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Activity Number:
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39
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, August 2, 2009 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods
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| Abstract - #303595 |
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Title:
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Application of Piecewise Quadratic Density Estimator to OES Wage Data
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Author(s):
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Teresa E. Hesley*+ and Martha Duff
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Companies:
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Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Address:
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2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 4985, Washington, DC, 20212,
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Keywords:
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Density Estimation ; Wage Intervals ; Occupational Employment Statistics
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Abstract:
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The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey conducted by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects occupational wage data within pre-defined wage intervals. Current practice is for OES to use point data from the National Compensation Survey (NCS) also conducted by BLS to derive interval means used in calculation of occupational wage estimates. In past analysis this method tested less biased than using interval mid points or geometric means. This paper examines an alternative for estimating wages when employment has been reported in pre-defined wage intervals. We apply O'Malley's Piecewise Quadratic Density Estimator (PQDE) to OES wage interval data. This paper assesses the resulting pure OES wage estimates.
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