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Activity Number:
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71
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, July 29, 2007 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #309016 |
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Title:
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Using Administrative Records To Avoid Survey Data Capture Errors
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Author(s):
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Tim Withum*+
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Companies:
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Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Address:
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7833 Walker Dr, Greenbelt, MD, 20770,
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Keywords:
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Census ; Administrative Records ; Data Capture
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Abstract:
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The standard approach to data collection and processing generally provides the majority of the analysis as a post data capture process. This can often result in the need for the accommodation of bias that is simply due to inaccuracies that may be involved in the process of retrieving the data from a paper form or via other manually intensive processes. This paper will discuss various ways that the use of records from sources other than the primary survey can be used to help avoid such biases. More specifically, examples provided focus on the data capture processes generally used during Census processing and various methods of using administrative records to increase the processing accuracy and efficiency. In general, the approaches can be thought of as attempts to move the data analysis forward in the capture process in order to detect and correct potential biases before they occur.
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