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1999 FCSM Research Conference Papers

Plenary Session I Organizer: Cynthia Clark
Introductory Remarks	Griffith
The Relation Between Scientific and Political Action	Bailar
Role of Researchers in Program Decisions	Barron

Banquet Session Organizer: Lynda Carlson
Statistics and Sound Bites: Statistical Literacy in the Age of the Internet	Moore

Session II-A Organizer: Tom Petska
Use of Tax Data in the Production of Provincial Economic Statistics	Bissett
The Effects of Using Administrative Registers in Economic Short Term Statistics: The Norwegian Labour Force Survey as a Case Study	Thomsen, Zhang
Expansion of Administrative Records Uses at the Census Bureau: A Long-Range Research Plan	Prevost, Leggieri
Formal Discussion	Scheuren

Session II-B Organizer: Ed Spar
Statistical Metadata Research at the Census Bureau	Gillman, Appel
Metadata at Statistics Netherlands	Struijs
Using a Dimensional Data Warehouse to Standardize Survey and Census Metadata Abstract	Yost, Nealon
Formal Discussion	Dippo

Session III-A Organizer: Susan Hinkins
Frame Development for Surveys of Financial Institutions: Using Administrative Data from Regulatory Agencies	Ramirez
Using Administrative Data to Improve Survey Estimation - The 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises	Moore, Caldwell
Using Administrative Records to Report Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics	Scalia
Small-Area Population Estimation Technique Using Administrative Records and Evaluation of Results with Loss Functions and Optimization Criteria	Bryan

Session III-B Organizer: Marilyn McMillen
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Methods Panel--Improving Income Measurement	Doyle, Martin, Moore
Alternative Designs for the Consumer Expenditure Survey	Breidt
Estimating the Error in Labor Force Data Using Markov Latent Class Analysis	Biemer, Bushery
Some Observations on Price Index Estimators	Lent, Leaver, Dorfman

Session IV-A Organizer: Dale Atkinson
Small Domain Estimation of Employment Using CES and ES202 Data	Harter, Wolter, Macaluso
Large Numbers of Estimates for Small Areas	Schirm, Czajka, Zaslavsky
Using Administrative Records for Small Area Estimation In The American Community Survey	Alexander, Chand
Formal Discussion	Cohen

Session IV-B Organizer: Steve Cohen
Bridging the Gap between the Theory and Practice of Analysis of Data from Complex Surveys -- Some Statistics Canada Experiences	Phillips, Roberts, Kovacevic, Gentleman
Data Mining the CPS Reinterview: Digging into Response Error	McGovern, Bushery
The Limits of Health Surveys for Contextual or Multi-Level Analysis	Hadden, Maury
Adolescent Cigarette Use: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and School Racial/Ethnic Composition	Johnson

Session V-A Organizer: Ed Spar
Combining Register-Based and Traditional Census Processes as a Pre-Defined Strategy in Census Planning	Blum
Use of An Existing Sampling Frame to Collect Broad-Based Health and Health-Related Data at the State and Local Level	Ezzati-Rice, Cynamon, Blumberg, Madans
An Alternative to the Reinterview Survey Used to Measure Coverage Error in the United States Census of Agriculture	Jay Johnson
Formal Discussion	Scheuren

Session V-B Organizer: Steve Cohen
A Cognitive Appraisal Methodology for Establishment Survey Questionnaires	O'Brien
Verbal Reports Are Data! A Theoretical Approach to Cognitive Interviews	Blair, Tracy, Conrad
Conversational Interviewing and Data Quality	Conrad, Schober
Developing and Testing Aggregate Reporting Forms for Data on Race and Ethnicity	Schechter, Stinson, Moy

Session VI-A Organizer: Marilyn McMillen
The Design of a One Number Census in the UK	Abbott, Brown, Buckner, Chambers, Cruddas, Diamond, Woolford
Evaluating a One Number Approach to the Agricultural Census	Crouse
An Alternative to Traditional Census Taking: Plans for France	Dumais, Eghbal, Jacod, Isnard, Vinot
Formal Discussion	Hogan

Session VI-B Organizer: Carol King
Validation of Fourth and Eighth Grade Students' Responses to Reading, Math, and Science NAEP Background Items: Use of Cognitive Interviewing Techniques with Teachers and Students	Huberman, Levine
Cognitive Design and Bayesian Modeling of a Census Survey of Income Recall	Marquis, Press
Cognitive Testing of Questions to Measure Family Violence	Paletta, Mihorean
Evaluating the Displaced-Worker/Job-Tenure Supplement to the CPS: An Illustration of Multimethod Quality Assessment Research	Esposito

