Invited Sessions Overview
Integrating Administrative Data Into Official Statistics
Organizer(s): Andrew Black & Chen Chen, Statistics New Zealand
Chair(s): Nancy Kirkendall, Committee on National Statistics (U.S.)
Creating New and Improved Business Statistics by Maximising the Use of Administrative Data
Richard Penny, Statistics New Zealand
Using Administrative Data in Monthly Economic Surveys: The Statistics Canada Experience
Wesley Yung, Statistics Canada
Investigating Methods for Using Admin Data in ONS Business Statistics
Daniel Lewis, UK Office for National Statistics
Usability of Administrative Data: Initiatives and Common Approach
Frank Verschaeren, Statistics Belgium
Discussant(s): Anders Holmberg, Statistics Norway
Statistical Inference in the Presence of Missing Survey Data: A CANSSI
Organizer(s): David Haziza, Université de Montréal
Chair(s): David Haziza, Université de Montréal
Statistical Matching Using Fractional Imputation
Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
Analysis of Ordinal Survey Responses with Missing Values
Changbao Wu, University of Waterloo
Robust Inference in Two-Phase Sampling Designs with Application to Unit Nonresponse
Jean-François Beaumont, Statistics Canada
New Directions Using Robust Estimation in Establishment Surveys
Organizer(s): Mary H. Mulry, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair(s): Katherine J. Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
Outlier Robust Small Domain Estimation Via a Bounded Bootstrap
Raymond Chambers, NIASRA, University of Wollongong
Improved Scale Estimation for Huber M-Quantiles
James Dawber, University of Wollongong
Practical Outlier Detection in Business Surveys Using Robust Estimation
Valentin Todorov, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Setting M-Estimation Parameters for Detection and Treatment of Influential Values
Mary H. Mulry, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant(s): David Haziza, Université de Montréal
Integration of Data Sources: Processing and Estimation
Organizer(s): Ton de Waal, Statistics Netherlands & Tilburg University
Chair(s): Beat Hulliger, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Selective Editing of Multisource Data Based on Latent Class Models
Marco Di Zio, Italian Institute of Statistics – Istat
How Do I-SEE: Integrated Sampling, Editing and Estimation?
Li-Chun Zhang, University of Southamton / Statistics Norway
Removing the Gap Between Annual and Sub-Annual Statistics Based on Different Data Sources
Jacco Daalmans, Statistics Netherlands
Discussant(s): Ton de Waal, Statistics Netherlands & Tilburg University
New Approaches for Agricultural Surveys
Organizer(s): Michael A. Steiner, National Agricultural Statistics Service – United States Department of Agriculture
Chair(s): Michael A. Steiner, National Agricultural Statistics Service – United States
Agricultural Surveys in the Republic of Georgia
Maia Guntsadze, National Statistics Office of Georgia
Use of Administrative Data with the Survey of Wineries
Eva Laczka, Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Challenges in Developing and Implementing a New Survey Program: The Current Agricultural Industrial Reports
Barbara Rater, USDA/NASS
Discussant(s): Calogero Carletto, World Bank
Modernizing Statistical Production in Establishment Surveys Through Standardization
Organizer(s): Daniel W. Gillman, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Steven Vale, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland
Modernization at the U.S. Census Bureau
William Hazard, U.S. Census Bureau
How Metadata Systems Support the Modernization of Statistical Production: The Istat Experience
Marina Signore, Italian National Institute of Statistics – Istat
Benefits of the Handbook on Business Statistics: A First Assessment
Àgnes Andics, Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH)
Discussant(s): Daniel W. Gillman, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Future of Statistical Units
Organizer(s): Peter Struijs, Statistics Netherlands
Chair(s): Norbert Rainer, Statistics Austria
The Desired Future System of Statistical Units from the Perspective of Business Statistics
Peter Struijs, Statistics Netherlands
The Desired Future System of Statistical Units from the Perspective of National Accounts
Sanjiv Mahajan, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
The Desired Future System of Statistical Units from the Perspective of Globalization
Peter Boeegh Nielsen, Statistics Denmark
Discussant(s): Steven Vale, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland
The Influence of Business Register Quality
Organizer(s): Christopher Bryant, Statistics New Zealand
Chair(s): Richard Penny, Statistics New Zealand
Methods and Challenges of Quality Measurement at Finnish Business Register
Hanna Heljala, Statistics Finland
Business Register as the Backbone of Statistics; Challenges and Opportunities Regarding Business Register and Outcome Quality
Irene Salemink, Statistics Netherlands
How to Communicate the Contents of the Quality Indicators of a Statistical Business Register
Paul-André Salamin, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
Dated—Undated—Outdated: The Issue of Time Stamps and Reference Dates in Business Register Data
Roland Sturm, Federal Statistical Office Germany
Discussant(s): Andrew Allen, Office for National Statistics UK
Sampling, Recruitment and Interviewing in the Development and Testing of Business Survey Questionnaires
Organizer(s): Jacqui Jones, Office for National Statistics UK, Paul Smith, University of Southampton
Chair(s): Glenn White, Committee on National Statistics (U.S.)
