Joint Program in Survey Methodology

• Global trends and predictors of face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic 

  Badillo-Goicoechea, Elena; Chang, Ting-Hsuan; Kim, Esther; LaRocca, Sarah; Morris, Katherine; Deng, Xiaoyi; Chiu, Samantha; Bradford, Adrianne; Garcia, Andres; Kern, Christoph; Cobb, Curtiss; Kreuter, Frauke; Stuart, Elizabeth A. (Springer Nature, 2021-11-15)

  Guidelines and recommendations from public health authorities related to face masks have been essential in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of mask usage during the pandemic. We ...

• BAYESIAN METHODS FOR PREDICTION OF SURVEY DATA COLLECTION PARAMETERS IN ADAPTIVE AND RESPONSIVE DESIGNS 

  Coffey, Stephanie Michelle (2020)

  Adaptive and responsive survey designs rely on estimates of survey data collection parameters (SDCPs), such as response propensity, to make intervention decisions during data collection. These interventions are made with ...

• Design and Effectiveness of Multimodal Definitions in Online Surveys 

  Spiegelman, Maura (2020)

  If survey respondents do not interpret a question as it was intended, they may, in effect, answer the wrong question, increasing the chances of inaccurate data. Researchers can bring respondents’ interpretations into ...

• Improving External Validity of Epidemiologic Analyses by Incorporating Data from Population-Based Surveys 

  Wang, Lingxiao (2020)

  Many epidemiologic studies forgo probability sampling and turn to volunteer-based samples because of cost, confidentiality, response burden, and invasiveness of biological samples. However, the volunteers may not represent ...

• The Use of Email in Establishment Surveys 

  Langeland, Joshua Lee (2019)

  This dissertation evaluates the effectiveness of using Email for survey solicitation, nonresponse follow-up, and notifications for upcoming scheduled interviews in an establishment survey setting. Reasons for interest in ...

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