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11 *
Sun, 7/30/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-327
Environmental Surveys: A Hot Spot for Statisticians — Invited Papers
Government Statistics Section , Section on Statistics and the Environment , Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt Associates
Chair(s): Paul Schroeder, Abt Associates
2:05 PM Methodological Challenges of Environmental Surveys Compared with Human or Establishment Surveys David A Marker, Westat
2:30 PM Spatio-Temporal Balanced Sampling Design for Longitudinal Natural Resources Survey Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University
2:55 PM Estimation of Marine Recreational Fishery Characteristics Using Survey and Logbook Data Jean Opsomer, Colorado State University ; Jay Breidt, Colorado State University ; Eric Hiltz, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
3:20 PM Discussant: Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt Associates
3:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

21 * !
Sun, 7/30/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-329
Non-Probability Sampling and Estimation: Fit-for-Purpose Designs — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Karol Krotki, RTI
Chair(s): Karol Krotki, RTI
2:05 PM Non-Probability Sampling: The Good, the Bad, and the Oh So Interesting Jill Dever, RTI International
2:25 PM Using Online Panel Surveys to Estimate Population-Level Health Statistics Reanne Townsend, Westat
2:45 PM Redirected Inbound Call Sampling - an Example of Fit for Purpose Non-Probability Sample Design Burton Levine, RTI International ; Karol Krotki, RTI ; Georgiy Bobashev, RTI International
3:05 PM Improving the External Validity of Nonprobability Samples Mansour Fahimi, GfK
3:25 PM Discussant: Doug Rivers, YouGov
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

26 *
Sun, 7/30/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-318
Data Editing: How Much Is Too Much? — Topic Contributed Panel
Social Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section , Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Organizer(s): Peter Frechtel, RTI International
Chair(s): Peter Frechtel, RTI International
2:05 PM Data Editing: How Much Is Too Much?
Panelists: Rebecca Ahrnsbrak, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Chrishelle Lawrence, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Darcy Miller, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Kirk Mueller, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Justin Nguyen, U.S. Census Bureau
3:40 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

37
Sun, 7/30/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-330
Combining Data and Use of Administrative Lists — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Meena Khare, NCHS/CDC
2:05 PM Lifestyle Segments, Social Marketing, and Hard-To-Survey Populations: Understanding Participation in the 2015 Census Test Mary Mulry, U.S. Government ; Nancy Bates ; Matt Virgile, U.S. Census Bureau
2:20 PM Supplementing Record Linkage with Statistical Matching for Non-Consent Bias Reduction Jonathan Gessendorfer, Institute for Employment Research ; Jonas Beste, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung ; Jörg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research ; Joseph Sakshaug, The University of Manchester
2:35 PM Statistical Analysis with Linked Data Ying Han, University of Maryland, College Park ; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland, College Park
2:50 PM Calculating Boundary Limits for the Hidiroglou-Bertholet Edit Used to Flag Adminstrative Receipts Melvin McCullough, U.S. Census Bureau ; Michael E Kornbau, U.S. Census Bureau
3:05 PM Estimating Net Coverage of ABS Frames Rachel Harter, RTI International ; Katherine B Morton, RTI International ; Ashley Amaya, RTI International
3:20 PM Using Commercial Data to Enhance Survey Eligibility: The Amerispeak Experience Ned English, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Colm O'Muircheartaigh, NORC at the University of Chicago
3:35 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

48 * !
Sun, 7/30/2017, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-340
Bayesian Adaptive Survey Designs — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Organizer(s): Natalie Shlomo, University of Manchester
Chair(s): Natalie Shlomo, University of Manchester
4:05 PM More Information Is Better! Where Do We Get it and How Do We Use It? Stephanie Michelle Coffey, U.S. Census Bureau; JPSM University of Maryland
4:20 PM Modeling Nonresponse Bias Likelihood and Response Propensity: The Design and Implementation of Statistical Models to Identify Cases for Interventions During Data Collection Daniel Pratt, RTI International ; Jeffrey Rosen, RTI International ; Michael Duprey, RTI International ; Jamie Wescott, RTI International
4:35 PM An assessment of the utility of a Bayesian framework to improve response propensity modelling Eliud Kibuchi, University of Southampton ; Gabriele Durrant, University of Southampton ; Patrick Sturgis, University of Southampton ; Olga Maslovskaya, University of Southampton
4:50 PM Optimization of Adaptive Survey Design from a Bayesian Perspective. Two Case Studies Barry Schouten, Statistics Netherlands ; Joep Burger, Statistics Netherlands ; Nino Mushkudiani, Statistics Netheriands
5:05 PM Using Bayesian Methods to Rank Cases Based on Response Propensity During Data Collection James Wagner, University of Michigan
5:20 PM Test of Adaptive Survey Design from a Bayesian Perspective in a Longitudinal Survey Peter Lundquist, Statistics Sweden ; Anton Johansson, Statistics Sweden ; Gabriele Durrant, University of Southampton
5:35 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

64 * !
Sun, 7/30/2017, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-341
Nonparametric Modeling of Survey Data — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Daniell Toth, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Randall Powers, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
4:05 PM Model-Assisted Estimation with Regression Trees Kelly McConville, Swarthmore College ; Daniell Toth, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
4:25 PM Estimating the Number of Tax Returns Required to Be Filed: Nonparametric Methods to Address Respondent Rounding Minsun Riddles, Westat ; Sharon Lohr, Westat ; J. Michael Brick, Westat ; Patrick T. Langetieg, Internal Revenue Service ; J. Mark Payne, Internal Revenue Service ; Alan H. Plumley, Internal Revenue Service
4:45 PM Recursive Partition Split Selection Using a Permutation Test for Complex Sample Data Daniell Toth, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
5:05 PM B-Spline Imputation Procedures for the Treatment of Item Nonresponse in Surveys David Haziza, University of Montreal ; Camelia Goga, Universite de Bourgogne
5:25 PM Bayesian Regression Using an Approximated Solution to the Penalized Least Squares Minimization Problem Eduardo Trujillo Rivera
5:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Sun, 7/30/2017, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-345
Sample Design — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , International Indian Statistical Association , Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Aref Dajani
4:05 PM Accuracy in Contact Information for Website Registrations Steven Pedlow, NORC at the University of Chicago ; John Lickfett, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Edward Mulrow, NORC ; Yongheng Lin, NORC at the University of Chicago
4:20 PM Identifying Out of Business Records on the NASS List Frame Using Boosted Regression Trees Gavin Corral, USDA NASS ; Andrew Dau, USDA NASS
4:35 PM Analyzing the Need for an Oversample of Low Income Beneficiaries in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Ying Li, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Whitney Murphy, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Kirk Wolter, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Debra Reed-Gillette , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ; Cheryl L. Sharpless, CMS
4:50 PM Software Solutions to Sample Design Problems That Are Equivalent to Solving a Transshipment Problem Richard Sigman, Westat ; Mike Kwanisai, Westat
5:05 PM Analysis and Results of a Bonded Labor Prevalence Survey in Tamil Nadu, a State of India Paul Zador, Westat ; Beth Ann Rabinovich, Westat
5:20 PM Design and Implementation of a Rapid, Population-Based Survey for the Zika Emergency Response Effort in Puerto Rico Holly Shulman, CDC ; Brian Morrow, CDC ; Beatriz Salvesen von Essen Lopez, Puerto Rico Department of Health ; Wanda Hernandez Virella, Puerto Rico Department of Health
5:35 PM Exploring Sampling Techniques to Reduce Respondent Burden Yijun Wei ; Valbona Bejleri, National Agricultural Statistics Service
 
