area Estimation Using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics; Nathaniel Schenker, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Bayesian, random effects, mixed models
Variance of the With-Replacement Sample Variance
- Eungchun Cho, Kentucky State University; Moon J. Cho, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Sample Variance, Sample with replacement, Randomization Variance, Moments, Finite Population
The Use of Paradata for Evaluating Interviewer Training and Performance
- William P. Mockovak, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Paradata, interviewer behavior, interviewer performance, interviewer training
Which Incentives Work Best for Respondents in Today's RDD Surveys?
- Barbara L. Carlson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Karen CyBulski, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Tom Barton, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Keywords: response rates, incentives, RDD surveys
Year-to-Year Correlation in National Health Interview Survey Estimates
- Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Complex Sample, Variance estimation, Pooling survey data
Surveying Parts To Construct the Whole: Sampling and Estimation Issues
- Eugene M. Burns, Energy Information Administration; Jay Olsen, Energy Information Administration
Keywords: establishment survey methodology, PPS systematic sampling, auxiliary information
Cell Phone--Only Research at Arbitron: Statistical Analyses
- Richard Griffiths, Arbitron Inc.
Keywords: Cell Phone Only, Noncoverage, Survey, Sampling, Weighting
Controlling Effect of Sample Design on Principal Components Analysis: A Simulation Study
- Francine Barrington, Macro International; Andrey Vinokurov, Macro International; Pedro J. Saavedra, Macro International
Keywords: Stratified sample, cluster sample, eigenvalues, phi coefficient
Effects of Sampling and Screening Strategies in an RDD Survey
- Rebecca Crow, University of Massachusetts Boston; Anthony M. Roman, University of Massachusetts Boston; Elizabeth Eggleston, Research Triangle Institute; Charles F. Turner, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY; Susan M. Rogers, Research Triangle Institute; Sylvia Tan, Research Triangle Institute
Keywords: RDD survey, dual frame sampling, survey costs
Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis To Establish the Validity of a Practice-Analysis Survey - Heibatollah Baghi, George Mason University; Teresa Panniers, George Mason University; Mary Smolenski, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Testing the Proportional Odds Assumption for Complex Data - George G. Brown, RTI International
Bid Design and Its Influence on Stated Willingness To Pay and Participation in a Deposit Refund Program in a Survey of Nonrefillable Plastic Pesticide Users - Danna L. Moore, Washinton State University
Imputation Methods for Missing Data in a Longitudinal Family Study - Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University; Frederick O. Lorenz, Iowa State University
Model-Assisted Hot-Deck Imputation - Winnie Huang, University of California, Los Angeles; Hongjian Yu, University of California, Los Angeles; Jenny Chia, University of California, Los Angeles; Sunghee Lee, University of California, Los Angeles
Analysis of Using the SERVQUAL Model for Student Faculty Course Evaluations - Dennis F.X. Mathaisel, Babson College
Factorial Invariance and Robustness to Low Variability: Maximum Likelihood Factor Analysis vs. Correlation Constraint Analysis - Rochelle E. Tractenberg, Georgetown University
Measurement of Perceived Health Status: Respondent and Mode Effects in a National Health Survey - Steven R. Machlin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Karen Beauregard, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; William Yu, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium for Unequal-Probability Genotype Samples - Thomas Lumley, University of Washington
Response Quality Among Reluctant Respondents - Olena Kaminska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Coevolution of Multivariate Optimal Allocations and Stratum Boundaries - Charles Day, Internal Revenue Service
Accounting for Sampling Design in Complex Surveys: A Jamaican Example - Novie O.M. Younger, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica; Rainford Wilks, ERU-TMRI
The Impact of Income Imputation Using Cascading Partial Income Information in California Health Interview Survey - Yifeng J. Chia, University of California, Los Angeles; Winnie Huang, University of California, Los Angeles; Hongjian Yu, University of California, Los Angeles
Cell Telephone Response Rates
- Martin Barron, Meena Khare, and Zhen Zhao
Keywords: Cell Telephones, Response Rate, National Immunization Survey
Building a Segmentation Model to Target the 2010 Census Communications Campaign
- Nancy Bates and Mary H. Mulry
Keywords: Factor analysis, cluster analysis, mail return rate
Explaining differences across countries in survey contact rates
- Annelies G. Blom
Keywords: decomposition, cross-national surveys, non-response, survey process
Do You See What I See? Using Visual Methods to Probe Respondent Understanding
- George Carter
Keywords: cognitive interviewing, pretesting, visualization, measurement error, survey methodology
Effects of Using a Grid versus a Sequential Form on the American Community Survey Basic Demographic Data
- John Chesnut
Keywords: questionnaire design, grid, sequential, American Community Survey
Prepays, Promises, and Postpays: Additional Evidence on What Helps Response Rates
- Karen CyBulski, Tom Barton, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson
Keywords: Response rates, incentives, RDD surveys
Developing Questionnaire Items to Measure Identity Theft
- Theresa DeMaio and Jennifer Beck
Keywords: identity theft, questionnaire development, cognitive interviews
Conducting Survey Research among Physicians and other Medical Professionals - A Review of Current Literature
- Timothy S. Flanigan, Emily McFarlane, and Sarah Cook
Keywords: Survey Research, Physicians, Incentives, Multi-mode, Survey Methods, Nonresponse
The Impact of Changes in Informed Consent Language
- Erin B. Foster and Marcie Cynamon
Keywords: Informed Consent, Break-offs, The National Immunization Survey
Explaining Differences in Inter-coder Reliability between English and Spanish Language Behavior Coding Research
- Patricia L. Goerman, Jennifer H. Childs, and Matthew Clifton
Keywords: Bilingual behavior coding, inter-coder reliability, pretesting survey translations, Spanish-language survey research
Incentives in Physician Surveys: An Experiment Using Gift Cards and Checks
- Sean O. Hogan and Melanie La Force
Keywords: Physician survey, multi-mode survey, incentive
Practical Steps to Conducting Cellular Telephone Surveys
- Cynthia Howes, Angela DeBello, Kirk Wolter, and Karen Wooten
Keywords: Cell Phones, National Immunization Survey
Effective Conversion of Initial Item Nonresponse to Questions on Age and Income in a Telephone Survey
- Stephen Immerwahr, Donna Eisenhower, and Kevin Konty
Keywords: telephone survey, item nonresponse, survey error, age, income
Household Medical Expenditure Data: The Accuracy of Survey Responses for Office-Bases Physician Visits
- David Kashihara and Diana Wobus
Keywords: medical expense reports, response accuracy, survey quality
Measuring Data Quality for Telephone Interviews
- Ryan King
Keywords: data quality, keying error, telephone interview
The Effects of Interview Mode on Census Coverage
- Martine L. Kostanich
Keywords: census, coverage, followup interview, interview mode
Understanding Survey Data Collection through the Analysis of Paradata at Statistics Canada
- Francois Laflamme
Keywords: Paradata, call transaction history, attempts, contact rate, sequence of calls
Addressing the Cell Phone- Only Problem: Cell Phone Sampling Versus Address Based Sampling - Michael W. Link, Gail Daily, Charles D. Shuttles, H. Christine Bourquin, and L. Tracie Yancey
Potential Duplicates in the Census - Methodology and Selection of Cases for Followup
- Leah Marshall
Keywords: Case Selection, Census, Coverage, Duplication
First Mailings versus Follow-up Mailings: Do the same strategies have the same effects?
- Emily McFarlane, Joe Murphy, and Murrey G. Olmsted
Keywords: Mail surveys, physicians, stamps
Evaluating Use and Effectiveness of the Half-Open Interval Procedure for Sampling Frames Based on Mailing Address Lists in Urban Areas
- Joseph P. McMichael, Jamie L. Ridenhour, Susan Mitchell, Kristine Fahrney, and Wanda Stephenson
Keywords: Mailing Address List, Address Based Sampling, ABS, Half-Opne interval, HOI
RDD versus Site Test: Mode Effects on Gathering a Household Roster and Alternate Address
- Elizabeth Nichols, Jennifer Hunter Childs, and Kyra Linse
Keywords: RDD, CATI, CAPI, field test, mode effects, residence status, within household coverage
Coverage Error in Telephone Surveys: Bias in Estimates of Intimate Partner Violence, Variances, Associations, and Total Error from Exclusion of the Cell Phone-Only Population
- Andy Peytchev, Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, and Michele Lynberg Black
Keywords: Coverage bias, Coverage error, MSE, Landline surveys, Cell phone surveys
Experiments in Mobile Web Survey Design
- Andy Peytchev and Craig A. Hill
Keywords: Moblie Devices, Cell Phones, Smartphones, Survey design
Language of Administration as a Cause of Measurement Error
- Emilia Peytcheva
Keywords: Language effects, measurement error, propensity score
A Robust Procedure to Supplement the Coverage of Address-Based Sampling Frames for Household Surveys
- Joseph P. McMichael, Jamie L. Ridenhour, and Bonnie E. Shook-Sa
Keywords: Address-Based Sampling, ABS, Half-Open interval, HOI, frame supplementation
Mode Effects in a Survey of Consumer Expenditures
- Adam Safir and Karen L. Goldenberg
Keywords: Mode equivalence, Mixed-mode designs, Survey costs, Data collection procedures
Verbal and Paralinguistic Behaviors in Cognitive Assessments in a Survey Interview
- Nora Cate Schaeffer, Jennifer Dykema, Dana Garbarski, Douglas W. Maynard
Keywords: behavior coding, cognitive assessment, data quality, disfluencies of speech, interaction coding, interviewer-respondent interaction, measurement error, paralinguistic measures, response survey accuracy, survey interviewing
"Carrot" or "Stick" Approach to Reminder Cards: What Do Cognitive Respondents Think?
- Laura Schwede
Keywords: American Community Survey, reminder cards, mandatory appeals, benefits appeals, cognitive testing
A Dual-Frame Design for the National Immunization Survey
- Hee-Choon Shin, Noelle-Angelique Molinari, and Kirk Walter
Keywords: Dual-frame, Multi-frame, Hartley, Stratified Design
Race Identification Across Multiple Respondent Types
- Keith Smith, Leyla Stambaugh, Karen Morgan, and Heather Ringeisen
Keywords: Racial identification, sensitivity, positive predictive value
Same Respondents, Same Questions; Different Modes, Different Responses
- Jason D. Stockdale, Vanessa E. Thornburg, and Arnie P. Aldridge
Keywords: Mode effects, CAPI, CATI, Social desirability bias, p-value
Using Computer Audio-Recorded Interviewing to Assess Interviewer Coding Error
- Susan Mitchell, Matthew Strobl, Kristine Fahrney, Mai Nguyen, Barbara Bibb, M. Rita Thissen, Wanda Stephenson
Keywords: Computer audio-recorded interviewing, CARI, interviewer error, coding error, data capture error
Transitioning from Self-Reports to Self-Installed Electronic Audience Measurement
- Norman Trussell, Lorelle Vanno, Elizabeth Matthess, Justin Bailey, and Michael Link
Keywords: electronic measurement, self-reports, audience measurement, media behavior, methodology, non-response, attitudes & behaviors
The Impact of Tracing Variation on Response Rates within Panel Studies
- Jennifer Wallin, Azucena Derecho, Sarah Harris, Kathleen Considine, Christine Carr, and Barbara Bibb
Keywords: Response Rates, Longitudinal Studies, Respondent Tracking
A Comparison of Listed and Unlisted Households on Nonresponse and Measurement Error
- Ting Yan, Chao Xu, and Meena Khare
Keywords: Listed households, nonresponse, measurement error, data quality, NIS
Forced-Choice Versus Open-Ended Versions of the Field of Bachelor's Degree Question in the 2007 ACS Content Test
- Mary Frances E. Zelenak, David A. Raglin, Mary C. Davis, and Jennifer G. Tancreto
Keywords: Forced-Choice Questions, Open-Ended Questions, American Community Survey, 2007 ACS Content Test, Field of Degree
Another Day, Another Poll: Trends in Media Coverage of Polls and Surveys in the Election Realm and the Non-Election Realm
- Sara Zuckerbraun and Joe Murphy
Keywords: response rates, surveys, polls, media coverage
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
Identification of Influential Observations for Regression Using Complex Survey Data - 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
Rapid Response Health Surveillance and the Utility of Small-Area Estimates: Responding to the 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine Shortage - Michael W. Link and Ali H. Mokdad
Development of Methodology for Production of Rapidly Available, County-Level, Small-Area Estimates To Monitor the Course of Influenza Vaccine Coverage - Haomiao Jia, Michael W. Link, Ali H. Mokdad, James Holt, Lei Li, and Paul S. Levy
Evaluating the Small-Area Estimates of the 2004--05 County-Level Influenza Vaccination Rates - Lei Li, Paul S. Levy, Akhil Vaish, Michael W. Link, Ali H. Mokdad, Lina Balluz, and Haomiao Jia
Variance Estimation for Complex Surveys in the Presence of Outliers - Beat Hulliger and Ralf Münnich Keywords: sampling, robust estimator, gini-coefficient, quintile share ratio, simulation
Estimation of the Total Variance of Survey Statistics under Unweighted Imputation - Santanu Pramanik and Partha Lahiri
Adjusted Jackknife for Imputation under Unequal Probability Sampling without Replacement - Yves G. Berger and Jon N. K. Rao
Some Problems and Proposed Solutions in Developing a Small Area Estimation Product for Clients - A.C. Singh Keywords: benchmarking, client input, collapsing, innovation diagnostics, 2-dim Kalman filtering, multivariate modeling, smoothing, statistical products
Characterization of Cost Structures, Perceived Value, and Optimization Issues in Small-Domain Estimation - John L. Eltinge
A Small-Area Estimation Approach in Reducing Survey Costs - Partha Lahiri and Paul D. Williams
Multilevel Modeling of Complex Survey Data - Tihomir Asparouhov and Bengt Muthen Keywords: multilevel models, multistage sampling
Adjusting for Unequal Selection Probability in Multilevel Models: A Comparison of Software Packages - Kim Chantala and Chirayath Suchindran Keywords: multilevel models, sample weights, software
Bootstrapping For Variance Estimation in Multi-Level Models Fitted To Survey Data - Milorad S. Kovacevic, Huang Rong, and Yong You Keywords: multi-stage design, informative sampling, survey weights, variance components, Taylor linearization
Network Sampling for Rare Trait Inference - Iris Shimizu and Monroe Sirken Keywords: sampling design, multiplicity estimators
Estimation and Analytic Issues for Rare Events in NHANES - Lester R. Curtin, Deanna Kruszon-Moran, Margaret Carroll, and Xianfen Li Keywords: binomial distribution, Wald test, complex survey, rare events, design effects
Design and Likelihood-Based Inference for Sample Surveys on Rare Traits - Steve Thompson
Testing Logistic Regression Coefficients with Clustered Data and Few Positive Outcomes - Sally Hunsberger, Barry I. Graubard, and Edward Korn
Empirical Likelihood Inference from Sample Survey Data - Jon N. K. Rao and Changbao Wu
Variance Estimation for Empirical Likelihood Calibration Estimators in Unequal Probability Sampling - Jae-kwang Kim
Empirical Likelihood Methods for Raking in Complex Surveys - Randy R. Sitter and Changbao Wu
The Bayesian Approach to Inference for Finite Population Samples - Roderick J. Little
Weight Trimming via Bayesian Variable Selection Methods - Michael R. Elliott
Bayesian Approach for Combining Information from Multiple Surveys - Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Influence Functions and Robust Bayes Estimation - Malay Ghosh, Tapabrata Maiti, and Ananya Roy
The Effectiveness of Weighting Cell Adjustments for Longitudinal Nonresponse - Leroy Bailey Keywords: attrition, wave nonresponse, longitudinal weighting, logistic regression
Approaches to a Nonresponse Bias Analysis in an Adult Literacy Survey - Wendy Van de Kerckhove, Thomas Krenzke, and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: response rate, key statistics, and disposition code
An Application of Propensity Modeling: Comparing Unweighted and Weighted Logistic Regression Models for Nonresponse Adjustments - Frank Potter, Eric Grau, Stephen Williams, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson Keywords: nonresponse, weighting, propensity modeling, Community Tracking Study, physician surveys
Adjusting for Nonignorable Missing Data with Nonignorable Sampling Design - Moh Yin Chang Keywords: attrition bias, nonignorable missing data, not missing at random, pattern-mixture model, propensity scores
Estimated Response Propensities as a Means to Evaluate Error Effects Due to Nonresponse - Leela M. Aertker and William D. Kalsbeek Keywords: unit nonresponse, response propensity, nonresponse bias
Nonresponse to a Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (CASI) Module - Mick Couper, Eleanor Singer, and John Van Hoewyk
Sample Reweighting To Reflect an Initial Population - Julia Bienias, Phillip S. Kott, Todd L. Beck, and Denis A. Evans
Reporting to Payers, Regulators, and Managers: Some issues and Experiences with Confidentiality and Compliance - Richard R. Carlson Keywords: confidentiality, HIPPA, compliance
A Bridge Between the GREG and the Linear Regression Estimators - Sarjinder Singh and Raghunath Arnab Keywords: calibration, linear regression estimator, GREG, estimation of total and variance
Generalized Forced Quantitative Randomized Response Model - Oluseun Odumade and Sarjinder Singh Keywords: randomized response sampling, estimation of population total, sensitive quantitative variable
Global and Hierarchical Linear Regression in Two-Stage Sampling - Dhirendra Ghosh and Andrew Vogt Keywords: clusters, auxiliary cluster variable
Disclosure Avoidance for the 2007 ACS PUMS: a Model-Based Approach for Group-Quarters Data - Rolando Rodriguez
The Change-of-Variance Function in Generalized Linear Mixed-Effect Models with Applications to Poisson-Gamma and Beta-Binomial Models - Gabriela Cohen-Freue
An Overview of the 2005 National Census Test - Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: census, experiment
Effect of Internet Response Mode Designs on Data Quality and Ease of Use - Kelly D. Allmang and Kevin J. Zajac Keywords: topic-based, person-based, census
Experimental Treatment Results of the Bilingual Census Form from the 2005 National Census Test - Julie A. Bouffard and Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: Spanish form, swim lane design, lane jumping, language
Analysis of Self-Response Options and Respondent-Friendly Design from the 2005 National Census Test - Michael Bentley and Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: self-response options, internet, questionnaire design, census
Experimental Treatment Results for the Age, Relationship, and Tenure Items from the 2005 National Census Test - Joan M. Hill, Jennifer G. Tancreto, and Cynthia A. Rothhaas
Robust Model-Based Predictor of the Finite Population Total - Yan Li and P. Lahiri Keywords: The Box-Cox transformation, empirical best prediction, superpopulation
Causal Inference Based on Directed Acyclic Graphical Models and the Randomization Distribution: A Probability-Sampling Approach - Joel E. Hanson Keywords: randomization, counterfactual, confounding
Small Area Estimation for Business Surveys - Hukum Chandra Keywords: small areas, skewed data, MBD, model calibration, expected value model
An Application of Parametric Bootstrap Method in Small Area Estimation Problem - Huilin Li Keywords: parametric bootstrap, prediction intervals, Fay-Herriot model, ADM estimator
Local Polynomial Regression for Small Area Estimation - Pushpal K. Mukhopadhyay and Tapabrata Maiti Keywords: nonparametric smoothing, multi-level modeling
Model-Based Sampling Designs for Optimum Estimation - Sun-Woong Kim, Steven G. Heeringa, and Peter W. Solenberger Keywords: pi-PS sampling, superpopulation model, model-based sampling, expected variance, optimization problem, linear programming, nonlinear programming
Optimum Allocation in Two-stage and Stratified Two-stage Sampling for Multivariate Surveys - M.G.M. Khan, Munish A. Chand, and Nesar Ahmad Keywords: multivariate two-stage sampling, multivariate stratified two-stage sampling, first-stage sampling units, second-stage sampling units, optimum allocation, nonlinear programming problem
An Application of Genetic Algorithms to Multivariate Optimal Allocation in Stratified Sample Designs - Charles D. Day Keywords: genetic algorithm, stochastic search
NASS/USDA Area Frame Sample Allocation for Estimation of Number of Farms Not on the Ag Census Mailing List - Floyd Spears, Raj S. Chhikara, Charles R. Perry, and Phillip S. Kott Keywords: 2007 Ag Census, area frame sample allocation, NML farms and its sub-domains, stratum standard deviation, multivariate allocation, board CV
Simple Power Calculations: How Do We Know We Are Doing Them the Right Way? - Michael Vorburger and Breda Munoz Keywords: Fisher's exact test, power calculation, power approximation, arc sine approximation, chi-squared approximation
Estimation in Network Populations - Mike Kwanisai Keywords: snowball sampling, adaptive sampling, linktracing, Bayesian, Markov Chain Monte Carlo
The Effect of the Number Eligible and Number Selected within Households on Reported Income and Other Socioeconomic Characteristics in the 2004 NSDUH - Tania Robbins
Some Aspects Of The Non-Response Bias Study On The 2003-2004 School And Staffing Survey (SASS) - Robyn Sirkis, Bac Tran, and Phyllis Singer Keywords: nonsampling, nonresponse, bias, substantive difference, SASS
Treatment of Spatial Autocorrelation in Geocoded Crime Data - Krista Collins, Colin Babyak, and Joanne Moloney Keywords: spatial autocorrelation, simultaneous autoregressive, spatial lag model, spatial error model, crime data
Assessing Population Coverage in a Health Survey - Karen E. Davis and Chris Moriarity Keywords: sample survey, oversampling, population coverage
A Study of IRS Administrative Payroll as a Substitute for Missing Payroll in the Business Expenses Survey - Melvin McCullough Keywords: general imputation, replication, bias, single units
Call Efforts and Relational Estimates: Preliminary Findings - Chung-tung Lin
Estimation of Low Incidence Rates under Selection Bias - Bin Wang and Jiayang Sun
Assessment of Diagnostic Tests in the Presence of Verification Bias Using Multiple Imputation and Resampling Methods - Michael P. McDermott and Hua He
Inconsistency Between Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II and Demographic Analysis Estimates for Children 0 to 9 Years of Age - Andrew Keller
Difficulties and Solutions for Surveying Refugees: Bosnians Refugees in St. Louis - Hisako Matsuo and Terry Tomazic
Residential Address Lists vs. Traditional Listing: Enumerating Households and Group Quarters - Sylvia Dohrmann, Daifeng Han, and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: area samples, USPS, address lists, HOI procedure
Employment in Nonprofit Entities: Coverage, Bias, and Measurement Errors in QCEW and public IRS Information, 1999-2003 - Martin H David Keywords: matching error, model-based weighting, nonprofit employment
Use of Administrative Data To Explore Effect of Establishment Nonresponse Adjustment on the National Compensation Survey Estimates - Chester H. Ponikowski and Erin E. McNulty Keywords: unit nonresponse, bias, weighting cells
Does a Final Coverage Check Identify Census Omissions and Reduce Errors? Preliminary Results of an Experiment - Elizabeth A. Martin and Don A. Dillman Keywords: questionnaire design, within-household omissions, split-panel experiment
Nonresponse Bias Analysis in the 2003 National Survey of Recent College Graduates - Aref Dajani, Jerry J. Maples, and Ronald S. Fecso
An Incentives Experiment in the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Survey - David E. McGrath Keywords: incentives, response rates, experiment, debit cards
Indirect Monetary Incentives with a Complex Agricultural Establishment Survey - Daniel G. Beckler and Kathleen Ott Keywords: incentives, nonresponse, response rate, refusal conversion, mail surveys
A Study of Nonrespondents in the Canadian Vehicle Survey - Martin Beaulieu Keywords: nonresponse bias, respondent followup, travel surveys, characteristics of nonrespondents
Factors Affecting Early Return Rates on the 2002 Economic Census: Assessing The Impact of the Number of Questionnaire Pages - Diane K. Willimack Keywords: establishment surveys, questionnaires, respondent burden
Modeling the Relationship between Cell Phone Usage and RDD Contact Effort - Joseph Sakshaug
Web versus Email Data Collection: Experience in the Current Employment Statistics Program - Richard Rosen, Louis Harrell, Antonio Gomes, Jason Chute, and Hong Yu
Small Area Modeling for Survey Data with Smoothed Error Covariance Structure via Generalized Design Effects - A.C. Singh, R.E. Folsom, Jr., and A.K. Vaish Keywords: estimating functions, generalized design effects, ignorable and nonignorable designs, Unstable estimated error covariance matrix
A Bayesian Assessment of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents from Small Domains Under Nonignorable Nonresponse - Balgobin Nandram and JaiWon Choi Keywords: deleted residual, deviance, finite population percentiles, logistic regression, Metropolis-Hastings sampler, spline regression, transformation
Hierarchical and Empirical Bayesian Analysis of Bivariate Binary Data: an Application to Small-Area Estimation - Ananya Roy and Malay Ghosh
Robust Estimation of the Mean Square Error of an EBLUP of a Small-Area Mean - Shijie Chen, Partha Lahiri, and Jon N. K. Rao
Small-Area Estimation Using Nonparametric Regression - Tathagata Bandyopadhyay
Sources of Variation in Response Rates to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - David W. Smith Keywords: missing data, survey, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Differences in Survey Nonresponse Components over Time in Various Domains - Brad Edwards, David Cantor, and Lisa Moses
Monitoring Survey Response Rates and Measuring Nonresponse Bias in a Federal Statistical Agency: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - Marilyn Seastrom and Aparna Sundaram
Meta-analysis in the Human Sciences - Mack Shelley
Estimating Dynamic Price Indexes - Alan H. Dorfman and Mary Kokoski Keywords: hedonic price indexes, multiple regression, survey sampling, Törnqvist Index
An Examination Of Poststratification Techniques For The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, and Michael Link Keywords: control totals, poststratification, raking, random-digit dialing
Power Analysis of the Rao-Scott First Order Adjustment to the Pearson Test for Homogeneity - Sunyeong Heo Keywords: complex sample, homogeneity test, Rao-Scott first order adjustment, Wald test, non-central chi-square distribution, 2003 NHIS (National Health Interview Survey
Counterfactual Temporal Trends for Program Evaluation - Andrea Piesse and David Judkins Keywords: counterfactual projection weights, dose-response, media campaigns, propensity scoring
Robust Covariate Control in Cluster-Randomized Trials - Jiaquan Fan and David Judkins
Categorical Time Series Modeling Using Data from the Current Population Survey - Stephen Miller
Hierarchical Linear Modeling Using Complex Survey Data Based on the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) - Hyunshik Lee, Frank Jenkins, and Sunyeong Heo
2010 Census Coverage Measurement - Initial Results of Net Error Empirical Research using Logistic Regression - Richard Griffin, Thomas Mule, and Douglas Olson
2010 Census Coverage Measurement Research on Person Coverage Estimates by Housing Unit Enumeration Status - Vincent Thomas Mule Jr.
