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Abstract #300746

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Activity Number: 313
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #300746
Title: Survey Documentation: On the Path to Enlightenment
Author(s): Shawna L. Waugh*+
Companies: U.S. Department of Energy
Address: Energy Information Administration, EI-70, Washington, DC, 20585,
Keywords: survey documentation ; standards ; transfer and survey quality ; knowledge
Abstract:

Survey documentation promotes the mission of the Energy Information Administration by assisting the agency to meet current and future challenges with survey planning, data collection, data processing, data dissemination, and evaluation. Survey documentation is critical in knowledge transfer. Survey documentation provides critical information to respondents on data collection activities, employees, and contractors on quality control procedures to minimze errors, and customers concerning reliability of the EIA's data. Survey documentation ensures transparency and reproducibility of the survey process and results. For example, technical notes in EIA publications explain survey methods and statistical techniques used to conduct the survey. This paper will focus on the following questions: Why federal statistical agencies invest in survey documentation? What is survey documentation? What are the best practices? What are strategies for overcoming obstacles to documenting survey processes and results?

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