 

83
Sun, 7/30/2017, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM CC-Halls A&B
Your Invited Poster Evening Entertainment: No Longer Board — Invited Poster Presentations
Astrostatistics Special Interest Group , Biometrics Section , Biopharmaceutical Section , Business and Economic Statistics Section , ENAR , Government Statistics Section , IMS , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts , Section on Statistical Consulting , Section on Statistical Education , Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science , Section on Statistics and the Environment , Social Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section , Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics
Chair(s): Jessi Cisewski, Yale University
1: Overview of SAMSI Program on Statistical, Mathematical and Computational Methods for Astronomy (ASTRO) — Gutti Jogesh Babu, The Pennsylvania State University ; David Jones, SAMSI / Duke
2: A Multi-Resolution 3D Map of the Intergalactic Medium via the Lyman-Alpha Forest Collin Eubanks, Carnegie Mellon University ; Jessi Cisewski, Yale University ; Rupert Croft, Carnegie Mellon University ; Doug Nychka, National Center for Atmospheric Research ; Larry Wasserman, Carnegie Mellon
3: Testing Bayesian Galactic Mass Estimates Using Outputs from Hydrodynamical Simulations Gwendolyn Eadie, McMaster University ; Benjamin Keller, McMaster University ; William Harris, McMaster University ; Aaron Springford, Queen's University
4: Quantifying Discovery in Astro/Particle Physics: Frequentist and Bayesian Perspectives David Van Dyk, Imperial College London ; Sara Algeri, Imperial College London ; Jan Conrad, University of Stockholm
5: Computer Model Calibration to Enable Disaggregation of Large Parameter Spaces, with Application to Mars Rover Data David Craig Stenning, SAMSI/Duke University ; Working Group 1 ASTRO Program, SAMSI
6: The Association Between Copy Number Aberration, DNA Methylation, and Gene Expression Wei Sun, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
7: Rerandomization: a Flexible Framework for Experimental Design Kari Lock Morgan, Penn State University
8: IMs for IVs: An Inferential Model Approach to Instrumental Variable Regression Nicholas Aaron Syring, NCSU ; Ryan Martin, NCSU
9: Detecting Differential Gene Expression by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Mingyao R Li, University of Pennsylvania ; Cheng Jia, University of Pennsylvania ; Nancy Ruonan Zhang, Wharton School , University of Pennsylvania
10: Statistical Science and Policy at the EPA Elizabeth Mannshardt, US Environmental Protection Agency
11: Approximate Message Passing Algorithms for High-Dimensional Regression Cynthia Rush, Columbia University
12: Generalized Fiducial Inference for High-Dimensional Data Jan Hannig, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Jonathan P Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
13: The Combination of Confirmatory and Contradictory Statistical Evidence at Low Resolution Ruobin Gong, Harvard University ; Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University
14: Approximate Confidence Distribution Computing: An Effective Likelihood-Free Method with Statistical Guarantees Suzanne Thornton, Rutgers University ; Minge Xie, Rutgers University
15: R Package TDA for Statistical Inference on Topological Data Analysis Jisu Kim, Carnegie Mellon University
16: Teaching a Large, Project-Based Statistical Consulting Class Emily Griffith, NC State University
17: Transforming Undergraduate Statistics Education Through Experiential Learning: It's Essential! Tracy Morris, University of Central Oklahoma ; Cynthia Murray, University of Central Oklahoma ; Tyler Cook, University of Central Oklahoma
18: The Geometry of Synchronization Problems and Learning Group Actions Tingran Gao, Duke University ; Jacek Brodzki, University of Southampton ; Sayan Mukherjee, Duke University
19: Sufficient Markov Decision Processes with Alternating Deep Neural Networks Longshaokan Wang, North Carolina State University ; Eric Laber, North Carolina State University ; Katie Witkiewitz, University of New Mexico
20: Optimal Dynamic Treatment Regimes Using Decision Lists Yichi Zhang, Harvard University ; Eric Laber, North Carolina State University ; Anastasios (Butch) Tsiatis, North Carolina State University ; Marie Davidian, North Carolina State University
21: Predicting Phenotypes from Microarrays Using Amplified, Initially Marginal, Eigenvector Regression — Lei Ding, Indiana University ; Daniel J. McDonald, Indiana University
22: Computer Vision Meets Television Taylor Arnold, University of Richmond ; Lauren Tilton, University of Richmond
23: Generalized Fiducial Inference for Nonparametric Function Estimation Randy C.S. Lai, University of Maine
24: A Phylogenetic Transform Enhances Analysis of Compositional Microbiota Data Justin David Silverman, Duke University ; Sayan Mukherjee, Duke University ; Lawrence A David, Duke University
25: Bayesian Multispecies Ecological Models for Paleoclimate Reconstruction Using Inverse Prediction John Tipton, Colorado State University ; Mevin Hooten, Colorado State University
26: Fast Maximum Likelihood Inference for Spatial Generalized Linear Mixed Models Yawen Guan, Penn State University ; Murali Haran, Pennsylvania State University
27: Fair Prediction with Disparate Impact: a Study of Bias in Recidivism Prediction Instruments Alexandra Chouldechova, Carnegie Mellon University
28: I Ran a Nonresponse Follow-Up Survey; Now What Do I Do? Phillip Kott, RTI
 
 

105 * !
Mon, 7/31/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-327
Recent Advancements and Remaining Challenges of Adaptive Design in Sample Surveys and Censuses — Invited Panel
Survey Research Methods Section , Social Statistics Section , Government Statistics Section , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Asaph Young Young Chun, US Census Bureau
Chair(s): James Lepkowski, University of Maryland
8:35 AM Recent Advancements and Remaining Challenges of Adaptive Design in Sample Surveys and Censuses
Panelists: Asaph Young Young Chun, US Census Bureau
Barry Schouten, Statistics Netherlands
Roger Tourangeau, Westat
Steven Heeringa, University of Michigan
10:10 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

112 * !
Mon, 7/31/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-328
Methods for Imputing Missing Survey Data — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Daniell Toth, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Daniell Toth, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:35 AM Multiply Robust Nonparametric Multiple Imputation for the Treatment of Missing Data Sixia Chen ; David Haziza, University of Montreal
8:55 AM Hot Deck Imputation of Multinomial Distributions When There Are Fewer Donors Than Recipients Katherine Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau ; Rebecca Andridge, Ohio State University ; Laura Bechtel, U.S. Census Bureau ; Natasha McCarthy, U.S. Census Bureau
9:15 AM Semiparametric Estimation of Longitudinal Data with Nonignorable Attrition Using Refreshment Samples Lan Xue, Oregon State University ; Jianfei Zheng, Oregon State University
9:35 AM CLASSIFICATION and REGRESSION TREES and FORESTS for INCOMPLETE DATA from SAMPLE SURVEYS MoonJung Cho, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Wei-Yin Loh, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Yuanzhi Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison
3:25 PM Discussant: John L Eltinge, US Census Bureau
9:55 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

