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Activity Number:
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502
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 10, 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 - #306236 |
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Title:
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Dual Frame Estimation in the National Survey of College Graduates
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Author(s):
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John Finamore*+ and David W. Hall and Ronald S. Fecso
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau and National Science Foundation
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Address:
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3905 Stone Mansion Court, Alexandria, VA, 22306,
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Keywords:
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dual frame sample design ; dual frame estimation ; nonsampling error ; SESTAT ; NSCG
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Abstract:
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The Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) is a system of surveys that provides information about the science and engineering population in the U.S. The largest of the three surveys in the SESTAT system is the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG). In the 2003 version of the NSCG, the sample design included two sampling frames. One frame included a longitudinal sample that originated in 1993. The second frame was based on Census 2000 long form information. By design, the two frames included an overlap in target population. The dual frame design of the NSCG was incorporated to allow the analysis of nonsampling errors that exist in the target population overlap. This analysis will include defining the overlapping target population, investigating the sources of differences between the frame estimates, and evaluating the methodology and value of integrated estimates.
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