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Activity Number:
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405
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #308107 |
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Title:
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Estimating Nonresponse Bias in Light of the New OMB Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys
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Author(s):
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J. Michael Brick*+ and Robert M. Groves*+ and Brian Harris-Kojetin*+
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Companies:
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Westat and University of Michigan and Office of Management and Budget
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Address:
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1650 Research Blvd., RE 494, Rockville, MD, 20850, 426 Thompson Street, Survey Research Center, Ann Arbor, MI, , 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20503,
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Keywords:
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OMB Guidelines ; Nonresponse Bias ; Response rates ; Bias estimates ; Bias anaylsis
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Abstract:
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Declining response rates have brought increased concerns from researchers, survey organizations, sponsors, and data users for the potential for nonresponse bias affecting survey estimates. Recently, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys that encourages Federal agencies to plan for and conduct nonresponse bias analyses when their survey response rates fall below 80 percent. Thus, there is a growing need to identify and employ appropriate techniques to exam nonresponse bias across a variety of surveys. A panel of experts, Bob Groves (Univ. of Mich.), Mike Brick (Westat) and Lars Lyberg (Statistics Sweden), will share their expertise, insights, and experiments with different methods to estimate nonresponse bias. Brian Harris-Kojetin (OMB) will provide his insight and experience with developing and implementing the OMB guidance.
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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