Diagnosing Imputation Models by Applying Target Analyses Under Posterior Replications of Observed Data - Yulei He, Alan Zaslavsky
Imputing with Confidence - Andew Gelman, Jennifer Hill, Yu-Sung Su, Jingchen Liu, Sonia Todorova
Multiple Imputation Framework for Combining Data from Multiple Sources - Trivellore Raghunathan
Keywords: Combining Information, complex Surveys, missing data, bayesian approach, propensity score, sequential regression
Multiple Imputations Quality Assessment for Survey Data - Jingchen Liu, Xiao-Li Meng
Keywords: Direct Effect, Indirect Effect, Mediation, Observational Studies, Potential Outcomes, Randomized Studies
Design and Operational Changes for REACH US - Rachel Harter
Keywords: address-based sampling, household survey, multi-mode data collection, subpopulations
The Influence of Prior Experiences in Managing Current and Future Risks During Survey Transition Points on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Joe Gfroerer, Jonaki Bose
Keywords: redesign, incentives, context effects, imputation, editing
The Use of Paradata to Monitor and Manage Survey Data Collection - Mick Couper, Frauke Kreuter, Lars Lyberg
Keywords: Paradata, Process Control, Survey Management
A Framework for the Meta-Analysis of Survey Data - Karla M.P. Fox
Keywords: Meta-analysis, observational data, surveys
Issues in the Meta-Analysis of Observational Data - George A. Wells
Keywords: Comparability, Modeling, Causality, Scientific inferences
Methodological Issues in the Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies - Lauren Griffith
Keywords: Comparability, Modeling, Causality, Scientific inferences
Methodological Issues in the Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies: Discussion - David A. Binder
Keywords: Comparability, Modeling, Causality, Scientific inferences
Doubly robust inference with missing data in survey sampling - Jae-Kwang Kim, David Haziza
Keywords: Calibration, Imputation, Nonresponse, Variance estimation.
Providing Double Protection for Unit Nonresponse with a Nonlinear Calibration Routine - Darryl V. Creel and Phillip S. Kott
Keywords: Nonresponse, Calibration, SUDAAN
Weights, Double Protection, and Multiple Imputation - Phillip S. Kott, Ralph E. Folsom
Keywords: Bootstrap, Item-response model, Prediction model, Survey weight, Nonresponse bias
A Response Propensity Modeling Navigator for Paradata - Young Chun, Mike Kwanisai, Linda Hamilton
Keywords: Paradata, nonresponse, propensity model, complex surveys, pandata, NAEP, HSTS
A Study of Modeling Longitudinal Nonresponse Using Paradata in the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) - Beatrice Baribeau, Wisner Jocelyn
Keywords: Paradata, nonresponse adjustment, longitudinal survey
Assessing Contact History Paradata Quality and Consistency Across Several Federal Surveys - Nancy Bates, James M. Dahlhamer, Polly Phipps, Adam Safir, Lucilla Tan
Keywords: Data quality, paradata, personal visit surveys
Paradata in the European Social Survey: Studying Nonresponse and Adjusting for Bias - Ineke Stoop, Jaak Billiet, Achim Koch
Keywords: Nonresponse, paradata, nonresponse bias, cross-national survey, optimal comparability
Census-Coverage Studies in Canada: A History with Emphasis on the 2011 Census - David Dolson
Keywords: Reverse Record Check, Record Linkage
Coverage Assessment in the 2011 UK Census - Owen Abbott, James Brown
Keywords: census, coverage survey, dual-system estimation
U.S. Census Coverage Measurement Demographic Analysis Plans - Jason Devine
Keywords: Census, coverage, population, estimates
U.S. Census Coverage Measurement Survey Plans - Vincent Thomas Mule, Jr.
Keywords: Post-enumeration survey, net error, components of coverage, erroneous enumerations, omissions
Advancing Statistical Methodology for USDA Surveys and Their Analysis - Jianqiang (Jay) Wang, Scott Holan, Balgobin Nandram, Criselda Toto, Wendy J. Barboza, Edwin Anderson
Keywords: Bayesian hierarchical models, forecasting corn yield, composite estimation, model comparison
Multivariate Imputation Methods for Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) Data - Sujit Kumar Ghosh, Michael Robbins, Joshua D. Habiger, Darcy Miller
Keywords: agricultural data, missing not at random, multiple imputation, semi-continuous data, survey data
Precise Estimates of the Number of Farms in the United States - Linda J. Young, Denise Alexandra Abreu, Pam Arroway, Andrea C. Lamas, Kenneth K. Lopiano
Keywords: survey, misclassification, undercount, non-response
Conducting Nonresponse Bias Analyses in Federal Surveys - Brian Harris-Kojetin
Keywords: response rates, nonresponse bias, statistical standards
Conducting Nonresponse Bias Analysis for Business Surveys - Joanna Fane Lineback, Katherine Jenny Thompson
Keywords: nonresponse bias analysis, response rate, business survey, response model, response mechanism
Measuring Nonresponse Bias in the National Crime Victimization Survey - Zhiwei Zhang, Louise Woodburn, Fritz Scheuren
Keywords: nonresponse, NCVS, bias
Nonparametric and Semiparametric M-Quantile Inference for Longitudinal Data - Nikos Tzavidis, Nicola Salvati, Hukum Chandra, Raymond Chambers
Keywords: M-quantile regression, Quantile Regression, Spline regression, Mixed models, hierarchical data, random effects
Nonparametric Endogenous Poststratification Estimation - Jay Breidt, Mark Dahlke, Jean Opsomer, Ingrid Van Keilegom
Keywords: complex survey, kernel regression, penalized spline
Nonparametric Regression in Some Nonstandard Sampling Situations - Alan H. Dorfman
Keywords: local linear regression, asymptotics, bandwidth selection, stratification, design based, discontinuities
Semiparametric Marginal Mean Models for Longitudinal Survey Data - Li Wang, Suojin Wang
Keywords: Generalized estimating equations, jackknife, partially linear models, spline, super population, variable selection
Development of the Wisconsin Poverty Measure: Methods and Findings for 2008 - Timothy Smeeding
Keywords: state poverty measurement
Imputation Variance Estimation Protocols for the NAS Poverty Measure: The New York City Poverty Measure Experience - Frank Potter, Eric Grau, John Czajka, Mark Levitan
Keywords: Measurement of Poverty, Imputation Variance, ACS
The Analysis of the TANF and Food Stamp Programs with Matched Administrative and Survey Data - Bruce D. Meyer, George Falco
Using the American Community Survey (ACS) to Implement a National Academy of Sciences (NAS)-Style Poverty Measure - Trudi Renwick, Mark Levitan
Keywords: Poverty Measurement, Imputation Techniques
Challenges in Sampling Elusive Populations - Graham Kalton
Keywords: respondent driven sampling, rare populations, location sampling
Measuring Elusive Populations with Multiple Systems Estimation: A Case Study in Casanare - Kristian Lum, Megan Price, Patrick Ball
Keywords: multiple systems estimation, elusive populations, bayesian model averaging
Measuring Lethal Counterinsurgency Violence in Amritsar District, India Using a Referral-Based Sampling Technique - Romesh Silva, Jeff Klingner, Scott Weikart
Keywords: conflict mortality, survey methods, respondent-driven sampling, social network analysis, Punjab, India, human rights
An Empirical Bayes Approach for the National Agricultural Statistics Service's County Estimation Program - Michael E. Bellow, Parthasarathi Lahiri
Keywords: empirical bayes methods, bootstrap, small area estimation
An Evaluation of Housing Unit and Block Cluster Effects on Small-Area Census Coverage Variability in the 2006 Census Test - Donald Malec
Keywords: Unit level model
Establishing and Monitoring Statistical Standards in USDA-NASS - William L. Arends
Keywords: standards, policies, guidelines, quality, audits
Implementing and Revising NCES Statistical Standards - Marilyn Seastrom, J. Neil Russell
Keywords: Data Quality, Statistical Standards, National Center for Education Statistics, Compliance
Revising Statistical Standards to Keep Pace with the Web - Jacob Bournazian
Keywords: Statistical Standards, Information Quality
American Community Survey Sample Size Research - Steven Hefter
Keywords: American Community Survey, reliability, sampling
An Analysis of Alternate Variance Estimation Methods for the American Community Survey Group Quarters Sample - Don Keathley
Keywords: American Community Survey, group quarters, variance
Analysis of the Variances of American Community Survey Estimates of the Group Quarters Population - John Matthew Jordan, Michael Beaghen
Evaluation of the Effect on Cost and Variances of the Group Quarters Cluster Size - Daniel Sommers, Steven Hefter
Keywords: American Community Survey, Group Quarters, sampling variance
Investigation of Data Release Rules for Medians and Zero Estimates for the American Community Survey - Karen Ellen King
Keywords: aAmerican Community Survey, Data Quality/Reliability Indicator, Data Release Rules
Degrees of Uncertainty with Uncertain Degrees in Respondent-Driven Sampling - Joseph Blitzstein
Keywords: social network analysis, networks, respondent-driven, network sampling
Marginally Specified Hierarchical Models for Networks and Relational Data: An Application to Health Policy - Andrew C. Thomas, Joseph Blitzstein
Keywords: networks, bayesian, mcmc
Modeling Networks When Data Are Missing or Sampled - Mark Stephen Handcock, Krista J. Gile
Keywords: exponential families, social network, network sampling, likelihood
Network Model-Assisted Prevalence Estimation from Respondent-Driven Sampling Data - Krista J. Gile, Mark S. Hancock
Keywords: social network, survey sampling, hidden population, epidemiology, model-assisted, network sampling
Census Coverage Measurement Initial Housing Unit Matching Activities - Diane Cronkite
Keywords: Census Coverage Measurement, CCM, address matching, clerical matching, computer matching
Current Records Linkage Research and Practice at the U.S. Census Bureau - Dean Resnick
Keywords: Record Linkage, ACS, Administrative Records
Fast Record Linkage of Very Large Files in Support of Decennial and Administrative Records Projects - William Winkler
Keywords: entity resolution, approximate string search, classification
Adjusting the June Area Survey for Non-response and Misclassification - Kenneth K. Lopiano, Linda J. Young
Keywords: Non-response, June Area Survey, Misclassification
An Alternate Approach to Assessing Misclassification in JAS - Pam Arroway
Keywords: June Area Survey (JAS), Misclassification, Two-phase sampling design
Modeling Misclassification in the June Area Survey - Andrea C. Lamas, Denise Alexandra Abreu, Kenneth K. Lopiano, Pam Arroway, Linda J. Young
Keywords: June Area Survey, Misclassification, Generalized Linear Models
Using the Census of Agriculture List Frame to Assess Misclassification in the June Area Survey - Denise Alexandra Abreu, Andrea C. Lamas, Kenneth K. Lopiano, Pam Arroway, Linda J. Young
Keywords: Classification Errors, Area Frame, List Frame, Record Linkage
(In)Effectiveness of Independent Rounding of Discrete Tabular Data as Statistical Disclosure Control Strategy - Ramesh A. Dandekar
Keywords: tabular data, discrete data, linear programming, disclosure, CTA, synthetic tabular data
A New Approach to Protect Confidentiality for Census Microdata with Missing Values - Yajuan Si, Jerome P. Reiter
Keywords: Bayesian, Confidentiality, Missing, Synthetic, Stratified Sampling.
Data Access and Confidentiality Policies of the National Children's Study - Jennifer Park, Paymon Hashemi
Keywords: National Children's Study, data access, confidentiality, policies and procedures
Disclosure Avoidance for Census 2010 and American Community Survey Five-Year Tabular Data Products - Laura Zayatz, Paul Massell, Jason Lucero, Asoka Ramanayake
Keywords: Disclosure Avoidance, Confidentiality, Public Use Data Products
Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Disclosure in Health Surveys - Meena Khare, Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Peter Meyer
Keywords: Research Data Center (RDC), microdata, confidentiality
Comparison of Characteristics of Cell-Only, Cell-Mostly, and Landline Households - Wei Zeng, Benjamin Skalland, Karen Wooten
Keywords: National Immunization Survey, telephone Dual Frame Design, Survey Response Propensity, Cell-mostly Household
Dual-Frame Sample Sizes (RDD and Cell) for Future Minnesota Health Access Surveys - Steven Pedlow, Kanru Xia, Michael Davern
Keywords: Sample Efficiency, Design Effects, Cell phone, Landline, Screening
Dual-Frame Weights (Landline and Cell) for the 2009 Minnesota Health Access Survey - Kanru Xia, Steven Pedlow, Michael Davern
Keywords: Composite Weighting
Modeling Multi-Time-Period State-Level Estimates for Wireless-Only, Wireless-Mostly, Landline-Mostly, and Landline-Only Households - Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, Michael Davern, Stephen Blumberg, Julian Luke, Michel Boudreaux
Keywords: NHIS, Small Area Estimation, State-level Wireless/landline estimates
Can Post-Stratification Adjustments Do Enough to Reduce Bias in Telephone Surveys That Do Not Sample Cell Phones? It Depends - Kathleen Thiede Call, Michael Davern, Michel Boudreaux, Pamela Jo Johnson, Justine Nelson
Keywords: telephone survey, cell phone, health survey, weighting
Change in Nontelephone Household Measurement by the U.S. Census Bureau and Its Impact on Telephone Surveys Using a Nontelephone Household Post-Stratification Adjustment - Michael Davern, Peter Graven, Michel Boudreaux, Kathleen Thiede Call
Keywords: Non-telephone households, telephone surveys, sample coverage, American Community Survey, Census Bureau
Comparing Vaccination Estimates from Four Survey Designs: Vaccination Estimates from RDD, RDD+Cell, ABS, and Area Probability Sampling - Martin Barron, Karen Wooten, Beth Taylor
Keywords: National Immunization Survey, Random Digit Dialing, Cell Telephone Survey, Address Based Sampling, Area Probability Sampling
Comparison of Influenza Vaccination Rates in Cell-Only, Cell-Mostly, and Landline Households in the National 2009 H1N1 Flu Survey - Nicholas Davis, Kennon R. Copeland, Margrethe Montgomery, James A. Singleton
Keywords: National H1N1 Flu Survey, telephone Dual Frame Design, Survey Response Propensity, Cell-mostly Household
An Assessment of Imputation Methods for the USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Sujit Kumar Ghosh, Barry Goodwin, Joshua D. Habiger, Timothy Paul Keller, Darcy Miller, Michael Robbins, Kirk White
Keywords: Missing Data, ARMS, Multivariate Imputation
Examining the Challenges of Missing Data Analysis in Phase Three of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Darcy Miller
Keywords: Missing Data, Imputation, Item Nonresponse, Complex Surveys, Nonresponse, Agriculture
Innovative Imputation Techniques Designed for the Agricultural - Michael Robbins
Keywords: Missing Data, Imputation, ARMS, Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Using Copula Methods to Create Synthetic Data Sets for Agricultural Applications - Timothy Paul Keller, Darcy Miller
Keywords: copulas, agriculture, simulation, data augmentation
Application of Small-Area Estimation Methods to Emergency Department Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey - Vladislav M. Beresovsky, Cathy Burt, Van Parsons, Nathaniel Schenker
Keywords: health care utilization, small area estimation, logistic regression, random effects, cluster sampling, parametric double-bootstrap
Assessing the Accuracy of Prescription Drug Data for Medicare Beneficiaries in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Marc Zodet, Samuel Zuvekas, Steven Hill, Edward Miller
Keywords: prescription drug data, MEPS, administrative data, Medicare
Estimating Total Emergency Department Visits: A Comparison of Two Data Sources - Ryan Mutter, Steven Machlin, Pamela Owens
Keywords: HCUP, AHA Annual Survey, hospital utilization
Evaluation of Health Care Utilization Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Jonaki Bose, Joe Gfroerer, Michael Pemberton
Keywords: survey redesign, comparison of estimates, data quality, health care utilization, hospitalization, emergency department visits
Methodological Comparison of Estimates of Ambulatory Health Care Use from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and Other Data Sources - Jeff Rhoades, Joel Cohen, Steven Machlin
Keywords: MEPS, NHIS, NAMCS, NHAMCS, ambulatory care, health care use
Analysis of Rolling Group Therapy Data Using Conditionally Autoregressive Priors - Susan Paddock, Sarah Hunter, Katherine Watkins, Daniel F. McCaffrey
Keywords: conditionally autoregressive prior, Bayesian methods, hierarchical modeling, substance abuse treatement
Assessing Concurrent Effects of Substance Abuse Treatment Modalities Using Marginal Structural Models - Beth Ann Griffin, Rajeev Ramchand, Cha-Chi Fan, Daniel Almirall, Daniel F. McCaffrey
Keywords: causal inference, marginal structural models, inverse probability of treatment weighting, substance abuse
Latent Class-Profile Analysis: An Application to Stage-Sequential Process of Under-Age Drinking Behaviors - Hwan Chung
Keywords: Finite Mixture, latent class analysis, longitudinal data, maximum likelihood,MCMC, stage sequential process
Understanding Time-Varying Moderation Effects When Evaluating Substance Abuse Treatment Modalities Using Structural Nested Mean Models - Daniel Almirall, Dan Nettleton, Cha-Chi Fan, Beth Ann Griffin, Daniel F. McCaffrey
Keywords: substance abuse, causal inference, structural nested mean model, longitudinal data, effect moderation, effect modification
Inference for Changes in the Kappa Statistic in Multi-level Clustered Binary Data - Rebecca Roberts Andridge
Keywords: Kappa, agreement, group randomized trial, clustered data
Multiple Imputation Method for Disclosure Limitation in Longitudinal Data - Di An, Roderick Joseph Little, James W. McNally
Keywords: confidentiality, disclosure protection, longitudianl data, multiple imputation, survival analysis
Multiple Imputation of Disease Status Based on a Two-Phase Sample Design - Steven G. Heeringa
Keywords: missing by design, multiple imputation, missing information, prediction, dementia, alzhelmer's disease
Spline-Based Models for Prediction in Survey Samples - Hui Zheng
Keywords: spline, pps sample, two stage sample
Variable Selection for Multiply-Imputed Data - Qixuan Chen, Sijian Wang
Keywords: multiple imputation, regularization, stepwise selection
A Test of Missing Completely at Random for Regression Data with Nonresponse - Gong Tang
Keywords: missing data, nonresponse, MCAR, test
Addressing the Missing Data Problem in Clinical Trials - Linda Yau
Keywords: missing data mechanism, sensitivity analysis, clinical trails, multiple imputation, FDA, repeated measures
Estimation Bias in Complete-Case Analysis in Crossover Studies with Missing Data - Fang Liu
Keywords: All Available Data, Missing Data Mechanism, Right Truncation, Type I Error, Efficiency
Modeling Longitudinal Dyadic Data with Informative Dropout - Guangyu Zhang, Ying Yuan
Keywords: Missing data, longitudinal Dyadic data, mixed effect hybrid models, informative dropout
Robust ROC Analysis Using Auxiliary Variables in the Presence of Missing Biomarker Values - Xiaoxi Zhang, Qi Long
Keywords: Area Under the Curve, Biomarker, Missing at Random, Not missing at Random, Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve, Sensitivity Analysis
Measurement Error in Measures of Change: Role of Dependent Interviewing and Other Questioning Techniques - Peter Lynn
Keywords: measurement error, dependent interviewing, longitudinal, measures of change, survey questions
Panel Conditioning in the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey - Ting Yan, Kennon R. Copeland
Keywords: panel conditioning, longitudinal surveys, measurement error, Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Interview Survey, reluctant respondents, reporting burden
Seam Effects in Quantitative Responses - Frederick Conrad, Lance Rips, Scott Fricker
Keywords: seam effects, longitudinal surveys, dependent interviewing
Studying Recall Error in Survey Data Using Administrative Records - Sigrid Behr, Johannes Eggs, Gerrit Müller, Iris Pigeot-Kübler, Walter Schill, Rainer Schnell, Mark Trappmann
Keywords: recall error, seam effect, telescoping, panel survey, PASS
The Relationship Between Nonresponse and Data Quality in the Current Population Survey - Scott Fricker
Keywords: nonresponse, data quality, longitudinal survey
A Symmetric, Entropy-Based, Relative and Quasi-Absolute Measure of Health Disparities: An Example Using Dental Caries in U.S. Children and Adolescents - Luisa N. Borrell, Makram Talih
Keywords: epidemiologic methods, health disparities, dental caries, Taylor series linearization, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic position
Adjusting for Treatment Disparities in Observational Research - Marshall M. Joffe
Keywords: causal inference, disparities, confound, direct effects
Collider Stratification Bias as a Threat to Validity in U.S.-Based Health Disparities Research - Whitney R. Robinson, Jay Kaufman
Keywords: regression, causal inference, race, sex, health disparities, directed acyclic graphs
Measuring Health Disparities in a Geographic Context: Spatial Estimates of Local Health Disparities - Lance Waller, Megan Price, Eric Tassone, David C. Wheeler
Keywords: disparity, spatial statistics, hierarchical models
Underlying Properties of Health Disparity Indices - Stuart A. Gansky, Nancy F. Cheng, Gloria C. Mejia
Keywords: Health Concentration Index, Taylor Series Linearization, Thell's Index, Inequity, Inequality
A Framework for Monitoring Quality in Cross-National Survey Research - Beth-Ellen Pennell, Kirsten Alcser, Sue Ellen Hansen, Ashley Bowers
A Preliminary Assessment of Cultural Variability in Respondent Actions - Timothy Patrick Johnson, Young Ik Cho, Allyson Holbrook
Keywords: behavior coding, cross-cultural, measurement
Design Effects and Misspecification Effects for Cross-National Comparisons Where Sample Design Varies Between Countries - Olena Kaminska, Peter Lynn
Keywords: Design effects, misspecification effects, complex surveys, cross-national, sample clustering, EU-SILC
Two Approaches to Design Effects - Matthias Ganninger, Sabine Häder, Siegfried Gabler
Keywords: design effect, design-based model-based approach, ESS, estimation
Alternative Weight Trimming Methods to Estimate Totals in Single-Stage Sample Designs - Kimberly Henry
Keywords: administrative data, survey weights, simulation
An Application of Calibration Approach in Weight Trimming for Stratum Jumpers - Yan K. Liu, Phillip S. Kott, Lance L. Harris
Keywords: Calibration, Outlier, Stratum Jumper, Weight Trimming
Applying Alternative Variance Estimation Methods for Totals Under Raking in SOI's Corporate Sample - Valerie Testa, Kimberly Henry, Richard Valliant
Keywords: administrative data, survey sampling, raking, Taylor series approximation
Creating a 100-Year Time Series of Tax Data with Consistent Income Ranges from Existing Historical Tabulations and Current Microdata - Part 1: Why and How - Victoria Bryant, Yan K. Liu, Fritz Scheuren, Katie Thamert
Keywords: Time-Series, Income Distribution, Historical Data, Data Manipulation, Weight Calibration, Statistics of Income.
Developing an Optimal Approach to Account for Late-Filed Returns in Population Estimates - Cynthia Belmonte, Charles D. Day, Paul Arnsberger, Brian Raub
Keywords: non-response bias, population estimates, post-stratification, Bernoulli sampling
A Pilot Test of a Dual Frame Mail Survey of Recreational Marine Anglers - Nancy Mathiowetz, Rob Andrews, J. Michael Brick, Lynne Stokes
Keywords: Address-based sampling, coverage, dual frame sampling, mail survey
Findings from a Two-Phase Mail Survey for a Study of Veterans - David Cantor, Richard Sigman, Daifeng Han, Maribel Aponte
Keywords: Address-based sampling, specific subpopulation, response rate
Implementing Two-Stage Interviewing in an RDD Survey - W. Sherman Edwards, J. Michael Brick, Royce Park, David Grant
Keywords: response rates, interviewer effect, incentive
Maximizing Response for Households with Children in a Two-Phase Address-Based Sample - Jill Montaquila, J. Michael Brick, Douglas Williams
Keywords: Screening, USPS Delivery Sequence File, embedded experiment
A Mixed-Method Approach for Measurement Construction for Cross-National Studies - Kristen S. Miller, Aaron Maitland
Keywords: question evaluation, cognitive interview, field test, cross-cultural
Analysis of Chinese Speakers' Responses to Survey Intention Questions - Anna Yukyee Chan, Yuling Pan
Keywords: Cross-Cultural, Cognitive interview, Chinese respondents, data quality
Developing Multilingual Questionnaires: A Sociolinguistic Perspective - Yuling Pan
Keywords: survey translation, multilingual questionnaire, sociolinguistics, measurement errors
Issues in Cross-Cultural and Comparative Questionnaire Design, Pretesting, and Administration - Gordon Willis
Keywords: Cross-cultural, multilingual, questionnaire design, comparability, equivalence, pretesting
Applying a Family Equalization Adjustment to Weighting for the Current Population Survey - Andrew Zbikowski
Keywords: surveys, estimation, weighting
Current Population Survey Correlations Across and Within the 1990/2000 Phase-In/Phase-Out Period - Antoinette Lubich, Reid Rottach
Keywords: sample redesign, sampling correlation, year-to-year correlation, between-month correlation, transition period, modeling
Evaluating Alternative Criteria for Primary Sampling Units Stratification - Khandaker Mansur, Benjamin Reist, Patrick Flanagan
Keywords: 2000 Design, Primary Sampling Unit, Stratification, Friedman-Rubin Clustering Algorithm, Criterion Functions
Sample Correlations of Current Population Survey Unemployment Statistics - Reid Rottach
Keywords: composite weighting, calibration, annual sampling, phase-in/phase-out, variance components, modeling
Using Latent Class Models to Better Understand Reliability in Measures of Labor Force Status - Bac Tran
Keywords: Latent Class Models, Reinterview, Panel Data, Unemployment, First-order Markov, Second-order Markov, Mover-Stayer, Rotation Group, Month-in-Sample, and Classification Probability.
Obtaining Population Representation with an Address-Based Sampling Design - Michael Link, Jennie Lai, Charles Shuttles
Keywords: address based sampling, survey methodology, sample frames, representation, mixed mode surveys
On the Quality of Ancillary Data Available for Address-Based Sampling - Charles DiSogra, et.al.
Keywords: ABS, knowledgePanel vacant, stratification, minority
Qualities of Coverage: Who Is Included or Excluded by Decisions of Frame Composition? - Edward Marks English, Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Katie Dekker, Michael Latterner
Keywords: Address-based samples, delivery sequence file, National Children"s Study
The Best of Both Worlds: A Sampling Frame Based on Address-Based Sampling and Field Enumeration - Vincent G. Iannacchione, Katherine Morton, Joseph P. McMichael, Bonnie Shook-Sa, Jamie L. Ridenhour, Stephanie J. Stolzenberg, David Bergeron, James R. Chromy, Art Hughes
Keywords: In-person surveys, frame coverage, frame-linking procedures
Unmatched' RDD and ABS Sample: Are We Reaching the Same Population? - Anna Fleeman, Robin Gentry, Nicole Wasikowski
Keywords: address based sampling, unmatched phone, sampling
Allegations of Undercounting in the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses - John Ruser
Keywords: workplace injuries and illnesses, capture-recapture, data matching
Employer Interviews: Exploring Differences in Reporting Work Injuries and Illnesses in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and State Workers' Compensation Claims - Polly Phipps, Danna Moore
Keywords: establishment survey response model, measurement error, workplace injuries and illnesses, administrative records
Using Capture-Recapture Analysis to Identify Factors Associated with Differential Reporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses - Brooks Pierce, Nicole Nestoriak, Leslie I. Boden
Keywords: workplace injuries and illnesses, capture-recapture
An Estimation Method for Matrix Survey Sampling - Takis Merkouris
Keywords: Split-questionnaire, calibration, generalized regression estimator, best linear unbiased estimator, composite estimator
Integrating Sample Designs for Environmental Industry and Occupational Employment Surveys - Shail Jain Butani, David Salvatore Piccone, Edwin L. Robison
Keywords: Integrating sample designs, sample rotation, sample overlap within and between surveys, stratification
Methods for Optimizing the Overlap of Two Consecutive Surveys While Preserving First-Order Inclusion Probabilities - Ioana Schiopu Kratina, Jean-Marc Fillion, Lenka Mach, Philip T. Reiss
Keywords: Sampling, expected overlap, first order inclusion probabilities
More for Less? Comparing Small-Area Estimation, Spatial Microsimulation, and Mass Imputation - Stephen John Haslett, Geoffrey Jones, Alasdair Dewar Noble, Dimitris Ballas
Keywords: spatial microsimulation , small area estimation , mass imputation , combining data
Regression-Based Data Fusion: Robust Residual Imputation - Chris Moriarity, Fritz Scheuren
Keywords: Statistical matching
Statistical Disclosure Risk of Synthetic Datasets - Anne-Sophie Charest
Keywords: multiple imputation, disclosure risk, synthetic datasets
Building-Block BLUPs for Aggregate-Level Small-Area Estimation for Survey Data - Avinash C. Singh, Pin Yuan
Keywords: Building-blocks, aggregate level, benchmarking, BLUP at Target level
Empirical Likelihood for Small-Area Estimation - Sanjay Chaudhuri, Malay Ghosh
Keywords: Small area estimation, empirical likelihood
Robust Small Area Estimation Using a Mixture Model - Julie Gershunskaya, Parthasarathi Lahiri
Keywords: robust estimation, small area, mixture model
Small Area Estimation for Business Surveys - Wesley Yung, Susana Rubin-Bleuer, Sebastien Landry
Keywords: Small area estimation, Business surveys, Variance components
Small-Area Estimation Approach to Estimating the Association Between Traffic-Generated Air Pollution and Early Childhood Respiratory Problems - Mine Cetinkaya
Keywords: small area estimation, air pollution, survey data, pregnancy outcomes, childhood respiratory problems
Variance Modeling in the U.S. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program (SAIPE) - Sam Hawala, Parthasarathi Lahiri
Keywords: Small area estimation, generalized variance function, american community survery
Determining the Appropriate Implementation of a Repeated Measures Analysis Comparing Two Periodic Estimates on Economic Survey Data - Philip Steel, Paul Ferrara, Katherine Jenny Thompson
Keywords: Economic Indicator, Hypothesis Testing, Simulated Data, Repeated Measures
Evaluating the Effect of Dependent Sampling on the National Compensation Survey Earnings Estimates - Omolola Ojo, Chester Ponikowski
Keywords: Multi-stage sampling, sampling cells, respondent burden
Modeling the UK Labour Force Survey using a Structural Time Series Model - Ping Zong, Julian Chow, Denise Silva, Paul Smith, Gary Brown
Keywords: Labour Force Series, Panel Survey, Rotating Group Bias, Univariate Structural Time Series Model
Using Point and Internalized Data in Occupational Employment Statistics Survey Estimates - David Salvatore Piccone, Teresa Elizabeth Hesley
Keywords: Establishment survey, estimation, Occupational Employment Statistics, wage point data
Effects of Unbounded Interviews, Time-in-Sample, and Recency on Reported Crimes in the National Crime Victimization Survey - Robert E. Fay, Jianzhu Li
Keywords: Response error, recall error, telescoping
Latent Class Analysis in Computer Expenditure Reports - Brian Meekins, Clyde Tucker, Paul Biemer
Keywords: latent class model, measurement error, consumer expenditure
Measuring Time Use in Surveys: A Novel Validation of Survey Questions Through Experience Sampling - Bettina Sonnenberg, Michaela Riediger, Cornelia Wrzus, Gert G. Wagner
Keywords: time use, data quality, validity, experience sampling, survey questions, SOEP
Methods for the Analysis of Cognitive Interviews - Johnny Blair, Pat Dean Brick
Keywords: Cognitive interview, think aloud, verbal reports, verbal protocol, analysis of cognitive interviews, questionnaire testing
Roads to Rome: A Comparison of Alternative Approaches for Evaluating Survey Error by Integrating Data from the National Immunization Survey and State Immunization Registries - Reiping Huang, Kennon R. Copeland, Philip J. Smith, Karen Cullen, Elizabeth Ormson, Kirk Wolter
Keywords: Nonresponse error, coverage error, reporting error
Split Sample Reinterview: Some Relationships - Dhiren Ghosh
Keywords: Simple Response Variance, Correlated Response Variance
Verbal Paradata and Survey Question Content: How Question Sensitivity and Cognitive Complexity Influence the Way Answers (and Nonanswers) to Survey Questions Are Delivered - Matt Jans
Keywords: paradata, interview, sensitive questions complex questions, psychology of survey response, paralinguistics
A Comparison of Mail and Face-to-Face Responses in a Dual-Mode Survey of Physicians - Esther Hing, Chun-Ju Hsiao, Paul Beatty
Keywords: Physician survey, dual mode survey, item response
Comparison of Different Models for Predicting the Probability of Interview Completion in Complex Telephone Surveys - Xian Tao, Robert Montgomery, Zhen Zhao, Meena Khare
Keywords: National Immunization Survey, Sample Release, Probability of Completes
Contact Histories from the Survey of Grouped Individuals: Multivariate Multilevel Survival Analysis of Grouped Censored Data with Competing Risks - Hiroaki Minato
Keywords: censored data, competing risks, contact history, dynamic modeling, multilevel grouped data, multivariate survival analysis
Modeling and Simulation of Survey Collection Using Paradata - Kristen Couture, Elisabeth Neusy, Yves Belanger
Keywords: microsimulation, paradata, data collection, time slices
Providing Actionable Information from Sample Monitoring Data for Special Subsamples - Elizabeth Ormson, Wei Zeng, Lin Liu, Christina Dorell
Keywords: National Immunization Survey, Survey, Sampling monitoring, forecasting, sample management, survey management
Response and Mode Switching in a Sequential Mixed-Mode Design - Rachel Levenstein, James Lepkowski, Jennifer Barber
Keywords: nonresponse, mixed-mode, panel survey
The Effects of a Mixed-Mode Experiment on Response Rates and Nonresponse Bias in a Survey of Physicians - Emily McFarlane Geisen, Joseph Murphy, Murrey G. Olmsted, Jessica Severance
Keywords: Mixed-mode, mall, physicians, nonresponse bias, response rates
Estimating the R-Indicator, Its Standard Error, and Other Related Statistics with SAS and SUDAAN - Michael Witt
Keywords: Response Propensity, R-indicator, Survey Quality, Weight Adjustment
Evaluating Imputation Methods and Software for Missing Vaccination Data in the National Immunization Survey - Taylor Lewis, Meena Khare
Keywords: NIS, multiple imputation, missing data, weighting, nonresponse
Robust Covariate Control in Cluster-Randomized Trials with MPLUS and WinBUGS - Jiaquan Fan
Keywords: Cluster-randomized trials, multi-level modeling, Bayesian inference using Gibbs Sampling
Statistical Graphics of Pearson Residuals in Survey Logistic Regression Diagnosis - Stanley S. Weng
Keywords: Pearson Residuals normality graph, Statistical graphical modeling
Bayesian Quantile Regression in Stratified Sampling - Nanhua Zhang, Michael R. Elliott
Keywords: Gibbs sampling, complex survey, disproportional sampling, variance estimates
Building Regression Trees on Data from a Complex Sample - Daniell Toth, John L. Eltinge
Keywords: analysis of survey data, asymptotic consistency nonparametric regression occupation and employment survey, recursive partitioning, superpopulation model
Causal Inference Using Semi-parametric Imputation - Andrea Piesse, David Judkins, Laura Alvarez-Rojas, William R. Shadish
Keywords: Causal inference, potential outcomes, counterfactual, hot deck, multiple imputation, bootstrap
Logistic Generalized Regression (LGREG) Estimator in Cluster Samples - Timothy Kennel
Keywords: Generalized Regression Estimator, Logistic Regression, Calibration, Clustered Sample Designs
Modeling Log-Linear Restricted Conditional Probabilities for Prediction in Surveys - Yves Thibaudeau, Eric Slud, Alfred Gottschalck
Keywords: Bayesian, parametric, p -value, Fisher
Multiple Imputation for causal Inference - Irina Bondarenko, Trivellore Raghunathan
Keywords: Direct Effect, Indirect Effect, Mediation, Observational Studies, Potential Outcomes, Randomized Studies
Characteristics of Falsified Interviews - Elizabeth Love, Chrishelle Lawrence
Keywords: Data falsification, data quality
Evaluation of the Innovations Implemented in the 2009 Canadian Census Test - Jean-Francois Rodrigue, Danielle Lebrasseur, Jennifer Taylor, Jean-Pierre Morin
Keywords: Census, collection, Internet
GIS for Automated Case and Segment Assignment for In-Person Studies - Michael Latterner, Ned English
Keywords: GIS, Linear programming, survey management
Minimizing Survey Error Through Interviewer Training: New Procedures Applied to the National Health Interview Survey - James M. Dahlhamer, Marcie L. Cynamon, Jane F. Gentleman, Andrea Piani, Michael J. Weiler
Keywords: interviewer training, interviewer performance, data quality
What Can 179 Million Phone Calls Indicate About the Possibilities for the Future of Telephone Data Collection? - Daniel Evan Williams, Edward Paul Johnson
Keywords: Disposition codes, Telephone data collection, Individual Based Sampling
A Method for Improving List Building: Cluster Profiling - William Cecere, Denise Alexandra Abreu
Keywords: hierarchical clustering, k-means, cluster profiling, dual frame
Generalized Structured Component Analysis with Latent Interactions - Heungsun Hwang, Moon-Ho Ringo Ho, Jonathan Lee
Keywords: Generalized structured component analysis, structural equation modeling, latent interaction
Incorporating Sampling Designs Into a Grade of Membership (GoM) Model - Marnie Bertolet
Keywords: Sampling Weights, grade of membership model, Bayesian Mixed-Membership
Time Varying Covariates in Markov Latent Class Analysis: Some Problems and Solutions - Marcus E. Berzofsky, Paul Biemer, William D. Kalsbeek
Keywords: Markov Latent Class Analysis, National Crime Victimization Survey, time varying covariates, measurement error, classification error, screener questions
A Semiparametric Approach to Inference with Nonignorable Missing Data Using Surrogate Information - Sixia Chen, Jae-Kwang Kim
Keywords: Exponential tilting, not missing at random, nonparametric regression, response mechanism
Analyzing Nonresponse Bias Among Kindergarten Teachers in the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) - Barbara Lepidus Carlson, Jerry West
Keywords: Nonresponse Bias, Kindergarten Teachers, Head Start, FACES
Assessing Nonresponse Bias and Measurement Error Using Statistical Matching - John Dixon
Keywords: Nonresponse bias, Measurement error, Statistical matching
Estimating Characteristics of Energy Expenditure using Measurement Error Models - Nicholas Koenen Beyler, Sarah Nusser, Wayne A. Fuller, Alicia Carriquiry, Gregory Welk
Keywords: Physical activity, Energy expenditure, Measurement error model, PAMS
Estimating Technology Adoption and Aggregate Volumes from U.S. Payments Surveys in the Presence of Complex Item Nonresponse - May X. Liu, Geoffrey R. Gerdes
Keywords: Item nonresponse, imputation, ratio estimator
Incorporating Nonresponse Follow-Up Into a Main Survey Data Set - Shin-Jung Lee, James Lepkowski, Kristen Olson, Dandan Zhang
Keywords: Multiple imputation, complex sample design, weighting, unequal probabilities, fraction missing, sequential regression.