2010 Census Coverage Measurement : The Hunt for the Magic Variables - Eric Schindler Keywords: post-stratification, dual system estimation
Framework for Census Coverage Error Components - Mary H. Mulry and Donna K. Kostanich Keywords: dual system estimation, undercount, omissions, erroneous enumerations, 2010 Census
A Nonparametric Approach to Census Population Size Estimation - Song X. Chen, Chengyong Tang, Jean D. Opsomer, and Sarah M. Nusser
Properties and Modifications of a Probability Proportional to Size Sampling Procedure - Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: PPS sampling, unbiased estimators of variance, sample expansion, Jessen's method
Probability Sample Designs that Impose Models on Survey Data - Stephen Woodruff Keywords: combined and separate ratio estimation, best linear unbiased estimation, Horvitz-Thompson estimation
A Review of the Sample Design for the California Health Interview Survey - Ismael Flores Cervantes, Michael E. Jones, Laura Alvarez Rojas, J. Michael Brick, John Kurata, and David Grant Keywords: RDD, health survey, geographic stratification, surname list samples, within-household sampling
Comparing Alternate Designs For A Multi-Domain Cluster Sample - Pedro J. Saavedra, Mareena McKinley Wright, and Joseph P. Riley
The Impact of Unequal Minority Distribution across Schools on PPS Oversampling Methods - William Robb, Joshua Brown, James Ross, and Ronaldo Iachan
Supplementing RDD Surveys with Web-Based Survey Data - Karol Krotki
Comparison of Mixed-Mode and Address Frame Designs to Random Digit Dialing for General Population Surveys - Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, and Larry Osborn
Enhancements to the 2006 Canadian Census Edit and Imputation System - Wesley Benjamin Keywords: edit, imputation, census, Canada, donor, deterministic
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: The Search for the Best Imputation Methodology - Paula Weir and Pedro J. Saavedra Keywords: survey processing, trend, regression, exponential smoothing
Analysis of Measures of Respondent Burden At the National Agricultural Statistics Service - Fatu Wesley Keywords: burden, respondent, indicator, measure
Multiple Imputation for Response Biases in NLAAS Due to Survey Instruments - Jingchen Liu, Xiao-Li Meng, Chihnan Chen, and Margarita Alegria Keywords: questionnaire ordering effect, multiple imputation, NLAAS, survey design
Multiple Imputation for Incomplete Multivariate Data under a Latent-Class Selection Model - Hyekyung Jung and Joseph L. Schafer
Inferences on Missing Information and the Number of Imputation - Ofer Harel
Multiple Imputation Strategy for Alameda County Study - Irina Bondarenko and Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Developing New Methods and Questions for Improving Response and Measurement on Sensitive Questions on the National Health Interview Survey - Peter S. Meyer, James M. Dahlhamer, and John R. Pleis
Sampling and Oversampling in the National Health Interview Survey - Chris Moriarity Keywords: sample survey, screening
Unfolding the Answers? Income Brackets and Income Nonresponse in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - John R. Pleis, James M. Dahlhamer, and Peter S. Meyer Keywords: family income, item nonresponse, unfolding brackets
Questions People Don't Like To Answer: Wealth and Social Security Numbers - James M. Dahlhamer, Peter S. Meyer, and John R. Pleis Keywords: sensitive questions, familial wealth, Social Security Numbers, item nonresponse, NHIS
Confidence Intervals for Quantile Estimation from Complex Survey Data - Babubhai V. Shah and Akhil K. Vaish Keywords: quantile estimation, confidence intervals, complex survey data
Estimating Prevalence When a Subset of the Sample Requires Further Evaluation - David C. Hoaglin and K. P. Srinath Keywords: survey, variance estimation, chronic fatigue syndrome
Variance Estimation for Ordered Categories - Steven Pedlow, Yongyi Wang, and Kirk Wolter Keywords: measures of concentration, Taylor series, jackknife, JRR, balanced repeated replication, BRR, balanced half samples, BHS
A Comparison of Methods for a Survey of High School Students in Iowa - Lu Lu and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: generalized variance functions, one PSU per stratum sampling, probability proportional to size sampling, ratio estimation, survey costs, systematic sampling
Variance Estimation of the Survey-Weighted Kappa Measure of Agreement - Moshe Feder Keywords: complex sample, Taylor linearization, Cohen's kappa, re-interview
Improved Confidence Intervals for the Bernoulli Parameter - Wheyming Tina Song and Chia-Jung Chang Keywords: confidence interval, Bernoulli parameter, Monte-Carlo simulation
Variance Estimation in Complex Survey Sampling for Generalized Linear Models - Sundar Natarajan, Stuart Lipsitz, Garrett Fitzmaurice, and Charity G. Moore
Age-Period-Cohort Analyses of Public Health Data Collected from Independent Serial Cross-Sectional Complex Probability Sample Surveys - Philip J. Smith, Zhen Zhao, Kirk M. Wolter, James A. Singleton, and J. Pekka Nuorti Keywords: annual survey, age, period, and cohort effects, stratification, clustering, survey weights
Estimation of Regression Coefficients with Unequal Probability Samples - Yu Y. Wu and Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: informative design, endogenous explanatory variable, instrumental variable
Indirect Sampling and the Problem of Links Identification - Pierre Lavallée and Xiaojian Xu Keywords: generalized weight share Method, cluster Sampling, estimation, nonresponse
A Comparison between Ratio Estimation and Post-Strati¯cation - Chang-Tai Chao and Tzu-Ching Chiang Keywords: auxiliary variable, ratio estimation, post-strati¯cation, relative e±ciency, design-based sampling strategy
Using Income as an Auxiliary Variable to Improve the Design of Household Expenditure Surveys - Charles Mitchell and Christian Nadeau Keywords: stratification, sample allocation, simulation, spending
Model Averaging in Survey Estimation - Xiaoxi Li and J. D. Opsomer Keywords: local polynomial regression, crossvalidation, regression estimation
Integrating Person and Housing Unit Weighting for the Current Population Survey - Andrew A. Zbikowski and Phawn M. Letourneau
Functionality and Usability of Information from the American Community Survey - Connie Citro, Graham Kalton, and Michael L. Cohen
The ACS and the Data User Community - Joseph Salvo, Nancy Dunton, and Charles Purvis
Methodological Issues in the ACS - Graham Kalton, Tim Holt, Sharon Lohr, and Hal Stern
An Evaluation of Methods to Compensate for Noncoverage of Nontelephone Households using Information on Interruptions in Telephone Service and Presence of Wireless Phones - Meena Khare and Sadeq Chowdhury Keywords: weighting methods, propensity score methods, ratio adjustments, RDD telephone survey
Record Linkage Techniques for Improving Online Genealogical Research using Census Index Records - John S. Lawson Keywords: EM algorithm, online search, family history, probabilistic record linkage, Multinomial distribution
Integrating Culture Industries into Canada's National Economic Surveys Program - Mary March and Paddison Wong Keywords: integration, backcasting, annual survey
The Internet Response Method: Impact on the Canadian Census of Population Data - Laurent Roy and Danielle Laroche Keywords: internet, response mode, mode effect, questionnaire, census
Good Item or Bad: Can Latent Class Analysis Tell? Examining the Effectiveness of a Latent Class Analysis Approach to Item Evaluation - Frauke Kreuter, Ting Yan, and Roger Tourangeau Keywords: latent class analysis, questionnaire design, item development
Population Coverage in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Katherine B. Morton, Susan R. Hunter, James R. Chromy, and Peilan C. Martin Keywords: household surveys, response rates, coverage rates
Cell Collapsing Strategies Based on Collapsing Adjustment Factors - Jay J. Kim, Richard Valliant, and Wenxing Zha Keywords: cell collapsing criteria, coverage ratio, censoring, bias, mean square error, poststratification
Stratification for Radio Listening Estimation - Richard Griffiths Keywords: stratification, raking, mean square error, stochastic population controls
Estimation for Two-Phase Panel Surveys - Jason Legg, Wayne A. Fuller, and Sarah M. Nusser Keywords: longitudinal, panel survey, two-phase sampling
Calculating Effect Sizes Using Survey Data - Jun Liu
Evaluation of Collapsing Criteria in Sample Weighting - Linda Tompkins, Jay J. Kim, and Wenxing Zha
A Pseudo-Empirical Likelihood Approach for Stratified Samples with Nonresponse - Fang Fang, Quan Hong, and Jun Shao
Estimation Methods To Produce Preliminary Statistics in an Employment Survey - Anders Holmberg, Natalie Jansson, and Martin Odencrants
A Methodology for Evaluating Sufficiency of Survey Frames - Howard Bradsher-Fredrick Keywords: survey frame, establishment survey, data quality, performance measures
An Evaluation of the 2002 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey Measure of Size - William R. Gifford Keywords: measure of size evaluation, Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
Quality Issues in a Regulatory Data Collection System - Alan K. Jeeves Keywords: data quality, editing, imputation, regulatory data
Efficient Multi Mode Data Collection in a Census Context - David Dolson Keywords: Census, internet survey, coverage, data processing
Improved Evaluation of the Quantitative Survey Response Variance - Patrick E. Flanagan Keywords: surveys, index of inconsistency, response variance, response error, reinterview
Estimation of Measurement Error and Identification of Causes: Linking Measurement Error to Nonresponse, Interviewers, and Interviewer Characteristics - Andy Peytchev Keywords: measurement error, unit nonresponse, interviewer effects, two-stage model
An Alternative Estimator for Multi-Frame Sample Designs - Charles D. Palit
Color, Labels, and Interpretive Heuristics for Response Scales - Roger Tourangeau, Mick Couper, and Frederick G. Conrad
Comparing Performance and Self-Reported Data on Ease of Use of Surveys - Christine Rho
Is There a Homogeneity in Value Orientations within European Societies? - Peter P. Mohler
Completeness of Household Reported Medical Expenditure Data for Physician Office Visits in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Steven R. Machlin and Diana Wobus Keywords: MEPS, medical expenses, physician visits, completeness
Accuracy of Household-Reported Expenditure Data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - David Kashihara and Diana Wobus Keywords: medical reports, response accuracy, survey quality
The Impact of Medical Expenditure Predictors in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Nonresponse Adjustment - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Steven B. Cohen, and William Yu Keywords: weighting, CHAID, high medical expenditure predictor and indicator, dollar-dominated index
An Approximation of Skewed Healthcare Expenditure Distribution Using a Mixture Model - William W. Yu Keywords: healthcare expenditures, skewness, mixture models, MEPS
Evaluation of Expenditure Estimates When Including a High-Expenditure Predictor in Nonresponse Adjustments - Lap-Ming Wun, Steven B. Cohen, Trena Ezzati-Rice, and William Yu
Experimental Design for the 2006 American Community Survey Content Test - Mark E. Asiala and Alfredo Navarro Keywords: content test, experimental design, split-panel
A Comparison of Two Ratio Edit Methods for the Annual Survey of Government Finances - Elizabeth Cornett, Joanna Fane McLaughlin, Carma R. Hogue, and Stephen D. Owens Keywords:
Evaluation of the Detectability and Inferential Impact of Nonresponse Bias in Establishment Surveys - Randall Powers, John Eltinge, and Moon Jung Cho Keywords: attrition, incomplete data, item nonresponse, missing data, sensitivity analysis, simulation study
A Coverage Profile of Area Frame Blocks on the United States Census Bureau's Master Address File - Timothy Kennel Keywords: coverage, sample redesign, frame creation, master address file, current population survey, area frame listing
Longitudinal Evaluation of Point and Variance Estimates in an Establishment Survey after Ratio Imputation - Adriana Perez
Effects of Uncontrolled Factors at the Collection Stage on the Canadian Community Health Survey on Nutrition - François Verret and Steven Thomas
Influence Analysis in Linear Regression with Sampling Weights - Jianzhu Li and Richard Valliant Keywords: regression, influential observations, sampling weights, sandwich variance estimator, linearization variance estimator, leverage, residual, DFBETAS, DFFITS
Using Census Data to Define Estimation Areas for the American Community Survey: A Case Study - Joseph C. Powers and Alfredo Navarro Keywords: reliability, naive clusters, statistical clustering, compactness, weighting, estimation areas
Estimating Birth Counts for Small Geographical Domains Used for Control Totals in Raking Adjustment - Amang Sukasih, Donsig Jang, Barbara Lepidus Carlson, and Mary Edith Bozylinsky Keywords: weighting, estimation, natality data, city of birth, CDC, fragile families
Iteration of Second-Stage and Composite Procedures in the Current Population Survey - Samantha V. Cruz, Edwin L. Robison, and Tamara Sue Zimmerman Keywords: iterative proportional fitting, raking, weighting
Estimation and Reliability Issues of 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, Jay J. Kim, Sam Notzon, and Juan R. Albertorio Keywords: cell collapsing, post-stratification factors, collapsing adjustment factors, bias, variance
Design Effects in Randomized Experiments Based on Sample Surveys - K. P. Srinath
Conducting Surveys When Disasters Strike - Rachel Harter, Judith Petty, and Jenny Kelly
Impact of Gulf Hurricanes on the National Immunization Survey - Kirk M.Wolter and Jim Singleton Keywords: NIS, National Immunization Survey, immunization, survey, RDD, Katrina, imputation, log-linear model
On the Use of Survey Methods in Assessing Large-Scale Human Rights Violations in Conflict Zones: Lessons-Learned from Timor-Leste and Sierra Leone - Romesh Silva and Patrick Ball
Local Data Coordination and Dissemination in Post-Katrina New Orleans - Allison Plyer
A Comparison of Model-Based and Model-Assisted Estimators Under Ignorable and Non-Ignorable Nonresponse - Jill A. Dever and Richard Valliant Keywords: modified generalized regression estimator, best linear unbiased predictor, nonignorable nonresponse
Modeling Non-response Adjustment Factors - Hee-Choon Shin Keywords: weighting, non-response adjustment, log-linear model
The Use of Propensity Scores to Adjust for Nonignorable Nonresponse Bias - Leigh Ann Harrod and Virginia Lesser Keywords: missing data, nonresponse, propensity scores, not missing-at-random
Are Refusal Conversions Different from Willing Respondents with Respect to Item Non-Response, Demographics and Selected Health Characteristics? The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002 - Margaret Carroll and Yinong Chong
A Non-Response Bias Analysis to Inform the Use of Incentives in Multistage RDD Telephone Surveys - Benjamin Skalland, Kirk Wolter, Hee-Choon Shin, and Stephen J. Blumberg Keywords: survey non-response, bias, incentives, NS-CSHCN
Response Process Models for Unit Nonresponse Adjustment - Courtney Kies-Bokenkroger and Sarah M. Nusser
Efficiently Limiting Census Errors When Quality Control Parameters Range Freely - Glenn Wolfgang Keywords: quality management, acceptance sampling, inspection efficiency
Precision of Compositional Data in a Stratified Two-Stage Cluster Sample: Comparison of the Swiss Earnings Structure Survey 2002 and 2004 - Monique Graf Keywords: complex survey, compositional data, linearization, confidence domain, coefficient of variation
Cluster Analysis and its Application in the National Resources Inventory - Jianqiang Wang and Jean Opsomer Keywords: hierarchical agglomerative clustering, outlier detection, survey data collection, National Resources Inventory
Planning and Integration of EIA Survey Programs - Shawna Waugh Keywords: evaluation, quality, establishment surveys
Modeling Nonsampling Errors in Agricultural Surveys - James Gentle, Charles Perry, and William Wigton Keywords: nonresponse, comparison of multiple surveys
Independent School Survey Coverage Study - Dedrick Owens
Interviewer Burden and Its Effects on Data Quality in the Swedish Part of the European Social Survey (ESS) - Lilli Japec
Reducing the Risk of Data Disclosure Through Area Masking: Limiting Biases in Variance Estimation - Inho Park, Sylvia Dohrmann, Jill Montaquila, Leyla Mohadjer, and Lester R. Curtin Keywords: disclosure control, segment swapping, stratified multistage sampling, weighted mean, design effect, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Tactics for Reducing the Risk of Disclosure Using the NCES DataSwap Software - Thomas Krenzke, Stephen Roey, Sylvia Dohrmann, Leyla Mohadjer, Wen-Chau Haung, Steve Kaufman, and Marilyn Seastrom Keywords: confidentiality, statistical disclosure control
Disclosure Limitation in NAEP: a Probabilistic Approach to Swapping Sample Selection - David Freund, Christina Tang, and Andreas Oranje
Combinations of SDC Methods for Numerical Microdata - Anna Oganian and Alan Karr
Using a Model-Assisted Sampling Paradigm instead of a Traditional Sampling Paradigm in a Nationally Representative Establishment Survey - Marcus Berzofsky, Brandon Welch, Rick Williams, and Paul Biemer Keywords: traditional sampling, model-based sampling, quota sampling, business establishment surveys, O*NET
Using Telephone Exchange-Level Data To Adjust For Non-Response: Application In An Establishment Survey - Stephen Williams and Ronghua (Cathy) Lu Keywords: nonresponse, weighting, propensity modeling, establishment survey, telephone survey
Nonresponse Adjustment Using Logistic Regression: To Weight or Not To Weight? - Eric Grau, Frank Potter, Steve Williams, and Nuria Diaz-Tena Keywords: nonresponse, weighting, propensity modeling, Community Tracking Study, physician surveys
Response Rates and Response Patterns Among New Employers: Results from the Kauffman Firm Survey - Frank Potter, Zhanyun Zhao, Yuhong Zheng, David DesRoches, and Janice Ballou Keywords: nonresponse, establishment surveys, respondent characteristics, web-based, CATI
Estimation of Attrition Biases in SIPP - Eric V. Slud and Leroy Bailey Keywords: adjustment cells, balanced replicates, logistic regression, longitudinal survey, nonresponse, variance estimation, VPLX.
