RMF2012 Abstracts

Session: Tuesday 3rd July AM (09.15 - 12.45)

Title: Survey Data Quality

Name: Chris Skinner

Affiliation: London School of Economics (former Director of NCRM)

Abstract Details

Recent developments in methods for assessing and taking account of survey data quality will be presented, with an emphasis on measurement error and the needs of researchers using survey data. The session will begin with the broader context of the management of quality in survey data collection, before considering ways of assessing the quality of survey data using, in particular, multiple correspondence analysis, and the use of statistical modelling methods for taking account of survey error at the data analysis stage.

Presentation downloads

Presenter: Jorg Blasius

New Methods for Assessing the Quality of Survey Data

Presenter: Adeline Delavande

Measuring Subjective Expectations in Surveys

Presenter: Barbara Sianesi

Misreported schooling in survey and administrative data and returns to educational qualifications

Presenter: Chris Skinner

The Use of Unit-level Accuracy Indicators

The level of the session is: Advanced

Presentation details

Presenter 1

Start time: 09:15

Presentation title: Measuring subjective expectations in surveys

Author: Professor Adeline Delavande

Affiliation: University of Essex

Presenter 2

Start time: 10:00

Presentation title: New Methods for Assessing the Quality of Survey Data

Author: Professor Jorg Blasius

Affiliation: University of Bonn

Presenter 3

Start time: 11:15

Presentation title: Misreported Schooling in Survey and Administrative Data and Returns to Educational Qualifications

Author: Dr Barbara Sianesi

Affiliation: Institute of Fiscal Studies

Presenter 4

Start time: 12:00

Presentation title: The Use of Unit-level Accuracy Indicators

Author: Professor Chris Skinner

Affiliation: London School of Economics and Political Science