[Forum SIS] International Total Survey Error Workshop 2010 - 2nd call for abstracts

[Maria Giovanna Ranalli]

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International Total Survey Error Workshop 2010

Call For Abstracts

Stoweflake Resort and Spa, Stowe, VT

June 13 – 16, 2010

The theme of the 2010 International Total Survey Error Workshop is The  
Ongoing Evolution of Survey Methodology and the Impact on Total Survey  
Error. The workshop seeks presentations of research that explore or  
analyze the trade-offs of two or more sources of survey error within  
the context of relatively recent methodological or statistical  
approaches.  However, abstracts that deal with the general topic of  
nonsampling error are welcome.  The workshop format is informal to  
encourage open discussion and sharing of ideas.  Thus, presentations  
discussing research still in progress or results of completed,  
unpublished research are quite appropriate.

Papers on the following types of topics are of particular interest:

·      The impact of the TSE concept on the growth of survey  
methodology.

·      TSE and multiple frame, mixed mode survey design

·      Multiple sources of error in responsive/adaptive design

·      TSE implications for address-based sampling with one or more  
modes of data collection

·      Methodologies for comparing TSE for two or more modes of data  
collection.

·      Simultaneous evaluations of the contributions to TSE from two  
or more error sources in computer assisted, self-administered surveys  
(e.g., nonresponse, coverage and measurement error)

·      The effect of very reluctant respondents on measurement error  
and nonresponse error

·      Integration of the TSE concept and six sigma approaches

·       Methods for simulating the effects of multiple error sources  
on the Total Survey Error (TSE).

·      New methods for estimating the components of the mean squared  
error.

·      Continuations of work presented in earlier ITSEWs.

ITSEW 2010 is co-sponsored by NISS, RTI International, and Westat, Inc.

Schedule for 2010 Workshop:

Registration and Dinner:  Sunday evening, June 13 (specific time TBD).

Workshop meetings:  Monday AM, June 14 through mid-day Wednesday, June  
16



Location for 2010 Workshop:

Stoweflake Resort and Spa

Stowe, VT

www.stoweflake.com



  Submission Process

In addition to the workshop presentations, the conference also  
includes a very informal poster and demo session as part of an evening  
social.   Researchers should submit abstracts of approximately 500  
words in length for either posters/demos or presentations.  Please  
indicate whether you’re submitting an abstract for a presentation, or  
for the more informal poster or demo format.  Also include an email  
address and affiliation for each author, as well as a phone number for  
the primary author.

Please submit your abstracts to Wendy Hicks at WendyHicks at Westat.com  
by January 15, 2009.  Submitters will receive notifications on or  
around January 30, 2010.

Special audio-visual requests
The meeting room will have a laptop, a data projector, a screen and  
microphones.   Please indicate any special equipment requests (for  
35mm slide projectors, audiotape recorders, VCRs, or Internet access)  
on the abstract submission.  We’ll do our best to meet special  
requests within budgetary constraints.



The 2010 ITSEW Program Committee has the following members:

Paul Biemer
RTI, ppb at rti.org

Fred Conrad

Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, fconrad at isr.umich.edu

  Edith de Leeuw

Utrecht University, e.d.deleeuw at uu.nl

  David Dolson

Statistics Canada, David.dolson at statcan.gc.ca

  Brad Edwards, (co-chair)

Westat, BradEdwards at Westat.com

  Wendy Hicks, (co-chair)

Westat, WendyHicks at Westat.com

Alan Karr
NISS, karr at niss.org

Lars Lyberg
Statistics Sweden, Lars.Lyberg at scb.se

Andy Peytchev

RTI, apeytchev at rti.org





M. Giovanna Ranalli

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