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Joint Statistical Meetings

Denver, CO—August 3-7, 2008

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Date/Time

Topic

Presenter/Author(s)


Sunday, August 3    
2:00-3:50 p.m. Survey Respondent Incentives: Research and Practice Geraldine Mooney, Panelist
  "Matching Four Groups of Postsecondary Education Institutions Using Propensity Scores" Amang Sukasih, Kirsten Barrett, and Wendy Mansfield
Monday, August 4 Poster Session  
10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. "Which Incentives Work Best for Respondents in Today's RDD Surveys?" Barbara Carlson, Karen CyBulski, and Tom Barton
Tuesday, August 5    
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Would the Real Data Please Stand Up? Data for Comparisons for Policy Analysis Daniel Kasprzyk, Chair
  "How Much Is It Worth: Comparing the Policy-Analytic Value of Wealth Data from Four Surveys" John Czajka
12:30-1:50 p.m. "Methods and Issues in Trimming Extreme Weights in Sample Surveys" Frank Potter
2:00-3:50 p.m. "Spatial Empirical Bayes: Borrowing Strength Through Spatial Dependence" Natalya Verbitsky
4:00-6:00 p.m. Council of Chapters Workshop and Reception John Hall, Chair
Wednesday, August 6    
8:30-10:20 a.m. "Evaluation of Imputation of Covariates in an Impact Analysis with Regression Adjustment" Eric Grau and Sue Ahmed
  "Response Patterns Among New Businesses" Zhanyun Zhao, Frank Potter, and Yuhong Zheng
  Transportation, Visualization, Equity Premium Forecasting, IT, and Structural Breaks Natalya Verbitsky, Chair
2:00-3:50 p.m. Improved Sample Designs Frank Potter, Chair
Thursday, August 7    
8:30-10:20 a.m. "Nonresponse Bias Analysis Using Critical Item-Only Respondents for the National Survey of Recent College Graduates" Donsig Jang and Xiaojing Lin
10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Analytic Methods with Noncontinuous Outcomes Donsig Jang, Chair