Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association (2007)

Invited Papers by Topic

Session 12: Measuring and Improving Data Quality: A Prerequisite to Harnessing the Power of Information
Organizer: Nancy Gordon, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Nancy Gordon, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 41: The Role of Statistical Standards in Federal Surveys
Organizer: Pamela D. McGovern, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Jennifer Madans, National Center for Health Statistics

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

Session 48: Design- and Model-based Sampling and Inference
Organizer: Ronald E. McRoberts, USDA Forest Service
Chair: Gretchen G. Moisen, USDA Forest Service

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

Session 82: Administrative Records and Data Integration
Organizer: Jeremy Wu, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University

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

Session 125: A Sampling Revolution? List versus Area Frames for Probability Sampling
Organizer: Colm O'Muircheartaigh, NORC at the University of Chicago
Chair: Brian Harris-Kojetin, Office of Management and Budget

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)

Session 178: Analyzing Multiple-Response Categorical Data from Complex Survey Designs
Organizer: Thomas M. Loughin, Simon Fraser University
Chair: Thomas M. Loughin, Simon Fraser University

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

Session 179: Fifty Years of the National Health Interview Survey
Organizer: Jane F. Gentleman, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics

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

Session 182: Missing Data in Longitudinal Studies
Organizer: Lang Wu, University of British Columbia
Chair: Lang Wu, University of British Columbia

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

Session 221: Valid and Reliable Disability Measurement in Surveys
Organizer: David W. Keer, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Chair: Joan Turek, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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

Session 224: Resampling Methods in Small Area Estimation
Organizer: Ferry Butar Butar, Sam Houston State University
Chair: Robert Fay, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 227: Innovative Imputation Methods in Health Research
Organizer: Yulei He, Harvard Medical School, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Harvard University
Chair: Anirban Basu, The University of Chicago

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

Session 228: The Bayesian frequentist interface: Is the Difference One of Methodology Or of Other Information?
Organizer: Donald A.S. Fraser, University of Toronto
Chair: Nancy Reid, University of Toronto

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

Session 259: The National Children's Study: The Challenges and Promises of a Follow-Up Study of a Randomly Selected Cohort of 100,000 Pre and Post Conception Women and Their Offspring through 21 Years of Life
Organizer: Jonas H. Ellenberg, University of Pennsylvania
Chair: Louise Ryan, Harvard School of Public Health/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

Session 264: Confronting the Realities of Massive Imputation in Complex Surveys
Organizer: Yulei He, Harvard Medical School, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Harvard University
Chair: Thomas Belin, University of California, Los Angeles

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

Session 310: A Sensible Way to Design a Longitudinal Study
Organizer: Martijn P.F. Berger, University of Maastricht
Chair: Christine McLaren, University of California at Irvine

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

Session 394: Understanding and Measurement of Human Capital
Organizer: Juanita Tamayo Lott, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Daniel H. Weinberg, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 455: Web Panel Surveys - A Solution to Declining Response Rates?
Organizer: Karol Krotki, RTI International
Chair: Mansour Fahimi, RTI International

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

Session 482: The Role of the ASA in MS Statistician Careers
Organizer: David Banks, Duke University
Chair: Mingxiu Hu, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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

Session 520: Topics on Sample Survey Design and Inference in Honor of JNK Rao's 70th Birthday and 50 Years of Contributions
Organizer: Paul S. Levy, RTI International
Chair: Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland

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

Contributed Papers by Topic

Session 13: 2007 Government Statistics, Social Statistics, and Survey Research Methods Student Paper Awards Session
Organizer: Roberta Sangster, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Steven Heeringa, Institute for Social Research

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

Session 35: Imputation of Missing Data: Applications and Methods
Chair: Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics

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

Session 36: Sampling Design--Methods, Adaptation, Redesign
Chair: Vincent G. Iannacchione, RTI International

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

Session 52: Ranked Set Sampling II
Organizer: Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University
Chair: Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University

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

Session 61: Open Ended Questions in Mail, Web, and Telephone Surveys
Organizer: Don Dillman, Washington State University
Chair: Fred Lorenz, Iowa State University

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

Session 70: Small Area Estimation: Techniques and Applications
Chair: James Knaub, Energy Information Administration

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

Session 71: Ancillary Data in Survey Design and Estimation
Chair: David R. Judkins, Westat

