ongoing data-collection activities. This
Tuesday, August 4
Constance F. Citro of The
session will examine a wide array of
The Agony and Ecstasy of Innovation
National Academies
paradata applications in government
in Federal surveys
surveys, from managing day-to-day sur-
Chair: Lawrence D. Brown of the
Partnership for Innovation, featur-
vey operations to evaluating the quality
University of Pennsylvania
ing Jeri M. Mulrow of the National
of collected data. The session should be
Discussant: Norman Bradburn of the
Science Foundation
of particular interest to survey managers,
National Opinion Research Center
methodologists, and anyone interested Overcoming Extremeness: The
in evaluating survey costs and sources of
The Importance of Goal-Oriented
Survey Innovator’s Essential Task,
survey error.
Leadership for Innovation, featuring
featuring Don A. Dillman of
Washington State University
Innovation in the federal govern-
ment on longstanding federal surveys is
both overwhelming and exciting, and,
in some cases, long overdue. Creating
Social Statistics
an environment of innovation in any
organization is never easy, let alone cre-
ating one across multiple organizations
Section Announces
that share responsibilities for a project.
Speakers in this session will provide
JSM 2009 Roundtables
insight into partnering for innovation
on various aspects of the survey design.
Joseph salvo, section 2010 Program Chair
Wednesday, August 5
Future of Random-Digit-Dial Telephone
w
hy not attend a roundtable how to best educate data users to bet- surveys
with lunch at this year’s Joint ter address the challenges they face with Chair: Sunghee Lee of the University of
Statistical Meetings in these new data. California, Los Angeles
Washington, DC? Roundtables with
Finally, for those who work in/with
Panelists: Linda B. Piekarski of Survey
lunch offer the opportunity to explore a
federal agencies, there is “Using Data
Sampling International, LLC; Meena
topic of interest in a less formal setting.
from the American Community Survey:
Khare of the National Center for Health
This year, the Social Statistics Section is
What Federal Agencies Need to Know.”
Statistics, CDC; James A. Singleton
pleased to sponsor five such sessions,
This discussion will identify issues that
of the National Center for Health
which explore substantive and method-
federal agencies should consider when
Statistics, CDC; Michael P. Battaglia
ological topics that are central to our
making the transition to the ACs,
of Abt Associates Inc.; Michael J. Brick
work in social statistics. Read on and
including when to start using ACS data,
of Westat, Inc.; and David Grant of the
learn the details, as you won’t want to
University of California, Los Angeles
how often to ‘refresh’ ACS data, and
miss signing up for these excellent activi-
how to prepare customers for data from
ties when planning your schedule for
The viability of traditional landline
this new source.
JSM 2009.
random-digit-dial (RDD) telephone sur-
Other roundtables include “Removing
Given the sea change that the
veys is being challenged due to declining
the Veil from Publicly Released
American Community Survey rep-
response rates and a sharp increase in
Polls: What Is the Statistician’s Role
resents, three roundtables are being
persons switching to cell phone services
offered this year by the Social Statistics
in the Fight to Improve Statistical
by eliminating landline services. This ses-
Section. The first is an ACS primer for
Literacy?” and “Leveraging Advances
sion will address these challenges and dis-
statisticians: “What Every Statistician
in Cyberinfrastructure to Provide
cuss how to minimize their impact. The
Should Know About the ACS: ACS for
Secure Access to Sensitive Data,
panel members will represent some of the
Newbies.” This roundtable will focus on
Preserve Data, and Create Virtual large-scale RDD surveys in the United
key points of interest to statisticians on
Scientific Communities.” States: National Immunization Survey,
the content and methods of this survey.
For complete descriptions of these Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
Recognizing that the ACS represents
roundtables, visit the JSM online pro- System, National Household Education
a big shift in the collection, compilation,
gram at
www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/
Survey, and California Health Interview
and dissemination of socioeconomic
2009/onlineprogram. For questions or
Survey. They also will discuss challenges
data, the second ACS roundtable focuses
to propose ideas for JSM 2010 invit-
that each survey faces, findings
on user training. The roundtable “Can ed sessions, contact Joseph Salvo at
from studies examining challenges, and
We Teach Data Users to Use Survey
jsalvo@planning.nyc.gov. n
future plans. n
Data Wisely?” will discuss ideas about
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