128
Mon, 7/31/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-330
Impact of Data Collection Modes and Data Sources — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Dan Liao, RTI International
8:35 AM Sales and Income Tax Data Collected Comparability: Quarterly vs. Annual Surveys Dedrick Owens, U.S. Census Bureau
8:50 AM Implementation of a Youth Health Survey via the Internet Richard Lee Harding, ICF ; Bryan Higgins, ICF ; Brenda Clark, ICF ; Stephanie Richelsen, ICF ; Bert Rothenbach, Rothenbach Research ; Tera Anderson, Florida Department of Health
9:05 AM Moving Establishment Surveys from Mail to Web Georg-Christoph Haas, Institute for Employment Research ; Stephanie Eckman, RTI International ; Ruben Bach, Institute for Employment Research ; Frauke Kreuter, University of Maryland
9:20 AM Assessing the Impact of Adopting a Mixed-Mode Design: Examining Respondent Skip Logic Errors in the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey Kevin Adams, RTI International ; Peter Frechtel, RTI International ; Amang Sukasih, RTI International
9:35 AM Weighting Mixed Mode Data for the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) Patrick Chen, RTI International ; Shaofen Grace Deng, U.S. Energy Information Administration ; Neeraja Sathe, RTI International ; Lanting Dai, RTI International ; Rachel Harter, RTI International ; Phillip Kott, RTI
9:50 AM Adjusting for Mode Effects in Longitudinal Studies Utilizing a Bayesian Prior on Within Subject Correlation Heather Kitada, Oregon State University ; Sarah C Emerson, Oregon State University ; Claudio Fuentes, Oregon State University
10:05 AM Comparing Data Collection Methods for the June Area Survey Denise A Abreu, USDA/NASS ; Michael Hyman, USDA-NASS ; Linda A Lawson, USDA/NASS ; Sonia Hickman, USDA/NASS
 
 

Register CE_19C
Mon, 7/31/2017, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM H-Holiday Ballroom 1
Synthetic Data Sets for Statistical Disclosure Limitation (ADDED FEE) — Professional Development Continuing Education Course
ASA , Survey Research Methods Section
Instructor(s): Jörg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research, Jerry Reiter, Department of Statistical Science, Duke University
8:30 AM Synthetic Data Sets for Statistical Disclosure Limitation (ADDED FEE) Jörg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research ; Jerry Reiter, Department of Statistical Science, Duke University
 
 

149 * !
Mon, 7/31/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-319
Advances in Modeling Multilevel Observational Data from Complex Surveys — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Mulugeta Gebregziabher, MUSC
Chair(s): Christopher Swearingen, Samumed
10:35 AM Model-Based Standardization to Adjust for Unmeasured Cluster-Level Confounders with Complex Survey Data Babette Brumback, University of Florida ; Zhuangyu Cai, Roche
10:55 AM Modeling Count Data from a Complex Survey using Pseudo Maximum Likelihood Mulugeta Gebregziabher, MUSC ; Lin Dai, Medical University of South Carolina
11:15 AM Analysis of Multilevel Complex Survey Data: Comparison of Procedures from Several Software Lin Dai, Medical University of South Carolina ; Mulugeta Gebregziabher, MUSC
11:35 AM Poisson Cokriging as a Generalized Linear Mixed Model, Applications in Public Health Lynette Smith, University of Nebraska Medical Center
11:55 AM Discussant: Barry I. Graubard, National Cancer Institute
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

171
Mon, 7/31/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-312
Predicting Attrition and Adaptive Strategies — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Yang Cheng
10:35 AM Empirical Estimation of Survey Attrition Phases Camille Hochheimer, Virginia Commonwealth University ; Roy T Sabo, Virginia Commonwealth University
10:50 AM Predicting Sample Attrition in a National Study of Medicare Beneficiaries Christopher Ward, NORC ; Rebecca Reimer, NORC ; Shannon Corcoran, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ; Nicholas Schluterman, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
11:05 AM Refining an External-Factor Model of Government Survey Refusal Rates Luke Larsen, U.S. Census Bureau ; Joanna Lineback, U.S. Census Bureau ; Benjamin Reist, U.S. Census Bureau
11:20 AM Adaptive Sampling Using Neyman Allocation Michael Matthews
11:35 AM Developing a Web-Based Tool to Evaluate Survey Performance Using R Shiny Scott Fricker, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Jeffrey Gonzalez, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Randall Powers, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:50 AM An Embedded Experiment for Targeted Nonresponse Follow-Up in Establishment Surveys Stephen Kaputa, U.S. Census Bureau ; Katherine Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau ; Jennifer Beck, National Science Foundation
12:05 PM Adaptive Design by Benchmarked Sequential Sampling and Benchmarked Multiple Imputation Shin-Jung Lee, University of Michigan
 
 

Register 199
Mon, 7/31/2017, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM CC-Ballroom II
Survey Research Methods Section P.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee) — Roundtables PM Roundtable Discussion
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt Associates
ML28: The Connectivity of Data Science to Survey Design and Statistical Practice Steven Cohen, RTI International
 
 

227 *
Mon, 7/31/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-344
Non-Traditional Approaches for Sampling Rare Populations — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Sunghee Lee, University of Michigan
Chair(s): Morgan Earp, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
2:05 PM Operational Aspects of Sampling Foreign-Born Ethnic Minorities Using Respondent Driven Sampling Sunghee Lee, University of Michigan ; Daayun Chung, University of Michigan ; Jae-Kyung Ahn, University of Michigan ; Karen Seo, University of Michigan ; Minsung Kwon, University of Michigan
2:25 PM Benchmark Assessment of Respondent Driven Sampling Data for Foreign Born Korean Americans Sooin Lee, University of Michigan ; Sunghee Lee, University of Michigan ; Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan ; Tuba Suzer Gurtekin, University of Michigan
2:45 PM The Use of Imputation and Commercial Data to Improve the Efficiency of Income Stratified Sampling of Households with Young Children Paul Burton, University of Michigan ; Sunghee Lee, University of Michigan ; Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan School of Public Health
3:05 PM Sampling Late Baby Boomers: Increasing Cluster- and Household-Level Eligibility Rates with External Data Daniel Guzman, University of Michigan ; Richard Valliant, University of Maryland ; Sunghee Lee, University of Michigan ; Paul Burton, University of Michigan
3:25 PM Discussant: David Morganstein, Westat
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

238
Mon, 7/31/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-346
Instrumentation and Data Quality — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Hang Kim, University of Cincinnati
2:05 PM Why Independent Surveys with the Same Objective Yield Different Estimates Yumiko Siegfried, Westat ; David Morganstein, Westat ; Andrea Piesse, Westat ; Sharon Lohr, Westat
2:20 PM Integrating Early Stage Scoping Techniques into Traditional Pretesting Methods: Inside the Development of a Survey on Small Business Lending Kenneth Herrell, U.S. Census Bureau ; Michael Purcell, U.S. Census Bureau ; Mary Susan Bucci, U.S. Census Bureau
2:35 PM Exploring the Effectiveness of Indirect Questioning in Reducing Social Desirability Bias Ashley Clark, Indiana University ; Derek Wietelman, Indiana University ; Naveed Paydar, Grid Alternatives ; John Rupp, Indiana University ; John D. Graham, Indiana University
2:50 PM Challenges in Collecting Military Family Data on a Nationally Representative Survey Struther Van Horn, Kent State University ; Rachel Lipari, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
3:05 PM Resolving Balance Complex Discrepancies in the Presence of Negative Data Laura Bechtel, U.S. Census Bureau ; Nicole Czaplicki, U.S. Census Bureau ; Maria Garcia, U.S. Census Bureau ; Jeremy Knutson, U.S. Census Bureau
3:20 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

214741
Mon, 7/31/2017, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM H-Marshall
Survey Research Methods Section Executive Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Elaine Zanutto, Naxion Research and Consulting
 
 