Subsampling Nonrespondents: Issues of Calculating Response Rates - Sonya Vartivarian, Donsig Jang, Sameena Salvucci, and Daniel Kasprzyk Keywords: sampling weights, nonresponse, subsampling, response rate, data quality
Physician Survey Response Methods Research - Catharine W. Burt and David A. Woodwell Keywords: NAMCS, office-based physicians, response rate, methodological studies
Study of Volatility and Smoothing of Estimated Variances in the Employment Cost Index Program - Meghan O'Malley, Daniell Toth, and Chester Ponikowski Keywords: variance smoothing, exponential smoother, non-stationary time series, seasonality, Laspeyres Index
Generalized Variance Functions for the 2003 Survey of Doctorate Recipients - Y. Michael Yang and Yongyi Wang Keywords: SDR, GVF, variance estimation
Stability of Jackknife Variance Estimates for Prescription Count Estimates over Time Intervals - Christina A. Gaughan, Chris Boardman, and Kennon R. Copeland Keywords: Keywords: jackknife, survey methodology, variance estimation
To Replicate (A Weight Adjustment Procedure) Or Not To Replicate? An Analysis of the Variance Estimation Effects of a Shortcut Procedure Using the Stratified Jackknife - Katherine Jenny Thompson and Wesley Yung Keywords: unit non-response, Bernoulli sample, linearization variance estimator
Generalized Variance Functions To Create Stable and Timely Variance Estimates for Prescription Count Estimates - Kennon R. Copeland, Christina A. Gaughan, and Chris Boardman Keywords: generalized variance function
On Generalized Variance Functions - Donsig Jang, Amang Sukasih, and Xiaojing Lin
Standard Error Estimation for County-Level Radio Listening - Mandy Webb and Richard Griffiths
The Effects of Acculturation on Survey Question Comprehension among Latino Respondents in the U.S. - Timothy P. Johnson, Allyson L. Holbrook, and Young Ik Cho Keywords: acculturation, behavior coding, multi-level modeling, question comprehension
Quality Assurance in Comparative Studies - Lars Lyberg
Harmonization by Design - Beth-Ellen Pennell and Zeina Mneimneh
Use of Interpreters in Telephone Interviews - Laura Branden
Cross-Cultural, Cross-National Questionnaire Design - Sue Ellen Hansen
Fractional Regression Nearest Neighbor Imputation - Minhui Paik and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: cell mean model, hot deck, missing data, multiple imputation, regression imputation
2010 Census Count Imputation – Research Results using Spatial Modeling - Robert D. Sands and Richard A. Griffin Keywords: hot deck, categorical data model, truth deck
Bias-Reduced Multivariate Imputation: Use of the Locally Adjusted Predictive Mean Matching Method - Masato Okamoto Keywords: nearest neighbor imputation, regression imputation, multivariate imputation, fractional imputation, predictive mean neighborhood
Imputation via Triangular Regression-Based Hot Deck - Scott Susin Keywords: imputation, allocation, predictive mean, sequential regressions, hot deck
Creating Imputation Classes Using Classification Tree Methodology - Darryl V. Creel and Karol Krotki Keywords: nonresponse, imputation, Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID), and Classification and Regression Trees (CART)
Results of Research of Decennial Census Count Imputation Methods for Selected States - Andrew D. Kilmer Keywords: imputation, hot deck, spatial model, administrative records, truth deck, decennial census
Imputation of Economic Data Subject to Linear Restrictions Using a Sequential Regression Approach - Caren Tempelman
Dual Frame Estimation in the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates - John M. Finamore, David W. Hall and Ronald S. Fecso Keywords: dual frame sample design, dual frame estimation, nonsampling error, SESTAT, NSCG
Weighting an Internet Panel Survey on Drug Use and Abuse - Harpe Gordek, Rick L. Williams, and Lanting Dai
A New Method for Weighting Survey Respondents - Feiming Chen
Nonparametric Regression with Complex Survey Data - Torsten Harms and Pierre Duchesne
Combining Survey and Population Data in Inference - Raymond Chambers
Use Sampling Weights in Hierarchical Modeling - Yue Jia and S. Lynne Stokes
Anomaly of Survey Weights for American Indians and Alaska Natives - Sunghee Lee, John H. Kurata, and Yan Xiong
Automatically Estimating Record Linkage False Match Rates - W. E. Winkler Keywords: EM algorithm, unsupervised and semisupervised learning
Record Linkage and Automatic Maintenance Activities - Holly Smith, Kara Daniel, Denise Abreu, Stan Hoge, and Bill Iwig Keywords: maintenance updates, record linkage, list Frame
Evaluating String Comparator Performance for Record Linkage - William E. Yancey Keywords: string comparator, record linkage, edit distance
Comparing BigMatch Results to Current National Death Index (NDI) Selection Methods - Bryan Sayer Keywords: record linkage, national death index, artificial data, probabilistic matching
Using Test Databases to Evaluate Record Linkage Models and Train Linkage Practitioners - Michael H. McGlincy Keywords: Bayesian record linkage simulation
Detection Method for the Sources of Change in Estimates - Serge Godbout Keywords: measurement of impact, outlier
Degrees of Freedom and Confidence Interval Coverage in Complex Model Based Sampling and Estimation - Wendy Rotz, Archana Joshee, and Jinhee Yang
Evaluating a Calibration Weighting Scheme for Elementary Indexes for Commodities and Services in the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Sylvia G. Leaver, Robert A. Cage, and Darin T. Solk Keywords: consumer expenditures, simulation, ratio adjustment
Comparing Strategies To Estimate a Measure of Heteroscedasticity - Kim Henry and Richard Valliant
Power-Shrinkage and Trimming: Two Ways to Mitigate Excessive Weights - Chihnan Chen, Nanhua Duan, Xiao-Li Meng, and Margarita Alegria Keywords: selection probability, unequal selections, selection biases, self-weighting
Confidence Interval Coverage in Model-Based Estimation - Wendy Rotz, Jinhee Yang, and Archana Joshee Keywords: confidence interval, model-based estimation, deep stratification
Model-Based Approach in Two-Stage Sampling of Audit Data - Yan Liu and Mary Batcher
Using Administrative Records with Model-Assisted Estimation for the American Community Survey - Robert E. Fay Keywords: ACS, survey estimation, GREG, calibration estimation
Small Area Prevalence Estimates Using Two Surveys - William W. Davis, Charuta Soman, and Zhaohui Zou Keywords: non-response, non-coverage, Metropolis algorithm, generalized linear mixed model
On Small Area Prediction Interval Problems - Snigdhansu Chatterjee, Parthasarathi Lahiri, and Huilin Li Keywords: predictive distribution, prediction interval, general linear mixed model, bootstrap, coverage accuracy
Nonparametric M-quantile Regression via Penalized Splines - Monica Pratesi, M. Giovanna Ranalli, and Nicola Salvati Keywords: robust regression, iteratively reweighted least squares, nonparametric smoothing
Efficient Small-Domain Estimation by Combining Information from Multiple Surveys through Regression - Takis Merkouris Keywords: auxiliary information, small area, rare characteristics, composite estimator, generalized regression estimator, calibration
Using the t-distribution in Small Area Estimation: An Application to SAIPE State Poverty Models - Elizabeth T. Huang and William R. Bell Keywords: Fay-Herriot model, robust models, Current Population Survey, American Community Survey
Accounting for Interviewer Variability in Small-Area Estimation - Benmei Liu and Partha Lahiri
Using Design-based and Model-based Method to Study the Relationship of Asthma and Smoking Using Longitudinal Survey Data - S. Ghosh and P. Pahwa Keywords: multistage sampling, GEE, survey GEE, Taylor linearization, bootstrap, NPHS
How Bad Can Your Data Be? Convexity and Variance Maximization - Je¤rey L. Stuart Keywords: variance maximization
Assessment of Small-Area Estimates from a Complex Survey Cancer Surveillance Project - Van Parsons, Nathaniel Schenker, Trivellore E. Raghunathan, Dawei Xie, and William Davis Keywords: hierarchical Bayes, NHIS, BRFSS, combine surveys, cancer risk factor
American Community Survey (ACS) Variance Reduction Of Small Areas Via Coverage Adjustment Using An Administrative Records Match - Elizabeth Huang, Donald Malec, Jerry Maples, and Lynn Weidman
An Empirical Study of the Bootstrap and the Jackknife Methods Applied in Double Sampling - Jing Wang and Ferry Butar Butar Keywords: ratio estimation, regression estimation, difference estimation, double sampling, bootstrap, jackknife
Computer Literacy of Adolescents in Grades 9 to 12: An Exploratory Study - Christopher Sink, Matthew Sink, Jonathan Stob, and Kevin Taniguchi Keywords: computer literacy, adolescents
AAPOR Standard Definitions & Academic Journals - Thomas R. Marshall
Applying HIV/AIDS Survey Methodology across Cultures - Linda Piccinino and Johnny Blair
Behavior Coding Assessment of the Quality of Real-time Telephone Survey Interpreters - Michael W. Link1, Larry Osborn, Marta Induni, Michael P. Battaglia, and Martin R. Frankel
Causes of Mode Effects: Separating out Interviewer and Stimulus Effects in Comparisons of Face-to-Face and Telephone Surveys - Caroline Roberts, Annette Jäckle, and Peter Lynn Keywords: measurement error, CATI, showcards, visual, aural, satisficing, social desirability
Cellular Telephones in List-Assisted, Random Digit Dial Sample - Kirsten Ivie, Robert Pels, Dagmar Zentrichova, and David Herr Keywords: cell phone, cord-cutter, telephone data collection, RDD sample
Changes in Nonresponse to Income Questions - Ting Yan, Matthew Jans, and Richard Curtin Keywords: item nonresponse, unit nonresponse, income, panel survey
Cognitive Interviewing versus Behavior Coding - Martha Stapleton Kudela, Barbara H. Forsyth, Kerry Levin, Deirdre Lawrence, and Gordon Willis
Counterbalancing Topic Interest with Cell Quotas and Incentives: Examining Leverage-Salience Theory in the Context of the Poetry in the America Survey - Lisa K. Schwartz, Lisbeth Goble, and Edward M. English Keywords: leverage salience theory, incentives
Crafting Questions About Disabilities: Learning More About How the Question Determines the Answer - Janice Ballou, David Edson, Cheryl De Saw, and Jennifer McGovern
Cultural Variability in Event History Calendar and Conventional Questionnaire Interviews: A Verbal Behavior Analysis - Mario Callegaro, Robert F. Belli, Emilio Serrano, and David R. Palmer Keywords: behavioral coding, event history calendar, standardized interviewing, interview conversational rapport, interview cognitive difficulty
Culture and Survey Question Answering: A Behavior Coding Approach - Young Ik Cho, Anne Fuller, Thom File, Allyson L. Holbrook, and Timothy P. Johnson Keywords: question comprehension, question mapping, behavior coding, multilevel analysis
Data Comparability in a Mixed Mode Telephone and Face to Face Survey of Persons with Disabilities - Matt Sloan, Debra Wright, and Kirsten Barrett Keywords: mode effects, data quality, telephone interviewing, face-to-face interviewing
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
The Effect of Progressive Incentives on Response Rates - Heidi L. Upchurch and Stephanie J. Battles Keywords: incentives, response rates
The Effect of Sample Size on Cognitive Interview Findings - Johnny Blair, Frederick Conrad, Allison Castellano Ackermann, and Greg Claxton Keywords: cognitive interviewing, sample size, question wording problems
Efficient Respondent Selection for Cognitive Interviewing - Allison Castellano Ackermann and Johnny Blair Keywords: cognitive interview, sample selection, respondent characteristics, pretest
An Examination of Non-Contact as a Source of Nonresponse in a Business Survey - Diane K. Willimack and Jeffrey L. Dalzell Keywords: response rates, nonresponse follow-up, voice mail, noncontact
Examination of the Relationship between Nonresponse and Measurement Error in a Validation Study of Alumni - Kristen Olson and Courtney Kennedy Keywords: nonresponse error, measurement error
Experiments on the Structure and Specificity of Complex Survey Questions - Paul C. Beatty, Carol Cosenza, and Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. Keywords: questionnaire design and evaluation, splitballot experiments, behavior coding
A Framework for Survey Breakoffs - Andy Peytchev Keywords: breakoffs, nonresponse, measurement error model, theoretical framework, web surveys
How Organizations Monitor the Quality of Work Performed by their Telephone Interviewers - Anh Thu Burks, Paul J. Lavrakas, Ken Steve, Kim Brown, Brooke Hoover, Jerry Sherman, and Rui Wang Keywords: telephone monitoring, telephone surveys
How Successful I am Depends on What Number I Get: The Effects of Numerical Scale Labels and Need for Cognition on Survey Responses - Ting Yan Keywords: Gricean effect, pragmatic inference, optimizing, satisficing, measurement error, web surveys
Impact of Mode on Open-ended Responses - Jennifer Edgar
Improving Survey Response in Spanish-speaking Households - James Dayton, Michael W. Link, Robert Pels, and Kirsten Ivie
Inside the Within Precinct Error - Michael Butterworth Keywords: precinct, vote, bias, exit poll, interviewer
Interviewer Perceptions of Interview Quality - Kirsten Barrett, Matt Sloan, and Debra Wright Keywords: interviewer perceptions, disability, data quality
Measuring Health Insurance in the U.S. - Joanne Pascale Keywords: uninsured, health insurance, data quality
Measuring International Socio-Religious Values and Conflict by Coding U.S. State Department Reports - Brian J. Grim, Roger Finke, Jaime Harris, Catherine Meyers, and Julie VanEerden Keywords: religion, international, conflict, coding, violence
Methods for Translating Survey Questionnaires - Barbara H. Forsyth, Martha Stapleton Kudela, Deidre Lawrence, Kerry Levin, and Gordon B. Willis
Mode and Address Frame Alternatives to Random-Digit Dialing - Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Larry Osborn, and Ali H. Mokdad
Nonresponse Bias in a Mail Survey of Physicians - Emily McFarlane, Murrey G. Olmsted, Joe Murphy, and Craig A. Hill Keywords: nonresponse bias, physicians
Overcoming Structure and Order Effects in Cognitive Interviewing - Justin T. Bailey, Kenneth W. Steve, Anh Thu Burks, Kimberly D. Brown, and Paul J. Lavrakas Keywords: cognitive interviewing, cognitive processes, order effects
Providing Definitions and Reading Answer Choices: Experimental Findings from a Behavioral Health Survey - Donna Eisenhower, Stephen Immerwahr, Gregg Van Ryzin, and Bonnie Kerker Keywords: measurement error, questionnaire instructions, providing definitions, answer categories
Stratification and Allocation to Reduce Screening Costs in Telephone Surveys - Katherine Ballard LeFauve, K.P. Srinath, and Susan Arday Keywords: sampling, stratification
Support for Mothers' Employment at Home Compared to External Employment: Australian Attitudes, 2002 - S.M.C. Kelley, C.G.E. Kelley, M.D.R. Evans, and Jonathan Kelley Keywords: labor force participation, women, work at home, Australia
Telephone Survey Response: Effects of Cell Phones in Landline Households - Dennis Lambries, Michael Link, and Robert Oldendick Keywords: cell phones and response rates
Unwillingness to Reveal Personal Information to other Household Members and its Relationship to Subsequent Survey Nonresponse in a Longitudinal Panel Survey - Anna Y. Chan and Jeffrey C. Moore Keywords: privacy and confidentiality concerns, survey nonresponse
Using Call Records to Understand Response in Panel Surveys - Megan Henly and Nancy Bates Keywords: attrition, nonresponse bias, noncontact, paradata, panel data
Validating a Sampling Revolution: Benchmarking Address Lists against Traditional Listing - Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Ned English, Stephanie Eckman, Heidi Upchurch, Erika Garcia, and James Lepkowski Keywords: USPS list frames, GIS, area probability sampling
Where, Exactly, are the RDD Non-Respondents: A GIS-Based Approach to Quantifying Potential Bias - Ned English, Lisa Schwartz, and Lisbeth Goble Keywords: GIS, non-response, bias
The Canadian Community Health Survey: Building on the Success from the Past - Yves Béland, Vincent Dale, Johane Dufour, and Marc Hamel Keywords: cross-sectional, regional survey, mixed mode data collection
Uses of the NPHS in Examining Health Behavior Changes - Mary E. Thompson
The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada - Michelle Simard
National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth (NLSCY): Advancing the Life Quality of Children through Developmental Research in the General Population - Michael H. Boyle
A Change-Point Mixed-Effects Approach for the Analysis of Intervention Effects in Longitudinal Studies - Colin Wu, Xin Tian, and Heejung Bang
Wavelet-based Functional Mixed Models - Jeffrey S. Morris
Variable Selection and Empirical-likelihood-based Inference for Measurement Error Data - Hua Liang
Semiparametric Time-varying Coefficients Regression Model for Longitudinal Data - Yanqing Sun and Hulin Wu
Designing Questions to Identify People with Disabilities in Labor Force Surveys: The Effort to Measure the Employment Level of Adults with Disabilities in the CPS - Terence M. McMenamin, Thomas W. Hale, Douglas Kruse, and Haejin Kim
Disability Data in the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey: Review of Recent Design and Operations - Sharon M. Stern
Development, Testing, and Recommendations for Questions on Disability for the American Community Survey - Barbara M. Altman, Theresa J. DeMaio, and Kristen S. Miller
The Washington Group on Disability Statistics: International Efforts toward Comparable General Disability Measures - Jennifer Madans
On Mean Squared Prediction Error Estimation in Small Area Estimation Problems - Shijie Chen and P. Lahiri Keywords: mixed linear models, small area estimation, mean squared prediction error, empirical best linear unbiased predictor, jackknife
Design-consistent Domain Level Estimation in Surveys with Massive Nonresponse - Daniela Cocchi, Enrico Fabrizi, and Carlo Trivisano
Distribution of Sampling, Nonresponse, Reporting, and Model Errors in Small Domain Estimators from the Current Employment Statistics Program - John L. Eltinge, Julie B. Gershunskaya, and Larry L. Huff
Semiparametric Likelihood Inference of Rare Disease Associations with a Genetic Factor and Independent Continuous Attribute in a Case-Control Study - Jinko Graham, Brad McNeney, and Ji-Hyung Shin Keywords: genetic associations, likelihood inference, case-control study
Joint Analysis of False Discovery Rate and Nondiscovery Rate - Radu Craiu and Lei Sun
Nonparametric Order-Restricted Inference for Spatial and Temporal Microarray Data - Xin Gao
Reduction of Effect Estimate Bias in Genomewide Studies by Resampling - Shelley B. Bull, Lei Sun, and Longyang Wu
Designing Questionnaires for Human Rights Violations Measurement - Daniel Manrique and Jana Asher
Interview Format and Sampling Strategies in Human Rights Data Collection: Experiences and Results from East Timor and Sierra Leone - Patrick Ball and Romesh Silva
Health and Human Rights in Developing Countries: What Surveys Do---and Don't! - Lara Wolfson
Marginalized Models for Multivariate Longitudinal Binary Data - Michael Daniels
Informative Priors, Sensitivity Analysis, and the Role of Bayesian Inference for Handling Dropout - Joseph Hogan and Joo Yeon Lee
Semiparametric Regression for Longitudinal Data Using Mixing Likelihood - Daowen Zhang
Exploiting the Link Between the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test and a Simple Odds Statistic - Ralph O'Brien and John Castelloe Keywords: Wilcoxon rank-sum test, Mann-Whitney U test, effect size, generalized odds ratio, power, sample-size analysis
Accounting for Alignment, Uncertainty, and Bias in Choosing a Sample Size - Michael R. Jiroutek and Keith E. Muller
Using Internal Pilot Designs with Repeated Measures - Christopher S. Coffey and Keith E. Muller
Sample Size for Mixed Models - Russell V. Lenth
Quantitative Trait Mapping Study Design from an Information Perspective - Saunak Sen, Jaya Satagopan, and Gary Churchill
Strata-Matched Case Control Study or Just a Stratified Analysis: The Confusion of Naming - Madhu Mazumdar
Sampling Issues in Human Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping - Eleanor Feingold
Case-Control Studies When Case Participants and Control Participants Have Different Numbers of Exposure Measurements - Glen A. Satten
Using GIS To Improve Field Interviewing Efficiency: Enhanced Interviewer Selection and Sample Allocation - Ned English and Steven Pedlow Keywords: GIS, case assignment, field surveys
TIGER: A Resource for Survey Research - Robert A. LaMacchia
Computer-Assisted Methods for Collecting Geographic Data Using Photographic Backdrops - Sarah Nusser
Variance Measures for X-11 Seasonal Adjustment: A Summing Up of Empirical Work - Stuart Scott, Michael Sverchkov, and Danny Pfeffermann
Some Consideration of Seasonal Adjustment Variances - William R. Bell
Model-Based Seasonal Adjustment of Survey Series Subject to Benchmark Constraints with a State-Space Smoothing Algorithm - Richard Tiller and Daniel Pfeffermann
Handling Program Constraints in the Sample Design for the Commodities and Services Component of the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Sylvia G. Leaver and Darin T. Solk Keywords: nonlinear optimization, cost modeling, components of variance, simulation
Designing and Analysing Surveys Under Severe Resource Constraints - Stephen Haslett
Sample Design for the FDIC's Asset Loss Reserve Project - David W. Chapman Keywords: optimum allocation, ratio estimation, stratification
Issues in Designing a Confidentiality Preserving Model Server - Philip Steel
Confidentiality Protection in the Census Bureau's Quarterly Workforce Indicators - John M. Abowd, Bryce Stephens, and Lars Vilhuber
Methods of Secure Computation and Data Integration - Jerome Reiter
Estimating Resources for Poverty Measurement, 1993 - 2003 - Kathleen Short Keywords: income, poverty, experimental measures
Developing Poverty Thresholds 1993-2003 - Thesia I. Garner Keywords: consumer expenditures, poverty thresholds, experimental poverty measures
NAS Workshop Summary Report - John Iceland
Estimation Issues in Dual Frame Sample of Cell and Landline Numbers - J. Michael Brick, Sarah Dipko, Stanley Presser, Clyde Tucker, and Yangyang Yuan Keywords: telephone surveys, nonresponse bias, coverage
Dual-Frame Landline/Cellular Telephone Survey Design - James M. Lepkowski and Sun-Woong Kim
Single Frame versus Multiple Frame Designs for Telephone Samples - Charlotte Steeh
Item Nonresponse Error for the 100 Percent Data Items on the Census 2000 Long Form Questionnaire - John Chesnut Keywords: item nonresponse, long form, household, census tract
Comparison of Item and Unit Nonresponse in Household Surveys - John Dixon Keywords: survey nonresponse, item nonresponse
Introducing Income Imputation: Improving Data Quality in the Consumer Expenditure Survey - Geoffrey Paulin
Assessing the Impact of High-effort Interviews on Health Estimates - Catherine Simile, James Dahlhamer, Pei-Lu Chiu, and Gulnur Scott
Master Trace Sample Database - A Unique Opportunity for Census 2000 Research - Joan M. Hill and Jason D. Machowski Keywords: Census 2000, research database, response data, enumerator
Determining the Effectiveness of Multiple Nonresponse Followup Contact Attempts on Response and Data Quality - Jennifer Guarino Tancreto and Michael Bentley
Census 2000 Nonresponse Followup: Discrepancies in Enumerator Assigned Housing Unit Status - Michael Bentley and Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: nonresponse followup, Census 2000, enumerators, housing status
Did Proxy Respondents Cause Age Heaping in the Census 2000? - Kirsten K. West, J. Gregory Robinson, and Michael Bentley Keywords: proxy respondents, age, data quality, Master Trace Sample Data file
Designing a Sampling Method for a Survey of Iowa High School Seniors - Kyle A. Hewitt and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: cluster sampling, education research, margin of error, probability sampling, simple random sampling, stratified random sampling
Origins of the Estate and Personal Wealth Sample Design - Paul B. McMahon Jr.
Teleworking At The Census Bureau - Julie Bouffard, Jennifer Guarino Tancreto, Joan Marie Hill, and Jason Machowski Keywords: telework, telecommuting, flexible work schedule
Ten Million Children Are Dying in the Poor World - David J. Fitch Keywords: LQAS, Valadez, USAID, Evaluation
Survey of Boaters and Marinas - Marla Smith and Elizabeth Kim
Variation in Survey Estimates of Children with Disabilities in Federal Education Data - Jennifer Park, Elvira Hausken, and Stacey Bielick
A Mixture Model for Catch-effort Experiments - Changxuan Mao
Acquisition and Protection of Administrative Records: A Census Bureau Perspective - Patricia Melvin and Lisa Blumerman Keywords: administrative records, data acquisition, data agreements, data stewardship
Internal Revenue Service Area-to-area Migration Data: Strengths, Limitations, and Current Trends - Emily Gross
Statistical Uses of Social Security Administrative Data - Dawn E. Haines and Brian V. Greenberg Keywords: social security administration, administrative data
Development of Population Estimates Using Administrative Records - Signe Wetrogan, Sally M. Obenski, and Rodger V. Johnson
National Center for Health Statistics: Administrative Record Linkage Practices and Products - Christine Cox
Multiple Imputation of a Depression Treatment Trial Using an Iterative Predictive Mean Matching Hot-deck - Juned Siddique and Thomas R. Belin
Multiple Imputation To Adjust for Under-reporting in the National Latino and Asian American Survey - Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Chih-nan Chen, Naihua Duan, and Margarita Alegria
Sequential Predictive Mean Matching Method of Multiple Imputation - Trivellore Raghunathan, Florian Koller, Nathaniel Schenker, and Susanne Raessler
A Comparison of the Business Registers Used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of the Census - Randy Becker, Joel Elvery, Lucia Foster, C.J. Krizan, Sang Nguyen, and David Talan Keywords: business register, business list
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Business Register Metrics - Sheryl Konigsberg, Merissa Piazza, David Talan, and Richard Clayton Keywords: QCEW business register, Longitudinal Database (LDB), QCEW management review mechanisms
Analyzing the JOLTS Hires and Separations Data - R. Jason Faberman Keywords: hires, separations, establishment microdata, labor turnover estimation
An Automated Industry Coding Application for New U.S. Business Establishments - Anne T. Kearney and Michael E. Kornbau
Analytical Bias Reduction for Small Samples in the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Ralph Bradley
A Bayesian IRT Model for Comparative Item Performance Under Dual Administration Modes - Louis T. Mariano, Maria Orlando, and Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar Keywords: mode effect, item response theory, differential item functioning, Bayesian hierarchical models
Detecting Differential Item Functioning for Small Samples - Sandip Sinharay
Estimating Variance in Highly Clustered Survey Samples - Jiahe Qian
An Item Response Model for Multidimensional Unfolding Preferential Choice Data - Jimmy de la Torre
Uses of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey for Analysis across Time - David Ferraro and Hongji Liu Keywords: medicare, MCBS, panel, longitudinal, cross-sectional, repeated measurements
Using Repeated Measures Techniques To Analyze Cluster-correlated Survey Responses - G. Gordon Brown, Celia R. Eicheldinger, and James R. Chromy Keywords: Repeated Measure, CAHPS®, SUDAAN
An Application of Confidence Interval Methods for Small Proportions in the Health Care Survey of DoD Beneficiaries - Amang Sukasih and Donsig Jang Keywords: complex survey, coverage probability, simulation, stratified sample
Incorporating Multiple Observations into Logistic Regression Models of Incident Disease - Julia L. Bienias, Phillip S. Kott, Todd L. Beck, and Denis A. Evans Keywords: complex surveys, poisson sampling, randomization-based inference, longitudinal, Alzheimer's disease
Basic Models for Mapping Prescription Drug Data - Kennon R. Copeland and A. Elizabeth Allen Keywords: syndromic surveillance, disease outbreak detection, CuSUM, SaTScan
Population Surveys of Health Services Utilization Linked to Health Care Provider Surveys - Monroe G. Sirken
Adjusting for Nonresponse in the Healthcare Survey of DoD Beneficiaries - Nancy A. Clusen, Haixia Xu, and Michael Hartzell Keywords: unit nonresponse adjustment
Investigation of the Impact of Imputation on Variance Estimation in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, John Sommers, and Trena M. Ezzati-Rice Keywords: balanced repeated replication (BRR), Rao-Shao adjustment, Taylor method, collapsing, generalized variance function (GVF)
Investigation of Random Effects Models for Time Varying Variables with Missing Values in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, Sourish Saha, and John Fleishman Keywords: random effects, PWIGLS, missing at random, drop out missingness
Evaluation of Alternative Propensity Models for Adjusting Weights To Compensate for Dwelling Unit Nonresponse in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and Janet Greenblatt Keywords: weighting, response propensity, propensity score, logistic regression, step forward and backward logistic regression, CHAID
Using Data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to Assess the Effectiveness of Nonresponse Adjustment in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Ralph DiGaetano, Huseyin Goksel, and Hongsheng Hao Keywords: weighting, CHAID, response propensity, propensity score, logistic regression
Confidence Intervals for Skewed Healthcare Expenditure Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - William W. Yu Keywords: MEPS, medical expenditures, skewness, confidence intervals, lognormal, gamma
Calibration Weights for Estimators of Longitudinal Data with an Application to the National Long Term Care Survey - Stephen Ash Keywords: longitudinal survey, non-interview
Multidimensional Control Totals for Poststratified Weights - Darryl V. Creel and Mansour Fahimi Keywords: complex survey weighting, poststratification, raking
