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Activity Number: 257
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Business and Economics Statistics Section
Abstract - #305337
Title: Analysis and Procedures in the Census Bureau's Trade Surveys after Hurricane Katrina
Author(s): Jock R. Black and Ruth E. Detlefsen*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 4700 Silver Hill Road, Room 2641-3, Washington, DC, 20233-0006,
Keywords: sales ; inventories ; Hurricane Katrina ; validity
Abstract:

The U.S. Census Bureau surveys approximately 16,000 firms across the United States each month to produce national estimates of sales and inventories for retail and wholesale industries. After the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the bureau was justifiably concerned about the validity of its yet-to-be-published estimates. This paper will present a scenario for analyzing survey data and gauging the sample's ability to measure totals accurately. It also will discuss modifications to data collection and post--data collection processes, such as response analysis, imputation, estimation, and seasonal adjustment.

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