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

Session 99: ACS Multi-year Estimates Methodology and Results
Organizer: Anthony Tersine, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: David C. Whitford, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 114: Advances in Latent Class and Multivariate Modeling of Survey Data
Chair: Keith Rust, Westat

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

Session 115: Nonresponse and Attrition Bias in Survey Data
Chair: Virginia Lesser, Oregon State University

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

Session 131: It's Only Data, What's the Big Deal?: The Significance of Using Multi-Year Estimates from the American Community Survey
Organizer: Cynthia J. Davis, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Constance F. Citro, National Academy of Sciences

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

Session 152: Survey Measurement and Data Quality
Chair: Holly Shulman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Session 153: Survey Weighting and Calibration Methods
Chair: Stanislav Kolenikov, University of Missouri-Columbia

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

Session 191: Synthetic Data and Other Methods for Disclosure Limitation and Confidentiality Preservation
Organizer: Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University
Chair: Sam Hawala, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 207: Measurement Error in Survey Data Collection
Chair: Mary Ann Guadagno, National Institutes of Health

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

Session 208: Web and Telephone Survey Methods
Chair: Stephen Ash, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 252: Variance Estimation--Advanced Applications
Chair: Karen Messer, University of California, San Diego

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

Session 253: Improved Methods for Survey Contact and Incentives
Chair: Christopher Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Session 288: Sampling Issues and Variance Estimation
Chair: Michael P. Cohen, Statistical Consultant

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

Session 293: Survey Response Propensity and Responsive Design
Chair: Matthias Schonlau, RAND Corporation

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

Session 330: Multiple Frame Survey Design and Inference
Organizer: Marianne Winglee, Westat
Chair: Marianne Winglee, Westat

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

Session 341: Adjustment Methods for Survey Nonresponse and Noncoverage
Chair: Kenneth Portier, American Cancer Society

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

Session 342: Complex Survey Data Analysis Software GIS
Chair: Ronaldo Iachan, Macro International

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

Session 388: Topics in Survey and Census Redesigns
Chair: Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat

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

Session 389: Survey Estimation and Inference
Chair: James R. Chromy, RTI International

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

Session 414: Use of Measures Related to the Survey Variables in Post Survey Adjustment for Nonresponse
Organizer: Andy Peytchev, RTI International
Chair: Kristen Olson, University of Michigan

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

Session 427: Topics in Confidence Intervals and Inference
Chair: Jill Dever, University of Maryland

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

Session 428: Analysis and Disclosure of Survey Data
Chair: Karol Krotki, RTI International

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

Session 479: Compensating for Survey Nonresponse and Nonsampling Error
Chair: Vicki Burt, National Center for Health Statistics

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

Session 499: Ranked Set Sampling I
Organizer: Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University
Chair: Douglas Wolfe, The Ohio State University

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

Session 501: Bayesian Methods in Sample Surveys
Organizer: Roderick J. Little, University of Michigan
Chair: Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan

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

Session 513: Optimal Sample Design
Chair: Brenda Cox, Battelle

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

Session 514: Multivariate and Longitudinal Analysis of Survey Data
Chair: J. Neil Russell, National Center for Education Statistics

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

Session 542: Measurement Issues in Surveys
Chair: Steve H. Cohen, National Science Foundation

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

Contributed Posters

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

Papers Presented at the 62nd Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
May 17 - 20, 2007
Anaheim, CA

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

Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association (2006)

Invited Papers by Topic

Session 4: Rapid Production of Small-Area Estimates Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Organizer: Paul S. Levy, RTI International
Chair: Babubhai V. Shah, SAFAL Institute Inc.

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

Session 177: Variance Estimation in the Presence of Nonresponse and Outliers
Organizer: Ralf T. Münnich, University of Trier
Chair: Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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

Session 230: Client-Oriented Perspectives on Small-Area Estimation
Organizer: Avinash C. Singh, Statistics Canada
Chair: Graham Kalton, Westat

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

Session 316: Multilevel Modeling of Complex Survey Data
Organizer: Milorad Kovacevic, Statistics Canada
Chair: David Binder, Statistical Society of Canada

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

Session 359: Rare Trait Inference
Organizer: Myron J. Katzoff, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Myron J. Katzoff, National Center for Health Statistics

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

Session 452: Using Empirical Likelihood Methods in Survey Sampling
Organizer: Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chair: Charles R. Perry, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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

Session 489: Bayesian Inference for Population Survey Data
Organizer: Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan
Chair: Steven G. Heeringa, University of Michigan