Comparison of Two Weighting Schemes for Sampling with Minimal Replacement - Pedro J. Saavedra Keywords: two stage sample, estimator, simulations, sequential sampling
More Outlier Weight Issues in REACH 2010 - Steven Pedlow, Yongyi Wang, Ellen Scheib, and Hee-Choon Shin Keywords: extreme weights, winsorization, capping weights, simple weight pooling, compound weight pooling
A New Model Assisted Chi-square Distance Function for Calibration of Design Weights - Matthew Stearns and Sarjinder Singh Keywords: model assisted calibration, linear regression estimator, GREG, estimation of total and variance
Trimming or Not To Account for Sampling Design - Zhanyun Zhao and Frank Potter
The Effect of Data Collection Software on the Cognitive Survey Response Process - Rebecca L. Morrison, Amy E. Anderson, and Charles F. Brady Keywords: establishment surveys, usability, electronic reporting, questionnaire design
Cognitive Testing of New Forms for the Current Employment Statistics Survey - Kathryn Downey, Karen Goldenberg, Richard Rosen, Tony Gomes, and Chris Manning Keywords: establishment, survey, cognitive testing, form design
A Comparison of Various Healthcare Disciplines Satisfaction with Clinical Training: Discipline-Specific Short Forms Developed from the Veterans Health Administration Learners' Perceptions Survey - Stephen J. Dienstfrey and Evert Milander
Model-based Testing of Survey Instruments - Douglas Willson and Ella Zelichonok
An Improved Randomized Response Model: Estimation of Mean - Sarjinder Singh and Christpher Gjestvang
Nonparametric Tests for Perfect Judgment Rankings - Omer Ozturk, Jesse Frey, and Jayant V. Deshpande
Some Applications of Ranked Set Sampling - Barry D. Nussbaum and Bimal K. Sinha
Judgment Poststratification for Designed Experiments - Juan Du and Steven N. MacEachern
Confidence Intervals for Quantiles and Tolerance Intervals Based on Ordered Ranked Set Samples - Tao Li and Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan
Minimum Disparity Estimation in Ranked Set Sampling - Roxana Alexandridis and Omer Ozturk
A Bayesian Reliability Approach to Multiple Response Surface Optimization - John Peterson, Guillermo Miro-Quesada, and Enrique del Castillo
The Application of Bayesian Hierarchical Models in Dual Response Surface - Younan Chen and Keying Ye
Bayesian Separation of Harmonic Sources - Manuel Davy
A Bayesian Approach to Imputation of Missing Data Values in Audio Time Series - Patrick J. Wolfe
Measuring Nonsampling Error in the Statistics of Income Individual Tax Return Study - Jana Scali, Valerie Testa, Maureen Kahr, and Michael Strudler Keywords: data quality, net difference rate, index of inconsistency, editor design effect
Corporation Super Critical Cases: How do Imputed Returns on the Corporate File Compare to the Actual Returns? - Lucy Altounian Keywords: corporations, critical cases, imputed records, data quality
The Impact of the Follow-up Process on the 2002 Foreign Tax Credit Study Data - Rob Singmaster and Lissa Redmiles
A Model Prediction Approach to Measuring Nonsampling Error - Kimberly Henry and Yahia Ahmed
Preliminary Testing Procedures for Regression with Survey Samples - Yu Wu and Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: preliminary testing procedure, informative design
Showcasing Uundergraduate Students' Projects Based on Independent Sample Surveys: Design Issues and Aggregation of Survey Results - Raymond Okafor
Use of Estimating Equations and Quadratic Inference Functions in Complex Surveys - Leigh Harrod, Virginia Lesser, and Annie Qu
Simulation Comparison of Variable Selection and Classification Methods - Jun Liu, Shiying Wu, Robert Morris, Seungho Huh, Jiantong Wang, James Raymer, Ye Hu, and Larry Michael
A Comparison of Tet Statistics for Complex Survey Data when the Degrees of Freedom is Small - Lester Curtin and Barry Graubard
Regression Estimator with Estimated Population Quantities and Its Use in Two-phase Sampling - Mingue Park
Item Imputation Made Easy - Andrea Piesse, David Judkins, and Zizhong Fan Keywords: hot deck, iterative imputation, predictive mean matching, semi-parametric method
Mass Imputation - Karol Krotki, Stephen Black, and Darryl Creel Keywords: nonresponse, large-scale data processing and adjustment
Imputation Bias Based on Different Formulations of Imputation Classes for the IPEDS Finance Survey - Marcus Berzofsky, June Z. X. Cong, Shiying Wu, and Roy Whitmore
The Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study Dataset: Multiple Imputation for the Missing Fathers - Soma Roy, Sharon L. Sassler, and Elizabeth A. Stasny
Evaluation of Imputation Methods for Complex Measures - Jan Goebel
Multiple Imputation under Multivariate gh Family of Distributions - Yulei He and Raghunathan E. Trivellore
Quality Procedures in Statistical Sampling - Mary Batcher and Wendy Rotz Keywords: quality, process, control, sampling, statistical, consulting
Quality and the Product Development Cycle - Eugene M. Burns Keywords: data quality, product development, quality management, statistical standards
Quality Audits at Statistics Sweden - Gunlög Eiderbrant-Nilsson
Within Household Coverage Results of the 2004 Census Test Form - Kyra Linse and David Sheppard Keywords: coverage improvement, within household omissions, erroneous enumerations
Operational Assessment of the 2004 Coverage Research Followup - Lisa M. Knight, Jeff T. Behler, and Frank Vitrano Keywords: 2004 Census Test, coverage improvement, coverage questions, unduplication
Design of the Census 2004 Coverage Research Followup Questionnaire - Leann Karl, Elizabeth Krejsa, and Ashley Landreth
Unduplication of Persons and Housing Units in the 2004 Census Test - Robin A. Pennington Keywords: coverage improvement
Results of Coverage Followup in the 2004 Census Test - Elizabeth Krejsa and Dave Sheppard
Extensions of the Penalized Spline Propensity Prediction Method of Imputation - Guangyu Zhang and Roderick Little
Parameter Estimation in the Presence of Coarsened Data - Sergey S. Tarima, Richard Kryscio, and Yuriy Dmitriev
Robust Model-based Analysis of General Pattern Missing Data - Hyonggin An and Roderick J. Little
Estimation of Missing Values Using Multivariate Normal Copula - Rahul Parsa and Alain Desgagne
Partial Linear Logistic Model with Measurement Error Using Sufficiency Scores - Lian Liu
Model Misspecification and Goodness-of-fit in Latent Variable and Structural Equations Models - Brisa N. Sanchez and Louise Ryan
Full Matching with Propensity Scores - Ben B. Hansen
Modeling Context Effects in the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Kevin Wang, Rodney Baxter, and Dicy Painter Keywords: questionnaire design, context effects
An Overview of the Respondent-Generated Intervals (RGI): Approach to Sample Surveys - S. James Press and Judith M. Tanur Keywords: anchoring, Bayesian, confidence scale, recall, surveys
Negatively Worded Questions Cause Respondent Confusion - Robert Colosi Keywords: acquiescence, response set, negative wording, selfadministered, response bias
When More Is Less: A Study on Effects of Providing Definitions to Everyday Terms on Data Quality - Ting Yan Keywords: measurement error, definitions, data quality, pragmatic effects
Professionally Designed Questionnaires: Do they collect better data? - Kathy Ott and Chadd Crouse Keywords: visual design concepts, mode effects, self administered surveys, economic data
Conceptual vs. Visual Midpoints of Response Scales - Mirta Galesic, Roger Tourangeau, Mick Couper, and Fred Conrad
Data Confidentiality Issues from a Federal Agency Perspective - Laura Zayatz
Introduction to Statistical Disclosure Limitation or How to Release Useful Data Without Violating Promises of Confidentiality - Stephen Fienberg
Developing a Sustainable and Flexible Long-Distance Travel Survey - Lee Giesbrecht and Jonaki Bose
Editing and Imputation Strategy for a Fuel Consumption Supplement to the Canadian Vehicle Survey - Sébastien Landry Keywords: travel surveys, imputation, regression model, fuel consumption
The Estimation Methodology of the Redesigned Canadian Vehicle Survey - Martin Beaulieu
Incorporating Past Methodological Lessons into the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey - Joy Sharp and Jock R. Black
Measuring the Risk of Road Crashes - Aline Chouinard and James Kelley
Using Medicaid Participant Data in the Estimation of County Poverty Levels - David S. Powers Keywords: small-area estimation, small-domain areas, SAIPE, Medicaid, income, poverty
Evaluation of School District Poverty Estimates: Predictive Models using IRS Income Tax Data - Jerry J. Maples and William R. Bell Keywords: small area estimation, share models, poverty estimates, IRS income tax data
Assessment of Needs for Basic Living Necessities among Low-income Individuals - Joann Kuchak, George Fitzelle, and Andrey Vinokurov Keywords: measurement, poverty guideline, low-income, survey research, estimation
Can the Survey of Income and Program Participation Be Used for State-level Analysis Even Though It Is Not Designed To Be State-representative? - Arthur Jones, Jr. and Gestur Davidson
Dominance in Income Distribution in Terms of Location and Dispersion - Subir Ghosh
Ecological Correlates of Family Income Nonresponse: An Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - John Pleis and James Dahlhamer
Generalized Variance Functions for Radio-schedule Gross Rating Point Estimators - Richard Griffiths Keywords: generalized variance function, complex sample design, gross rating points
Variance Estimation and the Components of Variance for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Sample - Annie Lo and Adam Chu Keywords: multistage probability sample, components of variance, generalized variance function, Medicare population
Mean Square Error Analysis of Health Estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for Counties along the United States-Mexico Border Region - Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Machell Town, and Jay J. Kim Keywords: collapsing, post-stratification factors, bias, variance
Analysis of Census 2000 Long Form Variances - Eric Schindler Keywords: successive differences, jackknife, raking
Optimal Pairing for Stratum Collapse Methods with Interviewer-Level Measurement Error Shared Across Strata - Moon J. Cho and John L. Eltinge Keywords: collapse method, consumer expenditure interview Survey, interviewer effects, nonsampling error, reporting error, stratified multistage sample design
Investigation of Alternative Variance Estimators for the Quarterly Financial Report - Andromache R. Howe and Katherine J. Thompson Keywords: delete-a-group jackknife, panel survey
Sufficient Quality for Official Statistics – The Swedish Approach - Eva Elvers Keywords: quality aspects, user orientation, statistical system
Templates for Evaluating Survey Programs - Brenda G. Cox and Nancy J. Kirkendall Keywords: PART, performance assessment, survey evaluation
Statistical Methods Used To Detect Cell-level and Respondent-level Outliers in the 2002 Economic Census of the Services Sector - Richard S. Sigman Keywords: resistant fence, historical ratio, influential data
Darkness Made Visible: Field Management and Nonresponse in the 2004 SCF - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: interviewers, data quality, field management
Detecting Falsified Cases in SCF 2004 Using Benford's Law - Yongyi Wang and Steven Pedlow Keywords: interviewer, validation, survey of consumer finances, leading digit, first digit
Benford's Law and Validating Interviewer Data - Javier Porras
An Update on Statistical Disclosure Avoidance Methodologies for Tabular and Microdata Files - Jacob D. Bournazian Keywords: confidentiality, disclosure avoidance, disclosure risk
Modeling and Quality of Masked Microdata - William E. Winkler Keywords: data mining, likelihood, loglinear, multivariate
A Comparative Assessment of Methods for Protecting Confidentiality - David Wilson
Preserving Confidentiality While Sharing Vertically Partitioned Data - Christine Kohnen and Jerome Reiter
Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Disclosure in the Microdata Files from a Health Survey - Meena Khare and Michael Battaglia
County Level Variance Estimates for Small Area Estimation for the National Resources Inventory - Pushpal Mukhopadhyay, Tapabrata Maiti, and Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: small area estimates, imputation, area level model, soil erosion, universal soil loss equation
Estimation for Longitudinal Surveys with Repeated Panels of Observations - Jason Legg, Wayne A. Fuller, and Sarah M. Nusser
Estimating Trend in Oregon Coastal Coho Salmon Populations Using a Multipanel Sampling Design - Don Stevens, Jr. and William Gaeuman
Estimating the Number of Bald Eagle Breeding Pairs in Maine Using Dual Frames and Double Observers - Mark Otto, John R. Sauer, and Charlie Todd
Challenges to Resolving Statistical Issues for an Upper Mississippi River Ecological Monitoring Program - Brian Gray
Results of the Variance Component Analysis of Sample Allocation by Age in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Susan R. Hunter, Katherine R. Bowman, and James R. Chromy Keywords: variance component analysis, parametric variance modeling, sampling, surveys
Alternative Sample Allocations for the U.S. Current Employment Statistics Survey - G. Erkens, J. Gershunskaya, and L. Huff Keywords: optimum allocation, relative standard error, variance
Composite Stratum Variance Estimation for Agriculture Area Frame Sample Allocation - Raj Chhikara, Charles R. Perry, and Floyd M. Spears Keywords: variance function, weighted model fit, composite estimation, NASS Sample Allocation
Efficient Sampling Design and Estimation in Audit Data (II) - Yan Liu, Mary Batcher, and Fritz Scheuren Keywords: mixture distributions, audit sampling, stratified sampling, Mean Per Unit (MPU) estimation, ratio estimation, realization process
Phase-in of the Redesigned National Compensation Survey Area Sample - Jason Tehonica, Lawrence R. Ernst, and Chester H. Ponikowski Keywords: sample redesign, sample areas
Update on the Redesign of the National Compensation Survey - Yoel Izsak, Lawrence R. Ernst, Erin McNulty, Steven P. Paben, Chester H. Ponikowski, Glenn Springer, and Jason Tehonica Keywords: sample redesign, between area variances, allocation of sample, controlled selection
Reducing Sample Sizes in the National Compensation Survey in Response to Budget Cuts - Christopher J. Guciardo, Lawrence R. Ernst, Gwyn R. Ferguson, Yoel M. Izsak, and Erin E. McNulty Keywords: sample cut, budget cut, sample size, sample reduction, sample supplement
Movers, Stayers, and Lifers: A Structural Equation Analysis of the Likelihood of Spending the Rest of Your Life in Your Current Home Community - Mack Shelley, Sue Crull, Chris Cook, Qi Jiang, and Senogyeon Auh Keywords: structural equations, housing, population, demographics, survey research, social policy
The Migration Component in a Population Projections Model - Balkrishna Kale, David Egan-Robertson, Charles D. Palit, and Paul R. Voss Keywords: migration, population projections
Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth - Jeffrey Kling and Jeffrey Liebman
Measurement Error of Group-level Means in Multilevel Modeling: Estimation and Study Design - Jouni Kuha
Difficulties and Solutions for Surveying Refugees: Bosnian Refugees in St. Louis - Hisako Matsuo, Terry Tomazic, and Kevin McIntyre
Identifying and Reducing Nonresponse Bias throughout the Survey Process - Thomas Krenzke, Wendy Van de Kerckhove, and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: weighting, data collection, assessments
Nonresponse Bias Analysis in IRS' Survey of Low-income Taxpayers - Karen Masken, Kerry Levin, Cynthia Helba, and Katie Hubbell
Bayesian Adjustments for Nonignorable Nonresponse in an Incomplete Two-way Categorical Table - Boseung Choi and YouSung Park Keywords: Bayesian analysis, Nonignorable nonresponse, priors, boundary solution, EM algorithm
An Analysis of Nonresponse Bias in the World Trade Center Health Registry - Joe Murphy, Robert Brackbill, James H. Sapp II, Lisa Thalji, and Paul Pulliam Keywords: non-response, bias, raking, World Trade Center
Enhancement of the Nonresponse Undercoverage Adjustment Factors for New Home Sales - Bonnie Kegan
Spreading the Gain: How an Abbreviated Nonresponse Followup Can Improve Overall Survey Accuracy - Vincent Iannacchione, Jill Dever, Elizabeth Federman, Lori Ebert, and Avinash C. Singh
Post-HIPAA Medical Chart Review To Assess Perinatal Testing Rates - John D. Loft, Stephanie L. Sansom, Elizabeth R. Zell, and Paul Levy Keywords: Institutional Review Boards, HIPAA, establishment surveys, vital records, hospital chart abstraction
Surveys of Workers Possibly Exposed to Anthrax and Obtaining Medical Records from Their Providers Before and After 2003 HIPAA Revisions - Brian J. Burke and Brian M. Evans
Data Acquisition Issues in a Survey of Healthcare Professionals in Hospitals and Health Departments Invited To Participate in the U.S. Smallpox Immunization Program - Brian M. Evans, Brian J. Burke, and Paul S. Levy
Impact of Reports of Hepatitis B Vaccination on Hepatitis A Vaccination Reports - Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, Doug Passaro, Susan Twiddy, Ron Hershow, Rodney K. Baxter, and Paul S. Levy Keywords: telephone survey, Hepatitis A immunization, two-phase survey
On Reuse of Clusters in Repeated Studies - Stanislav Kolenikov and Gustavo Angeles
Model-based Sampling Selection under an Anisotropic Population - Chang-Tai Chao and Feng-Min Lin Keywords: model-based sampling, optimal sampling strategy, eigensystem, Gaussian model, Log-Gaussian model
An Empirical Comparison of Efficiency between Optimization and Non-optimization Probability Sampling of Two Units from a Stratum - Sun-Woong Kim, Steven G. Heeringa, and Peter W. Solenberger Keywords: unequal probability sampling, inclusion probabilities, IPPS sampling, nonlinear programming, linear constraints
Efficiency of Multiple Response Adaptive Estimators - Paul Mosquin
Resampling - Hong Xu
Survival Analysis Estimation of an Eligibility Rate of Sampling Units Whose Eligibility Statuses Are Unknown: A Simulation Study of the Bias - Hiroaki Minato Keywords: call history, eligibility rate, response rate, survival analysis, working residential number
The Value of the Increasing Effort To Maintain High Response Rates in Telephone Surveys - Barbara Lepidus Carlson and Richard Strouse Keywords: RDD survey, response rate, refusal conversion, call attempts, nonresponse bias, Community Tracking Study
Efficacy of Prenotification Letters in Improving Response Rates – The Telephone Point of Purchase Survey - Cassandra Yocum Keywords: TPOPS, response rates, pre-notification letters, refusal rates
Longitudinal Attrition in a RDD Survey of Adolescents - Thanh Lê, Charles Carusi, and Susan Swain Keywords: longitudinal, nonresponse bias, RDD, sample attrition
Comments on Weighted and Unweighted Response Rates - Frank Potter
Results from Recent Experiments on Improving Response Rates - Ronald Fecso
Research to Improve Census Imputation Methods: The Plan to Examine Count and Item Imputation - Arthur R. Cresce Jr., Sally M. Obenski, and Gary B. Chappell Keywords: hot deck, administrative records, spatial analysis, truth deck
The Development of Truth Decks for the 2010 Census Count Imputation Research - Todd R. Williams Keywords: truth deck, logistic regression, predictor variables, missing item propensity
Measuring the Discriminatory Power and Bias of Imputation Methods Designed for Imputing Status and Occupancy Status - Yves Thibaudeau, Inez l. Chen, and Robert D. Sands
Using Administrative Records for Imputation in the Decennial Census - James Farber, Deborah Wagner, and Dean Resnick Keywords: missing data, matching, statistical modeling, hot deck
Research to Improve Census Imputation Methods: Item Results and Conclusions - Sally Obenski, James Farber, and Gary Chappell Keywords: feasibility, hybrid, administrative records, hot deck, matching
The Merck/Temple Partnership: A Mutually Successful Relationship - Boris Iglewicz and Joseph Heyse Keywords: conferences, pharmaceutical industry, summer internships
Graduate Industrial Trainee Program at NCSU - Thomas M. Gerig Keywords: traineeship, partnering, NCSU
ASA Board Membership Initiative: Addressing Barriers to Partnerships between Academe and Business, Industry, and Government - Robert Starbuck
Data Needs for the Intelligent Design of University/Industry Partnerships - Merrilea Mayo
Comparison of Data Obtained by Telephone versus Personal Visit Response in the U.S. Consumer Expenditures Survey - David E. McGrath Keywords: mode, telephone, expenditures
An Evaluation Of Respondent Selection Methods For Household Mail Surveys - Michael P. Battaglia, Michael W. Link, Martin R. Frankel, and Ali H. Mokdad Keywords: birthday selection methods, enumerate all adults in household, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Combining Information from Multiple Modes to Reduce Nonresponse Bias - Mick P. Couper, Andy Peytchev, Roderick J. A. Little, Victor J. Strecher, and Kendra Rothert Keywords: survey nonresponse, web, telephone, mail, imputation, mode effects
Assessing Panel Bias in the Knowledge Networks Panel: Updated Results from 2005 Research - Vicki J. Pineau, Poom Nukulkij, and Xiuli Tang
Latent Class Models for Studying Measurement-related Mode Effects in Mixed-mode Surveys - Allan McCutcheon
Effectiveness of Address-based Sampling Frame Alternative to RDD: BRFSS Mail Survey Experiment Results - Michael W. Link, Michael Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Pamela Giambo, and Ali H. Mokdad
Advances in Record Linkage Theory: Hierarchical Bayesian Record Linkage Theory - Michael D. Larsen Keywords: constraints, Fellegi-Sunter, Gibbs sampling, hierarchical model, latent class model, Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, mixture model
Multiple and Probabilistic Swapping of Categorical Keys for Statistical Disclosure Limitation in Microdata - Fang Liu Keywords: statistical disclosure limitation, Bayesian modeling, swapping odds and probability
A New Multiple-bootstrap-datasets Presentation Method for Confidentiality Protection - Yan Li and Paul D. Williams Keywords: confidentiality protection, bootstrap, inverse sampling
Disclosure Risks in Releasing Output Based on Regression Residuals - Arnold P. Reznek and T. Lynn Riggs Keywords: restricted access, confidentiality, disclosure, regression models
Disclosure Limitation of MCOD and NHIS-NDI Linked Files - Wenxing Zha, Paul D. Williams, and Jay J. Kim
Effects of Released Marginals and Conditionals in Multiway Tables on Disclosure Limitation - Aleksandra Slavkovic
The National Center for Health Statistics Research Data Center - Kenneth Harris
Nonresponse Bias in the American Time Use Survey - Grace O'Neill and John Dixon Keywords: nonresponse, time use, bias
How Do the Elderly Spend Their Time? - Rachel Krantz-Kent and Jay Stewart
Pre-testing Sensitive Questions: Perceived Sensitivity, Comprehension, and Order Effects of Questions about Income and Weight - Margaret Vernon
The Relation between Response Propensity and Data Quality in the American Time Use Survey - Scott Fricker
The Analysis of Time-location Sampling Study Data - John M. Karon Keywords: time-location sampling, time-space sampling, multiplicity problem, design effect
Sampling Issues in National HIV Behavioral Surveillance of Injecting Drug Users - Michael Monsour, Lillian S. Lin, Myron Katzoff, and Steven Thompson
Constructing a Sampling Frame of HIV Care Facilities for Clinical Surveillance of Persons in Care for HIV Infection in the United States - Maxine Denniston, Kathleen Gallagher, Martin Frankel, S. Morton, Amy Drake, Samuel Bozzette, Sandra H. Berry, Eyasu Teshale, M. Shapiro, and Patrick Sullivan
Goodness-of-fit and Multilevel Models: Application to Survey Data from the Community Intervention Trial for Youth (CITY) Project - DeMarc Hickson and Lance A. Waller
The Impact of Complex Sampling Designs in the Analysis of Longitudinal Survey Data - Chris J. Skinner and Marcel D. T. Vieira Keywords: clustering, design effect, longitudinal analysis, random effects model
Errors Associated with Period Reporters in Retail Trade Estimates - Kelly Dixon Keywords: retail trade, period reporters, measurement error
A Semi-Parametric Multiple Imputation Data Augmentation Procedure - Gabriele B. Durrant Keywords: missing data, hot deck imputation, predictive mean matching imputation, nonignorable non-response
Model-based Estimation in Network Sampling Using Samples Obtained by Subsampling - Mike Kwanisai
Bayesian Models To Adjust for Response Bias in Survey Data: An Example in Estimating Rape and Domestic Violence from the NCVS - Qingzhao Yu and Elizabeth A. Stasny
Historical Reconstruction of Employment Time Series for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the CES State and Area Program - Brian Dahlin and Molly Garber Keywords: BLS, CES, MSA, reconstruction
Developing Annual Estimates of Hires and Separations - Brady Stephens and Kim Riley Keywords: annual, separations, turnover, rate, labor market
Estimation of the Change in Total Employment Using the U.S. Current Employment Statistics Survey - P. Lahiri and Bogong T. Li Keywords: CES, Bayesian hierarchical model, weighted link relative estimator, composite estimator
Data Modeling for a Simulation Study of the Quarterly Financial Report Estimator - Donald M. Luery Keywords: time series, mixed model, markov chain, Student-t distributed noise
Generalized Variance Estimation for Business Surveys - James Chipperfield and John Preston
From Lab to Market: Understanding the Role of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Technology Transfer in the Innovation Process - Gary Anderson
Federal Funding of High-risk Research &Development: Findings from Multiple Award Competitions of the Advanced Technology Program - Stephen Campbell and Andrew Wang
A List-Assisted Telephone Sampling: Conjugate Pair Selection - Hee-Choon Shin Keywords: Mitofsky-Waksberg Procedure, RDD, efficiency, bias, conjugate pairs
Extensions to the Two-stratum Model for Sampling Rare Subpopulations in Telephone Surveys - Walter R. Boyle and William D. Kalsbeek Keywords: telephone sampling, disproportionate stratified sampling, multiplicative effect of variable weights, nonresponse adjustment
Compensating for Noncoverage of Nontelephone Households Using the NHIS - Karen E. Davis and Meena Khare Keywords: noncoverage, telephone survey, propensity score model
Assessing Representativeness in RDD Surveys: Coverage and Nonresponse in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - R. Sowmya Rao, Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Pamela Giambo, and Ali H. Mokdad Keywords: random-digit dialing, non-response bias, non-coverage bias, Current Population Survey
Optimizing Call Time Lags by Modeling the Probability of Call Outcomes - Brian Meekins, Roberta Sangster, and John F. Meekins
Analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Partial Completes and Terminations - Herbert F. Stackhouse, Ziya Gizlice, and Lina Balluz
Race Reporting By Immigrants From Spanish-Speaking Countries Of Latin America In Census 2000 - Sharon Ennis and Jorge del Pinal Keywords: logistic regression, race, Latin American immigrants
Processing of Race and Ethnicity in the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health - E.A. Grau, P. Martin, P. Frechtel, J. Snodgrass, and R. Caspar Keywords: race, ethnicity, editing, imputation, predictive mean neighborhoods
Using Names To Check Accuracy of Race and Gender Coding in NAEP - Jennifer Czuprynski Kali, James Bethel, John Burke, David Morganstein, and Sharon Hirabayashi Keywords: data quality, coding errors, mapping
A Simulation Study of Cell Collapsing in Poststratification - Jay J. Kim, Linda Tompkins, Jianzhu Li, and Richard Valliant Keywords: bias, combining cells, coverage ratio, poststratification, variance, weight trimming
Investigating the Role of Hispanic Origin in Estimating the Number of Uninsured - Sheri Sharareh Craig, Joanna Turner, and Brett O'Hara Keywords: small area estimates, health insurance coverage, Hispanic origin
Self-reported Race and Ethnicity in School Surveys - James G. Ross, Ronaldo Iachan, William H. Robb, Katherine H. Flint, Alan Bloch, and Pedro J. Saavedra
Calibration Estimation Using Empirical Likelihood in Survey Sampling - Jae Kwang Kim Keywords: generalized regression estimator, non-parametric maximum likelihood estimator, optimal regression estimator, weighting procedure
Using Equalization Constraints to Find Optimal Calibration Weights - Reid A. Rottach and David W. Hall Keywords: weight equalization, integrated weighting, raking, variance estimation, SIPP
Calibration Adjustments When Not All Targets Can Be Met - Matthew Fetter, James Gentle, and Charles Perry Keywords: data editing, survey sampling, benchmark constraints, range restrictions, optimization methods, agricultural statistics
On Non-Response Adjustment via Calibration - Michail Sverchkov, Alan H. Dorfman, Lawrence R. Ernst, Thomas G. Moerhle, Steven P. Paben and Chester H. Ponikowski
Variance Estimation for Volunteer Panel Web Surveys Using Propensity Score Adjustment and Calibration Adjustment - Sunghee Lee and Richard L. Valliant
Ranked Set Sampling: Allocation of Sample Units to Each Judgment Order Statistic - Jessica K. Kohlschmidt, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas A. Wolfe Keywords: optimal allocation, sensitivity analysis, simulation study, unbalanced ranked set sampling
Efficient Estimation in Interval-censored Data with Nonparametric Covariate Effects - Tingting Yi
Shrinkage Nonparametric Estimation of Mean Survival Time from Censored Data - Mohammad Rahbar, Alla Sikorskii, S. Ejaz Ahmed, Sangchoon Jeon, and Joseph C. Gardiner
A Confidence Interval for the Median of a Finite Population under Unequal Probability Sampling: A Model-assisted Approach - Suzanne Dubnicka
Judgment Poststratification and Auxiliary Information - Xiaobai Li, Steven N. MacEachern, and Elizabeth A. Stasny
Ranked Set Sampling: Improving Estimates Obtained from a Stratified Simple Random Sample - Christopher Sroka
Not Worth the Effort: Balanced Ranked Set Sampling and Random Predictor OLS Regression - Elizabeth J. Murff and Thomas W. Sager
Replication Variance Estimation for Imputed Data - A. Chatterjee, W.A. Fuller, and J.D. Opsomer Keywords: hot deck imputation, fractional imputation, jackknife variance estimation