282 * !
Tue, 8/1/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-319
New Developments in Small Area Estimation Research at the U.S. Census Bureau — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Robert Ashmead, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair(s): Nathan Cruze, USDA-NASS
8:35 AM Small Area Model Diagnostics and Validation with Applications to the Voting Rights Act Section 203 Robert Ashmead, U.S. Census Bureau ; Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau/University of Maryland College Park
8:55 AM Small Area Models for Over-Dispersed Poisson Counts Jerry Maples, U.S. Census Bureau ; Adam Maidman, University of Minnesota
9:15 AM Hybrid BRR and Parametric-Bootstrap Variance Estimates for Small Domains in Large Surveys Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau/University of Maryland College Park ; Robert Ashmead, U.S. Census Bureau
9:35 AM Multilevel Regression and Poststratification (MRP) for Small Area Estimation: An Application to Estimate Health Insurance Coverage Using Geocoded American Community Survey Xingyou Zhang, U.S. Census Bureau ; Samuel Szelepka, U.S. Census Bureau ; Blandine Bawawana, US Census Bureau ; Alfred Gottschalck, U.S. Census Bureau
9:55 AM Discussant: Julie Gershunskaya, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

283
Tue, 8/1/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-320
GSS/SSS/SRMS Student Paper Award Presentations — Topic Contributed Papers
Social Statistics Section , Government Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt Associates
Chair(s): Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt Associates
8:35 AM A Joint Spatial Factor Analysis Model to Accommodate Data from Misaligned Nested Areal Units with Application to Louisiana Social Vulnerability Rachel Nethery ; Dale P. Sandler, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ; Shanshan Zhao, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ; Lawrence S. Engel, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Richard K. Kwok, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
8:55 AM A Robust Interrupted Time Series Model for Analyzing Complex Healthcare Intervention Data Maricela Cruz ; Hernando Ombao, KAUST and UC Irvine ; Miriam Bender, University of California, Irvine
9:15 AM Stable Balancing Weights for Marginal Structural Models María de los Angeles Resa Juárez, Columbia University ; José R. Zubizarreta, Columbia University
9:35 AM Checking Validity of Constrained Survey Estimators Cristian Oliva, Colorado State University ; Mary Meyer, Colorado State University ; Jean Opsomer, Colorado State University
9:55 AM Comparative Study of Differentially Private Data Synthesis Methods Claire McKay Bowen, University of Notre Dame ; Fang Liu, University of Notre Dame
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

301
Tue, 8/1/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-324
Weighting Adjustments — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Kimberly Ault, RTI International
8:35 AM Changes to the Sample Design and Frame of a National Survey of People Living with HIV Christopher Johnson, CDC ; Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International ; Richard Lee Harding, ICF ; Adam Lee, ICF ; Tonja Kyle, ICF ; Jason Craw, CDC ; Linda Beer, CDC ; Roy L. Shouse, CDC
8:50 AM Evaluating the Effect of Weighting Adjustments on HIV Prevalence Estimates in Three Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments Surveys Tien-Huan Lin, Westat ; Natalia Weil, Westat ; Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat ; Suzue Saito, ICAP at Columbia University
9:05 AM Evaluation of Nonresponse Weighting Adjustment Methods for a National Survey of People Living with HIV — Adam Lee, ICF ; Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International ; Richard Lee Harding, ICF ; Davia Spado, ICF ; Jason Craw, CDC ; Christopher Johnson, CDC ; Luke Shouse, CDC
9:20 AM Bayesian sparse propensity score estimation for unit nonresponse Hejian Sang, Iowa State University ; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University ; Gyuhyeong Goh, Kansas State University
9:35 AM Deriving a Person-Level Weight for Analyzing MEPS Supplemental Data from a Linked Medical Organization Survey Marc Zodet, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; Sadeq R Chowdhury, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; Steven Machlin , Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9:50 AM Assuring Quality in Dual Frame RDD National or Sub-National Surveys Using Cell Phone Numbers Without Area Codes in South Korea Sun Woong Kim, Dongguk University ; Young-Je Woo, Dongguk University ; Nam-Hun Kim, Dongguk University
10:05 AM TRUMP: Tuned Ratio Unbiased Mean Predictor Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville ; Stephen A. Sedory, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
 
 

Register CE_23C
Tue, 8/1/2017, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM H-Holiday Ballroom 1
Construction of Weights in Surveys (ADDED FEE) — Professional Development Continuing Education Course
ASA , Survey Research Methods Section
Instructor(s): David Haziza, University of Montreal
8:30 AM Construction of Weights in Surveys (ADDED FEE) David Haziza, University of Montreal
 
 

Register CE_26C
Tue, 8/1/2017, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM H-Key Ballroom 11
Research and Analysis Workflows: Low-Cost, Every-Day Project Management Techniques, Tools, and Tips That Produce High-Quality, Streamlined, Stress-Free Research and Data Science (ADDED FEE) — Professional Development Continuing Education Course
ASA , Section on Statistical Consulting , Survey Research Methods Section
Instructor(s): Matt Jans, Abt Associates, Abhijit Gupta, ARAASTAT
8:30 AM Research and Analysis Workflows: Low-Cost, Every-Day Project Management Techniques, Tools, and Tips That Produce High-Quality, Streamlined, Stress-Free Research and Data Science (ADDED FEE) Matt Jans, Abt Associates ; Abhijit Gupta, ARAASTAT
 
 

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Tue, 8/1/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-341
Analyzing Government Data with Missing Item Values: A WSS Invited Session — Invited Papers
Host Chapter , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Phillip Kott, RTI
Chair(s): Phillip Kott, RTI
10:35 AM Measuring Cross-Country Differences in Misallocation Kirk White, U.S. Census Bureau ; Mitsukuni Nishida, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School ; Martin Rotemberg, New York University ; Amil Petrin, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and NBER
11:00 AM Analyzing the Multiply Imputed Accelerometer Data in the 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Benmei Liu, National Cancer Institute ; Mandi Yu, National Cancer Institute ; Barry I. Graubard, National Cancer Institute ; Richard Troiano, National Cancer Institute ; Nathaniel Schenker, Retired
11:25 AM Recommended Methods for Handling Missing Item Values in Regression Analyzes of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health Peter Frechtel, RTI International ; Phillip Kott, RTI ; Rachel Harter, RTI International ; Susan Edwards, RTI International ; Jeff Laufenberg, RTI International ; Stephen Tueller, RTI International ; Jiantong Wang, RTI International ; Sarra Hedden, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Jonaki Bose, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Rebecca Ahrnsbrak, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Rachel Lipari, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Matthew Williams, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
11:50 AM Regression Power Analysis for a Linear Regression Model When Regressors Are Matrix-Sampled Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt Associates ; Heather Hammer, Abt Associates
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