On Modeling and Estimation of Response Probabilities When Missing Data Are Not Missing at Random - Michail Sverchkov
Keywords: sample distribution, sample-complement distribution, full likelihood, missing information principle, model selection
2003 National Survey of College Graduates Nonresponse Bias Analysis - Michael White
Keywords: NSCG, Nonresponse, Bias
Assuming 'e' - Ashley Amaya, Gary Euler
Keywords: resolution, response data, National Immunization Survey, address-based sampling
Do Characteristics of RDD Survey Respondents Differ According to Difficulty of Obtaining Response? - Pheny Weidman
Keywords: RDD survey, Characteristics of respondents, Selection bias, Unit nonresponse bias
Experimenting with Pre-Contact Strategies for Reducing Nonresponse in an Economic Survey - Alfred David Tuttle, Richard S. Hough, Jeri Mulrow, Kenneth M. Pick, Diane K. Willimack
Keywords: Establishment survey, contact strategies, pre-survey letter, experiment
Nonresponse in a Survey of Military Personnel: What Record Data Can Tell Us - Monica L. Wolford, Lynn M. Milan
Keywords: Unit nonresponse, data mining, decision trees, nonrespondent characteristics, military populations
Profiles of Responses Over the 2006 Canadian Census Collection Period: What Are the Differences for Early and Late Responses? - Laurent Roy, Catherine Corriveau, Laura McFarlane
Keywords: Census, non-response, collection, imputation
Try, Try Again: Response and Nonresponse in the 2009 SCF Panel - Arthur B. Kennickell
Keywords: Nonresponse, paradata, field operations, panel data
Expected Number of Random Duplications Within or Between Lists - William E. Yancey
Keywords: record linkage, deduplication, Stirling numbers, birthday problem
Is There Nonrandom Selection in Matched Administrative Earnings Data? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study - Jesse Bricker
Keywords: sample selection, survey quality, non-random sample, administrative data, survey data, earnings
On Quality of Ancillary Data Available for Address-Based Sampling - J. Michael Dennis, Charles DiSogra, Mansour Fahimi
Keywords: abs, frame enhancements, knowledge panel
Sample Design Methodology for Studying Patients Using Registry Data - Shelton M. Jones, Lauren A. McCormack, Timothy Patrick Johnson, Connie L. Hobbs, Joseph P. McMichael, Steven B. Clauser
Keywords: sampling patients, disease registry sampling, multimode data collection, alternative sampling
Subsegments for One-Unit Acceptance-Rejection Sampling for Covering Missed Housing Units - Avinash C. Singh, Kirk Wolter
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS): Sample Design and Related Methods - William D. Kalsbeek, J. Michael Bowling, Krishna M. Palipudi
Keywords: sample design health surveys, survey nonresponse, sample weights
Understanding the Effect of Job Satisfaction Moderated by Job Involvement on Interviewer Turnover - Ashley Bowers, Rachel A Orlowski, Hyun Jung Lee, Christopher Antoun
Keywords: survey costs, interview turnover, job satisfaction, job involvement
A Generalization of Maximum Entropy Weighting (MAXENT) for the Analysis of Internet Panel Data - Silvia Biffignandi, Jasjeet Sekhon, Erin Hartman, Donald B. Rubin
Keywords: Internet panel, sample, entropy, weighting, matching, full rank estention
Assessment of Alternative Weighting Methods for the National Health Interview Survey - David Shaw, Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Meena Khare
Keywords: survey weighting, raking, nonresponse adjustment, logistic regression, recursive partitioning
Effect of Benchmark Cells Collapse Patterns on the National Compensation Survey Earnings Estimates - Dee Zamora, Jonathan Lisic, Chester Ponikowski
Keywords: bias, variance, weighting cells
Iterative Weighting Procedures for School Surveys: Trimming and Raking as One Algorithm - Ronaldo Iachan, James G. Ross, Mirna Moloney
Keywords: Ranking, Trimming, School surveys, Design effects
Selection of Replacement Samples for Nonresponding Units in Surveys That Use PPS Selection - Kadaba P. Srinath
Keywords: PPS Selection, Nonresponse, Sampling Weight
Weight Calibration across Subject-Specific Samples in the National Assessment of Educational Progress - Jennifer Kali, Tom Krenzke, Keith Rust, John Burke
Keywords: Survey estimation, consistency of estimates
Address-Based Area Sampling: An Efficient Hybrid Between Address-Based Sampling and Area Sampling - Avinash C. Singh, Peter K. Kwok
Keywords: Address-based Area Sampling, Field Interviewer, Field Prompter, Telephone Interviewer, Zones for One-Unit Rejection Sampling
Address-Based Sampling and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Evaluating the Effects of Coverage Bias - Katherine Morton, Joseph P. McMichael, Jamie L. Ridenhour, Jonaki Bose
Keywords: bias, coverage, in-person surveys, ABS
An Evaluation of Delivery Sequence File Sufficiency in Rural and Suburban Segments: When Is Listing Required? - Katie Dekker, Ned English
Keywords: Delivery Sequence File (DSF), listing
Predicting the Coverage of Address-Based Sampling Frames Prior to Sample Selection - Joseph P. McMichael, Vincent G. Iannacchione, Bonnie Shook-Sa, Jamie L. Ridenhour, Katherine Morton, James R. Chromy
Keywords: ABS, coverage, in-person surveys
The Implications of Geocoding Error on Address-Based Sampling - Bonnie Shook-Sa, Joseph P. McMichael, Jamie L. Ridenhour
Keywords: frame coverage, in-person surveys, ABS, mailing lists
The Presence and Characteristics of Households at Addresses Obtained by Traditional Field Listing and from USPS-Based Lists - Sarah Shore, Jill Montaquila, Valerie Hsu
Keywords: Address-based sampling, National Childrens Study, Computerized Delivery Sequence File, disposition codes
Using a "Match Rate" Model to Predict Areas where USPS-Based Address Lists May Be Used in Place of Traditional Listing - Valerie Hsu, Jill Montaquila, J. Michael Brick
Keywords: Address-based sampling, Computerized Delivery Sequence File
Ambient Air Pollutants and Mortality: A Meta-Analysis - Elizabeth Anne Stanwyck, Bimal K. Sinha
Keywords: Air pollution, health, environment, Meta-analysis
Logistic Regression Analysis of Disabled Employee Data - Berna Yazici, Betül Kan, Yener Sisman, Fatma Kocabas
Keywords: Disability, Employment of Disabled People, Binary Logistic Regression, Nominal Logistic Regression, Ordinal Logistic Regression
Look Back in Anger? Ten Years on: The Statistical Issues in Bush vs. Gore - Colin McIlheney
Keywords: Elections, statistics, law
Modeling H1N1 Vaccination Rates - Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, James A. Singleton, Kennon R. Copeland, Tammy Santibanez, Nicholas Davis
Keywords: Interval Censoring, National Immunization Survey, Survival Analysis
Sampling and Weighting Issues in the National Immunization Survey Evaluation Study - Kimball Jonas
Keywords: Innovative methods, sample desighn, weighting
Serial Comparisons in Small Domain Models: A Residual-Based Approach - Wesley Basel, Sam Hawala, David Powers
Keywords: small area, small domain, statistical comparison, census, SAIPE, poverty
Using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to Identify Injury Patterns from External Causes of Injury - Heather Watson, Madhu Iyer
Keywords: pedestrian, injury outcomes, survey design
Challenges in the Design of the Canadian Community Health Survey on Healthy Aging - Leon Jang, Martin Provost, Adam Sherk
Keywords: Census frame, clustering, health survey, cognitive interviewing
Eliminating Invisible Boundaries in the National Children's Study While Preserving Selection Probabilities - Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Edward Marks English
Keywords: National Children's Study, Census blocks
Evaluating Sample Design Issues in the National Compensation Survey - Gwyn R. Ferguson, Chester Ponikowski, Joan Coleman
Keywords: survey design, dependent sampling, respondent burden, sample rotation
Frame Construction and Sample Maintenance for Current Economic Surveys - Katrina T. Washington, James N. Burton, Ruth Detlefsen
Keywords: frame construction, sample selection, frame maintenance, sample maintenance
Multiple Frame Sample Design and Estimation for the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses - Theory, Implementation, and Assessment - Ralph DiGaetano, Jim Green, Jay Clark, Marshall Fritz
Keywords: Multiple frame surveys, probability matching, composite estimation, bias, variance, design effects
Pilot Survey Results from the Canadian Survey of Household Spending Redesign - Johanne Tremblay, Jenny Lynch, Guylaine Dubreuil
Keywords: Expenditure survey, Collection methodology, Diary, Nonresponse, Reference period
Selecting Kindergarten Children by Three Stage Indirect Sampling - Hans Kiesl
Keywords: indirect sampling, school sampling, educational survey
Balanced Random Imputation for Estimating Coefficients of Correlations in Surveys - David Haziza, Guillaume Chauvet
Keywords: Coefficient of correlation, marginal imputation, item nonresponse, random balanced imputation
Bootstrap Variance Estimation in the Presence of Imputed Data - Christian Léger, Zeinab Mashreghi, David Haziza
Keywords: variance estimation, bootstrap, imputation, sampling weights
Evaluation of the Quality of Imputation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revenue for Late Transactions - Joanne Leung
Keywords: administrative data, imputation, sub-annual data, data revisions
Imputation Methods for Wave Nonresponse in Panel Surveys - Kyu-Seong Kim
Keywords: Carry-over imputation, longitudinal regression imputation ,nearest neighborhood imputation, row-column imputation
Using SRMI for Nonresponse Adjustments in IRS' Taxpayer Compliance Studies - Karen Masken, Wei Liu, Getaneh Yismaw
Keywords: Missing at random, nonresponse bias, multiple imputation, sequential regression, complex survey
Adaptive Contact Strategies in Telephone and Face-to-Face Surveys - James Wagner
Keywords: Calling strategies, nonresponse, responsive design
Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Multivariate Optimal Allocation - Charles D. Day
Keywords: Genetic Algorithm, Stratified Sampling, Evolutionary Algorithm, Convex Optimization
Optimal Design for Consistent Rating of Classroom Instructions - Yongyun Shin, Stephen W. Raudenbush
Keywords: reliability, consistent rating, hierarchical linear model, classroom instruction, blocks
Optimal Survey Design: A Review - Jeffrey Mark Gonzalez, John L. Eltinge
Keywords: Constrained optimization, Decision variables, Designed missingness, Multiple objective functions, Stratified multistage sample design, Superpopulation
Probability-Proportional-to-Size Sampling from a Rare Population - Jens Olofsson
Keywords: Two-phase sampling scheme, probability-proportional-to-size sampling design, rare populations, estimation
Using Stratification Trends to Keep Tobacco Products Out of the Hands of Minors - Victoria McNerney, Christopher Patrick Cummiskey, Karol Krotki
Keywords: reduce standard error, stratification trends, stratified sample, optimal allocation
Where Youth Buy Cigarettes: Clustering Patterns and Efficient Design - Christopher Patrick Cummiskey, Victoria McNerney, Karol Krotki
Keywords: cluster sampling trends, geographic distribution patterns, design effect, list assisted area samples
Alternative Variance Estimators for a Measurement Error Model - Emily Berg, Wayne A. Fuller
Keywords: Estimated generalized least squares, shrinkage, measurement error, linear calibration
Evaluation of Methods for Second-Stage Variance Estimation for the Drug Abuse Warning Network Survey - Rong Cai, Kathy Poneleit
Keywords: second stage variance estimation, Taylor Series, replication methods, DAWN
Further Simulation Results on the Distribution of Some Survey Variance Estimators - Elizabeth T. Huang, William R. Bell
Keywords: sampling variance, degrees of freedom, chi-squared distribution, sample size
Horvitz-Thompson Variance Weights: Exact vs. Approximate - James R. Chromy
Keywords: PPS sampling, PPS sequential sampling, PPS systematic sampling, variance approximations, probability minimum replacement
Simulation of Incorporating the Variance from Missing Data in Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) Variance Estimates - Richard Griffin
Keywords: Logistic Regression Imputation Variance Estimation
Variance Estimation for a Small Number of PSUs - Hyunshik Lee
Keywords: Between- and within-PSU variances, variance ratio, bias and variance of a variance estimator
Coordinated Collection and the Quality of Paradata for CAPI Surveys at Statistics Canada - Lihua An, Guy Laflamme
Keywords: cost model, data collection, paradata quality, sample coordination
Ensuring Data Quality in the 2011 Canadian Census - Yves Beland
Keywords: census, data quality
Estimating Nonsampling Errors in Estimates of Omissions and Erroneous Enumerations in the 2010 Census - Mary H. Mulry, Bruce D. Spencer
Keywords: nonsampling errors, census coverage error, census omissions, census erroneous enumerations
Evaluating Incentive Effects in the National Health Study for a New Generation of U.S. Veterans Survey - Pablo Aliaga, Steven Coughlin, Samar DeBakey, Patricia Vanderwolf, Shannon Barth, Stephanie Eber, Jessica Maillard, Meredith Williams, Aaron Schneiderman
Keywords: incentive, response rate, bias
Probabilistic Approach to Editing - Maiki Ilves
Keywords: measurement error, two-phase sampling design, bias est
Respondent Incentives: Do They Bring Different Respondents to the Data Table? - Alicia M. Frasier, Heather M. Morrison, Kathleen B. Santos
Keywords: survey research, incentives, bias
An Examination of the Bias Effects with a Two-Phase Address-Based Sample - Daifeng Han, Jill Montaquila, Douglas Williams, J. Michael Brick
Keywords: Two-phase, address-based sampling, nonresponse bias, response rate
Arbitron's Hybrid Sampling Frame Approach Balances Coverage and Response - Alan R. Tupek
Keywords: sampling frame, RDD, coverage
Comparing Web Panel Samples vs. Non-Panel Samples of Medical Doctors - Lin Chiat Chang, Jeremy Brody
Keywords: web surveys, physician web panels, healthcare market research
Evaluating the Need for Purging Listed Business Phone Numbers - Shaohua Sean Hu, Brian F. Head, Lina Balluz
Keywords: telephone survey, coverage error, RDD, survey methods
Is ABS a Viable Alternative to RDD? - Karol Krotki
Keywords: Multi-mode surveys, address matching, sample design
Noncoverage Bias in Household Landline Telephone Surveys: The BRFSS Experience - Lina Balluz, Shaohua Sean Hu, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel
Keywords: Noncoverage bias, cell phone sampling, telephone surveys, public health surveillance
Sampling Children and Teens in a Cell Phone Health Survey - David Grant, Sunghee Lee, Royce Park, J. Michael Brick, W. Sherman Edwards, W. Sherman Edwards
Keywords: cell phones, noncoverage bias, health surveillance, RDD
Descriptive Comparison of Populations by Rates: The Analysis of Departures from the Equirates Model - Mauricio Sadinle
Keywords: Correspondence Analysis, external-cause Mortality, log-linear models, standardized rates
New Data Dissemination Approaches in Old Europe: Synthetic Data Sets for a German Establishment Survey - Joerg Drechsler
Keywords: confidentiality, IAB Establishment Panel, multiple imputation, partially synthetic, variance-inflated imputation model
Random Group Variance Estimators for Survey Data with Imputation - Qi Tang, Jun Shao
Keywords: Hot deck imputation, nonresponse, variance estimation, random group, re-imputation, shortcut
The Impact of Measurement Error in Auxiliary Variables on Model-Based Estimation of Finite Population Totals: A Simulation Study - Brady West
Keywords: Model-based Prediction, Measurement Error, Finite Population Sampling, Estimation of Totals, Auxiliary Variables
An Improved Method for Constructing Confidence Intervals for Quantiles from Survey Data - Akhil Vaish, Babubhai Shah
Keywords: Fransisco and Fuller, Quantile Estimation, Confidence Intervals, Complex Survey Data
An Introduction to Presampling Inference II - Stephen Woodruff
Keywords: Design Based Inference, Model Based Inference, Generalized Inverses
Constrained Estimation of Cell-Only Households by Block Group Using Iterative Calibration - Mansour Fahimi, Paul Rappoport, Kevin Babyak, David Malarek
Keywords: Cell-only households, landline-only households, mixed-line households
Design Effects for Totals in Multi-stage Samples - Keith Rust, Pam Broene
Keywords: Sample redesign, establishment survey, occupational injuries and illnesses
Improving Efficiency of Ratio-Type Estimators Through Order Statistics - Evrim Oral
Keywords: survey sampling, ratio-type estimators, order statistics, modified maximum likelihood, robustness, symmetric distributions
On Sample Sizes in a Longitudinal Survey - Andrew Vogt, Dhiren Ghosh
Keywords: autoregression, Box-Jenkins, time domain, parameter estimation
Some Theory for the Propensity Scoring Adjustment Estimator - Jae-Kwang Kim, Minsun Kim, Jay Breidt
Keywords: Calibration, Missing data, nonresponse weighting adjustment, undercoverage, unit nonresponse
Inverse Probability Weighting for Clustered Nonresponse - Chris Skinner
Keywords: missing data, nonresponse, propensity score, weighting
Nonparametric Estimation of Response Probabilities in Survey Sampling: An Empirical Investigation - Audrey Beliveau, David Haziza
Keywords: unit nonresponse, nonparametric estimation, response probability, weighting classes
Use of Propensity Weights and Categories in a Two-Stage Survey - Pedro Saavedra, Martin Wulfe Daniel Geller, Lee Harding, Sheku Kamara, Ted Macaluso
Keywords: improper payments, cluster sampling, nonresponse adjustments, weighting
Use of Single Years of Age in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Weighting to Improve Drug Prevalence Estimates - Patrick Chen, Neeraja Sathe, Michael Jones, Lanting Dai, Jeff Laufenberg, Ralph E. Folsom, Harper Gordek
Keywords: Age, weighting, NSDUH, drug use prevalence, nonresponse, poststratification
A Simulation to Evaluate the Impact of Design on Model-Based Methods for National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Data Linked with Environmental Exposures - Jennifer Parker, Lester Randolph Curtin, Van Parsons
Keywords: NHANES, sample survey, air pollution, survey weights
Application of a Fay-Modified Balanced Repeated Replication Method to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - Van Parsons
Keywords: Variance estimation
Characteristics of Sampling Plans for Food Inspection in Japan - Yoshiki Tsukakoshi, Takahiro Wawtanabe
Keywords: food, sampling OC curve, lot size, sample size
Effective Sampling Methodology for Program Evaluation in Developing Countries - Dhuly Chowdhury, Karol Krotki, Lauren Courtney
Keywords: Sampling methodology , multi-stage cluster survey , program evaluation
Equivalence of Conditional Logistic Regression and Ordinary Logistic Regression via Infinite Replication of Observations - Zhulin He, Babette Brumback
Keywords: conditional logistic regression, complex survey data, pseudosample, matched pairs, Legendre polynomials, ordinary differential equations
Erosion Prediction with USLE and RUSLE2 - Yang Li
Keywords: USLE, RUSLE2, multivariate adaptive regression splines
How Does Unusual Local Weather Affect Public Opinion About Climate Change? - Bin Liu
Keywords: bias estimation, post-stratification, logistic
Improving the Propensity Score Equal Frequency Adjustment Estimator Using an Alternative Weight - Daniel K. Yang, Alix I. Gitelman, Virginia M. Lesser, David S. Birkes
Keywords: propensity scores, adjustment, sub-classificaiton, equal frequency, equal variance, inverse variance weights
Methodology Used for Measuring Use of Electronic Medical Records in Physician Practices in 2008 and 2009 NAMCS - Iris Shimizu, Chun-Ju Hsiao
Keywords: Survey methods, multi-mode, non-response, physician survey
Reliability of Relative Standard Errors Computed from NHDS Public Use Data Files - Bill Cai, Iris Shimizu
Keywords: RSE, NHDS, SUDAAN, GVF, public use data file
Spline Models for the Population Total from PPS Samples: The Precision Gain from Knowing the Sizes of Nonsampled Units - Sahar Z. Zangeneh, Roderick Joseph Little
Keywords: Probability proportional to size sampling, penalized spline, bayesian bootstrap
The Impact of Small Cluster Size on Multilevel Models: A Monte Carlo Examination of Two-Level Models with Binary and Continuous Predictors - Bethany A. Bell, Grant B. Morgan, Jeffrey D. Kromrey, John M. Ferron
Keywords: multilevel modeling, sample size, binary predictors, survey research
Time Series Analyses of Price Indices - MoonJung Cho, John L. Eltinge, Patrick A. Bobbitt, Eungchun Cho
Keywords: Auto-regressive moving average (ARMA) models, Bootstrap estimator, International Price Program.
Using an Action-Research Model to Move from Conversational to Hybrid Standardized Interviewing: A Case Study - William Mockovak
Keywords: Conversational interviewing, standardized interviewing, action research
A Comparative Study of Variable Screening Methods: Univariate vs. Multivariate Screening - Cong Liu, Tao Shi, Yoonkyung Lee
Keywords: LASSO, variable screening, correlation method
A latent space representation of overdispersed relative propensity in ``How many X's do you know?' data - Tyler McCormick, Tian Zheng
Keywords: How many Xs do you know? data, latent space models, overdispersion, social networks
Adaptive Confidence Intervals for the Test Error in Classification - Eric B. Laber
Keywords: Classification, test error, non-regular asymptotics
Analyzing Methods of Imputation - Scott Daniel Crawford
Keywords: Semi-parametric, missing at random, efficient estimation
Bayesian, Frequentist, or Both? Model-Robust Regression and the 'Sandwich' Estimator - Adam A. Szpiro, Kenneth Rice, Thomas Lumley
Keywords: Robust estimation, estimating equations, sandwich estimator, Bayesian Inference, Linear Regression
Cancer Marker Identification via Penalized Integrative Analysis - Shuangge Ma
Keywords: integrative analysis, cancer genomics, marker selection
Classification Using Matrix Predictors with Application in Toxicant Identification - Wenxuan Zhong
Keywords: classificaiton, variable selection, dimension reduction, penalization, discriminant analysis, sensor array
Development of Imaging Biomarkers for Clinical Trials: Applications in Glioblastoma Multiforme - Hyun (Grace) Kim, Jing Huo, Matt Brown, Jonathan Goldin
Keywords: Biomarker, imaging, predictive classifier, MRI, oncology, surrogate outcome
Development of Imaging Biomarkers for Clinical Trials: Applications in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Grace S. Park
Keywords: Imaging, Biomarker, Rheumatoid Arthritis, FDA Critical Path, Radiograph
Efficient Classification for Longitudinal Data - Xianlong Wang, Peiyong (Annie) Qu
Keywords: classification method, machine learning, quadratic inference functions, longitudinal data analysis, generative classifer
Energy Functions for Dimension Reduction and Graph Visualization - Lisha Chen
Keywords: MDS, nonlinear dimension reduction, clustering
Generic Framework for Parallel Statistical Computing - Hana Sevcikova
Keywords: parallel computing, statistical simulations, fault-tolerance, reproducibility, R package, snowFT
Grouping Pursuit and Feature Selection Over a Graph - Yunzhang Zhu, Xiaotong Shen
Keywords: Gene networks, large p but small n, nonconvex regularizer, supervised clustering
Hill's Matrix Augments the Barell Matrix for Identifying Knee Injuries in Active Duty U.S. Army - Craig James McKinnon, Owen Hill, Ashley Kay, Monika Wahi
Keywords: Knee injury, Army personnel, wounds and injuries classification
Incorporating Chromosomal Spatial Correlation Through 3D Structures Into Microarray Data Analysis - Xinlei Wang, Guanghua Xiao, Arkady Khodursky
Keywords: spatial modeling, helical structures, hierarchical Bayes, MCMC
Joint Modeling of Epigenetic Data, Transcription Factor Binding Data, and Expression Data - Guanghua Xiao
Keywords: Integrative analysis, epigenetic data, drug addiction, bayesian modeling
Mode-Based Clustering with Applications to Information Visualization - Jia Li, Xiaolong Zhang
Keywords: model association clustering, gaussian mixture, visualization
Parallel Implementation of Response Surface Regression on R - Hao Yu
Keywords: Response surface, parallel computing, Rmpl
Parallel Statistical Computing: Are We Embracing the Scalable Concurrency Revolution? - George Ostrouchov
Keywords: parallel computing, GPU, software engineering, algorithms, distributed computing
ROC Regression Using Percentile Values for Event Time Outcomes - Yuying Jin, Margaret Sullivan Pepe, Yingye Zheng
Keywords: ROC Curve, event time outcomes, percentile value, regression, censoring
Invited - Panel- Social Statistics Section, CHANCE, Committee on Professional Ethics, International Chinese Statistical Association - Michael Link, Jennifer Madans, Elaine Murakami, Marilyn Seastrom, John Thompson
Keywords: Confidentiality, Survey, Census, Linking
Cell Phone Surveying in the United States: An Update from a 2010 AAPOR Task Force - Paul J. Lavrakas
Keywords: Telephone Survey, Cell Phones, AAPOR
Incorporating and Managing Paradata Into Survey Operations for Quality Control and Cost Containment - Cheryl Landman, Andrea Piani
Keywords: paradata, surveys, cost, quality
Communicating Qualitative Research Findings to a Statistical Audience - Kathy Downey
Keywords: qualitative methods, report generation, nonsampling error, cognitive interviewing, focus groups
Evaluation and Management of Cost Structures in Statistical Work with Administrative Record Data - John L. Eltinge
Keywords: fixed and variable cost, intangible capital, opportunity costs, risk management, amortization, capital investment
Your Home Was Specially Selected: Using Address-Based Sampling as a Recruitment Technique - Justin T. Bailey, Gretchen Grabowski, Michael W Link
Latent Support for Sub-National Military Groups in Pakistan - Tarek Albaghal, Lei Huang, Ana Lucia Cordova Cazar, Allan McCutcheon, Rene Bautista
Keywords: Pakistan, latent class analysis
Strategies for Choosing the Number and Nationality of Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Respondents for Cognitive Testing Studies in the United States - Patricia L Goerman
Keywords: Pretesting non-English surveys, Cognitive interviewing and Spanish-
speaking respondents, respondent characteristics
Respondent Recruitment, Interviewing and Training: Lessons Learned from a Spanish Language Cognitive Interviewing Project - M. Mandy Sha, Georgina McAvinchey, Leticia Reed, Sonia Rodriguez, George R Carter
Keywords: Cognitive interviewing, pretesting, Spanish translation, American Housing Survey
Grappling with Grids: How Does Question Format Affect Data Quality and Respondent Engagement? - Jene Grandmount, Bob Graff, Lynn Goetzinger, Kara Dorbecker
Keywords: Grids, Respondent Engagement, Data Quality
Effects of Gender-of-Voice on Reports of Sensitive Behaviors: Findings From the ACASI Module of the Midwest Young Adult Survey - Jessica Price, Jennifer Dykema, Kerryann DiLoreto
Keywords: ACASI, voice, gender, interviewers, threatening or sensitive questions,
youth, interviewer effects
Impact of Offering a Bilingual Option in a Mail Survey of Linguistically Isolated Areas - Andrew Zukerberg, Daifeng Han
Keywords: Bilingual mail survey, address-based sample, two-phase
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Using an Additional Mailing Piece in the American Community Survey - Jennifer Guarino Tancreto
Keywords: replacement questionnaire, reminder postcard
Minimizing Fieldwork Costs in National Random Door-to-Door Surveys - Andrew I Zelin
Keywords: Centroids, Sampling Area (SA), Primary Sampling Unit (PSUs), Triple,
Cluster Sampling.
Parental Consent and Changing Abortion Attitudes, Examining Trends in California - Mark Baldassare, Jennifer Paluch, Sonja Petek
Keywords: California, abortion, parental notification, public opinion
Bento Box Questionnaire Testing: Multi-Method Questionnaire Testing for the 2012 Census of Agriculture - Jaki S McCarthy, Donald Buysse
Keywords: Questionnaire Testing, Cognitive Interview, Pretesting, Census of Agriculture
Media Channel Effectiveness and Trust - Edward Paul Johnson, Dan Williams
Keywords: social media, political messaging
Public opinion polls and estimates in some European countries. Non-coverage bias in telephone surveys. - Volker Hufken
Keywords: Telephone Survey non-coverage bias mobile only political-related estimates
Differences in Length of Survey Administration between Spanish-Language and English-Language Survey Respondents - Tom Wells, Monica Vidalon, Charles DiSogra
Keywords: survey completion length, online surveys, Spanish-language surveys,
Latinos
Who is Responsible for the Bias? Using Classification Trees to Identify Subgroups of Likely Nonrespondents and Assessing their Relationship to Key Survey Estimates Using Structural Equation Modeling. - Morgan S Earp, Jaki S McCarthy
Keywords: Nonresponse; Bias; Characteristics; Classification Trees; Exploratory
Factor Analysis;
Measuring Acculturation in the U.S. Hispanic Population - Wendy Mansfield, Jordon Peugh, Jannet Torres, Tom Wells
Diversity of Methods: Assessment of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Multiplier Effects. - Janice Ballou, Brian Roff, Matthew Anderson
Keywords: Multi-mode; qualitative; web survey
The Use of Landmark Events in EHC-Interviews to Enhance Recall Accuracy - Wander van der Vaart, Tina J Glasner, Robert F Belli
Keywords: calendar methods, landmark events, recall accuracy
Probability of Selecting Response Mode Between Paper- and Web-Based Options: Logistic Model Based on Institutional Demographics. - Marina Murray
Keywords: multimode surveys, establishment surveys, logistic regression
Emulating Interviewers in an Online Survey: Experimental Manipulation of 'Do-Not-Know' Over The Phone and on the Web. - Joop Hox, Edith de Leeuw, Annette Scherpenzeel
Keywords: Probing, do-not-know, item-nonresponse, uninformative response,
internet-survey
Insights into Population Segmentation Using the Infalign Map - David Fan, Kenneth Blake, Jason Reineke, Robert Wyatt
Keywords: Clusters, graphical, visual, surveys, maps, political
Designing Survey Materials to Target the Hispanic Population - Lorelle Vanno, Teresa (Ye) Jin, TraShawna Boals, Jennie Lai, Charles D Shuttles, Michael Link
Video Consumer Mapping Direct Observation Study: Out of Home Video Habits of U.S. Adults. - Norman Tussell, Michael Link
Keywords: audience measurement, media behavior, direct observation, out of home viewing
Measuring Attitudes: Using Branching and Numerical Scales - Davide Lubian
Keywords: Attitude measurement, branching, numerical scales, bipolar scales, bipolar
constructs, rating scales
Contingent Incentives Effects on Survey Response - E Nicole Bensky, Anh Thu Burks, Chuck Shuttles, Michael Link
Keywords: contingent incentives, response rate
The Use of Monetary and Nonmonetary Incentives to Increase Response Rates in a Mail Survey of African-American Mothers - John Stevenson, Jennifer Dykema, Chad Kniss
Keywords: Incentives, coupons, response rates, PRAMS, African-Americans, item
nonresponse, survey costs
Balancing Data Quality with a More Efficient use of Collection Resources: Experiences from
Statistics Canada CATI Surveys - Amelie Levesque, Ann Lim, Cristian Nadeau, Owen Phillips
Keywords: Call attempt, Call limit, Response rate, Accuracy, Reliability
Predicting the Index of Consumer Sentiment when it isn't measured - David Fan
Keywords: Consumer Sentiment, ideodynamics, time trend, mass media, prediction
Measuring Race and Hispanic Origin: Cognitive Test Findings Searching for ``Truth''. - Jennifer Hunter Childs, Rodney Terry
Keywords: Race and Hispanic origin; Cognitive Interviews; Iterative pretesting; Gold
standard
Imputing The Missing Y's: Implications For Survey Producers and Survey Users - Rebekah Young, David R Johnson
Keywords: Multiple imputation, dependent variable, survey data, missing data, planned
missing designs
Comparing the Availability & Accuracy of Sample Frame Indicators Across Two Sampling Frames:
Address Based Sampling vs. Telephone - Anh Thu Burks, Michael W Link, L Tracie Yancy, Natalie Coser
Keywords: Address based sampling (ABS), RDD, telephone sample, sample indicators, age indicator
Applying Address-Based Sampling as an Alternative to RDD in a Community Survey - Gene M. Lutz, Mary E Losch, Disa L Cornish, Anne Bonsall Hoekstra
Keywords: Address-based sampling, online surveys, mixed mode
The Road to Understanding Nonresponse in the 2008 June Area Survey - Michael Gerling, Terry O'Connor, HoaiNam Tran
Keywords: Agriculture, Refusals, Inaccessibles, Data Collection, Nonresponse
A Comparison of Results from a Spanish and English Mail Survey: Effects of Instruction
Placement on Item Missingness. - Kevin Wang, M Mandy Sha, Emilia Peytcheva
Keywords: Item missingness, mail survey, Spanish, PRAMS
An Examination of Within-Interviewer Continuity and Change in the use of Standardized
Interviewing Following Repeated Corrective Feedback - Kristine Fahrney, Danielle Cohen, Ann Burke
Keywords: Standardized interviewing, Data Quality, Computer Assisted Recorded
Interview (CARI), Interviewer Error
The Cell Phone Universe: Methodological Considerations for Creating Cellular and Landline
Telephone Estimates from Nielsen Television Surveys. - Christine Pierce, Jonathan D Stringfield, Misty Saline, Jennifer Hsia
Keywords: Universe Estimates, Cell Phones, Weighting
Dual-Frame Weighting of RDD & Cell Phone Interviews at the Local Level - Michael P Battaglia, Donna Eisenhower, Stephen Immerwahr, Kevin Konty
Keywords: Dual Frame Sample Design, Poststratification
Group and Cultural Influences on Household Survey Response Rate - Peter K Kwok, William Hart, Hee-Choon Shin
Keywords: Diminishing Cooperation, Screener Provider Effect, Collectivism/Individualism,
REACH U.S.
Mode Effect or Question Wording? Developing Robust Questions for Mixed Mode Surveys - Edith Desiree de Leeuw, Annette Scherpenzeel
Keywords: Mixed-mode, Labelling, Unfolding, Probability based panel
The Global Survey of Physicists: Challenges and Lessons Learned from an evolving Multilingual
Mulitnational Survey Effort. - Casey Langer Tesfaye, Rachel Ivie
Keywords: multinational, multilingual, multicultural, translation, snowball,
nonprobability
On the Usefulness of Pretesting Vignettes for Exploratory Research - Jennifer Beck
Keywords: vignettes, decision making, online activities
Questionnaire Design Considerations when Expanding a Survey Target Population to Include
Children - Patricia LeBaron, Rebecca Granger
Keywords: Questionnaire Design, Minor Respondents, Cognitive Sophistication
Using Lists with RDD Samples: An Examination of Bias, Cost and Variance Estimates. - Anthony M Roman, Charles F Turner, Susan M Rogers, Elizabeth Eggleston, James R Chromy, Sylvia Tan
Who's Monitoring the Monitors?: Examining Monitors' Accuracy, Objectivity, and Consistency to
Improve the Quality Assurance Process - Claudia Gentile, Jason Markesich, Joe Baker, Shawn Marsh
Keywords: monitoring, inter-rater reliability, assessing interviewer performance,
consistency training, quality control, data quality
Representing Seniors in an Online National Probability Panel Survey: Measuring Technology
Attitudes and Behaviors - Jordon Peugh, Wendy Mansfield, Tom Wells, Karen Semans
Keywords: seniors, technology attitudes, KnowledgePanel
Mandatory Reporting: Potential Effects on Retention Rates in a Longitudinal Survey - Kristin Joan Fuller, Melissa Dolan, Keith Smith, Lauren Cohen
Keywords: mandatory reporting, child, adolescent, retention, longitudinal
Do Respondents Read Those Key Messages in Our Questionnaire Package Cover Letters?: What
Comes Out of the Envelope First Matters. - Laurie Schwede, Anissa Sorokin
Keywords: Cover Letters, American Community Survey, Questionnaire Packages
Understanding Measurement Error in the Reporting of Relationship and Marital Status Among
Same-Sex Couples - Nancy Bates, Theresa J DeMaio
Keywords: relationship, marital status, LGBT, focus groups
Health Insurance and Place: A Multilevel Analysis of Health Insurance Coverage in Texas. - Kathy Krey, Jodien Johnson
Keywords: Health Insurance, Texas, Multilevel Modeling
Interviewer Characteristics Associated With Productivity, Cost Efficiency, and Retention. - Susan Mitchell, Wandy Stephenson, Kristine Fahrney, Matthew Strobl, Barbara Bibb
Keywords: Interviewer effects; interviewer hiring; interviewer productivity; interviewer
retention; low-income populations
Economic Recession: Effects on Telephone Survey Staffing and Productivity - McKinlay Jeannis, Tamara L Terry, Laura Flicker
Keywords: recession, data collection, telephone surveys; call center
To Agree or Not to Agree: Effects of Spoken Language on Survey Participation Decisions - Frederick G Conrad, Jessica Broome, Jose Benki, Robert Groves, Frauke Kreuter, David Vannette
Keywords: Interviewer, telephone, interaction
Landline and Cell Phone Usage Patterns in a Large Urban Setting: Results From The 2008 New
York City Community Health Survey - Stephan Immerwahr, Michael P Battaglia, Donna Eisenhower, Michael Sanderson, Andy Weiss, Bonnie Kerker
Keywords: urban telephone survey, dual-frame design, cell phones, cell-mostly, cell
phone sharing, cell phone calling plans
The Use of Utility Bills as an Information Retrieval Aid in the American Housing Survey - George R Carter
Keywords: record usage, questionnaire design, response process
Modeling the Difference in Interview Characteristics for Different Respondents - John Dixon Keywords: Survey, paradata, interviewer
An Evaluation of Nonresponse Bias Using Paradata from a Health Survey - Aaron Maitland, Carolina Casas-Cordero, Frauke Kreuter Keywords: nonresponse, paradata, call record
Subunit Nonresponse in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS): An Exploration Using Paradata - James M. Dahlhamer, Catherine M. Simile Keywords: Paradata, subunit nonresponse, response propensities, nonresponse bias
Use of Paradata to Manage a Field Data Collection - Robert Groves, William Axinn, James Lepkowski, Nicole Kirgis, William Mosher
Using the Fraction of Missing Information to Monitor the Quality of Survey Data - James Wagner
Use of Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute: Estimation of the Number of Deaths Associated with Body Weight - Barry I. Graubard, Katherine Flegal, David Williamson, Mitchell H. Gail
How Numbers Rule: Pitfalls and Practicalities from Health Policy - Joshua Wiener
Using Statistical Analyses to Inform Congressional Decisions - Nancy Kingsbury
A Modeler's Perspective on Survey Weights - Roderick J.A. Little
Accounting for Complex Sample Designs via Mixture Models - Michael Elliott
Power-Shrinkage: An Alternative Method for Dealing with Excessive Weights - Xiao-Li Meng, Naihua Duan, Chih-nan Chen, Margarita Alegria
Rethinking Privacy and Disclosure Limitation from a Cryptographic Perspective - Cynthia Dwork
Rethinking the Risk-Utility Tradeoff Approach to Statistical Disclosure Limitation - Stephen Fienberg
Rethinking Official Statistical Disclosure Limitation Procedures from a Cryptographic Privacy Perspective - John M. Abowd
Inferences from Matched Samples in the U.S. National Elections from 2004 to 2008 - Douglas Rivers, Delia Bailey Keywords: sampling, matching, propensity score, surveys
Election Polling Challenges: Cell Phones, the Bradley Effect, and Voter Turnout - Scott Keeter
Methodological Issues in ABC News 2008 Pre-Election Polling - Jennifer Agiesta, Gary Langer, Jon Cohen
Limitations of Recorded-Voice Telephone Polling in Election 2008: Is This Method of Data Collection Doomed in 2012? - Jay H. Level
Taking the Hard Work Out of Privacy: Interactive Data Analysis with End-to-End Privacy Guarantees for All - Frank McSherry
Integrating Differential Privacy with Statistical Theory - Adam D. Smith
Differentially Private Categorical Data Analysis - Aleksandra B. Slavkovic, Ivan Simeonov, Duy Vu
Valid Statistical Analysis for Logistic Regression with Multiple Sources - Robert Hall, Stephen Fienberg, Yuval Nardi, Aleksandra B. Slavkovic
Cross-Validation in Survey Estimation: Model Selection and Variance Estimation - Jean Opsomer
Bayesian Benchmarking with Applications to Small Area Estimation - Gauri S. Datta, Malay Ghosh, Rebecca Steorts, Jerry J. Maples
A Bayesian Adjustment for a Selection Bias in Genetics - Balgobin Nandram
New Developments in Model-Based Small Area Estimation - Danny Pfeffermann
Small Area Estimation for Population Counts in the German Census 2011 - Ralf Munnich, Jan Pablo Burgard, Martin Vogt Keywords: Census, small area estimation, binomial mixed-models, spatial modeling, census design
Model and Variable Selection in Hierarchical Small Area Models - Michael D. Larsen, Lu Lu
Small Area Estimation Under Fay-Herriot Models with Nonparametric Estimation of Error Variances - Domingo Morales, Wenceslao González-Manteiga, Isabel Molina, María J. Lombardía, Laureano Santamaría
Extended Small Area Models for Analysis of Nonlinear Effects and Extremes - Snigdhansu Chatterjee
Small Area Estimation of the Prevalence of Cancer Risk Factors and Screening via Bayesian Methods Using Combined Information from Two Surveys - William Davis, Eric Feuer, Van L. Parsons, Trivellore E. Raghunathan, Nathaniel Schenker, Dawei Xie
The Role of Meta-Analysis in Assessing Adverse Drug Effects - Joel B. Greenhouse
Bayesian Shrinkage Models for Associations Involving Sparse Data - William DuMouchel
Some Generalizations of the Horvitz-Thompson Estimator - James R. Chromy Keywords: PPS sampling, PPS sequential sampling, PPS systematic sampling, variance approximation
Imputation and Estimation Under NMAR Nonresponse with Limited Covariate Information, Revisited - Danny Pfefferman, Anna Sikov Keywords: Bootstrap, Calibration, Horvitz-Thompson estimator, Multiple imputation, Nonrespondents distribution, Respondents distribution
Dan Horvitz: His Life and Work as a Statistician - Judith Lessler
Horvitz-Thompson Estimation and Unit Nonresponse - William Kalsbeek, Robert Agans, Abigail Panter
Use of Income Tax Data of Individuals for Demographic Purposes - Sonia Demers
Register Data Are a Good Backbone but Sometimes Restricted for Policymakers: Experiences from Finland Over Decades - Pekka Myrskyla, Seppo Laaksonen
Measuring Coverage in the 2010 U.S. Census - Patrick J. Cantwell, Magdalena Ramos, Donna Kostanich Keywords: Measuring Coverage in the 2010 U.S. Census
Evaluating the 2010 Census - Jennifer W. Reichert
An Integrated Approach to Communications - Kendall Johnson, Tasha Boone
An Overview of Progress on the 2010 Census - Arnold A. Jackson
Robust Small Area Estimation Using Penalized Spline Mixed Models - J. N. K. Rao, S. K. Sinha, M. Roknossadati Keywords: Bootstrap, mean squared prediction error, outliers, random effects, small area mean, unit level model
Fence Method for Prediction Problems and Its Application in Small Area Estimation - Jiming Jiang, Thuan Nguyen, J. Sunil Rao
Borrowing Strength Over Space in Small Area Estimation: Comparing Local and Spline-Based M-Quantile Models with Spatial Autoregressive Random Effects Models - Nikos Tzavidis
Design-Based Model Consistent Estimator for the Nested-Error Regression - Tapabrata Maiti, Lixia Diao, Jean Opsomer
Nonparametric Regression and the Two Sample Problem - Alan H. Dorfman Keywords: inclusion probabilities, post-stratification, model-based, model-assisted, bandwidth choice, twicing
Nonparametric Regression Estimators in Survey Sampling - Sharon Lohr, Guillermo Mendez
Penalized Balanced Sampling: Nonparametric Guidance for Survey Design - Jay Breidt, Guillaume Chauvet
Using the National Health Interview Survey to Monitor Health Insurance and Access to Care - Robin A. Cohen Keywords: Health insurance, Access to care, Consumer-directed health care, National Health Interview Survey
Health care access data for children and adolescents from the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs and the National Survey of Children's Health - Rosa Avila Keywords: Access to care, Children, Children with Special Health Care Needs, National Survey of Childrenùs Health, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Access to Care and Objective Measures of Health: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Vicki L. Burt, Lester R. Curtin, Clifford Johnson, Cindy Zhang
Using the National Health Care Surveys to Monitor Use and Access to Health Care - Nancy Sonnenfeld, Sandra L. Decker
Bayesian Multiscale Multiple Imputation with Implications to Data Confidentiality - Scott Holan, Daniell Toth, Marco A.R. Ferreira, Alan F. Karr
Summary of Methods and Preliminary Assessment of the SIPP Synthetic Beta, Version 5.0 - Gary Benedetto, Martha Stinson, Melissa Bjelland
Responsible Data Releases - Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, Ofer Harel, Michael Zuba, Gregory Matthews, Rob Aseltine
Examining the Robustness of Fully Synthetic Data Techniques for Data with Binary Variables - Gregory Matthews, Ofer Harel, Rob Aseltine
Statistical Consulting Within the Internal Revenue Service - Ronald Walsh, Rachael Hooker Keywords: Statistical Consulting, Customer Interaction, Problem Solving
A Fresh Approach to Agricultural Statistics: Data Mining and Remote Sensing - Darcy Miller, Jaki McCarthy, Audra Zakzeski Keywords: Data Mining, Remote Sensing, Cropland Data Layer, Estimation, Weighting
OnTheMap: An Innovative Mapping Tool - Matthew Graham, Heath Hayward
Recent Developments in Internet Data Collection Methods Used at EIA - Grace E. ONeill
Correlates of Data Quality in the Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Interview Survey - Jennifer Edgar, Jeffrey M. Gonzalez Keywords: Data quality, data processing, imputation, measurement error, paradata, processing error
Comparison of Web-Based versus Paper-and-Pencil Administration of the YRBS: Participation, Data Quality, and Perceived Privacy and Confidentiality by Mode of Data Collection - Maxine M. Denniston, Nancy D. Brener, Laura Kann, Danice K. Eaton, Tim McManus, Tonja M. Kyle, Alice M. Roberts, Katherine H. Flint, James G. Ross
Mode Effects and Data Quality on a Survey of New Businesses - David DesRoches
Extended Bootstrap Bias Corrections with Application to Multilevel Modeling of Survey Data Under Informative Sampling - Solange Corrêa Keywords: Bias correction, Bootstrap, Sample distribution, Probability weighting
Adaptive Hierarchical Bayes Estimation of Small-Area Proportions - Benmei Liu Keywords: Proportions, random effects, Exponential Power distribution
Using Multivariate Spatial Statistics in the Modeling of Rate-Based Diffusion Processes: An Extension and Replication of Cohen and Tita - Jeremy R. Porter
The Prior Selection and Approximations for the Nested Error Regression Model: Estimation of Finite Population Mean for Small Areas - Santanu Pramanik
The Generalized ANOVA: A Classic Song Sung with Modern Lyrics - Hui Zhang, Hua He, Qin Yu, Rui Chen, Naiji Lu, Xin M. Tu
Evaluation of PPS Sampling for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Steven R. Machlin, William Yu, Robert M. Baskin Keywords: MEPS, complex multi-stage sampling, PPS sampling, effective sample size
Evaluation of Design Effects for Selected Estimates in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - David Kashihara, Marc Zodet, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice Keywords: survey efficiency, subgroup over-sampling, sample redesign
Assessment and Evaluation of Nonresponse Error in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, David Kashihara Keywords: nonresponse, bias, covariates, auxiliary variables, association
Event Reporting in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) by Type - Frederick Rohde Keywords: survey quality, response accuracy, panel survey, simulation
Comparison of Imputation Adjustment Techniques on Variance Estimation in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, Robert E. Fay Keywords: Fractionally weighted imputation, variance estimation, Rao-Shao adjustment, survey data
Model-based Approach to Small Area Estimation of Disability counts and rates using Data from the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey - Valérie Bizier, Yong You, Lucie Veilleux, Chantal Grondin Keywords: Small area estimation, Disability counts and rates, Log linear unmatched model, Gibbs sampling method
Some Methods of Model-Based Sampling - Sung-Joon Hong, So-Hyung Park, Sun-Woong Kim, Hong-Yup Ahn, Steven G. Heeringa Keywords: regression superpopulation model, average variance, optimization, design variance, stability of variance estimator, maximum likelihood, restricted maximum likelihood
Ratio Estimation of the Mean with Unequal Probability Samples: Hansen, Madow, and Tepping Revisited - Fotios Kokkotos, Roderick J.A. Little
Modified Ratio Estimators in Simple Random Sampling - Evrim Oral, Cem Kadilar
An Introduction to Pre-sampling Inference - Stephen Woodruff
Redesign of SOI's Individual Income Tax Return Edited Panel Sample - Yan K. Liu, Gerald Auten, Valerie Testa, Michael Strudler Keywords: Cross-sectional estimation, longitudinal analysis, panel sample, sample size allocation, stratified sample
Analysis of the Distributions of Income, Taxes, and Horizontal and Vertical Equity Using Cross-Section and Panel Data from Individual Tax Returns - Michael Strudler, Thomas Petska, Ryan Petska Keywords: Income distribution, income and tax shares, tax burden, Gini coefficient
Getting to Know US Taxpayers: Selected Tax Data by Occupation and Industry, Tax Years 2003--2005 - Terry Nuriddin, Mary Jezek, Mario Fernandez Keywords: Tax Return, Occupation, Industry
Using Sample Data to Reduce Nonsampling Error in State-Level Estimates Produced from Tax Records - Kimberly Henry, Partha Lahiri, and Jana Scali Keywords: Survey sampling, Administrative Records, Indirect Estimators
Can Taxpayer Characteristics Determine the Possibility of Filing Future Tax Returns? - Victoria Bryant
Socioeconomic Differences in Life Expectancy - Kimberly Lochner, Van L. Parsons, Nathaniel Schenker, Gloria Wheatcroft, Elsie R. Pamuk
Using Linked Survey and Administrative Data to Build Imputational Models to Adjust Survey Estimates of Medicaid Coverage - Michael Davern, Jacob A. Klerman, Jeanette K. Ziegenfuss
Are Expenditures Higher for Those Entering Medicare at Age 65 Having Been Previously Uninsured? - Sandra L. Decker, Jalpa A. Doshi, Amy E. Knaup, Daniel E. Polsky
One More Step: NHIS-Linked Mortality Data Combined with EPA Air Quality Data - Jennifer D. Parker, Nataliya Kravets, Kimberly Lochner, Tracey Woodruff
Speeding Up the Asymptotics When Constructing One-Sided Coverage Intervals for Survey-Weighted Estimates - Phillip S. Kott, Yan K. Liu Keywords: Audit data, randomization-based, skewness, stratified sample design, Wald interval
Estimation Using Gaussian Replicates of the Pivotal Based on Weighted Quasi-Score Vector - A.C. Singh, C.J.J. Nadeau Keywords: Taylor Variance Estimate; Wald Interval Estimate; Estimating Function Based MCMC
Empirical Likelihood--Based Calibration Methods for Missing Data Problems - Jing Qin
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the American Community Survey Family Equalization Project - Mark E. Asiala Keywords: raking, iterative proportional fitting, weighting
Using Subcounty Estimates as Controls in Weighting for the American Community Survey - Keith A. Albright Keywords: weighting, population controls, raking
Usability of the American Community Survey Estimates of the Group Quarters Population for Substate Geographies - Michael Beaghen, Sharon Stern Keywords: sample design, estimation, ACS, GQ
Assessment of Data Release Rules on the Reliability of Multi-Year Estimates in American Community Survey Data Products - Michael D. Starsinic Keywords: American Community Survey, Estimate reliability, Filtering
Options for Allocating the American Community Survey Sample - Don Keathley, Steven P. Hefter
Response Improvement Strategies for the 2007 Economic Census - Shirin A. Ahmed, Ruth E. Detlefsen Keywords: Economic Census, response rates, Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART)
Improving Response Rates for the 2007 Census of Government Employment - Kerstin Edwards, Kenneth Long, Jr., Carma Hogue, Grace OùNeill Keywords: Response rates, survey methods, establishment surveys, non-response
Strategies to Improve Response Rates for Current Economic Programs - Robert J. Reinard, John P. Miller Keywords: Response, Current Industrial Reports, Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
Improving the utility of 3-year ACS data: A Transportation Perspective - Elaine Murakami, Ed Christopher Keywords: 3-year ACS, Transportation Planning Data, Census Data Utility
Evaluating the Age Dimension at the PUMA Level in the Three-Year Estimates from the American Community Survey - Joseph J. Salvo, Arun Peter Lobo, Adam L. Willett, Joel A. Alvarez Keywords: ACS population controls, age/sex distribution, sub-county controls
The Quality of ACS Estimates for Small Population Groups - Alfredo Navarro, Michael D. Starsinic
Using Survey Data to Investigate Changes Over Time in Health Indicators - Donna J. Brogan
Weighting Methods for Population-Based Case-Control Study with Complex Sampling - Yan Li, Barry I. Graubard, Ralph DiGaetano
Using Projection Splines to Explore Racial Differences in Gestational Age Distribution Among Very Low-Risk Women - Nedra Whitehead, Jun Liu, Lei Li, Jason Hsia
Log-Linear Modeling of Health Services Use in a Sample Survey - John S. Preisser, Thomas A. Arcury
A Model-Based Method for Estimating Serious Mental Illness Using Household Interview Data Combined with Clinical Interviews - Lisa Colpe, Jeremy Aldworth
What Is 'Misuse' of Prescription Drugs, and How Do We Measure It? - James Colliver
Searching for a Gold Standard: Comparisons of NSDUH Data with External Sources to Assess Coverage and Validity - Jonaki Bose, Joe Gfroerer, Deborah Trunzo
Evaluating the reliability of NSDUH data on drug use, mental health and demographics - Joel Kennet, Joe Gfroerer
A National Evaluation of Coverage for a Sampling Frame Based on the Master Address File (MAF) - Clifford L. Loudermilk, Mei Li Keywords: Master Address File; coverage; sampling frame
Content and Coverage Quality of a Commercial Address List as a National Sampling Frame for Household Surveys - Timothy L. Kennel, Mei Li Keywords: Residential Mailing Address List, Gross Coverage, USPS, Listing, Sampling Frame, Area Probability Sampling
Examining Blocks With Lister Error in Area Listing - Aliza Kwiat Keywords: Area listing, error
Impact of MAF-Based Frame Coverage on Survey Estimates - Xijian Liu Liu Keywords: Coverage Errors, Master Address File, Current Population Survey
Federal Policy on Collecting and Using Social Security Numbers for Statistical Purposes - Rochelle (Shelly) W. Martinez, John Barkhamer
The Effect on Linkage Rates and Mortality Ascertainment of Partial SSN Matching to the National Death Index - Christine S. Cox, Kimberly Lochner, Stephanie Bartee, Donna Miller, Gloria Wheatcroft
Tracing Survey Respondents Without SSNs - Marilyn Seastrom
Simultaneous Calibration and Nonresponse Adjustment - Eric V. Slud, Yves Thibaudeau Keywords: consistency, inclusion probabilities, Lagrange multipliers, linearized variance, objective function, population controls, weight adjustment
Bayesian Inference of Finite Population Distribution Functions and Quantiles from Unequal Probability Samples - Qixuan Chen, Michael Elliott, Roderick J.A. Little
Estimating Variance Components Using Random Forest - Guillermo Mendez, Sharon Lohr
An Adaptive Method for Collapsing Strata Using Regression Trees on Data from a Complex Design - Daniell Toth, John L. Eltinge
Collinearity Diagnostics for Complex Survey Data - Dan Liao
Bayesian Sensitivity Analysis of Incomplete Data Using Pattern-Mixture and Selection Models Through Equivalent Parameterization - Niko Kaciroti, Trivellore E. Raghunathan Keywords: Bayesian parameterization, Missing not at random, Mixture analysis, Ignorability index, Selection bias, Identifiability
Extensions of Proxy Pattern-Mixture Analysis for Survey Nonresponse - Rebecca R. Andridge, Roderick J.A. Little Keywords: Nonignorable nonresponse, Nonresponse bias, Missing data, Survey data, Bayesian methods
A semi-parametric approach to fractional imputation for nonignorable missing data - Jae Kwang Kim, Cindy Long Yu Keywords: Follow up, Not missing at random, Survey Sampling.
