Nonparametric Prediction In Survey Sampling And Its Application To The Nonresponse Problem

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Nonparametric Prediction in Survey Sampling and Its Application to the Nonresponse Problem

Author : Anthony N. Crisalli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Nonparametric Prediction in Survey Sampling and Its Application to the Nonresponse Problem written by Anthony N. Crisalli and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonparametric regression provides an important tool towards exploring the relationship between a dependent variable and the independent variable(s) without assuming a functional form between the variables. This thesis incorporates the nonparametric regression methodology in the context of estimation of a finite population mean and/or total. The resulting estimator is called the generalized smoothing (GSE) in contrast to the, model based generalized regression estimator (GRE), developed by Särndal (1972). The theory available for GRE is extended for the GSE. We replace model-based predictors by those based on nonparametric regression. The first objective is to investigate the merits of GSE over GRE in the simple random samples with respect to different criteria. It is shown that GSE is design-consistent and asymptotically design-unbiased. Furthermore, Monte Carlo simulations are carried out to, compare the GSE and the GRE with respect to several criteria, such as the Bias and the Mean Square Error (MSE). The second objective is to extend the above methodology in situations of non-response. In this case a probability response model for the respondents is assumed; the case of each sample unit not responding with equal probability is considered as a particular case. Monte Carlo simulations of the proposed procedures are presented so as to understand the behavior the GSE, and the probability response model. The linear regression model is ubiquitous in the sample survey literature, an assumption that is untenable in practice. In this dissertation we illustrate that it is feasible to estimate a finite population mean (also in the presence of nonresponse) with a nonparametric regression model. The simulations demonstrate in both the cases of full response and nonresponse, that if the underlying point scatter is linear then the GRE is the best choice. On the other hand if the point scatter is not linear, a situation often met in practice, the GSE seems to outperform the ORE, in terms of the benchmark criteria of MSE and bias.

Introduction to Survey Sampling

Author : Graham Kalton
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803921269
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Survey Sampling written by Graham Kalton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1983-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews sampling methods used in surveys: simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, cluster and multi-stage sampling, sampling with probability proportional to size, two-phase sampling, replicated sampling, panel designs, and non-probability sampling. Kalton discusses issues of practical implementation, including frame problems and non-response, and gives examples of sample designs for a national face-to-face interview survey and for a telephone survey. He also treats the use of weights in survey analysis, the computation of sampling errors with complex sampling designs, and the determination of sample size.

Sample Surveys: Design, Methods and Applications

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080932215
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Sample Surveys: Design, Methods and Applications written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new handbook contains the most comprehensive account of sample surveys theory and practice to date. It is a second volume on sample surveys, with the goal of updating and extending the sampling volume published as volume 6 of the Handbook of Statistics in 1988. The present handbook is divided into two volumes (29A and 29B), with a total of 41 chapters, covering current developments in almost every aspect of sample surveys, with references to important contributions and available software. It can serve as a self contained guide to researchers and practitioners, with appropriate balance between theory and real life applications. Each of the two volumes is divided into three parts, with each part preceded by an introduction, summarizing the main developments in the areas covered in that part. Volume 29A deals with methods of sample selection and data processing, with the later including editing and imputation, handling of outliers and measurement errors, and methods of disclosure control. The volume contains also a large variety of applications in specialized areas such as household and business surveys, marketing research, opinion polls and censuses. Volume 29B is concerned with inference, distinguishing between design-based and model-based methods and focusing on specific problems such as small area estimation, analysis of longitudinal data, categorical data analysis and inference on distribution functions. The volume contains also chapters dealing with case-control studies, asymptotic properties of estimators and decision theoretic aspects. - Comprehensive account of recent developments in sample survey theory and practice - Discusses a wide variety of diverse applications - Comprehensive bibliography