356
Tue, 8/1/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-Halls A&B
Contributed Poster Presentations: Survey Research Methods Section — Contributed Poster Presentations
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Jessi Cisewski, Yale University
49: Comparison of Model-Based to Design-Based Ratio Estimators James Knaub, Retired
50: Three Methods for Occupation Coding Based on Statistical Learning Matthias Schonlau, University of Waterloo ; Hyukjun Gweon ; Lars Kaczmirek, GESIS ; Michael Blohm, GESIS ; Stefan Steiner, University of Waterloo
51: The Interaction Between Question Order and Delivery Mode (All Mail vs. Mixed Mode, Web+Mail) Laura Gamble ; Katherine McLaughlin, Oregon State University ; Virginia Lesser, Oregon State University
53: Sample Design and Weighting for Estimating a Dose-Response Curve Sharon Lohr, Westat ; Pamela Broene, Westat ; Eric Jodts, Westat
55: Challenges in Linking Demographic Data at Different Geographic Levels Edward Mulrow, NORC ; Rebecca Curtis, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Ned English, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Yongheng Lin, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Ilana Ventura, NORC at the University of Chicago
56: Effects of Link Misspecification in Propensity Score Weighting Adjustment Samantha Spiers, LSUHSC School of Public Health, Biostatistics Program ; Evrim Oral, LSUHSC School of Public Health
57: A Simulation Study to Evaluate How Sample Weight Adjustment for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Affects Nonresponse Bias Te-Ching Chen, NCHS ; Jennifer Parker, National Center for Health Statistics ; Tala Fakhouri, NCHS
58: Psychometric Development and Validation of a Tool for Pediatric Patient Caregivers to Provide Feedback About Emergency Physician Interpersonal and Communication Skills Shelley Kumar, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital ; Deborah C. Hsu, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital ; Katherine Leaming Van Zandt, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital ; Eric Russell, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital ; Karina Soto-Ruiz, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
 
 

Register 374
Tue, 8/1/2017, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM CC-Ballroom II
Survey Research Methods Section P.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee) — Roundtables PM Roundtable Discussion
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt Associates
TL28: Election 2016 Polling: What We Learned Mark Schulman, Unaffiliated
 
 

377 !
Tue, 8/1/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-345
Nonparametric Saturated Methods to Handle Nonignorable Missing Data — Invited Papers
ENAR , Biometrics Section , Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Mauricio Sadinle, Duke University
Chair(s): Jerry Reiter, Department of Statistical Science, Duke University
2:05 PM Combining Identifying Assumptions to Handle Nonignorable Missing Data Mauricio Sadinle, Duke University ; Jerry Reiter, Department of Statistical Science, Duke University
2:25 PM Parametric, Semiparametric and Non-Parametric Methods for Sensitivity Analysis with Incomplete Data Geert Molenberghs , Universiteit Hasselt
2:45 PM Sensitivity Analysis for Longitudinal Clinical Trials with Nonmonotone Missingness Antonio R Linero, Florida State University
3:05 PM Inverse Probability Weighting Estimators for Functions of Data Missing Non-Monotonically and Not at Random Ilya Shpitser, Johns Hopkins University
3:25 PM Discussant: James Robins, Harvard University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

381 *
Tue, 8/1/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-310
Improper Imputation — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Social Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Paul T von Hippel, University of Texas
Chair(s): Minsun Riddles, Westat
2:05 PM Maximum Likelihood Multiple Imputation: a More Efficient Approach to Repairing and Analyzing Incomplete Data Paul T von Hippel, University of Texas
2:35 PM Fractional Imputation for Dummies Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
3:05 PM Hot Deck Imputation: Proper or Improper? Rebecca Andridge, Ohio State University
3:35 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

396 * !
Tue, 8/1/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-318
Current Themes in Record Linkage Research — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Jana L Asher, AABB
Chair(s): Marc Roemer, AHRQ
2:05 PM A Cross-Disciplinary Review of Record Linkage Methodologies Jana L Asher, AABB
2:25 PM The Estimation of Match Validity Under the Fellegi-Sunter Paradigm Without Assuming Identifier-Agreement Independence Dean Resnick, NORC
2:45 PM File linking with faulty matching information Nicole Dalzell, Wake Forest University ; Jerry Reiter, Department of Statistical Science, Duke University ; Gale Boyd, Duke University
3:05 PM Enhancement of Health Surveys with Data Linkage Cordell Golden, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) ; Lisa B Mirel, CDC/NCHS/OAE/SPB
3:25 PM Discussant: William Winkler, U.S. Census Bureau
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

409
Tue, 8/1/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-312
Small-Area Estimation and Use of Unit-Level Models — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Dilli Bhatta, The University of South Carolina Upstate
2:05 PM Spatial Small Area Smoothing Models for Handling Survey Data with Nonresponse Kevin Watjou, Hasselt University ; Christel Faes, University Hasselt ; Russell S. Kirby, College of Public Health, University of South Florida ; Andrew Lawson, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina ; Rachel Carroll, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ; Mehreteab Aregay, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina ; Yannick Vandendijck, University Hasselt
2:20 PM Small Area/Domain Estimation Assuming One Auxiliary Variable, Equal Unit Error Variances and Post-Stratification Prabhakar Ghangurde, Consultant
2:35 PM Developments in Model-Based County-Level Estimation of Agricultural Cash Rental Rates Michael E. Bellow, USDA-NASS ; Nathan Cruze, USDA-NASS ; Andreea L Erciulescu, NISS and USDA NASS
2:50 PM Unit-Level Logistic Mixed Effects Models for Small Area Estimation of Poverty Estimates Blandine Bawawana, US Census Bureau ; Xingyou Zhang, U.S. Census Bureau ; Samuel Szelepka, U.S. Census Bureau ; John Posey, US Census Bureau
3:05 PM Asymptotic Efficiency of REML Error Components as a Function of Unbalancedness Jyothsna Sainath, University of Utah
3:20 PM A Unit Level Model for Prediction of Categorical Data with Auxiliary Information Gabriel Demuth, Iowa State University ; Emily Berg, Iowa State University ; Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University ; Philip M Dixon, Iowa State University
3:35 PM Small Area Estimation in Government Surveys (U.S. Census Bureau) Bac Tran, US Census Bureau
 
 

437 *
Wed, 8/2/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-340
Session in Honor of Jim Lepkowski's Retirement — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Social Statistics Section , Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan
Chair(s): Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan
8:35 AM The Role of the Sampling Program for Survey Statisticians in Training Statisticians Around the Globe Mahmoud Elkasabi, ICF ; Raphael Nishimura, Abt Associates
9:00 AM A Substitution Procedure for Missing Not at Random Mechanism Raphael Nishimura, Abt Associates
9:25 AM Small Area Estimation by Combining Two Surveys with Special Consideration of Cell Only Households Dawei Xie, University of Pennsylvania ; Qiang Pan ; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics ; Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan School of Public Health ; Benmei Liu, National Cancer Institute ; Eric Feuer, National Cancer Institute ; Nathaniel Schenker, Retired
9:50 AM Interviewer Effects on Racially-Sensitive Questions and Biomeasures: Results from a Semi-Interpenetrated Design Matt Jans, Abt Associates ; Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan School of Public Health ; Mick P. Couper, Michigan Program in Survey Methodology
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

459
Wed, 8/2/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-345
Time-Trend Analysis with Complex Survey Data — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Dan Liao, RTI International
Chair(s): Rachel Harter, RTI International
8:35 AM An Overview of Trend Testing Methods and Applications in NSDUH and Other Studies Matthew Williams, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Dan Liao, RTI International ; Sarra Hedden, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Christopher Sroka, RTI (former)
8:55 AM Comparison of Trend Testing Methods: a Simulation Study with NSDUH Data Dan Liao, RTI International ; Matthew Williams, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Sarra Hedden, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ; Rachel Harter, RTI International ; Jiantong Wang, RTI International ; Victoria Scott, RTI International
9:15 AM Trend Analysis Using the National Crime Victimization Survey Shannan Catalano, Bureau of Justice Statistics
9:35 AM Development of Data Products and Adjustment Methods to Allow for the Evaluation of Historical Trends in the National Crime Victimization Survey Andrew Moore, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International
9:55 AM Time Trend Analysis with Complex Survey Data Morgan Earp, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Daniell Toth, US Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Charlotte Oslund, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