Model-based Variance Estimation for Systematic Sampling - Xiaoxi Li and J. D. Opsomer Keywords: anticipated variance, nonparametric model, local polynomial regression
Varaince Estimation Under Balanced Sampling Plans Excluding Adjacent Units - James H. Wright Keywords: variance estimation, balanced sampling plans excluding adjacent units, polygonal designs, circularly and linearly ordered populations, finite population sampling
Replicate Control Totals - David Judkins, Varma Nadimpalli, and Samson Adeshiyan Keywords: variance estimation, raking, poststratification
Application of Jackknife Replication Method to Two-stage Sample Data with a Large Number of Certainty PSUs - Donsig Jang
A Simulation Study of Three Methods of Variance Estimation with Two-stage Cluster Sampling and Hot-deck Imputation - Michael E. Jones, J. Michael Brick, and Richard L. Valliant
Poststratified Estimator and Variance Estimation in Stratified Multistage Cluster Sampling - Kyongryun Kim and Suojin Wang
Enumeration Status of Census 2000 Enumerations Deemed Insufficient Information for Matching and Followup - Paul Livermore Auer
Geocoding Procedure To Find Geographic Identifiers in the Housing Component of the Consumer Price Index - John Schilp Keywords: geocoding, spatial statistics, weighting
Simple Approaches to Estimating the Variance of the Propensity Score Weighted Estimator Applied on Volunteer Panel Web Survey Data – a Comparative Study - Annica Isaksson and Sunghee Lee Keywords: non-probability sampling, variance estimation, simulation
Complex Sample Design Effects Using the Census 2000 A.C.E. Sample and Logistic Regression Modeling - Douglas Olson and Richard Griffin
Lessons Learned in the 2004 Census Test of Overseas Enumeration - Mary Frances E. Zelenak
Evaluating the Frame Development Operation for Group Quarters - Carrae Echols
Propensity Models versus Weighting Class Approaches to Nonresponse Adjustment: A Methodological Comparison - Peter Siegel, James R. Chromy, and Elizabeth Copello Keywords: nonresponse adjustment, generalized exponential model (GEM), weighting class, propensity modeling, raking
Modeling and Polishing of Nonresponse Propensity - David Judkins, Hongsheng Hao, Brandon Barrett, and Pramod Adhikari Keywords: CHAID, logistic regression, raking
“No” is the Easiest Answer: Using Calibration to Assess Nonignorable Nonresponse in the 2002 Census of Agriculture - Phillip S. Ko tt Keywords: weighting class, calibration, response model, instrumental variable, measurement-error model
Using Calibration to Fit Noncoverage and Nonresponse Models - Ted Chang and Phil Kott Keywords: benchmarks, quasi-random modelm model variables
Identifying Likely Duplicates by Record Linkage in a Survey of Prostitutes - Thomas R. Belin, Hemant Ishwaran, Naihua Duan, Sandra H. Berry, and David E. Kanouse
Imputation Strategies for the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada Wave 2 Imputation and Evaluation of the Wave 1 Imputation - Asma Alavi and Owen Phillips Keywords: longitudinal surveys, nearest-neighbor imputation, model-assisted imputation, logistic regression, monotonic design
Improving the Edit Process for the Public Libraries Survey While Migrating to a Web-based Format - Joanna Fane McLaughlin, Terri L. Craig, and Patricia O'Shea Keywords: editing, edit parameters, macroedits, micro-edits, ratio edits, resistant fences, web-based survey
Collecting Blood and Urine: The Experience of the Canadian Health Measures Survey - Rebecca Morrison and Suzelle Giroux Keywords: direct measures, health survey
Sequential Sampling Inspection Protocols Could Save Money in Real Time: A Case in Connecticut in Point - Nitis Mukhopadhyay
Linear and Loglinear Models Based on Generalized Inverse Sampling Scheme - Soumi Lahiri and Sunil K. Dhar
Weighting Challenges when Dealing with a Large-scale Longitudinal Survey - Charles Tardif
The Redesign of the Statistics Canada's Business Register - Yanick Beaucage, Paul Hunsberger, and Stuart Pursey Keywords: business register, redesign, frame
Defining the Sampling Frame for the Convenience Store Industry – A Case Study - Eric Falk and Glenn D. White Keywords: sampling frame, business survey
Overview of the Establishment Sampling Frame, Computer Edits, and Imputation Methodology for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey - David L. Kinyon and Carol S. King Keywords: establishment surveys, sampling frame, edits, imputation, commodity flow survey
Business Survey Response Rates – Can They Be Improved? - Glenn D. White, Jr. and Amy Luo Keywords: response rate, business surveys, questionnaire length, incentive
Optimal Coordination of Samples in Business Surveys - Lenka Mach, Ioana Schiopu-Kratina, Jean-Marc Fillion, and Philip Reiss
Estimating the Number of Foreign Bodies Injuries in Children with the Scale-up Method - Silvia Snidero, Bruno Morra, Roberto Corradetti, and Dario Gregori Keywords: scale-up method, non-probabilistic sampling, small prevalence, foreign body, children
The Relationship between Hours Worked and Alcohol Use Disorders - Richard Bryant and V. A. Samaranayake Keywords: NLSY, alcohol disorders, labor supply, time series cross-sectional model
Comparison of Spatial Characteristics of Local Air Quality Reported Using The Air Quality Index in The State of North Carolina of 1999 and 2004 - Kuo-Ping Li and Chirayath Suchindran Keywords: spatial statistics, air quality index, clustering, spatial analysis
Quantifying Elephant Social Structure: Using a Bayesian Bilinear Mixed Effects Model to Elicit Qualities of Elephant Behavior - Eric Vance
Estimation and Examination of Covariance Structures of Longitudinal Social Network Data - Anton Westveld and Peter Hoff
Use of Constructed Observational Studies To Assess Ignorability - Jennifer Hill
Clustering Linkage Methods: Humor to a Statistician - Wade Watkins and Bruce Barrett
Model-Assisted Estimation for the American Community Survey - Robert E. Fay Keywords: ACS, small area estimates, generalized regression estimation, calibration estimation
American Community Survey: Improving Reliability for Small Area Estimates - Michael D. Starsinic Keywords: American Community Survey, variance estimation
An Evaluation of Synthetic Small Area Census Coverage Error Using a Random Effects Model - Donald Malec and Jerry Maples Keywords: dual system estimation, capture/recapture, Bayesian inference
Investigation of Extreme Estimates of Census Coverage Error for Small Areas - Mary H. Mulry, Eric Schindler, Tom Mule, Nganha Nguyen, and Bruce D. Spencer Keywords: dual system estimation, undercount, synthetic estimation, Census 2000, Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey
Variance Estimation for Domains in the U.S. Current Employment Statistics Program - Julie B. Gershunskaya and P. Lahiri Keywords: composite estimation, mean squared error, Monte Carlo simulation, randomization principle
Transformation Usage and Model Strategies in Small-area Estimation - Dawei Xie and Trivellore Raghunathan
Analysis of Non-response in Student Surveys - Ronaldo Iachan, William H. Robb, James G. Ross, Katherine H. Flint, and Alan Bloch
Comparison of Methods for Handling Missing Data in a Collegiate Survey of Tobacco Use - Liza M. Nirelli, Michael D. Larsen, Ivana T. Croghan, Darrell R. Schroeder, Kenneth P. Offord, and Richard D. Hurt Keywords: EM algorithm, hot deck imputation, multiple imputation, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, single imputation, smoking cessation
Measuring and Reducing Inconsistency among Questionnaire Items through Imputation: An Application to the NSOPF - Kimberly L. Ault, Mansour Fahimi, and Ruth E. Heuer
Methodology to Evaluate Longitudinal Estimates After Imputation in a Graduate Student Survey - Adriana Perez
A Test for Judging the Number-One Product in a Marketing Survey: A Multinomial Approach with Incomplete Rank Data - Chien-Hua Wu, Shu-Mei Wan, and Che-Wei Hsin
Estimating the Level of Underreporting of Expenditures among Expenditure Reporters: A Micro-level Latent Class Analysis - Clyde Tucker, Brian Meekins, and Paul Biemer
Estimation of Prevalence of Overweight in Small Areas - A Robust Extension of Fay-Herriot Model - Dawei Xie, Trivellore E. Reghunathan, and James M. Lepkowski Keywords: t distribution, hierarchical model, complex sample survey, BRFSS, overweight, outlier detection
Arkansas Act 1220 Evaluation: Multi-stage Stratified Surveys with Probability Proportional to Size (PPS) Sampling - Zoran Bursac, Martha Phillips, C. Heath Gauss, LeaVonne Pulley, Delia Smith West, and James Raczynski
Use of a Web-Based Sample Replacement Software Application for Data Collectors in the Field - Andrey Vinokurov, Daniel Geller, Pedro J. Saavedra, and Tamara L. Martin
Clinical Ethics Consultation - Terry Tomazic, Emily Anderson, Valerie Badro, and Barry Katz
Using Standard Statistical Software Packages to Make Statistical Inferences About a Linear Combination of Regression Parameters - Bruce Bowerman and J. B. Orris Keywords: regression, MegaStat, linear combination, statistical inference
Who Is Being Heard? Response Bias in Open-ended Responses in a Large Government Employee Survey - Mark Andrews
Managing Data Quality on the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances - Leslie A. Athey and Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: data quality, interviewers
Assessing the Accuracy of Respondents Reports of the Location of Their Home Relative to a National Forest Boundary and Forest Cover - John D. Baldridge, James T. Sylvester, and William T. Borrie
The Effects of Digital Recording of Telephone Interviews on Survey Data Quality - Danna Basson Keywords: digital recording, participation, satisficing, data quality
Development and Testing of Informed Consent Questions to Link Survey Data with Administrative Records - Nancy Bates Keywords: informed consent, cognitive testing, RDD Surveys, SSN
Purging Out-Of-Scope And Cellular Telephone Numbers From RDD Samples - Michael P. Battaglia, Meg Ryan, and Marcie Cynamon Keywords: random-digit dialing, nonworking telephone numbers, business telephone numbers
Nonresponse in Exit Poll Methodology: A Case Study in Mexico - René Bautista, Mario Callegaro, Jose Alberto Vera, and Francisco Abundis Keywords: exit poll methodology, nonresponse, mixed mode data collection, interviewer effect
Do Characteristics of Consent Forms Affect the Response Rate? - Dragana Bolcic-Jankovic, Brian R. Clarridge, and Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. Keywords: consent forms, HIPAA, health protected information, response rate
Interviewer Effects in a RDD Telephone Pre-election Poll in Minneapolis 2001 - An Analysis of the Effects of Interviewer Race and Gender - Mario Callegaro, Femke De Keulenaer, Jon A. Krosnick, and Robert P. Daves Keywords: race on interviewer effect, gender of interviewer effect, pre-election polls
Who's Calling? The Impact of Caller ID on Telephone Survey Response - Mario Callegaro, Allan L. McCutcheon, and Jack Ludwig Keywords: caller ID, response rate, refusal rate, working rate, completes by hour
The Influence of Considerations on Response Behavior in Survey Interviews: A Mixed Methods Approach - C.L. Carabain, W. Dijkstra, H. van den Berg, and J. van der Zouwen Keywords: mixed methods, open questions, closed questions, response latency, attitudes, considerations
Missing Data for Children's Height, Weight, and BMI in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Frances M. Chevarley Keywords: MEPS, height, weight, BMI, item nonresponse
Interactive Feedback Can Improve the Quality of Responses in Web Surveys - Frederick G. Conrad, Mick P. Couper, Roger Tourangeau, and Mirta Galesic Keywords: web surveys, interactive feedback, data quality, tally items, human-computer interaction
Incidence and Impact of Controlled Access Situations on Nonresponse - David Cunningham, Laura Flicker, Joe Murphy, Jeremy Aldworth, Susan Myers, and Joel Kennet Keywords: controlled access, limited access, nonresponse, restricted access
Using Process Data to Predict Attrition from a Panel Survey: a Case Study - Femke De Keulenaer Keywords: household panel surveys, attrition, process data, responsive survey design
Qualified Answers and Other Doubt Expressions as Indicators of Cognitive Problems in a Health Survey - Stasja Draisma, Yfke Ongena, and Wil Dijkstra
Relationships among Expenditure Reporting Rates, Household Characteristics, and Interview Process Variables in the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey - J. L. Eltinge and M.J. Cho Keywords: family composition, household effect, logistic regression, Missing data, multiple respondents, nonidentified nonresponse, record usage
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Results from Cognitive Testing of Graphic Show Cards - Anne M. Hartman, Jennifer Crafts, Amy Yaroch, Susie McNutt, Tracey Summerall, and Gordon Willis Keywords: questionnaire design, graphic show cards, cognitive testing, sun protection, hats
Person-based Data Collection in Practice: An Evaluation of Interviewer/Respondent Interactions - Jennifer Hunter and Ashley Landreth Keywords: behavior coding, person-based interview, pretesting, interviewer-respondent interactions, standardized interviewing
Party Identification Weighting - Experiments To Improve Survey Quality - Olena Kaminska and Christopher Barnes Keywords: weighting, party identification, pre-election polling methodology
Applying Cognitive Psychological Principles to the Improvement of Survey Data: A Case Study from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Joel Kennet, Dicy Painter, Peggy Barker, Jeremy Aldworth, and Michael Vorburger
Hospice, HIPAA, and Hope: Survey Research with the Terminally Ill - Terri Kovach Keywords: research subjects, terminally ill, end of life, vulnerable populations
Cross National Contact Strategies - Oliver Lipps and Grant Benson Keywords: contact strategies, cooperation rates, cross-national survey, interviewer effects
Exploring a New Establishment Survey Incentive To Improve Response Rates - Amy C. Luo and Glenn D. White, Jr. Keywords: establishment survey, incentive, benchmark report
Do Changes in Item Formatting and Question Placement Help Older Survey Respondents Provide Better Data? - Judith T. Lynch, Anne E. Kenyon, Jean Wang, Stephanie Rizk, Scott Scheffler, Katherine R. Jackson, and Mildred C. Duke
A Dual Frame Rdd/Registration-based Sample Design: Lessons from Oregon's 2004 National Election Pool Survey - Warren Mitofsky, Joel Bloom, Joseph Lenski, Scott Dingman, and Jennifer Agiesta Keywords: RBS, dual frame, pre-election, telephone survey
How Could They Ever, Ever Persuade You? Are Some Refusals Easier To Convert Than Others? - Nick Moon, Nickie Rose, and Nikki Steel Keywords: refusals, non-response, conversion, survey error
Identifying Mismatches between Common Sense and Technical Definitions on an HIV Risk Behavior Survey - Lisa Moses
Evaluating Methods for Increasing Physician Survey Cooperation - Murrey G. Olmsted, Joe Murphy, Emily McFarlane, and Craig A. Hill Keywords:
The Impact of Cluster (Segment) Size on Effective Sample Size - Steven Pedlow, Yongyi Wang, and Colm O'Muircheartaigh Keywords: rho, intraclass correlation, area probability sampling, making connections
Nonresponse in Telephone Surveys: The Reporting of Outcome Measures - Richard Seltzer
Learning To Say No: Conditioned Underreporting in an Expenditure Survey - Jennifer Shields and Nhien To Keywords: household survey, expenditure survey, underreporting
Mode of Administration, Retrospective Recall and the Validity of Vote Reports - Volker Stocké Keywords: memory failure, response privacy, social desirability bias, vote overreporting
Using Screening Questions to Identify Persons with Mobility Impairment: Field Test Results - Vickie L. Stringfellow, Nancy Latham, Patricia Gallagher, and Ann Lawthers Keywords: screening, question development, mobility impairment
When Do Respondent Misconceptions Lead to Survey Response Error? - Anna Suessbrick, Michael F. Schober, and Frederick G. Conrad Keywords: question clarification, data quality, conversational interviewing, question interpretation, comprehension, measurement error, standardized interviewing
Interviewer Judgments about the Quality of Telephone Interviews - John Tarnai and M. Chris Paxson Keywords: telephone survey, interviewer judgment, survey quality, telephone interviewer ratings
(Inter) Net Gain? Experiments to Increase Response - Steven Tourkin, Randall Parmer, Shawna Cox, and Andrew Zukerberg Keywords: internet, incentive, response rate
Ownership and Usage Patterns of Cell Phones: 2000-2005 - Peter Tuckel and Harry O'Neill Keywords: cell phones, telephone surveys, nonresponse bias
Reporting the Frequency and Duration of Household Tasks by Elderly Respondents: The Effect of Different Interview Strategies on Data Quality - Johannes van der Zouwen, Johannes H. Smit, and Marleen H.L. van der Horst Keywords: elderly respondents, household tasks, decomposition of questions, interview strategy, data quality, efficiency of the data collection
Mixed Mode Data Collection Using Paper andWeb Questionnaires - Peter Werner and Gosta Forsman
A Cumulative Count, General Approach to Item NonResponse - Michael Wood Keywords: survey nonresponse, item nonresponse, poisson
Surveying Households on Cell Phones—Results and Lessons - Angela Yangyang Yuan, Bruce Allen, J. Michael Brick, Sarah Dipko, Stanley Presser, Clyde Tucker, Daifeng Han, Laura Burns, and Mirta Galesic Keywords: telephone survey, call scheduling, incentive, text message, response rate
Too Much of a Good Thing? Working Through Establishment Gatekeepers - Andrew Zukerberg, Andrew Soderborg, Toni Warner, Randy Parmer, and Steve Tourkin Keywords: gatekeeper, response rate
Overview of Race-bridging Models for 2000 and Development of Revised Models for Post-censal Years - Jennifer Parker
Replicating the Race-bridging Models Using the Census Quality Survey - Deborah D. Ingram
Assessing Variability Due to Race Bridging - Nathaniel Schenker
The Joint Program in Survey Methodology and its Impact on the Federal Statistical Agency Workforce - Cynthia Z.F. Clark, Gia F. Donnalley, and Roger Tourangeau Keywords: career development in survey research, on-the-job training, official statistics
Teaching a Course on Government Statistics in a University Statistics Department - Patrick Murphy
The Challenges of Providing International Statistical Training to Government Statisticians - Elizabeth A. Taylor
Adaptive Sampling in Network and Spatial Settings - Steven K. Thompson
Software Process Improvement Efforts in the Economic Directorate - Howard Hogan, Deborah Tasky, David Hiller, and Ron Farrar
The Processing Environment Behind a Statistical Program - Claude Poirier Keywords: statistical functions, processing tools, modular systems, foundation software
Agile Component-based Software Engineering over the Survey Life Cycle - Michael S. Tilkin
From Survey Data to Multiple Types of Data in Historical and Real Time - Juanita Tamayo Lott, Fritz Scheuren, Jay K. Keller, and David Banks Keywords: federal requirements, data user expectations, federal statistical system, real-time data
Can You Count Them? What Do The Numbers Say? - Warren, R.C., Miles-Richardson, S. R., and Reynolds, G. Keywords: health disparities, hazardous waste, public health, health, environment
Toward a Paradigm for Integrating Information: Applications and Principles - Dean H. Judson
Development of Cost-effective Statistical Sampling Strategies and Optimal Design Considerations for Exposure Assessment as Part of the National Children's Study - Warren J. Strauss, Jeff Lehman, and Haluk Ozkaynak
Outcome-dependent Study Design for Clustered Data - Haibo Zhou
Split-questionnaire Designs for National Health Surveys - Neal Thomas, Myron Katzoff, Trivellore E. Raghunathan, and Nathaniel Schenker
Optimal Design for Bivariate Longitudinal Data When Some of the Outcomes Will Be Missing by Design - Cassandra Arroyo
Improving the Measurement of Research and Development in the United States - Fred Gault
International Comparability of Data on Research and Development and on Innovation - Fred Gault
Statistical Quality in the NSF Data Collections - Richard Valliant
Replication Variance Estimation for the Two-phase Regression Estimator - Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: double sampling, reweighted expansion estimator, multi-phase sampling
Mean Square Error Approximation in Small Area Estimation by Use of Parametric and Nonparametric Bootstrap - Danny Pfeffermann and Hagit Glickman
Inference Based on Nearest Neighbor Imputation and the Bootstrap - Hansheng Wang and Jun Shao
From City to Farm: The View of ACS from California - Linda Gage
Seasonal Swings in Population: What Can We Learn from the ACS? - Paul R. Voss, Roger B. Hammer, Paul M. Van Auken, and Daniel L. Veroff
An Evaluation of the American Community Survey: Results from the Oregon Test Site - David A. Swanson and George Hough
How Does the ACS Measure Up in the Bronx, New York, Test Site? - Joseph J. Salvo, Arun P. Lobo, and Timothy Calabrese
Resolving Confidentiality and Data Quality Issues for Tabular Data - Lawrence H. Cox Keywords: controlled tabular adjustment, linear programming, covariance
Statistical Disclosure Techniques Based on Multiple Imputation - Trivellore E. Raghunathan, Roderick J. Little, and Fang Liu
Characterizing Multidimensional Contingency Tables with Applications to Confidentiality and Statistical Disclosure Limitation - Stephen E. Fienberg and Aleksandra Slavkovic
Collaboration at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology - J. Michael Brick and Roger Tourangeau Keywords: training, statistical education, short courses, federal statistics
The Collaborative Nature of Statistics as a Discipline - Larry D. Haugh
The Still Unfinished Journey from Single to Multiple Imputation - Fritz J. Scheuren
Plans for Measuring Coverage of the 2010 U.S. Census - Donna Kostanich, David Whitford, and William R. Bell
Measuring the Quality of Census Counts--The Australian Experience - Paul S. Williams
Under-enumeration--the Census of England and Wales - James J. Brown and Ian Diamond
Purchasing Power Parities--Statistics to Describe the World - Frederic A. Vogel
Techniques for Calibrating Response Scales Across Countries and Languages - Tom W. Smith and Kirk M. Wolter
Estimation of A Finite Population Mean - An Empirical Restricted Best Prediction Approach - Jiming Jiang and P. Lahiri Keywords: asymptotics, mean square prediction error, robustness, small-area estimation, survey weights
Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling of NRI Survey Data - Michael D. Larsen Keywords: clustering, Gibbs sampling, log normal distribution, multilevel model, stratification, survey sampling, survey weights
Challenges in Bayesian Data Analysis for Survey Data - Andrew Gelman and John B. Carlin
Legal and Procedural Issues Encountered in Conducting the 2003 JCUSH - Jennifer Madans and Lorna Bailie Keywords: RDD, Joint Canada/United States survey, JCUSH, National Health Interview Survey, Canadian Community Health Survey
Operational and Methodological Lessons Learned from the 2003 Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health - Catherine Simile and Ed Rama
A Comparative Analysis of Four Disability/Functional Limitation Modules in the 2003 Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health - Barbara M.Altman, Edward Ng, and Jean-Marie Berthelot Keywords: international comparison, disability, functional limitation, HUI, restriction of activities, joint Canada/United States survey
A Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Service Utilization in the United States and Canada: Findings from the Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health - Claudia Sanmartin, Debra Blackwell, Jane F. Gentleman, Michael Martinez, Nancy Ross, and Jean-Marie Berthelot
Bootstrapping Dependent Data in Ecology - Mark L. Taper
Practical Issues in Resampling - Tim C. Hesterberg
Essential Modifications of Bootstrap for Some Common Problems - David V. Hinkley
Graphical Diagnostics for the Bootstrap - Angelo J. Canty
Design-Based Methods for Survey Data: Alternative Uses of Estimating Functions - David Binder, Milorad Kovacevic, and Georgia Roberts Keywords: design-based variances, linearization methods, analysis of complex survey data, bootstrap methods
Development of Statistical Methods to Analyze Complex Health Surveys for Epidemiologic Studies: Some New Methods and Applications - Barry I. Graubard, Thomas R. Fears, Steven B. Cohen, and Lester R. Curtin
Sample Survey Methods and Software for Non-survey Data Applications - Gary G. Koch and Lisa M. LaVange
Inference-based Measures of Utility for Contingency Tables - Ashish Sanil
Disclosure Risk and Data Utility for Remote-access Regression Servers - Jerome Reiter, Ashish Sanil, Alan F. Karr, and Shanti Gomatam
Data Swapping: Disclosure Risk vs. Data Utility - S. Lynne Stokes, George Duncan, and Sallie Keller-McNulty
Risk-utility Considerations in Secure Data Integration - Xiaodong Lin
Outlier Robust Imputation of Survey Data - Raymond L. Chambers and Ruilin Ren Keywords: auxiliary information, finite population, sample survey, outliers, gross errors, missing data, imputation, robust estimation, Winsorization, calibration
Outlier Treatment for Disaggregated Estimates - Louis-Paul Rivest and Mike Hidiroglou Keywords: effciency, sample survey, stratified random sampling, winsorization
Influence Functions and Robust Small-area Estimation - Malay Ghosh
Use of Probabilistic Record Linkage for the Canadian Cancer Registry - Jocelyne Marion and Brad Thomas Keywords: probabilistic record linkage, internal linkage (unduplication), external linkage
Research Use of Restricted Data: The HRS Experience - Michael A. Nolte and Janet J. Keller Keywords: researcher eligibility, distribution procedures, disclosure limitation, respondent confidentiality
Child Immigrants as Citizens - Karen A. Woodrow-Lafield Keywords: aliens, naturalization, record linkage, citizens, derivative
Approximate String Comparator Search Strategies for Very Large Administrative Lists - William E. Winkler Keywords: search mechanisms, approximate string comparison, computer matching
National Record Linkage of UK Hospital records and Death Registrations - Janet J. Keller
A New Design for the Canadian National Seat Belt Survey - Aline Chouinard
The Impact of 2000 Census-based Population Controls on Health Estimates in the National Health Interview Survey - Carrie Lynch and Van Parsons Keywords: multiple-race, population controls, weights, standard errors
Statistics for Global Health - David J. Fitch, Roberto Molina Cruz, and Patrick D. Baier
The Effects of Correcting for Sample Selection Bias in Internet Panel Surveys Based on Random Digit Dialing Sampling When Estimating the Demand for Preventative Health Care - Trudy A. Cameron, J. R. DeShazo, J. Michael Dennis, and Rick J. Lee
Soap Operas, Primetime Dramas, and Public Health: Analysis of National Consumer Panel Survey Data for Health Communication Planning - William E. Pollard and Vicki Beck
Measuring Self-report Symptoms of Depression in Organ Transplant Patients: Validation of a Multidimensional Model of CES-D Item Data - Irene D. Feurer, Hongxia Liu, Kenneth T. Thomas, Ronald M. Salomon, Theodore Speroff, and C. Wright Pinson
A Proposed Estimation Procedure for CPS Gross Flows - Edwin L. Robison and Martha Duff Keywords: gross flows, weighting, raking, current population survey
Trimming Extreme Weights in Household Surveys - Benmei Liu, David Ferraro, Erin Wilson, and J. Michael Brick Keywords: outliers, influential observations, household surveys, detection methods
An Alternative to the Principal Person Method for Weighting in the American Community Survey - Keith A. Albright, Alfredo Navarro, and Mark Asiala Keywords: American Community Survey, New York City Housing Vacancy Survey, weighting, poststratification, Principal Person
Sample Selection and Weighting Features of the National Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Evaluation Study - Shelton Jones, Lei Li, Joseph McMichael, Harper Gordek, and Allison Burns Keywords: survey sampling, sample weighting, multi-wave study
Effects of Collapsing Rows/Columns of Weighting Matrix on Weights - Jay J. Kim Keywords: weighting matrix, cell-collapsing, coverage, coverage ratio, bias, variance
Estimating Sampling Weights for the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Sylvia G. Leaver and Darin T. Solk Keywords: probability sampling, consumer expenditure, variance estimation
Nonparametric Small-area Estimation Using Penalized Spline Regression - J. D. Opsomer, F. J. Breidt, G. Claeskens, G. Kauermann, and M. G. Ranalli Keywords: mixed model, survey estimation
A Method of Reconciling Discrepant National and Sub-National Employment and Unemployment Estimates - P.A.V.B. Swamy, Jatinder S. Mehta, and I-Lok Chang Keywords: sample survey, small area estimation, errors in the variables model, heteroscedastic nonlinear regression, stochastic coefficient estimation, iteratively rescaled generalized least squares estimation
A Study of Mass Imputation in Small Area Estimation - Nancy Robbins and Richard A. Moore, Jr. Keywords: mass imputation, small area estimation
Small-area Estimation with Autocorrelated Observations and Stochastic Benchmark Constraints - Richard B. Tiller and Danny Pfeffermann
M-quantile Models for Small-area Estimation - Raymond Chambers and Nikolaos Tzavidis
Exploring the Feasibility of Using Small-area Estimation to Estimate Health Behaviors in Remote Areas in Taiwan - Hsing-Yi Chang
Model-based Approaches for a Land-cover Map Accuracy Assessment of Northeastern Iowa - Ben Skalland, Tapabrata Maiti, and Sarah Nusser
Imputation Strategy for a Health and Nutrition Survey - Pippa Simpson, Jeffrey Gossett, ChanHee Jo, and Margaret Bogle
Practical Suggestions on Rounding in Multiple Imputation - Recai M. Yucel and Alan M. Zaslavsky Keywords: Missing data, multivariate normal, multiple imputation, categorical data imputation, missing data software
Comparing Estimates and Variances for a Data Set with Hot Deck Imputations - NÁria DÁaz-Tena and Frank Potter Keywords: item nonresponse, imputation, multiple imputation, hot deck imputation, supplemental security income
Imputation and Unbiased Estimation: Use of Centered Predictive Mean Neighborhood Method - A.C. Singh, E.A. Grau, and R.E. Folsom, Jr.