Handbook of Nonresponse in Household Surveys

Author : Jelke Bethlehem
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118102223
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Nonresponse in Household Surveys written by Jelke Bethlehem and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, one-stop guide to identifying, reducing, and managing nonresponse in household surveys Nonresponse and its impact on the sample selection mechanism of a survey is a common problem that often arises while collecting survey data. Handbook of Nonresponse in Household Surveys is a complete guide to handling the nonresponse problem, outlining statistical methods and techniques for improving response rates and correcting response data. The authors begin with an introduction to the nonresponse problem along with basic concepts and definitions. Subsequent chapters present current theories and methods that enable survey researchers to skillfully account for nonresponse in their research. Exploring the latest developments in the field, the book also features: An introduction to the R-indicator as an indicator of survey quality Discussion of the different causes of nonresponse Extensive treatment of the selection and use of auxiliary information Best practices for re-approaching nonrespondents An overview of advanced nonresponse correction techniques Coverage of adaptive survey design Throughout the book, the treatment of each topic is presented in a uniform fashion. Following an introduction, each chapter presents the key theories and formulas underlying the topic and then illustrates common applications. Discussion concludes with a summary of the main concepts as well as a glossary of key terms and a set of exercises that allows readers to test their comprehension of the presented material. Examples using real survey data are provided, and a related website features additional data sets, which can be easily analyzed using Stata® or SPSS® software. Handbook of Nonresponse in Household Surveys is an essential reference for survey researchers working in the fields of business, economics, government, and the social sciences who gather, analyze, and draw results from data. It is also a suitable supplement for courses on survey methods at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.

An Introduction to Model-Based Survey Sampling with Applications

Author : Ray Chambers
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191627909
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Model-Based Survey Sampling with Applications written by Ray Chambers and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text brings together important ideas on the model-based approach to sample survey, which has been developed over the last twenty years. Suitable for graduate students and professional statisticians, it moves from basic ideas fundamental to sampling to more rigorous mathematical modelling and data analysis and includes exercises and solutions.

Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309272475
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-10-26 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many household surveys in the United States, responses rates have been steadily declining for at least the past two decades. A similar decline in survey response can be observed in all wealthy countries. Efforts to raise response rates have used such strategies as monetary incentives or repeated attempts to contact sample members and obtain completed interviews, but these strategies increase the costs of surveys. This review addresses the core issues regarding survey nonresponse. It considers why response rates are declining and what that means for the accuracy of survey results. These trends are of particular concern for the social science community, which is heavily invested in obtaining information from household surveys. The evidence to date makes it apparent that current trends in nonresponse, if not arrested, threaten to undermine the potential of household surveys to elicit information that assists in understanding social and economic issues. The trends also threaten to weaken the validity of inferences drawn from estimates based on those surveys. High nonresponse rates create the potential or risk for bias in estimates and affect survey design, data collection, estimation, and analysis. The survey community is painfully aware of these trends and has responded aggressively to these threats. The interview modes employed by surveys in the public and private sectors have proliferated as new technologies and methods have emerged and matured. To the traditional trio of mail, telephone, and face-to-face surveys have been added interactive voice response (IVR), audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI), web surveys, and a number of hybrid methods. Similarly, a growing research agenda has emerged in the past decade or so focused on seeking solutions to various aspects of the problem of survey nonresponse; the potential solutions that have been considered range from better training and deployment of interviewers to more use of incentives, better use of the information collected in the data collection, and increased use of auxiliary information from other sources in survey design and data collection. Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys: A Research Agenda also documents the increased use of information collected in the survey process in nonresponse adjustment.

Inferential Problems in Survey Sampling

Author : Parimal Mukhopadhyay
Publisher : New Age International
ISBN 13 : 9788122407549
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Inferential Problems in Survey Sampling written by Parimal Mukhopadhyay and published by New Age International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Provides A Comprehensive Account Of Survey Sampling Theory In Fixed Population Approach And Model Based Approach. After Making A Critical Review Of Different Results In Fixed Population Set Up It Shows How Super Population Models Can Be Exploited To Produce Optimal And Robust Sampling Strategies, Specially In Large Scale Sample Surveys. The Central Theme Of The Book Is The Use Of Super Population Models In Making Inference From Sample Surveys. The Book Also Gives Suitable Emphasis On Different Practical Aspects, Like Choice Of Sampling Designs, Variance Estimation, Different Replication And Resampling Procedures.The Author Has Taken Care To Presuppose Nothing More On The Part Of The Reader Than A First Course In Statistical Inference, Sampling Theory And Regression Analysis. He Has Systematically Arranged The Main Results, Supplied Short Proofs, Examples, Explanatory Notes And Remarks And Indicated Research Areas. The Book Will Be Very Useful To Researchers. The Survey Practitioners Will Also Find Some Part Of The Book Very Helpful.