462
Wed, 8/2/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-325
SPEED: Survey Research Methods — Contributed Speed
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Shelley Brock-Roth, Westat
8:35 AM Sampling Methodology and Coverage Issue for a National School-Based Survey S. Sean Hu, CDC ; Linda Neff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International ; Kate Flint, ICF International ; Alice Roberts, ICF International ; Karen Cullen, Food and Drug Administration
8:40 AM Comparing Alternative Methods for the Random Selection of a Respondent Within a Household for Online Surveys Geneviève Vézina, Statistics Canada ; Pierre Caron, Statistics Canada
8:45 AM Randomized Multi-Stage Stratified Cluster Sampling Methodology to Estimate Public Transit Fare Compliance — Lori Rothenburg, North Carolina State University ; A Blanton Godfrey, North Carolina State University ; Brian Hanninen, Evaluation Café
8:55 AM The Link Between Nonresponse Bias and the Length of the Field Period in a Mixed-Mode General Population Panel Bella Struminskaya, Utrecht University ; Tobias Gummer, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
9:00 AM Highly Robust Multiple Imputation Models Using BART — Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan ; Vincent Tan, Univerisity of Michigan ; Carol Flannagan, Univerisity of Michigan
9:05 AM Multiple Imputation in Longitudinal Studies with Circularity Elizabeth Petraglia, Westat
9:10 AM Multiple Imputation of Non-Ignorable Binary Missing Data Using a Censored Bivariate Probit Model Angelina Hammon
9:15 AM Multiple Imputation to Evaluate the Impact of an Assay Change in National Surveys Maya Sternberg, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
9:20 AM Donor Selection for MCBS Asset Imputation Kanru Xia, NORC ; Meimeizi Zhu, NORC ; Cheryl L. Sharpless, CMS ; John C. McCormick, CMS ; Edward Mulrow, NORC
9:30 AM Imputation of Missing Data in Surveys and Studies in Dental Research Michael Larsen, George Washington University ; Charles D Larsen, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine
9:35 AM Evaluating Imputation Techniques for Longitudinal Study of Effectiveness of an Anti-Smoking Campaign Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Josiane Bechara, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Edward Mulrow, NORC ; Zachary Haskell Seeskin, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Morgane Bennett, Truth Initiative ; Jennifer Cantrell, Truth Initiative ; Elizabeth Hair, Truth Initiative ; Donna Vallone, Truth Initiative
9:40 AM A Novel Approach to Developing 5-Star Ratings for Home Health Care Systems Kimberly Ault, RTI International ; Laura Smith, RTI International ; Harper Gordek, RTI International ; Wayne Anderson, RTI International
9:45 AM Imputation Classes as a Framework for Inferences From Non-random Samples Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics
9:50 AM Investigating the Performance of Inverse Sampling for Model Estimation Zachary Haskell Seeskin, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Josiane Bechara, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Edward Mulrow, NORC
9:55 AM The Heckman Selection Model with Complex Survey Data Michael Machiorlatti, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ; Sixia Chen ; Dr. Sara Vesely, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
10:00 AM Analysis of Familial Aggregation with Complex Survey Data Cong Wang, George Washington University ; Zhaohai Li, George Washington University ; Barry I. Graubard, National Cancer Institute
10:05 AM Effect Modifications of Blood Lead-Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Association by Time-Related Factors Studied Using NHANES Linked Mortality Files Yutaka Aoki, National Center for Health Statistics ; Jennifer Parker, National Center for Health Statistics
10:10 AM MINIMIZING ERROR in MEGA-POLLS: LESSONS from the 2016 ELECTION Joseph Zappa, Ipsos Public Affairs ; Robert Petrin, Ipsos Public Affairs ; Kaitlyn McAuliffe, Ipsos Public Affairs
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

472
Wed, 8/2/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-346
Imputation and Nonresponse Bias — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Will Cecere, Westat
8:35 AM Assessing the Impact of the Final Housing Unit Followup on the 2010 Census Coverage Measurement Housing Unit Estimates Michael Beaghen ; Anne M Wakim, U.S. Census Bureau
8:50 AM Missing Data Imputation Using Regression and Classification Tree Software GUIDE Hyunshik Lee, Westat
9:05 AM Differentiated Effects of Data Analyses on Between- and Within-Imputation Variances in Multiple Imputation Qiyuan Pan, NCHS/CDC ; Rong Wei, NCHS / CDC ; Yulei He, National Center for Health Statistics
9:20 AM Balancing Bias, Precision, and Sample Size Recovered in Determining a Practical Missing Data Imputation Approach Laney Light ; Frost Hubbard, IMPAQ International, LLC ; Katherine Harris, IMPAQ International, LLC
9:35 AM The MEPS Medical Organizations Survey: Lessons Learned on Non-Response and Data Quality from a Linked Survey Data Collection Strategy Monica Wolford, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality ; Adam Biener, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; Marie Stagnitti, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9:50 AM Correlates of Nonresponse in the 2010 and 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Frances Chevarley, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; William Mosher, Johns Hopkins University (formerly NCHS)
10:05 AM Attrition and Its Implications in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Alison Aughinbaugh, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Charles R. Pierret, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Donna S. Rothstein, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 
 

482
Wed, 8/2/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-331/332
Recent Developments in Survey Sampling: Session in Honor of J.N.K. Rao's 80th Birthday — Invited Papers
SSC , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): David Haziza, University of Montreal
Chair(s): David Haziza, University of Montreal
10:35 AM Empirical Likelihood Inference for Complex Surveys and the Design-Based Oracle Variable Selection Theory Changbao Wu, University of Waterloo ; Puying Zhao, University of Waterloo ; David Haziza, University of Montreal
11:00 AM The Interplay Between the Practice and Theory of Survey Sampling: Past, Present, and Future Graham Kalton, Westat
11:25 AM Global-Local Shrinkage Priors for Small Area Estimation Malay Ghosh, University of Florida
11:50 AM Discussant: Wayne A. Fuller, Iowa State University
12:05 PM Discussant: J.N.K. Rao, Carleton University
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

498 * !
Wed, 8/2/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-342
Improving Data Quality and Estimation Methods for the Current Employment Establishment Survey — Topic Contributed Papers
Social Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Greg Erkens, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Greg Erkens, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:35 AM Bootstrap Approach to the Application of First-Digits Analysis Matthew Corrigan, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Kevin Roche, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:55 AM Statistical Agency Use of Macro Editing in Industry-Area Employment Estimation Taylor Le, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Rose Nicolas, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Lee Baker, Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:15 AM Construction and Assessment of Generalized Variance Functions for an Establishment Survey Kevin Roche, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Julie Gershunskaya, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:35 AM Testing Models for Weight Smoothing in the Current Employment Statistics Survey Christopher Grieves, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Julie Gershunskaya, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:55 AM Discussant: Jeffrey Gonzalez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

