JSM 2015 Program


Legend: Washington State Convention Center = CC, Sheraton Seattle = S, Grand Hyatt = GH and The Conference Center = TCC
* = applied session       ! = JSM meeting theme

Activity Details


21 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-206
Methodological Challenges in Consumer Payment Surveys — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , SSC , Business and Economic Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Kyle Vincent, Bank of Canada
Chair(s): Kyle Vincent, Bank of Canada
2:05 PM Variance Estimation for Survey-Weighted Data Using Bootstrap Resampling Methods: 2013 Methods-of-Payment Survey Questionnaire — Heng Chen ; Rallye Shen, Bank of Canada
2:25 PM Estimation and Calibration from Multiple Data Sources: Linking Payment Volumes and User Type Allocations from Different Survey Vantage Points — Geoffrey Gerdes, Federal Reserve Board
2:45 PM Assimilating Dual-Panel Surveys to Generate Population Estimates — Marcin Hitczenko
3:05 PM Validating Survey Data Using Benford's Law — Kevin Foster, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
3:25 PM In Love with the Debit Card, but Still Married to Cash — Carin Van Der Cruijsen ; Nicole Jonker, De Nederlandsche Bank ; Lola Hernandez, De Nederlandsche Bank
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

34 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-2A
Mode Effects — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Frank Potter, Mathematica Policy Research
2:05 PM Mode Effects in American Trends Panel: A Closer Look at the Person-Level and Item-Level Characteristics — Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt SRBI ; Kyley McGeeney, Pew Research Center ; Scott Keeter, Pew Research Center ; Courtney Kennedy, Abt SRBI
2:20 PM A Close Look at the Interview Length for Cell and Landline Telephone Surveys: The Case of the California Health Interview Survey — Jennifer Kali, Westat ; Ismael Flores-Cervantes, Westat
2:35 PM Analyzing Mode Effects by Using R-Indicators of Propensity Models — Ying Li, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Michael Stern, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Fang Wang, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Ipek Bilgen, NORC at the University of Chicago
2:50 PM Comparison of Landline and Cell Phone Response Patterns from a Call-Back Telephone Survey: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Asthma Call-Back Survey (ACBS) — Xiaoting Qin, CDC
3:05 PM Does the Timing of the Mode Switch Matter in a Mixed-Mode Survey? Results from an Experiment — James Wagner, University of Michigan ; Heather M. Schroeder, Institute for Social Research ; Andrew Piskorowski, University of Michigan
3:20 PM Survey Treatments and Response Modes: Bayesian Survival Analysis with Competing Risks — Hiroaki Minato, U.S. Energy Information Administration
3:35 PM Effect of Data-Collection Mode on Response Rates and Data Quality in Voting Survey of Active Duty Military — David McGrath, DOD/DMDC ; Tim Markham, Research, Surveys, and Statistics Center ; Eric Falk, Research, Surveys, and Statistics Center ; Kim Hylton, Research, Surveys, and Statistics Center ; Fawzi Al Nassir, Research, Surveys, and Statistics Center
 
 

35 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-204
Frame and Coverage Issues — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Statistics Without Borders , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Kenneth Pick, U.S. Census Bureau
2:05 PM How Can We Produce Estimates When We Can't Call You? Revisiting Methods to Adjust for the Phoneless Population — Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics ; Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Kennon Copeland, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Wei Zeng, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Xian Tao, NORC at the University of Chicago ; James A. Singleton, NCIRD/CDC
2:20 PM Got a Phone Number? Examining the Reliability and Accuracy of Phone Number Append Propensity Models for ABS Samples — Trent Buskirk, Marketing Systems Group ; Kristen Olson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2:35 PM ABS Coverage Evaluation: Recommendations for Evaluating the Household Coverage of Address-Based Sampling (ABS) Frames — Joseph McMichael, RTI International
2:50 PM Assessing the Impact of Using a Single-Frame Cell Phone Sample Design for the National Immunization Survey — Wei Zeng, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Kirk Wolter, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Xian Tao, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Elizabeth Ormson, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Zhen Zhao, CDC ; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics ; Laurie Elam-Evans, CDC ; David Yankey, CDC ; Jenny Jeyarajah, CDC ; Holly A. Hill, CDC
3:05 PM Can We Hit the Mark? Using Commercial and Publicly Available Data to Target Specific Populations — Ned English, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Alicia Frasier, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Trent Buskirk, Marketing Systems Group ; Davod Malarek, MSG
3:20 PM An Evaluation of Ported Telephone Numbers in the 2013 California Health Interview Survey — Greg Norman, Westat ; Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat
3:35 PM 2016 Sample Redesign of the National Health Interview Survey — Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics ; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics
 
 

63 * ! 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-211
Advancing Research in Total Survey Error: Establishing New Links Between Multiple Sources of Survey Error — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Statistics Without Borders , Section on Statistical Consulting
Organizer(s): Brady T. West, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Chair(s): Brady T. West, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
4:05 PM Do Interviewers with High Cooperation Rates Behave Differently? Interviewer Cooperation Rates and Interview Behaviors — Kristen Olson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Jolene D. Smyth, University of Nebraska - Lincoln ; Antje D. Kirchner, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
4:25 PM Decomposing Mobile Versus PC Web Mode Effects in a Probability Web Panel — Christopher Antoun
4:45 PM The Effects of Nonresponse Error and Measurement Error on Estimates of Regression Coefficients — Antje Kirchner ; Barbara Felderer, University of Mannheim
5:05 PM To Allow or Disallow Smartphone Participation in Web Surveys: Choosing Between the Potential for Coverage and Measurement Error — Gregg Peterson, Institute for Social Research ; Jamie Griffin, Institute for Social Research ; John LaFrance, Market Strategies International ; JiaoJiao Li, Market Strategies International
5:25 PM Discussant: Jill Dever, RTI International
5:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

68 * 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-2A
Survey Nonresponse: Investigation and Practice — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Statistics Without Borders
Organizer(s): Daniel Yang, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): William Cecere, Westat
4:05 PM Effective Strategies for Collecting Interviewer Observations to Be Used for Nonresponse Adjustment — Dan Li, The Search Agency ; Brady T. West, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
4:25 PM Imputation of Missing Data in the State Inpatient Databases — Yan Ma, The George Washington University ; Wei Zhang, The George Washington University ; Stephen Lyman, Hospital for Special Surgery ; Andrew Gelman, Columbia University
4:45 PM Sample Allocation to Increase the Expected Number of Publishable Cells in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses — Diem-Tran Kratzke, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics
5:05 PM Investigating the Effect of Mode Assignment on the Response Rate in the Current Population Survey — Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Daniel Yang, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Brian Meekins, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics
5:25 PM Exploring Regional Effects on Establishment Nonresponse Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling — Morgan Earp, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Charlotte Oslund, Bureau of Labor Statistics
5:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

77 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-201
Using Multiple Sources of Data — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Jennifer Childs, U.S. Census Bureau
4:05 PM Are Proxy Responses Better Than Administrative Records? — ; Andrew Keller, U.S. Census Bureau ; Tyler W. Fox, U.S. Census Bureau
4:20 PM Studying the Association of Environmental Measures Linked with Health Data: A Case Study Using the Linked National Health Interview Survey and Modeled Ambient PM2.5 Data — Rong Wei, CDC/NCHS/ORM ; Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics ; Jennifer D. Parker, National Center for Health Statistics
4:35 PM Applying Pattern-Mixture Models for Estimation from Multiple Data Sources — Jeffrey Gonzalez, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
4:50 PM Re-Contact Within the Justice System: Integrating Multiple Data Sources Through Record Linkage — Alexander Reicker, Statistics Canada
5:05 PM Changes in Labor Market Behavior Due to Panel Conditioning in a German Panel Study — Ruben Bach, Institute for Employment Research ; Stephanie Eckman, Institute for Employment Research
5:20 PM Treatment of Missing Data in the FBI's National Incident Based Reporting System: A Case Study in the Bakken Region — Dan Liao, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; David Heller, RTI International ; Kelle Barrick, RTI International ; Matthew DeMichele, RTI International
5:35 PM Alternative Methods for Sampling and Estimation in the National Immunization Survey (NIS): Utilizing Immunization Information Systems (IIS) Data — Elizabeth Ormson, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Xian Tao, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Vicki Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Kirk Wolter, NORC at the University of Chicago ; James A. Singleton, NCIRD/CDC ; Stacie Greby, CDC ; Laura Pabst, CDC ; LaTreace Harris, CDC ; Sarah Reagan-Steiner, CDC ; Holly A. Hill, CDC
 
