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Activity Number:
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230
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #304896 |
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Title:
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Characterization of Cost Structures, Perceived Value, and Optimization Issues in Small-Domain Estimation
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Author(s):
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John L. Eltinge*+
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Companies:
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Address:
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Office of Survey Methods Research, PSB 1950, Washington, DC, 20212,
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Keywords:
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adoption and diffusion of technology ; components of risk ; constraints ; data quality ; multiple comparisons ; total survey error
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Abstract:
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This paper characterizes tradeoffs among cost structures, data quality, perceived value, and optimization issues in small-domain estimation. Four topics receive principal attention. First, we highlight several classes of direct and indirect costs incurred by the producers and users of small-domain estimates. Second, we use the Brackstone framework of six components of data quality to review statistical properties of direct design-based and model-based estimators for small domains and to link these properties with related components of risk. Third, we explore data users' perceptions of the value of published small-domain estimates and costs incurred through decisions not to publish estimates for some subpopulations. Fourth, we emphasize the importance of constraints in the administrative development and implementation of small-domain estimation programs.
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