516
Wed, 8/2/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-346
Estimation with Complex Samples — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Julia Bienias, Nielsen
10:35 AM Evaluation of a New Approach for Estimating the Number of U.S. Farms Habtamu Benecha, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service ; Denise A Abreu, USDA/NASS ; Linda J. Young, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
10:50 AM On the Development of a Parametric Approach for the Estimation of Totals and Means for Complex Survey Sample Data in the Presence of Full Response Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat
11:05 AM Analyzing Residuals in a Survey Logistic Model with SAS Bogdan Gadidov, Kennesaw State University
11:35 AM Confidence Intervals for Population Attributable Fractions Using Complex Survey Data Akhil Vaish, Research Triangle Institute ; Olga Khavjou, Research Triangle Institute
11:50 AM Bootstrap Confidence Interval Bands for Estimates in Measurement Error Model with Linked NHIS and EPA Data Rong Wei, NCHS / CDC ; Pavlina Rumcheva, NCHS/CDC ; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics ; Jennifer Parker, National Center for Health Statistics ; Ambarish Vaidyanathan, NCEH/CDC
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

530
Wed, 8/2/2017, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CC-Halls A&B
SPEED: Survey Research Methods — Contributed Poster Presentations
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Jessi Cisewski, Yale University
19: Sampling Methodology and Coverage Issue for a National School-Based Survey S. Sean Hu, CDC ; Linda Neff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International ; Kate Flint, ICF International ; Alice Roberts, ICF International ; Karen Cullen, Food and Drug Administration
20: Comparing Alternative Methods for the Random Selection of a Respondent Within a Household for Online Surveys Geneviève Vézina, Statistics Canada ; Pierre Caron, Statistics Canada
21: Randomized Multi-Stage Stratified Cluster Sampling Methodology to Estimate Public Transit Fare Compliance — Lori Rothenburg, North Carolina State University ; A Blanton Godfrey, North Carolina State University ; Brian Hanninen, Evaluation Café
23: The Link Between Nonresponse Bias and the Length of the Field Period in a Mixed-Mode General Population Panel Bella Struminskaya, Utrecht University ; Tobias Gummer, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
24: Highly Robust Multiple Imputation Models Using BART — Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan ; Vincent Tan, Univerisity of Michigan ; Carol Flannagan, Univerisity of Michigan
25: Multiple Imputation in Longitudinal Studies with Circularity Elizabeth Petraglia, Westat
26: Multiple Imputation of Non-Ignorable Binary Missing Data Using a Censored Bivariate Probit Model Angelina Hammon
27: Multiple Imputation to Evaluate the Impact of an Assay Change in National Surveys Maya Sternberg, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
28: Donor Selection for MCBS Asset Imputation Kanru Xia, NORC ; Meimeizi Zhu, NORC ; Cheryl L. Sharpless, CMS ; John C. McCormick, CMS ; Edward Mulrow, NORC
29: Imputation of Missing Data in Surveys and Studies in Dental Research Michael Larsen, George Washington University ; Charles D Larsen, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine
30: Imputation for Longitudinal Study of Effectiveness of an Anti-Smoking Campaign Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Josiane Bechara, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Edward Mulrow, NORC ; Zachary Haskell Seeskin, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Morgane Bennett, Truth Initiative ; Jennifer Cantrell, Truth Initiative ; Elizabeth Hair, Truth Initiative ; Donna Vallone, Truth Initiative
31: A Novel Approach to Developing 5-Star Ratings for Home Health Care Systems Kimberly Ault, RTI International ; Laura Smith, RTI International ; Harper Gordek, RTI International ; Wayne Anderson, RTI International
32: Imputation Classes as a Framework for Inferences From Non-random Samples Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics
33: Investigating the Performance of Inverse Sampling for Model Estimation Zachary Haskell Seeskin, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Josiane Bechara, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Edward Mulrow, NORC
34: The Heckman Selection Model with Complex Survey Data Michael Machiorlatti, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ; Sixia Chen ; Dr. Sara Vesely, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
35: Analysis of Familial Aggregation with Complex Survey Data Cong Wang, George Washington University ; Zhaohai Li, George Washington University ; Barry I. Graubard, National Cancer Institute
36: Effect Modifications of Blood Lead-Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Association by Time-Related Factors Studied Using NHANES Linked Mortality Files Yutaka Aoki, National Center for Health Statistics ; Jennifer Parker, National Center for Health Statistics
37: MINIMIZING ERROR in MEGA-POLLS: LESSONS from the 2016 ELECTION Joseph Zappa, Ipsos Public Affairs ; Robert Petrin, Ipsos Public Affairs ; Kaitlyn McAuliffe, Ipsos Public Affairs
The Speed portion will take place during Session 214534
 
 

563 * !
Wed, 8/2/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-349
Multiple Imputation for Measurement Errors and Other Structured Patterns of Missing Data — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Philipp Gaffert, GfK SE
Chair(s): Hans Kiesl, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule, Regensburg
2:05 PM Multiple Imputation for Handling Measurement Errors Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan School of Public Health
2:25 PM Data Fusion for Correcting Measurement Errors Maria DeYoreo ; Jerry Reiter, Department of Statistical Science, Duke University ; Tracy Schifeling, Duke
2:45 PM Multiple Imputation in Data Fusion: Making Better Assumptions Than Conditional Independence Volker Bosch, GfK SE ; Philipp Gaffert, GfK SE
3:05 PM Addressing Differential Measurement Error in Self-Reported Dietary Data Using an External Validation Study: Application to a Longitudinal Lifestyle Intervention Trial Juned Siddique, Northwestern University ; Raymond Carroll, Texas A&M University ; Michael J Daniels, University of Texas at Austin ; Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan School of Public Health ; Elizabeth Stuart, Johns Hopkins University ; Laurence Freedman, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research
3:25 PM How Suited Is Propensity Score Matching for Combining Data from Different Sources? Florian Meinfelder, Universitaet Bamberg
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

586
Wed, 8/2/2017, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-348
Weighting and Variance Estimation — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Jonathan Lisic, USDA/NASS
2:05 PM A Review of Weighting Assumptions for Geosampling-Based Survey Designs: a Case Study in Nigeria Jennifer Unangst, RTI International ; Safaa Amer, RTI International
2:20 PM One-Versus Two-Step Approaches to Survey Nonresponse Adjustments Robert Fay, Westat ; Minsun Riddles, Westat
2:35 PM Collapsing Weighting Adjustments in the National Immunization Survey (NIS) - Is There an Advantage? Elizabeth Ormson, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Philip J. Smith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ; Zhen Zhao, CDC ; Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago
2:50 PM Variance When Using Weights for Full Probability Sample to Analyze Arbitrarily Combined Sub-Samples: NHANES 2011 - 2014 Rey deCastro, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
3:05 PM A Comparison of Variance Estimates Using Random Group and Taylor Series Methods for a Large National Survey of Businesses Sadeq R Chowdhury, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; David Kashihara, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
3:20 PM Survey Designs with Small Stratum Sample Sizes Xiaofei Zhang, Iowa State University ; Emily Berg, Iowa State University ; Wayne A. Fuller, Iowa State University
3:35 PM Variance Estimation for Trend of Nurse Diversity Using ACS PUMS Data 2000-2015 Tiandong Li, HRSA
 
 

214779
Wed, 8/2/2017, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM H-Key Ballroom 7
Survey Research Methods Section Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Elaine Zanutto, Naxion Research and Consulting
 
 

593 * !
Thu, 8/3/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-328
Multiple Imputation for Complex Health Survey Data — Invited Papers
Government Statistics Section , Health Policy Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Joseph Kang, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Chair(s): Yulei He, National Center for Health Statistics
8:35 AM Enhancing the NHANES CMS Medicaid Linked Data with Multiple Imputation Jennifer R Rammon, National Center for Health Statistics ; Jennifer Parker, National Center for Health Statistics ; Yulei He, National Center for Health Statistics
9:00 AM Calibrated Multiple Imputation Joseph Kang, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention ; Yulei He, National Center for Health Statistics ; Precious Esie, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB ; Jaeyoung Hong, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB ; Kyle Bernstein, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
9:25 AM Gaussian-based routines for imputing categorical variables in complex data Recai M. Yucel, SUNY-Albany
9:50 AM Discussant: Nathaniel Schenker, Retired
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