 

78 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-204
Small-Area Estimation — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Section on Statistics and the Environment
Chair(s): Yajuan Si, University of Wisconsin - Madison
4:05 PM Small-Area Estimates of Crime Rates for States and Large Counties Based on the NCVS — Bob Fay, Westat ; Mamadou S. Diallo, Westat
4:20 PM Estimation of the Difference of Small-Area Parameters from Different Time Periods — Ryan Janicki, U.S. Census Bureau
4:35 PM An Evaluation of Different Small-Area Estimators and Benchmarking for the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll — Bac Tran, U.S. Census Bureau
4:50 PM Analysis of Basic Area-Level Models: The Extensions of the Fay-Herriot Model — Abhishek Nandy, University of Minnesota ; Snigdhansu Chatterjee, University of Minnesota
5:05 PM Evaluation of Small-Area Estimation Method Used in AskCHIS Neighborhood Edition — Yueyan Wang, UCLA ; Pan Wang, UCLA ; Jean D. Opsomer, Colorado State University ; Ninez A. Ponce, UCLA ; Hongjian Yu, UCLA
5:20 PM Combining Time Series and Cross-Sectional Data for the Current Employment Statistics Estimates — Julie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics
5:35 PM Spatial Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Small-Area Estimation of Categorical Data — Xin Wang, Iowa State University ; Emily Berg, Iowa State University ; Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University ; Dongchu Sun, University of Missouri - Columbia ; Gabriel Demuth, Iowa State University
 
 

79 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM CC-203
Survey Design — Contributed Papers
Social Statistics Section , Government Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Jingchen Hu, Duke University
4:05 PM Sequential Design for Computerized Adaptive Testing That Allows for Response Revision — Shiyu Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Georgios Fellouris, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Hua-Hua Chang, University of Illinois
4:20 PM Data-Collection Strategies for the Application of Conditional Dynamic Network Models — Zack Almquist, University of Minnesota ; Yang Yang, University of Minnesota
4:35 PM Constructing Cross-Sectional Weights for the German Panel on Household Finances — Panagiota Tzamourani, Deutsche Bundesbank
4:50 PM Estimating Taxes for the Redesigned CPS ASEC Sample — Bruce Webster, U.S. Census Bureau
5:05 PM Optimal Adaptive Sequential Design with Application to Crowdsourcing — Xiaoou Li, Columbia University
5:20 PM Text Analysis: Further Work on Computer-Assisted Techniques — Bernard Dugoni, NORC at the University of Chicago
5:35 PM Old SSS Proceedings Papers Online! — Michael Yang, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Fritz Scheuren, NORC at the University of Chicago
 
 

90 		Sun, 8/9/2015, 8:30 PM - 9:15 PM CC-4B
Nonparametric/Functional Data Analysis 1 — Invited Poster Presentations
Section on Nonparametric Statistics , Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Lan Xue, Oregon State University
16: Information Criterion for Nonparametric Model-Assisted Survey Estimators — Addison Dolin James, Oregon State University ; Lan Xue, Oregon State University ; Virginia Lesser, Oregon State Univeristy
17: Variable Screening in Multicategory Classification — Yue Zeng, The University of Arizona ; Hao Helen Zhang, The University of Arizona ; Ning Hao, The University of Arizona
18: New Feature Screening Method for Time-Varying Coefficient Model with Ultrahigh-Dimensional Longitudinal Data — Wanghuan Chu, Penn State ; Runze Li, Penn State ; Matthew Reimherr, Penn State
19: Simultaneous Inference for the Mean of Functional Time Series — Ming Chen, The University of Texas at Dallas ; Qiongxia Song, The University of Texas at Dallas
20: Convergence Analysis of Kernel Canonical Correlation Analysis — Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, University of Wisconsin - Madison ; Ming Yuan, University of Wisconsin - Madison
 
 

100 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM CC- Ballroom 6E
Survey Research Methods Section A.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee) — Roundtables AM Roundtable Discussion
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Yan Li, University of Maryland
ML08: Bayesian Small-Area Unit-Level Modeling: A Discussion of Viable Approaches — Donald Malec, National Center for Health Statistics
 
 

114 * ! 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-3B
Recent Advances in Statistical Methodology for Small-Area Estimation and Federal Surveys — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Section on Statistics and the Environment
Organizer(s): Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri
Chair(s): Darcy Miller, NASS
8:35 AM Inference About Small-Area Distributions Using Area-Level Tabulations — Raymond Chambers, University of Wollongong
9:00 AM Small-Area Estimation for High-Dimensional Multivariate Spatio-Temporal Count Data — Jonathan R. Bradley, University of Missouri ; Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri ; Christopher K. Wikle, University of Missouri
9:25 AM On Borrowing Information Over Time in Small-Area Estimation — William R. Bell, U.S. Census Bureau ; Carolina Franco, U.S. Census Bureau
9:50 AM Discussant: John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

120 * ! 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-307
Bayesian Modeling of Complex Survey Data Using Stan — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
Organizer(s): Qixuan Chen, Columbia University
Chair(s): Shira Mitchell, Columbia University
8:35 AM Estimating the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among National Guard Service Members Using a Bayesian Post-Stratification Model — Sharifa Barracks ; Qixuan Chen, Columbia University ; Sandro Galea, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
8:55 AM Multilevel Regression and Post-Stratification for Survey Weighting — Yajuan Si, University of Wisconsin - Madison ; Andrew Gelman, Columbia University
9:15 AM Bayesian Predictive Inference for Skewed Survey Data in Unequal Probability Sampling — Qixuan Chen, Columbia University
9:55 AM Discussant: Jiqiang Guo, The NPD Group, Inc
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

129 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-4C1
SPEED: Topics in Statistical Methods and Applications — Contributed Speed
Survey Research Methods Section , Section on Statistics in Marketing , Section on Statistics and the Environment , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , International Indian Statistical Association
Chair(s): Lynn Waterhouse,
8:35 AM Novel Application of Statistical Tools for Big Data Analyses of Solar Physics — Siavoush Mohammadi, Infotrek ; Lars K.S. Daldorff, University of Michigan/NASA GSFC
8:40 AM Uplift Model vs. Propensity Model — Zhen Zhang, C Spire ; Lei Zhang, Mississippi State Department of Health ; Kendell Churchwell, C Spire ; Jim Veillette, C Spire
8:45 AM The Torgegram for Fluvial Variography: Characterizing Spatial Dependence on Stream Networks — Dale Zimmerman, The University of Iowa ; Jay Ver Hoef, NOAA National Marine Mammal Lab
8:50 AM Bias Correction for CSP: Better Border Biosecurity Estimates — Andrew Robinson, The University of Melbourne ;
8:55 AM Providing Weight to Unit-Weighting: Generalizability of Unit-Weighted Factor Scores — Rafael Garcia, The University of Arizona
9:00 AM Partially Missing at Random and Ignorable Inferences for Parameter Subsets with Missing Data — Sahar Zangeneh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Roderick Little, University of Michigan
9:05 AM Differences in Student Debt Among Demographic Groups in Those Recently Graduating with a Bachelors Degree 2011--2012 — Bailey C. Ingraham Lopresto, Christiana Care-Value Institute
9:10 AM Generalization of Conditional Logit Choice Model Using Gaussian Copula — Arjun Poddar, Old Dominion University ; N. Rao Chaganty, Old Dominion University
9:15 AM Detecting Fraud in a Survey Sample Recruited Online — Derick Brown, RTI International ; Jill Dever, RTI International ; Linda Squiers, RTI International ; Erik Augustson, National Cancer Institute
9:20 AM Bivariate Spatial Analysis of Temperature and Precipitation from General Circulation Models and Observations — Robert Philbin ; Mikyoung Jun, Texas A&M University
9:25 AM Evaluating the Practice of Assuming Parallelism in Relative Potency Determination with Four-Parameter Logistic Regression — Liping Song, Merck ; Robert Capen, Merck Research Laboratories
9:30 AM Graphical Ruggedness Testing Using an Unreplicated 3-Cubed Factorial Experiment — John McCool, Penn State Great Valley
9:35 AM An Alternative Modified Hypergeometric Distribution Probability Model Useful in Industrial Quality Control — Sudip Roy ; Ram Tripathi, The University of Texas at San Antonio
9:40 AM Using IRT Models to Estimate and Visualize Spatial Clusters — Andre Cancado, University of Brasilia ; Antonio Eduardo Gomes, University of Brasilia ; Cibele Queiroz da Silva, University of Brasilia ; Fernando Luiz Pereira Oliveira, Federal University of Ouro Preto ; Luiz Duczmal, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
9:50 AM Current Methods of Weight Trimming in Sample Surveys — Frank Potter, Mathematica Policy Research
9:55 AM Evaluation of Model Fit Indices and Structural Coefficient Bias with Bifactor Model Misspecification — Yan Wang, University of South Florida ; Eun Sook Kim
 
