Survey experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present on a variety of methodological topics at the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s (AAPOR) 69th annual meeting, being held in Anaheim, California, May 15-18, 2014.
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 13, 2014
Survey experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present on a variety of methodological topics at the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s (AAPOR) 69th annual meeting, being held in Anaheim, California, May 15-18, 2014.
The conference theme is “Measurement and the Role of Public Opinion in a Democracy,” and will address current and complex topics in survey research methodology, including the shaping of public opinion and consequences for individuals and collectives.
AIR staff will discuss questionnaire design, survey mode, use of proxies, and methods for collecting and using administrative data. Staff will provide insights on issues related to nonresponse, measurement, and coverage errors in studies of households, education, lifelong learning and health.
Sessions involving AIR presenters include:
Thursday, May 15, 2014
"Providing a Deadline for Response: Results from Two Recent Experiments"
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Platinum 4
AIR Presenters: Ashley Kaiser, Rebecca Medway, Cong Ye & Jill Walston
"Administrative Record Linkage in the United States and Europe: Methods to Mitigate Bias and the Merits of Linked Data"
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Orange County 1 & 2
AIR Organizer and Moderator: HarmoniJoie Noel
"Who Consents to Record Linkage: Can Incentives Mitigate Bias?"
AIR Presenters: HarmoniJoie Noel, Alex McMillan & Celeste Stone
"Using Administrative Records to Develop and Evaluate Measurement Error Associated with New Survey Items in Federal Collections"
AIR Presenters: Sandy Eyster & Stephanie Cronen
"Testing for Measurement Equivalence in the Survey Responses of Incentive and Control Group Respondents" (DC-AAPOR Student Paper Award Winner)
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Platinum 9
AIR Presenter: Rebecca Medway
Friday, May 16, 2014
"Bridging Cultural Differences Beyond Questionnaire Translation: an Exploration of Research Methodology in Cross-cultural Research Design with Multilingual Communities"
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Platinum 6
AIR Organizer and Moderator: Anna Sandoval Girón
"School Concepts for Spanish Speaker Respondents: Improving Concept Validity in Surveys through Cognitive Interviews"
AIR Presenter: Anna Sandoval Girón
"Nonresponse Error in a Total Survey Error Context"
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Platinum 7 & 8
AIR Presenter: Cong Ye
"Developments in Cognitive Interviewing Methods"
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., Orange County 1 & 2
AIR Moderator: Danielle Battle
"The Effects of Response Option Changes on Response and Data Quality"
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., Platinum 7 & 8
AIR Presenters: Cong Ye, Jill Walston & Rebecca Medway
"What School Do I Choose?: Determining the Accuracy of Self-Reported Data with Administrative Data"
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., Grand Ballroom
AIR Presenters: Danielle Battle & Jeremy Redford
"What’s Mode Got to Do With It? Examining Data on School-Age Children Who Speak a Language Other than English at Home"
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Platinum 3
AIR Presenters: Angie KewalRamani, Anlan Zhang & Amber Noel
"Making Use of Proxy Reports in a Telephone Survey"
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Platinum 7 & 8
AIR Presenters: Rebecca Medway & Celeste Stone
Saturday, May 17, 2014
"Developing a Measure of Health Insurance Literacy"
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Platinum 3
AIR Presenters: Kathy Paez, Deepa Ganachari & Coretta Mallery
"Differences in Coverage and Nonresponse When Using a Full Household Enumeration Screener Versus a Child-only Screener in a 2013 National Mail Survey"
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., Orange County 3 & 4
AIR Presenters: Danielle Battle & Stacey Bielick
"Truant from the Data: Nonresponse and School-Based Survey Administrations"
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Platinum 3
AIR Presenters: Daniel Harwell, Samantha Neiman & Sandy Eyster
For more information about the conference, visit AIR during the event at Booth 304, or learn more at http://www.aapor.org/AAPOR_Annual_Conference.htm.
About AIR’s Center for Survey Methods
AIR’s Center for Survey Methods supports the design, collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistics that are objective, accurate and timely. Learn more about the Center.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit http://www.air.org. Reported by PRWeb 7 hours ago.