Semiparametric Estimation for Longitudinal Data with Nonignorable Nonmonotone Missing Responses - Jun Shao, Deyuan Jiang
Recruiting Probability-Based Web Panel Members Using an Address-Based Sample Frame: Results from a Pilot Study Conducted by Knowledge Networks - Charles DiSogra, Mario Callegaro, Erlina Hendarwan Keywords: Address-based sample, KnowledgePanel, mixed-mode response
Coverage Rates and Coverage Bias in Housing Unit Frames - Ned English, Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Katie Dekker, Michael Latterner, and Stephanie Eckman Keywords: Address-based samples, delivery sequence file, National Childrenÿs Study
Methodological Issues in the Conversion from RDD to Address-Based Sampling - Michael Link, Gail Daily, Charles Shuttles
Address-Based Sampling and the 2008 American National Election Survey: A New Paradigm for In-Person Household Surveys - Jamie L. Ridenhour, Vincent G. Iannacchione, Bonnie Shook-Sa, Joseph P. McMichael
Using Address Frames to Identify Cell-Phone-Only and Cell-Phone-Primary Households - Anna Fleeman
Application of the Truncated Distributions and Copulas in Masking Data - Rahul A. Parsa, Jay J. Kim, Myron Katzoff Keywords: truncated triangular distribution, truncated uniform distribution, masking, confidentiality
An Overview of Uncertainty Creation to Protect Statistical Data - Paul B. Massell Keywords: disclosure avoidance, confidentiality, microdata, noise distributions, uncertainty intervals
Informing Potential Respondents About Disclosure Risk and Survey Participation - Eleanor Singer, Mick P. Couper, Frederick G. Conrad, Robert Groves
Data Access for the National Children's Study: Preliminary Plans - Jennifer Park
Disclosure Review Issues of Genetic Data - Karen E. Davis, Peter Meyer
Statistical Estimation for Persons with Disabilities as Measured in the Current Population Survey - Stephen M. Miller
Labor Force Analysis of Those Identified as Disabled in the CPS - Anne E. Polivka
An Evaluation of Efforts to Use a Work Disability Question to Evaluate the Labor Force Situation of Persons with a Disability - Terence M. McMenamin
The Addition of Questions on Disability to the Current Population Survey - Steven F. Hipple
Assessing the Effect of Calibration on Nonresponse Bias in the 2006 ARMS Phase III Sample Using Census 2002 Data - Morgan Earp, Jaki McCarthy, Nick Schauer, Phillip Kott Keywords: Nonresponse, response rate, bias, calibration weights
Assessing Nonresponse Bias in the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey - Susan L. King, Boriana Chopova, Jennifer Edgar, Jerey M. Gonzalez, Dave E. McGrath, Lucilla Tan Keywords: Continuum of resistance, intermittent respondent, missing data, panel survey, proxy nonrespondent
Conducting Nonresponse Bias Analyses for Two Business Surveys at the U.S. Census Bureau: Methods and (Some) Results - Katherine J. Thompson Keywords: Nonresponse bias analysis, business surveys
Components of Error Analysis in the Current Employment Statistics Survey - Larry Huff, Julie Gershunskaya Keywords: nonresponse bias, error decomposition, response rate
An Overview of Coverage Adjustment for the 2007 Census of Agriculture - Matthew J. Fetter Keywords: Weight calibration, census, coverage error, regression estimator
Overview of the 2007 Census of Agriculture Methodology - Dave Aune, Chris Messer
Searching for Donors: Refining an Imputation Strategy - Michael Hogye, Peter Quan Keywords: imputation, donor, donor pool, editing
2007 Census of Agriculture Non-Response Methodology - Will Cecere Keywords: census of agriculture, non-response adjustment, classification trees
Impact of Outreach Initiatives on the 2007 Census of Agriculture - William Iwig Keywords: census of agriculture, census outreach, small farms, American Indian agriculture, minority farm operators, census response rates, census coverage
Studying Millions of Rescued Documents: Sample Plan at the Guatemalan National Police Archive - Daniel Guzman, Tamy Guberek, Gary Shapiro, Paul Zador Keywords: probability sampling, complex sample design, sampling frame, cluster sampling, human rights violations, Guatemalan National Police Archive
Weighting for the Guatemalan National Police Archive Sample: Unusual Challenges and Problems - Gary Shapiro, Daniel Guzman, Paul Zador, Tamy Guberek, Megan Price, Kristian Lum Keywords: probability sampling, weights, post-stratification, weight trimming, Guatemalan National Police Archive, human rights
A Statistical Analysis of the Guatemalan National Police Archive: Searching for Documentation of Human Rights Abuses - Megan Price, Tamy Guberek, Daniel Guzman, Paul Zador, Gary Shapiro Keywords: multi-stage sampling, complex sample design, human rights violations, Guatemalan National Police Archive
Partial Synthesis of the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Database - Simon Woodcock and Gary Benedetto
The Synthetic Public-Use Release of the Longitudinal Business Database - Satkartar Kinney, Jerome Reiter, Ron Jarmin, Arnold Reznek, Javier Miranda, John M. Abowd
Generating Multiply Imputed Synthetic Data Sets for a German Establishment Survey: The Agency's Perspective - Joerg Drechsler
Improving the Usefulness of Synthetic Data: Some Recent Advances - Jerome Reiter
Improvement of Data Quality Assurance in the EIA Weekly Gasoline Prices Survey - Bin Zhang, Paula Mason, Amerine Woodyard, and Benita O'Colmain Keywords: edit, validation
An Improved Imputation Methodology Derived Through Regression Trees - Pedro J. Saavedra, Paula Mason, Benita OùColmain, Jeffrey Foarde Keywords: Petroleum, CART, trend adjustments, exponential smoothing
The Changing Petroleum Marketing Industry as Viewed Through an Attribute Frame - Amerine Woodyard, Paula Mason
Improving the Edits in Petroleum Supply Surveys - Jason D. Marley, Paula Mason, Julie Harris
Estimated-Control Poststratified Variance Estimators for Proportions - Jill A. Dever, Richard Valliant Keywords: poststratification, sampling frame coverage bias, survey-estimated control totals, simulation
Efficacy of Poststratification in Complex Sample D - Ismael Flores Cervantes, J. Michael Brick Keywords: calibration, stratification, poststratification
Variance Estimation in Complex Surveys with One PSU per Stratum - Harold Mantel, Suzelle Giroux Keywords: surveys, variance estimation, one PSU per stratum, stratum collapsing
An Investigation of Stratified Jackknife Estimators Using Simulated Establishment Data Under an Unequal Probability Sample Design - Philip Steel, Victoria McNerney, John Slanta Keywords: jackknife, Tille, Pareto, fpc, unequal probability sampling
Identification of Functional Forms and Predictor Variables in Generalized Variance Functions for Price Indices - MoonJung Cho, John L. Eltinge Keywords: Degrees of freedom, Design-based inference, International Price Program, Superpopulation model, Variance function model
Developing Guidelines Based on CVs for when One-Year Estimates Can Be Used Instead of Three-Year Estimates in the American Community Survey - Michael Ikeda Keywords: American Community Survey, One-Year Estimates, Three-Year Estimates, Guidelines
Evaluating the Asymptotic Limits of the Delete-a-group Jackknife for Model Analyses - Phillip S. Kott, Steven T. Garren Keywords: Calibrated weight, domain, ignorable, linearization variance estimator, model parameter, relative empirical bias
Response Analysis Survey: Examining reasons for employment differences between the QCEW and the CES survey - Kristin Fairman, Margaret Applebaum, Chris Manning, Polly Phipps Keywords: measurement error, survey and administrative data, employment, response analysis survey, data quality
Application of Piecewise Quadratic Density Estimator to OES Wage Data - Teresa E. Hesley, Martha Duff Keywords: Wage Intervals, Density Estimator, Occupational Employment Statistics
Getting to the Top: Reaching Wealthy Respondents in the SCF - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: Survey field operations, nonresponse bias, paradata, administrative records
The Effect of Late-Filed Returns on Population Estimates: A Comparative Analysis - Brian Raub, Cynthia Belmonte, Paul Arnsberger, Melissa Ludlum Keywords: non-response bias, post-stratification, Bernoulli, population estimates
An Analysis of e-Commerce and American Consumers - Ephraim Okoro, Mohammad Quasem
An Investigation on Response Rate for Best Survey Estimates of Inflation Expectations - Turknur Hamsici
Toward Quantifying Disclosure Risk for Area-Level Tables When Public Microdata Exists - Tom Krenzke, David Hubble Keywords: Data matching, confidentiality
Measures of Data Utility for Complex Survey Data - Kyu-Seong Kim Keywords: Original and protected data, survey weighted, weighted empirical CDF
Investigation of Variance Properties of Noise-Infused Estimates for the Survey of Business Owners (SBO) - Irene Brown, Marilyn Balogh, Anthony Caruso, Beth Schlein, Katherine J. Thompson Keywords: variance estimation, disclosure avoidance, noise-infusion, random group variance estimator
Data and Metadata from the Terminological Perspective - Daniel W. Gillman, Frank Farance Keywords: Concept, computational model, datatype, datum, semantics, terminology, ontology
General Discrete-data Modeling Methods for Producing Synthetic Data with Reduced Re-identification Risk that Preserve Analytic Properties - William E. Winkler
GeoFrameTM: A Technological Advancement in Field Enumeration (Part 2) - Joseph P. McMichael, Brian Evans, Leslie Athey
Sample Design for the Census 2010 Experimental Program - Michael Bentley Keywords: Census 2010, Experiment, Sample Design, Questionnaire
Coverage of the 2011 Canadian Census of Agriculture - David MacNeil Keywords: Census of Agriculture, Coverage, Register, Non-response follow-up
"You Really Have to Puzzle This Out": Checking Residence and Coverage Duplications on a Census 2010 Questionnaire - Laurie Schwede, Anissa Sorokin, Virginia Wake Yelei Keywords: Census 2010, Census 2010 Alternative Questionnaire Experiment, Census Coverage, Census Duplication, Census Overcount Question, Erroneous Enumerations
Overview of Evaluations of the 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Program - Mary H. Mulry, Tamara S. Adams Keywords: census omissions, census erroneous enumerations, net census coverage, 2010 Census Program of Evaluations and Experiments
Missing Data Methods for the CCM Component Error Estimation - Vincent Thomas Mule, Donald Malec, Lynn Imel, Nganha Nguyen, Michael Moldoff Keywords: Census, Coverage Measurement
Is There an Undercount of Medicaid Participants in the ACS Field Test? - Brett O'Hara
Research on Quarterly Benchmarking forthe Current Employment Statistics Survey - Victoria Battista, Chris Manning, Kenneth W. Robertson Keywords: Current Employment Statistics, benchmark, wedge, quality, employment, estimation, establishment survey
Using Current Employment Statistics survey data to estimate employment in expanding and contracting establishments: preliminary results and issues - Kenneth W. Robertson, Mike Roosma Keywords: establishment survey, business employment dynamics
Numbers as pictures: Examples of data visualization from the Business Employment Dynamics program - Charles M. Carson Keywords: data visualization, graphs, graphics, charts, Business Employment Dynamics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, animation, sparklines, Tufte, Google docs, Trendalyzer
Size Class Dynamics: Small and Large Firms in the 2008 Recession - Jessica Gayle Helfand Keywords: Size Class, dynamic sizing, recession, recovery, small business, small firms
Improving the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Surveyùs Sampling Procedure - Sarah Goodale, Darrell Greene Keywords: panel sample, post stratification, re-weight, birth sample, birth establishment
The Impact of High Variances at the Lowest Aggregate Levels on the CPI's All-US-All-Items Variance - Owen J. Shoemaker Keywords: Stratified Random Groups
Dynamics of Business Growth - Carol Leming
A Simulation Study of Alternative Weighting Class Adjustments for Nonresponse when Estimating a Population Mean from Complex Sample Survey Data - Brady T. West Keywords: Complex Sample Survey Data, Unit Nonresponse, Nonresponse Weighting Adjustments, Missing Data
An Evaluation of Weighting Methodology in an RDD Survey with Multiple Population Controls - Kennon R. Copeland, Meena Khare, N. Ganesh, Zhen Zhao, Abera Wouhib Keywords: ratio adjustment, noncoverage bias, variance
Evaluation of Randomization-Based Estimation and Inference Methods for Survey Data Subject to Nonresponse, Callbacks and Mode Effects - Randall Powers, John L. Eltinge Keywords: Design optimization, Fixed nonresponse, Gold standard, Main-effects model, Responsive design, Subsampling
An Empirical Study of Nonresponse Adjustment Methods for the Survey of Doctorate Recipients - Fan Zhang, Stephen Cohen, Donsig Jang, Amang Sukasih, Sonya Vartivarian Keywords: Survey of Doctorate Recipients, nonresponse adjustment, covariate weighting class, propensity weighting class, inverse propensity score
A Simulation Study to Compare Weighting Methods for Nonresponses in the National Survey of Recent College Graduates - Amang Sukasih, Donsig Jang, Sonya Vartivarian, Stephen Cohen, Fan Zhang Keywords: survey, nonresponse, weight adjustment, weighting cell, propensity model
Overview of Software that Will Produce Sample Weight Adjustments - Michael B. Witt Keywords: Weights, Weighting Software, Weight Adjustments, Post-stratification, Nonresponse
Design and Weighting Issues for the Dual-Frame Household Panel Survey 'Labor Market and Social Security' - Hans Kiesl
Analyses Based on Combining Similar Information from Multiple Surveys - Georgia Roberts, David Binder Keywords: Pooling, target population, design-based analysis, model-designbased framework
Performance of Sequential Imputation Method in Multilevel Applications - Enxu Zhao, Recai M. Yucel Keywords: missing-data, multiple imputation, sequential imputation, hierarchical models, random-effects, clustered data
The Practice of Imputation Methods with Structural Equation Models - Cherie J. Alf, Michael D. Larsen, Frederick O. Lorenz Keywords: Missing data, full information maximum likelihood, multiple imputation, longitudinal survey
Imputation of Gaps in Transaction Sequences - Robin Lee, Michael P. Cohen, Fritz Scheuren Keywords: data gap, hot-deck, multiple imputation, Bayesian Bootstrap
Imputation of categorical variables using Gaussian-based routines - Recai M. Yucel, Yulei He, Alan M. Zaslavsky Keywords: Nominal data imputation, missing data, multiple imputation, missing data software, rounding
Posterior predictive checking of imputation models - Yulei He, Alan M. Zaslavsky
Imputation of Income, Poverty, and Medicaid Status in the Ohio Family Health Survey - Ronaldo Iachan, Bo Lu, Thomas Duffy
Assessing Nonresponse Bias in the International Price Programùs (IPP) Import and Export Price Index Surveys - Jenny FitzGerald Keywords: Nonresponse Bias, Logistic Regression, Generalized Linear Mixed Model with Random Intercept, Nonresponse Adjusted Sampling Weights, Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
Effects of Imputation on CPS Income and Poverty Series: 1981 - 2007 - Joan Turek, Fritz Scheuren, Brian Sinclair-James1 Bula Ghose, Sameer Desale Keywords: imputation, income, poverty, Current Population Survey, methodology
Modeling Nonresponse and Underreporting in Response in Surveys of Arrestees - Zhiwei Zhang Keywords: arrestee, bias, crime, nonresponse, survey, underreporting
Analysis of Nonresponse Bias in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project - Barbara Lepidus Carlson Keywords: Nonresponse, Bias, Attrition, Early Head Start
Effect on Oral Health Estimates of Response Disparities: Results from the Survey of Oral Health Status, Maryland School Children 2005-2006 - Haiyan Chen, Richard J Manski, Ronald R Chenette Keywords: survey response, oral health
Computing Response Rates for Probability-Based Web Panels - Charles DiSogra, Mario Callegaro Keywords: Probability-based web panel, mixed-mode, response metrics, cumulative response rate
Effect of Survey Modes on Sampling Design, Coverage, and Nonresponse in Surveys of Veteran and Military Populations - Boris Rachev
Nonparametric Estimation of Non-Response Distribution in the Israeli Social Survey - Yury Gubman, Dmitri Romanov Keywords: survey non-response, item non-response, MAR assumption, sharp bounds
The Rao, Hartley and Cochran Scheme with Dubious Random Non-Response in Survey Sampling - María del Mar Rueda, Antonio Arcos, Raghunath Arnab, Sarjinder Singh Keywords: Rao, Hartley and Cochranùs scheme, Estimation of population total, Random non-response
Propensity Score Methodology for Nonignorable Nonresponse - Leigh Ann H. Starcevich, Virginia Lesser
Responsive Design for Random Digit Dial Surveys Using Auxiliary Survey Process Data and Contextual Data - Sunghee Lee
Propensity Score Matching to Correct Telephone Surveys for Cell Phone Nonresponse - John Bremer
Simulation Studies of a Latent-Class Selection Model for Nonignorable Missing Data - Hyekyung Jung, Joseph L. Schafer, Byungtae Seo
Are We Adjusting Response Rates or Survey Variables? The Effects of Multiple Auxiliary Variables on Nonresponse Adjustment - Frauke Kreuter, Kristen Olson
A Simulation Study of the Distribution of Fayùs Successive Difference Replication Variance Estimator - Elizabeth T. Huang, William R. Bell Keywords: survey variance, degrees of freedom, chi-squared distribution, sample size
Modeling County-Level Vaccination Coverage Rates Across Time - N. Ganesh, Philip J. Smith, Kennon R. Copeland, Kirk M. Wolter Keywords: EBLUP, NIS, Small Area Estimation
Small Area Variance Modeling with Application to County Poverty Estimates from the American Community Survey - Jerry J. Maples, William R. Bell, Elizabeth T. Huang Keywords: Generalized Variance Functions, small area estimation
A Small Area Procedure For Estimating Population Counts - Emily Berg, Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: Small Area Estimation, Benchmarking, Generalized Linear Structural Model
Using Predictive Marginals to Produce Standardized Estimates - Michael B. Witt, Kathryn E. Spagnola Keywords: Standardization, Predictive Marginals, Military Data, Survey Analysis
Coverage Bias and Sampling Error in a Study Using 1000-Series RDD Sampling - John Hall, Karen Cybulski, Nancy Duda
Effects of Misclassification of Race/Ethnicity Categories in Sampling Stratification on Survey Estimates - Donsig Jang, Amang Sukasih, Xiaojing Lin, Kelly H. Kang, Stephen H. Cohen Keywords: effective sample size, NSRCG, raking
Estimating Response Bias & Response Variance (Simple & Correlated) from Reinterviews - Dhirendra N. Ghosh Keywords: Gross discrepancy rate, Index of inconsistancy (IOI)
Using Statistical Models for Sample Design of a Reinterview Program - Jianzhu Li, J. Michael Brick, Bac Tran, Phyllis Singer Keywords: quality control, falsification, curb stone, rare event
Identifying Outliers When Creating an Imputation Base for the Quarterly Financial Report - Melvin McCullough, Terry L Pennington Keywords: imputation, outlier
Identifying Sources of Survey Errors: the 2007 Classification Error Survey for the United States Census of Agriculture - Denise A Abreu, Jaki S. McCarthy Keywords: Reporting Errors, Classification Errors, Reinterviews, Record Linkage
Measurement Error Models for Physical Activity Measures - Nicholas K. Beyler, Sarah Nusser, Alicia L. Carriquiry, Gregory Welk, Wayne Fuller
Effects from Respondent Location on Telephone Survey Estimates - Courtney Kennedy, Stephen E. Everett, Michael W. Traugott
Survey Mode Effects in Two Military Surveys - Y. Michael Yang, Amy E. Falcone, Lynn M. Milan Keywords: Mode Effects, Web Survey, Survey Mode
The Franklin's Randomized Response Model for Two Sensitive Attributes - Cheng C. Chen, Sarjinder Singh Keywords: Franklinùs randomized response model, Estimation of proportion, Sensitive attributes, Higher order moments
Response Mode and Bias Analysis in the IRSù Individual Taxpayer Burden Survey - J. Michael Brick, George Contos, Karen Masken, Roy Nord Keywords: mode, web, nonresponse bias
Mean and Sensitivity Estimation in Optional Randomized Response Models - Sat N. Gupta, Javid Shabbir, Supriti Sehra
Data Collection Mode Effects: Empirical Comparisons Between CATI-Only vs. Mixed Mode in the 2003 National Survey of Recent College Graduates - Zhanyun Zhao, Donsig Jang, Kelly H. Kang
Sample Surveys with Sensitive Questions: A Nonrandomized Response Approach - Guo-Liang Tian, Ming T. Tan, Man-Lai Tang
Looking for a Needle in a Haystack: A Multi-Mode Approach to a Survey of Rare Subpopulations - Mansour Fahimi, Barbara L. Kroner, Anne E. Kenyon, David J. Thurman
Using Addresses as Sampling Units in the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey - Greg Norman, Richard Sigman Keywords: HINTS, Delivery Sequence File, mail survey
Indirect Sampling in Context of Multiple Frames - Manuela Maia, Pierre Lavallée Keywords: Indirect Sampling, Generalized Weight Share Method, Multiple Frame Surveys
A Comparative Evaluation of Traditional Listing vs. Address-Based Sampling Frames: Matching with Field Investigation of Discrepancies - Jill M. Montaquila, Valerie Hsu, J. Michael Brick, Ned English, Colm O'Muircheartaigh Keywords: Delivery Sequence File, coverage
Cross-community Comparison and Multi-frame Weighting in REACH U.S. - Peter K. Kwok, Hee-Choon Shin, Whitney Murphy, Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Angela Debelloz, Kari Carris Keywords: REACH U.S., Address-based sampling, Community-based health program, Multiframe weighting, Pseudo-maximum likelihood, Multiplicity
Operational Results from an Address-Based Sampling Pilot for the National Immunization Survey - Benjamin Skalland, Martin Barron, Karen Wooten
The Use of Address-Based Sampling (ABS) with Multi-Mode Data Collection: The Case of REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) US Risk Factor Survey - Kanru Xia, Katie Dekker, Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Youlian Liao
Link-Tracing Sampling: Estimating the Size of a Hidden Population in Presence of Heterogeneous Nomination Probabilities - Martin H. Felix-Medina, Pedro E. Monjardin, Aida N. Aceves-Castro Keywords: chain-referral sampling, design-based estimator, maximum likelihood estimator, profile likelihood confidence interval, snowball sampling, Wald confidence interval
Adjusting Sampling and Weighting to Account for Births and Deaths - Lawrence R. Ernst, Randall K. Powers, Andy Sadler, Dave Slack Keywords: Sampling frame, continuing units, modified frame, probability proportional to size sampling
Sample Design and Estimation of Volumes and Trends in the Use of Paper Checks and Electronic Payment Methods in the United States - May X. Liu, Geoffrey R. Gerdes, Darrel W. Parke Keywords: Ratio estimator, auxiliary variables, item nonresponse, imputation, sample design
PPS Network Sampling with Partial PSU Replacement - Monroe G. Sirken Keywords: finite population corrections, psu size measures, sampling small populations
Longitudinal Surveys versus Continuous Surveys and Surveys with Flexible Periodicity - Dhiren Ghosh, Andrew Vogt Keywords: dynamic sampling, small samples, indices
An Application of Two-Way Stratification Procedure for Selection Under Three-Way Stratification - Kadaba P. Srinath
A Russian Invasion, Skeptical Villagers, and Controversial Elections: The 'Power' Plays Faced by Randomized Impact Evaluations in Developing Countries - Celeste Tarricone
A Study of the Composite Estimator for Change Rate - Dong-Yun Shin, Heungsun Park Keywords: panel data, overlapped samples, relative-error
A Simulation Study of Treatments of Influential Values in the Monthly Retail Trade Survey - Mary H. Mulry, Broderick Oliver Keywords: M-estimation, Clarke Winsorization, outliers
An Estimation Procedure for the New Public Employment Survey Design - Yang Cheng, Casey Corcoran, Joe Barth, Carma Hogue Keywords: survey design, model-based estimator, regression, stratification, and optimum allocation
Multiple Imputation for Missing Items in Multi-Section Questionnaires - Rong Liu, Joseph L. Schafer
A Bayesian Approach to Predicting the Electoral Vote Totals for the 2008 Presidential Election - Steven E. Rigdon, Sheldon H. Jacobson, Edward C. Sewell, Wendy K.T. Cho, Christopher J. Rigdon
Election Day 2008 Voter Scorecard - Kate Hobson, Edward Mulrow, Hee-Choon Shin, Fritz Scheuren
Methods for Analysis of Recall of Fires in a Retrospective Survey - Michael A. Greene, Craig D. Andres
Developing Macro Edits for the Census and Annual Survey of Governments Finance - Loretta A. McKenzie, Terri L. Craig, Jennifer N. Whitaker Keywords: Macro edits, Hidiroglou-Berthelot Edit
Empirical Evaluation of Imputation Methods on Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Data - Marek W. Kaminski, Vinod Kapani Keywords: Employment imputation, wages imputation, simulation of missing data, ratio method, nearest neighbor method, percent relative error, influential observations
Imputation Variance Estimation by Multiple Imputation Method for the National Hospital Discharge Survey - Qiyuan Pan, Iris Shimizu Keywords: Health care survey, hot-deck imputation, complex sample survey
Evaluation of Alternative Imputation Methods for the Public Libraries Survey (PLS) - Irene Brown, Terri L Craig Keywords: Imputation, Cell boundaries
A Three-Phase Model of Census Capture - Douglas Olson Keywords: Census coverage measurement, logistic regression modeling
The Impact of Allocations as a Tool for Statistical Editing of Corporate Taxpayer Administrative Records - Marty Harris Keywords: Allocations, Data Editing, Corporate Tax Returns
Do Products Offering Expedited Refunds Increase Income Tax Non-Compliance? - Karen Masken, Mark Mazur, Joanne Meikle, Roy Nord
Assessing the Effects of Imputation on Income Estimates in the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey: Comparison with the Current Population Survey - William D. Passero
Trends in Early Childhood Vaccination Coverage: Progress Toward U.S. Healthy People 2010 Goals - Zhen Zhao, Philip J. Smith, Elizabeth T. Luman
A Random Pattern Mixture Model for Longitudinal Binary Outcome with Informative Dropouts - Chengcheng Liu, Wensheng Guo, Sarah Ratcliffe
Outfluence: The Impact of Missing Values - Ofer Harel
Multiple Imputation for Drop-Out in Longitudinal Studies - Xiaodong Li, Jingchen Liu, Naihua Duan, Huiping Jiang, Jeffrey Lieberman, Ragy Girgis
Multiple Imputation in Right-Truncated Multivariate Normal Distribution, with Applications to RT-PCR - Abhijit Dasgupta, Terry Hysolp, Scott Waldman
Robust Variable and Model Selection with Missing Data - Greg DiRienzo
Achieving the Unique Objectives of the Canadian Health Measures Survey - Sarah Maude Dion, Suzelle Giroux
Sample Redesign of Canadian Local Government Surveys - James Ahkong, Martin Renaud Keywords: Lavallée-Hidiroglou algorithm, take-all stratum, take-some stratum, PPS sampling, municipalities
Reducing the Public Employment Survey Sample Size - Joseph James Barth, Yang Cheng, Carma R. Hogue Keywords: Sample design, establishment surveys, probability proportional to size
National Sample Reallocation for the Occupational Employment Statistics Survey - David Piccone, Marie C. Stetser Keywords: Establishment survey, sample, Occupational Employment Statistics, power allocation
Progress on the Redesign of the Quarterly Tax Survey - Amy Couzens, Carma Hogue, Paul Villena Keywords: Questionnaire Design, Survey Improvements, Imputation, Editing
Exploring Statistical Issues of Annual Sampling for the Current Population Survey - Reid Rottach, Antoinette Lubich, Benjamin M. Reist Keywords: dynamic sampling, second-stage sample selection, 2010 Sample Redesign
Evaluation of Methods for Increasing Precision in DAWN: Stratification and Ratio Estimation - Peter Frechtel
Disclosure Limitation Techniques for Tabular Data - Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr. Keywords: confidentiality, SDL, avoidance techniques
Why is Survey Research 20 Years Behind? - Robert E. Fay Keywords: cognitive psychology, cognitive interviewing, behavioral science, epistemic rationality, Acquired Soft Science Aversion Disorder
Pretesting 2010 Census Questionnaires for People with Atypical Living Situations - Jennifer Hunter Childs, Dawn Norris, Nathan Jurgenson
Are Do Not Include Statements Helpful? - Monica Dashen Keywords: Questionnaire Design or Survey Methods
Visualization of Complex Survey Data: Regression Diagnostics - Susan Hinkins, Edward Mulrow, Fritz Scheuren Keywords: Complex survey design, inverse sampling, regression diagnostic plots
Variability in Life-Table Estimates Based on the National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality Files - Van Parsons, Nathaniel Schenker, Kimberly Lochner, Gloria Wheatcroft, Elsie Pamuk Keywords: Balanced Repeated Replication, Variance Estimation
Model-based Methods in Analyzing Complex Survey Data: A Case Study with National Health Interview Survey Data - Rong Wei, Van Parsons Keywords: general linear mixed models, multilevel modeling, design-based
Estimating the Variance of Between-Year Change in Domain-Level Totals - Kimberly Henry, Valerie Testa, Richard Valliant Keywords: Horvitz-Thompson estimator, stratified Bernoulli sampling, poststratification, Taylor series approximation
Characteristic Function for the Truncated Triangular Distribution - Jay J. Kim, Myron Katzoff, Rahul A. Parsa Keywords: masking, multiplicative noise, moment
Alphabetical Placement in Surveys of Persons at Institutions - A Simulation Study - Pedro J. Saavedra, Francine Barrington Keywords: Alphabetic Sampling, Bias, Simple Random Sampling, Simulation
Reproducing Nonresponse Adjustments in Replicate Weights - Pedro J. Saavedra, R. Lee Harding Keywords: Jackknife, Propensity Categories, Variance Estimation, Weight Adjustments
Towards a Uni ed Framework for Inference with Aggregated Relational Data - Tyler H. McCormick, Tian Zheng Keywords: Aggregated relational data, Latent space models, Social networks
Missing Data and Complex Samples: The Impact of Listwise Deletion vs. Subpopulation Analysis on Statistical Bias and Hypothesis Test Results when Data are MCAR and MAR - Bethany A. Bell, Jeffrey D. Kromrey, John M. Ferron Keywords: survey research, complex samples, missing data, variance estimation
Sampling Weights for Analyses of Couple Data in Demographic and Health Surveys - Stan Becker, Bryan Sayer Keywords: survey methodology, demographic surveys, data analysis
Issues Associated with Measuring Activities Associated with Seeing and Hearing Across National Surveys - Frances M. Chevarley, David W. Keer, Barbara M. Altman Keywords: MEPS, NHIS, MCBS, disability, activity limitations, seeing, hearing, blind, deaf, NHDR
Confidence Intervals for Radio Ratings Estimators - Richard Griffiths Keywords: Confidence Intervals, Wald, Clopper-Pearson, Wilson Score, Coverage Probability, Radio Ratings, Empirical Study
A Comparison Study of Exit Poll Methodologies between Taiwan and the U.S. - Ge Tang, Yeh-Diing Wang, Rene Bautista Keywords: Exit poll, comparison study, Taiwan
A Meta-analysis of Within-Household Respondent Selection Methods - Ting Yan Keywords: within-household respondent selection methods, meta-analysis, demographic representativeness, cooperation rates
Analyses for Partnerships Based on the Census Barriers, Attitudes, and Motivator Survey - Mary H. Mulry, Timothy P. Olson Keywords: 2010 Census, Integrated Communications Program, social marketing, word-of-mouth campaign, CBAMS
Applying Incentives to Establishment Surveys: A Review of the Literature - Sarah Cook, Patricia LeBaron, Laura Flicker, Timothy S. Flanigan Keywords: Establishment, incentive, response rate
Are Polls Becoming Equal? - Dan Cassino, Krista Jenkins, Peter J. Woolley Keywords: IVR technology, RDD, partisan polls, standards, survey accuracy, CATI polls
Asians - are they the same? Findings from cognitive interviews with Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Americans - Hyunjoo Park, Virginia Wake Yelei Keywords: cognitive interview, American Community Survey, translation, multilingual and cultural issues
Assessment of Potential Bias in the National Immunization Survey (NIS) Estimates using Data on Telephone Status from the 2007 NHIS - Meena Khare, Abera Wouhib, James A. Singleton Keywords: Weighting, propensity score models, RDD telephone survey
Blue and Red Counties in the 2008 Presidential Election: An Analysis of Intracluster Correlation - Bonnie E. Shook-Sa, Vincent G. Iannacchione Keywords: Political Polarization, Cluster Analysis, 2008 American National Election Time Series Study
Building A New Foundation: Transitioning to Address Based Sampling After Nearly 30 Years of RDD - Michael W. Link, Gail Daily, Charles D. Shuttles, Tracie L. Yancey, H. Christine Bourquin Keywords: Address Based Sampling, random digit dialing, multimode survey
Cell Phone Reverse Directories - Promise or Peril? - Sarah Dipko, Krista Freedman Keywords: Cell phones, reverse directories, advance notification, sample purging
Cognitive testing as a method of pre-testing questionnaires in high and low context cultures - Hyunjoo Park, M. Mandy Sha, Yuling Pan Keywords: Cognitive interview, Cultural differences, Korean
Combating Telephone Fatigue After Multiple Waves: Testing Prepaid Incentives and a Hard-Copy Questionnaire in a Telephone Survey of Youth With Disabilities and Their Parents - Anne Kenyon, Lynn Newman, Suzanne Triplett, Anne-Marie Knokey, Kathryn Valdes, Helen Smith Keywords: Telephone, survey, longitudinal, nonresponse
Comparing an Internet Panel Survey to Mail and Phone Surveys on Willingness to Pay for Environmental Quality: A National Mode Test - Burke D. Grandjean, Nanette M. Nelson, Patricia A. Taylor Keywords: Internet panel survey, contingent valuation, willingness to pay, air pollution, ozone, national park
Consistency Analysis and Panel Blending - Steven H. Gittelman
Conveying Translated Informed Consent Concepts: Effects of Language and Culture on Interpretation of Legally Required Messages - Yuling Pan, Ashley Landreth Keywords: informed consent messages, survey participation, translation, language and culture
Current Practices in Cognitive Interviewing - Johnny Blair, Pat Dean Brick Keywords: Cognitive interviewing, best practices, probing methods, think aloud
Do We Hear Different Voices?: Investigating the Differences Between Internet and non-Internet Users On Attitudes and Behaviors - Chan Zhang, Mario Callegaro, Melanie Thomas, Charles DiSogra Keywords: digital divide, non-internet households, probability-based online panel, KnowledgePanel
Does Prefilling Responses on a Longitudinal Establishment Survey Stem Sample Attrition? - Geraldine M. Mooney, Melissa Krakowiecki, Deborah Trunzo Keywords: Sample attrition, longitudinal surveys, establishment surveys
Effects of Differential Branding on Survey Materials - Nicole Bensky, Gretchen Grabowski, Justin Bailey, Chuck Shuttles, Michael Link Keywords: mail materials, design
Expanding the Use and Applicability of Cognitive Interviews in Research - Gretchen Grabowski, Justin Bailey, Nicole Bensky, Michael Link Keywords: Cognitive interviewing techniques, interview style, probing, mail materials, incentives
Hanging by a Thread: the Telephone Interviewers Tell (Their) Story - Gabriella Fazzi, Fabrizio Martire, Maria C. Pitrone Keywords: Interviewing, interviewers, survey research - telephone
Health Status Measurement via Event History Calendars vs. Conventional Questionnaires: "Long Time, No Status Change" - Debra R. Miller, Clarissa R. Steele, Ipek Bilgen, Robert F. Belli Keywords: event history calendar, standardized conventional questionnaire, verbal behavior coding
How Does the French Culture Impact the Translation of Survey Materials? - An Examination of French Translations for a U.S. Survey - Erica Saleska, Dr. Musindu Kanya-Ngambi, Herman A. Alvarado Keywords: French, translations, cognitive interviews
Improving the Utility of Imputed Values in Survey Datasets - David R. Johnson, Rebekah Young
Internet Usage Research: Comparing Household Expectations and Concerns - Yvonne Olivares, Susan Baylis, Rosemary Holden Keywords: Internet research, trust, expectations, participation
Interviewer Characteristics, their Doorstep Behaviour, and Survey Co-operation - Jennifer Sinibaldi, Annette Jäckle, Sarah Tipping, Peter Lynn Keywords: interviewers, personality, response propensity
Language, Culture, and Respondent Knowledge: Findings from the Cognitive Test of the Spanish Translation of the American Housing Survey - George R. Carter III, Alisú Schoua-Glusberg, M. Mandy Sha Keywords: translation, cognitive interviewing, respondent knowledge, housing, mortgages, income
Life360: Usability of Mobile Devices for Time Use Surveys - Jennie W. Lai, Lorelle Vanno, Michael W. Link, Jennie Pearson, Hala Makowska, Karen Benezra, and Mark Green Keywords: smartphone, digital ethnography, mobile survey, Internet survey
Messaging to America: Results from the Census Barriers, Attitudes and Motivators Survey (CBAMS) - Nancy Bates, Frederica Conrey, Randy Zuwallack, Darlene Billia, Vita Harris, Linda Jacobsen, Tanya White Keywords: Decennial Census, audience segmentation, campaign messaging
Mode Choice in a Longitudinal Mail, Web, and Telephone Survey - Martha D. Kovac, Barbara Rogers, Geraldine M. Mooney, Deborah Trunzo
Modeling the Need for Traditional vs. Commercially-Available Address Listings for In-Person Surveys: Results from a National Validation of Addresses - Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Ned English, Michael Latterner, Stephanie Eckman, Katie Dekker Keywords: Delivery Sequence File, Address-Based Sampling, General Social Survey
Monitoring Field Interviewer and Respondent Interactions Using Computer-Assisted Recorded Interviewing: A Case Study - Susan Mitchell, Kristine Fahrney, Matthew Strobl Keywords: Computer audio-recorded interviewing, CARI, interviewer behavior coding
Multimode Strategies for Designing Establishment Surveys - Shelton M. Jones Keywords: Response rates, mode choice, mode preference, survey design
Multi-Mode Surveys Using Address-Based Sampling: The Design of the REACH U.S. Risk Factor Survey - Martin Barron Keywords: REACH U.S., Address-Based Sampling, Multimode Surveys
Obtaining Responses by Mail or Web: Response Rates and Data Consequences - Glenn D. Israel Keywords: Response rate, Internet, mode effects, Extension, satisfaction
Panel Conditioning and Attrition in the AP-Yahoo! News Election Panel Study - Yelena Kruse, Mario Callegaro, J. Michael Dennis, Charles DiSogra, Stefan Subias, Michael Lawrence, Trevor Tompson Keywords: election, Internet panel, KnowledgePanel, attrition, conditioning
Personal Contact and Performance Base Incentives - Two Approaches to Raise Long-term Panel Compliance and Reduce Missing Data - Ana P. Melgar, Matt Walker, Jeff M. Scagnelli, Michael W. Link Keywords: Long term panel compliance/cooperation, incentives
Presentation of a Single Item versus a Grid: Effects on the Vitality and Mental Health Scales of the SF-36v2 Health Survey - Mario Callegaro, Jeffrey Shand-Lubbers, J. Michael Dennis Keywords: grid, matrix, single item per screen, Cronbachùs alpha, SF36v2, KnowledgePanel
Refined or Biased Opinions? Examining Self-selected Participation in Deliberation and Post-survey in On-line Deliberative Polls - Rui Wang, Alice Siu Keywords: Nonresponse, panel attrition, Deliberative Polls, on-line survey
Relationship between Portrayals of VA Hospitals in the Media, and Employee and Patient Satisfaction: An Exploratory Analysis - Katerine Osatuke, Jonathan Fishman, Scott C. Moore, Sue R. Dyrenforth Keywords: Public perception, media, healthcare, VA hospitals
Respondent Effects Associated with Questionnaires Designed to Accommodate Survey Processing - Deborah H. Griffin, Sandra L. Clark Keywords: Data Collection, Data Processing, Quality
Spanish Respondent's Choice of Language of Survey Materials: Bilingual or English Only? - Norman Trussell, Michael Link, Justin Bailey, Lorelle Vanno Keywords: Bilingual Materials, Choice of language, audience measurement, media behavior
The challenges of locating young adults for a longitudinal study: Improved tracing strategies implemented for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, Wave IV - Amanda Meehan, Erica Saleska, Marjorie Hinsdale-Shouse, Nick Kinsey, Casey Tischner Keywords: Locating, Longitudinal, Tracing
The Effect of Email Invitation Customization on Survey Completion Rates in an Internet Panel: A Meta-analysis of 10 Public Affairs Surveys - Mario Callegaro, Yelena Kruse, Melanie Thomas, Poom Nukulkij Keywords: Internet panel, email invitation, email subject, completion rate
The Effect of Interview Experience on Follow-Up Response Propensity in a Longitudinal Survey - Matt Sloan, Debra Wright Keywords: Disability, Longitudinal Survey, Response Propensity
The Effects of Incentives on the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey - Karen L. Goldenberg, David McGrath, Lucilla Tan Keywords: Incentives; longitudinal survey; panel design
The Language and Behaviour Profile as a Nonresponse Tool - Dr. Pamela C. Campanelli, David C. Klaasen Keywords: Doorstep Introductions, Interviewers, Reducing Nonresponse
The Use of Cognitive Interviewing to Explore the Effectiveness of Advance Supplemental Materials among Five Language Groups - Anna Y. Chan, Yuling Pan
The Use of Vignettes in Evaluating Multilingual Questionnaires1 - M. Mandy Sha, Yuling Pan Keywords: Translation, cognitive interviewing, vignettes, language and culture, multilingual questionnaires, cross-cultural survey methods
To Link or Not to Link?: Exploring Approaches to Maintaining American Community Survey Response Rates During Census 2010 - Laurie Schwede, Anissa Sorokin Keywords: American Community Survey, Response Rates, Color on Envelopes, Census 2010
Undercoverage Analysis in Surveys Using Telephone Exchange Information - Ting Yan, Wei Zeng, Zhen Zhao Keywords: undercoverage, NIS, telephone-exchange information
Using Contact Attempt History Data to Determine the Optimal Number of Contact Attempts - Adam Safir, Lucilla Tan Keywords: Contact history, data quality, field operations, level of effort, and paradata
Using Respondent Prediction Models to Improve Efficiency of Incentive Allocation - Morgan S. Earp, Jaki S. McCarthy Keywords: Nonresponse, response rate, bias, incentives
Using Verbal and Paralinguistic Behaviors to Explain Variation in Responses to Self-Reported Health Questions - Dana Garbarski, Nora Cate Schaeffer, Jennifer Dykema Keywords: self-reported health, interaction coding, interviewer-respondent interaction, cognitive ability, health, response latency, uncertainty, speech tokens, disfluencies of speech, paradigmatic question-answer sequence