 

137 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-3A
Calibration — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Stephen Cohen, NORC at the University of Chicago
8:35 AM Latent Variable Models for Nonresponse Adjustment and Calibration — Brian Meekins, Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:50 AM Results of Calibration Research for the 2015 American Housing Survey — Brian Shaffer ; Stephen Ash, U.S. Census Bureau ; Ernest Lawley, U.S. Census Bureau
9:05 AM Improving Precision by Calculating Estimates During the Calibration Process — Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; Bonnie Shook-Sa, RTI International ; George Couzens, RTI International ; Phil Kott, RTI International
9:20 AM Calibration for the Census of Agriculture — Andrea C. Lamas, USDA/NASS ; Kelly Toppin, USDA/NASS ; Matthew Williams, Department of Health and Human Services ; Linda J. Young, USDA/NASS ; Clifford Spiegelman, Texas A&M University
9:35 AM Combining Nonresponse and Calibration Adjustments in Weighting — Stephen Ash, U.S. Census Bureau
9:50 AM Estimation of Finite Population Mean and Total Using Conditional Inclusion Probabilities Given the Population Ranks — Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University
10:05 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

139 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-614
New Methods for Studies with Missing Data — Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section , ENAR , Mental Health Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Diane Richardson, VA Medical Center
8:35 AM Approaches for Missing Data in Ordinal Multinomial Models — Niloofar Ramezani, University of Northern Colorado
8:50 AM A Different Approach to the Problem of Missing Data — Norman Matloff, UC Davis
9:05 AM The Midpoint Mixed Model with a Missingness Mechanism: A Likelihood-Based Framework for Relative Quantification Mass Spectrometry Experiments — Jonathon O'Brien ; Bahjat Qaqish, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Harsha Gunawardena, The University of North Carolina ; Joseph Ibrahim, The University of North Carolina
9:20 AM Estimation in Closed Capture-Recapture Models with Missing Covariate Data — Shen-Ming Lee, Feng Chia University ; Wen-Han Hwang, National Chung Hsing University ; Jean de Dieu Tapsoba, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
9:35 AM Using the Whole Cohort in the Analysis of Countermatched Samples — Claudia Rivera, The University of Auckland ; Thomas Lumley, The University of Auckland
9:50 AM Recovering Marginal Treatment Effects from a Transition Model for Longitudinal Data with Drop Out Using Path Analysis — Emin Tahirovic, University of Pennsylvania
10:05 AM Effect of Compliance on Analysis of Longitudinal Randomized Clinical Trials — Huaqing Zhao, Temple University ; Susan Fisher, Temple University School of Medicine
 
 

167 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-612
Modern Techniques for Handling Missing Data — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Korean International Statistical Society , Mental Health Statistics Section , Government Statistics Section , International Indian Statistical Association , Section on Statistical Consulting
Organizer(s): Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
Chair(s): Emily Berg, Iowa State University
10:35 AM Multiple Imputation Using the Weighted Finite Population Bayesian Bootstrap — Michael Elliott, University of Michigan ; Hanzhi Zhou, Mathematica Policy Research ; Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan
10:55 AM Two-phase sampling approach to fractional hot deck imputation — Wayne Fuller, Iowa State University ; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
11:15 AM Calibration Weighting for Nonresponse that is Not Missing at Random: Allowing More Calibration than Response-Model Variables — Phil Kott, RTI International
11:35 AM Calibration in Missing Data Analysis — Peisong Han, University of Waterloo
11:55 AM Calibrated Propensity Score Method for Survey Nonresponse in Cluster Sampling — Myunghee Paik, Seoul National University ; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University ; Yongchan Kwon, Seoul National University
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

203 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 11:35 AM - 12:20 PM CC-4B
SPEED: Topics in Statistical Methods and Applications, Part 2 — Contributed Poster Presentations
Section on Statistics and the Environment , Section on Statistics in Epidemiology , Section on Statistics in Marketing , Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Lynn Waterhouse,
1: Novel Application of Statistical Tools for Big Data Analyses of Solar Physics — Siavoush Mohammadi, Infotrek ; Lars K.S. Daldorff, University of Michigan/NASA GSFC
2: Net Lift Modeling vs. Propensity Modeling for Skewed Data — Zhen Zhang, C Spire ; Lei Zhang, Mississippi State Department of Health ; Kendell Churchwell, C Spire ; Jim Veillette, C Spire
3: The Torgegram for Fluvial Variography: Characterizing Spatial Dependence on Stream Networks — Dale Zimmerman, The University of Iowa ; Jay Ver Hoef, NOAA National Marine Mammal Lab
4: Bias Correction for CSP: Better Border Biosecurity Estimates — Andrew Robinson, The University of Melbourne ;
5: Providing Weight to Unit-Weighting: Generalizability of Unit-Weighted Factor Scores — Rafael Garcia, The University of Arizona
6: Partially Missing at Random and Ignorable Inferences for Parameter Subsets with Missing Data — Sahar Zangeneh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Roderick Little, University of Michigan
8: Differences in Student Debt Among Demographic Groups in Those Recently Graduating with a Bachelors Degree 2011--2012 — Bailey C. Ingraham Lopresto, Christiana Care-Value Institute
9: Generalization of Conditional Logit Choice Model Using Gaussian Copula — Arjun Poddar, Old Dominion University ; N. Rao Chaganty, Old Dominion University
10: Detecting Fraud in a Survey Sample Recruited Online — Derick Brown, RTI International ; Jill Dever, RTI International ; Linda Squiers, RTI International ; Erik Augustson, National Cancer Institute
11: Bivariate Spatial Analysis of Temperature and Precipitation from General Circulation Models and Observations — Robert Philbin ; Mikyoung Jun, Texas A&M University
12: Evaluating the Practice of Assuming Parallelism in Relative Potency Determination with Four-Parameter Logistic Regression — Liping Song, Merck ; Robert Capen, Merck Research Laboratories
13: Graphical Ruggedness Testing Using an Unreplicated 3-Cubed Factorial Experiment — John McCool, Penn State Great Valley
14: An Alternative Modified Hypergeometric Distribution Probability Model Useful in Industrial Quality Control — Sudip Roy ; Ram Tripathi, The University of Texas at San Antonio
15: Using IRT Models to Estimate and Visualize Spatial Clusters — Andre Cancado, University of Brasilia ; Antonio Eduardo Gomes, University of Brasilia ; Cibele Queiroz da Silva, University of Brasilia ; Fernando Luiz Pereira Oliveira, Federal University of Ouro Preto ; Luiz Duczmal, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
17: Current Methods of Weight Trimming in Sample Surveys — Frank Potter, Mathematica Policy Research
18: Evaluation of Model Fit Indices and Structural Coefficient Bias with Bifactor Model Misspecification — Yan Wang, University of South Florida ; Eun Sook Kim
19: WITHDRAWN: A Genetic Association Study of Osteopontin and Metabolic Syndrome Using Structural Equations Modeling — Julie Tackett, Research Consultant
 
 

215 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM CC- Ballroom 6E
Survey Research Methods Section P.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee) — Roundtables PM Roundtable Discussion
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Yan Li, University of Maryland
ML22: Big Data for the Social Sciences — Frauke Kreuter, Joint Program in Survey Methodology
 