Sampling and Recruitment in Cognitive Interview Studies for Establishment Surveys
Paul Smith, University of Southampton
Design of Data Collection in Cognitive Interview Studies for Establishment Surveys
Danna L. Moore, Washington State University
Analyses and Reporting in Cognitive Interview Studies for Establishment Surveys
Mojca Bavdaz, University of Ljubljana
Discussant(s): Ger Snijkers, Statistics Netherlands
Methods for Overcoming Challenges in Sampling of Establishments
Organizer(s): Daniell Toth, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Daniell Toth, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Balanced Sampling in Surveys
David Haziza, Université de Montréal
The Swiss Coordination System for Business Surveys
Yves Tillé, University of Neuchatel, Lionel Qualité, University of Neuchatel / Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland
Discussant(s): Dan Hedlin, Statistics Sweden
Establishing and Maintaining a Relationship with Businesses: Respondent Advocate/Ombudsman Experiences and Response Burden Management
Organizer(s): Ger Snijkers, Deidre Giesen, Statistics Netherlands
Chair(s): Ger Snijkers, Statistics Netherlands
Respondent Advocacy at Statistics New Zealand
Richard Penny, Statistics New Zealand
Respondent Outreach Practices at the U.S. Census Bureau
Charles Brady, U.S. Census Bureau
Response Burden Management at Statistics Netherlands
Anita Vaasen-Otten, Statistics Netherlands
Business Respondent Advocacy at Statistics Canada: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going?
Daniela Ravindra, Statistics Canada
Discussant(s): Norbert Rainer, Statistics Austria
Adaptive Business Survey Design
Organizer(s): Barry Schouten, Statistics Netherlands and Utrecht University
Chair(s): Barry Schouten, Statistics Netherlands and Utrecht University
Contact Strategies for Economic Programs Within an Adaptive Design Framework
Stephen Kaputa, U.S. Census Bureau
Use of Nonresponse Indicators in the Swedish Turnover in the Service Sector (TSS)
Olivia Stahl, Statistics Sweden
Aspects of Adaptive Total Design for O*NET
Paul Biemer, RTI International
Discussant(s): Daniell Toth, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Global Value Chains and the Measurement of the Interconnectedness of Economies
Organizer(s): Martin Luppes, Statistics Netherlands
Chair(s): Martin Luppes, Statistics Netherlands
Accounting for Firm Heterogeneity in Global Value Chains: From Micro Data to Extended International Economic Accounts
Fabienne Fortanier, OECD
Measurement of International Trade and Economic Globalization
Ronald Jansen, United Nations Statistics Division
Measuring International Orientation of Enterprises – Results from a European Micro-Data Linking Project
Peter Boeegh Nielsen, Statistics Denmark
Discussant(s): Axel Behrens (Eurostat Luxembourg)
International Trade & Globalisation
Organizer(s): Steve MacFeely, Hubert Escaith, Mondher Mimouni, Joint UNCTAD-WTO-ITC proposal
Chair(s): Steve MacFeely, UNCTAD
The Challenges of Understanding International Trade in the Developing World
Alessandro Nicita, UNCTAD
Bilateral Trade Asymmetries, Microdata Linking and the Importance of National and Global Business Registers
Ronald Jansen, UNSD New York
Analysing Non-Tariff Measures: A Survey-Based Approach
Abdellatif Benzakri, ITC
Discussant(s): Ronald Janssen, UNSD New York
The Unit Problem in Business Statistics
Organizer(s): Li-Chun Zhang, University of Southampton
Chair(s): Paul Smith, University of Southampton
A First Assessment of the Impact of Profiling on Sampling
Ronan Le Gleut, Insee
Resolving Differences in Statistical Units: Statistics Canada’s Experiences with Using Administrative Data in Economic Programs
Leon Jang, Statistics Canada
Exploring the Effect of Time-Related Classification Errors on Accuracy of Growth Rates in Business Statistics
Arnout van Delden, Statistics Netherlands
Estimating Population Size from Multisource Data with Coverage and Unit Errors
Marco Di Zio, Istat
Developing and Mainstreaming Business Statistics – Best Practices and Challenges in Low and Middle Income Countries
Organizer(s): Gabriel Gamez, United Nations Statistics Division
Chair(s): Gabriel Gamez, United Nations Statistics Division
Alignment of Quarterly Financial Statistics with Annual Financial Data
Sagaren Pillay, Statistics South Africa
Economic Information Update Cycle in Mexico
Arturo Blancas, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI-Mexico)
Prospects and Challenges of Producing Establishment Statistics in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania
Zakayo Elisa Msokwa, Africa Statistical Solutions Ltd, Tanzania
Harmonised and Integrated Business Surveys – Initiatives and Good Practices from Malaysia
Siti Haslinda Mohd Din, Statistics Malaysia
Discussant(s): Ronald Jansen, United Nations Statistics Division