Session VII-A Organizer: Susan Hinkins
Planning for the 2001 Census Coverage Survey in England and Wales	Dixie
Designing Coverage Studies for the 2001 Canadian Census	Clark, Tourigny
Estimating Census Undercount Using Coverage Measurement Survey and Demographic Data	Elliott Little
Validation of Causality for the Dual System Estimation Procedure in the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal	Hawala

Session VII-B Organizer: Dale Atkinson
Increasing the Effectiveness of Ratio Edits by Using Joint Transformed Variables	Dandekar
Ratio Edit Tolerance Development Using Variations of Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) Resistant Fences Methods	Thompson
Overview and Evaluation of AGGIES, An Automated Edit and Imputation System	Perritt, Todaro
Implementation of the Graphical Editing Analysis Query System	Lu, Weir, Emery

Session VIII-A Organizer: Charles Alexander, Jr.
Using the American Community Survey to Enhance the Current Population Survey: Opportunities and Issues	Butani, Esposito, Alexander
Possible Improvements to the National Crime Victimization Survey Using the American Community Survey	Lewis, Creighton, Kindermann, DeBerry
Using GIS to Evaluate a New Source of Transportation Census Data: The American Community Survey	O'Neill, Hess
Formal Discussion	Kirkendall
Formal Discussion	Knox

Session VIII-B Organizer: Ron Fecso
National Estimates of an Audited Variable with a Large Number of Missing Values	Hertz
Some Problems and Solutions with a Delete-A-Group Jackknife	Kott
Variance Estimation Under Marginal Models for Longitudinal Data Analysis Using Complex Survey Data	Schiopu-Kratina
Modeling and Imputation of Semicontinuous Survey Variables	Schafer, Olsen

Session IX-A Organizer: Tom Petska
Time Series and Cross-Sectional Analysis and Modelling in the Monitoring of UK Labour Market	Haworth, Caplan
Recent Developments at Statistics Canada in the Linking of Complex Health Files	Fair
Record Linkage at NASS Using AutoMatch	Broadbent, Iwig
Disability Research Using Survey Data Matched to Social Security Administration Record Data	Rupp, Davies

Session IX-B Organizer: Marilyn McMillen
Standards for Final Disposition Codes and Outcome Rates for Surveys	Smith
Statistical Issues in a Record Check Study of Childhood Immunization	Givens, Brick, Nixon, Kalton, Ezzati-Rice
Analysis of 1990 Decennial Census Check-In Time Data	Slud
Survey Attrition: A Taxonomy and the Search for Valid Instruments to Correct for Biases	Dolton, Lindeboom, Van den Berg

Session X-A Organizer: Ed Spar
Use of Stratum Mixing to Reduce Primary-Unit-Level Identification Risk in Public-Use Survey Datasets	Eltinge
Contextual Data Files From the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth: Access and Analyses	Piccinino, Mosher
Assessing the Statistical Disclosure Risk of a Demographic Microdata File	Massell
Formal Discussion	Roehrig

Session X-B Organizer: Ron Fecso
Respondent Acceptance of Touch-Tone Data Entry in Cognitive Interviews on HIV/STD Risk Behaviors	Blumberg, Cynamon
Improving Electronic Data Collection and Dissemination through Usability Testing	Murphy, Tedesco, Marquis, Roske-Hofstrand, Hoffman, Saner, Harris
Internet Data Collection at the U.S. Census Bureau	Kanarek, Sedivi

Technical Demonstrations Organizer: Steve Cohen
Disseminating Distributed Statistical Data: The ADDSIA Project	Lamb
On-Line Analysis of Data from Complex Samples	Cohen, Planchon
Address Listing Data Collection	Malakhoff
A Prototype System for Displaying and Disseminating Data from the 1997 Census of Agriculture	Anolik
Demetra: A User-Friendly Interface for Seasonal Adjustment	Doss�, Hoffmann, Kelsen, Planas, Linden
Maintaining Tracking Information on Subjects in Longitudinal Studies	Brown-Scoggins, Rothwell
Integrated Information Solutions at the Census Bureau	Wallace, Landman
Data Warehousing at the National Agricultural Statistics Service, "Easy & Fast Data Access for Everyone"	Nealon, Yost

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1999 FCSM Research Conference Papers