Held May 3rd to May 4th, 2016 at US Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Maryland
Sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census Bureau.

2016 FedCASIC Presentations

Survey Design/Management I

Presentation Materials:

2016 Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) Timeline Speedup (, 543kb)	Jake Kane, Mark Sauer, Dipak Subedi - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Field Representative Performance Measures for Strategically Allocating CAPI Effort (, 433kb)	Lee Beck - U.S. Census Bureau
Addressing Respondent Burden in Last Resort Efforts for the American Community Survey (, 227kb)	Fern Bradshaw, Donna Daily - U.S. Census Bureau

Management Challenges - Talent, Development, Retention, and Training

Presentation Materials:

Management Challenges - Talent, Development, Retention, and Training (, 568kb)

Karen Davis - RTI International, Lisa Clune - Mathematica Policy Research, Preeta Chickername - NORC at the University of Chicago, Ken Robertson - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Patty Maher - Survey Research Center, Un. of Michigan

Field Operations

Presentation Materials:

Exploring Optimal Call Scheduling in the Job Corps National Survey (, 2.1mb)	Lisa Lin-Freeman, Margaret Collins, Teerachat Techapai, Jacob Benus - IMPAQ International
Locating and Evaluating Sample Movers in the 2014 SIPP Panel (, 259kb)	Abby Williams, Bennett Adelman, Daniel P. Doyle - U.S. Census Bureau

Statistical Advances I

Presentation Materials:

Are There Substantive Differences between Sampling and Censusing Employees in Organizational Climate Surveys (, 487kb)	Taylor Lewis, Lorraine Latimore - U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Nikki Graf - University of Mannheim
Integer Programming for Calibration (, 702kb)	Luca Sartore - U.S.D.A. National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kelly Toppin - National Agricultural Statistics Service, Clifford Spiegelman - U.S.D.A. National Agricultural Statistics Service
Probabilistic Cleaning for Messy Data (, 267kb)	M. Rita Thissen - RTI International
Sampling Techniques used to Select a Nationally Representative Sample of WIC Participants (, 409kb)	Yumiko Sugawara, Jill Montaquila, Suzanne McNutt - Westat

Demonstration/Poster Session I

Presentation Materials:

DataHub - The Non-Traditional Way with Big Data Solutions (, 890kb)	Brad Sachar,Mohamad Thahir, Juan Salazar - MarkLogic Corporation
Examining Effects of Nonresponse on Survey Data Quality for Surveys of Retail Trade (, 443kb)	Peter Shieh, Cha-Chi Fan - U.S. Census Bureau
Facilitating the Transparency and Scientific Rigor of Cognitive Interviewing Methodology - Demonstrating the Q-Suite Tools (, 267kb)	Justin Mezetin, Luis Cortes - Swan Solutions, Meredith Massey, Sheba King Dunston, Lauren Creamer - CDC NCHS

Administrative Records I

Presentation Materials:

Understanding Prisoner Experiences Before and After Prison Using Linked Data (, 1.1mb)	Trent Alexander, Ann Carson, Keith Finlay, Sonya R. Porter - Bureau of Justice Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau Sharon R. Ennis - U.S. Census Bureau
Two New Quality Metrics for Measuring Big Data Record Linkage Systems (, 1.1mb)	K. Bradley Paxton, Ph. D. ADI, LLC Brad Paxton - ADI, LLC
Use of Administrative Records to Reduce Burden and Improve Quality for the American Community Survey (, 1.1mb)	Denise Flanagan-Doyle, Bonnie Moore
NPDB Eligible Users Survey Results (, 1.1mb)	Harnam Singh and Anne Stahl, Research Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Paradata Production Post-Data Collection: Challenges and Best Practices (, 1.1mb)	Tonja Kyle, MS, Nicole Frascino, BS, Maria Prosviryakova, MS, Baibai Chen, MS, Robert Tortora, PhD, and Ronaldo Iachan, PhD

Statistical Advances II

Presentation Materials:

Evaluating a Propensity Score Adjustment for Combining Probability and Non-Probability Samples in a National Surveys (, 1.7mb)	Heather Driscoll, Kurt Peters, Pedro Saavedra - ICF International
Venue-Based and Real-Time Sampling Methodologies in an Intercept Survey of Cyclists (, 4.5mb)	Ronaldo Iachan, Heather Driscoll, Olivia Saucier - ICF International

Software

Presentation Materials:

Computing Optimal Domain-Based Stratified Sample Allocations using an R Shiny Application (, 1.7mb)	Jeff Schneider - Defense Manpower Data Center
Information Technology Development and Implementation of a Case Management Services at a Federal Statistical Agency (, 4.5mb)	Lorna J. Drennen, Gerald Tillman - U.S.D.A. National Agricultural Statistics Service

Survey Design/Management II

Presentation Materials:

Electronic Questionnaire Collection for Monthly Business Surveys (, 1.4mb)	Réjean Doiron - Statistics Canada
Evaluating Field Data Collectors with a Rigorous Training Assessment (, 861kb)	Kelly Martin, Davia Spado - ICF International
Impact of Wording on Resolving Outliers (, 991kb)	Jocelyn Newsome, Kerry Levin, Jennifer Anderson - Westat, Brenda Schafer, Patrick Langetieg - Internal Revenue Service
Implementing Cost-Effective Multi-Mode Data Collection Approaches in a Longitudinal Study (, 325kb)	Melissa Krakowieck, Karen CyBulski, Bharat Thakor - Mathematica Policy Research

Survey Design/Management III

Presentation Materials:

Managing the Fast-Track Transformation of a 35 Year Old Federal Survey (, 591kb)	Chip Berry - U.S. Energy Information Administration, Eileen O'Brien - Energy Information Administration
Using the Electronic Questionnaire to Reduce Follow-Up for the Canadian Census of Population (, 646kb)	S. Franklin, C. Gagné - Statistics Canada

Management Challenges - Applying and Integrating New Technologies

Presentation Materials:

Management Challenges Related to Applying and Integrating New Technologies (, 2.1mb)

Jane Shepherd - Westat, Gene Shkolnikov - Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Preeta Chickermane - NORC at the University of Chicago, Ken Robertson - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Gina Cheung - Survey Research Center, Un. of Michigan, Rick Kryger - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jason M. Fields - U.S. Census Bureau

New Technologies

Presentation Materials:

Using Browser-based Developer Tools to Test for Accessibility (, 402kb)	Jeff Coburn - University of Massachusetts Boston
Big Data Sources and the Telephone Point of Purchase Survey (, 624kb)	Greg Barbieri - Bureau of Labor Statistics

Survey Design/Management IV

Presentation Materials:

Conjoint Analysis of Survey Invitation Messages--A New Method to Understand What Moves People to Respond (, 591kb)	Casey Eggleston, Jennifer Hunter Childs, Elizabeth Nichols - U.S. Census Bureau
Developing an Enhanced Propensity Index to Inform Respondent Incentive Escalation (, 724kb)	Kate Bachtell, Catherine Haggerty,Shannon Nelson, Steven Pedlow, Katie Archambeau - NORC at the University of Chicago, Kevin Moore, Joanne Hsu - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Developing Electronic Tools to Support the Logistical and Collaborative Needs of Respondents to the Economic Census (, 907kb)	Alfred D. "Dave" Tuttle - U.S. Census Bureau

Demonstration/Poster Session II

Presentation Materials:

Incorporating User Experience into Software Development (, 1.2mb)

Diem Huynh - Customer Value Partners, Craig Sherrod - U.S. Census Bureau

Paradata

Presentation Materials:

A Practical Visualization Approach for Paradata Monitoring in Adaptive Design (, 1.2mb)	Joe Murphy, Paul Biemer - RTI International, Chip Berry - U.S. Energy Information Administration
Data Management and Analytic Use of Paradata--SIPP-EHC Audit Trails (, 1.1mb)	Jinyoung Lee, Benjamin C. Seloske, Ana Lucía Córdova Cazar, Adam Eck, Antje Kirchner, Robert Belli - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Administrative Records II

Presentation Materials:

1990 Census Name Recovery Project (, 2.3mb)	Diane Cronkite - U.S. Census Bureau
Best Practices for Integration of Alternative Data Sources into Petroleum Programs (, 1.0mb)	Shawna Waugh - Energy Information Administration
Data Sharing Between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau--BLS Data Synchronization Project (, 2.3mb)	Sharon Stang - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Linked Survey and Administrative Record Data--The First Public Use File for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (, 365kb)	Lisa B. Mirel, Shannon Corcoran, Jian Zhang - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Topics in New Technology and IT Security

Presentation Materials:

Securing Survey Data on Android Devices (, 1.9mb)

Matthew Boyce, Mai Nguyen - RTI International