 

239 * 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-205
Massive and Missing Sampling Frames — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , International Chinese Statistical Association , Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Karl Rohe, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Chair(s): Andrew C. Thomas, University of Florida
2:05 PM Massive and Missing Sampling Frames — Daniel Ting, Facebook
2:25 PM Sketches for Stratified Sampling — Jack Gorham, Stanford University
2:45 PM A Critical Threshold for Design Effects in Respondent-Driven Sampling — Karl Rohe, University of Wisconsin - Madison
3:05 PM Branching Process Tools for Exploring Respondent-Driven Sampling — Bret Hanlon, University of Wisconsin ; Karl Rohe, University of Wisconsin - Madison
3:25 PM Generalizing the Network Scale-Up Method: A New Estimator for the Size of Hidden Populations — Dennis M. Feehan, Princeton University ; Matthew J. Salganik, Princeton University
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

250 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-204
Nonresponse — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Andrew White, National Center for Education Statistics
2:05 PM Nonresponse Analysis for School Surveys — Ronaldo Iachan, ICF International ; Maria Profiryakova, ICFI ; Kurt Peters, ICFI
2:20 PM Assessing Nonresponse Bias and the Efficacy of Weighting Class Adjustments in a Survey of Adult Educational Attainment with a Nonresponse Follow-Up Sample — Michael Jackson, American Institutes for Research
2:35 PM Nonresponse Bias Study Approaches for Equal Opportunity Survey — Eric Falk, Research, Surveys, and Statistics Center ; David McGrath, DOD/DMDC
2:50 PM Longitudinal Patterns of Nonresponse Bias in the Current Population Survey — John Dixon, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:05 PM Reducing Unit Nonresponse in Controlled Access Situations: An Experimental Study in South Korea — Sun Woong Kim, Dongguk University ; Woo-Hyun Yoo, Dongguk University ; Eun-Hee Choi, Dongguk University ; Young-Je Woo, Dongguk University ; Sun-Young Lee, Dongguk University ; Ha-na Lee, Dongguk University
3:20 PM A Method to Assess Nonresponse Bias During Fieldwork — Peter Smith, University of Southampton ; Solange Correa, University of Southampton ; Gabriele Durrant, University of Southampton
3:35 PM Response Rates Using Mass Mailing Tools in the National Children's Study — Erin Tanenbaum, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Rachel Carpenter, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Lauren Bishop, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Angela Klipp, NORC at the University of Chicago
 
 

251 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-2A
Area-Based Samples — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Chair(s): Rachel Harter, RTI International
2:05 PM Improving Inferences from RDS Data by Incorporating Geo-Reference Information — Breda Munoz, RTI International ; Mario Chen, FHI 360 ; Kate MacQueen, FHI 360
2:20 PM Spatial-Temporal Multivariate Sampling Design for the June Area Survey — Stephanie Zimmer, RTI International ; Zhengyuan Zhu, Iowa State University ; Sarah Nusser, Iowa State University ; Jonathan Lisic ; Hejian Sang, Iowa State University
2:35 PM Geo-Sampling: Refining the Grid-Based Sampling Method Using Geographic Information Systems Layers and Spatial Data — Safaa Amer, RTI International ; Justine Allpress, RTI International ; Mark Bruhn, RTI International ; James Cajka, RTI International
2:50 PM Using Census Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) as Primary Sampling Units in Area Probability Household Surveys — Joseph McMichael, RTI International ; Patrick Chen, RTI International
3:05 PM Enhancing the June Agricultural Survey Pre-Screening Through the Use of County Assessor's Information — Denise Abreu, USDA ; Matt Deaton, USDA/NASS ; Wendy Barboza, USDA/NASS
3:20 PM Review of the 2010 Sample Redesign of the Consumer Expenditure Survey — Danielle Neiman, U.S. Census Bureau ; Susan King, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; David Swanson, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Stephen Ash, U.S. Census Bureau ; Jacob Enriquez, U.S. Census Bureau ; Joshua Rosenbaum, U.S. Census Bureau
3:35 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

212052 		Mon, 8/10/2015, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM S-Ballard
Survey Research Methods Section Executive Committee Meeting (Closed) — Other Cmte/Business
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Michael Elliott, University of Michigan
 
 

299 * ! 		Tue, 8/11/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM TCC-204
Calibration and Semiparametric Techniques in Survey and Biostatistical Research — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , SSC , Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Yan Li, University of Maryland
Chair(s): Bryan Sayer, Social & Scientific Systems
8:35 AM Calibration and Model-Robustness: How Close Can We Get to Full Efficiency? — Thomas Lumley, The University of Auckland
8:55 AM Range-Restricted Calibration Weights and Related Inference Problems — Wilson Lu, Acadia University ; Changbao Wu, University of Waterloo
9:15 AM Weighted Estimating Equations Based on Response Propensities in Terms of Covariates That Are Observed Only for Responders — Eric Slud, U.S. Census Bureau
9:35 AM Improving Efficiency Under Two-Phase Sampling — Takumi Saegusa, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Jon August Wellner, University of Washington
9:55 AM Longitudinal Functional Additive Model with Continuous Proportional Outcomes — Haocheng Li, University of Calgary ; Raymond Carroll, Texas A&M University ; Sarah Kozey-Keadle, National Cancer Institute
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

338 * ! 		Tue, 8/11/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-4C2
Analyzing Survey Data with Regression Trees — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Dan Liao, RTI International
10:35 AM Regression Tree Analysis of Survey Data — Wei-Yin Loh, University of Wisconsin
11:05 AM Using Classification and Regression Trees to Model Survey Nonresponse — Sharon Lohr, Westat ; Valerie Hsu, Westat ; Jill Montaquila, Westat
11:35 AM A Linear Representation of Regression Trees with Applications to Survey Data — John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

361 		Tue, 8/11/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-3A
Adaptive Design — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Chair(s): Nancy Bates, U.S. Census Bureau
10:35 AM Monitoring Response Data and Respondent Representativeness to Develop Adaptive Survey Design Interventions — Stephanie Coffey, U.S. Census Bureau ; Benjamin Reist, U.S. Census Bureau ; Gina Walejko, U.S. Census Bureau ; Allison Zotti, U.S. Census Bureau
10:50 AM Implementing Static Adaptive Design in the National Survey of College Graduates Using the Results of an Incentive Timing Experiment — Benjamin Reist, U.S. Census Bureau ; Stephanie Coffey, U.S. Census Bureau ; Allison Zotti, U.S. Census Bureau
11:05 AM Correcting for Preferential Recruitment in Respondent-Driven Sampling — Isabelle Beaudry, University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Krista J. Gile, University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Corinne M. Mar, University of Washington
11:20 AM Evaluating Variance Estimators for Respondent-Driven Sampling — Michael Spiller, CDC ; Krista J. Gile, University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Mark S. Handcock, UCLA ; Corinne M. Mar, University of Washington ; Cyprian Wejnert, CDC
11:35 AM Monitoring Field Procedures to Develop Adaptive Survey Design Interventions — Gina Walejko, U.S. Census Bureau ; Stephanie Coffey, U.S. Census Bureau
11:50 AM Examining the Predictive Power of Response Propensity Models in Varied Survey Designs — Chandra Erdman, U.S. Census Bureau
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

371 ! 		Tue, 8/11/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-615
Power and Sample Size I — Contributed Papers
Biopharmaceutical Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Hong Tian, Janssen Research and Development
10:35 AM Robust Bayesian Dose-Finding Design for Phase I/II Clinical Trials — Suyu Liu, MD Anderson Cancer Center ; Valen E. Johnson, Texas A&M University
10:50 AM Association of Dosimetric Parameters with Toxicities in Breast Brachytherapy Treatment with Multi-Lumen Balloon — Jian Kang, Virginia Commonwealth University
11:05 AM Using Simulation to Compare Performance of Various Prognostic Propensity Scores, Propensity Scores, and Inverse Probability Treatment Weighting (IPTW) Using Propensity Scores — In-Lu Liu, Kaiser Permanente ; Jiaxiao Shi, Kaiser Permanente Southern California ; Wansu Chen, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
11:20 AM Challenges and Considerations on Sample Size Estimation in Preclinical Discovery Research: Replace, Reduce, Refine — Catherine Tuglus, Amgen ; Lei Zhou, Amgen
11:35 AM A Dynamic Alpha Spending (DAS) Function with Informative B-Value for a Stratified Study Design — Das Purkayastha, Novartis ; Jagannath Ghosh, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
11:50 AM Evaluation of Multiplicity Control Strategies for a New Study with Multiple Endpoints and Two Doses — Hua Guo, Actavis ; Kaifeng Lu
12:05 PM A Novel Tipping Point Approach — Gregory Levin, FDA ; Thomas Permutt, FDA ; Daniel Rubin, FDA
 
