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Abstract:
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Changes in resource allocation, population characteristics or inferential goals often lead survey designers to consider substantial changes in, e.g., the sample design, instrument, collection modes, field procedures, edit and imputation methods, and production systems. Transitions from the previous design to the new design often require careful management of related costs and risks. In this open roundtable, participants will be invited to respond to the following questions: 1) Describe some examples of survey transitions that you have encountered.; 2) For the transitions identified in (1), what were some important cost and risk factors?; 3) What were the primary steps that methodologists and survey managers took in managing the costs and risks identified in (2)?; 4) What were some "success stories" and "lessons learned" from the experiences covered in (1) through (3)?
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