Vignettes in Cross-Cultural Cognitive Testing: Adaptation for Spanish-Speaking Respondents of Lower Educational Levels - Patricia Goerman, Matthew Clifton Keywords: Vignettes, Bilingual cognitive testing methodology, Spanish survey research
Web of Caring: Development of Web Survey Best Practices - Janice Ballou, Brian Roff Keywords: Web survey, paradata, survey methodology
When a Face Doesnùt Launch a Thousand Ships: Including a Personalized Image on a Mail Questionnaire - Kathy Sonnenfeld, Raquel af Ursin, Barbara Lepidus Carlson, Susan Sprachman Keywords: Image, incentive, gift card, response rate, verification questionnaire, bilingual
When easy doesnùt do it: An attempt to simplify a mailed diary survey - Justin T. Bailey, Gretchen Grabowski, Michael W. Link Keywords: response rates, respondent burden, mail surveys
Who are You?: A Data Mining Approach to Predicting Survey Non-respondents - Jaki S. McCarthy, Thomas Jacob Keywords: Agricultural Survey, Classification Tree, Establishment Survey, Non-response, Paradata
Multiple Semi-Parametric Imputation
- David R. Judkins, Westat, Inc.; Andrea R. Piesse, Westat, Inc.; Tom Krenzke, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Post-imputation variance estimation, Hot-deck imputation
Parametric fractional imputation for missing data analysis
- Jae-kwang Kim, Yonsei University; Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University
Keywords: EM algorithm, Importance sampling, Monte Carlo EM, Multiple imputation, Observed likelihood, Observed information
Multiply Imputing Potential Outcomes To Estimate Individual Causal Effects - Susanne Rässler, Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg; Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University
Randy Sitter's Contributions to Resampling Methods in Sample Surveys - N. K. Rao, Carleton University
A Statistical Approach to Quantifying the Elastic Deformation of Nanomaterials - C.F. Jeff Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Using Empirical Likelihood Methods To Obtain Range Restricted - Jiahua Chen, The University of British Columbia; J. N. K. Rao, Carleton University; R
Examining Sensitivity of Small-Area Inferences to Uncertainty About Sampling Error Variances
- William R. Bell, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: sampling error modle, Fay-Herriot model, Bayesian inference, small area estimation
Robust Estimation of Monthly Employment Growth Rates for Small Areas in the Current Employment Statistics Survey
- Julie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland, College Park
Keywords: small area estimation, robust estimation, influential observations
Robust Small-Area Estimation Under Unit-Level Models
- J. N. K. Rao, Carleton University
Keywords: Best linear unbiased prediction, Bootstrap method, Mean squared error, Mixed model, Robust estimation, Small area mean
A Picture Is Worth a Billion Words: Visualizing Mega-Parameter Models from Giga-Scale Textual Data - Burt Monroe, The Pennsylvania State University
Ceci N'Est Pas Une Carte - Michael D. Ward, University of Washington
Tufte Without Tears - Chris Adolph, University of Washington
Keeping Up with Survey Respondents
- Stanley R. Freedman, Energy Information Administration
Keywords: Survey methodology, repsondents, site visits
Communicating with Survey Respondents at the UK Office for National Statistics
- Jacqui Jones, The Office for National Statistics, UK; Ann Lewis, The Office for National Statistics, UK; Georgina Jones, The Office for National Statistics, UK; Jackie Byard, The Office for National Statistics, UK
Keywords: Respondent Communication, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Customer and Respondent Outreach Initiatives at the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- William J. Wiatrowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: customers, respondents, outreach
So Why Are Millions of Children Needlessly Dying?
- David J. Fitch, Universidad Rafael LandÃvar
Keywords: Evaluation, Corruption, Foreign Aid, USAID, Service delivery research, LQAS
Child Survival Theory and Practice: How Do They Match? - Gareth Jones, Adeni Consulting
Child Mortality: What We Count Counts - Jef L. Leroy, National Institute of Public Health; Jean-Pierre Habicht, Cornell University; Juan Rivera, National Institute of Public Health
How Can Statistics Save Lives? - Megan Price, Emory University
Designing an Audit System To Increase Voter Confidence in Elections - Michael W. Traugott, The University of Michigan
Engaging the Unengaged Voter: Vote Centers and Voter Turnout - Robert M. Stein, Rice University; Greg Vonnahme, Rice University
Measuring Voting System Failures: Survey Evidence of the Frequency of Voting Problems in the 2006 and 2008 U.S. Election - Stephen Ansolabehere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles H. Stewart, III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Measuring Income and Poverty in Four Surveys: An Overview
- Connie Citro, Committee on National Statistics; Joan L. Turek, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Gabrielle Denmead, Denmead Services and Consulting; Sameer Desale, Synectics for Management Decisions Inc.; Brian James, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Keywords: Income, poverty, family structure, policy analysis, program benefits, health insurance coverage
Measurement Issues Associated with Using Survey Data Matched with Administrative Data from the Social Security Administration
- Paul Davies, Social Security Administration; Lynn Fisher, Social Security Adminsitration
Keywords: Survey data, administrative data, survey error, measurement error
How Much Is It Worth: Comparing the Policy-Analytic Value of Wealth Data from Four Surveys - John L. Czajka, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
A Comparison of the Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from Four National Surveys and Six State Surveys - Michael Davern, The University of Minnesota/SHADAC
Can Calibration Be Used To Adjust for 'Nonignorable' Nonresponse?
- Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Ted Chang, University of Virginia
Keywords: Prediction model, Quasi-randomization, Benchmark variable, Model variable, Bias, Repsons-guided response group
NMAR Nonresponse with Limited Covariate Information
- Danny Pfeffermann, Hebrew University & University of Southampon; Anna Sikov, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Michael Sverchkov, BAE Systems/Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Calibration, H-T estimator, NMAR, Sample distribution, Sample-complement distribution
Hierarchical Bayes Estimation for Bivariate Binary Data with Applications to Small-Area Estimation - Malay Ghosh, University of Florida
Applying Federal Data Security Policy to Statistical Agency Practices
- Rochelle W. Martinez, Office of Management and Budget; John W. Barkhamer, Office of Management and Budget
Keywords: data breach, information policy, personally identifiable information, confidentiality
U.S. Census Bureau's Approach To Address OMB's Guidelines and Rules Relating to Privacy Breaches in Federal Statistical Agencies
- Nancy M. Gordon, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Confidentiality, data breach, data stewardship, privacy
The Impact of a Privacy Breach on Survey Participation in a National Longitudinal Survey
- Marilyn Seastrom, National Center for Education Statistics ; Jennifer Park, National Center for Education Statistics
Keywords: Privacy, data breaches, response rates, nonresponse bias analysis
Evaluation of Imputation of Covariates in an Impact Analysis with Regression Adjustment
- Eric Grau, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Sue Ahmed, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Keywords: imputation, impact evaluation, sequential hot deck, regression adjustment, random assignment
Evaluation of Multiple Imputation by Ordered Monotone Blocks in an Anthrax Vaccine Trial - Michela Baccini, University of Florence; Constantine E. Frangakis, Johns Hopkins University; Fan Li, Harvard Medical School; Fabrizia Mealli, University of Florence; Brian D. Plikaytis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Charles E. Rose, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Donald B. Rubin, Harvard University; Elizabeth R. Zell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Multiple Imputation for Protecting Data Confidentiality: Applications by the German Institute for Employment Research - Jerome Reiter, Duke University; Joerg Drechsler, German Institute for Employment Research; Susanne Rässler, Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg
Heavy Children in Motor Vehicle Crashes: Imputation for Covariates with Missingness and Measurement Errors - Dawei Xie, University of Pennsylvania; Yulei He, Harvard Medical School
Releasing Microdata: Disclosure Risk Estimation, Data Masking, and Assessing Utility
- Natalie Shlomo, University of Southampton
Keywords: Log-linear models, Goodness of fit, Measurement error, Additive noise, Micro-aggregation, Random rounding, PRAM, Information loss
New Ways To Provide More and Better Data to the Public While Still Protecting Confidentiality
- Laura V. Zayatz, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Disclosure Avoidance, Data Dissemination
Web-Based Data Query Tools: Meeting User Needs - J. Neil Russell, National Center for Education Statistics
Estimation and Inference for Group-Randomized Trials with a Binary Outcome - Sherri L. Pals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Power for Clustered Gaussian Data - Jacqueline L. Johnson, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida; Diane J. Catellier, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina, University of Florida; Kelli A. Komro, University of Florida
Estimation and Inference for Clustered Gaussian Data - Diane J. Catellier, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jacqueline L. Johnson, Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida
Internal Pilot Designs for Cluster Samples - Christopher S. Coffey, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Matthew J. Gurka, University of Virginia; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida
National Election Scorecard
- Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago; Edward Mulrow, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: National Election, RDD, exit polling
Voter Confidence and the Election Day Voting Experience - J. Quin Monson, Brigham Young University; Kelly Patterson, Brigham Young University; David Magleby, Brigham Young University; Ryan Claassen, Kent State University
How ASA Members Are Helping States Improve Elections - Arlene S. Ash, Boston University
Under-Reporting of Energy Intake in the Canadian Community Health Survey
- Didier Garriguet, Statistics Canada
Keywords: energy under-reporting, nutrition, energy intake, energy expenditure
Analysis of Survey-Based Usual Intake Nutrition Data: The Issue of Within-Person Variation - Kevin Dodd, National Cancer Institute; Joseph Goldman, U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Nutrition Data: Methodological and Analytic Experiences of NHANES - Clifford L. Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, Inc.; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nonparametric Density Estimation from Censored Data - Meghan S. O'Malley, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Can Survey Bootstrap Replicates Be Used for Cross-Validation?
- Geoff Rowe, Statistics Canada; David Binder, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Complex surveys, .632+ Bootstrap, Health Utility Index
Building Regression Trees on Survey Data - Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tree-Based Methods To Model Dependent Data - Guillermo Mendez, Arizona State University
Effect of Spanish Two-Way Immersion Programs on Kindergarten Students' Attitudes: A Study of Treatment and Control Schools
- Claudia B. Navarro Villarroel, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University; Marcia Rosenbusch, Iowa State University; Holly Kaptain, Iowa State University
Keywords: Generalized mixed multinomial linear model, Survey for children, Dual Language Education
Deal with Excess Zeros in the Discrete Dependent Variable, the Number of Homicide in Chicago Census Tract
- Gideon D. Bahn, Loyola University Chicago; Raymond Massenburg, University of Illinois at Chicago
Keywords: GLM with Poisson, ZIP model, ZAP (hurdle) model, Negative Binomial, Two-part model, Homicide
Matching Four Groups of Postsecondary Education Institutions Using Propensity Scores - Amang S. Sukasih, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Kirsten Barrett, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Wendy Mansfield, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Methods for Analyzing Agreement on Ordinal Ratings Between Self- and Peer-Evaluations in a Medical School Student Survey - Oliver Cass, Hennepin County Medical Center; Ye-Ying Cen, Hennepin County Medical Center
Modeling of Probability of Infant Survival (Survival Rates) - Beau Jones, University of Cenral Arkansas; Evgenia Rubinshtein, University of Central Arkansas
An Examination of the Relationships Between University Student Retention and High-School Coursework Among At-Risk Students Using Regression Analysis - Chong Ho Yu, Arizona State University; Angel Jannasch-Pennell, Arizona State University; Samuel Digangi, Arizona State University; Charles Kaprolet, Arizona State University
Using Respondent Information and Psychometric Methods to Estimate Response Propensities
- William Kalsbeek, Unversity of North Carolina; Robert Agans, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Keywords: survey nonresponse, estimating nonresponse bias, nonresponse adjustment
Reducing Error in Psychological Research: Averaging Data To Determine Factor Structure of the QMPR
- Shea Gibbons, Brigham Young University; Robert Bubb, Brigham Young University; Bruce L. Brown, Brigham Young University
Keywords: Factor Analysis, Reliability, Averaging Data, Human Subject Data, QMPR
A Brief History of Survey Classification Error Models
- Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International; Paul P. Biemer, RTI International/UNC-CH; William Kalsbeek, Unversity of North Carolina
Keywords: latent class analysis, classification error models, measurement error, reliability analysis, Census Bureau Model, finite fixture models, Hui-Walter Method
Comparison of Students' Scores Between Public and Private Schools: Analysis of PISA Data - Victoria Landsman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; Danny Pfeffermann, Hebrew University & University of Southampon
Evaluating the Uncertainty in HIV/AIDS Infection Models - Huaiyu Ma, GE Global Research; Roger W. Hoerl, GE Global Research
Recent Background and Influences on the Direction of Research in Public Health Biosurveillance - Henry Rolka, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistical Considerations in Large-Scale Screening Programs: Impacts on the Public - Sonya Heltshe, Rocky Mountain Denver Poison Center; Karen Kafadar, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center; Philip Prorok, National Cancer Institute
Assessing the Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health - Rebecca Klemm, Klemm Analysis, Inc.; Donna Stroup, Data for Solutions, Inc.
Old Tabulations, Old Files, and a Brief History of Individual Tax Return Sampling - Michael E. Weber, Statistics of Income, IRS; David P. Paris, Statistics of Income, IRS; Peter J. Sailer, Consultant
Statistics of Income Sales of Capital Assets Sample Redesign for Tax Year 2007
- Yan K. Liu, Statistics of Income, IRS; Michael Strudler, Statistics of Income, IRS; Jana Scali, Statistics of Income, IRS; Janette Wilson, Statistics of Income, IRS
Keywords: Continuous Work History Sample, Neyman Optimum Allocation, Statistics of Income, stratified sample
Attrition in the Tax Years 1999--2005 Individual Income Tax Return Panel - Victoria Bryant, Statistics of Income, IRS
Methodological Limitations in Producing Subnational Tabulations of Unincorporated Business Activity That Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships Report on Returns - Joseph Koshansky, Internal Revenue Service
Reinterview Revisited
- Dhirendra N. Ghosh, Synectics for Management Decisions Inc.
Keywords: Gross discrepancy rate, index of inconsistency
Evaluating data collection quality after protocol changes
- Cherie Alf, Iowa State University; Sarah Nusser, Iowa State University; Veronica Lessard, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Keywords: Quality Review, Process Quality
Simulation Modeling of Field Operations in Surveys
- Bor-Chung Chen, Federal Railroad Administration
Keywords: Census Data, Discrete Events, Perfomance Evaluation, Response Rate, Survey Cost
Using Paradata to Actively Manage Data Collection Survey Progress
- François Laflamme, Statistics Canada; Mike Maydan, Statistics Canada; Andrew Miller, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Paradata, call history, active management, management information system
A Microlevel Latent Class Model for Measurement Error in the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey
- Brian J. Meekins, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Clyde Tucker, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Paul P. Biemer, RTI International/UNC-CH
Keywords: latent class model, measurement error, consumer expenditure
How To Prioritize Recontacts - Dan Hedlin, Statistics Sweden
American Community Survey (ACS) Sample Design Issues and Challenges
- Steven Hefter, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: ACS, Sampling, Census Long Form
Redesigning the American Community Survey (ACS): Computer-Assisted Personal Interview Sample
- Edward C. Castro Jr., U.S. Census Bureau; Steven Hefter, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: ACS, Sampling, Nonresponse, Personal Interview
Some Research on Sampling Design Alternatives for a Redesigned 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey
- Iris Shimizu, National Center for Health Statistics; Rong Cai, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Cluster sampling, optimum sample allocation, nonlinear programming, relative standard errors
Assessing Oversampling of Older Persons in a National Health Survey
- Karen E. Davis, National Center for Health Statistics; Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Sample survey, oversampling
Implementation of Controlled Selection in the National Compensation Survey Redesign
- Lawrence R. Ernst, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Christopher J. Guciardo, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Yoel Izsak, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Jonathan J. Lisic, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Chester H. Ponikowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Allocation, sampling panels, rounding, sampling cells, area PSUs, industry sampling strata
Sample Refreshment, Optimal Allocation, and Other Issues in the Redesign of Panel Surveys - Paul P. Biemer, RTI International/UNC-CH; Margaret Byron, Rho, Inc.; Sara Wheeless, RTI International; Celia Eicheldinger, RTI International
Correction of Bias from Nonrandom Missing Longitudinal Data using auxiliary information
- Cuiling Wang, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Charlie B. Hall, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Keywords: Missing data, linear mixed effects model, MNAR, joint modeling, multiple imputation (MI), auxiliary variable MAR (A-MAR)
Modeling Change in Longitudinal Studies: Use Age Only or Initial Age and Time?
- Christopher H. Morrell, Loyola College in Maryland; Larry J. Brant, National Institute on Aging; Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Aging
Keywords: Mixed-Effects Models, Multilevel modeling, Observational Study, Recruitment Bias, Regression
Testing for Qualitative Interaction of Multiple Sources of Informative Dropout in Longitudinal Data - Sara B. Crawford, Valparaiso University; John J. Hanfelt, Emory University
Overdispersed Continuous-Time Models with Epidemiological Applications - Carles Breto, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Edward L. Ionides, The University of Michigan; Aaron A. King, The University of Michigan
Multilevel Modeling Technique and Bootstrap Variance Estimation in Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Complex Survey Data Sets - Alomgir Hossain, University of Saskatchewan; Punam Pahwa, University of Saskatchewan; Bruce Reeder, University of Saskachewan; Bonnie Janzen, University of Saskatchewan
Comparison of Generalized Estimating Equations and Quadratic Inference Functions in Longitudinal Analysis of Data from the NLSCY Database - Adefowope O. Odueyungbo, McMaster University; Dillon Browne, University of Guelph; Norri Akhtar-Danesh, McMaster University; Lehana Thabane, McMaster University
Rank and Set Restrictions for Homogeneity Analysis in R
- Patrick Mair, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien; Jan de Leeuw, University of California, Los Angeles
Keywords: homals, Gifi-models, optimal scaling, homogeneity analysis, nonlinear PCA, nonliner CCA
Algorithmic Errors in the Estimation of Tobit II Models and the Corresponding Failure To Recognize Selection Bias
- Thomas Zuehlke, Florida State University; Anthony Kassekert, Florida State University
Keywords: Tobit II, Heckman Selection Model, Simultaneous Estimation
Probabilistic and Fuzzy Matching as Applied to Record Linkage and Computerized Coding - Michael J. Wenzowski, Statistics Canada
Sensitivity Analysis for Observational Studies: The ObsSens Package for R - Gregory L. Snow, Intermountain Healthcare
SAFAL: Statistical Analysis Functions Automating Language - Babubhai V. Shah, SAFAL Institute Inc.
An Open Source Library for the Estimation and Evaluation of ACD Models - Guillaume Weisang, Bentley College
GLUMIP 2.0: SAS/IML Software for Planning Internal Pilots - John A. Kairalla, University of Florida; Christopher S. Coffey, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Keith E. Muller, University of Florida
Use of a Likelihood-Based Mixed-Effects Model Repeated Measures Analysis for a Clinical Trial in Major Depressive Disorder
- Baldeo K. Taneja, EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Thomas Kinghorn, MDS Biostatistics; John Reinhard, Brain Insights, LLC; Andrew Uprichard, EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Keywords: Major Depressive Disorder, Longitudinal Data, Dropouts, Missing Data, MMRM Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis
Longitudinal Data Analysis: Repeated Measures Analysis Versus Random Coefficient Models - Radhi Abdulnabi, Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mixture Model for Individual and Combined Data Using Estimating Equations - Pali Sen, University of North Florida; Jacy Crosby, University of North Florida
A Comparison of Methods for Pretest/Post-Test Trials with Small Samples - Xiao Sun, Merck & Co., Inc.; Robin Mogg, Merck Research Laboratories; Devan V. Mehrotra, Merck Research Laboratories
MMRM Analyses with and Without Titration Visits - Phillip Dinh, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Peiling Yang, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Modeling Phase-Dependent Effects and Volatile Longitudinal Responses via Geometric Brownian Motion Process - Li Zhu, University of California, Davis; Fushing Hsieh, University of California, Davis; Eric Chi, Amgen, Inc; Juan Li, Amgen, Inc
Health Care Disparities Research: Using the National Health Care Surveys
- Nancy Sonnenfeld, National Center for Health Statistics; Jane E. Sisk, National Center for Health Statistics; John E. Orban, Battelle
Keywords: health care, race, ethnicity, disparities, government statistics, National Health Care Surveys
Using National Health Interview Survey Data and State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey Data To Study Health Disparities
- Jane F. Gentleman, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Health disparities, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey, Healthy People Program
Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) To Evaluate Health Disparities - Vicki L. Burt, National Center for Health Statistics; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Cindy Zhang, Harris Corporation
Vital Statistics: Vital to the Measurement of Health Disparities - Charles J. Rothwell, National Center for Health Statistics
Applications of Ranked Set Sampling to Genetic Studies - Gang Zheng, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Chen Zehua, National University of Singapore; Kaushik Ghosh, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Zhaohai Li, The George Washington University
Some Further Generalizations of Ranked Set Sampling - Kaushik Ghosh, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ram C. Tiwari, National Cancer Institute
Nonparametric Maximum Likelihood Estimator of Bohn-Wolfe Model - Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University
Confidence Intervals Estimation of the Location Parameter of the Logistic Distribution Using Ranked Set Sampling - Hassen A. Muttlak, KFUPM
Sequential Unbalanced Ranked Set Sampling - Nader M. Gemayel, The Ohio State University; Douglas Wolfe, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth Stasny, The Ohio State University
Test-Score Ceiling Effects and Value-Added Measures of School Quality
- Cory R. Koedel, University of Missouri-Columbia; Julian R. Betts, University of California, San Diego
Keywords: Value-Added Modeling, Test-Score Ceiling Effects
Estimating Dynamic Panel Data Models with Measurement Errors
- Shawn Ni, University of Missouri-Columbia; Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri-Columbia
Keywords: value-added, dynamic panel data, noisy data
The Sensitivity of Teacher Effect Estimates to Decision Rules for Establishing Student-Teacher Links - Matthew Springer, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University; Bing Han, RAND Corporation
Does a Teacher's Value Added Require Data To Be Missing at Random? - Daniel McCaffrey, RAND Corporation; J. R. Lockwood, RAND Corporation
Estimating Teacher Effects from Longitudinal Data Without Assuming Vertical Scaling - Louis T. Mariano, RAND Corporation; Daniel McCaffrey, RAND Corporation; J. R. Lockwood, RAND Corporation
Multiple Imputation Methods for Disclosure Limitation in Longitudinal Data
- Di An, Merck & Co., Inc.; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan
Keywords: confidentiality, disclosure protection, longitudinal data, multiple imputation, survival analysis
Measuring Disclosure Risk for a Synthetic Data Set Created Using Multiple Methods
- Jennifer C. Huckett, Iowa State University; Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University
Keywords: hot deck imputation, quantile regression, rank swapping, statistical disclosure limitation, synthetic data
Hybrid Logistic Regression and Random-Response Model in a Matched Pairs Study - Chien-Hua Wu, Chung-Yuan Christian University; Shu-Mei Wan; Mei-Chi Li
Translating Disclosure Risk of Geographic Units to Survey Respondents: A Hierarchical Assessment of Contextual Data - Kristine M. Witkowski, The University of Michigan
The Effect of Measurement Error and Under-Coverage Error on Disclosure Risk Assessments - Mandi Yu, The University of Michigan; Trivellore Raghunathan, The University of Michigan
Achieving Analytic Potential While Protecting Data Confidentiality - Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago; James Sears, U.S. Social Security Administration
A Unified Theory of Randomized Response Surveys of Binary Characteristics - Tapan K. Nayak, The George Washington University
Nonresponse in the American Time Use Survey
- Phawn Letourneau, U.S. Census Bureau; Andrew Zbikowski, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Survey, Nonresponse, Logistic Regression
Using a Large-Scale Field Study To Estimate Nonresponse and Noncoverage Biases in an RDD Survey
- Wendy VanDeKerckhove, Westat, Inc.; Jill Montaquila, Westat, Inc.; J. Michael Brick, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: CATI, response rate, coverage
Sensitivity Analysis of Nonresponse Bias in the Current Population Survey
- John Dixon, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: nonresponse, bias, survey
Proxy Pattern-Mixture Analysis for Survey Nonresponse
- Rebecca Andridge, The University of Michigan; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan
Keywords: Bayesian methods, Missing data, Nonignorable nonresponse, Nonresponse bias analysis, Survey data
A Study of SES Bias and Nonresponse in a Large-Scale Household Survey - Orlaith Burke, University College Dublin; Patrick E. Murphy, University College Dublin; Richard Sinnott, University College Dublin
Canonical Correlation Analysis of Longitudinal Data
- Dayanand N. Naik, Old Dominion University; Jayesh Srivastava, High Point Insurance
Keywords: Canonical correlation analysis, Kronecker prodcut, longitudinal data
Inverse Regression from Longitudinal Data
- Geoffrey Jones, Massey University
Keywords: Calibration, Hierarchical model, Multilevel model, MCMC
State Space Representation of an Autoregressive Linear Mixed Effects Model for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data
- Ikuko Funatogawa, Teikyo University School of Medicine; Takashi Funatogawa, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. LTD
Keywords: Autoregressive model, Equilibrium, Kalman filter, Linear Mixed Effects Model, Longitudinal data, State Space
Estimation of Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using Muscle Electrical Properties - Catherine Stamoulis, Harvard School of Public Health; Rebecca Betensky, Harvard University; Seward Rutkove, Harvard Medical School
Comparison Between Analysis of Variance and Spectral Decomposition in the Mixed-Effects Models - Mixia Wu, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Kai Fun Yu, National Institutes of Health; Aiyi Liu, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Marginalized Transition Models for Longitudinal Count Data - Keunbaik Lee, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Michael Daniels, University of Florida; Yongsung Joo, University of Florida
Using Continuous Variables as Modeling Covariates for Net Coverage Estimation
- Vincent T. Mule, U.S. Census Bureau; Don Malec, U.S. Census Bureau; Jerry Maples, U.S. Census Bureau; Teresa Schellhamer, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Dual System Estimation
Direct Estimates as a Diagnostic for Dual System Estimators Based on Logistic Regression
- Mary H. Mulry, U.S. Census Bureau; Bruce D. Spencer, Northwestern University; Tom Mule, U.S. Census Bureau; Nganha Nguyen, U.S. Census Bureau; Eric Schindler, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: census coverage error, Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey, 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Program
Assessing Synthetic Error via Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques - Andrew Keller, U.S. Census Bureau
Relaxing the Autonomous Independence Assumption for Census Coverage Measurement Dual System Estimates - Richard A. Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau
Demographic Analysis in 2008 and Beyond - Dean Judson, U.S. Census Bureau; J. Gregory Robinson, U.S. Census Bureau; Kirsten K. West, U.S. Census Bureau; Antonio Bruce, U.S. Census Bureau; Bashiruddin Ahmed, U.S. Census Bureau; Frederick W. Hollman, U.S. Census Bureau
Spatial Multipurpose Designs - Werner G. Mueller, Johannes Kepler University
On the Effect of Collocation on the Quality of Multivariate Spatial Prediction - Dale Zimmerman, The University of Iowa
Sampling Strategies for Estimating the Spatial Mean of Temporal Trends - Dick Brus, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Alterra
Spatial Network Design To Detect Regional Trends in PM2.5 - Zhengyuan Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spatial Sampling Design Using Support Vector Machines - Mikhail Kanevski, Institute of Geomatics and Analysis of Risk; Alexei Pozdnoukhov, Institute of Geomatics and Analysis of Risk
The False Discovery Rate in ACS: Helping Users Understand Estimates for Small Domains
- Robert E. Fay, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: American Community Survey, multiple testing, small area estimations, FDR
Spatial Modeling and Prediction of County-Level Employment Growth Data
- Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: empirical best linear unbiased predictor, Fay-Herriot model, increasing domain asymptotics, infill asymptotics, Small Area Estimation, Spatial Statistics
Hierarchical Model Selection Using a Benchmark Discrepancy
- Lu Lu, Iowa State University; Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University
Keywords: generalized linear mixed models, Poisson-gamma model, Poisson-lognormal model, posterior predictive checks, small area estimation
Further Developments in a Hierarchical Bayes Approach to Small-Area Estimation of Health Insurance Coverage: State-Level Estimates for Demographic Groups
- Steven Riesz, U.S. Census Bureau; Mark Bauder, U.S. Census Bureau; Donald M. Luery, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: uninsured, SCHIP, CDC, Fay-Herriot model, multivariate model, administrative records
Small-Area Estimation for Alcohol Drinking Among Teenagers - Hsing-Yi Chang, National Health Research Institutes; Yu-Wen Wen, National Health Research Institutes
The Connection Between Bayesian- and Resampling-Based Inference in Small-Area Models - Snigdhansu Chatterjee, The University of Minnesota
Using Digital Imagery To Update the Measures of Size of Area Segments
- Lee Harding, Westat, Inc.; Sylvia Dohrmann, Westat, Inc.; Lin Li, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Area sample, MOS, probability proportional to size sampling
Challenges and Methods in Creating Secondary Sampling Units for Area Probability Samples
- Bryce Johnson, Westat, Inc.; Jill Montaquila, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Segment, automation, TIGER, invisible boundaries, contiguous, heterogeneity
Assessing the Filter Rules for Extracting Addresses from the Master Address File To Construct a Housing Unit Frame for Current Demographic Surveys
- Joel Martin, U.S. Census Bureau; Clifford Loudermilk, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Sampling Frame, Filter, Surveys Master Address File
Evaluating the American Community Survey as a Potential Sampling Frame for the National Survey of College Graduates
- John Finamore, U.S. Census Bureau; David Hall, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: ACS, NSCG, Sampling Frame, Effective Sample
Stratification and Allocation for the Estimation of a Complex Statistic with Auxiliary Data
- Serge Godbout, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Stratification, Sample allocation, Taylor linearizations, Complex statistic
GeoFrame: A Technological Advancement in Field Enumeration - Joseph P. McMichael, RTI International; Leslie Athey, RTI International; Brian Evans, RTI International; Victoria Albright, RTI International
Success Using an Age-Targeted List Sample for the National Immunization Survey - Adult - Steven Pedlow, National Opinion Research Center; Hee-Choon Shin, National Opinion Research Center; Ashley Amaya, National Opinion Research Center; Gary L. Euler, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
The Exposure-Controlled Retrospective Study: Application to High-Incidence Diseases
- Peng T. Liu, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Keywords: Retrospective study, stratified sampling, sample size, efficiency of estimate, odds ratio
Sampling Issues in Biomarker Studies of Nevus Phenotypes - Jaya M. Satagopan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Assessing the Impact of Intervention - Shailendra N. Banerjee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Noncompliance-Corrected Effect of Randomized Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Incident Aids or Death Using Inverse Probability-of-Censoring Weights - Lauren E. Cain, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Stephen R. Cole, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Semiparametric-Efficient Estimation for Multistage Case-Control Studies - Alastair J. Scott, University of Auckland; Alan J. Lee, University of Auckland; Chris J. Wild, University of Auckland
A Steady-State Effect of a Cancer Screening Intervention - Shih-Yuan Lee, The University of Michigan; Alexander Tsodikov, The University of Michigan
Estimation in Hidden Population Using Social Network - Yang Zhao, University of Regina
SAIPE County Poverty Models Using Data from the American Community Survey
- David Powers, U.S. Census Bureau; Wesley Basel, U.S. Census Bureau; Brett O'Hara, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: poverty, SAIPE, ACS, Fay-Herriot, Census, small area
Multivariate Analysis of Waiting and Treatment Time in Emergency Departments
- Abera Wouhib, National Center for Health Statistics; Myron Katzoff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Multivariate Analysis, Waiting time, Treatment time
Tracking Consumer Energy Price Change: An Overview of Federal Data Sources and Methodologies
- Janice Lent, Energy Information Administration; Joseph Ayoub, Energy Information Administration
Keywords: price index, Fisher, Tornqvist
Model Utility in a Time Series with Interventions: A Case Study - Joy Oliver, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; William L. Seaver, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Woehr, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Brian K. Griepentrog, Fors Marsh Group
Estimating Valid Signatures on a Petition: Power To Choose Between W and A Goodman Type - Mark E. Eakin, The University of Texas at Arlington; Mary M. Whiteside, The University of Texas at Arlington
A Smoothing Approach to Data Masking - Yijie Zhou, Merck & Co., Inc.; Francesca Dominici, Johns Hopkins University; Thomas A. Louis, Johns Hopkins University
Multiple imputation in multiple classification and multiple-membership structures
- Recai M. Yucel, SUNY-Albany
Keywords: Multiple imputation, Bayesian inference, missing data, multiple membership, mixed-effects
Bayesian Analysis for the Difference of Two Poisson Rates with Data Subject to Under-Reporting - Brandi Greer, Baylor University; Dean Young, Baylor University; James Stamey, Baylor University
A Bayesian Cox-Regression Model with Informative Censoring - Niko Kaciroti, The University of Michigan
Effects of Missing and Censored Data for Nonlinear Models Involving ODEs - Sujit Ghosh, North Carolina State University; Haojun Ouyang, North Carolina State University
Bayesian Semiparametric Density Regression with Measurement Error - Ju-Hyun Park, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David Dunson, Duke University
Bayesian Variable Selection for Large Data Sets with Missing Covariates - Jessica Z. Li, University of Florida; George Casella, University of Florida
Evaluation of Alternative Prediction Models To Oversample Low-Income Persons in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Lap-Ming Wun, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: logistic regression, predicted probability, accuracy, efficiency
Comparison of Imputation Adjustment Techniques on Variance Estimation in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Robert M. Baskin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Marc W. Zodet, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: Multiple imputation, variance estimation, Rao-Shao adjustment, survey data
Event Reporting in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Frederick C. Rohde, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: survey quality, response accuracy, panel survey, simulation
Sample Redesign and Conversion to a Windows-Based Survey Instrument: Impact on Part-Year Estimates from the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Frederick C. Rohde, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Steven R. Machlin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: sample weighting, poststratification, design effects
Comparison of Direct, Mixed Model, and Bayesian Metropolitan Statistical Area Estimates for the Insurance Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- Robert M. Baskin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; John P. Sommers, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Keywords: complex sample, design bias, mean squared error
Variance Estimation for Statistics Canada's Small Household Surveys in the Context of the Household Survey Strategy
- Sebastien Landry, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Variance estimation, Multi-phase surveys, Multi-frame surveys, Bootstrap, Household surveys
Implementing Resampling Methods for Design-Based Variance Estimation in Multilevel Models: Using HLM6 and SAS Together
- Fritz Pierre, Statistics Canada; Abdelnasser Saïdi, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Multilevel modeling, Resampling methods, Design-based variance, SAS, HLM6
BRR versus Inclusion-Probability Formulas for Variances of Nonresponse Adjusted Survey Estimates
- Eric V. Slud, U.S. Census Bureau; Yves Thibaudeau, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: balanced replication, misspecified model, bias, pseudo-randomization, superpopulation, inclusion probability
Application of Fay's Method for Variance Estimation in the National Compensation Survey Benefits Products
- Jonathan J. Lisic, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Lola Ojo, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Replication, Multi-stage sampling, Variances
The Method of Laplace and BRR: A Hybrid Variance Estimation Method in Surveys - Yves Thibaudeau, U.S. Census Bureau; Eric V. Slud, U.S. Census Bureau
Bootstrap Variance Estimation for Predicted Individual and Population-Average Risks
- Milorad Kovacevic, Statistics Canada; Georgia Roberts, Statistics Canada; Lenka Mach, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Logistic model, prediction models, standard error, validation sample, survey bootstrap, design-based variance
Performance of Bootstrap Variance Estimation for a Dual Frame Household Survey: Evidence from the German Panel Survey - Hans Kiesl, Institute for Employment Research
When Good Weights Seem Bad: Nuances of Sample Weights in the NHANES - Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sylvia Dohrmann, Westat, Inc.