 

409 * ! 		Tue, 8/11/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-310
Evaluating Alternative Imputation Methods for Economic Census Products: The Cook-Off — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair(s): Demetra Lytras, U.S. Census Bureau
2:05 PM Exploratory Data Analysis of Economic Census Products: Methods and Results — Yukiko Ellis, U.S. Census Bureau ; Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
2:25 PM Implementation of Ratio Imputation and Sequential Regression Multivariate Imputation on Economic Census Products — Maria M. Garcia, U.S. Census Bureau ; Darcy Steeg Morris, U.S. Census Bureau ; L. Kaili Diamond, U.S. Census Bureau
2:45 PM Implementation of Hot Deck Imputation on Economic Census Products — Kevin Tolliver, Auburn University ; Laura Betchel, U.S. Census Bureau
3:05 PM Evaluation of Alternative Imputation Methods for Economic Census Products: The Cook-Off — Jeremy Knutson, U.S. Census Bureau ; Jared Martin, U.S. Census Bureau
3:25 PM Discussant: Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

426 		Tue, 8/11/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-401
Data Quality — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Barbara Carlson, Mathematica Policy Research
2:05 PM Decomposing the Interviewer Variance Introduced by Standardized and Conversational Interviewing — Brady T. West, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research ; Frederick G. Conrad, Institute for Social Research ; Frauke Kreuter, Joint Program in Survey Methodology ; Felicitas Mittereder, Institute for Social Research ; Jen Durow, Institute for Social Research
2:20 PM Assessing Measurement Error in an Energy Use Survey of Manufacturing Businesses — Kenneth Pick, U.S. Census Bureau ; Tom Lorenz, U.S. Energy Information Administration ; Mary Susan Bucci, U.S. Census Bureau ; Leif E. Crider, U.S. Census Bureau
2:35 PM Quality and Measurement Error Assessment of Juvenile Interviews in the NCVS — Caroline Blanton, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; Kimberly Peterson, RTI International ; Philip Lee, RTI International ; Lynn Langton, Bureau of Justice Statistics ; Michael Planty, Bureau of Justice Statistics
2:50 PM Repeating After You: Dependent Interviewing in Establishment Surveys — Jennifer Edgar, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Heather Ridolfo, NASS
3:05 PM Improving Editing Efficiency: How a Comprehensive Program Interface Reduces the Time Cost of the Comment Review Process — Richard Windle, Federal Reserve Board
3:20 PM Using Mixture Models for Heaped Data with Rounded Responses and True Spikes — Minsun Riddles, Westat ; Sharon Lohr, Westat ; Ardeshir Eftekharzadeh, IRS
3:35 PM Characterizing Discrepancies in Reported Acreage Between the Census of Agriculture and June Agricultural Survey — Michael Bellow, USDA/NASS ; Heather Ridolfo, NASS
 
 

445 		Tue, 8/11/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-4B
Contributed Oral Poster Presentations: Survey Research Methods Section — Contributed Poster Presentations
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Lan Xue, Oregon State University
55: Examples of Singletons for Which Variance Software Fix-Ups Are Not Adequate — Iris Shimizu, National Center for Health Statistics ; Roberto Valverde, National Center for Health Statistics
56: Use of Smartphones as a New Survey Mode: A Feasibility Study — Shaohua Hu, CDC ; Naomi Freedner-Maguire, ICF International ; James Dayton, ICF International ; Linda Neff, CDC
57: Better Mean Estimation After Post-Stratification — Jesse Frey, Villanova University ; Timothy Feeman, Villanova University
58: Targeted Sampling, Mixed Mode, Incentives, and Paying for Completion: What Works for Reaching Hard-to-Survey Low-Income Households with Civil Legal Needs? — Danna Moore, Washington State University Social & Economic Science Research Center ; Arina Gertseva, Social & Economic Sciences Research Center ; Nathan Palmer, Social & Economic Sciences Research Center
60: Adjusting for Effects of Survey Mode Difference Across a Longitudinal Mixed-Mode Study — Heather Kitada, Oregon State University ; Virginia Lesser, Oregon State Univeristy ; Lan Xue, Oregon State University
61: State Sampling Allocation Strategies for the 2016 Redesigned National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) — Van Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics ; Erin Dienes, National Center for Health Statistics
63: Semiparametric Estimation for Generalized Linear Models with Missing Covariates — Yinan Fang, Iowa State University ; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
64: A Dynamic Systems Approach to Patterns of Affect and Cognitive Difficulty in Interviewer-Respondent Interactions — Matt Jans, UCLA
65: Health Care Access for Adults with Disabilities — Frances Chevarley, AHRQ ; Amy Taylor, AHRQ
66: Using Calibration Training to Assess the Quality of Interviewer Performance — William Mockovak, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Morgan Earp, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Alice Yu, Bureau of Labor Statistics
67: Box-Cox Transformed Linear Mixed Models for Small-Area Estimation — Shonosuke Sugasawa, The University of Tokyo ; Tatsuya Kubokawa, The University of Tokyo
68: The Accuracy of a National Generalized Variance Function for Subnational Estimation — Philip Lee, RTI International ; Bonnie Shook-Sa, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; Lynn Langton, Bureau of Justice Statistics ; Michael Planty, Bureau of Justice Statistics
69: Developing Generalized Variance Functions for Estimates of Recidivism Rates — Karol Krotki, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; David Heller, RTI International
70: Income Interpolation from Categories Using a Percentile-Constrained Inverse-CDF Approach — George Couzens, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; Kimberly Peterson, RTI International
71: Factors Associated with Change in Retrospective Reports of Life Events — Mary Beth Ofstedal, University of Michigan ; William Chopik, University of Michigan ; Jacqui Smith, University of Michigan
72: Weighting Approach for a Statewide Dual-Frame RDD Survey — Liza Nirelli McNamee, University of Idaho ; Monica Reyna, University of Idaho ; Snehalatha Gantla, University of Idaho, Social Science Research Unit ; Priscilla Salant, University of Idaho ; J.D. Wulfhorst, University of Idaho
73: A Data Management Model for Multinational Surveys Toward Meta-Analysis — Maureen Kelly, RTI International ; Annette Green, RTI International ; Safaa Amer, RTI International
74: A Practical Balancing for a Random Sample from a Finite Population by Systematic Selection — Hee-Choon Shin, National Center for Health Statistics ; Jibum Kim, Sungkyunkwan University
75: On the Use of Recursive Residuals for Testing the Goodness of Fit of Small Area Estimation Models — Yahia S. El-Horbaty, University of Southampton/Helwan University
 
 

459 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM CC- Ballroom 6E
Survey Research Methods Section A.M. Roundtable Discussion (Added Fee) — Roundtables AM Roundtable Discussion
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Yan Li, University of Maryland
WL06: Record Linkage: Introductory Overview — William E. Winkler, U.S. Census Bureau
 
 

478 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-308
Bayesian Approaches for Complex Data in Surveys — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Korean International Statistical Society , International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) , Section on Bayesian Statistical Science , Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Hang Kim, NISS/Duke University
Chair(s): Satkartar Kinney, NISS
8:35 AM Bayesian Estimation Under Informative Sampling — Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Daniell Toth, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Michael Sverchkov, Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:55 AM Bayesian Modeling and Imputation for Missing Mixed Ordinal-Categorical Data in Large-Scale Surveys — Maria De Yoreo, Duke University ; Jerry Reiter, Duke University
9:15 AM A Bayesian Semiparametric Area-Level Model for Small-Area Estimation — Neung Ha, NISS
9:35 AM Bipartite Matching Estimation for Record Linkage — Mauricio Sadinle, Carnegie Mellon University
9:55 AM Bayesian Simultaneous Edit and Imputation for Categorical Microdata — Daniel Manrique-Vallier, Indiana University ; Jerry Reiter, Duke University
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