Adjustments for Survey Unit Nonresponse Under Nonparametric Response Mechanisms

Author : Damião Nóbrega da Silva
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (554 download)

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Book Synopsis Adjustments for Survey Unit Nonresponse Under Nonparametric Response Mechanisms by : Damião Nóbrega da Silva

Download or read book Adjustments for Survey Unit Nonresponse Under Nonparametric Response Mechanisms written by Damião Nóbrega da Silva and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonresponse is a problem in survey sampling that occurs when part of the information that should be collected on the units selected to the sample is not observed. Unit nonresponse is the type of nonresponse where none of the characteristic of interest is measured for a particular set of units. A popular method to handle unit nonresponse is by increasing the sampling weights of the respondent units to compensate for the nonrespondents. In this class, two procedures are the weighting within cell estimator and the estimator that weighs the observations using estimated response probabilities, also known as propensity scores. In this dissertation, properties of these estimators are studied under a nonparametric response mechanism that allows for varying response probabilities. The response probabilities are assumed to be related to an auxiliary variable through a "smooth", but otherwise unspecified function. The weighting within cell estimator is proved to be consistent for the population mean. The impact of the number of cells on the asymptotic bias and variance of the estimator is also addressed. Empirical comparisons illustrate the superior performance of the estimator over an estimator that does not account for the nonresponse. The weighting with response probability estimator is implemented using a zero order local polynomial fit to estimate the response probabilities. Consistency of the resulting estimator for the population mean is established. Also, a replication estimator for the variance of the weighting with response probability estimator is constructed. Asymptotic properties of the variance estimator are derived.

Survey Methodology

Author : Robert M. Groves
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470465468
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Survey Methodology written by Robert M. Groves and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition: "The book makes a valuable contribution by synthesizing current research and identifying areas for future investigation for each aspect of the survey process." —Journal of the American Statistical Association "Overall, the high quality of the text material is matched by the quality of writing . . ." —Public Opinion Quarterly ". . . it should find an audience everywhere surveys are being conducted." —Technometrics This new edition of Survey Methodology continues to provide a state-of-the-science presentation of essential survey methodology topics and techniques. The volume's six world-renowned authors have updated this Second Edition to present newly emerging approaches to survey research and provide more comprehensive coverage of the major considerations in designing and conducting a sample survey. Key topics in survey methodology are clearly explained in the book's chapters, with coverage including sampling frame evaluation, sample design, development of questionnaires, evaluation of questions, alternative modes of data collection, interviewing, nonresponse, post-collection processing of survey data, and practices for maintaining scientific integrity. Acknowledging the growing advances in research and technology, the Second Edition features: Updated explanations of sampling frame issues for mobile telephone and web surveys New scientific insight on the relationship between nonresponse rates and nonresponse errors Restructured discussion of ethical issues in survey research, emphasizing the growing research results on privacy, informed consent, and confidentiality issues The latest research findings on effective questionnaire development techniques The addition of 50% more exercises at the end of each chapter, illustrating basic principles of survey design An expanded FAQ chapter that addresses the concerns that accompany newly established methods Providing valuable and informative perspectives on the most modern methods in the field, Survey Methodology, Second Edition is an ideal book for survey research courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an indispensable reference for practicing survey methodologists and any professional who employs survey research methods.

Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys

Author : Robert M. Groves
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118490096
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys written by Robert M. Groves and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive framework for both reduction of nonresponse andpostsurvey adjustment for nonresponse This book provides guidance and support for survey statisticianswho need to develop models for postsurvey adjustment fornonresponse, and for survey designers and practitioners attemptingto reduce unit nonresponse in household interview surveys. Itpresents the results of an eight-year research program that hasassembled an unprecedented data set on respondents andnonrespondents from several major household surveys in the UnitedStates. Within a comprehensive conceptual framework of influences onnonresponse, the authors investigate every aspect of surveycooperation, from the influences of household characteristics andsocial and environmental factors to the interaction betweeninterviewers and householders and the design of the surveyitself. Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys: * Provides a theoretical framework for understanding and studyinghousehold survey nonresponse * Empirically explores the individual and combined influences ofseveral factors on nonresponse * Presents chapter introductions, summaries, and discussions onpractical implications to clarify concepts and theories * Supplies extensive references for further study and inquiry Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys is an important resourcefor professionals and students in survey methodology/researchmethods as well as those who use survey methods or data inbusiness, government, and academia. It addresses issues critical todealing with nonresponse in surveys, reducing nonresponse duringsurvey data collection, and constructing statistical compensationsfor the effects of nonresponse on key survey estimates.

Survey Sampling and Measurement

Author : N. Krishnan Namboodiri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Survey Sampling and Measurement written by N. Krishnan Namboodiri and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General issues; Specific methodological problems; Problems in the analysis of survey data; Nonresponse, undercoverage, and related problems; Time series analysis; Applications of survey data and methods; The gap between theory and practice.

Theory of Sample Surveys

Author : M. Thompson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780412317804
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Theory of Sample Surveys written by M. Thompson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the chronological development of sample surveys, this book provides an analysis of the mathematical and statistical theory of the subject. The text begins with the mathematics of randomized sampling designs as well as a general treatment of estimation of population totals through the Horvits-Thompson estimator and its variants. The book then examines approximations and limit theorems for the distribution of the estimators and design-based estimation of other population quantities. It concludes with chapters concerning inference from surveys. Theory of Sample Surveys will assist in a range of applications, including: auditing quality monitoring market research wildlife surveys mining exploration agriculture and business surveys population health studies This book acts as an exceptional resource for survey methodologists in government organizations as well as lecturers and graduate students in statistics and biostatistics.

Survey Sampling Principles

Author : E.K. Foreman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824784072
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Survey Sampling Principles written by E.K. Foreman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1991-06-28 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the essentially mathematical principles of survey sampling as they are applied in practice. Intended for survey sampling theorists and practitioners, as a guide for those who may have to design and conduct a survey, and for those commissioning, organizing, and overseeing survey op

Sampling and Estimation from Finite Populations

Author : Yves Tille
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470682051
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Sampling and Estimation from Finite Populations written by Yves Tille and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much-needed reference on survey sampling and its applications that presents the latest advances in the field Seeking to show that sampling theory is a living discipline with a very broad scope, this book examines the modern development of the theory of survey sampling and the foundations of survey sampling. It offers readers a critical approach to the subject and discusses putting theory into practice. It also explores the treatment of non-sampling errors featuring a range of topics from the problems of coverage to the treatment of non-response. In addition, the book includes real examples, applications, and a large set of exercises with solutions. Sampling and Estimation from Finite Populations begins with a look at the history of survey sampling. It then offers chapters on: population, sample, and estimation; simple and systematic designs; stratification; sampling with unequal probabilities; balanced sampling; cluster and two-stage sampling; and other topics on sampling, such as spatial sampling, coordination in repeated surveys, and multiple survey frames. The book also includes sections on: post-stratification and calibration on marginal totals; calibration estimation; estimation of complex parameters; variance estimation by linearization; and much more. Provides an up-to-date review of the theory of sampling Discusses the foundation of inference in survey sampling, in particular, the model-based and design-based frameworks Reviews the problems of application of the theory into practice Also deals with the treatment of non sampling errors Sampling and Estimation from Finite Populations is an excellent book for methodologists and researchers in survey agencies and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in social science, statistics, and survey courses.