Potential Methodologies for Count Imputation for the Decennial Census - Richard A. Griffin Keywords: EM Algorithm, multinomial distribution, log linear model, spatial models
Altering the Hold Period for Refusal Conversion Cases in an RDD Survey - Sherman Edwards, Dave Martin, Charles DiSogra, and David Grant
Optimizing Call Scheduling in an RDD Survey - Whitney Murphy and Colm O'Muircheartaigh
Predicting Wave Nonresponse from Prior Wave Data Quality - Brian J. Meekins and Roberta L. Sangster Keywords: data quality, panel attrition
Modeling the Likelihood of Interviews and Refusals: Using Call History Data to Improve Efficiency of Effort in a National RDD Survey - Roberta L. Sangster and Brian J. Meekins Keywords: call history, efficiency, RDD
Two Advance-letter Experiments to Raise Response Rates - Charles D. Shuttles, Paul J. Lavrakas, and Jennie Lai
Calibration Methods for Foreign and Domestic Investment in Canada - Leon Jang and Marie-Claude Duval Keywords: calibration, country of control
Golden and Silver Jubilee Year-2003 of the Linear Regression Estimators - Sarjinder Singh Keywords: model assisted calibration, linear regression estimator, GREG, estimation of total and variance
Survey Calibration to CPS Household Statistics - Varma Nadimpalli, David Judkins, and Adam Chu Keywords: raking, poststratification, control totals
Calibrated Imputation for the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) - Andrea R. Piesse and James L. Green Keywords: imputation, calibration, mathematical programming
Calibration Weighting and its Effect on Measures of Variation - Richard A. Moore Keywords: calibration, random group replication, general variance function
Minimum MSE Regression Estimation--May be Upper Bound but not Lower Bound of Variance - Mingue Park
Calibration Estimation for Quantiles - Torsten N.J. Harms and Pierre Duchesne
Comparing Impact of Alternative Approaches for Item Non-Response in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - Mark Crankshaw Keywords: sample survey, labor statistics, donors, nearest neighbor imputation, ratio data
Embedding Logical Check and Edit in an Automated Hot-Deck Imputation of Survey Data - Rong Huang and Wei Yen Keywords: logical check, automated edit and imputation, quality control, hot deck imputation, survey
Comparison of the Characteristic Imputation in 2000 Census to the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey for Matched Persons - Robert D. Sands Keywords: imputation, coverage survey, census
A Simple Evaluation of the Imputation Procedures Used in NSDUH - E.A. Grau, P. Frechtel, D.M. Odom, and D. Painter Keywords: predictive mean neighborhoods, sequential hot deck, predictive mean matching, nearest neighbor imputation, imputation evaluation
Non-response Adjustment in IRS' Taxpayer Compliance Studies - Karen Masken
Using Name Information to Impute Respondent Demographics - Darryl V. Creel, Paul Guerino, and Donsig Jang
Combined-year State-level and Single-year Nation-level Public Use Files from the National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health Data - A.C. Singh, D. Wright, and F. Yu Keywords: MASSC method, random substitution, random subsampling
Application of MASSC to a Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Military Personnel - G. H. Dunteman, F. Yu, S. Chen, and D. Wang Keywords: disclosure risk, information loss, MASSC, DoD, PUFs
GUI-software demonstration for MASSC application - D. Wang, D. H. Wilson, and F. Yu
Protecting Quality and Confidentiality of Data by MASSC: A Survey-sampling-based Method - David H. Wilson, Avinash Singh, and Feng Yu
Application of MASSC to Confidentiality Protection of NCHS-NHIS - Feng Yu, George H. Dunteman, and Lanting Dai
Earned Income and Longitudinal Attrition in the SIPP and SPD - David Hall, Smanchai Sae-Ung, and Jan Tin Keywords: longitudinal survey, nonresponse, attrition bias, earned income, survey data quality, weighting, Social Security, administrative records
Evaluation of Variance Estimation Methods Based on an SPD Longitudinal File - Smanchai Sae-Ung, David W. Hall, and C. Dennis Sissel Keywords: variance estimation, replicate weights, balanced repeated replication, successive difference replication, residual technique of linearization, complex survey
Preliminary Effects of Oversampling on the National Crime Victimization Survey - Katrina Washington, Barbara Blass, and Karen King Keywords: oversampling, crime, NCVS
Weighting Alternatives to Compensate for Longitudinal Nonresponse in the Survey of Income and Program Participation - Leroy Bailey
Multivariate Modeling and Standard Error Estimation Using the Current Population Survey: An Examination of Various Approaches - Arthur F. Jones, Gestur Davidson, Lynn A. Blewett, Michael Davern, and James Lepkowski
Overview of Methodology for Imputing Missing Expenditure Data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Steven R. Machlin and Deborah D. Dougherty Keywords: MEPS, medical expenses, imputation, hot deck
Investigation of the Impact of Imputation on Variance Estimation of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, Lap-Ming Wun, John Sommers, Marc Zodet, Steven R. Machlin, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, and Sourish Saha Keywords: balanced repeated replication (BRR), Rao-Shao adjustment, Taylor method, collapsing, generalized variance function (GVF)
Examination of Skewed Health Expenditure Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - William W. Yu and Steve Machlin Keywords: Medical expenditures, skewness, sample size, confidence interval
Class Variables for MEPS Expenditure Imputations - Marc W. Zodet, Diana Z. Wobus, Steven R. Machlin, David Kashihara, and Deborah D. Dougherty Keywords: MEPS, health care expenditures, item non-response, hot-deck imputation
Predicting Medical Expenditures Using Survey Data - Joel W. Cohen
Response Models in RDD Surveys: Utilizing Genesys Telephone-Exchange Data - Stephen Williams, Ronghua (Cathy) Lu, and John Hall Keywords: nonresponse, weighting, propensity modeling, RDD telephone survey
Comparing Matchers to Enhance Front-End Capture of Duplicate Addresses - Mark Moran
Comparison of the American Community Survey‘s Three-Year Averages and the Census Sample for a Sample of Counties - Gregg Diffendal, Rita Petroni, and Andre Williams Keywords: Census Long Form, graphical display, Census Profile Data
Minimum Change Edit and Imputation for the 2006 Canadian Census - Darryl Janes and Michael Bankier
A Hybrid Estimation Approach to State Level Estimates in the Survey of Industrial Research and Development - John Slanta and Jeri M. Mulrow
Estimation Challenges associated with the Increase of Use of the Tax Data for the Unified Enterprise Survey - Claude Nadeau and Sylvie Gauthier
Single Level Mediation: Estimation and Sampling Distribution of the Mediated Effect when X is Dichotomous and Y are Continuous - Oumar S. Sy
Emergency Department Visits Among COPD Patients: An Example of Repeat Single and Recurrent-event Analysis - Jianglin Xu, Todd Lee, Whitney Witt, and Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu
A Markov Chain Model of Functional Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Nursing Home Patients Using MDS Quarterly Assessment Data - Richard C. Gardiner, Colene Byrne, and Hailing Li
Optimal Designs for Bayesian Hospital Report Cards - Peter C. Austin
A Dirichlet Multinomial Logistic Regression Model: Physician Assistant Autonomy - Jeffrey R. Wilson, Eugene Schneller, and Baohui Zhang
An Analysis of Person Duplication in Census 2000 - Robert E. Fay Keywords: Census duplication, erroneous enumeration, computer matching
Administrative Records and Person Duplication in Census - Mark Bauder Keywords: record linkage, duplicate enumeration, administrative records
A Record Linkage Strategy to Match New Source Lists - Tom Pordugal, Kara Daniel, Stan Hoge, and Bill Iwig Keywords: record linkage, list frame, SuperStan, SuperMatch
Bigmatch: A Program for Large-Scale Record Linkage - William E. Yancey Keywords: record linkage
A Bayesian Record Linkage Methodology for Multiple Imputation of Missing Links - Michael H. McGlincy Keywords: Bayesian, record linkage, multiple imputation
Evaluating the Survival Analysis Method for Estimating Residency Rates - Barbara Lepidus Carlson and Daniel Kasprzyk Keywords: RDD, response rate, residency, Community Tracking Study, CASRO, survival analysis
Toward a Better Estimation of Working Residential Number (WRN) Rate Among the Undetermined: An Application of Survival Analysis - Hiroaki Minato and Lidan Luo
Estimating the Working Number Rate for a Cellular Telephone Survey - Charlotte Steeh and Zhenhua Hu
Two Stage Non-Parametric Approach for Small Area Estimation - Pushpal Mukhopadhyay and Tapabrata Maiti
A Bayesian Approach for Combining Information from Multiple Surveys in Small-area Estimation Using Public-use Data - Dawei Xie and Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Empirical Bayes Estimation Smoothing of Relative Risks in Disease-mapping - Jane L. Meza
Comparing Different Small-area Estimators of Income Parameters in Panel Surveys - Maria R. Ferrante, Silvia Pacei, and Enrico Fabrizi
Adjusting responses in a Non-probability Web Panel Survey by the Propensity Score Weighting - Osamu Yoshimura Keywords: web survey, non-probability online panel, probability online panel, the propensity score, weighting
On the Variability of Estimates Based on Propensity Score Weighted Data from Web Panels - Annica Isaksson, Stig Danielsson, and GÁsta Forsman Keywords: Web surveys, propensity score adjustment, variance estimation
Adjusting for Selection Bias in Web Surveys Using Propensity Scores: The Case of the Health and Retirement Study - Matthias Schonlau, Arthur van Soest, Arie Kapteyn, Mick Couper, and Joachim Winter
Propensity Score Matching as a Bias Correction Method for Internet-based Studies - John Bremer, George Terhanian, and Paul Strange
Propensity Score Adjustment for Web Surveys - Sunghee Lee
Refining Multivariate Normal Imputations to Accommodate Non-Normal Data - Juwon Song1 and Thomas R. Belin Keywords: multiple imputation, multivariate normal distribution, importance sampling, SIR algorithm
Session on MI: Applications and Comparisons - Wei Chen
Multiple Imputation of Missing Income Data in the National Health Interview Survey - Nathaniel Schenker, Trivellore Ragunathan, Pei-Lu Chiu, Diane Makuc, Guangyu Zhang, and Alan Cohen
Assessing Potential Precision Gains Using Imputation to Combine Administrative Data with Sampled Outcomes - Thomas R. Belin and Jun Xing
A Comparison of Multiple Imputation and Other Unit-nonresponse Compensating Techniques in Fear of Crime Surveys - Susanne RÃssler and Rainer Schnell
Statistics Canada, Croatian Ministry of Health and Central Bureau of Statistics: A Joint Effort in Implementing the 2003 Croatian Adult Health Survey - Yves BÁland, Lorna Bailie, and Jerry Page Keywords: cross-sectional, health survey, anthropometric measures
NYC Hanes: Design of a Community Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - Jill M. Montaquila, Leyla Mohadjer, R. Charon Gwynn, Lorna Thorpe, and Jill Montaquila Keywords: sample design, local study, area sample
Why Large Design Effects Can Occur in Complex Sample Designs: Examples from the NHANES 1999-2000 Survey - David A. Lacher, Lester R. Curtin, and Jeffery P. Hughes Keywords: design effect, complex sample, variance estimation, NHANES, laboratory testing
Adapting to Emerging Health Information Needs with the Canadian Community Health Survey - Marc Hamel, Yves BÃland, and Johane Dufour
Analysis of NHANES 1999-2002: One Four-year or Two Two-year Surveys? - Lester R. Curtin and Margaret D. Carroll
Dissemination Strategy for Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey - Mario BÃdard, Yves BÃland, and Larry Macnabb
Estimating the Level of Underreporting of Expenditures among Expenditure Reporters: A Micro-Level Latent Class Analysis - Clyde Tucker, Paul Biemer, Brian Meekins, and Jennifer Shields
The Posterior Likelihood - Hee-Choon Shin Keywords: Bayes, Fisher, inverse probability, likelihood, posterior, prior, meta-analysis
Measurement of Mail Volumes- An Application of Model Assisted Estimation - Stephen Woodruff, David W. Hall, and Charles Dennis Sissel Keywords: ratio estimation, regression model
Comparative Effectiveness of Administrative Data and Country-Level Aggregates in Nonresponse Adjustments for Surveys of Low-Income Populations - Frank Potter, Mourad Touzani, Ronghua Lu, Yuhong Zheng, and Zhanyun Zhao
On Fitting the Proportional Hazards Model to Data from Complex Surveys - Susana Rubin Bleuer Keywords: proportional hazards, complex survey data, counting processes
Predicted and Conditional Marginals for Cox's Proportional Hazards Model Using SUDAAN - Elvessa D. Aragon-Logan, G. Gordon Brown, Babubhai Shah, and Beth Barnwell
Model-based Estimates of the Finite Population Mean for Two-stage Cluster Samples with Unit Nonresponse - Ying Yuan and Roderick J. Little
When Less is More: Are Reluctant Respondents Poor Reporters? - Ting Yan, Roger Tourangeau, and Zac Arens
Patterns of Proxy Usages in the 2001 National Household Travel Survey - Jonaki Bose and Lee Giesbrecht Keywords: proxy responses, travel data, NHTS, data quality
Family Income Response Patterns for Varying Levels of Income Detail: An Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - John R. Pleis and James M. Dahlhamer Keywords: family income, socioeconomic status, item nonresponse
Confidence Elicitation and Anchoring in the Respondent-Generated Intervals (RGI) Protocol - LiPing Chu, S. James Press, and Judith M.Tanur Keywords: RGI, surveys, bayes, hierarchical models, record-checks, anchoring
A Comparison of Perception-based and Behavior-based Measures on Sexual Orientation in a Telephone Health Survey - Wei Yen, Charles DiSogra, David Grant, and Rong Huang
Score Redevelopment Utilizing Factor Analysis and Expert Knowledge: Creating a Briefer BERS - Laura S. Morris, Karen Hennigan, Lisa Russell, Debbie Rinehart, and Nina Kammerer
Achieving the Connection between Usability and Advanced Visual Design Principles for Designing Establishment Surveys - Don A. Dillman and Arina Gersteva
A Dual Frame Sampling Design for an RDD Survey that Screens for a Rare Population - K.P. Srinath, Michael P. Battaglia, and Meena Khare
Moving the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from RDD to Multimode: A Web/Mail/Telephone Experiment - Michael W. Link and Ali Mokdad
Household Telephone Service and Usage Patterns in the U.S. in 2004 - Clyde Tucker, J. Michael Brick, Brian Meekins, and David Morganstein Keywords: cell phones, landlines, coverage bias
The Prevalence of Wireless Telephone Substitution - Julian V. Luke, Stephen J. Blumberg, and Marcie Cynamon
Meeting the Challenge of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the FCC Telecommunications Act: Development of a Process to Identify Landline Telephone Numbers Ported to Cellular Phones - Dale W. Kulp
Interviewer Experience and Interview Behaviors - Kristen Olson and Andy Peytchev Keywords: interviewer effects, interviewer experience, interviewer behavior, interview order, interview length, HLM
Monitoring, Experience and Performance of CATI Interviewers in the American Community Survey - Dale Garrett, Andre Williams, and Rita Petroni Keywords: feedback, quality control
Action at a Distance: Interviewer Effort and Nonresponse in the SCF - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: nonresponse, interviewer effects, survey operations
Data-Driven Approaches to Identifying Interviewer Data Falsification: The Case of Health Surveys - Javier Porras and Ned English
Automatic Identification of Faked and Fraudulent Interviews in Surveys by Two Different Methods - Christin Schafer, Jorg-Peter Schrapler, Klaus-Robert Muller, and Gert G. Wagner
CAPI Versus Audio-CASI: Understanding the Role of Privacy - Mick P. Couper, Eleanor Singer, and Roger Tourangeau
Zero-calibrated Variance Estimators - Michail Sverchkov, Alan H. Dorfman, Lawrence R. Ernst, and Christopher J. Guciardo Keywords: jackknife, balance repeated replication, 2-phase design
Replicate Variance Estimation for the National Survey of Parents and Youths - Louis Rizzo and David Judkins Keywords: multi-stage sampling, jackknife, finite population correction, balanced repeated replication, Durbin-Brewer, Yates-Grundy
Using the Fractional Imputation Methodology to Evaluate Variance Due to Hot Deck Imputation in Survey Data - Adriana Perez, John M. Finamore, and Jeffrey H. Stratton Keywords: ignorability, missing at random, item nonresponse, serpentine sorting, nearest neighbor, successive difference replication
Variance Estimation for the National Compensation Survey When PSUs are Clustered Prior to the Second Phase of Sampling - Christopher J. Guciardo, Alan H. Dorfman, Lawrence R. Ernst, and Michail Sverchkov Keywords: replication, zero-calibrated, BRR, jackknife, NCS
Replicate Variance Estimation For Combined Data of Independent Surveys - Donsig Jang and Amang Sukasih Keywords: SESTAT, replication method, combined dataset
Replicate Allocation and Variance in the Shelter Component of the CPI - William E. Larson
The Bootstrap Variance Estimator in a Nested Two-stage Sample Design with High Sampling Rates - Steven Kaufman
Examining Differences in the Labor Status in the Current Population Survey and the Census 2000 - Tamara Adams
Using Census Match Data to Evaluate Models of Survey Nonresponse - John Dixon
Issues in Weighting the Current Population Survey-Census Matched File - Andrew A. Zbikowski
Expansion and Improvement of the U.S. Census Bureau's Retail and Wholesale Programs - Ruth E. Detlefsen Keywords: sample selection, time series, data collection integration
Monitoring Survey Processes of the Canadian Monthly Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey - Mark Majkowski, HÁlÁne BÁrard, Catherine Dufour, and Susie Fortier Keywords: monitoring, diagnostic tools, level estimates, trend
The Redesigned Canadian Monthly Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey: A Postmortem of the Implementation - Julie TrÁpanier Keywords: retail trade, wholesale trade, size stratification, NAICS, births, deaths, misclassifications, evaluation
A New Estimator for the UK Retail Sales Inquiry - Peter Brodie
Hierarchical Bayes Small Area Inference to the 2001 Census Undercoverage Estimation - Yong You and Peter Dick Keywords: benckmarking, census, CV reduction, Gibbs sampling, PMSE, sampling variance
Small Area Estimates of Diabetes and Smoking Prevalence in North Carolina Counties: 1996-2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Akhil K. Vaish, Neeraja Sathe, and Ralph E. Folsom Keywords: Survey Weighted Hierarchical Bayes, Pseudo Hierarchical Bayes, MCMC, diabetes, smoking, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), and North Carolina County-Level Small Area Estimates
A Bayesian Prediction for Undecided Voters - Balgobin Nandram and Jai Won Choi
Small Area Estimation Errors in SAIPE Using GLM Versus FH Models - Eric V. Slud Keywords: AIC, Fay-Herriot model, generalized linear mixed model, internal and external standards, loss function, small area estimation
Imputation by Propensity Matching - Murthy N. Mittinty and Chacko. E Keywords: propensity score, nearest neighbour, imputation, covariate
Imputing Missing Income Data and Weighting Data with Imputed Income - Bidisha Mandal and Elizabeth A. Stasny Keywords: Hot deck imputation, mean imputation, regression imputation, RDD survey
Jointly Modeling Latent Trajectories and a Subsequent Outcome Variable: A Bayesian Approach - Sujata Patil and Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Using Double Sampling to Correct Gross Flows for Misclassification Error: Moment-based Inference vs. Likelihood-based Inference - Nikolaos Tzavidis
A Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling Approach to Age-period-cohort Analyses of Repeated Cross-section Survey Data - Yang Yang
A Generalization of the Coefficient of Variation with Application to Suppression of Imprecise Estimates - A.C. Singh, M. Westlake, and M. Feder Keywords: Effective sample size, exact binomial, Length of confidence interval, Length of discrimination interval
Comparison of Variance Estimators Under Rao-Sampford Method: A Simulation Study - David Haziza, Fulvia Mecatti, and Jon N.K. Rao Keywords: approximate joint inclusion probabilities, efficiency, relative bias, unequal probability sampling without replacement
Consumer Expenditure Estimation Incorporating Generalized Variance Functions in Hierarchical Bayes Models - Paul E. Hinrichs
Effects of Grouping Data on First and Second Distribution Moments - Jay J. Kim, Myron Katzoff, Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., and Lawrence H. Cox Keywords: interval data, class mark, midpoint, variance, data summarization, disclosure risk
Imputation Variance Estimation by Bootstrap Method for the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey - Yan Li, Carrie Lynch, Iris Shimizu, and Steve Kaufman Keywords: complex sample survey, imputation, variance, bootstrap
Statistical Methodology for the Census 2000 Public Use Microdata Samples - Philip M. Gbur and Mary Frances Zelenak
Evaluating Alternative Calibration Schemes for an Economic Survey with Large Nonresponse - Chadd Crouse and Phil. Kott Keywords: nonresponse, quasi-randomization model, coverage adjustment, delete-a-group jackknife
Composite Response Rates for Surveys with Nonresponse Follow-up - A.C. Singh, J.A. Dever, and V.G. Iannacchione Keywords: response rate as a finite population parameter, response under-reporting, follow-up surveys, dual-frame calibration
A Model-Based Approach to Trimming Weight - Michael R. Elliot
Mean Squared Error Estimation for the Coverage and Nonresponse-adjusted U.S. Census of Agriculture - Matthew J. Fetter and Phillip S. Kott
Minimum Sample Sizes with Rare Events in Stratified Designs - Eric Falk, Joomi Kim, and Wendy Rotz
The Accuracy of Multi-Year Estimates vs. Annual Estimates for R&D Tax Credit - Wendy Rotz and Jinhee Yang Keywords: cumulative estimates, tax, R&D
A Comparison of Random Number Generators Used in Business – 2004 Update - Wendy Rotz, Eric Falk, and Archana Joshee Keywords: RNG, Excel, SAS, DIEHARD, NIST statistical test suite
A Better Estimate of the Number of Valid Signatures on a Petition - Mary M. Whiteside and Mark E. Eakin
A Generalized Maximum Entropy Approach to Estimating Missing Categorical Dependent Variable Values - Lawrence C. Marsh and Amos Golan
Broadening the Scope of the Bootstrap in Complex Problems - Manuel A. Dominguez and Victor Aguirre
Estimating Variability in Biodiversity--Ecosystem Function Experiments with Resampling Methods - Kevin Gross and Bradley J. Cardinale
Immigrant-Non-immigrant Differences in Canadian Health Care Utilization - Monica Boyd and Evelyn Park
Using National Health Interview Survey Data to Detect Signals of Natural or Intentional Outbreaks - Abera Wouhib, Doug Williams, Myron J. Katzoff, and Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr.
