survey sampling

A Loglinear Modeling Approach to Assessing the Consistency of Ego Reports of Dyadic Outcomes with Applications to Fertility and Sexual Partnerships

We propose a log-linear model to assess the consistency of ego reports of dyadic outcomes. We do so specifically in the context where males and females report on shared events, and we demonstrate how inconsistencies can be assessed by using a …

Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border

This is the report of the Panel on Survey Options for Estimating the Flow of Unauthorized Crossings at the U.S.-Mexico Border, including myself as a panel member. The summary is below: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for …

Discussion of 'Connections between survey calibration estimators and semi parametric models for incomplete data' by Thomas Lumley, Pamela A. Shaw and James Y. Dai

This is an invited discussion of 'Connections between survey calibration estimators and semi parametric models for incomplete data' by Thomas Lumley, Pamela A. Shaw and James Y. Dai.

Respondent-Driven Sampling: An Assessment of Current Methodology

Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) employs a variant of a link-tracing network sampling strategy to collect data from hard-to-reach populations. By tracing the links in the underlying social network, the process exploits the social structure to expand …