A new paper in the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology indicates that the methods researchers use to report on analyses of survey data vary widely, and frequently contain mistakes.

Surveys can provide valuable data about the prevalence of various conditions, behaviours and traits in a population, but there needs to be careful consideration of the methods used to sample the ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Designing Surveys Acknowledging Nonresponse." National Research Council. 2002. Studies of Welfare Populations: Data Collection and Research Issues. Washington, DC: The National ...

This report presents estimates of the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States as of July 2023 and for earlier years. As noted earlier in this report, the estimates presented here ...

Suggested Citation: "6 Data Linkage to Supplement Health Surveys." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Enhancing Survey ...

Scientific bottom-trawl surveys are ecological observation programs conducted along continental shelves and slopes of seas and oceans that sample marine communities associated with the seafloor. These ...

Survey work is a series of complex processes. At the outset, there is sample and questionnaire design, as well as field training. During the data collection stage, there is monitoring and remedial ...