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

Contributed Papers by Topic

Session 36: Unit Nonresponse in Surveys I
Organizer:
Chair: Karol Krotki, RTI International

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

Session 37: Estimation and Confidentiality
Organizer:
Chair: Andrew A. White, Institute of Education Sciences

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

Session 54: Overview and Results from the 2005 National Census Test
Organizer: Jennifer Tancreto, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: James Treat, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 57: Student Paper Competition Award Presentations
Organizer: Michael P. Cohen, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Chair: Michael P. Cohen, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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

Session 65: Session Sample Survey Design I
Organizer:
Chair: Soma Roy, Ohio State University

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

Session 66: Sample Survey Quality I
Organizer:
Chair: Michael P. Battaglia, Abt Associates Inc.

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

Session 106: Sample Survey Quality II
Organizer:
Chair: Rachel Harter, National Opinion Research Center

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

Session 107: Unit Nonresponse in Surveys II
Organizer:
Chair: Thanh LÃ, Westat

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

Session 133: Recent Advances in Small-Area Issues
Organizer: Karabi Sinha, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chair: Karabi Sinha, University of Illinois at Chicago

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

Session 134: Meta-analysis in Survey Research: Analysis of Multiple Response Rates and Other Applications
Organizer: Hiroaki Minato, National Opinion Research Center
Chair: Hiroaki Minato, National Opinion Research Center

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

Session 145: Survey-Based Estimation I
Organizer:
Chair: Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan

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

Session 191: Census Coverage Measurement
Organizer: Richard Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: William R. Bell, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 195: Sample Survey Design II
Organizer:
Chair: Michael E. Jones, Westat

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

Session 196: Nonresponse, Imputation, and Estimation
Organizer:
Chair: Steven Pedlow, National Opinion Research Center

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

Session 233: New Methods for Testing Sensitive Questions Using the National Health Interview Survey
Organizer: Peter Meyer, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Julie Trapanier, Statistics Canada

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

Session 252: Survey-Based Variance Estimation I
Organizer:
Chair: Keith Rust, Westat/University of Maryland

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

Session 253: Survey-Based Estimation II
Organizer:
Chair: Elizabeth R. Zell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Session 273: The Transition from the Long Form to the American Community Survey: Findings from The National Academies Panel
Organizer: Michael L. Cohen, Committee on National Statistics
Chair: Michael L. Cohen, Committee on National Statistics

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

Session 278: Sample Survey Quality III
Organizer:
Chair: David Dolson, Statistics Canada

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

Session 279: Survey-Based Estimation III
Organizer:
Chair: Bryan Sayer, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

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

Session 323: Quality Initiatives in Establishment Surveys
Organizer: Shawna Waugh, Energy Information Administration
Chair: Nicolas Hengartner, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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

Session 329: Mode Considerations
Organizer:
Chair: Sarah M. Nusser, Iowa State University

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

Session 373: Medical Expenditures: Data Collection, Estimation, and Evaluations
Organizer: Trena Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Chair: Steven B. Cohen, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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

Session 387: Sample Survey Quality IV
Organizer:
Chair: Rita Petroni, U.S. Census Bureau

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

Session 390: Survey-Based Estimation IV
Organizer:
Chair: Mansour Fahimi, RTI International

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

Session 406: When Disaster Strikes: Responses from the Survey Community
Organizer: Rachel Harter, National Opinion Research Center
Chair: David Banks, Duke University

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

Session 414: Unit Nonresponse in Surveys III
Organizer:
Chair: Barbara L. Carlson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

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

Session 415: Sample Survey Quality V
Organizer:
Chair: Mary March, Statistics Canada

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

Session 462: Reducing the Risk of Data Disclosure through Swapping and Other Masking Procedures
Organizer: Thomas Krenzke, Westat
Chair: Leyla Mohadjer, Westat

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

Session 464: Unit Nonresponse in Surveys IV
Organizer:
Chair: Christopher Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Session 465: Survey-Based Variance Estimation II
Organizer:
Chair: Yahia Ahmed, Internal Revenue Service

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

Session 498: New Directions in Comparative and Cross-Cultural Survey Methods
Organizer: Janet Harkness, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Chair: Janet Harkness, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

Session 500: Imputation of Sample Surveys
Organizer:
Chair: Benmei Liu, Westat

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

Session 502: Survey-Based Estimation V
Organizer:
Chair: Donsig Jang, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

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

Session 533: Record Linkage
Organizer: William E. Winkler, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Thomas Herzog, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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