Enhanced Outreach Activities Involving Data from the National Center for Health Statistics - Robert Weinzimer, Mary Moien, and Lisa Grabert Keywords: data dissemination, marketing
Do NCTM Reform Practices Matter? Predicting Precollege Student Mathematics Achievement Using NAEP 2000 Data - Mack C. Shelley, II and Sarah T. Lubienski Keywords: hierarchical linear models, imputation, numeracy
Growth in Mathematics Achievement during Middle and High School: Analysis With Classification and Regression Trees - Xin Ma
The Relationship between Wages and Alcohol Dependence - Richard R. Bryant and V. A. Samaranayake
Obtaining Stratum Breaks in Skewed Populations Using a Simple Method - P. Gunningz, J.M. Horganxand, and G. Keogh Keywords: efficiency, geometric progression, optimum allocation, Stratification
Assessing Complex Sample Designs via Design Effect Decompositions - Inho Park Keywords: stratified sampling, clustering, intracluster correlation coefficient, nonresponse adjustment, unequal weighting, simulation study
Sample Selection by Powers of Size when Needing Estimates at Multiple Levels - Pedro J. Saavedra and Harley K. Heimovitz
Optimal Sample Allocation for Design-consistent Regression - Hui Zheng, Alan Zaslavsky, and John L. Adams
Optimal Stratification Based on Nonparametric Regression Methods - Enrico Fabrizi and Carlo Trivisano
A Study of an Optimization Method Used for the Planning of a Complex Multivariate Survey - Anders Holmberg
Balanced Sampling Excluding Adjacent Units - James Wright
Evaluation of Unique Aspects of the Sample Design for the National Compensation - Lawrence R. Ernst, Christopher J. Guciardo, and Yoel Izsak Keywords: Rotating panel design, PSUs, PPS sampling
Use of Overlap Maximization in the Redesign of the National Compensation Survey - Lawrence R. Ernst, Yoel Izsak, and Steven P. Paben Keywords: sample redesign, overlap maximization, transportation theory
Challenges in the Design and Implementation of the Adult Education Literacy Study - Thomas Krenzke and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: sample Design, sampling frame, adult education, literacy assessment
Group Quarters Sampling and Estimation Full Implementation Plans for the American Community Survey - Mark E. Asiala Keywords: American Community Survey, ACS, group quarters, GQ, sampling, estimation
Canadian Labour Force Survey - Guy Laflamme
Is My Panel Survey Still Representative? A New Method for Detecting whether Two Subsamples Represent the Same Universe--The German Socio-Economic Panel Study Experience - Jan Goebel, Joachim R. Frick, Edna Schechtman, Gert G. Wagner, and Shlomo Yitzhaki
Gaining Efficiencies in Scheduling Callbacks in Large RDD National Surveys - Jeffery A. Stec, Paul J. Lavrakas, and Charles W. Shuttles Keywords: call history, calling rules, callback rules
Using Call History in a Panel Survey to Better Inform Current Interview Scheduling - Charles C. Mason
Targeted Call-scheduling for Demographic Subgroups - Ellen C. Mecklenburg
Classification of Address Register Coverage Rates - A Field Study - Gavin Thompson and Claude Turmelle Keywords: Labour Force Survey, address register, coverage rates
Building a Sampling Frame from Multiple Lists: Identifying Organizations in the Voluntary and Not-for-profit Section in Canada - Linda Lefebvre and Peter G. Wright Keywords: record linkage, hierarchical exact matching
A Methodology for Enumerating U.S. Citizens Living Overseas - Mary Frances E. Zelenak
Methodological Lessons from Census 2000 Coverage Error Measurement - Mary H. Mulry Keywords: dual system estimator, nonsampling error, undercount, overcount
Census Coverage Measurement Design Alternatives - Michael Beaghen Keywords: duplication, omission, gross error, any address match, extended search area
Re-delivery Operation for Undeliverable as Addressed Housing Units in Census 2000 - Felipe Kohn
A Stochastic Process Approach to Estimating Population Size - Emily S. Murphree
The Quality Framework: A Guide for Measuring Quality at the National Center for Health Statistics - Kenneth W. Harris
Measuring the Impact of Questionnaire and Envelope Messages on Respondent Behavior - Theresa F. Leslie, Deborah H. Griffin, Pamela D. McGovern, and David A. Raglin Keywords: questionnaire design, mail survey response, voluntary data collection, government surveys
Use of Respondent Burden Measurements at NASS - Wendy Scholetzky Keywords: burden measurements, respondent burden, annual cycle
Survey Documentation: On the Path to Enlightenment - Shawna Waugh Keywords: survey documentation, survey quality, standards, and knowledge transfer
Using Results from Census 2000 for Planning the 2010 Census - Florence H. Abramson and Agnes S. Kee
Making a Long Questionnaire Short: Alternatives to Reducing the Items on the Veterans Health Administration Learners' Perceptions Survey - Stephen J. Dienstfrey, Evert Milander, and Gianna Dusch
Estimating Erroneous Enumeration in the US Decennial Census Using Four Lists - G. Gordon Brown, Paul P. Biemer, and Dean H. Judson Keywords: dual system estimation, census undercount, latent class analysis, capture-recapture
Multiple System Estimation with Erroneous Enumerations - Paul P. Biemer, G. Gordon Brown, and Dean H. Judson
Individual-level Multiple Systems Estimation: Predicting Census Day Residency - Elizabeth A. Stuart and Alan Zaslavsky
Multiple Systems Estimation Methods in the Context of a Combination of Census-based and Sample-based Lists - Jana Asher and Stephen E. Fienberg
Assessing Industry Codes on the IRS Business Master File - Paul B. McMahon
Data Interpretation Across Sources: A Study of Form 990-PF Information Collected from Multiple Databases - Melissa Ludlum Keywords: private foundation, stratified sample, administrative data, coefficient of variation
The Effect of Content Errors on Bias and Non-sampling Variance in Estimates Derived From Samples of Administrative Records - Barry W. Johnson and Darien B. Jacobson Keywords: bias, non-sampling error
Editor Judgment Effect: Modeling a Key Component of Nonsampling Error in Administrative Data - Kimberly Henry, Yahia Ahmed, and Ellen Legel Keywords: data quality, net difference rate, index of inconsistency
The Evolution of IRS Telephone Quality Measures - Laura Rosage Keywords: quality, defects per opportunity, accuracy
Does Weighting for Nonresponse Increase the Variance of Survey Means? - Roderick J. Little and Sonya Vartivarian Keywords: missing data, nonresponse adjustment, sampling weights, survey nonresponse
Efficient Nonresponse Weighting Adjustment Using Estimated Response Probability - Jae Kwang Kim Keywords: regression estimator, propensity score, survey sampling, unit nonresponse, variance estimation
Modeling of Response Propensities in the Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health - Meena Khare and Karen E. Davis Keywords: logistic regression, weighting class, nonresponse, noncoverage
Response Propensity Weighting for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component (MEPS - IC) - John Sommers, Steven Riesz, and David Kashihara Keywords: weighting, health insurance, poststratification, non-response
Statistical Profile of the JOLTS Program - Charlotte D. Mueller and Mark Crankshaw
Evaluation of Response Rates Over Time in a Mixed-mode Survey - Holly B. Shulman, Brenda Colley Gilbert, and Amy Lansky
An Empirical Study on Using ACS Supplementary Survey Data in SAIPE State Poverty Models - Elizabeth T. Huang and William R. Bell Keywords: small area estimation, Fay-Herriot model, bivariate model
Investigating the use of IRS Tax Data in the SAIPE School District Poverty Estimates - Jerry J. Maples and William R. Bell Keywords: small area estimates, share models, logistic regression
School District Population Estimates Methodology Research Using Administrative Data Sources: Public School Enrollment - Monique Oosse
New Developments in SAIPE County Median Household Income Models - Geoffrey M. Gee
Small-area Estimation of Health Insurance Coverage from the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement and the Survey of Income and Program Participation - Joanna M. Turner and Robin C. Fisher
The Harvard/Schering-Plough Partnership: A Broad and Beneficial Relationship - Kenneth Koury, L. J. Wei, and Stephen Lagakos
Role of SPAIG in Encouraging and Developing Partnerships - Robert R. Starbuck
The NISS Affiliates Program: Furthering Collaboration between Academe and Industry/Government - Alan F. Karr
Impact of the NSF/ASA Research Fellowship Program on the Research Program of Federal Statistical Agencies - Tommy Wright and Cynthia Z.F. Clark
Design Effects of Linked Population/Establishment Surveys - Monroe G. Sirken and Iris Shimizu Keywords: establishment transactions, population survey-generated establishment sampling frame, network sampling, multiplicity estimator, conventional survey estimator
Triad Sampling in Household Surveys - Jeremy Aldworth and James R. Chromy Keywords: Brewer's Method, Sampford's Method, household rosters, person selection, unequal probability Sampling
Responsive Design for Household Surveys - Steven G. Heeringa and Robert M. Groves Keywords: survey nonresponse, responsive design, propensity models, paradata, multi-phase sampling
An Example of Using Two-phase Sampling Techniques to Integrate Disjoint Surveys and Data Sources into One Survey - Jack Lothian and Tracy Tabuchi Keywords: two-phase sample design, administrative data, survey design
Empirical Study on the Second-stage Sample Size - Yan Liu, Mary Batcher, Ryan Petska, and Amy Luo Keywords: jackknife, ratio estimation, stratified sampling, two-stage sampling
The NASS Question Repository System - Daniel G. Beckler
Quality Control of Data Entry for the American Community Survey and the Impact of Errors on Data Quality - Andre Williams, Dale Garrett, and Rita Petroni Keywords: mailout, keying, data capture, consequential errors, quality control
Regression-based Statistical Matching: Recent Developments - Chris Moriarity and Fritz Scheuren Keywords: data fusion, RIEPS
Statistical Use of Goods and Services Tax Data in Statistics Canada's Monthly Economic Surveys - Louis Pierre and Marie Broden
Using GIS-Based Property Tax Records as an Alternative to Traditional Household Listing in Area Samples - William D. Kalsbeek, Sarah T. Kavanagh, and Jingjing Wu
Inclusion Probability Proportional to Size Sampling: A Nonlinear Programming Approach to Ensure a Nonnegative and Stable Variance Estimator - Sun-Woong Kim, Steven G. Heeringa, and Peter W. Solenberger Keywords: Sen-Yates-Grundy variance estimator, second-order inclusion probabilities, binary block designs, nonlinear programming
Jackknife Variance Estimation for Two Samples after Imputation under Two-Phase Sampling - Jong-Min Kim and Jon E. Anderson
Double Sampling in a Multi-stage Design - David R. Judkins and Michael Hidiroglou Keywords: controlled selection, variance estimation, Rao-Sampford selection
Covariance Estimates in Stratified and Multistage Clustered Sampling - Dhiren Ghosh and Andrew Vogt
Modeling of Stratum Variance for Use in Sample Allocation in Agricultural Area Frame Surveys - Charles R. Perry, Raj S. Chhikaral, and Floyd M. Spears Keywords: composite variance estimation, model fit, multivariate allocation, stratified sample design, variance function
The Variance of Sample Variance for a Finite Population - Eungchun Cho Keywords: variance of variance, variance estimator, sampling variance, randomization variance, moments
Using the Peters-Belson Method to Measure Disparity in Complex Surveys - Sowmya R. Rao, Barry I. Graubard, and Joseph L. Gastwirth
Response Rates and Nonresponse in BLS and Census Bureau Establishment Surveys - Rita Petroni, Richard Sigman, Diane Willimack, Steve Cohen, and Clyde Tucker Keywords: response rate definitions, response rate measurement, response rate trends, methods to encourage response
Modeling of Survey Response Rates and Reporting Rates in the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey - Moon J. Cho and John L. Eltinge Keywords: digit preference, graphical methods, interviewer effect, model identification information and constraints, model selection, quarterly interview effect
Characteristics of Survey Attrition in the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - David Kashihara and Trena M. Ezzati-Rice Keywords: nonresponse bias, weight adjustments, panel survey
Using Propensity Scores to Adjust Weights to Compensate for Dwelling Unit Level Nonresponse in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Robert Baskin, Janet Greenblatt, and Marc Zodet Keywords: weighting, logistic regression, poststratification
A Pattern-mixture Model for Panel Nonresponse in the Current Employment Statistics Survey - Kennon R. Copeland
Synchronizing Survey Edit and Imputation Systems: A Look at the American Housing Survey's Utility System - Mark Gorsak and Dennis Schwanz Keywords: utilities, American Housing Survey, psychology of survey response
Comparison of Two Imputation Methods in the Survey of Doctorate Recipients - Jeffrey Stratton, John Finamore, and Todd Williams Keywords: Hot Deck imputation, flexible matching imputation
Resources vs. Coverage - How to Minimize One and Maximize the Other: A Case Study form an Education Survey - Nancy R. Johnson, Meagan M. Wilson, Karen D. Deaver, and Stephen P. Broughman Keywords: measuring quality – coverage, targeting, private school survey, quality reporting and quality indicators, improving process quality
Converting from Paper to an Automated Mode for Collecting Group Quarters Data for Demographic Surveys - Sherry E. Thorpe Keywords: frame development,group quarters, non-sampling error, automated instrument, demographic surveys, sample redesign
Latent Class Models for Analysis of Response Error and Rotation Group Bias in the Current Population Survey - Khandaker Mansur and Bac Tran
Searching for Donors: Finding an Imputation Strategy - Michael Hogye Keywords: imputation, donor, editing
Using Shortest-Path Algorithms to Derive Implied Ratio Edits - Brian Greenberg and James T. Fagan Keywords: economic editing, SPEER edit system, ratio edits
Use of GST Data by the Monthly Survey of Manufacturing - Wesley Yung, Krista Cook, and Steven Thomas Keywords: administrative data, goods and services tax, monthly survey of manufacturing
Evaluating Regression Imputation Models: An Example from the Services Sectors Portion of the Economic Census - Quatracia Williams and Katherine J. Thompson
Automated Production of Foreign Trade Data Edit Parameters Using Resistant Fences - Ryan M. Fescina, Andrew S. Jennings, and Monica J. Wroblewski Keywords: outlier detection, resistant fences, data editing, economic data
Implementing the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 - Katherine K. Wallman and Brian A. Harris-Kojetin Keywords: confidentiality, data access, data sharing
Incorporating HIPAA Privacy Rule into Medical Records Surveys - Catharine W. Burt Keywords: National Health Care Survey, survey cooperation, HIPAA compliance
Federal Data Sharing Requirements and Issues: Contributions to be Made by Statistics, Survey Research, and Related Disciplines - Virginia de Wolf Keywords: NIH, NSF, HIPAA, statistical disclosure limitation methods, accessing confidential data, data protection
How a U.S. Federal Statistical Agency Responded to CIPSEA - William Parks
Motivating Standards for Disclosure Avoidance - Philip M. Steel
Imputation of Financial Fields in Integrated Anonymous Patient-Level Databases - Evguenia Jilinskaia, Teri Condon Goodwin, Cathy Johnson, and Stanley Norton Keywords: imputation, exponential predictive model, enrollment data, rate based analyses
Type of Health Insurance, Race and the Rate of Prostate Cancer - Negasi Beyene Keywords: cancer, prostate, screening, private/public health insurance
Evaluating Factors of a Hot-deck Imputation Procedure in a Longitudinal Depression Treatment Study - Juned Siddique and Thomas R. Belin
Physiological Reactivity and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis When Some Data are Missing - Haekyung Jeon-Slaughter, Phebe Tucker, Carol S. North, and Betty Pfefferbaum
Latent Classes within the Military: Who May Need "Zero Tolerance" Interventions? - Theresa J. Gromala
A Prospective Approach to Decision-making for Conducting Public Health Interventions - Thomas Wasser
A Comparison of Methods Used for Constructing Confidence Intervals for Cost-effectiveness Ratio - Ming-Yu Fan and Xiao-Hua A. Zhou
The Online Survey: Its Contributions and Potential Problems - Hisako Matsuo, Kevin P McIntyre, Terry Tomazic, and Barry Katz
The Net Effect: A Comparison of Internet and Mail Survey Respondents - Esther M. Friedman, Nancy A. Clusen, and Michael Hartzell Keywords: web survey, internet, Health Care Survey of Department of Defense Beneficiaries
Data Collection Mode Effects Controlling for Sample Origins in an Internet Panel Survey - J. Michael Dennis and Cindy Chatt
Web, Mail, and Mixed-mode Data Collection in a Survey of Advanced Technology Program Applicants - Jeffrey Kerwin, Pat D. Brick, Kerry Levin, David Cantor, Jennifer O'Brien, Andrew Wang, Stephen Campbell, and Stephanie Shipp
Protocol for Converting Respondents form Touchtone to the Internet in the Current Employment Statistics Program - Richard Rosen, Louis Harrell, David Ballard, Ric Wise, and Tony Gomes
Computer Assisted Survey Data Collection for Geographic Features - Sarah Nusser
Survey Errors and Survey Costs: Experience from Surveys of Arrestees - Y. Michael Yang Keywords: sample allocation, error model, cost model
Sample Frame Deduplication in the World Trade Center Health Registry: Minimizing Overcoverage and Cost - Joe Murphy, Paul Pulliam, and Randolph Lucas Keywords: deduplication, sample building, coverage
Sample Design for the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Survey - G. Hussain Choudhry, Mats NyfjÁll, and Marianne Winglee Keywords: stratified sample design, optimum sample allocation, non-linear programming, systematic sampling, composite selection probabilities
A Three-stage Cluster-sampling Approach for Clinical Surveillance of Persons in Care for HIV Infection in the United States - Maxine M. Denniston, Mitchell L. Wolfe, Amy J. Drake, Patrick Sullivan, Sandra Berry, Sam Bozzette, Sally Morton, and Martin Frankel
Challenges in the Redesign of the Canadian Trucking Origin/Destination Survey - Francois Gagnon
Sample Design for Monitoring the Data Collection Process of Large-scale Natural Resource Surveys - Cristiano Ferraz, Jean Opsomer, and Sarah Nusser
Sampling Issues in Transportation - Promod Chandhok
Bias from Excluding Households Without Telephones in Random Digit Dialing Surveys: Follow-up - Mourad Touzani and John Hall Keywords: sample design, community tracking survey, bias estimate
Cellular Telephone Use Among Households with Absent of Intermittent Land-line Service - John W. Hall, Yuhong Zheng, and Mourad Touzani
Analysis of Nonresponse in Cross-sectional RDD Surveys - Randal ZuWallack, Leslyn Hall, and Ronaldo Iachan Keywords: response propensity, auxiliary data, bias
Mode Effects in the Canadian Community Health Survey: A Comparison of CAPI and CATI - Martin St-Pierre and Yves BÁland Keywords: interview mode effects, CAPI, CATI
Interrupted Telephone Service Adjustment (ITSA) in RDD Telephone Surveys: An assessment using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Mansour Fahimi, Lily Trofimovich, Paul Levy, Henry Wells, Ali Mokdad, Lina Balluz, William Garvin, and Machell Town Keywords: RDD, weighting, undercoverage, and variance inflation
Assessing Nonresponse Bias in Repeated Telephone Surveys - Randal ZuWallack, Ronaldo Iachan, and Leslyn Hall Keywords: longitudinal survey, nonresponse, bias
Implicit Linear Inequality Edits Generation and Error Localization in the SPEER Edit System - Maria M. Garcia
Using a Quadratic Programming Approach to Solve Simultaneous Ratio and Balance Edit Problems - Katherine J. Thompson, James T. Fagan, Brandy L. Yarbrough, and Donna L. Hambric Keywords: non-linear program, constrained optimization
Effects of Rounding Continuous Data Using Specific Rules - Jay J. Kim, Lawrence H. Cox, Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., and Myron J. Katzoff Keywords: rounding, integer, variance, uniform distribution
Use of an Audit Program to Improve Confidentiality Protection of Tabular Data at the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Randall Powers and Stephen Cohen Keywords: individually identifiable data, audit, confidentiality, tabular data
Limiting the Risk of Data Disclosure by Using Swapping Techniques in Variance Estimation - Sylvia Dohrmann, Leyla Mohadjer, Jill Montaquila, Randy Sitter, Wilson Lu, and Lester R. Curtin Keywords: confidentiality, replication, Taylor Series linearization, area sample
Electronic Data Collection and Data-editing at Data Capture - Paula E. Weir
Evaluating Alternative Disclosure Limitation Strategies for Public Use Data Files: The California Health Interview Survey's Approach - M. Leeann Habte and Jenny Chia
Graphical Display of Uncertainty and Related Tools for Inference in Small Domain Estimation - John L. Eltinge and Jaime Brugueras Keywords: confidence sets, Current Employment Statistics (CES), false discovery rate, small area estimation, simultaneous inference, triple-goal estimation
Modeling Survey Nonresponse in Dichotomous Processes - Jacob J. Oleson and Chong He
The Institutional Review Board: Friend or Foe in a Graduate Student's Career - Terry Tomazic, Jennifer Cipfl, Will Haynes, Kevin McIntyre, Mark Morgan, Christine Ross, Melanie Shaafsma, Katrina Taylor, and Richard Wosman
Contact Histories: A Tool for Understanding Attrition in Panel Surveys - Nancy Bates Keywords: contact histories, nonresponse, attrition, panel surveys
Tips and Tricks for Raking Survey Data (a.k.a. Sample Balancing) - Michael P. Battaglia, David Izrael, David C. Hoaglin, and Martin R. Frankel Keywords: control totals, convergence, raking margins, weights
Comparison of Computerized Event History Calendar and Question-List Interviewing Methods: A Two-Year Hospitalization History Study - Mario Callegaro, Mandi Yu, Fei-Wen Cheng, Erik Hjermstad, Dan Liao, and Robert F. Belli Keywords: Retrospective Reports, Standardized Interview, Hospitalization History, Validation Data, Computerized Event History Calendar
Temporal Patterns of Survey Response Rates and Reporting Rates in the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Interview and Other Panel Surveys - Moon J. Cho, John L. Eltinge, and Barry P. Steinberg Keywords: graphical methods, interviewer effect, quarterly interview effect, calendar effect, incomplete data, missing data
Effects of Gridout Procedures on Response Rates and Survey Quality - Stephanie Eckman, Colm O'Muircheartaigh, and Catherine Haggerty Keywords: gridouts, response rate, RDD, telephone surveys
Behavior Coding Across Multiple Languages: The 2003 California Health Interview Survey as a Case Study - W. Sherman Edwards, Stephanie Fry, Elaine Zahnd, Nicole Lordi, Gordon Willis, and David Grant
Discovering Rare Urban Populations for Community Health Surveys: Area Probability versus GIS-Based Telephone Sampling Approaches - Ned English and Whitney Murphy
Testing a New Response Mode for an Establishment Survey: Reporting Response Rates in a Pilot Study of Touchtone Response - Karen L. Goldenberg Keywords: touchtone data entry, AAPOR standard definitions, and response rate computation
Is Target Selecton by Last Birthday ‘Random Enough'? A Split Ballot Test - Burke D. Grandjean, Martha Garcia Leighty, Patricia A. Taylor, and Ying Xu
In the Long Run: Lessons from a Panel Survey Respondent Incentive Experiment - Annette Jäckle and Peter Lynn
Validating Survey Data: Experiences Using Employer Records and Government Benefit (Transfer) Data in the UK - Annette Jäckle, Emanuela Sala, Stephen P. Jenkins, and Peter Lynn
Survey Letters: A Respondent's Perspective - Ashley Landreth Keywords: survey letters, survey participation, American Community Survey, informed consent
Cognitive Testing of English and Spanish Versions of Health Survey Items - Roger Levine, Raquel González, Beverly Weidmer, and Patricia Gallagher
Call Efforts and Subject Matter Estimates: The Experience with a Health Related RDD Survey - Chung-Tung Jordan Lin
Exploiting Computer Automation to Improve the Interview Process and Increase Survey Cooperation - Jeffrey C. Moore Keywords: burden, conversational norms, efficiency, flow, nonresponse/attrition, questionnaire design
Attitudes and Comprehension of Terms in Opinion Questions About Euthanasia - Maile O'Hara and Michael F. Schober Keywords: attitudes, comprehension of terms, opinions, euthanasia, question wording
Validation of Socially Desirable Health Behaviors and Implications for Case-Control and Other Health Surveys: Does Salience Matter? - Diane O'Rourke, Timothy Johnson, Jane Burris, and Richard Warnecke
Coming Soon to a Mailbox Near You! The Effect of Pre-Census Publicity for the USDA's Census of Agriculture - Kathleen Ott and Jaki McCarthy
Cognitive Interviews in Languages Other Than English: Methodological and Research Issues - Yuling Pan
An Experiment to Identify Survey Mode Response Effects by Controlling Nonresponse Errors - M. Chris Paxson and John Tarnai
The Effect of Cover Letter Appeals and Visual Design on Response Rates in a Government Mail Survey - Cleo Redline, Julia Oliver, and Ron Fecso Keywords: cover letter survey research, mail survey research, government surveys
House Effects in a Household Transportation Telephone Survey - J. Neil Russell and Jonaki Bose Keywords: house effects, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, omnibus household survey
Nonresponse Bias in a Travel Survey of Nontelephone Households - J. Neil Russell, Jonaki Bose, and Lee H. Giesbrecht Keywords: nontelephone households, nonresponse bias, mail survey, recontact
How Visual Grouping Influences Answers to Internet Surveys - Jolene D. Smyth, Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern
Survey Mode Preferences of Business Respondents - John Tarnai and M. Chris Paxson
Designing Edits for Electronic Economic Surveys and Censuses: Issues and Guidelines - Amy E. Anderson, Elizabeth D. Murphy, Elizabeth M. Nichols, Richard S. Sigman, and Diane K. Willimack Keywords: electronic reporting, establishment, usability testing, computerized self-administered questionnaires (CSAQs), data editing, electronic data collection