Producing Local Area Estimates for NHANES - Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, Inc.; Robert E. Fay, Westat, Inc.; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Challenges and Consequences from Combining National Health Surveys with Air Monitoring Data - Jennifer D. Parker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Lester R. Curtin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nataliya Kravets, NOVA Research
Comparing Methods for Left-Censored Data Using Two-Parameter Lognormal and Johnson's SB Distributions: The Case of Environmental Data from NHANES - Philip Villanueva, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Local Post-Stratification and Diagnostics in Dual System Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation for U.S. Census - Cheng Yong Tang, Iowa State University; Song Xi Chen, Iowa State
The Prior Selection and Approximations in a Hierarchical Bayes Approach: An Application to the Small-Area Income and Poverty Estimation - Santanu Pramanik, University of Maryland, College Park
Bayesian Penalized Spline Model-Based Estimation for Finite Population Proportion in Unequal Probability Sampling - Qixuan Chen, The University of Michigan; Michael R. Elliott, The University of Michigan; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan
Model Selection with Partially Synthetic Data - Satkartar Kinney, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Jerome Reiter, Duke University; James Berger, Duke University/SAMSI
Calculating Cell Bounds in Contingency Tables Based on Conditional Frequencies - Byran J. Smucker, The Pennsylvania State University; Aleksandra B. Slavkovic, The Pennsylvania State University
Statistical Challenges Facing Cell Phone Surveys
- Michael P. Battaglia, Abt Associates, Inc.; Martin R. Frankel, Baruch College and Abt Associates Inc.; Ali H. Mokdad, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: Random-digit-dialing, landline telephone, cell-only househould, coverage bias
Adjustment for Noncoverage of Nonlandline Telephone Households in an RDD Survey
- Sadeq R. Chowdhury, National Opinion Research Center; Robert Montgomery, National Opinion Research Center; Philip J. Smith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: interruption in telephone service, noncoverage adjustment, nontelephone households, poststratification, RDD survey
Cell Phone--Only Household in a National Mail Survey: Who Are They?
- Daifeng Han, Westat, Inc.; David Cantor, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Mail survey, USPS delivery sequence file, cell phone-only population
RDD Telephone Surveys: Reducing Bias and Increasing Operational Efficiency
- David Ferraro, Westat, Inc.; Tom Krenzke, Westat, Inc.; Jill Montaquila, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: RDD, coverage, nonresponse
Comparison of the Wireless-Only and Landline Populations in a Small Pilot Immunization Study
- Martin Barron, National Opinion Research Center; Kirk Wolter, National Opinion Research Center; Cindy Howes, National Opinion Research Center; Karen Wooten, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Cell Phone Survey, Wireless-Only, National Immunization Survey
Where Have All the Smokers Gone? A Simple Strategy for Targeting Rare Subgroups for RDD Studies
- Mansour Fahimi, Marketing Systems Group; Douglas Currivan, RTI International; Jeniffer I. Perez, RTI International; Matthew Farrelly, RTI International
Keywords: RDD, CART, Oversampling, Design Effect
Responsive Design for Random Digit Dial Surveys Using Auxiliary Survey Process Data and Contextual Data - Sunghee Lee, University of California, Los Angeles; Tom Belin, University of California, Los Angeles; Christopher Pankonin, University of California, Los Angeles; J. Michael Brick, Westat, Inc.; Jennifer Edgar, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Imputation of Missing Data for the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Survey
- Lin Li, Westat, Inc.; Annie Lo, Westat, Inc.; Greg Norman, Westat, Inc.; Hyunshik Lee, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Wave missing and imputation, bias due to imputation, variance estimation for imputed data
A Study of Imputation Alternatives for the Quarterly Financial Report
- Melvin J. McCullough, U.S. Census Bureau; Donald M. Luery, U.S. Census Bureau; Terry L. Pennington, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: imputation, bias, standard error
Extension of Fractional Imputation to General Missingness Patterns using Maximum Likelihood
- Minhui Paik, Iowa State University
Keywords: EM algorithm, Missing data, Multivariate normal, Replicate variance estimation, Superpopulation model
Study of Item Nonresponse for a Sample of Questionnaires for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)
- Hossain Eftekhari-Sanjani, U.S. Department of Transportation; Ronald Duych, U.S. Department of Transportation; Joy Sharp, U.S. Department of Transportation; Michael Margreta, U.S. Department of Transportation
Keywords: Item Nonresponse, Commodity Flow Survey, Transportation, Establishment Survey, Data Quality
Data-Driven Post Modeling Sensitivity Analysis To Detect Missing Data Mechanism - Mortaza Jamshidian, California State University, Fullerton
The Fraction of Missing Information as a Tool for Monitoring the Quality of Survey Data - James Wagner, The University of Michigan
Using an Informative Missing Data Model To Predict the Ability To Assess Recovery of Balance Control After Spaceflight
- Alan H. Feiveson, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Scott Wood, Universities Space Research Association; William H. Paloski, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Varsha Jain, Imperial College, London
Keywords: beta distribution, missing data, logistic regression, roc area
Pattern Mixture Models Incorporating Reasons for Dropout
- Sachiko Miyahara, University of Pittsburgh; Meredith Lotz, University of Pittsburgh; Gong Tang, University of Pittsburgh
Keywords: missing data, pattern mixture model, reasons for dropout
Assessing Bias Associated with Missing Data from Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of Health: An Application
- Sunita Ghosh, Alberta Cancer Board; Punam Pahwa, University of Saskatchewan
Keywords: Multiple imputation, complex survey data, JCUSH, available data, missing bias
A Unified Capture-Recapture Model - Matthew Schofield, Columbia University; Richard Barker, University of Otago
Modeling of Longitudinal Biomarker Data with Dropout and Death Using a Weighted Pseudo--Maximum Likelihood Method - M. Abdus Sattar, University of Pittsburgh; Lisa Weissfeld, University of Pittsburgh; Gina D'Angelo, Washington University School of Medicine
Respondent-Driven Sampling in an HIV at-Risk Population: The Analogy with Markov Chain Monte Carlo - Robert E. Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles; Jason Wang, University of California, Los Angeles; Pamina Gorbach, BERG; Steve Shoptaw, University of California, Los Angeles
Providing Access to Business Microdata: The International Experience - Providing Access to Business Microdata: The International Experience
Defining Business Data Needs - Nicholas Greenia, Internal Revenue Service
Providing Remote Access to Business Micro Data: Lessons Learned - Timothy M. Mulcahy, National Opinion Research Center; Pascal Heus, Open Data Foundation; Chet Bowie, National Opinion Research Center
Microdata Access - Felix Ritchie, The Office for National Statistics, UK
An Analysis of Mode Effects in Three Mixed-Mode Surveys of Veteran and Military Populations
- Boris Rachev, ICF International; Michael Yang, ICF International; Diana Davis, ICF International; Ronald Szoc, ICF International
Keywords: mixed-mode, mode effects, web survey, mail survey, response rate
Using Multiple Data Sources To Identify Types and Sources of Coverage Errors on an American Indian Reservation
- Laurie Schwede, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: 2006 Census Test, Coverage Measurement, Coverage Error, Methodology, Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation
Using Administrative Records to Improve Within Household Coverage in the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal
- Timothy L. Kennel, U.S. Census Bureau; Dean Resnick, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Coverage Follow-up (CFU), Census, Statistical Administrative Records System (StARS), Undercoverage, Combining Data, Logistic Regression
Bilingual Census Questionnaire Design Test
- Kelly Govern, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Bilingual, Census, Spanish, Response, Item Nonresponse
Calendarization of the Goods and Services Tax Data: Issues and Solutions
- Martin Beaulieu, Statistics Canada; Benoit Quenneville, Statistics Canada
Keywords: calendarization, interpolation, indicator series, administrative data
Examining Mode Differences in the Health Information National Trends Survey - Jeffrey Kerwin, Westat, Inc.; David Cantor, Westat, Inc.
Impact of New Income Questions on Reported Income in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Jeremy Aldworth, RTI International; Dicy Painter, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Tania Robbins, RTI International; David Heller, RTI International
Matching Surveys in Longitudinal Studies
- Matching Surveys in Longitudinal Studies
Keywords: Longitudinal, tobacco, alcohol
Exploration of the Use of Empirical Bayes Procedures for Estimating Changes in Occupancy Rate and Persons per Household - Lynn Weidman, U.S. Census Bureau; Don Malec, U.S. Census Bureau
Using the SIMEX Method To Estimate Temporal Change for a High-Scoring Group
- Andrea R. Piesse, Westat, Inc.; Randy Sitter, Simon Fraser University; X. C. Feng, Simon Fraser University
Keywords: Measurement error, regression towards the mean, SIMEX method
Efficient Calibration for Some Variants of Double Sampling
- Takis Merkouris, Athens University of Economics and Business
Keywords: Two-phase sampling, nested double sampling, non-nested double sampling, generalized regression estimator, calibration, composite estimator
Efficiency Comparison for Constrained Generalized Least Squares Estimators in a Panel Survey - Jason C. Legg, Iowa State University; Cindy Yu, Iowa State University
Analysis of an Outcome-Dependent Enriched Sample Using Semiparametric Likelihood Method - Qing Kang, North Dakota State University; Christopher I. Vahl, North Dakota State University
Frame Improvements for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey
- Ruth E. Detlefsen, U.S. Census Bureau; Yukiko T. Ellis, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Frame, Commodity Flow
Getting an Establishment Survey to the Right Person Within the Organization
- Jeri M. Mulrow, National Science Foundation; Ray Wolfe, National Science Foundation; Brandon Shackelford, Twin Ravens Consulting
Keywords: questionnaire design, establishment survey, multiple respondents
Developing a Sampling Frame for Postdoctoral Researchers - Emilda B. Rivers, National Science Foundation
Assessment of Lists for Building a Sample Frame of Academic Postdoc Employers - Tina Mainieri, Survey Sciences Group LLC; Eduardo Galvan, Survey Sciences Group LLC; David Roe, Survey Sciences Group LLC; Emilda B. Rivers, National Science Foundation
Estimating Nonresponse Bias in the Omnibus Household Survey
- Promod Chandhok, U.S. Department of Transportation
Keywords: travel surveys, call history, nonresponse error
Variations in Effect Estimation Techniques To Assess Graduated Driver - David M. Neyens, The University of Iowa; Birsen Donmez, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Boyle, The University of Iowa
Quasi-Likelihood Generalized Linear Regression Analysis of Fatality Risk Data - C. Craig Morris, Bureau of Transportation Statistics/RITA/USDOT
Safety Analyses of Signalized Intersections Using Bayesian Hierarchical Spatial Models - Feng Guo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xuesong Wang, University of Central Florida; Mohamed Abdel-Aty, University of Centraol Florida
Analyzing Time Delay of Highway Construction Transportation Contracts: An Exploratory Study - Abhishek Bhargava, Purdue University; Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, Purdue University; Fred Mannering, Purdue University; Kumares C. Sinha, Purdue University; Samuel Labi, Purdue University
Single Phase Variance Estimation Approach to Two-Phase Designs
- Avinash C. Singh, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Conditionally Unbiased and Conditionally Independent Cluster Total Estimates, Two Phase Variance Estimation, With Replacement PSU Assumption
Some Notes on Cell Collapsing and Its Effect on Replicate Variance Estimates with the Delete-a-Group Jackknife Variance Estimator - Katherine J. Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau; Samson Adeshiyan, U.S. Census Bureau
Variance Estimation for an Estimator of Between-Year Change in Totals from Two Stratified Bernoulli Samples
- Kimberly A. Henry, Internal Revenue Service; Valerie L. Testa, Internal Revenue Service; Richard Valliant, The University of Michigan
Keywords: Horvitz-Thompson estimator, poststratification, survey sampling
Analyzing Generalized Variances for the American Community Survey 2005 Public Use Microdata Sample
- Sirius C. Fuller, U.S. Census Bureau; Anthony G. Tersine, Jr., U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Generalized Variance Formula, Replicate Weights, Public Use Microdata Sample, PUMS
An Alternative to the Logit-Wald Method for Inference with Models for Proportions
- Avinash C. Singh, Statistics Canada; Claude Nadeau, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Estimating Functions, Confidence intervals, Variance Estimation, Survey data
Estimating Observation Outlyingness Using Statistical Distances in National Resources Inventory - Jianqiang Wang, Iowa State University; Jean Opsomer, Colorado State University
A Simulation Study of Post-Adjustment Bootstrapping of Final Weights in the General Social Survey
- Michael Wendt, Statistics Canada; David Paton, Statistics Canada
Keywords: survey weights, bootstrap weights, estimation in complex surveys
Minimizing Conditional Global MSE for Health Estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for U.S. Counties Contiguous to the United States-Mexico Border
- Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Machell Town, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Jay J. Kim, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: unbiased estimation, root mean squared error, poststratification
Results from the 2006 Canadian Census Weighting Process
- Wesley Benjamin, Statistics Canada; Darryl Janes, Statistics Canada
Keywords: census, household weights, sampling bias, discrepancies, calibration, regression estimation
Weighting Class versus Propensity Model Approaches to Nonresponse Adjustment: The SDR Experience
- Michael Yang, ICF International; Yongyi Wang, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: Weighting class adjustment, propensity model adjustment, design effect
Multilevel Analysis with Informative Weights
- Frank Jenkins, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Sampling weights, multilevel, longitudinal
Weighting Methods in School-Based Surveys
- Ronaldo Iachan, Macro International; Pedro J. Saavedra, Macro International; James Ross, Macro International
Keywords: Weighting, Post-stratification, School surveys
Response Patterns Among New Businesses - Zhanyun Zhao, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Frank Potter, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Yuhong Zheng, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
The 2006 National Health Interview Survey Paradata File: Overview and Applications
- Beth Taylor, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Paradata, cooperation, contact attempt, mode, partial
Analyzing Field Notes Systematically To Better Understand Respondent Participation
- Barbara Stussman, National Center for Health Statistics; Catherine Simile, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: paradata, textual data, qualitative analysis
An Exploration into the Use of Paradata for Nonresponse Adjustment in a Health Survey
- Aaron Maitland, National Center for Health Statistics; Carolina Casas-Cordero, University of Maryland, College Park; Frauke Kreuter, University of Maryland, College Park
Keywords: nonresponse, paradata, call record
Do You Really Mean What You Say? Doorstep Concerns and Data Quality in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
- James M. Dahlhamer, National Center for Health Statistics; Catherine Simile, National Center for Health Statistics; Beth Taylor, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Paradata, data quality, doorstep concerns
Diagnostic Measures for Generalized Linear Models with Missing Covariates - Hongtu Zhu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph G. Ibrahim, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Xiaoyan Shi, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
An Exact Noniterative Sampling Procedure for Discrete Missing Data Problems - Guo-Liang Tian, University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center; Kai Wang Ng, The University of Hong Kong; Ming T. Tan, University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
Bayesian Variable Selection for Modeling Repeated Binary Responses and Time-Dependent Missing Covariates - Fang Yu, University of Nebraska; Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut; Lan Huang, National Cancer Institute; Gregory J. Anderson, University of Connecticut
A Joint Modeling Approach to Repeated Measures of Mixed Data Types - W. John Boscardin, University of California, Los Angeles; Xiao Zhang, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Tom Belin, University of California, Los Angeles
Bayesian Structural Equations Models for Longitudinal Surveys Data with Missing Responses and Covariates - Ming-Hui Chen, University of Connecticut; Sonali Das, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Sung Duk Kim, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Nicholas Warren, University of Connecticut Health Center
Assessing Mortality in Conflicts: A Comparison of Surveys from Iraq, Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Debarati Guha-Sapir, University of Louvain; Olivier Degomme, University of Louvain
Keywords: Iraq, mortality, civil conflict, Darfur, Democratic Republic of Congo
Iraq Data on Mortality: What Can We Believe? - Safaa R. Amer, National Opinion Research Center
Nonviolence-Related Mortality in Iraq: Evidence from Iraq Family Health Survey (IFHS) - Mohamed M. Ali, WHO-MHI
Ethical and Data-Integrity Problems in the Second Lancet Survey of Mortality in Iraq - Michael Spagat, Royal Holloway, University of London
Weight Development for Outliers in a Panel Sample
- Yan K. Liu, Statistics of Income, IRS; Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago; Victoria Bryant, Statistics of Income, IRS
Keywords: Cross-sectional weight, Longitudinal weight, Panel sample, Poststratification, Stratified sample
Alternative Methods To Adjust for Nonresponse in the American Community Survey (ACS)
- Robyn Sirkis, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: American Community Survey, Weighting, Estimation, Non-Response, Propensity Scores
Evaluating Use of Alternative Population Controls for American Community Survey Weighting Methodology
- Mark E. Asiala, U.S. Census Bureau; Michael Beaghen, U.S. Census Bureau; Keith Albright, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: population estimates, variance coverage
Weight Smoothing Models in Clustered or Cross-Classed Sample Designs - Shelby (Xiaobi) Huang, The University of Michigan; Marc N. Elliott, RAND Corporation
Analyzing Weighting Methods in the Federal Human Capital Survey - Taylor H. Lewis, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Katie Joseph, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Eulus Moore, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
An Overview of Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) in Multistage Samples for Demographic Surveys
- Padraic Murphy, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Sample Design, Stratified Sampling, History of Surveys, Multistage Sampling
Using a MAF-Based Frame for Demographic Household Surveys
- Xijian Liu, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Mater Address File, survey frame, coverage
An Overview of the 2010 Redesign Program at the U.S. Census Bureau - Ruth A. Killion, U.S. Census Bureau; James Farber, U.S. Census Bureau; Padraic Murphy, U.S. Census Bureau
Innovations in Survey Redesign at the U.S. Census Bureau - James Farber, U.S. Census Bureau; Padraic Murphy, U.S. Census Bureau
Mode Effects on In-Person and Internet Surveys: A Comparison of the General Social Survey and Knowledge Networks Surveys
- Tom W. Smith, National Opinion Research Center; J. Michael Dennis, Knowledge Networks
Keywords: mode, survey research
2006 Canadian Census Internet Mode Effect Study
- Chantal Grondin, Statistics Canada; Limei Sun, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Mode effect, Propensity score, Internet collection, Census
Comparing Estimates and Data Quality from the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006 for Mail and Telephone Data Collection: District-Level Questionnaires - Maxine Denniston, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nancy Brener, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Assessing Mode Bias in a Mixed Mode Reproductive Health Survey - Holly B. Shulman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nedra Whitehead, Research Triangle Institute
Evaluating Frames and Modes of Contact in a Study of Individuals with Disabilities - Virginia M. Lesser, Oregon State University; Lydia Newton, Survey Research Center; Danny Yang, Survey Research Center
Update on Use of Administrative Data To Explore Effect of Establishment Nonresponse Adjustment on the National Compensation Survey Estimates
- Chester H. Ponikowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Erin McNulty, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Jackson Crockett, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Unit non-response, bias, weighting cells
Empirical Evaluation of Raking Ratio Adjustments for Nonresponse
- Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat, Inc.; J. Michael Brick, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Raking, nonresponse adjustment, weighting
The Bitter End? The Close of the 2007 SCF Field Period
- Arthur B. Kennickell, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Keywords: Survey of Consumer Finances, nonresponse, response bias, response rates, late cases, field work
Identifying, Collecting, and Using Auxiliary Variables To Adjust for Nonresponse Bias in Organizational Surveys - Ashley Bowers, The University of Michigan
Incorporating Multiple Reasons for Attrition into Analysis of Longitudinal Data - Irina Bondarenko, The University of Michigan; Trivellore Raghunathan, The University of Michigan
Subjective and Objective Numeracy and Disclosure Risk in Surveys - Mick P. Couper, The University of Michigan; Eleanor Singer, The University of Michigan
Overview of the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Sample Design and Estimation Methodology
- Philip N. Selby, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Terry M. Burdette, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Erin Huband, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: stratified sample, target estimation industry
Evaluating the Within-Household Selection Procedures for in-Person U.S. Adult Literacy Surveys
- Tom Krenzke, Westat, Inc.; Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, Inc.; Lin Li, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Intracluster correlation, design effects, multi-stage sampling
Developing Statistical 'Twins' Methodology for Selecting Sites for Qualitative Case Studies
- Zhiwei Zhang, National Opinion Research Center; Fritz Scheuren, The University of Chicago
Keywords: survey methodology, site selection, case study, similarity, dissimilarity, distance matrix, Ksih, statistical twins
Optimized Whole-Sample Procedures vs. Traditional Draw-by-Draw Procedures
- Sun-Woong Kim, Dongguk University; Steven G. Heeringa, Institute for Social Research; Sung-Joon Hong, Dongguk University; Peter S. Solenberger, Institute for Social Research
Keywords: average variance, pi PS sampling, regression superpopulation model, optimization problem
Intraclass Correlation Patterns of Cognitive and Behavioral Measures of Illicit Drug Use Within Six Major Metropolitan Areas
- Zhiwei Zhang, National Opinion Research Center; Michael P. Cohen, Statistical Consultant; Douglas Wright, National Opinion Research Center
Keywords: Intra-class correlation, drug use, NHSDA, NSDUH, cost, prevention, intervention
Drawing a Sample from a Given Distribution
- Andrew Vogt, Georgetown University; Dhirendra N. Ghosh, Synectics for Management Decisions Inc.
Keywords: Rejective sampling, inversive sampling, Lahiri's method, cdf, simulation
Sample Design and Sample Selection for Adult Multivitamin Mineral Study - Charles Perry, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Joanne Holden, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Janet Roseland , U.S. Department of Agriculture
Assessing the Impact of Measurement Error in Modeling Change: A Sensitivity Analysis Approach
- David Yanez, University of Washington; Thomas Lumley, University of Washington; Chengcheng Hu, Harvard University; Mose Andre, University of Washington
Keywords: Linear regression, Method of moments, Sensitivity analysis, Errors in variables, Measurement reliability, Measurement error variance
Misclassification Adjustment in Threshold Models for the Effects of Subject-Specific Exposure Means and Variances - Chengxing Lu, Emory University; Robert H. Lyles, Emory University
Monitoring Quality Control: Can We Get Better Data? - Ofer Harel, University of Connecticut; Enrique F. Schisterman, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Albert Vexler, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Marcus Ruopp, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Measurement Error Adjusted Effects of A-Bomb Radiation Dose on Cancer Risk - Carmen D. Tekwe, University at Buffalo; Randolph L. Carter, University at Buffalo; Austin Miller, University at Buffalo; Harry Cullings, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; John Cologne, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Yoichiro Kusunoki, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Kazuo Neriishi, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Sachiyo Funamoto, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Norman P. Ross, Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Modeling Biases in Observational Data Using Bayesian Graphical Models To Combine Multiple Data Sources: Application to Low Birth-Weight and Water Disinfection Byproducts - NuooTing Molitor, Imperial College, London; Chris Jackson, MRC Biostatistics Unit; Nicky Best, Imperial College, London; Sylvia Richardson, Imperial College, London
Bounds on ACE and Unmeasured Confounding Bias in Observational Studies - Tao Liu, Brown University; Joseph Hogan, Brown University; Allison DeLong, Brown University
Statistical Methods for Biodosimetry in the Presence of Both Classical and Berkson Measurement Error - Austin Miller, University at Buffalo; Randolph L. Carter, University at Buffalo; Harry Cullings, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; John Cologne, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Norman P. Ross, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Kazuo Neriishi, Radiation Effects Research Foundation; Carmen D. Tekwe, University at Buffalo
Measuring Impact of Nonignorability in Longitudinal Data with Nonmonotone Nonresponse - Hui Xie, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yi Qian, Northwestern University
A Two-Stage Approach to Survival Analysis with Time-Dependent Covariates from a Time-Varying Means Model: Application of Time to Initiation of Therapy in HIV-Infected Women vs. Men - Amanda A. Allshouse, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver ; Samantha MaWhinney, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver ; William Feser, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver ; Amie Meditz, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver; Martin Markowitz, Rockefeller University; Susan Little, University of California, San Diego; Frederick Hecht, University of California, San Francisco; Eric Daar, Harbor UCLA Medical Center; Ann Collier, University of Washington; Joseph Margolick, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Kilby, The University of Alabama; Jean-Pierre Routy, McGill University Health Center; Brian Conway, The University of British Columbia; John Kaldor, National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research; Jay Levy, University of California, San Francisco; Robert Schooley, University of California, San Diego; D. A. Cooper, National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research; Bruce Walker, Partners AIDS Research Center; Douglas Richman, University of California, San Diego; Elizabeth Connick, Health Sciences Center University of Colorado Denver
Weighting Method for Binary Longitudinal Data with Incomplete Covariates and Outcomes Incorporating Auxiliary Information - Kennedy N. Otwombe, University of the Witwatersrand; Jacky Galpin, University of the Witwatersrand
Variance Estimation for Correlated Data - Eugenio Andraca-Carrera, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nonresponse Bias Analysis Using Critical Item-Only Respondents for the National Survey of Recent College Graduates
- Donsig Jang, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Xiaojing Lin, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Kelly Kang, National Science Foundation
Keywords: Data collection protocol, Response rate, Regular respondent, Weighting adjustment
Properties of Callback Procedures Under Moderate Deviations from Specified Models
- Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Incomplete data, Logistic regression, Nonresponse adjustment, Simulation study
Models for Callback Procedures and Mode Effects in Household and Establishment Surveys - John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Efficiency and Bias in Differential Contact Strategies - Stephanie Eckman, National Opinion Research Center/JPSM; Colm O'Muircheartaigh, The University of Chicago
Producing Partially Synthetic Data to Avoid Disclosure - Sam Hawala, U.S. Census Bureau
Truncated Triangular Distribution for Multiplicative Noise and Domain Estimation
- Jay J. Kim, National Center for Health Statistics; Dong M. Jeong, Korea National Statistical Office
Keywords: Masking, confidentiality, truncation, noise generation
Disclosure Risk Assessment for Queriable Web-Based Reporting Systems in a Public Health Context - Kevin J. Konty, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Controlling Disclosure Risk in Synthetic Public Use Microdata: The Longitudinal Business Database - Arnold Reznek, U.S. Census Bureau; John Abowd, Cornell Univeresity; Saki Kinney, Duke University; Jerome Reiter, Duke University; Javier Miranda, U.S. Census Bureau
Selective Rounding: A Better Alternative to Conventional Rounding of Tabular Data - Ramesh A. Dandekar, Energy Information Administration
Evaluation of Error Components in a Simulation-Based Evaluation of a Survey Procedure
- Moon J. Cho, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Approximation error, bootstrap, independence assumption, sensitivity analysis, U.S. International Price Program, variance estimator
Relating Self-report and Accelerometer Physical Activity with Application to NHANES 2003-2004
- Nicholas Beyler, Iowa State University; Sarah Nusser, Iowa State University; Gregory Welk, Iowa State University
Keywords: Physical Activity, NHANES, Measurement Error
Adaptive Matrix Sampling for the Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey
- Jeffrey M. Gonzalez, Bureau of Labor Statistics; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Adaptive Design, Burden reduction, Multiple imputation, Sample survey, Two-phase sampling, Variance estimation
A Protocol Calibration Experiment in a Longitudinal Survey with Errors-in-Variables - Cindy Yu, Iowa State University; Jason C. Legg, Iowa State University
An Application of Matrix Sampling and Multiple Imputation: The Decisions Survey - Mick P. Couper, The University of Michigan; Trivellore Raghunathan, The University of Michigan; John Van Hoewyk, The University of Michigan; Sonja Ziniel, The University of Michigan
Multiple Imputation for Latent Variables in Classical Test Theory for Cluster Sample - Tiandong Li, Westat, Inc.; Robert Mislevy, University of Maryland, College Park
Imputing Responses to Nonexistent Questions - Peter Frechtel, RTI International
Medicaid Enrollment: The Relationships between Survey Design, Enrollee Characteristics, and False-Negative Reporting
- Victoria Lynch, U.S. Census Bureau
Keywords: Medicaid undercount, administrative records, CPS, NHIS, misreport, false-negative reporting
Reconciling Employment Differences Between Administrative and Survey Data
- Applebaum Margaret, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Kristin Fairman, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Jeffrey Groen, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: measurement error, survey and administrative data, employment, response analysis survey
Comparison of Business Revenues from Two Administrative Files
- Guylaine Dubreuil, Statistics Canada; François Brisebois, Statistics Canada; Patrice Martineau, Statistics Canada; Julie Girard, Statistics Canada; Caroline Rondeau, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Administrative data, comparison of variables, influential data, regression, survey replacement
Reconciling Differences in Income Estimates Derived from Survey and Tax Return Data
- Kevin Moore, Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Barry Johnson, Statistics of Income, IRS
Keywords: Survey, Administrative Data, Non-response bias, Non-sampling Error
Inference in Sampling Problems Using Regression Models Imposed by Randomization in the Sample Design - Called Pre-Sampling
- Steve Woodruff, Specified Designs
Keywords: Probability Sampling, Regression Models, BLUE, Combined Ratio Estimator
The Two Sample Problem
- Alan H. Dorfman, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Missing Information Principle, Post-stratification, Pseudo-likelihood
Improved Ratio Estimators in Adaptive Cluster Sampling
- Feng Min Lin, National Cheng Kung University; Tzu Ching Chiang, National Cheng Kung University
Keywords: Auxiliary Variable, Ration Estimator, Adaptive Cluster Sampling, Rao-Blackwell Theorem
Robust Predictions Based on Model-Based Approaches - Bing Han, RAND Corporation
Using Regression Discontinuity Design for Program Evaluation
- Hyunshik Lee, Westat, Inc.; Tom Munk, Westat, Inc.
Keywords: Effect size, power, sample size, random control trial, relative efficiency
Charactering the Propensity To Volunteer in America - Shelton Jones, RTI International; David Weitzenkamp, RTI International; Kathleen Jordan, RTI International; Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, RTI International; John Foster-Bey, Corporation for National and Community Service; Annette Green, RTI International
Estimating the Distribution Function Using Ranked Set Samples with Imperfect Ranking - Satrajit Roychoudhury, Schering-Plough Research Institute; Kaushik Ghosh, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
B-Splines and Bootstrapping for Piecewise Logistic Regression in Complex Samples - Scott W. Keith, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; David B. Allison, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Assessing the Effect of Calibration on Nonresponse Bias in the 2005 Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase III Sample Using Census 2002 Data
- Morgan S. Earp, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Keywords: Nonresponse Bias, Response Rate, Calibration Weights, Mean Relative Bias
Adjustments for Mode Effect Bias for the Canadian Community Health Survey
- Andrew Quigley, Statistics Canada
Keywords: Mode effect, Canadian Community Health Survey, weighting
Methods To Promote Deeper Processing on Survey Questions - Emily McFarlane, RTI International; Robert Steele, RTI International; Laura Burns, RTI International; Daniel Pratt, RTI International
Use of a Listed Sample To Supplement and Improve the Accuracy of a Probability Sample - Madhumita (Bonnie) Ghosh-Dastidar, RAND Corporation; Marc N. Elliott, RAND Corporation; Amelia Haviland, RAND Corporation; Lynn Karoly, RAND Corporation
Fuzzy Matching of Federal Science and Technology Program Data - Gary W. Anderson, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Categorical Data with an Almost-Missing-at-Random Mechanism - Yan Zhou, The University of Michigan; Roderick J. Little, The University of Michigan; John Kalbfleisch, The University of Michigan
Imputation for Missing Physiological and Health Measurement Data: Tests and Applications
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Keywords: Health Surveys, Physiological Measurement, Missing Data, Imputation, NHANES
A New Approach to Estimation of Response Probabilities When Missing Data Are Not Missing at Random
- Michael Sverchkov, BAE Systems/Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: sample distribution, complement-sample distribution, prediction under informative sampling and non-response, estimating equations, missing information principle, non-parametric estimation
Imputing and Jackknifing Scrambled Responses - Inderjit S. Grewal, Punjab Agricultural University; Jong M. Kim, The University of Minnesota, Morris; Sarjinder Singh, The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College
A Quality-Control Approach for Statistical Computer Programs
- Darryl V. Creel, RTI International
Keywords: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Software Development, Statistical Programming
Cluster Size in Multilevel Models: The Impact of Sparse Data Structures on Point and Interval Estimates in Two-Level Models
- Bethany A. Bell-Ellison, University of South Florida; John M. Ferron, University of South Florida; Jeffrey D. Kromrey, University of South Florida
Keywords: multilevel modeling, sample size, survey research
County-Level Small-Area Estimation Using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics; Nathaniel Schenker, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Bayesian, random effects, mixed models
Variance of the With-Replacement Sample Variance
- Eungchun Cho, Kentucky State University; Moon J. Cho, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Sample Variance, Sample with replacement, Randomization Variance, Moments, Finite Population
The Use of Paradata for Evaluating Interviewer Training and Performance
- William P. Mockovak, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keywords: Paradata, interviewer behavior, interviewer performance, interviewer training
Which Incentives Work Best for Respondents in Today's RDD Surveys?
- Barbara L. Carlson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Karen CyBulski, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Tom Barton, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Keywords: response rates, incentives, RDD surveys
Year-to-Year Correlation in National Health Interview Survey Estimates
- Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics
Keywords: Complex Sample, Variance estimation, Pooling survey data
Surveying Parts To Construct the Whole: Sampling and Estimation Issues
- Eugene M. Burns, Energy Information Administration; Jay Olsen, Energy Information Administration
Keywords: establishment survey methodology, PPS systematic sampling, auxiliary information
Cell Phone--Only Research at Arbitron: Statistical Analyses
- Richard Griffiths, Arbitron Inc.
Keywords: Cell Phone Only, Noncoverage, Survey, Sampling, Weighting
Controlling Effect of Sample Design on Principal Components Analysis: A Simulation Study
- Francine Barrington, Macro International; Andrey Vinokurov, Macro International; Pedro J. Saavedra, Macro International
Keywords: Stratified sample, cluster sample, eigenvalues, phi coefficient
Effects of Sampling and Screening Strategies in an RDD Survey
- Rebecca Crow, University of Massachusetts Boston; Anthony M. Roman, University of Massachusetts Boston; Elizabeth Eggleston, Research Triangle Institute; Charles F. Turner, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY; Susan M. Rogers, Research Triangle Institute; Sylvia Tan, Research Triangle Institute
Keywords: RDD survey, dual frame sampling, survey costs
Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis To Establish the Validity of a Practice-Analysis Survey - Heibatollah Baghi, George Mason University; Teresa Panniers, George Mason University; Mary Smolenski, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Testing the Proportional Odds Assumption for Complex Data - George G. Brown, RTI International
Bid Design and Its Influence on Stated Willingness To Pay and Participation in a Deposit Refund Program in a Survey of Nonrefillable Plastic Pesticide Users - Danna L. Moore, Washinton State University
Imputation Methods for Missing Data in a Longitudinal Family Study - Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University; Frederick O. Lorenz, Iowa State University
Model-Assisted Hot-Deck Imputation - Winnie Huang, University of California, Los Angeles; Hongjian Yu, University of California, Los Angeles; Jenny Chia, University of California, Los Angeles; Sunghee Lee, University of California, Los Angeles
Analysis of Using the SERVQUAL Model for Student Faculty Course Evaluations - Dennis F.X. Mathaisel, Babson College
Factorial Invariance and Robustness to Low Variability: Maximum Likelihood Factor Analysis vs. Correlation Constraint Analysis - Rochelle E. Tractenberg, Georgetown University
Measurement of Perceived Health Status: Respondent and Mode Effects in a National Health Survey - Steven R. Machlin, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Karen Beauregard, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; William Yu, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium for Unequal-Probability Genotype Samples - Thomas Lumley, University of Washington
Response Quality Among Reluctant Respondents - Olena Kaminska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Coevolution of Multivariate Optimal Allocations and Stratum Boundaries - Charles Day, Internal Revenue Service
Accounting for Sampling Design in Complex Surveys: A Jamaican Example - Novie O.M. Younger, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica; Rainford Wilks, ERU-TMRI
The Impact of Income Imputation Using Cascading Partial Income Information in California Health Interview Survey - Yifeng J. Chia, University of California, Los Angeles; Winnie Huang, University of California, Los Angeles; Hongjian Yu, University of California, Los Angeles
Cell Telephone Response Rates
- Martin Barron, Meena Khare, and Zhen Zhao
Keywords: Cell Telephones, Response Rate, National Immunization Survey
Building a Segmentation Model to Target the 2010 Census Communications Campaign
- Nancy Bates and Mary H. Mulry
Keywords: Factor analysis, cluster analysis, mail return rate
Explaining differences across countries in survey contact rates
- Annelies G. Blom
Keywords: decomposition, cross-national surveys, non-response, survey process
Do You See What I See? Using Visual Methods to Probe Respondent Understanding
- George Carter
Keywords: cognitive interviewing, pretesting, visualization, measurement error, survey methodology
Effects of Using a Grid versus a Sequential Form on the American Community Survey Basic Demographic Data
- John Chesnut
Keywords: questionnaire design, grid, sequential, American Community Survey
Prepays, Promises, and Postpays: Additional Evidence on What Helps Response Rates
- Karen CyBulski, Tom Barton, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson
Keywords: Response rates, incentives, RDD surveys
Developing Questionnaire Items to Measure Identity Theft
- Theresa DeMaio and Jennifer Beck
Keywords: identity theft, questionnaire development, cognitive interviews
Conducting Survey Research among Physicians and other Medical Professionals - A Review of Current Literature
- Timothy S. Flanigan, Emily McFarlane, and Sarah Cook
Keywords: Survey Research, Physicians, Incentives, Multi-mode, Survey Methods, Nonresponse
The Impact of Changes in Informed Consent Language
- Erin B. Foster and Marcie Cynamon
Keywords: Informed Consent, Break-offs, The National Immunization Survey
Explaining Differences in Inter-coder Reliability between English and Spanish Language Behavior Coding Research
- Patricia L. Goerman, Jennifer H. Childs, and Matthew Clifton
Keywords: Bilingual behavior coding, inter-coder reliability, pretesting survey translations, Spanish-language survey research
Incentives in Physician Surveys: An Experiment Using Gift Cards and Checks
- Sean O. Hogan and Melanie La Force
Keywords: Physician survey, multi-mode survey, incentive
Practical Steps to Conducting Cellular Telephone Surveys
- Cynthia Howes, Angela DeBello, Kirk Wolter, and Karen Wooten
Keywords: Cell Phones, National Immunization Survey
Effective Conversion of Initial Item Nonresponse to Questions on Age and Income in a Telephone Survey
- Stephen Immerwahr, Donna Eisenhower, and Kevin Konty
Keywords: telephone survey, item nonresponse, survey error, age, income
Household Medical Expenditure Data: The Accuracy of Survey Responses for Office-Bases Physician Visits
- David Kashihara and Diana Wobus
Keywords: medical expense reports, response accuracy, survey quality
Measuring Data Quality for Telephone Interviews
- Ryan King
Keywords: data quality, keying error, telephone interview
The Effects of Interview Mode on Census Coverage
- Martine L. Kostanich
Keywords: census, coverage, followup interview, interview mode
Understanding Survey Data Collection through the Analysis of Paradata at Statistics Canada
- Francois Laflamme
Keywords: Paradata, call transaction history, attempts, contact rate, sequence of calls
Addressing the Cell Phone- Only Problem: Cell Phone Sampling Versus Address Based Sampling - Michael W. Link, Gail Daily, Charles D. Shuttles, H. Christine Bourquin, and L. Tracie Yancey
Potential Duplicates in the Census - Methodology and Selection of Cases for Followup
- Leah Marshall
Keywords: Case Selection, Census, Coverage, Duplication
First Mailings versus Follow-up Mailings: Do the same strategies have the same effects?