483 * ! 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-615
New and Diverse Applications of Cost-Effective Two-Phase Sampling Designs — Topic Contributed Papers
Biometrics Section , WNAR , Statistics Without Borders , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Jie Kate Hu, The Climate Corporation
Chair(s): Daniel Heitjan, Southern Methodist University
8:35 AM A Composite Likelihood Approach in Testing for Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium Using Family-Based Genetic Survey Data — Yan Li, University of Maryland ; Lingxiao Wang , University of Maryland ; Barry I. Graubard, National Cancer Institute
8:55 AM Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Smoothing in Two-Phase Studies, with Application to Small-Area Estimation — Michelle Ross, University of Pennsylvania ; Jon Wakefield, University of Washington
9:15 AM Analysis of Biased Sampling in Longitudinal Data — Leila Zelnick, University of Washington ; Patrick Heagerty, University of Washington ; Jonathan Schildcrout, Vanderbilt University
9:35 AM Using the Additive Hazards Model with Two-Phase Sampling in Atherosclerosis Risk in Community Study — Jie Kate Hu, The Climate Corporation ; Kwun Chuen Gary Chan, University of Washington ; Norman Breslow, University of Washington ; David Couper, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10:05 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

488 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-4C1
SPEED: Issues in Sample Survey and Government Statistics — Contributed Speed
Government Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Xiaochun Li, Indiana University School of Medicine
8:35 AM Who Are the Non-Voters? — Bingchen Liu ; Lynne Stokes, Southern Methodist University
8:40 AM Census Tract-Level Disparities: Examining Food Swamps and Food Deserts — Lucy D'Agostino McGowan, Vanderbilt University ; Alice Toll, Vanderbilt University
8:45 AM Exploring the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem — Talha Ali, Yale School of Public Health ; Owais Gilani, University of Michigan School of Public Health
8:50 AM Determinants of Poverty in U.S. — Guillermo Basulto-Elias, Iowa State University ; Natalia A. Da Silva, Iowa State University
8:55 AM An Assessment of Developmental Trajectory of Baby Boomers in the United States: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Application — Kranti Dugar, University of Denver
9:00 AM Optimal and Coherent Data Visualization in R for the Empirical Study of CPI-U Standard Errors — Harold Gomes, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:05 AM Results from a CATI Follow-Up of Respondents from a Face-to-Face 2013 National Survey of Egypt — David Peng, D3 Systems ; Samuel Solomon, D3 Systems
9:10 AM Sensitivity Analysis of Bias of Estimates from Web Surveys with Nonrandomized Panel Selection — Vladislav Beresovsky, National Center for Health Statistics
9:15 AM Travel Price Indexes: Joys and Headaches of Online Collection — Catherine Deshaies-Moreault, Statistics Canada ; Martin Beaulieu, Statistics Canada
9:20 AM The Effect of CE Sample Sizes on CPI Standard Errors — Jenny FitzGerald, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:25 AM Challenges and Rewards of Editing Complex Survey Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey — Kelly Myrick, National Center for Health Statistics
9:30 AM Gravimetric Anomaly Detection Using Compressed Sensing — Hoyt Koepke, University of Washington ; Ryan Kappedal, Air Force Institute of Technology ; Marina Meila, University of Washington
9:35 AM Application of Industry-Specific Sample Strata in PPI Variance Estimation — Teresa E. Hesley, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:40 AM On the Range of Self-Normalized Cramer-Type Moderate Deviations — Lin Ge, MSU Meridian
9:45 AM Field-Testing the Collection of New Data Elements in the Occupational Employment Statistics Survey — Carrie Jones, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Cori Martinelli, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:50 AM Decomposing Wage Inequality Using OES Data — Elizabeth Cross, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:55 AM Trend Estimation of Multivariate Time Series with Controlled Smoothness — Lilia L. Ramirez Ramirez, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ; Victor Guerrero, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ; Alejandro Islas-Camargo, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
10:00 AM Insurgency Prediction Using Multiple High-Volume Social Media Data Sources — Gizem Korkmaz, Virginia Tech ; Shane Reese, Brigham Young University ; Dave Higdon, Virginia Tech ; Sallie Keller, Virginia Tech ; Naren Ramakrishnan, Virginia Tech
10:05 AM Accessing and Exploring NCES Data Through Online Training Modules and Data Tools — Andrew White, National Center for Education Statistics ; Jennifer L. Nielsen, Manhattan Strategy Group
10:10 AM Interactive X-13ARIMA-SEATS Seasonal Adjustment Using R — James Livsey, U.S. Census Bureau
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

494 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-310
Online Surveys — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Chair(s): Catherine Durso, University of Denver
8:35 AM 2014 Census Test Results on Alternative Methods to Optimize Self-Response for the 2020 Census — Michael Bentley, U.S. Census Bureau ; Cynthia Rothhaas, U.S. Census Bureau
8:50 AM Asking About Prescription Drugs: Order and Encouragement Experiments — Mick Couper, University of Michigan ; Mary Beth Ofstedal, University of Michigan
9:05 AM The Income Gap in Survey Research: Nonresponse to Income Questions in Online Panel Research — Nicole Buttermore, GfK ; Frances M. Barlas, GfK Custom Research ; Maya Grosul, GfK ; Mansour Fahimi, GfK
9:20 AM Purposefully Mobile: Experimentally Assessing Device Effects in an Online Survey — Frances M. Barlas, GfK Custom Research ; Randall K. Thomas, GfK Custom Research ; Patricia Graham, GfK Custom Research
9:35 AM The Matrix Lives On: Improving Grids for Online Surveys — Randall K. Thomas, GfK Custom Research ; Frances M. Barlas, GfK Custom Research ; Patricia Graham, GfK Custom Research ; Thomas Subias, GfK Custom Research
9:50 AM Understanding School-Level Nonresponse and Developing Strategies to Maximize Participation in School-Based Substance Use Surveys — Ashley Clark, Indiana University ; Heather Terhune Marti, Indiana University ; Stacey Giroux Wells, Indiana University ; Yi-Chun Lin, Indiana University ; Julia Strzeszkowski, Indiana University ; Randy Layman, Indiana University ; Erin Ables, Indiana University ; Rosie King, Indiana University ; Mikyoung Jun, Indiana University
10:05 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

522 * 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-612
Survey Data Collection: Going Online or Going Off-Track? Exploring Statistical Issues in Online Nonprobability Panels Research — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Statistics Without Borders , Section on Statistical Consulting , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Organizer(s): Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt SRBI
Chair(s): Stanislav Kolenikov, Abt SRBI
10:35 AM A Compositional Approach to Survey Inference — J. Brick, Westat
10:55 AM A Model-Based Approach for Achieving a Representative Sample — George Terhanian, NPD Group ; John Bremer, Toluna ; Jonathan Olmsted, NPD Group
11:15 AM Variance Estimation for Surveys from Internet Panels — Douglas Rivers, Stanford University
11:35 AM Matching Nonprobability Internet Panel Samples with Probability Samples — Charles DiSogra, Abt SRBI ; K.P. Srinath, Abt SRBI ; Andrew Burkey, Abt SRBI
11:55 AM Discussant: Michael Sverchkov, Bureau of Labor Statistics
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

536 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-611
Sampling Design and Pre-Survey Benefits — Contributed Papers
Government Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Paul Guerino, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
10:35 AM Occupational Requirements Survey Sample Design — Gwyn Ferguson, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Erin McNulty, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:50 AM Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) Data Review Process — Ruth Meharenna
11:05 AM Striking the Balance Between Respondent Protection and Ease of Use: Findings from Testing of the Consumer Expenditure Survey's Web Diary Design — Nhien To, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Laura Erhard, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Brandon Kopp, Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:20 AM Using Alternative Mailing Strategies to Boost Internet Response in an Establishment Survey — Sharon Stang, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; William Mockovak, Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:35 AM Impact of Internet-only Reporting on Response in the Business R&D and Innovation Survey — Richard Hough, U.S. Census Bureau ; Brandon Shackelford, Twin Ravens Consulting
11:50 AM Sampling Design for the Primary Farm Household Survey of the Taiwanese Agriculture Study — Chien-Min Huang, National Cheng Kung University ; Chang-Tai Chao, National Cheng Kung University ; Chiu-Yen Lee, Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan ; Shiow-Ing Lin, Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan ; Yu-wen Liu, Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan
12:05 PM Results and Data Analysis for the 2013 Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife--Associated Recreation Survey's Pre-Screener Test — Matthew Herbstritt, U.S. Census Bureau
 
