CHIS 2015-2016 Sample Design and Survey Methodology (SDSM) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

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Meeting Summary

  1. 2015-2016 Meeting Summary

Meeting Materials

  1. SDSM TAC Meeting Agenda
  2. SDSM TAC Meeting Slides (Access printer-friendly version)
  3. SDSM TAC Meeting Attendees
  4. CHIS 2011-2012 Sample Sizes
  5. CHIS 2013 Survey Topics


Articles and Links Recommended by TAC Members

Cell Phone Use

Global Smartphone Use Continues to Climb, Studies Show

  • This was recommended by Joel Moskowitz as a reference to the increase in the use of smart phones

IRBs and Incentives

AAPOR IRB FAQ

  • Trent Buskirk recommended reviewing this for how to deal with IRBs and differential incentives

PRIMR (Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research)

  • Stephen Blumberg recommended this organization/conference as one to review for how to deal with IRBs on complex topics like differential incentives.

Largent et al. (2013) Misconceptions about coercion and undue influence: reflections on the views of IRB members. Bioethics. 27(9):500-507.

  • Stephen Blumberg recommended this article as a key reading on ethics of incentives

Singer and Ye (2010) The Use and Effects of Incentives in Surveys The Annals of the Am. Acad. of Political and Social Science. 645(1): 112-141

  • Good summary of research on incentive effects in surveys

Nonresponse and Nonresponse Bias

Groves and Peytcheva (2008) The Impact of Nonresponse Rates on Nonresponse Bias. A Meta-Analysis. Public Opinion Quarterly. 72(2): 167-189.

  • Recommended as a must-read by Paul Lavrakas on the issues of NR rates v. NR bias

Groves, Singer, Corning (2000) Leverage-Saliency Theory of Survey Participation: Description and an Illustration. Public Opinion Quarterly. 64(3): 299-308.

Groves et al (2006) Experiments in Producing Nonresponse Bias. Public Opinion Quarterly. 70(5): 720-736.

Curtin, Presser, Singer (2005) Public Opinion Quarterly. 69(1): 87-98. 720-736.

Curtin, Presser, Singer (2000) Public Opinion Quarterly. 64(4): 413-428.

Lee, et al (2009). Exploring Nonresponse Bias in a Health Survey Using Neighborhood Characteristics. Am. J. of Public Health. 99(10): 1811-1817.

  • Other insightful reading on current thinking about NR rate/bias causes


Sampling and Auxiliary Data 

PASEK

Mode Effects

Wagner et al (2014). Does Sequence Matter in Multimode Surveys: Results from an Experiment. Field Methods. 26(2): 141-155.

Pasek et al (2014). Can Marketing Data Aid Survey Research? Examining Accuracy and Completeness in Consumer-File Data Public Opinion Quarterly. 78(4): 889-916.

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