- Emily McFarlane, Joe Murphy, and Murrey G. Olmsted
Keywords: Mail surveys, physicians, stamps
Evaluating Use and Effectiveness of the Half-Open Interval Procedure for Sampling Frames Based on Mailing Address Lists in Urban Areas
- Joseph P. McMichael, Jamie L. Ridenhour, Susan Mitchell, Kristine Fahrney, and Wanda Stephenson
Keywords: Mailing Address List, Address Based Sampling, ABS, Half-Opne interval, HOI
RDD versus Site Test: Mode Effects on Gathering a Household Roster and Alternate Address
- Elizabeth Nichols, Jennifer Hunter Childs, and Kyra Linse
Keywords: RDD, CATI, CAPI, field test, mode effects, residence status, within household coverage
Coverage Error in Telephone Surveys: Bias in Estimates of Intimate Partner Violence, Variances, Associations, and Total Error from Exclusion of the Cell Phone-Only Population
- Andy Peytchev, Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, and Michele Lynberg Black
Keywords: Coverage bias, Coverage error, MSE, Landline surveys, Cell phone surveys
Experiments in Mobile Web Survey Design
- Andy Peytchev and Craig A. Hill
Keywords: Moblie Devices, Cell Phones, Smartphones, Survey design
Language of Administration as a Cause of Measurement Error
- Emilia Peytcheva
Keywords: Language effects, measurement error, propensity score
A Robust Procedure to Supplement the Coverage of Address-Based Sampling Frames for Household Surveys
- Joseph P. McMichael, Jamie L. Ridenhour, and Bonnie E. Shook-Sa
Keywords: Address-Based Sampling, ABS, Half-Open interval, HOI, frame supplementation
Mode Effects in a Survey of Consumer Expenditures
- Adam Safir and Karen L. Goldenberg
Keywords: Mode equivalence, Mixed-mode designs, Survey costs, Data collection procedures
Verbal and Paralinguistic Behaviors in Cognitive Assessments in a Survey Interview
- Nora Cate Schaeffer, Jennifer Dykema, Dana Garbarski, Douglas W. Maynard
Keywords: behavior coding, cognitive assessment, data quality, disfluencies of speech, interaction coding, interviewer-respondent interaction, measurement error, paralinguistic measures, response survey accuracy, survey interviewing
"Carrot" or "Stick" Approach to Reminder Cards: What Do Cognitive Respondents Think?
- Laura Schwede
Keywords: American Community Survey, reminder cards, mandatory appeals, benefits appeals, cognitive testing
A Dual-Frame Design for the National Immunization Survey
- Hee-Choon Shin, Noelle-Angelique Molinari, and Kirk Walter
Keywords: Dual-frame, Multi-frame, Hartley, Stratified Design
Race Identification Across Multiple Respondent Types
- Keith Smith, Leyla Stambaugh, Karen Morgan, and Heather Ringeisen
Keywords: Racial identification, sensitivity, positive predictive value
Same Respondents, Same Questions; Different Modes, Different Responses
- Jason D. Stockdale, Vanessa E. Thornburg, and Arnie P. Aldridge
Keywords: Mode effects, CAPI, CATI, Social desirability bias, p-value
Using Computer Audio-Recorded Interviewing to Assess Interviewer Coding Error
- Susan Mitchell, Matthew Strobl, Kristine Fahrney, Mai Nguyen, Barbara Bibb, M. Rita Thissen, Wanda Stephenson
Keywords: Computer audio-recorded interviewing, CARI, interviewer error, coding error, data capture error
Transitioning from Self-Reports to Self-Installed Electronic Audience Measurement
- Norman Trussell, Lorelle Vanno, Elizabeth Matthess, Justin Bailey, and Michael Link
Keywords: electronic measurement, self-reports, audience measurement, media behavior, methodology, non-response, attitudes & behaviors
The Impact of Tracing Variation on Response Rates within Panel Studies
- Jennifer Wallin, Azucena Derecho, Sarah Harris, Kathleen Considine, Christine Carr, and Barbara Bibb
Keywords: Response Rates, Longitudinal Studies, Respondent Tracking
A Comparison of Listed and Unlisted Households on Nonresponse and Measurement Error
- Ting Yan, Chao Xu, and Meena Khare
Keywords: Listed households, nonresponse, measurement error, data quality, NIS
Forced-Choice Versus Open-Ended Versions of the Field of Bachelor's Degree Question in the 2007 ACS Content Test
- Mary Frances E. Zelenak, David A. Raglin, Mary C. Davis, and Jennifer G. Tancreto
Keywords: Forced-Choice Questions, Open-Ended Questions, American Community Survey, 2007 ACS Content Test, Field of Degree
Another Day, Another Poll: Trends in Media Coverage of Polls and Surveys in the Election Realm and the Non-Election Realm
- Sara Zuckerbraun and Joe Murphy
Keywords: response rates, surveys, polls, media coverage
Assessing the Effectiveness of Using Panel Respondent Mode Preferences - Thomas B. Hoffer, Karen Grigorian, and Ron Fecso
Look and Listen, But Don't Stop: Interviewers and Data Quality in the 2007 SCF - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: Interviewers, data quality, SCF
Survey Quality and Quality Metrics: An Economic Approach - Julia Lane, Suzanne Bard, and Judith Petty
Evaluation of Prospective Benefits, Costs and Risks of Standards for Statistical Programs - John L. Eltinge Keywords: Adoption and diffusion of technology, Approximation error, Barriers to entry, Certification, Commodity labor, Constraints, Gresham's Law, Local and global optimization, Operational risk, Rent seeking, Risk management, Satisficing, Survey cost structures, Total survey error, Training, Transparency
Developing and Implementing Data Quality Standards at the U.S. Census Bureau - John M. Bushery, Pamela D. McGovern, and David C. Whitford Keywords: quality, standards, framework
Lessons Learned Using Statistical Standards To Improve/Ensure Data Quality - Marilyn Seastrom
Design-Based, Model-Based, and Model-Assisted Sampling, and Inference in Natural Resources - Mary Christman
Optimal Spatial Sampling: Probability-Based or Model-Based? - Don L. Stevens
Design-Based and Model-Based Issues in Natural Resource Inventories - Ronald E. McRoberts
Maintaining Confidentiality in Administrative and Integrated Databases - Jerome P. Reiter and Satkartar Kinney
Synthetic Data for Administrative Record Applications at LEHD - Jeremy Wu and John Abowd
Synthetic Data Disclosure Control for American Community Survey Group Quarters - Rolando RodrÃguez Keywords: disclosure, synthetic data, ACS
Predicting the Relative Quality of Alternative Sampling Frames - Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Edward English, and Stephanie Eckman Keywords: USPS lists, sampling frames, Tailored samples
Improving Coverage of Residential Address Lists in Multistage Area Samples - Sylvia Dohrmann, Daifeng Han, and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: Area samples, USPS, address lists
Comparing the Coverage of a Household Sampling Frame Based on Mailing Addresses to a Frame Based on Field Enumeration - Vincent Iannacchione, Katherine Morton, Joseph McMichael, David Cunningham, James Cajka, and James Chromy Keywords: Locatable mailing addresses, Delivery Sequence File (DSF), Global Positioning System (GPS)
Simple Practitioner-Oriented Hypothesis Tests for Various Types of Multiple Response Survey Data - D. Roland Thomas and Yves J. Decady
Estimation and Testing for Association with Multiple-Response Categorical Variables from Complex Surveys - Christopher R. Bilder and Thomas M. Loughin Keywords: Correlated binary data, Loglinear model, NHANES, Pearson statistic, Pick any/c, Rao-Scott adjustments
Bayesian Inference for a Stratified Categorical Variable Allowing All Possible Choices - Balgobin Nandram, Maria Criselda S. Toto, and Myron Katzoff Keywords: multiple category choices, surveys, Bayes factor, Monte Carlo integration, sparse table
History of the National Health Interview Survey - Eve Powell-Griner and Jennifer Madans Keywords: NHIS, Health survey, NCHS
Using the National Health Interview Survey for Policy Research on Health Insurance - Amy Davidoff Keywords: insurance, policy, household survey
The National Health Interview Survey's 50th Anniversary - Jane F. Gentleman
Fifty Years of the National Health Interview Survey - Nancy Breen
Mixed Nonhomogeneous Poisson Process Spline Models for the Analysis of Recurrent Event Panel Data - Jason Nielsen and Charmaine Dean
Reducing the Bias of Between- Within-Cluster Covariate Methods When Data Are Missing at Random - John Neuhaus and Charles E. McCulloch
Semiparametric Methods for Clustered Binary Data - Grace Y. Yi, Wenqing He, and Hua Liang
Second-Order Least Squares Estimation for Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models - Liqun Wang
Identifying the Population with Disabilities: A Comparison of Current Survey Estimates - Andrew J. Houtenville, S. Antonio Ruiz-Quintanilla, and Robert Weathers
The Development and Testing of Disability Questions for the Current Population Survey - Terence M. McMenamin, Stephen M. Miller, and Anne E. Polivka
Disability Data and the American Community Survey - Sharon Stern
Jackknife and Bootstrap Methods for Small Area Estimation - J. N. K. Rao Keywords: Bootstrap, Confidence intervals, Conditional properties, Jackknife, MSE estimation, Small area models
On Small Area Prediction Interval Problems - Snigdhansu Chatterjee, Partha Lahiri, and Huilin Li Keywords: Predictive distribution, prediction interval, linear mixed model, small area, bootstrap, coverage accuracy
Using a Mixture Model for Multiple Imputation in the Presence of Outliers - Michael R. Elliott and Nicolas Stettler
Imputing Under-Reported Treatments Using Multiple Sources of Treatment Information in a Cancer Services Study - Alan M. Zaslavsky and Yulei He
Statistics and Lies: Correcting Questionnaire Ordering Effect via Multiple Imputation - Xiao-li Meng, Jingchen Liu, Chih-nan Chen, and Margarita Alegria
Adaptive MCMC Using Stratified Proposals for Bayesian and Frequentist Inference - Mylène Bédard, Donald A.S. Fraser, and Augustive C.M. Wong
Improved Likelihood Inference for Vector Parameters with Discrete Data - Nicola Sartori
Default Priors for Frequentist and Bayesian Inference - Donald A.S. Fraser
The National Children's Study (NCS): Background, Rationale, and Scope - Peter C. Scheidt
Methods for Sampling Households to Identify 100,000 Births - Jill M. Montaquila, J. Michael Brick, and Lester R. Curtin Keywords: National Children's Study, longitudinal study
Adaptive Tuning of Field Performance in the National Children's Study: Protection of the Inferential Base - Jonas H. Ellenberg
Issues in the Measurement and Assessment of Environmental Exposures for a Large Prospective Cohort Study - James Quackenboss, Warren Galke, Susan Viet, David Marker, and Steven Bodesky
Preservation of Skip Patterns and Covariance Structure Through Semi-Parametric Whole-Questionnaire Imputation - David Judkins, Tom Krenzke, Andrea Piesse, Zizhong Fan, and Wen-Chau Haung Keywords: Hot-deck, Predictive mean matching
Imputation in a Multiformat and Multiwave Survey of Cancer Care - Yulei He, Alan M. Zaslavsky, David P. Harrington, Paul Catalano, and Mary Beth Landrum Keywords: Cancer, Missing data, Posterior predictive checking, Sequential regression multiple imputation, Survey
Multiple Imputation Analysis of Association Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Environmental Exposures - Trivellore E. Raghunathan and Wei Chen
Sample Size Determination for Hierarchical Longitudinal Designs with Differential Attrition Rates - Anindya Roy, Dulal K. Bhaumik, Subhash Aryal, and Robert D. Gibbons
Response-Adaptive Repeated Measurement Designs for Clinical Trials - Yuanyuan Liang and Kimmie Chough Carriere Keywords: response-adaptive design (RAD), multipleobjective designs, self and simple mixed carryover effects model, evaluation function, optimality criteria
Optimal Designs for Linear Mixed Effects Models - Martijn P.F. Berger
The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: The U.S. Census Bureau Human Capital Management Information System - Juanita Lott, Tyra Smith, and Mark Holdrege Keywords: human capital, management information systems, U.S. Census Bureau
Accurately Measuring a Creative Economy - Steven W. Pedigo
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink: Higher Education Access and Success Among America's Growing Population of Under-Represented Students of Color - Walter Allen, Uma Jayakumar, and Ray Franke
Nonresponse Bias in Two Methods of Panel Recruitment - Charles DiSogra, Daniel Slotwiner, Sarah Clinton, Elisa Chan, and Erlina Hendarwan
Combining RDD and Web Panel Surveys - Karol Krotki
Sample Matching for Web Surveys: Theory and Application - Douglas Rivers
The Evolution of an Engineer - Matthew Pocernich
Opportunities Offered by the ASA for a Statistician in a Management Role in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Jane B. Porter
Transitioning into a Career as an MS Statistician: How the ASA Can Help - Monica Johnston
Recent Developments in Multiple Frame Surveys - Sharon Lohr Keywords: Bootstrap, Complex Survey, Dual Frame Survey, Jackknife, Sampling for Rare Events, Variance Estimation
Rao-Scott Corrections and Their Impact - Alastair Scott Keywords: Survey data, contingency tables, chi-squared tests
Small-Area Estimation: Theory and Practice - Michael Hidiroglou Keywords: Small Area, Official Statistics, Fay-Herriot
Small Area Estimation in Multivariate Surveys - Hukum Chandra and Ray Chambers Keywords: Multivariate surveys, Multipurpose sample weights, MBD approach, Mixed model
Nonparametric Modeling of the Second Order Structure of Processes with Time-Varying Memory - Georg M. Gorg and Dana Draghicescu Keywords: time-varying memory, Hurst parameter, fractional differencing, ARFIMA, nonstationary time series
Cosponsorship in the U.S. Senate: A Mixed Effects Approach to Detecting the Subtle Influence of Social Relational Factors on Legislative Behavior - Justin Gross, Stephen Fienberg, Cosma Shalizi, and David Krackhardt
Imputing Missing Data in the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports - Clint Roberts, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Michael D. Maltz
Using Multiple Imputation Technique to Correct for Measurement Error and Statistical Disclosure Control in Sensitive Count Data in a National Survey - Mandi Yu Keywords: Multiple Imputations, Measurement Error, Sensitive Question
Adjusting the German Labor Force Survey for Under-Reporting by Means of Calibrated Imputation - Hans Kiesl and Susanne Rassler
Not Just Another Multiple Imputation: Practical Aspects for Highly Correlated Data - Lester Curtin, Nathaniel Schenker, Jeffrey Hughes, and Lori Borrund
Data Imputation Models for Non-trended Price Data - Kennon Copeland and Boris Brodsky Keywords: Imputation, Proportional Model, Price Data, Composite Estimator
Weight Adjustments for Fractional Regression Hot Deck Imputation - Minhui Paik and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: Calibration, Missing data, Multiple imputation, Quadratic programming, Regression weighting
Multiple Imputations Using Sequential Semi and Nonparametric Regressions - Irina Bondarenko and Trivellore Raghunathan Keywords: Missing Data, Response Propensity, Predictive Mean Matching
Imputation of Rental Equivalence in the Consumer Expenditure Survey - Barry Steinberg Keywords: Rental Equivalence, Owned Home, Imputation
Multiple Matrix Sampling: A Review - Jeffrey M. Gonzalez and John L. Eltinge Keywords: Split questionnaire, Respondent burden, Nonresponse, Sample survey, Selection probability, Variance estimation
Statistical Issues in Developing Sample Designs for Surveys Requiring Rapid Response - Allison M. Deal and William D. Kalsbeek Keywords: Rapid Response, Overlapping Samples, BRFSS, Sample Size
Optimal 2-Stage Sampling Theory for Business Customer Satisfaction Surveys - John Rotondo
An Automated Procedure for Forming Contiguous Sampling Units for Area Probability Samples - Bryce Johnson, Jill Montaquila, and Andrew Heller Keywords: TIGER, segments
Selection of Small and Large Schools in State and County School Surveys - Pedro Saavedra, Tonja Kyle, and James Ross Keywords: Probabilities Proportional to Size, minimum replacement, systematic sampling
Reduction of Sample Areas in the Consumer Price Index and Consumer Expenditure Survey Designs - Lawrence R. Ernst, William H. Johnson, and William E. Larson Keywords: PSUs, maximization of overlap, PSU weights
Optimal Sign Test for One Sample Bivariate Location Model Using an Alternative Bivariate Ranked Set Sample - Hani Samawi
Optimal Allocation for Unbalanced Stratified Ranked Set Sample - Chris Sroka, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas Wolfe
Order-Restricted Randomized Designs for Linear Models Using L1 Norm - Shannon Markiewicz and Omer Ozturk
Optimal Allocation in the Presence of Missing Data - Jessica Kohlschmidt, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas Wolfe
Rejective Sampling and Conditional Tests from Biased Samples for the Equality of Two Distributions - Qing Kang and Paul I. Nelson
Effects of Answer Space Size on Responses to Open-Ended Questions in Mail Surveys - Glenn Israel
Improving the Quality of Open-End Questions in Mail, Web, and Telephone Surveys - Don Dillman, Jolene Smyth, and Leah M. Christian
Impact of Presentation Format of Open-Ended Survey Questions on Response Quality - Steven Swinford
The Influence of Color and Space Constraints on Responses to Open-Ended Questions in Paper Questionnaires - Virginia Lesser and Lydia Newton
Hierarchical Bayes Small Area Estimates of Adult Literacy Using Unmatched Sampling and Linking Models - Leyla Mohadjer, J.N.K. Rao, Benmei Liu, Tom Krenzke, and Wendy Van de Kerckhove Keywords: Indirect state and county estimates, credible intervals, variance smoothing, predictor variable selection
Hierarchical Bayes Modeling of Survey-Weighted Small Area Proportions - Benmei Liu, Partha Lahiri, and Graham Kalton Keywords: Weighted proportions, Hierarchical Bayes modeling, beta distribution
A Simple Computational Method for Estimating Mean Squared Prediction Error in General Small-Area Model - Snigdhansu Chatterjee and P. Lahiri Keywords: Bootstrap, Mean Squared Prediction Errors, General Linear Mixed Model
On Comparison of Different MSE Estimators in Small-Area Estimation - En-Tzu Tang and Jiming Jiang
The Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) Adjustment Method Applied to Small-Area Estimates of Serious Psychological Distress in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Jeremy Aldworth, Neeraja Sathe, and Misty Foster
Expedient Small-Area Estimation via Proportional Odds Ratio Log-Linear Models - Lei Li and Paul S. Levy
Small Area Estimation in a Survey of High School Students in Iowa - Lu Lu and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: Benchmarking, Generalized linear mixed models, Hierarchical Bayesian analysis, Model selection, Posterior predictive p-values
Handling Imperfect Overlap Determination in a Dual-Frame Survey - Jay Clark, Marianne Winglee, and Benmei Liu Keywords: Dual-frame estimation, record linkage, threshold selection, domain misclassification, single-frame estimator, pseudo maximum likelihood estimator
Using the Statistics of Income Division's Sample Data to Reduce Measurement and Processing Error in Small Area Estimates Produced from Administrative Tax Records - Kimberly Henry, Partha Lahiri, and Robin Fisher Keywords: Survey sampling, Administrative Records, Indirect Estimators
An Empirical Evaluation of Various Direct, Synthetic, and Traditional Composite Small Area Estimators - Kimberly Henry, Michael Strudler, and William Chen Keywords: Administrative Records, General Regression Estimator, Indirect Estimators, Survey sampling
Using Administrative Records To Avoid Survey Data Capture Errors - Tim Withum
Optimal Estimators for Two-Phase Sample Designs - Stephen Ash Keywords: Auxiliary information, generalized regression estimation, model-assisted
Methodology for the Production of American Community Survey Multiyear Estimates - Anthony G. Tersine, Jr. and Mark E. Asiala Keywords: American Community Survey, Estimation
Imbedding Model-Assisted Estimation into ACS Estimation - Robert Fay
Analysis of Variance Estimates from American Community Survey Multiyear Estimates - Michael D. Starsinic and Anthony G. Tersine, Jr. Keywords: American Community Survey, variance estimation
Statistical Issues and Interpretation of the American Community Survey's One-, Three-, and Five-Year Period Estimates - Michael Beaghen and Lynn Weidman
Structural Equation Models for Item Parceling - Joseph Olsen
Using Factor Analysis and Cronbach's Alpha to Ascertain Relationships Between Questions of a Dietary Behavior Questionnaire - Eric Grau Keywords: factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, dietary behavior
Randomization-Based Inference About Latent Variables in Classical Test Theory for a Clustered Sample - Tiandong Li and Robert Mislevy
A Methodology to Fit Hierarchical Logistic Models for Data from Complex Sampling Designs - Prabhu Bhagavatheeswaran and Ian Harris
Post-Stratification with Optimized Effective Base: Linear and Nonlinear Ridge Regression Approach - Stan Lipovetsky Keywords: Sample balance, post-stratification, raking, weighting, generalized regression, ridge regression, nonlinear optimization, iteratively re-weighted least squares
Robustness of Latent Class Measurement Error Models - Brian Meekins and Daniell Toth Keywords: Markov Latent Class, Measurement Error, Simulation
An Analysis of Nonresponse Bias Resulting from Non-Resolution of Telephone Numbers, Eligibility Screener Nonresponse, and Interview Nonresponse for the National Immunization Survey - Benjamin Skalland and Robert Montgomery
Assessing the Effect of Government Frame Refinement on Collecting Establishment Data for the National Compensation Survey - Glenn Springer Keywords: sampling frame, non-response error, establishment survey
A Comparison of Level of Effort and Benchmarking Approaches for Nonresponse Bias Analysis of an RDD Survey - Daifeng Han and David Cantor Keywords: Response rate, refusal conversion, nonresponse adjustment
The Impact of Refusal Conversion on Survey Response and Error - Martin Barron and Karen Wooten
Designing Longitudinal Studies of Mobile Populations Such As Military Populations - Shelton Jones, Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, Cynthia Augustine, Robert Bray, Janice Brown, and Michael Pemberton
Multiple ACS Estimates: Pick a Number, Any Number! - Linda Gage
The Utility of Five-Year Averages from the American Community Survey for Bronx Neighborhoods - Joseph Salvo, A. Peter Lobo, and Adam Willett
How Study Design can Influence Substantive Survey Results - Dhuly Chowdhury, Karol Krotki, and Lily Trofimovich Keywords: measurement bias, field procedures
SOI Develops Better Survey Questions Through Pretesting - Tara Wells and Diane M. Milleville
A New Approach to Measuring Residence Status - Jennifer Childs, Elizabeth Nichols, Aref Dajani, and Jennifer Rothgeb Keywords: coverage, residency, split-panel field test
Evaluating the Computer Audio-Recorded Interviewing (CARI) Household Wellness Study (HWS) Field Test - Taniecea A. Arceneaux Keywords: Computer Audio-Recorded Interviewing, Quality Assurance, Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing
Patterns of Nonresponse for Key Questions in NSDUH and Implications for Imputation - Peter Frechtel and Elizabeth Copello Keywords: nonresponse bias, item nonresponse, imputation
The Impact on Data Quality of the Transition to Clean Burning On-Highway Diesel - Paula Weir, Benita O'Colmain, and Pedro Saavedra Keywords: variance, bootstrap, on-highway, ULSD, price
Interviewer Variability and Survey Estimates: Quantifying Data Quality - Novie Younger, Damion Francis, Shelly McFarlane, Jan van den Broeck, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Andriene Grant, and Rainford Wilks
Comparing Estimate Bias and Variances Using Calibrated Weights with a Different Number of Constraints in a Sample with Oversamples in Specific Groups - Nuria Diaz-Tena, Rob Cole, and Partha Dass
A New Algorithm for High-Dimensional Calibration in Observational Studies - Michael E. Jones, Ismael Flores Cervantes, and David R. Judkins
Improving the Unit Nonresponse Adjustment in the NLSCY Using Logistic Regression Modeling and Calibration - Mike Tam, Marcelle Tremblay, Sarah Franklin, and Claude Girard
Weight Trimming in the National Immunization Survey - Sadeq Chowdhury, Meena Khare, and Kirk Wolter Keywords: Extreme weights, Outliers, Sampling weights
Testing For Informative Weights And Weights Trimming In Multivariate Modeling With Survey Data - Tihomir Asparouhov and Bengt Muthen Keywords: Weights Informativeness, Weight Trimming, Test of Weights Ignorability
An Application of Alternative Weighting Matrix Collapsing Approaches for Improving Sample Estimates - Linda Tompkins and Jay J. Kim Keywords: coverage ratio, sample weighting, cell collapsing
Bayesian Weight-Smoothing Models in Clustered or Cross-Classed Sample Designs - Xiaobi Huang and Michael R. Elliott
Microdata Simulation for Confidentiality Protection Using Regression Quantiles and Hot Deck - Jennifer C. Huckett and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: Hot deck imputation, quantile regression, rank swapping, statistical disclosure limitation, synthetic data
Releasing Multiply Imputed, Synthetic Data Generated in Two Stages To Protect Confidentiality - Joerg Drechsler and Jerome P. Reiter
Multiple Imputation Alternatives to Top-Coding for Statistical Disclosure Control - Di An and Roderick J. Little
Secure Logistic Regression with Multi-Party Distributed Databases - Stephen E. Fienberg, Alan F. Karr, Yuval Nardi, and Aleksandra B. Slavkovic Keywords: Logistic Regression, Privacy-Preserving Data Mining, Secure Multi-Party Computation, EM
Application of the Truncated Triangular and the Trapezoidal Distributions - Jay J. Kim Keywords: confidentiality, masking, truncated triangular distribution
Modelling Rotation Group Bias and Survey Errors in the Dutch Labour Force Survey - Jan van den Brakel and Sabine Krieg
Face-to-face Interviews with Children. Question Difficulty and the Impact of Cognitive Resources on Response Quality - Marek Fuchs Keywords: Children, behavior coding, cognitive resources, respondent behavior, validity
Survey Design for Studies of Measurement Error in Physical Activity Assessments - Nicholas K. Beyler, Sarah M. Nusser, Wayne A. Fuller, Alicia L. Carriquiry, and Gregory J. Welk Keywords: Measurement Error, Physical Activity, Energy Expenditure
Comparison of Estimators for the National Resources Inventory Calibration Study - Emily Berg, Wayne A. Fuller, and Jean Opsomer Keywords: Measurement Error, Calibration, Sandwich Variance Estimator
Evaluating the Assumption of Uncorrelated Error Terms in a Mixed-Mode Study with Validation Data - Courtney Kennedy and Stanley Presser
A Comparison Between a Traditional RDD Survey and a Telephone Survey with Cell-Phone-Only Populations - Sunghee Lee, David Grant, J. Michael Brick, and Sherm Edwards
A New Application of Adaptive Web Sampling designs - Hong Xu, Steve K. Thompson, and James L. Rosenberger
Time Series Analysis of Census Internet Response - Fred Highland Keywords: Census, Internet, Time Series
Assessing the Applicability of Self-Anchoring Scales in Web Surveys - Frederik Van Acker and Peter Theuns Keywords: self anchoring scales, web surveys, context effects
Comparing Web Survey Samples of Schizophrenic and Bipolar Patients with Concurrent RDD and In-Person Samples - LinChiat Chang, Channing Stave, Corinne O'Brien, Fred Rappard, Jill Glathar, and Joe Cronin Keywords: Web Survey, Mode Comparison
Beyond demographics: are âWebographicâ questions useful for reducing the selection bias in web surveys? - Matthias Schonlau, Arthur van Soest, and Arie Kapteyn Keywords: propensity scoring, Web survey, selection bias, Webographic variables, lifestyle variables, Simpson's paradox
When Standard Regression Techniques Fail: The Role of Propensity Score Methods - Michael Posner and Arlene Ash
Applications of Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Inference for Complex Survey Data - Stanislav Kolenikov Keywords: quasi-Monte Carlo, Halton sequence, BRR, bootstrap, complex survey data
Estimating the Distance Distribution of Subpopulations for a Large-Scale Complex Survey - Jianqiang Wang and Jean Opsomer Keywords: jackknife, kernel estimation, estimating equations, generalized median, elliptical distribution, classification
A Comparison of Variances for Poststratification to Estimated Control Totals - Jill A. Dever and Richard Valliant Keywords: estimated-control calibration, sampling frame coverage bias, survey-estimated control totals
On Variance Estimation Under Auxiliary Value Imputation in Sample Surveys - David Haziza, Jean-Francois Beaumont, and Cynthia Bocci
The Effect of Stochastic Population Controls on the Precision of Radio Listening Estimates - Richard Griffiths
Using Linear Programming Techniques for Balancing Automatic Case Assignments in Field Surveys - Edward English and Steven Pedlow Keywords: Area Probability Sample, Interviewer Allocation
First Impression: An Advance Contact Experiment to Locate and Engage Potential Respondents - Amy Herron, Mike White, Megan Henly, and Andy Zukerberg Keywords: Nonresponse, Locating Mobile Populations, Advance Contact Mailings
The Impact of Incentives on Survey Participation and Reports of Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence - Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, Michele Black, and Susan Twiddy
Money Can Buy Me Love: Experiments To Increase Response Rates Using Monetary Incentives - Andrew Zukerberg, Megan Henly, and David Hall
Effects of Calculating Standard Errors using Estimation Versus Variance Weights for 2004 National Nursing Home Survey - Rong Cai, Sarah Gousen, Iris Shimizu, and Robin Remsburg Keywords: Standard errors, Variance weights, Ratio adjustment
Variance Estimations for International Price Program Indexes - Te-Ching Chen, Patrick A. Bobbitt, James A. Himelein Jr., Steven P. Paben, MoonJung Cho, and Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: Variance estimation, Bootstrap, Jackknife, Balance Repeated Replication (BRR), Certainty Sampling Units, Taylor Series
Can a Geographic Sort Improve Hot Deck Donor Imputation in the Canadian Census? - Darryl Janes Keywords: CANCEIS, Donor Imputation, Geographic Sort
Imputation Classes by Size Measure for the Annual Survey of Manufactures of Statistics Canada - Yi Li Keywords: Imputation Class, Size Measure, Ratio Imputation
Are Nonrespondents Necessarily Bad Reporters? Using Imputation Techniques to Investigate Measurement Error of Nonrespondents in an Alumni Survey - Mandi Yu and Ting Yan Keywords: Measurement Error, Nonresponse bias, Multiple Imputation
Using Callback Models to Adjust for Nonignorable Nonresponse in Face-to-Face Surveys - Paul Biemer and Kevin Wang
Assessing Bias in Estimates in a Two Stage Design From an Early Close Out of the First Stage Data Collection: An Empirical Investigation Using NSRCG Sample Data - Donsig Jang and Xiaojing Lin Keywords: Nonresponse analysis, NSRCG, School sample, Bias
Optimal Survey Design When Nonrespondents Are Subsampled for Follow-Up - A. James O'Malley and Alan M. Zaslavsky Keywords: Neyman allocation, Nonrespondents, Small Area Estimation, Subsample, Survey, Telephone Followup
Research and Responsive Design Options for Survey Data Collection at Statistics Canada - Chris Mohl and François Laflamme Keywords: Paradata, Responsive Design, Collection Procedures
A Dynamic Approach to Response Propensity - Kristen Olson
Findings from Methodology Innovations on Population Health Survey - Urban Landreman
A Case Study in Dual-Frame Estimation Methods - Marianne Winglee, Inho Park, Keith Rust, Benmei Liu, and Gary Shapiro Keywords: Dual-frame design, rare population, domain estimation, sampling weights, single frame (SF) estimator, pseudo maximum-likelihood (PML) estimator
A Strategy for Estimating the Number of Minority Operated Farms - Phil Kott and Matt Fetter Keywords: dual frame, re-stratification, anticipated variance
On the Allocation and Estimation for Dual Frame Survey Data - A. Demnati, J. N. K. Rao, M. A. Hidiroglou, and J.-L. Tambay Keywords: Calibration, incomplete frame, multiplicity, optimal sample size, variance estimation
Designing a Dual-Frame Survey for Breeding Bald Eagle Pairs in the Lower 48 States - Mark C. Otto and John R. Sauer
Nonresponse Adjustment for Multipurpose Surveys - Hee-Choon Shin
A Comparison of Methods to Further Adjust for Non-Response Due to Missing Lab Data in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Maya Sternberg and Alula Hadgu Keywords: NHANES, nonreponse, propensity
Post-Katrina New Orleans Adjustment to Control Totals for the National Immunization Survey - Steven Pedlow and Zhen Zhao Keywords: Hurricane Katrina, Post-Stratification, Orleans Parish
Diagnostic Process to Assess the Effects of Weighting BRFSS Data - Henry Roberts, Robert Woldman, Elizabeth Hughes, and Ruth Jiles
Minimizing Conditional Local Bias for Health Estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for U.S. Counties Contiguous to the United States-Mexico Border - Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Machell Town, and Jay J. Kim Keywords: unbiased estimation, poststratification
Evaluation of the Current Weighting Methodology for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Alternatives for Improvement - Mansour Fahimi, Darryl Creel, Paul S. Levy, and Michael Link
Diagnostic Process to Assess the Effects of Truncating Extreme BRFSS Sampling Weights - Henry Roberts, Robert Woldman, Elizabeth Hughes, and Ruth Jiles
Identification of Influential Observations for Regression Using Complex Survey Data - Jianzhu Li and Richard Valliant
Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Logistic Regression with Complex Survey Data - Amang S. Sukasih, Donsig Jang, and Haixia Xu
Analyzing Longitudinal Data from Complex Surveys Using SUDAAN - Darryl Creel Keywords: Longitudinal Data Analysis (LDA), SUDAAN
Comparison of the Five Test Statistics Currently Available in the SUDAANî Modeling Procedures - G. Gordon Brown
Subpopulation Analysis of Survey Data: Statistical Approaches and Software Options - Brady West, Steven Heeringa, and Pat Berglund
GIS Data Collection for Longitudinal Surveys - Sarah M. Nusser
Economic Evaluation of Road Improvements Using GIS and Propensity Score Matching: Case Example from the Republic of Georgia - John Felkner, Fritz Scheuren, Celeste Tarricone, Mamuka Shatirishvili, and Temur Paksashvili
Strategic Directions for the 2011 Canadian Census of Population - David Dolson
Alternative Allocation Designs for a Highly Stratified Establishment Survey - Ernest Lawley, Marie Stetster, and Eduardas Valaitis Keywords: Neyman allocation, probability proportional to estimated size (PPES), power allocation
Sampling with Uncertain Frame Counts: Challenges in Sampling Head Start Children for the FACES Study - Barbara Lepidus Carlson Keywords: FACES, Head Start, oversampling
Sample Design Research for the 2007 National Home Health and Hospice Care Survey - Karen E. Davis and Iris Shimizu Keywords: Sample survey design, design effects
Sample Design of the Canadian Health Measures Survey - Sarah Maude Dion Keywords: Health Survey, Multistage Sample, Direct Measures
Sampling and Estimation Issues in the Redesign of the Canadian Survey of Household Spending - Christian Nadeau, Johanne Tremblay, and Suzanne Lessard Keywords: expenditure survey, household budget survey, diary, recall interview, calendarization
Sample Redesign for the FDIC's Asset Valuation Review - David W. Chapman
Design Effects of Sampling Frames in Establishment Surveys of Small Populations - Monroe Sirken and Iris Shimizu Keywords: Establishment Sampling Frames, Small Domain Estimation, Network Sampling
Variance Estimation for Statistical Matching Using Multiple Imputation - James Reilly
Using Bootstrap Variance Calculations for a Survey with a Simple Design: The Case of the 2005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses - Gildas Kleim and Yves Bélanger Keywords: Variance estimation, Bootstrap, Simple Design
Application of the Bootstrap Method in the International Price Program - Patrick A. Bobbitt, Steven P. Paben, MoonJung Cho, Te-Ching Chen, James A. Himelein Jr., and Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: Variance estimation, Bias estimation, Certainty sampling units, Collapsing
Assessment of the Impact of Health Variables on Nonresponse Adjustment in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun and Trena Ezzati-Rice Keywords: logistic regression, response propensity, variation
Using Interviewer Observations To Improve Nonresponse Adjustments: NES 2004 - Andy Peytchev and Kristen Olson
Use of Interviewer Judgments About Attributes of Selected Respondents in Post-Survey Adjustment for Unit Nonresponse: An Illustration with the National Survey of Family Growth - Robert Groves, James Wagner, and Emilia Peytcheva
Using Proxy Measures of Survey Outcomes in Post-Survey Adjustments: Examples from the European Social Survey (ESS) - Frauke Kreuter, Michael Lemay, and Carolina Casas-Cordero Keywords: Nonresponse Adjustment, Interviewer Observations, European Social Survey
Using Proxy Measures of the Survey Variables in Post-Survey Adjustments in a Transportation Survey - Ting Yan and Trivellore Raghunathan Keywords: post-survey adjustment, nonresponse error, record data
Parametric Bootstrap Confidence Interval in a Small-Area Estimation Problem - Huilin Li and Partha Lahiri
Setting Precision Requirements for Estimating Proportions - James R. Chromy
Confidence Intervals for Statistics for Categorical Variables from Complex Samples - Keith Rust and Valerie Hsu Keywords: Asymptotically normal estimators, multi-stage sampling, log transformation, log(-log) transformation, index of disparity, WesVar
Evaluating Alternative One-Sided Coverage Intervals for an Extreme Binomial Proportion - Yan K. Liu and Phillip S. Kott Keywords: coverage probability, effective sample size, stratified random sample
Investigation of Empirical Bayesian Confidence Intervals for Expenditure Data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Robert Baskin and Malay Ghosh
Tailoring Survey Data Products and Reliability Criteria To Best Match Customers' Revenue Needs - Mandy Webb and Alan R. Tupek
Properties of the Combined Ratio Estimator and a Best Linear Unbiased Estimator When Design Control is Problematic - StephenWoodruff Keywords: Combined Ratio Estimation, Best Linear Unbiased Estimation, Stratified Cluster Designs
Multiyear Estimation for a Single Stratum from the Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - R. Lee Harding, Jay Clark, and Jill M. Montaquila
The Effectiveness of Stepwise Discriminate Analysis as a Post Hoc Procedure to a Significant Manova - Erik Heiny
Researcher Access to Microdata: Measuring the Impact of Different Access Protocols on Data Utility - Stephanie Shipp and Julia Lane
Measuring Privacy Loss Due to Data Release: A New Perspective - Lei Liu and Heping Zhang
The Use of Propensity Score Matching Methods in Mixed Mode Studies - John Bremer and Kerri Miller
Practical Considerations in Applying the pq-Rule for Primary Disclosure Suppressions - Meghan O'Malley and Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: Confidentiality, p-Percent Rule, pq-Rule, Sample Weights, Imputation, Primary Suppressions
An Assessment of the Effect of Misreporting of Phone Line Information on Key Weighted RDD Estimates - Ashley Bowers and Jeffrey Gonzalez Keywords: Random-Digit Dialing (RDD), weighting adjustment, measurement error
Improvements in Coverage and Sample Weighting for Telephia's 2007 Attitude and Behavior Survey (TABS) of U.S. Cellular Phone Subscribers - Vicki Pineau, Jim Baer, Christianne Pang, Glenn Atias, and Elisa Chan
Non-Response in Surveys of the College Educated, Revisited - Patrick E. Flanagan and Nancy Dexter Keywords: Survey, Non-response, Logistic Regression
Nonresponse in the Survey of Industrial Research and Development - Perez Adriana
Adjusting for Missing Covariates Using the EM Algorithm for Logistic Regression Models: A Study of the Effect of Childhood Overweight on the Age of Onset of Menses - Yi Liu, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Pamela Salsberry
A Study of Basic Calibration Estimators and their Variance Estimators in Presence of Nonresponse - Yves Thibaudeau, Jeri Mulrow, and Jun Shao
The Nonparametric Regression with Missing Responses and Its Applications to the U.S. Census - Cheng Yong Tang and Song Xi Chen
Estimating the Distribution Function Using k-tuple Ranked Set Samples - Kaushik Ghosh and Ram C. Tiwari
Distribution-Free Statistical Intervals via Ranked-Set Sampling - Jesse Frey
A Nonparametric Mean Estimator for Judgment Post-Stratified Data - Xinlei Wang, Johan Lim, and S. Lynne Stokes
Optimal Ranked Set Sampling Estimation Based on Medians from Multiple Set Sizes - Nader Gemayel, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas Wolfe
Minimum Distance Estimator of Judgment-Ranking Probabilities in a Ranked-Set Sample - Omer Ozturk
Parametric and Semiparametric Model-Based Estimates of the Finite Population Mean for Two-Stage Cluster Samples with Item Nonresponse - Roderick J. Little and Ying Yuan
Bayesian Penalized Spline Model-Based Estimation of the Finite Population Proportion From Probability-Proportional-to-Size Samples - Qixuan Chen, Michael Elliott, and Roderick Little Keywords: finite population proportion, Gibbs sampling, penalized spline regression model
Credible intervals for the Fay-Herriot model - Nadarajasundaram Ganesh Keywords: Bayesian multiple comparison, Fay-Herriot model, hierarchical Bayes, matched priors
Bayesian Approaches to Sequential Selection of Survey Design Protocols - James Wagner and Trivellore Raghunathan Keywords: Adaptive Design, Survey Design Protocols
Survey Designs to Optimize Efficiency for Multiple Objectives: Methods and Applications - Stephen Williams, Zhanyun Zhao, and Frank Potter Keywords: design optimization, multiple survey objectives, nonlinear programming
Optimization of Nonproportional Samples - Raimund K. Wildner
Sampling Design and Inference for Social Network Data: Estimating Epidemic Potential with Contact Tracing Data - Krista Gile and Mark S. Handcock
Sample Allocation under a Population Model and Stratified Inclusion Probability Proportionate to Size Sampling - Sun Woong Kim, Steven Heeringa, and Peter Solenberger