Sample Surveys: Inference and Analysis

Author :
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN 13 : 0080963544
Total Pages : 667 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Sample Surveys: Inference and Analysis written by and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Statistics_29B contains the most comprehensive account of sample surveys theory and practice to date. It is a second volume on sample surveys, with the goal of updating and extending the sampling volume published as volume 6 of the Handbook of Statistics in 1988. The present handbook is divided into two volumes (29A and 29B), with a total of 41 chapters, covering current developments in almost every aspect of sample surveys, with references to important contributions and available software. It can serve as a self contained guide to researchers and practitioners, with appropriate balance between theory and real life applications. Each of the two volumes is divided into three parts, with each part preceded by an introduction, summarizing the main developments in the areas covered in that part. Volume 1 deals with methods of sample selection and data processing, with the later including editing and imputation, handling of outliers and measurement errors, and methods of disclosure control. The volume contains also a large variety of applications in specialized areas such as household and business surveys, marketing research, opinion polls and censuses. Volume 2 is concerned with inference, distinguishing between design-based and model-based methods and focusing on specific problems such as small area estimation, analysis of longitudinal data, categorical data analysis and inference on distribution functions. The volume contains also chapters dealing with case-control studies, asymptotic properties of estimators and decision theoretic aspects. - Comprehensive account of recent developments in sample survey theory and practice - Covers a wide variety of diverse applications - Comprehensive bibliography

Practical Tools for Designing and Weighting Survey Samples

Author : Richard Valliant
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319936328
Total Pages : 787 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Practical Tools for Designing and Weighting Survey Samples written by Richard Valliant and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to put an array of tools at the fingertips of students, practitioners, and researchers by explaining approaches long used by survey statisticians, illustrating how existing software can be used to solve survey problems, and developing some specialized software where needed. This volume serves at least three audiences: (1) students of applied sampling techniques; 2) practicing survey statisticians applying concepts learned in theoretical or applied sampling courses; and (3) social scientists and other survey practitioners who design, select, and weight survey samples. The text thoroughly covers fundamental aspects of survey sampling, such as sample size calculation (with examples for both single- and multi-stage sample design) and weight computation, accompanied by software examples to facilitate implementation. Features include step-by-step instructions for calculating survey weights, extensive real-world examples and applications, and representative programming code in R, SAS, and other packages. Since the publication of the first edition in 2013, there have been important developments in making inferences from nonprobability samples, in address-based sampling (ABS), and in the application of machine learning techniques for survey estimation. New to this revised and expanded edition: • Details on new functions in the PracTools package • Additional machine learning methods to form weighting classes • New coverage of nonlinear optimization algorithms for sample allocation • Reflecting effects of multiple weighting steps (nonresponse and calibration) on standard errors • A new chapter on nonprobability sampling • Additional examples, exercises, and updated references throughout Richard Valliant, PhD, is Research Professor Emeritus at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, and has been an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of Official Statistics, and Survey Methodology. Jill A. Dever, PhD, is Senior Research Statistician at RTI International in Washington, DC. She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Associate Editor for Survey Methodology and the Journal of Official Statistics, and an Assistant Research Professor in the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland. She has served on several panels for the National Academy of Sciences and as a task force member for the American Association of Public Opinion Research’s report on nonprobability sampling. Frauke Kreuter, PhD, is Professor and Director of the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland, Professor of Statistics and Methodology at the University of Mannheim, and Head of the Statistical Methods Research Department at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nürnberg, Germany. She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and has been Associate Editor of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Journal of Official Statistics, Sociological Methods and Research, Survey Research Methods, Public Opinion Quarterly, American Sociological Review, and the Stata Journal. She is founder of the International Program for Survey and Data Science and co-founder of the Coleridge Initiative.

The Total Survey Error Approach

Author : Herbert F. Weisberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226891291
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The Total Survey Error Approach written by Herbert F. Weisberg and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939, George Gallup's American Institute of Public Opinion published a pamphlet optimistically titled The New Science of Public Opinion Measurement. At the time, though, survey research was in its infancy, and only now, six decades later, can public opinion measurement be appropriately called a science, based in part on the development of the total survey error approach. Herbert F. Weisberg's handbook presents a unified method for conducting good survey research centered on the various types of errors that can occur in surveys—from measurement and nonresponse error to coverage and sampling error. Each chapter is built on theoretical elements drawn from specific disciplines, such as social psychology and statistics, and follows through with detailed treatments of the specific types of error and their potential solutions. Throughout, Weisberg is attentive to survey constraints, including time and ethical considerations, as well as controversies within the field and the effects of new technology on the survey process—from Internet surveys to those completed by phone, by mail, and in person. Practitioners and students will find this comprehensive guide particularly useful now that survey research has assumed a primary place in both public and academic circles.