How Accurate are Proxy Reports: Results of a Verification Study - Chris Becker, Sergei Rodkin, Kathleen O'Connor, and Jeanne Moorman Keywords: survey reporting error, proxy reports, RDD surveys, asthma
Using an Experiment to Design an RDD Survey - J. Michael Brick, Mary Collins Hagedorn, Jill Montaquila, Shelley Brock Roth, and Christopher Chapman Keywords: monetary incentive, mailing conditions, nonresponse subsampling
Text 2 U: Contacting Wireless Subscribers Using Text Messaging for Mobile Phone Surveys - Trent D. Buskirk, Mario Callegaro, and Charlotte Steeh Keywords: mobile phone surveys, text messaging, short text messaging (SMS), number portability, text-messaging panel, digital mobile phone, wireless web
Testing an Automated Refusal Avoidance Training Methodology - David Cantor, Bruce Allen, Sid Schneider, Tracey Hagerty-Heller, and Angela Yuan
Visual and Verbal Cues of Survey Respondents' Need for Clarification - Frederick G. Conrad, Michael F. Schober, Wil Dijkstra, and Frederick G. Conrad Keywords: comprehension of survey questions, visual and verbal cues of comprehension problems, mode effects, face-to-face and telephone interviews, conversational interviewing, clarification
Training Elderly Respondents: Does It Help? - Patricia M. Gallagher, Floyd J. Fowler, Anthony Roman, and Alison Hauser
Understanding Nonresponse Mechanisms in Telephone Surveys - Timothy Johnson and Young Ik Cho Keywords: nonresponse, telephone surveys, hierarchical modeling
Augmenting the BRFSS RDD Design with Mail and Web Modes: Results from a Multi-State Experiment - Michael W. Link, Ali Mokdad, Ruth Jiles, Jodie Weiner, and David Roe
A System for Detecting Interviewer Falsification - Joe Murphy, Rodney Baxter, Joe Eyerman, David Cunningham, and Joel Kennet
Medicaid and Medicare Reporting in Surveys: An Experiment on Order Effects and Program Definitions - Joanne Pascale
Refusal Conversion: Monitoring the Trends - Karen Foote Retzer, David Schipani, and Young Ik Cho
Household Types and Relationships in Six Race/Ethnic Groups: Conceptual and Methodological Issues - Laurie Schwede Keywords: household types, relationship, race, survey methods, ethnography
Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association (2003)Small Area Estimation under Informative Sampling - Danny Pfeffermann and Michail Sverchkov Keywords: prediction bias, sample distribution, sample-complement distribution, sampling weights
The Quality of Estimates from the American Community Survey for Small Population Groups - Alfredo Navarro Keywords: reliability, coefficient of variation, small population groups, multi-year average
The Effect of Neighborhood Characteristics on Nonresponse in the Bronx Test Site of the American Community Survey - Joseph J. Salvo and Arun Peter Lobo Keywords: American Community Survey, small area data, nonresponse, survey quality, Census long-form, imputation
Comparison of Models for Household Response in the 1990 and 2000 Census - Eric V. Slud Keywords: American Community Survey, decennial census, demographic weights for nonresponse adjustment, logistic regression, misspecified model
Discussion of Papers on Cognitive Aspects of Web Survey Design - Judith M. Tanur
A New Perspective on Calibration Estimators - Victor M. Estevao and Carl-Erik Sarndal Keywords: auxiliary information, calibration weights, automated linearization, population residuals
Chain Drift in Experimental Air Travel Price Index Series - Janice Lent Keywords: index chaining, superlative index
Research Issues in Swedish Road Traffic Surveys - Gosta Forsman, Stig Danielsson, and Annica Isaksson Keywords: road traffic surveys, multi-stage sampling, nonsampling error
Within-PSU Sampling Strategies for the Redesigned National Health Interview Survey - Van L. Parsons, Myron J. Katzoff, and Wenxing Zha Keywords: stratification, clusters, oversampling
SMIKe vs. Data Swapping and PRAM for Statistical Disclosure Control in Microdata: a Simulated Study - Fang Liu and Roderick J. A. Little Keywords: Statistical Disclosure Control (SDC), information loss, disclosure risk, protection
Survey Response Measurement at the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Gwyn R. Ferguson, Stephen H. Cohen, and Richard J. Rosen Keywords: response measurement, establishment surveys
A Qualitative Approach to the Study of BLS Establishment Survey Nonresponse - Jean Fox, Sylvia Fisher, Clyde Tucker, Roberta Sangster, and Christine Rho Keywords: establishment surveys, survey nonresponse, qualitative methods
Statistical Inference for Survey Data Analysis - David A. Binder and Georgia R. Roberts Keywords: design-based properties, informative sampling, phases of randomization
A Bayesian Test of Association in a Two-Way Categorical Table with Intra-class Correlation - Balgobin Nandram and Jai Won Choi Keywords:Bayes factor, Gibbs sampler, Monte Carlo integration, Multinomial-Dirichlet
Investigation of Alternative Replicate Variance Estimators for the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey - Katherine J. Thompson, Richard S. Sigman, and Roger L. Goodwin Keywords: random group, delete-a-group jackknife, sampling fraction
Census 2000 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II - Donna Kostanich and Dawn E. Haines Keywords: measurement error, dual-system estimation
Evaluating the Use of Residential Mailing Addresses in a National Household Survey - Jennifer M. Staab and Vincent G. Iannacchione Keywords: sampling frame, residential mailing address list, household surveys, coverage, half-open interval, E-911 address conversion
How Many Digits in a Handshake? National Death Index Matching with Less Than Nine Digits of the Social Security Number - Bryan Sayer and Christine S. Cox Keywords: record linkage, National Death Index, National Health Interview Survey, probabilistic matching
Identifying Problems with Raking Estimators - J. Michael Brick, Jill Montaquila, and Shelley Roth Keywords: calibration estimation, poststratification, auxiliary variables
Model-based Optimal Selection of Sampling Units with Computational Ease - Chang-Tai Chao Keywords: model-based sampling, optimal sampling strategy, eigensystem, Gaussian spatial model, log-Gaussian spatial model
A New Stratification for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component - John Sommers and Steven Riesz Keywords: MEPS-IC, stratification, employer-based sample, employer-sponsored health insurance
Redesign of the Survey of Construction - Bonnie E. Kegan and James D. Ashley Keywords: optimal allocation, overlap, stratification
Assessing the Impact of Methodological Enhancements on Different Subpopulations in an Experiment on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Joe Eyerman, Michael W. Link, Ali Mokdad, and Jeremy Morton Keywords: experiment, response rates, lead letters, subpopulations, BRFSS
Efforts to Improve Response Rates in the Current Employment Statistics Program: Results from Two Experiments - Richard Rosen, Louis Harrell, Ralf Hertwig, and Tony Gomes Keywords: non-response, response rates, incentive, establishment survey, enhanced NRP protocol
Indications and Limitations of Structural Equation Modeling in Complex Surveys: Implications for an Application in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Janet L. Valluzzi, Sharon L. Larson, and G. Edward Miller Keywords: complex survey design, latent variables, regression analysis
Overview and Results of Further Study of Person Duplication for the A.C.E. Revision II - Vincent Thomas Mule, Jr. and Deborah Fenstermaker Keywords: record linkage, dual-system estimation
Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II Missing Data Methodology and Results - Michael Beaghen and Robert D. Sands Keywords: evaluation followup, E sample,P sample, noninterview adjustment, unresolved, imputation
Replication Variance Estimation for the National Resources Inventory - J.D. Opsomer, W.A. Fuller, and X. Li Keywords: regression estimation, natural resource survey, replication variance estimation
Methodological Influences on Comparibility of Race Measurements: Several Cautionary Examples - Elizabeth Martin and Eleanor Gerber Keywords: question wording effects, response error, reliability, race measurement, coverage error
Characteristics of Nontelephone Households: A Supplement Survey to Two Travel-related Surveys - Jonaki Bose, J. Neil Russell, Lee H. Giesbrecht, and Michael P. Cohen Keywords: nonsampling error, mail survey, walking, nonresponse, bias, evaluation
Reordering the Darkness: Application of Effort and Unit Nonresponse in the Survey of Consumer Finances - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: Nonresponse, interviewers
Staying the Course: Patterns of Nonresponse in a National Longitudinal Study of Young Children - Jill Walston and Jerry West Keywords: nonresponse, longitudinal studies, national studies, sample attrition
Assessing the Validity of Matched Address Data for Unlisted Telephone Numbers in REACH 2010 - Joe Murphy, Ann Burke, and Whitney Murphy Keywords: RDD, telephone, geocoding, screening
Can We Improve Our Methods to Reduce Nonresponse Bias in RDD Surveys? - Roberta L. Sangster Keywords: nonresponse bias, response rates, cooperation, advance letters, introductions, answering machines, refusal conversion, incentives, contact attempts, call attempts, respondent attitudes
Loss Function Analysis for A.C.E. Revision II Estimates of Census 2000 Coverage Error - Mary H. Mulry, Randal S. Zuwallack, and Bruce D. Spencer Keywords: dual system estimation, nonsampling error, undercount, overcount
P-Sample Match Rate Corrected for Error due to Inconsistent Post-Stratification Variables - Katie Bench Keywords: jackknife estimation, replication, dual-system estimation, multiple comparisons
Transformed Variables in Survey Sampling - Raymond L. Chambers and Alan H. Dorfman Keywords: balanced sampling, jackknife variance estimator, lognormal linear model prediction, probability proportional to size sampling, residuals, simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, smearing estimator, outlier robust estimator
Simulation Comparison Between an Outlier Resistant Model-Based Finite Population Estimator and Design-Based Estimators under Contamination - Bogong Li Keywords: mixed-effects model, finite population, best predictor, influence function
An Empirical Evaluation of the Use of Administrative Records to Predict Census Day Residency - Elizabeth A. Stuart and D.H. Judson Keywords: Bayesian hierarchical model, administrative records census, nonresponse followup, migration, imputation, multiple systems estimation
Comparing Scoring Systems from Cluster Analysis and Discriminant Analysis Using Random Samples - William Wong and Chih-Chin Ho Keywords: replication, nonlinear estimator, variances, detection, profiling, tax compliance
Social Security Administration Public-Use Microdata Samples - Brian Greenberg, Cherice Jefferies, and Jennifer Lee Keywords: public use microdata files, Social Security Administration, OASDI, SSI
Reduction of Linear Edits - Stanley Weng Keywords: linear editing, Fellegi-Holt methodology, polyhedral theory, implicit equality, elimination by equality, facet approach
Lessons Learned from a Split-panel Test of Questionnaire Length for a Provider-based Health Survey - Catharine W. Burt, Susan Schappert, and Esther Hing Keywords: data collection, response rates, questionnaire design, response burden
Is a User-Friendly Diary More Effective? Findings from a Field Test - Eric Figueroa, Jeanette Davis, Sally Reyes-Morales, Nhien To, and Lucilla Tan Keywords: Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey, field test, form design
Analysis of Respondent's Behavior When Offered Alternative Modes of Response: Census 2000 Compared to the 2003 National Census Test - Tracy L. Mattingly Keywords: Census 2000, 2003 National Census Test, electronic response modes
Customer Satisfaction with Internet and IVR as Census Data Collection Tools - Courtney N. Stapleton, Sherri Norris, and Sarah Brady Keywords: self-response, electronic data collection, telephone
Detecting Possibly Fraudulent or Error-Prone Survey Data Using Benford's Law - David Swanson, Moon Jung Cho, and John Eltinge Keywords: Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey, curbstoning, digit preference, Pearson test statistic, quantitative survey responses, reinterview
The Efficiency of the Bootstrap under a Locally Random Assumption for Systematic Samples - Steven Kaufman Keywords: BHR, super-population, finite population correction, variance estimation
Reporting Patterns in the Current Employment Statistics Survey - Kennon R. Copeland Keywords: late reports, attrition, nonresponse, panel survey, establishment survey, estimate revisions
Imputation of Benefit Related Data for the National Compensation Survey - James A. Buszuwski, Daniel J. Elmore, Lawrence R. Ernst, Michael K. Lettau, Lowell G. Mason, Steven P. Paben, and Chester H. Ponikowski Keywords: missing data, item nonresponse, hot-deck, regression
Regulatory Exemptions and Item Nonresponse - Paul B. McMahon Keywords: administrative records, item Nonresponse
The Quality Management Strategy (QMS) in the New Zealand 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings and How This Shapes the Future - Nancy McBeth, Catherine McGill, Tracy Moore, and Denise McGregor
Design Consistent Estimators for a Mixed Linear Model on Survey Data - Rong Huang and Michael A. Hidiroglou Keywords: survey weights, design consistent, mixed linear model, estimating equation, covariance components, random effects
Comparing the Areas under Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves for Cluster Designs - William W. Davis and Katherine M. Flegal Keywords: cluster sample, statistical weight, mixed model, jackknife, balanced repeated replication
Health Insurance Estimates for Counties - Robin Fisher and Joanna Turner Keywords: small area estimates, health insurance coverage, ASEC
A Contingency-Table Model for Imputing Data Satisfying Analytic Constraints - W. E. Winkler Keywords: hot-deck, log-linear models, set-covering
Methods of Statistical Inference for the Survey of Income and Program Participation that are Suitable for an Online Data Analysis Tool - Reid A. Rottach and David W. Hall Keywords: calibration, variance estimation, degrees of freedom, balanced repeated replication (BRR), residual technique
Simultaneous Calibration Estimators for Two-Phase Samples - Stephen Ash Keywords: auxiliary information, regression estimator
Assessing the Affect of Different Instrument Modes on Reinterview Results for the Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Interview Survey - Angela-Jo Wetzel Keywords: CAPI reinterview, PAPI reinterview, instrument mode, response rates, falsification, data quality
A Nonresponse Adjustment Strategy Using Modeling in the Canadian Labour Force Survey - Asma Alavi and Jean-Francois Beaumont Keywords: nonresponse adjustment classes, reweighting, modeling, logistic regression, contact information
Counting People with Disabilities: How Survey Methodology Influences Estimates in Census 2000 and the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey - Sharon Stern Keywords: disability, data collection mode, questionnaire design, American Community Survey
Measuring Education: A Comparison of the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey - Scott Boggess and Nikki L. Graf Keywords: school enrollment, American Community Survey, Census, national estimates, county estimates, supplemental survey
Comparison and Analysis of Stratified Randomized Response Models - Jong-Min Kim and Matthew E. Elam Keywords: random sampling, sensitive characteristics, estimation of proportion
Using Network Sampling in a Telephone Survey to Locate Non-telephone Households - Nadra Garas and Johnny Blair Keywords: network sampling, frame coverage, multiplicity estimation, telephone survey, survey methodology, non-telephone households
Sample Expansion for Probability Proportional to Size without Replacement Sampling - Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: PPS sampling, sample expansion, Tille's method, National Compensation Survey
Making Complex Data Available to Users with Simple Tools: The Case of the Survey of Consumer Finances - Ryan Bledsoe Keywords: data access, graphical analysis, software
Striving for Cost Efficiency in the Sample Design for the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement - Sheila Krawchuk, Gary Shapiro, and Andrea Sedlak Keywords: institutional survey, two-stage sample design, differential sampling rates, geographical clustering of sampling units
Redesign of the National Compensation Survey - Yoel Izsak, Lawrence R. Ernst, Steven P. Paben, Chester H. Ponikowski, and Jason Tehonica Keywords: sample redesign, sample areas, between area variances, overlap maximization, allocation of sample
Applied Multiple Regression for Surveys with Regressors of Changing Relevance: Fuel Switching by Electric Power Producers - James R. Knaub, Jr. Keywords: prediction, imputation, small area estimation, regressors, regression weights, model performance measure
Disclosure Review and the 2001 Survey of Consumer Finances - Gerhard Fries Keywords: confidentiality, imputation
Strategies for Modeling Two Categorical Variables with Multiple Category Choices - Christopher R. Bilder and Thomas M. Loughin Keywords: alternating logistic regression, correlated binary data, generalied loglinear, marginal independence, multiple-response categorical variable, pick any/c
Precision of Survey Estimates Derived from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - William Yu Keywords: design effect, MEPS, health care expenditures
Why do Respondents Provide Vague Answers to Open-Ended, Categorical Questsions? - Monica Dashen
Dealing with Distributions of Behavior Frequencies: An Example with Alcohol Use - Emilia Peytcheva and Andy Peytchev Keywords: behavior frequencies, alcohol, left censoring, Poisson, tobit, mixture models
The Relationship between Accuracy and Interval Length in the Respondent-Generated Interval Protocol - s. James Press and Judith M. Tanur Keywords: RGI, Bayesian estimation, brackets, cognition, survey design
The Effect of Data Collection Modality on Students' Foreign Language Survey - Yann-Yann Shieh Keywords: survey data collection, mode effect
On Estimation of Population Total Using Generalized Regression Predictor - Raghunath Arnab and Sarjinder Singh Keywords: generalized regression predictor, auxiliary information, estimation of total/variance, optimality
Determining the Probability of Selection for a Telephone Household in a Random Digit Dial Sample Design is Becoming more Difficult - Timothy Triplett and Natalie Abi-Habib Keywords: survey sampling, telephone surveys, RDD weighting factors
Respondent-Generated Intervals: Do They Help in Collecting Quantitative Data? - Dominic Lusinchi Keywords: anchoring, item nonresponse, measurement/response error, quantitative data, recall, uncertainty, web-based survey research
Increased Efforts in RDD Surveys - J. Michael Brick, David Martin, Patricia Warren, and J. Wivagg Keywords: response rates, telephone surveys, call attempts
Reformatting a Self Administered Questionnaire Based on Item Non-response - Frances M. Chevarley Keywords: MEPS, self administered questionnaire, SAQ, item nonresponse, SUDAAN
An Experiment in Call Scheduling - Patricia Cunningham, David Martin, and J. Michael Brick Keywords: random digit dial, telephone survey, calling protocol
How Web Surveys Differ from Other Kinds of User Interfaces - Michael F. schober, Frederick G. Conrad, Patrick Ehlen, and Scott S. Fricker Keywords: web surveys, question clarification, data quality, response accuracy, human-computer interaction
Modeling the Cognitive Processing of Drug Use Questions - Timothy P. Johnson and Michael Fendrich Keywords: self-report validation, substance use surveys, information processing
Using Call Records to Study Sources of Nonresponse Bias in Consumer Expenditure Surveys - John Dixon and Eric Figueroa Keywords: survey nonresponse, gross flows, expenditure, compositional analysis
Assessment of Behavioral Engine Technologies and Subjects' Rating of Realism in an Interviewer Skills Training Tool - Michael W. Link, Polly P. Armsby, Laura Flicker, and Rachel Caspar Keywords: technology-based training, virtual reality, refusal avoidance, speech recognition
Comparing Promised and Pre-paid Incentives for an Extended Interview on a Random Digit Dial Survey - David Cantor, Kevin Wang, and Natalie Abi-Habib Keywords: refusal conversion, missing data, response distribution
The Effect of Method of Delivery on Response to a Non-Response Follow-Up - Linda L. Dimitropoulos, Larry N. Campbell, and Vincent G. Iannacchione Keywords: mail survey, non-response follow-up, response propensity, CAHPS
Contact Histories in Personal Visit Surveys: The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Methods Panel - Nancy Bates Keywords: contact rates, contact attempts, CAPI, process data
Corporate Perspective on Data Stewardship for Statistical Data - Wendy A. Visscher and Richard A. Kulka (2002)
Statistical Data Stewardship in the 21st Century: An Academic Perspective - George T. Duncan (2002)
General Principles in Establishing Effective Confidentiality Practices - Alvan O. Zarate (2002)
Data Stewardship at Statistics Canada - Gordon Brackstone and Pamela White (2002)
A More Timely and Useful Index of Leading Indicators - Ataman Ozyildirim, Robert McGuckin, and Victor Zarnowitz (2002)
Time Series Decomposition and Measurement of Business Cycles, Trends, and Growth Cycles - Victor Zarnowitz and Ataman Ozyildirim (2002)
The Use of Leading Economic Indicators for Forecasting Business Cycle Turning Points - Max Chen (2002)
Research Findings of the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation and Census 2000 Accuracy - Howard Hogan, Donna Kostanich, David Whitford, and Rajendra Singh (2002)
Are Survey Weights Necessary? The Maximum Likelihood Approach to Sample Survey Inference - R.L. Chambers, A.H. Dorfman, and Soujin Wang (2002)
Model Weights for Regression Estimation - Wayne A. Fuller and Mingue Park (2002)
The Use of Latent Class Analysis in Medical Diagnosis - David Rindskopf (2002)
Training Needs for Survey Statisticians in Developed and Developing Countries - Graham Kalton (2002)
Training of Survey Statisticians in Government Statistical Agencies - Lars Lyberg (2002)
Use of Generalized Variance Functions in Multivariate Analysis - John L. Eltinge, Moon J. Cho, and Paul Hinrichs (2002)
Modelling Multiple Unemployment Spells From Longitudinal Survey Data - Milorad S. Kovacevic and Georgia Roberts (2002)
The American Community Survey: Quality of Response by Mode of Data Collection in the Bronx Test Site - Joseph J. Salvo and Arun Peter Lobo (2002)
Developing Community Statistical Systems With American Community Survey Summary Profiles and Administrative Records - Cynthia Taeuber (2002)
Recruiting and Retaining Minorities in Statistics - Christopher L. Stanard, Kimberly S. Weems, Nagambal Shah, Carolyn Morgan, Jose G. Ramirez, Theda McPheron-Keel, and Donald E.K. Martin (2002)
The Community Tracking Study: Measuring Changes in the U.S. Health Care System over Time - Barbara Lepidus Carlson, Richard Strouse, and John Hall (2002)
The Community Tracking Study Surveys of Physicians - Frank Potter, Stephen Williams, and Nuria Diaz-Tena (2002)
Logistic Propensity Models to Adjust for Nonresponse in Physician Surveys - Nuria Diaz-Tena, Frank Potter, Michael Sinclair, and Stephen Williams (2002)
Sampling and Weighting Issues Over Three Waves of the Community Tracking Study Household Survey: Using a Partial Overlap to Increase Efficiency - John W. Hall and Barbara Lepidus Carlson (2002)
Living Arrangements of the Older Population: 2000 - Annetta C. Smith and Denise I. Smith (2002)
Nonresponse Followup for Census 2000 - Darlene Moul (2002)
Urban Update/Leave and Update/Enumerate in Census 2000 - Miriam D. Rosenthal (2002)
Results for the Census 2000 Primary Selection Algorithm - Stephanie Baumgardner (2002)
Date of Reference for Age and Birth Date Used by Respondents of Census 2000 - Nathan Carter (2002)
The Asian and Pacific Islander Surname List: As Developed from Census 2000 - Matthew Falkenstein (2002)
Decision Making of Survey Respondents - S. James Press and Judith M. Tanur (2002)
Respondent-Generated Intervals In An HMO Survey: Preliminary Results - Diane Miller and S. James Press (2002)
Assessment of Mode-Effects in a Web-enabled Study of Civic Attitudes - Glen Laird, Elizabeth Wiebe, Paul Pulliam, Lisa Thalji, and Vicki Huggins (2002)
Asking Questions about Diseases: How Questionnaire Design Changes Impact the Chronic Disease Data of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey - Sophia Chan (2002)
Evaluating Mode Effects in the Medicare CAHPS Fee-For-Service Survey - Norma Pugh, Vincent Iannacchione, Trang Lance, and Linda Dimitropoulos (2002)
Accounting for Imputation When Estimating Variances in the Economic Surveys at the Census Bureau - Patrick J. Cantwell (2002)
On the Formation of Weighting Adjustment Cells for Unit Nonresponse - Sonya Vartivarian and Roderick J. Little (2002)
Variance Estimation for Nearest Neighbor Imputation With Application to Census Long Form Data - Jae Kwang Kim (2002)
Linearization Variance Estimators for Survey Data with Missing Responses - A. Demnati and J.N.K. Rao (2002)
A Simulation Study To Evaluate The Robustness Of Recent Methods For Preparing Variance Estimates In The Presence Of Hot Deck Imputation - Michael Sinclair, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and Lap-Ming Wun (2002)
Assessing the Impact of Imputation on the Sampling Variance of the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Sylvia G. Leaver and William E. Larson (2002)
Using Auxiliary Information to Adjust for Non-Response in Weighting a Linked Sample of Administrative Records - Barry W. Johnson and Paul B. McMahon (2002)
Analysis of the 1998 Gift Tax Panel Study - Martha Britton Eller and Tamara L. Rib (2002)
Salaries and Wages and Deferred Income, 1989-1999 - Peter Sailer, Ellen Yau, Kurt Gurka, and Michael Weber (2002)
Combining Samples vs. Cumulating Cases: A Comparison of Two Weighting Strategies in NLSY97 - Colm O'Muircheartaigh and Steven Pedlow (2002)
Combined Estimates from Four Quarterly Survey Data Sets - Esther M. Friedman, Don Jang, and Thomas V. Williams (2002)
Penalized Chi Square Distance Function in Survey Sampling - Patrick J. Farrell and Sarjinder Singh (2002)
PPS vs. Stratified Sampling in Modern Audits - Wendy Rotz, Eric Falk, Ryan Petska, and Jinhee Yang (2002)