Comparison of Sample Set Curtailment Procedures - Jason Legg Keywords: rejection sampling, cube sampling, stratification, balanced sampling
Model - Assisted-Cum-Design-Based Adaptive Sampling - Ismaila Adeleke, Ray Okafor, Ebenezer Esan, and Athanasius Opara Keywords: Model-based, adaptive sampling, inclusion probabilities
Random Forests with Survey Data - Guillermo Mendez and Sharon L. Lohr
Multivariate Analysis Techniques on Model-based Sampling - Chang-Tai Chao and Feng-Min Lin Keywords: Model-Based Sampling, Optimal Sampling Strategy, Multivariate Analysis, Principal Component, Cluster Analysis
Model Evaluation for Multivariate Structural Time Series Models for the Dutch Labour Force Survey - Sabine Krieg and Jan van den Brakel Keywords: Structural time series models, Small area estimation
Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Outcome and Time to Drop out - An Application Using Complex Survey Data - Punam Pahwa and Chandima Karunanayake Keywords: Generalized Estimating Equations, Complex Survey, Joint Modeling
A Method for Bias-Reduction of Sample-Based MLE of the Autologistic Function - Steen Magnussen and Robert Reeves
Comparison of Income Items from the CPS and ACS - Bruce Webster Jr. Keywords: CPS ASEC, ACS, Response Errors
The Impact of Converted Refusals upon Survey Estimates: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004 - Margaret Carroll and Yinong Chong
Precanvass Survey for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey - Promod Chandhok Keywords: auxiliary establishments, sample design, non-shipping auxiliaries, duplicates
An Appraisal of the Conduct and Provisional Results of the Nigerian Population and Housing Census of 2006 - Raymond Okafor, Ismaila Adeleke, and Athanasius Oparac Keywords: Nigerian Population (140million), Male/Female (%) of population is 51.2/48.8, Nigerian census of 2006
Statistical 'Pre- and Post-Processing' as Integrated into Computer Simulations - Turkan Gardenier
Measuring the Quality of Service to Taxpayers in Volunteer Sites - Kevin Cecco, Ronald Walsh, and Rachael Hooker Keywords: Quality of service, Hansen-Hurwitz estimator, statistical consulting
Model and Survey Performance Measurement by the RSE and RSESP - James R. Knaub, Jr. Keywords: regression; total survey error; performance measure; establishment survey; classical ratio estimator; cutoff sampling
Bayesian Multiple Imputation and Maximum Likelihood Methods for Missing Data - Min Sun and Ferry Butar Butar Keywords: multiple imputation, Bayesian method, maximum likelihood, Monte Carlo, bootstrap
Software Alternatives for Variance Estimation in the Analysis of Complex Sample Surveys: A Comparison of SAS Survey Procedures, SUDAAN, and AM - Bethany Bell-Ellison and Jeffrey Kromrey Keywords: Complex sample surveys, variance estimation, software comparison
Alternative Methods to Compensate for Provider Nonresponse in the National Immunization Survey - Philip J. Smith, Ben Skalland, Sadeq Chowdury, and Robert Montgomery
Review of NHIS Public-Design Structures - Van Parsons and Chris Moriarity
Incorporating a Multi-Mode Design Into a Random-Digit-Dialing Telephone Survey - Michael Battaglia, Larry Osborn, Michael Link, Martin Frankel, and Ali Mokdad Keywords: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Mail Survey, Telephone Survey
Asking for Numbers and Quantities: Visual Design Effects in Web Surveys - Marek Fuchs Keywords: Web survey; frequency question, visual design
Integrating Cell Phone Numbers into Random Digit-Dialed (RDD) Landline Surveys - Martin R. Frankel, Michael P. Battaglia, Michael Link, and Ali H. Mokdad Keywords: sampling, cell phone, random digit dialed, RDD, BRFSS, telephone surveys
Methodology for Cognitive Testing of Translations in Multiple Languages - Yuling Pan, Ashley Landreth, Marjorie Hindsdale, Hyunjoo Park, and Alisu Schoua-Glusberg Keywords: methodology for cognitive testing, translation, multilingual
Respondent Debriefings Conducted by Experts: A New Qualitatitve Methodology for Questionnaire Evaluation - Elizabeth Nichols and Jennifer Hunter Childs Keywords: Conversational interviewing, Pretesting, Coverage Improvement
A Comparison of Mixed-Mode Address-Based Sampling (ABS) Versus Random Digit Dialing (RDD) for General Population Surveys - Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Larry Osborn, Martin R. Frankel, and Ali H. Mokdad Keywords: mixed-mode survey, address-based sampling (ABS), random digit-dialed (RDD)
Improving Contact Information for Mobile Populations: An Advance Contact Experiment - Megan Henly, Andrew L. Zukerberg, and Amy Herron Keywords: prenotification, nonresponse, mobile populations
Is This a Mobile Home or a Monastery?: Differentiating Group Quarters from Housing Units with a Validation Questionnaire - George Carter and Laurie Schwede Keywords: group quarters, establishment surveys, cognitive interviewing
National Response Rates for Surveys of College Students: Institutional, Regional, and Design Factors - Matt Jans and Anthony Roman Keywords: college students, response rates
Respondents' Understandings of Confidentiality in a Changing Privacy Environment - Eleanor Gerber and Ashley Landreth Keywords: Confidentiality, Privacy beliefs, Census letters
The Effect of Probe Type on Cognitive Interview Results: A Signal Detection Analysis - Rachel Levenstein, Frederick Conrad, Johnny Blair, Roger Tourangeau, and Aaron Maitland
Investigation of the Relationship Between Census Mail Response and the Partnership and Marketing Program - Mary H. Mulry and Jay K. Keller Keywords: Census 2000, logistic regression, segmentation, return on investment
Relationship between Measurement Error and Unit Nonresponse in Household Surveys: An Approach in the Absence of Validation Data - Andy Peytchev and Emilia Peytcheva
Does Context Really Matter? Results from a Spanish Language Advance Letter Pilot - Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, Michael Link, David Roe, and Rosanna Quiroz Keywords: Spanish-speaking population, lead letters, telephone surveys, health surveys
Negative Media and Unit-Level Survey Response - Nancy Bates
Using Administrative Records to Evaluate the Accuracy of Child Abuse Reports in a National Survey of Child Abuse and Neglect - Keith Smith, Paul Biemer, Kathryn Dowd, and Ruben Chiflikyan Keywords: Matching, Data Quality, Abuse Reports
Using Behavior Coding to Validate Cognitive Interview Findings - Johnny Blair, Allison Ackermann, Linda Piccinino, and Rachel Levenstein
Forty Years of Progress in Monitoring Cancer Control - Nancy Breen and Tracy M. Layne
An Assessment of Bias due to Noncoverage of Wireless Only Households in RDD Surveys - Meena Khare, Sadeq Chowdhury, Kirk Wolter, and James A. Singleton
Minimizing Assessment Burden on Preschool Children: Balancing Burden and Reliability - Susan Sprachman, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Steven Glazerman, Sarah Avellar, Miriam Loewenberg Keywords: methodology, assessment, early childhood
The Effect of Reporting Aid Use on the Accuracy of Household-Reported Medical Expenditure Data - David Kashihara and Diana Wobus Keywords: medical reports, response accuracy, survey quality
Changes in Seam Effects Magnitude Due to Changes in Question Wording and Data Collection Strategies: An Analysis of Labor Force Transitions in the PSID - Mario Callegaro Keywords: seam effect, PSID
Medicaid Underreporting in the CPS: Results from a Record Check Study - Joanne Pascale, Marc Roemer, and Dean Resnick
A New Methodology for the Cognitive Testing of Translated Materials: Testing the Source Version as a Basis for Comparison - Patricia Goerman and Rachel Caspar Keywords: Pretesting multilingual surveys, Cognitive interviewing and Spanish-speaking respondents, Data quality
Manipulating Caller ID for Higher Survey Response in RDD Surveys - Martin Barron and Meena Khare Keywords: telephone surveys, caller ID, RDD response rates
Optimizing the Day and Time of the First Dial in Random-Digit-Dial Telephone Surveys - Benjamin Skalland, Chao Xu, and Karen Wooten
Linking Mailing Addresses to a Household Sampling Frame Based on Census Geography - Katherine Morton, Vincent Iannacchione, Joseph McMichael, James Cajka, Ross Curry, and David Cunningham Keywords: area sampling frame, residential mailing lists, counting and listing, GIS, GPS, geocoding
Estimating Reliability with Panel Data: Alternatives to Cronbach's Alpha and Why We Need Them - Paul Biemer, Sharon Christ, and Christopher Wiesen
Rapid Response Health Surveillance and the Utility of Small-Area Estimates: Responding to the 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine Shortage - Michael W. Link and Ali H. Mokdad
Development of Methodology for Production of Rapidly Available, County-Level, Small-Area Estimates To Monitor the Course of Influenza Vaccine Coverage - Haomiao Jia, Michael W. Link, Ali H. Mokdad, James Holt, Lei Li, and Paul S. Levy
Evaluating the Small-Area Estimates of the 2004--05 County-Level Influenza Vaccination Rates - Lei Li, Paul S. Levy, Akhil Vaish, Michael W. Link, Ali H. Mokdad, Lina Balluz, and Haomiao Jia
Variance Estimation for Complex Surveys in the Presence of Outliers - Beat Hulliger and Ralf Münnich Keywords: sampling, robust estimator, gini-coefficient, quintile share ratio, simulation
Estimation of the Total Variance of Survey Statistics under Unweighted Imputation - Santanu Pramanik and Partha Lahiri
Adjusted Jackknife for Imputation under Unequal Probability Sampling without Replacement - Yves G. Berger and Jon N. K. Rao
Some Problems and Proposed Solutions in Developing a Small Area Estimation Product for Clients - A.C. Singh Keywords: benchmarking, client input, collapsing, innovation diagnostics, 2-dim Kalman filtering, multivariate modeling, smoothing, statistical products
Characterization of Cost Structures, Perceived Value, and Optimization Issues in Small-Domain Estimation - John L. Eltinge
A Small-Area Estimation Approach in Reducing Survey Costs - Partha Lahiri and Paul D. Williams
Multilevel Modeling of Complex Survey Data - Tihomir Asparouhov and Bengt Muthen Keywords: multilevel models, multistage sampling
Adjusting for Unequal Selection Probability in Multilevel Models: A Comparison of Software Packages - Kim Chantala and Chirayath Suchindran Keywords: multilevel models, sample weights, software
Bootstrapping For Variance Estimation in Multi-Level Models Fitted To Survey Data - Milorad S. Kovacevic, Huang Rong, and Yong You Keywords: multi-stage design, informative sampling, survey weights, variance components, Taylor linearization
Network Sampling for Rare Trait Inference - Iris Shimizu and Monroe Sirken Keywords: sampling design, multiplicity estimators
Estimation and Analytic Issues for Rare Events in NHANES - Lester R. Curtin, Deanna Kruszon-Moran, Margaret Carroll, and Xianfen Li Keywords: binomial distribution, Wald test, complex survey, rare events, design effects
Design and Likelihood-Based Inference for Sample Surveys on Rare Traits - Steve Thompson
Testing Logistic Regression Coefficients with Clustered Data and Few Positive Outcomes - Sally Hunsberger, Barry I. Graubard, and Edward Korn
Empirical Likelihood Inference from Sample Survey Data - Jon N. K. Rao and Changbao Wu
Variance Estimation for Empirical Likelihood Calibration Estimators in Unequal Probability Sampling - Jae-kwang Kim
Empirical Likelihood Methods for Raking in Complex Surveys - Randy R. Sitter and Changbao Wu
The Bayesian Approach to Inference for Finite Population Samples - Roderick J. Little
Weight Trimming via Bayesian Variable Selection Methods - Michael R. Elliott
Bayesian Approach for Combining Information from Multiple Surveys - Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Influence Functions and Robust Bayes Estimation - Malay Ghosh, Tapabrata Maiti, and Ananya Roy
The Effectiveness of Weighting Cell Adjustments for Longitudinal Nonresponse - Leroy Bailey Keywords: attrition, wave nonresponse, longitudinal weighting, logistic regression
Approaches to a Nonresponse Bias Analysis in an Adult Literacy Survey - Wendy Van de Kerckhove, Thomas Krenzke, and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: response rate, key statistics, and disposition code
An Application of Propensity Modeling: Comparing Unweighted and Weighted Logistic Regression Models for Nonresponse Adjustments - Frank Potter, Eric Grau, Stephen Williams, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson Keywords: nonresponse, weighting, propensity modeling, Community Tracking Study, physician surveys
Adjusting for Nonignorable Missing Data with Nonignorable Sampling Design - Moh Yin Chang Keywords: attrition bias, nonignorable missing data, not missing at random, pattern-mixture model, propensity scores
Estimated Response Propensities as a Means to Evaluate Error Effects Due to Nonresponse - Leela M. Aertker and William D. Kalsbeek Keywords: unit nonresponse, response propensity, nonresponse bias
Nonresponse to a Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (CASI) Module - Mick Couper, Eleanor Singer, and John Van Hoewyk
Sample Reweighting To Reflect an Initial Population - Julia Bienias, Phillip S. Kott, Todd L. Beck, and Denis A. Evans
Reporting to Payers, Regulators, and Managers: Some issues and Experiences with Confidentiality and Compliance - Richard R. Carlson Keywords: confidentiality, HIPPA, compliance
A Bridge Between the GREG and the Linear Regression Estimators - Sarjinder Singh and Raghunath Arnab Keywords: calibration, linear regression estimator, GREG, estimation of total and variance
Generalized Forced Quantitative Randomized Response Model - Oluseun Odumade and Sarjinder Singh Keywords: randomized response sampling, estimation of population total, sensitive quantitative variable
Global and Hierarchical Linear Regression in Two-Stage Sampling - Dhirendra Ghosh and Andrew Vogt Keywords: clusters, auxiliary cluster variable
Disclosure Avoidance for the 2007 ACS PUMS: a Model-Based Approach for Group-Quarters Data - Rolando Rodriguez
The Change-of-Variance Function in Generalized Linear Mixed-Effect Models with Applications to Poisson-Gamma and Beta-Binomial Models - Gabriela Cohen-Freue
An Overview of the 2005 National Census Test - Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: census, experiment
Effect of Internet Response Mode Designs on Data Quality and Ease of Use - Kelly D. Allmang and Kevin J. Zajac Keywords: topic-based, person-based, census
Experimental Treatment Results of the Bilingual Census Form from the 2005 National Census Test - Julie A. Bouffard and Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: Spanish form, swim lane design, lane jumping, language
Analysis of Self-Response Options and Respondent-Friendly Design from the 2005 National Census Test - Michael Bentley and Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: self-response options, internet, questionnaire design, census
Experimental Treatment Results for the Age, Relationship, and Tenure Items from the 2005 National Census Test - Joan M. Hill, Jennifer G. Tancreto, and Cynthia A. Rothhaas
Robust Model-Based Predictor of the Finite Population Total - Yan Li and P. Lahiri Keywords: The Box-Cox transformation, empirical best prediction, superpopulation
Causal Inference Based on Directed Acyclic Graphical Models and the Randomization Distribution: A Probability-Sampling Approach - Joel E. Hanson Keywords: randomization, counterfactual, confounding
Small Area Estimation for Business Surveys - Hukum Chandra Keywords: small areas, skewed data, MBD, model calibration, expected value model
An Application of Parametric Bootstrap Method in Small Area Estimation Problem - Huilin Li Keywords: parametric bootstrap, prediction intervals, Fay-Herriot model, ADM estimator
Local Polynomial Regression for Small Area Estimation - Pushpal K. Mukhopadhyay and Tapabrata Maiti Keywords: nonparametric smoothing, multi-level modeling
Model-Based Sampling Designs for Optimum Estimation - Sun-Woong Kim, Steven G. Heeringa, and Peter W. Solenberger Keywords: pi-PS sampling, superpopulation model, model-based sampling, expected variance, optimization problem, linear programming, nonlinear programming
Optimum Allocation in Two-stage and Stratified Two-stage Sampling for Multivariate Surveys - M.G.M. Khan, Munish A. Chand, and Nesar Ahmad Keywords: multivariate two-stage sampling, multivariate stratified two-stage sampling, first-stage sampling units, second-stage sampling units, optimum allocation, nonlinear programming problem
An Application of Genetic Algorithms to Multivariate Optimal Allocation in Stratified Sample Designs - Charles D. Day Keywords: genetic algorithm, stochastic search
NASS/USDA Area Frame Sample Allocation for Estimation of Number of Farms Not on the Ag Census Mailing List - Floyd Spears, Raj S. Chhikara, Charles R. Perry, and Phillip S. Kott Keywords: 2007 Ag Census, area frame sample allocation, NML farms and its sub-domains, stratum standard deviation, multivariate allocation, board CV
Simple Power Calculations: How Do We Know We Are Doing Them the Right Way? - Michael Vorburger and Breda Munoz Keywords: Fisher's exact test, power calculation, power approximation, arc sine approximation, chi-squared approximation
Estimation in Network Populations - Mike Kwanisai Keywords: snowball sampling, adaptive sampling, linktracing, Bayesian, Markov Chain Monte Carlo
The Effect of the Number Eligible and Number Selected within Households on Reported Income and Other Socioeconomic Characteristics in the 2004 NSDUH - Tania Robbins
Some Aspects Of The Non-Response Bias Study On The 2003-2004 School And Staffing Survey (SASS) - Robyn Sirkis, Bac Tran, and Phyllis Singer Keywords: nonsampling, nonresponse, bias, substantive difference, SASS
Treatment of Spatial Autocorrelation in Geocoded Crime Data - Krista Collins, Colin Babyak, and Joanne Moloney Keywords: spatial autocorrelation, simultaneous autoregressive, spatial lag model, spatial error model, crime data
Assessing Population Coverage in a Health Survey - Karen E. Davis and Chris Moriarity Keywords: sample survey, oversampling, population coverage
A Study of IRS Administrative Payroll as a Substitute for Missing Payroll in the Business Expenses Survey - Melvin McCullough Keywords: general imputation, replication, bias, single units
Call Efforts and Relational Estimates: Preliminary Findings - Chung-tung Lin
Estimation of Low Incidence Rates under Selection Bias - Bin Wang and Jiayang Sun
Assessment of Diagnostic Tests in the Presence of Verification Bias Using Multiple Imputation and Resampling Methods - Michael P. McDermott and Hua He
Inconsistency Between Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Revision II and Demographic Analysis Estimates for Children 0 to 9 Years of Age - Andrew Keller
Difficulties and Solutions for Surveying Refugees: Bosnians Refugees in St. Louis - Hisako Matsuo and Terry Tomazic
Residential Address Lists vs. Traditional Listing: Enumerating Households and Group Quarters - Sylvia Dohrmann, Daifeng Han, and Leyla Mohadjer Keywords: area samples, USPS, address lists, HOI procedure
Employment in Nonprofit Entities: Coverage, Bias, and Measurement Errors in QCEW and public IRS Information, 1999-2003 - Martin H David Keywords: matching error, model-based weighting, nonprofit employment
Use of Administrative Data To Explore Effect of Establishment Nonresponse Adjustment on the National Compensation Survey Estimates - Chester H. Ponikowski and Erin E. McNulty Keywords: unit nonresponse, bias, weighting cells
Does a Final Coverage Check Identify Census Omissions and Reduce Errors? Preliminary Results of an Experiment - Elizabeth A. Martin and Don A. Dillman Keywords: questionnaire design, within-household omissions, split-panel experiment
Nonresponse Bias Analysis in the 2003 National Survey of Recent College Graduates - Aref Dajani, Jerry J. Maples, and Ronald S. Fecso
An Incentives Experiment in the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Survey - David E. McGrath Keywords: incentives, response rates, experiment, debit cards
Indirect Monetary Incentives with a Complex Agricultural Establishment Survey - Daniel G. Beckler and Kathleen Ott Keywords: incentives, nonresponse, response rate, refusal conversion, mail surveys
A Study of Nonrespondents in the Canadian Vehicle Survey - Martin Beaulieu Keywords: nonresponse bias, respondent followup, travel surveys, characteristics of nonrespondents
Factors Affecting Early Return Rates on the 2002 Economic Census: Assessing The Impact of the Number of Questionnaire Pages - Diane K. Willimack Keywords: establishment surveys, questionnaires, respondent burden
Modeling the Relationship between Cell Phone Usage and RDD Contact Effort - Joseph Sakshaug
Web versus Email Data Collection: Experience in the Current Employment Statistics Program - Richard Rosen, Louis Harrell, Antonio Gomes, Jason Chute, and Hong Yu
Small Area Modeling for Survey Data with Smoothed Error Covariance Structure via Generalized Design Effects - A.C. Singh, R.E. Folsom, Jr., and A.K. Vaish Keywords: estimating functions, generalized design effects, ignorable and nonignorable designs, Unstable estimated error covariance matrix
A Bayesian Assessment of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents from Small Domains Under Nonignorable Nonresponse - Balgobin Nandram and JaiWon Choi Keywords: deleted residual, deviance, finite population percentiles, logistic regression, Metropolis-Hastings sampler, spline regression, transformation
Hierarchical and Empirical Bayesian Analysis of Bivariate Binary Data: an Application to Small-Area Estimation - Ananya Roy and Malay Ghosh
Robust Estimation of the Mean Square Error of an EBLUP of a Small-Area Mean - Shijie Chen, Partha Lahiri, and Jon N. K. Rao
Small-Area Estimation Using Nonparametric Regression - Tathagata Bandyopadhyay
Sources of Variation in Response Rates to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - David W. Smith Keywords: missing data, survey, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Differences in Survey Nonresponse Components over Time in Various Domains - Brad Edwards, David Cantor, and Lisa Moses
Monitoring Survey Response Rates and Measuring Nonresponse Bias in a Federal Statistical Agency: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - Marilyn Seastrom and Aparna Sundaram
Meta-analysis in the Human Sciences - Mack Shelley
Estimating Dynamic Price Indexes - Alan H. Dorfman and Mary Kokoski Keywords: hedonic price indexes, multiple regression, survey sampling, Törnqvist Index
An Examination Of Poststratification Techniques For The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, and Michael Link Keywords: control totals, poststratification, raking, random-digit dialing
Power Analysis of the Rao-Scott First Order Adjustment to the Pearson Test for Homogeneity - Sunyeong Heo Keywords: complex sample, homogeneity test, Rao-Scott first order adjustment, Wald test, non-central chi-square distribution, 2003 NHIS (National Health Interview Survey
Counterfactual Temporal Trends for Program Evaluation - Andrea Piesse and David Judkins Keywords: counterfactual projection weights, dose-response, media campaigns, propensity scoring
Robust Covariate Control in Cluster-Randomized Trials - Jiaquan Fan and David Judkins
Categorical Time Series Modeling Using Data from the Current Population Survey - Stephen Miller
Hierarchical Linear Modeling Using Complex Survey Data Based on the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) - Hyunshik Lee, Frank Jenkins, and Sunyeong Heo
2010 Census Coverage Measurement - Initial Results of Net Error Empirical Research using Logistic Regression - Richard Griffin, Thomas Mule, and Douglas Olson
2010 Census Coverage Measurement Research on Person Coverage Estimates by Housing Unit Enumeration Status - Vincent Thomas Mule Jr.
2010 Census Coverage Measurement : The Hunt for the Magic Variables - Eric Schindler Keywords: post-stratification, dual system estimation
Framework for Census Coverage Error Components - Mary H. Mulry and Donna K. Kostanich Keywords: dual system estimation, undercount, omissions, erroneous enumerations, 2010 Census
A Nonparametric Approach to Census Population Size Estimation - Song X. Chen, Chengyong Tang, Jean D. Opsomer, and Sarah M. Nusser
Properties and Modifications of a Probability Proportional to Size Sampling Procedure - Lawrence R. Ernst Keywords: PPS sampling, unbiased estimators of variance, sample expansion, Jessen's method
Probability Sample Designs that Impose Models on Survey Data - Stephen Woodruff Keywords: combined and separate ratio estimation, best linear unbiased estimation, Horvitz-Thompson estimation
A Review of the Sample Design for the California Health Interview Survey - Ismael Flores Cervantes, Michael E. Jones, Laura Alvarez Rojas, J. Michael Brick, John Kurata, and David Grant Keywords: RDD, health survey, geographic stratification, surname list samples, within-household sampling
Comparing Alternate Designs For A Multi-Domain Cluster Sample - Pedro J. Saavedra, Mareena McKinley Wright, and Joseph P. Riley
The Impact of Unequal Minority Distribution across Schools on PPS Oversampling Methods - William Robb, Joshua Brown, James Ross, and Ronaldo Iachan
Supplementing RDD Surveys with Web-Based Survey Data - Karol Krotki
Comparison of Mixed-Mode and Address Frame Designs to Random Digit Dialing for General Population Surveys - Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, and Larry Osborn
Enhancements to the 2006 Canadian Census Edit and Imputation System - Wesley Benjamin Keywords: edit, imputation, census, Canada, donor, deterministic
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: The Search for the Best Imputation Methodology - Paula Weir and Pedro J. Saavedra Keywords: survey processing, trend, regression, exponential smoothing
Analysis of Measures of Respondent Burden At the National Agricultural Statistics Service - Fatu Wesley Keywords: burden, respondent, indicator, measure
Multiple Imputation for Response Biases in NLAAS Due to Survey Instruments - Jingchen Liu, Xiao-Li Meng, Chihnan Chen, and Margarita Alegria Keywords: questionnaire ordering effect, multiple imputation, NLAAS, survey design
Multiple Imputation for Incomplete Multivariate Data under a Latent-Class Selection Model - Hyekyung Jung and Joseph L. Schafer
Inferences on Missing Information and the Number of Imputation - Ofer Harel
Multiple Imputation Strategy for Alameda County Study - Irina Bondarenko and Trivellore E. Raghunathan
Developing New Methods and Questions for Improving Response and Measurement on Sensitive Questions on the National Health Interview Survey - Peter S. Meyer, James M. Dahlhamer, and John R. Pleis
Sampling and Oversampling in the National Health Interview Survey - Chris Moriarity Keywords: sample survey, screening
Unfolding the Answers? Income Brackets and Income Nonresponse in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - John R. Pleis, James M. Dahlhamer, and Peter S. Meyer Keywords: family income, item nonresponse, unfolding brackets
Questions People Don't Like To Answer: Wealth and Social Security Numbers - James M. Dahlhamer, Peter S. Meyer, and John R. Pleis Keywords: sensitive questions, familial wealth, Social Security Numbers, item nonresponse, NHIS
Confidence Intervals for Quantile Estimation from Complex Survey Data - Babubhai V. Shah and Akhil K. Vaish Keywords: quantile estimation, confidence intervals, complex survey data
Estimating Prevalence When a Subset of the Sample Requires Further Evaluation - David C. Hoaglin and K. P. Srinath Keywords: survey, variance estimation, chronic fatigue syndrome
Variance Estimation for Ordered Categories - Steven Pedlow, Yongyi Wang, and Kirk Wolter Keywords: measures of concentration, Taylor series, jackknife, JRR, balanced repeated replication, BRR, balanced half samples, BHS
A Comparison of Methods for a Survey of High School Students in Iowa - Lu Lu and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: generalized variance functions, one PSU per stratum sampling, probability proportional to size sampling, ratio estimation, survey costs, systematic sampling
Variance Estimation of the Survey-Weighted Kappa Measure of Agreement - Moshe Feder Keywords: complex sample, Taylor linearization, Cohen's kappa, re-interview
Improved Confidence Intervals for the Bernoulli Parameter - Wheyming Tina Song and Chia-Jung Chang Keywords: confidence interval, Bernoulli parameter, Monte-Carlo simulation
Variance Estimation in Complex Survey Sampling for Generalized Linear Models - Sundar Natarajan, Stuart Lipsitz, Garrett Fitzmaurice, and Charity G. Moore
Age-Period-Cohort Analyses of Public Health Data Collected from Independent Serial Cross-Sectional Complex Probability Sample Surveys - Philip J. Smith, Zhen Zhao, Kirk M. Wolter, James A. Singleton, and J. Pekka Nuorti Keywords: annual survey, age, period, and cohort effects, stratification, clustering, survey weights
Estimation of Regression Coefficients with Unequal Probability Samples - Yu Y. Wu and Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: informative design, endogenous explanatory variable, instrumental variable
Indirect Sampling and the Problem of Links Identification - Pierre Lavallée and Xiaojian Xu Keywords: generalized weight share Method, cluster Sampling, estimation, nonresponse
A Comparison between Ratio Estimation and Post-Strati¯cation - Chang-Tai Chao and Tzu-Ching Chiang Keywords: auxiliary variable, ratio estimation, post-strati¯cation, relative e±ciency, design-based sampling strategy
Using Income as an Auxiliary Variable to Improve the Design of Household Expenditure Surveys - Charles Mitchell and Christian Nadeau Keywords: stratification, sample allocation, simulation, spending
Model Averaging in Survey Estimation - Xiaoxi Li and J. D. Opsomer Keywords: local polynomial regression, crossvalidation, regression estimation
Integrating Person and Housing Unit Weighting for the Current Population Survey - Andrew A. Zbikowski and Phawn M. Letourneau
Functionality and Usability of Information from the American Community Survey - Connie Citro, Graham Kalton, and Michael L. Cohen
The ACS and the Data User Community - Joseph Salvo, Nancy Dunton, and Charles Purvis
Methodological Issues in the ACS - Graham Kalton, Tim Holt, Sharon Lohr, and Hal Stern
An Evaluation of Methods to Compensate for Noncoverage of Nontelephone Households using Information on Interruptions in Telephone Service and Presence of Wireless Phones - Meena Khare and Sadeq Chowdhury Keywords: weighting methods, propensity score methods, ratio adjustments, RDD telephone survey
Record Linkage Techniques for Improving Online Genealogical Research using Census Index Records - John S. Lawson Keywords: EM algorithm, online search, family history, probabilistic record linkage, Multinomial distribution
Integrating Culture Industries into Canada's National Economic Surveys Program - Mary March and Paddison Wong Keywords: integration, backcasting, annual survey
The Internet Response Method: Impact on the Canadian Census of Population Data - Laurent Roy and Danielle Laroche Keywords: internet, response mode, mode effect, questionnaire, census
Good Item or Bad: Can Latent Class Analysis Tell? Examining the Effectiveness of a Latent Class Analysis Approach to Item Evaluation - Frauke Kreuter, Ting Yan, and Roger Tourangeau Keywords: latent class analysis, questionnaire design, item development
Population Coverage in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Katherine B. Morton, Susan R. Hunter, James R. Chromy, and Peilan C. Martin Keywords: household surveys, response rates, coverage rates
Cell Collapsing Strategies Based on Collapsing Adjustment Factors - Jay J. Kim, Richard Valliant, and Wenxing Zha Keywords: cell collapsing criteria, coverage ratio, censoring, bias, mean square error, poststratification
Stratification for Radio Listening Estimation - Richard Griffiths Keywords: stratification, raking, mean square error, stochastic population controls
Estimation for Two-Phase Panel Surveys - Jason Legg, Wayne A. Fuller, and Sarah M. Nusser Keywords: longitudinal, panel survey, two-phase sampling
Calculating Effect Sizes Using Survey Data - Jun Liu
Evaluation of Collapsing Criteria in Sample Weighting - Linda Tompkins, Jay J. Kim, and Wenxing Zha
A Pseudo-Empirical Likelihood Approach for Stratified Samples with Nonresponse - Fang Fang, Quan Hong, and Jun Shao
Estimation Methods To Produce Preliminary Statistics in an Employment Survey - Anders Holmberg, Natalie Jansson, and Martin Odencrants
A Methodology for Evaluating Sufficiency of Survey Frames - Howard Bradsher-Fredrick Keywords: survey frame, establishment survey, data quality, performance measures
An Evaluation of the 2002 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey Measure of Size - William R. Gifford Keywords: measure of size evaluation, Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
Quality Issues in a Regulatory Data Collection System - Alan K. Jeeves Keywords: data quality, editing, imputation, regulatory data
Efficient Multi Mode Data Collection in a Census Context - David Dolson Keywords: Census, internet survey, coverage, data processing
Improved Evaluation of the Quantitative Survey Response Variance - Patrick E. Flanagan Keywords: surveys, index of inconsistency, response variance, response error, reinterview
Estimation of Measurement Error and Identification of Causes: Linking Measurement Error to Nonresponse, Interviewers, and Interviewer Characteristics - Andy Peytchev Keywords: measurement error, unit nonresponse, interviewer effects, two-stage model
An Alternative Estimator for Multi-Frame Sample Designs - Charles D. Palit
Color, Labels, and Interpretive Heuristics for Response Scales - Roger Tourangeau, Mick Couper, and Frederick G. Conrad
Comparing Performance and Self-Reported Data on Ease of Use of Surveys - Christine Rho
Is There a Homogeneity in Value Orientations within European Societies? - Peter P. Mohler
Completeness of Household Reported Medical Expenditure Data for Physician Office Visits in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Steven R. Machlin and Diana Wobus Keywords: MEPS, medical expenses, physician visits, completeness
Accuracy of Household-Reported Expenditure Data in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - David Kashihara and Diana Wobus Keywords: medical reports, response accuracy, survey quality
The Impact of Medical Expenditure Predictors in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Nonresponse Adjustment - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Steven B. Cohen, and William Yu Keywords: weighting, CHAID, high medical expenditure predictor and indicator, dollar-dominated index
An Approximation of Skewed Healthcare Expenditure Distribution Using a Mixture Model - William W. Yu Keywords: healthcare expenditures, skewness, mixture models, MEPS
Evaluation of Expenditure Estimates When Including a High-Expenditure Predictor in Nonresponse Adjustments - Lap-Ming Wun, Steven B. Cohen, Trena Ezzati-Rice, and William Yu
Experimental Design for the 2006 American Community Survey Content Test - Mark E. Asiala and Alfredo Navarro Keywords: content test, experimental design, split-panel
A Comparison of Two Ratio Edit Methods for the Annual Survey of Government Finances - Elizabeth Cornett, Joanna Fane McLaughlin, Carma R. Hogue, and Stephen D. Owens Keywords:
Evaluation of the Detectability and Inferential Impact of Nonresponse Bias in Establishment Surveys - Randall Powers, John Eltinge, and Moon Jung Cho Keywords: attrition, incomplete data, item nonresponse, missing data, sensitivity analysis, simulation study
A Coverage Profile of Area Frame Blocks on the United States Census Bureau's Master Address File - Timothy Kennel Keywords: coverage, sample redesign, frame creation, master address file, current population survey, area frame listing
Longitudinal Evaluation of Point and Variance Estimates in an Establishment Survey after Ratio Imputation - Adriana Perez
Effects of Uncontrolled Factors at the Collection Stage on the Canadian Community Health Survey on Nutrition - François Verret and Steven Thomas
Influence Analysis in Linear Regression with Sampling Weights - Jianzhu Li and Richard Valliant Keywords: regression, influential observations, sampling weights, sandwich variance estimator, linearization variance estimator, leverage, residual, DFBETAS, DFFITS
Using Census Data to Define Estimation Areas for the American Community Survey: A Case Study - Joseph C. Powers and Alfredo Navarro Keywords: reliability, naive clusters, statistical clustering, compactness, weighting, estimation areas
Estimating Birth Counts for Small Geographical Domains Used for Control Totals in Raking Adjustment - Amang Sukasih, Donsig Jang, Barbara Lepidus Carlson, and Mary Edith Bozylinsky Keywords: weighting, estimation, natality data, city of birth, CDC, fragile families
Iteration of Second-Stage and Composite Procedures in the Current Population Survey - Samantha V. Cruz, Edwin L. Robison, and Tamara Sue Zimmerman Keywords: iterative proportional fitting, raking, weighting
Estimation and Reliability Issues of Health Estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for U.S. Counties Contiguous to the United States-Mexico Border - Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Machell Town, Jay J. Kim, Sam Notzon, and Juan R. Albertorio Keywords: cell collapsing, post-stratification factors, collapsing adjustment factors, bias, variance
Design Effects in Randomized Experiments Based on Sample Surveys - K. P. Srinath
Conducting Surveys When Disasters Strike - Rachel Harter, Judith Petty, and Jenny Kelly
Impact of Gulf Hurricanes on the National Immunization Survey - Kirk M.Wolter and Jim Singleton Keywords: NIS, National Immunization Survey, immunization, survey, RDD, Katrina, imputation, log-linear model
On the Use of Survey Methods in Assessing Large-Scale Human Rights Violations in Conflict Zones: Lessons-Learned from Timor-Leste and Sierra Leone - Romesh Silva and Patrick Ball
Local Data Coordination and Dissemination in Post-Katrina New Orleans - Allison Plyer
A Comparison of Model-Based and Model-Assisted Estimators Under Ignorable and Non-Ignorable Nonresponse - Jill A. Dever and Richard Valliant Keywords: modified generalized regression estimator, best linear unbiased predictor, nonignorable nonresponse
Modeling Non-response Adjustment Factors - Hee-Choon Shin Keywords: weighting, non-response adjustment, log-linear model
The Use of Propensity Scores to Adjust for Nonignorable Nonresponse Bias - Leigh Ann Harrod and Virginia Lesser Keywords: missing data, nonresponse, propensity scores, not missing-at-random
Are Refusal Conversions Different from Willing Respondents with Respect to Item Non-Response, Demographics and Selected Health Characteristics? The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002 - Margaret Carroll and Yinong Chong
A Non-Response Bias Analysis to Inform the Use of Incentives in Multistage RDD Telephone Surveys - Benjamin Skalland, Kirk Wolter, Hee-Choon Shin, and Stephen J. Blumberg Keywords: survey non-response, bias, incentives, NS-CSHCN
Response Process Models for Unit Nonresponse Adjustment - Courtney Kies-Bokenkroger and Sarah M. Nusser
Efficiently Limiting Census Errors When Quality Control Parameters Range Freely - Glenn Wolfgang Keywords: quality management, acceptance sampling, inspection efficiency
Precision of Compositional Data in a Stratified Two-Stage Cluster Sample: Comparison of the Swiss Earnings Structure Survey 2002 and 2004 - Monique Graf Keywords: complex survey, compositional data, linearization, confidence domain, coefficient of variation
Cluster Analysis and its Application in the National Resources Inventory - Jianqiang Wang and Jean Opsomer Keywords: hierarchical agglomerative clustering, outlier detection, survey data collection, National Resources Inventory
Planning and Integration of EIA Survey Programs - Shawna Waugh Keywords: evaluation, quality, establishment surveys
Modeling Nonsampling Errors in Agricultural Surveys - James Gentle, Charles Perry, and William Wigton Keywords: nonresponse, comparison of multiple surveys
Independent School Survey Coverage Study - Dedrick Owens
Interviewer Burden and Its Effects on Data Quality in the Swedish Part of the European Social Survey (ESS) - Lilli Japec
Reducing the Risk of Data Disclosure Through Area Masking: Limiting Biases in Variance Estimation - Inho Park, Sylvia Dohrmann, Jill Montaquila, Leyla Mohadjer, and Lester R. Curtin Keywords: disclosure control, segment swapping, stratified multistage sampling, weighted mean, design effect, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Tactics for Reducing the Risk of Disclosure Using the NCES DataSwap Software - Thomas Krenzke, Stephen Roey, Sylvia Dohrmann, Leyla Mohadjer, Wen-Chau Haung, Steve Kaufman, and Marilyn Seastrom Keywords: confidentiality, statistical disclosure control
Disclosure Limitation in NAEP: a Probabilistic Approach to Swapping Sample Selection - David Freund, Christina Tang, and Andreas Oranje
Combinations of SDC Methods for Numerical Microdata - Anna Oganian and Alan Karr
Using a Model-Assisted Sampling Paradigm instead of a Traditional Sampling Paradigm in a Nationally Representative Establishment Survey - Marcus Berzofsky, Brandon Welch, Rick Williams, and Paul Biemer Keywords: traditional sampling, model-based sampling, quota sampling, business establishment surveys, O*NET
Using Telephone Exchange-Level Data To Adjust For Non-Response: Application In An Establishment Survey - Stephen Williams and Ronghua (Cathy) Lu Keywords: nonresponse, weighting, propensity modeling, establishment survey, telephone survey
Nonresponse Adjustment Using Logistic Regression: To Weight or Not To Weight? - Eric Grau, Frank Potter, Steve Williams, and Nuria Diaz-Tena Keywords: nonresponse, weighting, propensity modeling, Community Tracking Study, physician surveys
Response Rates and Response Patterns Among New Employers: Results from the Kauffman Firm Survey - Frank Potter, Zhanyun Zhao, Yuhong Zheng, David DesRoches, and Janice Ballou Keywords: nonresponse, establishment surveys, respondent characteristics, web-based, CATI
Estimation of Attrition Biases in SIPP - Eric V. Slud and Leroy Bailey Keywords: adjustment cells, balanced replicates, logistic regression, longitudinal survey, nonresponse, variance estimation, VPLX.
