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- Articles and reports: 12-001-X20000015173Description:
In recognition of Survey Methodology's silver anniversary, this paper reviews the major advances in survey research that have taken place in the past 25 years. It provides a gneneral overview of developments in: the survey research profession; survey methodology - questionnaire design, data collection methods, handling missing data, survey sampling, and total survey error; and survey applications - panel surveys, international surveys, and secondary analysis. It also attempts to forecast some future developments in these areas.
Release date: 2000-08-30 - 2. Survey sampling theory over the twentieth century and its relation to computing technology ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X20000015174Description:
Computation is an integral part of statistical analysis in general and survey sampling in particular. What kinds of analyses can be carried out will depend upon what kind of computational power is available. The general development of sampling theory is traced in connection with technological developments in computation.
Release date: 2000-08-30 - 3. The past is prologue ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X20000015175Description:
Mahalanobis provided an example of how to use statistics to enlighten and inform government policy makers. His pioneering work was used by the US Bureau of the Census to learn more about measurement errors in censuses and surveys. People have many misconceptions about censuses, among them who is to be counted and where. Errors in the census do occur, among them errors in coverage. Over the years, the US Bureau of the Census has developed statistical techniques, including sampling in the census, to increase accuracy and reduce response burden.
Release date: 2000-08-30 - 4. Survey methodology: The first 25 years ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X19990024874Description:
Richard Platek, the founding Chairman, who remained at the helm of the Journal until 1987, has provided an excellent overview of the gradual evolution of the Journal from a modest divisional to a respected departmental publication and then to an international publication of repute.
Release date: 2000-03-01
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- Articles and reports: 12-001-X20000015173Description:
In recognition of Survey Methodology's silver anniversary, this paper reviews the major advances in survey research that have taken place in the past 25 years. It provides a gneneral overview of developments in: the survey research profession; survey methodology - questionnaire design, data collection methods, handling missing data, survey sampling, and total survey error; and survey applications - panel surveys, international surveys, and secondary analysis. It also attempts to forecast some future developments in these areas.
Release date: 2000-08-30 - 2. Survey sampling theory over the twentieth century and its relation to computing technology ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X20000015174Description:
Computation is an integral part of statistical analysis in general and survey sampling in particular. What kinds of analyses can be carried out will depend upon what kind of computational power is available. The general development of sampling theory is traced in connection with technological developments in computation.
Release date: 2000-08-30 - 3. The past is prologue ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X20000015175Description:
Mahalanobis provided an example of how to use statistics to enlighten and inform government policy makers. His pioneering work was used by the US Bureau of the Census to learn more about measurement errors in censuses and surveys. People have many misconceptions about censuses, among them who is to be counted and where. Errors in the census do occur, among them errors in coverage. Over the years, the US Bureau of the Census has developed statistical techniques, including sampling in the census, to increase accuracy and reduce response burden.
Release date: 2000-08-30 - 4. Survey methodology: The first 25 years ArchivedArticles and reports: 12-001-X19990024874Description:
Richard Platek, the founding Chairman, who remained at the helm of the Journal until 1987, has provided an excellent overview of the gradual evolution of the Journal from a modest divisional to a respected departmental publication and then to an international publication of repute.
Release date: 2000-03-01
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