 

541 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-610
Weighting and Design Effects — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , International Indian Statistical Association
Chair(s): Ashley Clark, Indiana University
10:35 AM Survey Weighting Adjustments and the Design Effect: A Case Study — Golshid Chatrchi, Statistics Canada ; François Brisebois, Statistics Canada
10:50 AM Assessing the Utility of Interviewer Observations for Nonresponse Adjustments in the National Health Interview Survey — James Dahlhamer, National Center for Health Statistics ; Renee Gindi, National Center for Health Statistics ; Chris Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics ; Chandra Erdman, U.S. Census Bureau
11:05 AM Geo-Sampling Weights and Design Effect — Cynthia Bland Augustine, RTI International ; Jamie Ridenhour, RTI International ; Jennifer Unangst, RTI International ; Safaa Amer, RTI International
11:20 AM An Alternative Raking Approach to Reduce Design Effects — Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Vicki Pineau, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Kennon Copeland, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Zhen Zhao, CDC ; Philip J. Smith, CDC ; Meena Khare, National Center for Health Statistics ; David Yankey, CDC
11:35 AM Design, Sampling Weights, Reweighting for Unit Nonresponse, and Monitoring of the Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance (TATAMS) Study — Adriana Perez, The University of Texas Health Science Center ; Christian D. Jackson, The University of Texas Health Science Center ; Joanne Delk, The University of Texas Health Science Center ; Keryn E. Pasch, The University of Texas at Austin ; Pablo Martinez, The University of Texas Health Science Center ; Raja I. Malkani, Texas Department of Insurance ; Melissa Blythe Harrell, The University of Texas Health Science Center
11:50 AM Efficiency of Standard Regression Model-Based Ratio-Synthetic Estimators in Sample Surveys Combining Time Series and Cross-Sectional Data — Prabhakar Ghangurde
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

580 * ! 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-307
Imputation Methods: Challenges with Complex Designs and Complex Data — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Organizer(s): Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair(s): Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
2:05 PM Fractional Imputation with Missing Data Analysis — Shu Yang, Harvard School of Public Health ; Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University
2:30 PM SRMI Multiple Imputation in the CPS ASEC — Charles Hokayem, Centre College ; Trivellore Raghunathan, University of Michigan ; Jonathan Rothbaum, U.S. Census Bureau
2:55 PM Exact Balanced Random Imputation — Guillaume Chauvet, ENSAI (CREST) ; Wilfried Do Paco, INSEE
3:20 PM Discussant: Nicholas Horton, Amherst College
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

593 * ! 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-4C3
GSS Data Challenge 2015 — Topic Contributed Papers
Government Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Wendy Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair(s): Wendy Martinez, Bureau of Labor Statistics
2:05 PM Tailoring Outreach to Boost Mail Self-Response in Geographic Areas with Similar Low Response Scores — Darryl Creel
2:25 PM Exploring the Census Bureau's 2014 Planning Database Using Topological Data Analysis — Robert Baskin
2:45 PM Informing Natural Disaster Response with Census Data — Jonathan Auerbach ; Christopher Eshleman, New York City Council
3:05 PM Optimizing Survey Cost-Error Tradeoffs: A Multiple Imputation Strategy Using the Census Planning Database — Shin-Jung Lee, University of Michigan
3:25 PM Discussant: Jill Montaquila, Westat
3:45 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

605 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-2A
Imputation of Missing Data — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Donsig Jang, Mathematica Policy Research
2:05 PM Multiple Imputation for Data That Are Missing Not at Random: Extending the Fully Conditional Specification Procedure — Finbarr P. Leacy, MRC Biostatistics Unit/University of Cambridge ; Ian R. White, MRC Biostatistics Unit
2:20 PM Addressing Item Nonresponse in a Complex Survey Using Full Information Maximum Likelihood Methods — Susan Edwards, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; Paul Biemer, RTI International/UNC Chapel Hill
2:35 PM Bayesian Multiple Imputation of Count Data with Zero Inflation — Chin-Fang Weng, U.S. Census Bureau
2:50 PM Methods to Impute Household Income in the National Crime Victimization Survey — Andrew Moore, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; Darryl Creel ; Tommy Holder, RTI International
3:05 PM A Fresh Imputing Survey Methodology Using Sensible Constraints on Study and Auxiliary Variables — Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University ; Choukri Mohamed, Texas A&M University ; Stephen A. Sedory, Texas A&M University
3:20 PM Latent Class Analysis with Planned Missingness: Best Approach? — Nadra Lisha ; Kevin Delucchi, UC San Francisco ; Pamela Ling, UC San Francisco
3:35 PM Restricted Latent Class Multiple Imputation Method of Categorical Missing Data — Qiao Ma, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Allan McCutcheon, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
 
 

606 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-3A
Sample Allocation — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Chair(s): Christine Wells, UCLA
2:05 PM Size-Based Probability Sampling with Constraints on Costs — Randall Powers, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
2:20 PM Optimal Sampling Fractions for Two-Phase Sampling for Nonresponse in the Real World — Barbara Carlson, Mathematica Policy Research
2:35 PM A Simple and General Algorithm for Exact Optimal Sample Allocation That Is More Efficient Than Neyman Allocation — Tommy Wright, U.S. Census Bureau/Center for Statistical Research & Methodology
2:50 PM A Re-Evaluation of the Statistical Learning Approach to Optimal Sample Allocation — Ismael Flores Cervantes, Westat
3:05 PM Constructing Strata of PSUs for the Residential Energy Consumption Survey — Rachel Harter, RTI International ; Patrick Chen, RTI International ; Joseph McMichael, RTI International ; Edgardo Cureg, Energy Information Administration ; Samson Adeshiyan, Department of Energy ; Katherine Morton, RTI International
3:20 PM Empirical and Constrained Empirical Bayes Variance Estimation Under a One-Unit-Per-Stratum Sample Design — Sepideh Mosaferi, University of Maryland
3:35 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

212230 		Wed, 8/12/2015, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM S-Grand Ballroom D
Survey Research Methods Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Michael Elliott, University of Michigan
 
 

624 * ! 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-4C1
Big Data Techniques for Survey Data Integration — Invited Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Section on Statistics and the Environment
Organizer(s): Shu Yang, Harvard School of Public Health
Chair(s): Shu Yang, Harvard School of Public Health
8:35 AM Survey Data, Big Data, State Space Models, and Official Statistics — Siu-Ming Tam, Australian Bureau of Statistics
9:00 AM Crop Acreage Prediction Combining Several Sources of Information — Jae-kwang Kim, Iowa State University ; Zhonglei Wang, Iowa State University
9:25 AM Integrating Survey Data with Auxiliary Sources of Information to Estimate Crop Yields — Nathan Cruze, USDA/NASS
9:50 AM Discussant: Bob Fay, Westat
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

634 * ! 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-203
Improved Estimation of Small-Area Characteristics — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Gauri S. Datta, University of Georgia/U.S. Census Bureau
Chair(s): Akhil Vaish, RTI International
8:35 AM Robust Small-Area Estimation Under Semiparametric Mixed Models — Sanjoy Sinha, Carleton College
8:55 AM Improving Small-Area Estimates of Disability: A Model-Based Approach to Combining the American Community Survey with the Survey of Income and Program Participation — Jerry Maples, U.S. Census Bureau ; Amy Steinweg, U.S. Census Bureau
9:15 AM Prediction Intervals of Small-Area Means Under Semiparametric Measurement Error Models — Gauri S. Datta, University of Georgia/U.S. Census Bureau ; Aurore Delaigle, The University of Melbourne ; Peter Hall, The University of Melbourne ; Lily Wang, Iowa State University
9:35 AM Robust Bayesian Small-Area Estimation for Area-Level Data — Adrijo Chakraborty, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Gauri S. Datta, University of Georgia/U.S. Census Bureau ; Abhyuday Mandal, University of Georgia
9:55 AM Mixture Model and EM Algorithm in Small-Area Estimation — Jiashen You, U.S. Census Bureau ; Gauri S. Datta, University of Georgia/U.S. Census Bureau
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