Subsampling Nonrespondents: Issues of Calculating Response Rates - Sonya Vartivarian, Donsig Jang, Sameena Salvucci, and Daniel Kasprzyk Keywords: sampling weights, nonresponse, subsampling, response rate, data quality
Physician Survey Response Methods Research - Catharine W. Burt and David A. Woodwell Keywords: NAMCS, office-based physicians, response rate, methodological studies
Study of Volatility and Smoothing of Estimated Variances in the Employment Cost Index Program - Meghan O'Malley, Daniell Toth, and Chester Ponikowski Keywords: variance smoothing, exponential smoother, non-stationary time series, seasonality, Laspeyres Index
Generalized Variance Functions for the 2003 Survey of Doctorate Recipients - Y. Michael Yang and Yongyi Wang Keywords: SDR, GVF, variance estimation
Stability of Jackknife Variance Estimates for Prescription Count Estimates over Time Intervals - Christina A. Gaughan, Chris Boardman, and Kennon R. Copeland Keywords: Keywords: jackknife, survey methodology, variance estimation
To Replicate (A Weight Adjustment Procedure) Or Not To Replicate? An Analysis of the Variance Estimation Effects of a Shortcut Procedure Using the Stratified Jackknife - Katherine Jenny Thompson and Wesley Yung Keywords: unit non-response, Bernoulli sample, linearization variance estimator
Generalized Variance Functions To Create Stable and Timely Variance Estimates for Prescription Count Estimates - Kennon R. Copeland, Christina A. Gaughan, and Chris Boardman Keywords: generalized variance function
On Generalized Variance Functions - Donsig Jang, Amang Sukasih, and Xiaojing Lin
Standard Error Estimation for County-Level Radio Listening - Mandy Webb and Richard Griffiths
The Effects of Acculturation on Survey Question Comprehension among Latino Respondents in the U.S. - Timothy P. Johnson, Allyson L. Holbrook, and Young Ik Cho Keywords: acculturation, behavior coding, multi-level modeling, question comprehension
Quality Assurance in Comparative Studies - Lars Lyberg
Harmonization by Design - Beth-Ellen Pennell and Zeina Mneimneh
Use of Interpreters in Telephone Interviews - Laura Branden
Cross-Cultural, Cross-National Questionnaire Design - Sue Ellen Hansen
Fractional Regression Nearest Neighbor Imputation - Minhui Paik and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: cell mean model, hot deck, missing data, multiple imputation, regression imputation
2010 Census Count Imputation - Research Results using Spatial Modeling - Robert D. Sands and Richard A. Griffin Keywords: hot deck, categorical data model, truth deck
Bias-Reduced Multivariate Imputation: Use of the Locally Adjusted Predictive Mean Matching Method - Masato Okamoto Keywords: nearest neighbor imputation, regression imputation, multivariate imputation, fractional imputation, predictive mean neighborhood
Imputation via Triangular Regression-Based Hot Deck - Scott Susin Keywords: imputation, allocation, predictive mean, sequential regressions, hot deck
Creating Imputation Classes Using Classification Tree Methodology - Darryl V. Creel and Karol Krotki Keywords: nonresponse, imputation, Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID), and Classification and Regression Trees (CART)
Results of Research of Decennial Census Count Imputation Methods for Selected States - Andrew D. Kilmer Keywords: imputation, hot deck, spatial model, administrative records, truth deck, decennial census
Imputation of Economic Data Subject to Linear Restrictions Using a Sequential Regression Approach - Caren Tempelman
Dual Frame Estimation in the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates - John M. Finamore, David W. Hall and Ronald S. Fecso Keywords: dual frame sample design, dual frame estimation, nonsampling error, SESTAT, NSCG
Weighting an Internet Panel Survey on Drug Use and Abuse - Harpe Gordek, Rick L. Williams, and Lanting Dai
A New Method for Weighting Survey Respondents - Feiming Chen
Nonparametric Regression with Complex Survey Data - Torsten Harms and Pierre Duchesne
Combining Survey and Population Data in Inference - Raymond Chambers
Use Sampling Weights in Hierarchical Modeling - Yue Jia and S. Lynne Stokes
Anomaly of Survey Weights for American Indians and Alaska Natives - Sunghee Lee, John H. Kurata, and Yan Xiong
Automatically Estimating Record Linkage False Match Rates - W. E. Winkler Keywords: EM algorithm, unsupervised and semisupervised learning
Record Linkage and Automatic Maintenance Activities - Holly Smith, Kara Daniel, Denise Abreu, Stan Hoge, and Bill Iwig Keywords: maintenance updates, record linkage, list Frame
Evaluating String Comparator Performance for Record Linkage - William E. Yancey Keywords: string comparator, record linkage, edit distance
Comparing BigMatch Results to Current National Death Index (NDI) Selection Methods - Bryan Sayer Keywords: record linkage, national death index, artificial data, probabilistic matching
Using Test Databases to Evaluate Record Linkage Models and Train Linkage Practitioners - Michael H. McGlincy Keywords: Bayesian record linkage simulation
Detection Method for the Sources of Change in Estimates - Serge Godbout Keywords: measurement of impact, outlier
Degrees of Freedom and Confidence Interval Coverage in Complex Model Based Sampling and Estimation - Wendy Rotz, Archana Joshee, and Jinhee Yang
Evaluating a Calibration Weighting Scheme for Elementary Indexes for Commodities and Services in the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Sylvia G. Leaver, Robert A. Cage, and Darin T. Solk Keywords: consumer expenditures, simulation, ratio adjustment
Comparing Strategies To Estimate a Measure of Heteroscedasticity - Kim Henry and Richard Valliant
Power-Shrinkage and Trimming: Two Ways to Mitigate Excessive Weights - Chihnan Chen, Nanhua Duan, Xiao-Li Meng, and Margarita Alegria Keywords: selection probability, unequal selections, selection biases, self-weighting
Confidence Interval Coverage in Model-Based Estimation - Wendy Rotz, Jinhee Yang, and Archana Joshee Keywords: confidence interval, model-based estimation, deep stratification
Model-Based Approach in Two-Stage Sampling of Audit Data - Yan Liu and Mary Batcher
Using Administrative Records with Model-Assisted Estimation for the American Community Survey - Robert E. Fay Keywords: ACS, survey estimation, GREG, calibration estimation
Small Area Prevalence Estimates Using Two Surveys - William W. Davis, Charuta Soman, and Zhaohui Zou Keywords: non-response, non-coverage, Metropolis algorithm, generalized linear mixed model
On Small Area Prediction Interval Problems - Snigdhansu Chatterjee, Parthasarathi Lahiri, and Huilin Li Keywords: predictive distribution, prediction interval, general linear mixed model, bootstrap, coverage accuracy
Nonparametric M-quantile Regression via Penalized Splines - Monica Pratesi, M. Giovanna Ranalli, and Nicola Salvati Keywords: robust regression, iteratively reweighted least squares, nonparametric smoothing
Efficient Small-Domain Estimation by Combining Information from Multiple Surveys through Regression - Takis Merkouris Keywords: auxiliary information, small area, rare characteristics, composite estimator, generalized regression estimator, calibration
Using the t-distribution in Small Area Estimation: An Application to SAIPE State Poverty Models - Elizabeth T. Huang and William R. Bell Keywords: Fay-Herriot model, robust models, Current Population Survey, American Community Survey
Accounting for Interviewer Variability in Small-Area Estimation - Benmei Liu and Partha Lahiri
Using Design-based and Model-based Method to Study the Relationship of Asthma and Smoking Using Longitudinal Survey Data - S. Ghosh and P. Pahwa Keywords: multistage sampling, GEE, survey GEE, Taylor linearization, bootstrap, NPHS
How Bad Can Your Data Be? Convexity and Variance Maximization - Je¤rey L. Stuart Keywords: variance maximization
Assessment of Small-Area Estimates from a Complex Survey Cancer Surveillance Project - Van Parsons, Nathaniel Schenker, Trivellore E. Raghunathan, Dawei Xie, and William Davis Keywords: hierarchical Bayes, NHIS, BRFSS, combine surveys, cancer risk factor
American Community Survey (ACS) Variance Reduction Of Small Areas Via Coverage Adjustment Using An Administrative Records Match - Elizabeth Huang, Donald Malec, Jerry Maples, and Lynn Weidman
An Empirical Study of the Bootstrap and the Jackknife Methods Applied in Double Sampling - Jing Wang and Ferry Butar Butar Keywords: ratio estimation, regression estimation, difference estimation, double sampling, bootstrap, jackknife
Computer Literacy of Adolescents in Grades 9 to 12: An Exploratory Study - Christopher Sink, Matthew Sink, Jonathan Stob, and Kevin Taniguchi Keywords: computer literacy, adolescents
AAPOR Standard Definitions & Academic Journals - Thomas R. Marshall
Applying HIV/AIDS Survey Methodology across Cultures - Linda Piccinino and Johnny Blair
Behavior Coding Assessment of the Quality of Real-time Telephone Survey Interpreters - Michael W. Link1, Larry Osborn, Marta Induni, Michael P. Battaglia, and Martin R. Frankel
Causes of Mode Effects: Separating out Interviewer and Stimulus Effects in Comparisons of Face-to-Face and Telephone Surveys - Caroline Roberts, Annette Jäckle, and Peter Lynn Keywords: measurement error, CATI, showcards, visual, aural, satisficing, social desirability
Cellular Telephones in List-Assisted, Random Digit Dial Sample - Kirsten Ivie, Robert Pels, Dagmar Zentrichova, and David Herr Keywords: cell phone, cord-cutter, telephone data collection, RDD sample
Changes in Nonresponse to Income Questions - Ting Yan, Matthew Jans, and Richard Curtin Keywords: item nonresponse, unit nonresponse, income, panel survey
Cognitive Interviewing versus Behavior Coding - Martha Stapleton Kudela, Barbara H. Forsyth, Kerry Levin, Deirdre Lawrence, and Gordon Willis
Counterbalancing Topic Interest with Cell Quotas and Incentives: Examining Leverage-Salience Theory in the Context of the Poetry in the America Survey - Lisa K. Schwartz, Lisbeth Goble, and Edward M. English Keywords: leverage salience theory, incentives
Crafting Questions About Disabilities: Learning More About How the Question Determines the Answer - Janice Ballou, David Edson, Cheryl De Saw, and Jennifer McGovern
Cultural Variability in Event History Calendar and Conventional Questionnaire Interviews: A Verbal Behavior Analysis - Mario Callegaro, Robert F. Belli, Emilio Serrano, and David R. Palmer Keywords: behavioral coding, event history calendar, standardized interviewing, interview conversational rapport, interview cognitive difficulty
Culture and Survey Question Answering: A Behavior Coding Approach - Young Ik Cho, Anne Fuller, Thom File, Allyson L. Holbrook, and Timothy P. Johnson Keywords: question comprehension, question mapping, behavior coding, multilevel analysis
Data Comparability in a Mixed Mode Telephone and Face to Face Survey of Persons with Disabilities - Matt Sloan, Debra Wright, and Kirsten Barrett Keywords: mode effects, data quality, telephone interviewing, face-to-face interviewing
Does Context Really Matter? Results from a Spanish Language Advance Letter Pilot - Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, Michael Link, David Roe, and Rosanna Quiroz Keywords: Spanish-speaking population, lead letters, telephone surveys, health surveys
The Effect of Progressive Incentives on Response Rates - Heidi L. Upchurch and Stephanie J. Battles Keywords: incentives, response rates
The Effect of Sample Size on Cognitive Interview Findings - Johnny Blair, Frederick Conrad, Allison Castellano Ackermann, and Greg Claxton Keywords: cognitive interviewing, sample size, question wording problems
Efficient Respondent Selection for Cognitive Interviewing - Allison Castellano Ackermann and Johnny Blair Keywords: cognitive interview, sample selection, respondent characteristics, pretest
An Examination of Non-Contact as a Source of Nonresponse in a Business Survey - Diane K. Willimack and Jeffrey L. Dalzell Keywords: response rates, nonresponse follow-up, voice mail, noncontact
Examination of the Relationship between Nonresponse and Measurement Error in a Validation Study of Alumni - Kristen Olson and Courtney Kennedy Keywords: nonresponse error, measurement error
Experiments on the Structure and Specificity of Complex Survey Questions - Paul C. Beatty, Carol Cosenza, and Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. Keywords: questionnaire design and evaluation, splitballot experiments, behavior coding
A Framework for Survey Breakoffs - Andy Peytchev Keywords: breakoffs, nonresponse, measurement error model, theoretical framework, web surveys
How Organizations Monitor the Quality of Work Performed by their Telephone Interviewers - Anh Thu Burks, Paul J. Lavrakas, Ken Steve, Kim Brown, Brooke Hoover, Jerry Sherman, and Rui Wang Keywords: telephone monitoring, telephone surveys
How Successful I am Depends on What Number I Get: The Effects of Numerical Scale Labels and Need for Cognition on Survey Responses - Ting Yan Keywords: Gricean effect, pragmatic inference, optimizing, satisficing, measurement error, web surveys
Impact of Mode on Open-ended Responses - Jennifer Edgar
Improving Survey Response in Spanish-speaking Households - James Dayton, Michael W. Link, Robert Pels, and Kirsten Ivie
Inside the Within Precinct Error - Michael Butterworth Keywords: precinct, vote, bias, exit poll, interviewer
Interviewer Perceptions of Interview Quality - Kirsten Barrett, Matt Sloan, and Debra Wright Keywords: interviewer perceptions, disability, data quality
Measuring Health Insurance in the U.S. - Joanne Pascale Keywords: uninsured, health insurance, data quality
Measuring International Socio-Religious Values and Conflict by Coding U.S. State Department Reports - Brian J. Grim, Roger Finke, Jaime Harris, Catherine Meyers, and Julie VanEerden Keywords: religion, international, conflict, coding, violence
Methods for Translating Survey Questionnaires - Barbara H. Forsyth, Martha Stapleton Kudela, Deidre Lawrence, Kerry Levin, and Gordon B. Willis
Mode and Address Frame Alternatives to Random-Digit Dialing - Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Larry Osborn, and Ali H. Mokdad
Nonresponse Bias in a Mail Survey of Physicians - Emily McFarlane, Murrey G. Olmsted, Joe Murphy, and Craig A. Hill Keywords: nonresponse bias, physicians
Overcoming Structure and Order Effects in Cognitive Interviewing - Justin T. Bailey, Kenneth W. Steve, Anh Thu Burks, Kimberly D. Brown, and Paul J. Lavrakas Keywords: cognitive interviewing, cognitive processes, order effects
Providing Definitions and Reading Answer Choices: Experimental Findings from a Behavioral Health Survey - Donna Eisenhower, Stephen Immerwahr, Gregg Van Ryzin, and Bonnie Kerker Keywords: measurement error, questionnaire instructions, providing definitions, answer categories
Stratification and Allocation to Reduce Screening Costs in Telephone Surveys - Katherine Ballard LeFauve, K.P. Srinath, and Susan Arday Keywords: sampling, stratification
Support for Mothers' Employment at Home Compared to External Employment: Australian Attitudes, 2002 - S.M.C. Kelley, C.G.E. Kelley, M.D.R. Evans, and Jonathan Kelley Keywords: labor force participation, women, work at home, Australia
Telephone Survey Response: Effects of Cell Phones in Landline Households - Dennis Lambries, Michael Link, and Robert Oldendick Keywords: cell phones and response rates
Unwillingness to Reveal Personal Information to other Household Members and its Relationship to Subsequent Survey Nonresponse in a Longitudinal Panel Survey - Anna Y. Chan and Jeffrey C. Moore Keywords: privacy and confidentiality concerns, survey nonresponse
Using Call Records to Understand Response in Panel Surveys - Megan Henly and Nancy Bates Keywords: attrition, nonresponse bias, noncontact, paradata, panel data
Validating a Sampling Revolution: Benchmarking Address Lists against Traditional Listing - Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Ned English, Stephanie Eckman, Heidi Upchurch, Erika Garcia, and James Lepkowski Keywords: USPS list frames, GIS, area probability sampling
Where, Exactly, are the RDD Non-Respondents: A GIS-Based Approach to Quantifying Potential Bias - Ned English, Lisa Schwartz, and Lisbeth Goble Keywords: GIS, non-response, bias
The Canadian Community Health Survey: Building on the Success from the Past - Yves Béland, Vincent Dale, Johane Dufour, and Marc Hamel Keywords: cross-sectional, regional survey, mixed mode data collection
Uses of the NPHS in Examining Health Behavior Changes - Mary E. Thompson
The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada - Michelle Simard
National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth (NLSCY): Advancing the Life Quality of Children through Developmental Research in the General Population - Michael H. Boyle
A Change-Point Mixed-Effects Approach for the Analysis of Intervention Effects in Longitudinal Studies - Colin Wu, Xin Tian, and Heejung Bang
Wavelet-based Functional Mixed Models - Jeffrey S. Morris
Variable Selection and Empirical-likelihood-based Inference for Measurement Error Data - Hua Liang
Semiparametric Time-varying Coefficients Regression Model for Longitudinal Data - Yanqing Sun and Hulin Wu
Designing Questions to Identify People with Disabilities in Labor Force Surveys: The Effort to Measure the Employment Level of Adults with Disabilities in the CPS - Terence M. McMenamin, Thomas W. Hale, Douglas Kruse, and Haejin Kim
Disability Data in the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey: Review of Recent Design and Operations - Sharon M. Stern
Development, Testing, and Recommendations for Questions on Disability for the American Community Survey - Barbara M. Altman, Theresa J. DeMaio, and Kristen S. Miller
The Washington Group on Disability Statistics: International Efforts toward Comparable General Disability Measures - Jennifer Madans
On Mean Squared Prediction Error Estimation in Small Area Estimation Problems - Shijie Chen and P. Lahiri Keywords: mixed linear models, small area estimation, mean squared prediction error, empirical best linear unbiased predictor, jackknife
Design-consistent Domain Level Estimation in Surveys with Massive Nonresponse - Daniela Cocchi, Enrico Fabrizi, and Carlo Trivisano
Distribution of Sampling, Nonresponse, Reporting, and Model Errors in Small Domain Estimators from the Current Employment Statistics Program - John L. Eltinge, Julie B. Gershunskaya, and Larry L. Huff
Semiparametric Likelihood Inference of Rare Disease Associations with a Genetic Factor and Independent Continuous Attribute in a Case-Control Study - Jinko Graham, Brad McNeney, and Ji-Hyung Shin Keywords: genetic associations, likelihood inference, case-control study
Joint Analysis of False Discovery Rate and Nondiscovery Rate - Radu Craiu and Lei Sun
Nonparametric Order-Restricted Inference for Spatial and Temporal Microarray Data - Xin Gao
Reduction of Effect Estimate Bias in Genomewide Studies by Resampling - Shelley B. Bull, Lei Sun, and Longyang Wu
Designing Questionnaires for Human Rights Violations Measurement - Daniel Manrique and Jana Asher
Interview Format and Sampling Strategies in Human Rights Data Collection: Experiences and Results from East Timor and Sierra Leone - Patrick Ball and Romesh Silva
Health and Human Rights in Developing Countries: What Surveys Do---and Don't! - Lara Wolfson
Marginalized Models for Multivariate Longitudinal Binary Data - Michael Daniels
Informative Priors, Sensitivity Analysis, and the Role of Bayesian Inference for Handling Dropout - Joseph Hogan and Joo Yeon Lee
Semiparametric Regression for Longitudinal Data Using Mixing Likelihood - Daowen Zhang
Exploiting the Link Between the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test and a Simple Odds Statistic - Ralph O'Brien and John Castelloe Keywords: Wilcoxon rank-sum test, Mann-Whitney U test, effect size, generalized odds ratio, power, sample-size analysis
Accounting for Alignment, Uncertainty, and Bias in Choosing a Sample Size - Michael R. Jiroutek and Keith E. Muller
Using Internal Pilot Designs with Repeated Measures - Christopher S. Coffey and Keith E. Muller
Sample Size for Mixed Models - Russell V. Lenth
Quantitative Trait Mapping Study Design from an Information Perspective - Saunak Sen, Jaya Satagopan, and Gary Churchill
Strata-Matched Case Control Study or Just a Stratified Analysis: The Confusion of Naming - Madhu Mazumdar
Sampling Issues in Human Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping - Eleanor Feingold
Case-Control Studies When Case Participants and Control Participants Have Different Numbers of Exposure Measurements - Glen A. Satten
Using GIS To Improve Field Interviewing Efficiency: Enhanced Interviewer Selection and Sample Allocation - Ned English and Steven Pedlow Keywords: GIS, case assignment, field surveys
TIGER: A Resource for Survey Research - Robert A. LaMacchia
Computer-Assisted Methods for Collecting Geographic Data Using Photographic Backdrops - Sarah Nusser
Variance Measures for X-11 Seasonal Adjustment: A Summing Up of Empirical Work - Stuart Scott, Michael Sverchkov, and Danny Pfeffermann
Some Consideration of Seasonal Adjustment Variances - William R. Bell
Model-Based Seasonal Adjustment of Survey Series Subject to Benchmark Constraints with a State-Space Smoothing Algorithm - Richard Tiller and Daniel Pfeffermann
Handling Program Constraints in the Sample Design for the Commodities and Services Component of the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Sylvia G. Leaver and Darin T. Solk Keywords: nonlinear optimization, cost modeling, components of variance, simulation
Designing and Analysing Surveys Under Severe Resource Constraints - Stephen Haslett
Sample Design for the FDIC's Asset Loss Reserve Project - David W. Chapman Keywords: optimum allocation, ratio estimation, stratification
Issues in Designing a Confidentiality Preserving Model Server - Philip Steel
Confidentiality Protection in the Census Bureau's Quarterly Workforce Indicators - John M. Abowd, Bryce Stephens, and Lars Vilhuber
Methods of Secure Computation and Data Integration - Jerome Reiter
Estimating Resources for Poverty Measurement, 1993 - 2003 - Kathleen Short Keywords: income, poverty, experimental measures
Developing Poverty Thresholds 1993-2003 - Thesia I. Garner Keywords: consumer expenditures, poverty thresholds, experimental poverty measures
NAS Workshop Summary Report - John Iceland
Estimation Issues in Dual Frame Sample of Cell and Landline Numbers - J. Michael Brick, Sarah Dipko, Stanley Presser, Clyde Tucker, and Yangyang Yuan Keywords: telephone surveys, nonresponse bias, coverage
Dual-Frame Landline/Cellular Telephone Survey Design - James M. Lepkowski and Sun-Woong Kim
Single Frame versus Multiple Frame Designs for Telephone Samples - Charlotte Steeh
Item Nonresponse Error for the 100 Percent Data Items on the Census 2000 Long Form Questionnaire - John Chesnut Keywords: item nonresponse, long form, household, census tract
Comparison of Item and Unit Nonresponse in Household Surveys - John Dixon Keywords: survey nonresponse, item nonresponse
Introducing Income Imputation: Improving Data Quality in the Consumer Expenditure Survey - Geoffrey Paulin
Assessing the Impact of High-effort Interviews on Health Estimates - Catherine Simile, James Dahlhamer, Pei-Lu Chiu, and Gulnur Scott
Master Trace Sample Database - A Unique Opportunity for Census 2000 Research - Joan M. Hill and Jason D. Machowski Keywords: Census 2000, research database, response data, enumerator
Determining the Effectiveness of Multiple Nonresponse Followup Contact Attempts on Response and Data Quality - Jennifer Guarino Tancreto and Michael Bentley
Census 2000 Nonresponse Followup: Discrepancies in Enumerator Assigned Housing Unit Status - Michael Bentley and Jennifer Guarino Tancreto Keywords: nonresponse followup, Census 2000, enumerators, housing status
Did Proxy Respondents Cause Age Heaping in the Census 2000? - Kirsten K. West, J. Gregory Robinson, and Michael Bentley Keywords: proxy respondents, age, data quality, Master Trace Sample Data file
Designing a Sampling Method for a Survey of Iowa High School Seniors - Kyle A. Hewitt and Michael D. Larsen Keywords: cluster sampling, education research, margin of error, probability sampling, simple random sampling, stratified random sampling
Origins of the Estate and Personal Wealth Sample Design - Paul B. McMahon Jr.
Teleworking At The Census Bureau - Julie Bouffard, Jennifer Guarino Tancreto, Joan Marie Hill, and Jason Machowski Keywords: telework, telecommuting, flexible work schedule
Ten Million Children Are Dying in the Poor World - David J. Fitch Keywords: LQAS, Valadez, USAID, Evaluation
Survey of Boaters and Marinas - Marla Smith and Elizabeth Kim
Variation in Survey Estimates of Children with Disabilities in Federal Education Data - Jennifer Park, Elvira Hausken, and Stacey Bielick
A Mixture Model for Catch-effort Experiments - Changxuan Mao
Acquisition and Protection of Administrative Records: A Census Bureau Perspective - Patricia Melvin and Lisa Blumerman Keywords: administrative records, data acquisition, data agreements, data stewardship
Internal Revenue Service Area-to-area Migration Data: Strengths, Limitations, and Current Trends - Emily Gross
Statistical Uses of Social Security Administrative Data - Dawn E. Haines and Brian V. Greenberg Keywords: social security administration, administrative data
Development of Population Estimates Using Administrative Records - Signe Wetrogan, Sally M. Obenski, and Rodger V. Johnson
National Center for Health Statistics: Administrative Record Linkage Practices and Products - Christine Cox
Multiple Imputation of a Depression Treatment Trial Using an Iterative Predictive Mean Matching Hot-deck - Juned Siddique and Thomas R. Belin
Multiple Imputation To Adjust for Under-reporting in the National Latino and Asian American Survey - Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Chih-nan Chen, Naihua Duan, and Margarita Alegria
Sequential Predictive Mean Matching Method of Multiple Imputation - Trivellore Raghunathan, Florian Koller, Nathaniel Schenker, and Susanne Raessler
A Comparison of the Business Registers Used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of the Census - Randy Becker, Joel Elvery, Lucia Foster, C.J. Krizan, Sang Nguyen, and David Talan Keywords: business register, business list
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Business Register Metrics - Sheryl Konigsberg, Merissa Piazza, David Talan, and Richard Clayton Keywords: QCEW business register, Longitudinal Database (LDB), QCEW management review mechanisms
Analyzing the JOLTS Hires and Separations Data - R. Jason Faberman Keywords: hires, separations, establishment microdata, labor turnover estimation
An Automated Industry Coding Application for New U.S. Business Establishments - Anne T. Kearney and Michael E. Kornbau
Analytical Bias Reduction for Small Samples in the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Ralph Bradley
A Bayesian IRT Model for Comparative Item Performance Under Dual Administration Modes - Louis T. Mariano, Maria Orlando, and Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar Keywords: mode effect, item response theory, differential item functioning, Bayesian hierarchical models
Detecting Differential Item Functioning for Small Samples - Sandip Sinharay
Estimating Variance in Highly Clustered Survey Samples - Jiahe Qian
An Item Response Model for Multidimensional Unfolding Preferential Choice Data - Jimmy de la Torre
Uses of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey for Analysis across Time - David Ferraro and Hongji Liu Keywords: medicare, MCBS, panel, longitudinal, cross-sectional, repeated measurements
Using Repeated Measures Techniques To Analyze Cluster-correlated Survey Responses - G. Gordon Brown, Celia R. Eicheldinger, and James R. Chromy Keywords: Repeated Measure, CAHPS®, SUDAAN
An Application of Confidence Interval Methods for Small Proportions in the Health Care Survey of DoD Beneficiaries - Amang Sukasih and Donsig Jang Keywords: complex survey, coverage probability, simulation, stratified sample
Incorporating Multiple Observations into Logistic Regression Models of Incident Disease - Julia L. Bienias, Phillip S. Kott, Todd L. Beck, and Denis A. Evans Keywords: complex surveys, poisson sampling, randomization-based inference, longitudinal, Alzheimer's disease
Basic Models for Mapping Prescription Drug Data - Kennon R. Copeland and A. Elizabeth Allen Keywords: syndromic surveillance, disease outbreak detection, CuSUM, SaTScan
Population Surveys of Health Services Utilization Linked to Health Care Provider Surveys - Monroe G. Sirken
Adjusting for Nonresponse in the Healthcare Survey of DoD Beneficiaries - Nancy A. Clusen, Haixia Xu, and Michael Hartzell Keywords: unit nonresponse adjustment
Investigation of the Impact of Imputation on Variance Estimation in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, John Sommers, and Trena M. Ezzati-Rice Keywords: balanced repeated replication (BRR), Rao-Shao adjustment, Taylor method, collapsing, generalized variance function (GVF)
Investigation of Random Effects Models for Time Varying Variables with Missing Values in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, Sourish Saha, and John Fleishman Keywords: random effects, PWIGLS, missing at random, drop out missingness
Evaluation of Alternative Propensity Models for Adjusting Weights To Compensate for Dwelling Unit Nonresponse in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and Janet Greenblatt Keywords: weighting, response propensity, propensity score, logistic regression, step forward and backward logistic regression, CHAID
Using Data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to Assess the Effectiveness of Nonresponse Adjustment in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Ralph DiGaetano, Huseyin Goksel, and Hongsheng Hao Keywords: weighting, CHAID, response propensity, propensity score, logistic regression
Confidence Intervals for Skewed Healthcare Expenditure Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - William W. Yu Keywords: MEPS, medical expenditures, skewness, confidence intervals, lognormal, gamma
Calibration Weights for Estimators of Longitudinal Data with an Application to the National Long Term Care Survey - Stephen Ash Keywords: longitudinal survey, non-interview
Multidimensional Control Totals for Poststratified Weights - Darryl V. Creel and Mansour Fahimi Keywords: complex survey weighting, poststratification, raking
Comparison of Two Weighting Schemes for Sampling with Minimal Replacement - Pedro J. Saavedra Keywords: two stage sample, estimator, simulations, sequential sampling
More Outlier Weight Issues in REACH 2010 - Steven Pedlow, Yongyi Wang, Ellen Scheib, and Hee-Choon Shin Keywords: extreme weights, winsorization, capping weights, simple weight pooling, compound weight pooling
A New Model Assisted Chi-square Distance Function for Calibration of Design Weights - Matthew Stearns and Sarjinder Singh Keywords: model assisted calibration, linear regression estimator, GREG, estimation of total and variance
Trimming or Not To Account for Sampling Design - Zhanyun Zhao and Frank Potter
The Effect of Data Collection Software on the Cognitive Survey Response Process - Rebecca L. Morrison, Amy E. Anderson, and Charles F. Brady Keywords: establishment surveys, usability, electronic reporting, questionnaire design
Cognitive Testing of New Forms for the Current Employment Statistics Survey - Kathryn Downey, Karen Goldenberg, Richard Rosen, Tony Gomes, and Chris Manning Keywords: establishment, survey, cognitive testing, form design
A Comparison of Various Healthcare Disciplines Satisfaction with Clinical Training: Discipline-Specific Short Forms Developed from the Veterans Health Administration Learners' Perceptions Survey - Stephen J. Dienstfrey and Evert Milander
Model-based Testing of Survey Instruments - Douglas Willson and Ella Zelichonok
An Improved Randomized Response Model: Estimation of Mean - Sarjinder Singh and Christpher Gjestvang
Nonparametric Tests for Perfect Judgment Rankings - Omer Ozturk, Jesse Frey, and Jayant V. Deshpande
Some Applications of Ranked Set Sampling - Barry D. Nussbaum and Bimal K. Sinha
Judgment Poststratification for Designed Experiments - Juan Du and Steven N. MacEachern
Confidence Intervals for Quantiles and Tolerance Intervals Based on Ordered Ranked Set Samples - Tao Li and Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan
Minimum Disparity Estimation in Ranked Set Sampling - Roxana Alexandridis and Omer Ozturk
A Bayesian Reliability Approach to Multiple Response Surface Optimization - John Peterson, Guillermo Miro-Quesada, and Enrique del Castillo
The Application of Bayesian Hierarchical Models in Dual Response Surface - Younan Chen and Keying Ye
Bayesian Separation of Harmonic Sources - Manuel Davy
A Bayesian Approach to Imputation of Missing Data Values in Audio Time Series - Patrick J. Wolfe
Measuring Nonsampling Error in the Statistics of Income Individual Tax Return Study - Jana Scali, Valerie Testa, Maureen Kahr, and Michael Strudler Keywords: data quality, net difference rate, index of inconsistency, editor design effect
Corporation Super Critical Cases: How do Imputed Returns on the Corporate File Compare to the Actual Returns? - Lucy Altounian Keywords: corporations, critical cases, imputed records, data quality
The Impact of the Follow-up Process on the 2002 Foreign Tax Credit Study Data - Rob Singmaster and Lissa Redmiles
A Model Prediction Approach to Measuring Nonsampling Error - Kimberly Henry and Yahia Ahmed
Preliminary Testing Procedures for Regression with Survey Samples - Yu Wu and Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: preliminary testing procedure, informative design
Showcasing Uundergraduate Students' Projects Based on Independent Sample Surveys: Design Issues and Aggregation of Survey Results - Raymond Okafor
Use of Estimating Equations and Quadratic Inference Functions in Complex Surveys - Leigh Harrod, Virginia Lesser, and Annie Qu
Simulation Comparison of Variable Selection and Classification Methods - Jun Liu, Shiying Wu, Robert Morris, Seungho Huh, Jiantong Wang, James Raymer, Ye Hu, and Larry Michael
A Comparison of Tet Statistics for Complex Survey Data when the Degrees of Freedom is Small - Lester Curtin and Barry Graubard
Regression Estimator with Estimated Population Quantities and Its Use in Two-phase Sampling - Mingue Park
Item Imputation Made Easy - Andrea Piesse, David Judkins, and Zizhong Fan Keywords: hot deck, iterative imputation, predictive mean matching, semi-parametric method
Mass Imputation - Karol Krotki, Stephen Black, and Darryl Creel Keywords: nonresponse, large-scale data processing and adjustment
Imputation Bias Based on Different Formulations of Imputation Classes for the IPEDS Finance Survey - Marcus Berzofsky, June Z. X. Cong, Shiying Wu, and Roy Whitmore
The Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study Dataset: Multiple Imputation for the Missing Fathers - Soma Roy, Sharon L. Sassler, and Elizabeth A. Stasny
Evaluation of Imputation Methods for Complex Measures - Jan Goebel
Multiple Imputation under Multivariate gh Family of Distributions - Yulei He and Raghunathan E. Trivellore
Quality Procedures in Statistical Sampling - Mary Batcher and Wendy Rotz Keywords: quality, process, control, sampling, statistical, consulting
Quality and the Product Development Cycle - Eugene M. Burns Keywords: data quality, product development, quality management, statistical standards
Quality Audits at Statistics Sweden - Gunlög Eiderbrant-Nilsson
Within Household Coverage Results of the 2004 Census Test Form - Kyra Linse and David Sheppard Keywords: coverage improvement, within household omissions, erroneous enumerations
Operational Assessment of the 2004 Coverage Research Followup - Lisa M. Knight, Jeff T. Behler, and Frank Vitrano Keywords: 2004 Census Test, coverage improvement, coverage questions, unduplication
Design of the Census 2004 Coverage Research Followup Questionnaire - Leann Karl, Elizabeth Krejsa, and Ashley Landreth
Unduplication of Persons and Housing Units in the 2004 Census Test - Robin A. Pennington Keywords: coverage improvement
Results of Coverage Followup in the 2004 Census Test - Elizabeth Krejsa and Dave Sheppard
Extensions of the Penalized Spline Propensity Prediction Method of Imputation - Guangyu Zhang and Roderick Little
Parameter Estimation in the Presence of Coarsened Data - Sergey S. Tarima, Richard Kryscio, and Yuriy Dmitriev
Robust Model-based Analysis of General Pattern Missing Data - Hyonggin An and Roderick J. Little
Estimation of Missing Values Using Multivariate Normal Copula - Rahul Parsa and Alain Desgagne
Partial Linear Logistic Model with Measurement Error Using Sufficiency Scores - Lian Liu
Model Misspecification and Goodness-of-fit in Latent Variable and Structural Equations Models - Brisa N. Sanchez and Louise Ryan
Full Matching with Propensity Scores - Ben B. Hansen
Modeling Context Effects in the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Kevin Wang, Rodney Baxter, and Dicy Painter Keywords: questionnaire design, context effects
An Overview of the Respondent-Generated Intervals (RGI): Approach to Sample Surveys - S. James Press and Judith M. Tanur Keywords: anchoring, Bayesian, confidence scale, recall, surveys
Negatively Worded Questions Cause Respondent Confusion - Robert Colosi Keywords: acquiescence, response set, negative wording, selfadministered, response bias
When More Is Less: A Study on Effects of Providing Definitions to Everyday Terms on Data Quality - Ting Yan Keywords: measurement error, definitions, data quality, pragmatic effects
Professionally Designed Questionnaires: Do they collect better data? - Kathy Ott and Chadd Crouse Keywords: visual design concepts, mode effects, self administered surveys, economic data
Conceptual vs. Visual Midpoints of Response Scales - Mirta Galesic, Roger Tourangeau, Mick Couper, and Fred Conrad
Data Confidentiality Issues from a Federal Agency Perspective - Laura Zayatz
Introduction to Statistical Disclosure Limitation or How to Release Useful Data Without Violating Promises of Confidentiality - Stephen Fienberg
Developing a Sustainable and Flexible Long-Distance Travel Survey - Lee Giesbrecht and Jonaki Bose
Editing and Imputation Strategy for a Fuel Consumption Supplement to the Canadian Vehicle Survey - Sébastien Landry Keywords: travel surveys, imputation, regression model, fuel consumption
The Estimation Methodology of the Redesigned Canadian Vehicle Survey - Martin Beaulieu
Incorporating Past Methodological Lessons into the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey - Joy Sharp and Jock R. Black
Measuring the Risk of Road Crashes - Aline Chouinard and James Kelley
Using Medicaid Participant Data in the Estimation of County Poverty Levels - David S. Powers Keywords: small-area estimation, small-domain areas, SAIPE, Medicaid, income, poverty
Evaluation of School District Poverty Estimates: Predictive Models using IRS Income Tax Data - Jerry J. Maples and William R. Bell Keywords: small area estimation, share models, poverty estimates, IRS income tax data
Assessment of Needs for Basic Living Necessities among Low-income Individuals - Joann Kuchak, George Fitzelle, and Andrey Vinokurov Keywords: measurement, poverty guideline, low-income, survey research, estimation
Can the Survey of Income and Program Participation Be Used for State-level Analysis Even Though It Is Not Designed To Be State-representative? - Arthur Jones, Jr. and Gestur Davidson
Dominance in Income Distribution in Terms of Location and Dispersion - Subir Ghosh
Ecological Correlates of Family Income Nonresponse: An Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - John Pleis and James Dahlhamer
Generalized Variance Functions for Radio-schedule Gross Rating Point Estimators - Richard Griffiths Keywords: generalized variance function, complex sample design, gross rating points
Variance Estimation and the Components of Variance for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Sample - Annie Lo and Adam Chu Keywords: multistage probability sample, components of variance, generalized variance function, Medicare population
Mean Square Error Analysis of Health Estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for Counties along the United States-Mexico Border Region - Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Machell Town, and Jay J. Kim Keywords: collapsing, post-stratification factors, bias, variance
Analysis of Census 2000 Long Form Variances - Eric Schindler Keywords: successive differences, jackknife, raking
Optimal Pairing for Stratum Collapse Methods with Interviewer-Level Measurement Error Shared Across Strata - Moon J. Cho and John L. Eltinge Keywords: collapse method, consumer expenditure interview Survey, interviewer effects, nonsampling error, reporting error, stratified multistage sample design
Investigation of Alternative Variance Estimators for the Quarterly Financial Report - Andromache R. Howe and Katherine J. Thompson Keywords: delete-a-group jackknife, panel survey
Sufficient Quality for Official Statistics - The Swedish Approach - Eva Elvers Keywords: quality aspects, user orientation, statistical system
Templates for Evaluating Survey Programs - Brenda G. Cox and Nancy J. Kirkendall Keywords: PART, performance assessment, survey evaluation
Statistical Methods Used To Detect Cell-level and Respondent-level Outliers in the 2002 Economic Census of the Services Sector - Richard S. Sigman Keywords: resistant fence, historical ratio, influential data
Darkness Made Visible: Field Management and Nonresponse in the 2004 SCF - Arthur B. Kennickell Keywords: interviewers, data quality, field management
Detecting Falsified Cases in SCF 2004 Using Benford's Law - Yongyi Wang and Steven Pedlow Keywords: interviewer, validation, survey of consumer finances, leading digit, first digit
Benford's Law and Validating Interviewer Data - Javier Porras
An Update on Statistical Disclosure Avoidance Methodologies for Tabular and Microdata Files - Jacob D. Bournazian Keywords: confidentiality, disclosure avoidance, disclosure risk
Modeling and Quality of Masked Microdata - William E. Winkler Keywords: data mining, likelihood, loglinear, multivariate
A Comparative Assessment of Methods for Protecting Confidentiality - David Wilson
Preserving Confidentiality While Sharing Vertically Partitioned Data - Christine Kohnen and Jerome Reiter
Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Disclosure in the Microdata Files from a Health Survey - Meena Khare and Michael Battaglia
County Level Variance Estimates for Small Area Estimation for the National Resources Inventory - Pushpal Mukhopadhyay, Tapabrata Maiti, and Wayne A. Fuller Keywords: small area estimates, imputation, area level model, soil erosion, universal soil loss equation
Estimation for Longitudinal Surveys with Repeated Panels of Observations - Jason Legg, Wayne A. Fuller, and Sarah M. Nusser
Estimating Trend in Oregon Coastal Coho Salmon Populations Using a Multipanel Sampling Design - Don Stevens, Jr. and William Gaeuman
Estimating the Number of Bald Eagle Breeding Pairs in Maine Using Dual Frames and Double Observers - Mark Otto, John R. Sauer, and Charlie Todd
Challenges to Resolving Statistical Issues for an Upper Mississippi River Ecological Monitoring Program - Brian Gray