613 * !
Thu, 8/3/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-322
Practical Applications of Small Area Estimation — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Andreea L Erciulescu, NISS and USDA NASS
Chair(s): Michael E. Bellow, USDA-NASS
8:35 AM Small Area Estimates for End-Of-Season Agricultural Quantities Andreea L Erciulescu, NISS and USDA NASS ; Nathan Cruze, USDA-NASS ; Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
8:55 AM Measurement Error in Small Area Estimation: Functional vs. Structural vs. Naive Models William Bell, U.S. Census Bureau ; Gauri Datta, University of Georgia and US Census Bureau ; Carolina Franco, U.S. Census Bureau ; Hee Cheol Chung, University of Georgia
9:15 AM Hierarchical Bayesian Models for Noisy Size Responses from Small Areas Binod Manandhar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
9:35 AM Bayesian analysis of sparse counts under the unrelated question design Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
9:55 AM A Multinomial and a Uniform Unit-Level Model for Small Area Estimation Donald Malec, National Center for Health Statistics
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

627
Thu, 8/3/2017, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-324
Estimation with Nonprobability Samples — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Ashley Clark, Indiana University
8:35 AM The Use of Propensity Weight Adjustments for a Mobile Panel Sample Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International ; John Boyle, ICF ; Robert Tortora, ICF ; Yangyang Deng, ICF
8:50 AM Estimation from Purposive Samples with the Aid of Probability Supplements but Without Data on the Study Variable Avinash Singh, American Institutes for Research ; Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics ; Cong Ye, American Institutes for Reserach
9:05 AM Combining Probability and Non-Probability Samples Using Small Area Estimation Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Adrijo Chakraborty, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Vicki Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago ; J. Michael Dennis, NORC at the University of Chicago
9:20 AM Blending of Probability and Convenience Samples as Applied to a Survey of Military Caregivers Michael Robbins, RAND Corporation
9:35 AM Correcting for the Multiplicity Issue in a Probability Sample of Homeless Youth Daniela Golinelli, Mathematica Policy Research ; Joan Tucker, RAND ; William Shadel, RAND
9:50 AM Assessment of Bias in Estimates using Data from a Sample of Self-Reported Web Users Meena Khare, NCHS/CDC
10:05 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

632 *
Thu, 8/3/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-339
Using Big Data to Improve Official Economic Statistics — Invited Papers
Business and Economic Statistics Section , Government Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics in Business Schools Interest Group
Organizer(s): Carma R Hogue, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair(s): Carma R Hogue, U.S. Census Bureau
10:35 AM Using Passive Data Collection, System-to-System Data Collection, and Machine Learning to Improve Economic Surveys Brian Arthur Dumbacher, U.S. Census Bureau ; Demetria Hanna, U.S. Census Bureau
10:55 AM Using Big Data to Enhance US Census Bureau Economic Data Products Rebecca Hutchinson, US Census Bureau ; Scott Scheleur, US Census Bureau
11:15 AM Improving Regional Personal Consumption Expenditure Estimates Using Credit Card Transaction Data Abe Dunn, Bureau of Economic Analysis ; Ledia Guci, Bureau of Economic Analysis ; Mahsa Gholizadeh, Bureau of Economic Analysis ; Bryn Whitmire, Bureau of Economic Analysis
11:35 AM Discussant: Frauke Kreuter, University of Maryland
11:55 AM Discussant: Wendy Dunn, Federal Reserve Board
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Thu, 8/3/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-325
Recent Development of Bayesian Methods in Survey Sampling — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
Organizer(s): Yajuan Si, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chair(s): Joseph Sedransk, University of Maryland
10:35 AM Bayesian Model Averaging in Multiple Imputation Under Informative Sampling Gyuhyeong Goh, Kansas State University ; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
11:05 AM Bayesian Finite Population Inference for Skewed Survey Data Using Skew-Normal Penalized-Spline Regression Qixuan Chen, Columbia University ; Yutao Liu, Columbia University
11:35 AM Bayesian Modeling for Weighting Adjustment and Inference in Sample Surveys Yajuan Si, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Discussant: Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Thu, 8/3/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-324
Improving Efficiency and Maintaining High Data Quality: Outcomes for the 2017 Survey of Consumer Finances — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Catherine C Haggerty, NORC University of Chicago
Chair(s): Steven Pedlow, NORC at the University of Chicago
10:35 AM Elusive Respondents: Characteristics and Interventions Catherine C Haggerty, NORC University of Chicago ; Kate Bachtell, NORC University of Chicago ; Becky Curtis, NORC University of Chicago ; Karen Veldman, NORC University of Chicago ; Shannon Nelson, NORC University of Chicago ; Ella Kemp, NORC University of Chicago
10:55 AM Propensity Modeling for Early Respondent Incentive Escalation Kate Bachtell, NORC University of Chicago ; Catherine C Haggerty, NORC University of Chicago ; Becki Curtis, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Shannon Nelson, NORC University of Chicago ; Joanne Hsu, Federal Reserve Board ; Jesse Bricker, Federal Reserve Board ; Kevin Moore, Federal Reserve Board
11:15 AM Hesitant Respondents and Data Quality on a Financial Survey Shannon Nelson, NORC University of Chicago ; Catherine C Haggerty, NORC University of Chicago ; Richard Windle, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
11:35 AM A Practical Exploration of Relationships Between Physical Barriers to Entry and Successful Contact Attempts Katherine Archambeau, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Rebecca Curtis, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Kate Bachtell, NORC University of Chicago ; Steven Pedlow, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Catherine C Haggerty, NORC University of Chicago ; Kevin Moore, Federal Reserve Board ; Jesse Bricker, Federal Reserve Board
11:55 AM Within Household Gatekeepers and Obstacles to Survey Participation Micah Sjoblom, NORC ; Catherine C Haggerty, NORC University of Chicago ; Karen Veldman, NORC University of Chicago ; Anna Joyce, NORC ; Kevin Moore, Federal Reserve Board
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

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Thu, 8/3/2017, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-322
Estimation with Statistical Models — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Jerry Arnold
10:35 AM Evaluation of Medical Care Event Reporting in a National Household Survey Jerrod Anderson, AHRQ ; Emily Mitchell, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; Adam Biener, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
10:50 AM Seasonal Adjustment of the QTAX Eric Valentine, US Census Bureau ; Kathleen McDonald, US Census Bureau ; Demetra Lytras, US Census Bureau ; Katherine Thompson, US Census
11:05 AM Outlier Robust Estimation of the Total Private Cost of Payment Methods for Large Businesses Valery Dongmo Jiongo, Bank of Canada
11:20 AM Model-Calibration Estimator Using Time-To-Event Models Benjamin Reist, U.S. Census Bureau
11:35 AM Extending Hansen and Hurwitz's Approach for Nonresponse in Sample Survey Abdellatif Demnati, Independent Researcher
11:50 AM Missing Values in Linear Dynamic Panel Models - a Bayesian Approach Towards Model Comparison Marcel Preising, University of Bamberg ; Christian Aßmann, University of Bamberg
12:05 PM Semiparametric Adaptive Estimation with Nonignorable Nonresponse Data Kosuke Morikawa, Osaka University ; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
 
 
 
 
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