640 * ! 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-204
Privacy Preservation and the Use of Synthetic Data for Public Use Statistics — Topic Contributed Papers
Business and Economic Statistics Section , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University
Chair(s): Jerry Reiter, Duke University
8:35 AM Synthetic Data Generation for Firm Links — Satkartar Kinney, NISS ; Jerry Reiter, Duke University
8:55 AM Assessing the Data Quality of Public Use Tabulations Produced from Synthetic Data: Synthetic Business Dynamics Statistics — Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University ; Javier Miranda, U.S. Census Bureau
9:15 AM Editing, Imputation, and Synthesis: A Public Use File for the Census of Manufactures — Hang Kim, NISS/Duke University ; Jerry Reiter, Duke University
9:35 AM Differential Privacy and Verification of Results — David McClure ; Jerry Reiter, Duke University ; Ashwin Machanavajjhala, Duke University
9:55 AM Discussant: John Abowd, Cornell University
10:15 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

649 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM CC-201
Longitudinal and Panel Data — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section
Chair(s): Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information Administration
8:35 AM Forecasting Survey Panel Turnover Using Discrete Time Survival Analysis — Jun Ruan, Nielsen Audio ; Frank Fasinski, Nielsen Audio
9:05 AM The Implications of Questionnaire Redesign on Trend Estimates in the 2011 Police Public Contact Survey — Glynis Ewing, RTI International ; Marcus Berzofsky, RTI International ; Lynn Langton, Bureau of Justice Statistics ; Michael Planty, Bureau of Justice Statistics
9:20 AM Survival Modeling of Cumulative MLB Season Audience — Ekaterina Sotiris
9:35 AM Modeling Incomplete Longitudinal Bounded Outcomes: An Application Study — Nai-Wei Chen, The University of Texas Medical Branch ; Yong-fang Kuo, The University of Texas Medical Branch ; Kyriakos S. Markides, University of Texas Medical Branch
9:50 AM Floor Discussion
 
 

676 * 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-2B
Innovations in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey: Improving Data Quality and Dissemination to Advance Scientific Knowledge and Inform Health Policy — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Organizer(s): Kimberly Lochner, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Chair(s): Kimberly Lochner, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
10:35 AM Improvements in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Sample Design — Kirk Wolter, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Whitney Murphy, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Nicholas Davis Davis, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Cheryl Sharpless , CMS ; Debra Reed-Gillette , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
10:55 AM Using Extant Lists to Improve CAPI Instruments and Expedite Record Linkage — Felicia LeClere, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Jennifer Vanicek, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Joe Matise, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Sandra Tilmon, NORC at the University of Chicago ; John Christopher McCormick, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
11:15 AM Enhancements to the Collection of Data on Race, Ethnicity, Primary Language, and Other Characteristics to Improve Research on Health Disparities — Paul Guerino, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
11:35 AM Development of a MCBS Public Use File: Ensuring Ease of Use and Access for Researchers — Jessie Parker, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
11:55 AM Discussant: Debra Reed-Gillette , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

679 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-205
Cross-Cultural Survey Design and Implementation — Topic Contributed Papers
Social Statistics Section , Government Statistics Section , Statistics Without Borders , Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): Beth-Ellen Pennell, University of Michigan
Chair(s): Bruce Webster, U.S. Census Bureau
10:35 AM Improving Cross-National/Cultural Comparability Using the Total Survey Error Paradigm — Tom Smith, NORC at the University of Chicago
10:55 AM New Ideas in Sampling for Surveys in the Developing World — Stephanie Eckman, Institute for Employment Research ; Jill Dever, RTI International ; Kristen Himelein, The World Bank
11:15 AM Innovations in Data Collection in Resource-Poor Settings — Beth-Ellen Pennell, University of Michigan ; Sarah Hughes, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Kristen Cibelli-Hibben, University of Michigan ; Jennifer Kelley, University of Michigan ; Yu-chieh Lin, University of Michigan
11:35 AM Case Studies on Monitoring Interviewer Behavior in Cross-National and International Surveys — Sharan Sharma, University of Michigan ; Lars Lyberg, Stockholm University ; Zeina Mneimneh, University of Michigan
11:55 AM Discussant: Brad Edwards, Westat
12:15 PM Floor Discussion
 
 

689 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-2A
Privacy, Confidentiality, and Sensitive Data — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section , Committee on Applied Statisticians
Chair(s): Daniel Yang, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:35 AM AL-PUF: A Natural Generalization of K-Anonymization and Micro-Aggregation to Improve Analytic Utility — Joshua Borton, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Avinash Singh, NORC at the University of Chicago
10:50 AM A Forced Odds Ratio (To Be Equal to One) Leads to a New Estimator for Randomized Response Sampling — Augustus Jayaraj ; Stephen A. Sedory, Texas A&M University ; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University ; Olusean Odumade, Deloitte & Touche LLP
11:05 AM On Estimating at Least Seven Measures Using Randomized Response Sampling: Cramer-Rao Lower Bounds of Variances — Cheonsig Lee ; Sarjinder Singh, Texas A&M University ; Stephen A. Sedory, Texas A&M University ; Cheon-Sig Lee, Coastal Bend College
11:20 AM On Security Properties of Random Matrix Masking — Samuel Wu, University of Florida ; Kshitij Khare, University of Florida ; Long Zhang, University of Florida ; Shigang Chen, University of Florida
11:35 AM The Christofides' Randomized Response Technique for Multiple Sensitive Attributes — Shu-Hui Hsieh ; Shen-Ming Lee, Feng Chia University ; Su-Hao Tu, Academia Sinica
11:50 AM A Two-Stage Sampling Model for the Estimation of Population Proportion and Cheating with Randomized Response and Direct Questioning — Evrim Oral, LSUHSC School of Public Health ; Husam I. Ardah, LSUHSC School of Public Health ; Edward J. Trapido, LSUHSC School of Public Health
12:05 PM Encouraging Early Participation in a Lengthy Survey That Collects Sensitive Personal Data: Do Large Monetary Incentives Make a Difference? — Catherine Haggerty, The University of Chicago ; Shannon Nelson, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Steven Pedlow, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Becki Curtis, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Anna Joyce, NORC at the University of Chicago ; Joanne Hsu, Federal Reserve Board ; Maximilian Schmeiser, Federal Reserve Board
 
 

690 		Thu, 8/13/2015, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-210
Analyzing the American Community Survey — Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section , Government Statistics Section
Chair(s): Krista Heim, U.S. Census Bureau
10:35 AM Using Local Knowledge During Data Collection: Does It Make a Difference Who Applies It and When? — Rachael Walsh, U.S. Census Bureau ; James Christy, U.S. Census Bureau ; John Marshall, U.S. Census Bureau
10:50 AM The Reliability of American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates of Race Groups and American Indian and Alaska Native Populations — Michael Beaghen ; Karen King, U.S. Census Bureau ; Michael Starsinic, U.S. Census Bureau ; Adriana Hernandez Viver, U.S. Census Bureau
11:05 AM Tailored Assignment of Internet and Mail Self Response Modes Using a Model-Based Stratification — John Chesnut, U.S. Census Bureau
11:20 AM Investigating Methods to Support Subannual Estimates in the American Community Survey — Keith Albright, U.S. Census Bureau ; Mark E. Asiala, U.S. Census Bureau
11:35 AM Preliminary Investigation of Variance Issues Related to Generalized Regression Estimation Used for American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates — Richard Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau
11:50 AM Multilevel Regression and Post-Stratification for Small-Area Estimation of Population Health Outcomes Using BRFSS: An Evaluation of Cross-Level Inference — Xingyou Zhang, CDC ; James B. Holt, CDC ; Hua Lu, CDC ; Paul I. Eke, CDC ; Kurt J. Greenlund, CDC ; Janet B. Croft, CDC
12:05 PM Floor Discussion
 
 




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