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 13, 2014
Survey experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present on a variety of methodological topics at the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s (AAPOR) 69th annual meeting, being held in Anaheim, California, May 15-18, 2014.
The conference theme is “Measurement and the Role of Public Opinion in a Democracy,” and will address current and complex topics in survey research methodology, including the shaping of public opinion and consequences for individuals and collectives.
AIR staff will discuss questionnaire design, survey mode, use of proxies, and methods for collecting and using administrative data. Staff will provide insights on issues related to nonresponse, measurement, and coverage errors in studies of households, education, lifelong learning and health.
Sessions involving AIR presenters include:
Thursday, May 15, 2014
"Providing a Deadline for Response: Results from Two Recent Experiments"
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Platinum 4
AIR Presenters: Ashley Kaiser, Rebecca Medway, Cong Ye & Jill Walston
"Administrative Record Linkage in the United States and Europe: Methods to Mitigate Bias and the Merits of Linked Data"
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Orange County 1 & 2
AIR Organizer and Moderator: HarmoniJoie Noel
"Who Consents to Record Linkage: Can Incentives Mitigate Bias?"
AIR Presenters: HarmoniJoie Noel, Alex McMillan & Celeste Stone
"Using Administrative Records to Develop and Evaluate Measurement Error Associated with New Survey Items in Federal Collections"
AIR Presenters: Sandy Eyster & Stephanie Cronen
"Testing for Measurement Equivalence in the Survey Responses of Incentive and Control Group Respondents" (DC-AAPOR Student Paper Award Winner)
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Platinum 9
AIR Presenter: Rebecca Medway
Friday, May 16, 2014
"Bridging Cultural Differences Beyond Questionnaire Translation: an Exploration of Research Methodology in Cross-cultural Research Design with Multilingual Communities"
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Platinum 6
AIR Organizer and Moderator: Anna Sandoval Girón
"School Concepts for Spanish Speaker Respondents: Improving Concept Validity in Surveys through Cognitive Interviews"
AIR Presenter: Anna Sandoval Girón
"Nonresponse Error in a Total Survey Error Context"
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Platinum 7 & 8
AIR Presenter: Cong Ye
"Developments in Cognitive Interviewing Methods"
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., Orange County 1 & 2
AIR Moderator: Danielle Battle
"The Effects of Response Option Changes on Response and Data Quality"
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., Platinum 7 & 8
AIR Presenters: Cong Ye, Jill Walston & Rebecca Medway
"What School Do I Choose?: Determining the Accuracy of Self-Reported Data with Administrative Data"
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m., Grand Ballroom
AIR Presenters: Danielle Battle & Jeremy Redford
"What’s Mode Got to Do With It? Examining Data on School-Age Children Who Speak a Language Other than English at Home"
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Platinum 3
AIR Presenters: Angie KewalRamani, Anlan Zhang & Amber Noel
"Making Use of Proxy Reports in a Telephone Survey"
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m., Platinum 7 & 8
AIR Presenters: Rebecca Medway & Celeste Stone
Saturday, May 17, 2014
"Developing a Measure of Health Insurance Literacy"
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Platinum 3
AIR Presenters: Kathy Paez, Deepa Ganachari & Coretta Mallery
"Differences in Coverage and Nonresponse When Using a Full Household Enumeration Screener Versus a Child-only Screener in a 2013 National Mail Survey"
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m., Orange County 3 & 4
AIR Presenters: Danielle Battle & Stacey Bielick
"Truant from the Data: Nonresponse and School-Based Survey Administrations"
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Platinum 3
AIR Presenters: Daniel Harwell, Samantha Neiman & Sandy Eyster
For more information about the conference, visit AIR during the event at Booth 304, or learn more at http://www.aapor.org/AAPOR_Annual_Conference.htm.
About AIR’s Center for Survey Methods
AIR’s Center for Survey Methods supports the design, collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistics that are objective, accurate and timely. Learn more about the Center.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit http://www.air.org. Reported by PRWeb 7 hours ago.
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