#JSM2018 Lepkowski reminds us to be careful in looking at average relative bias with proportions as the denominator can really affect conclusions (do we get same conclusions if we look at q rather than p?).
#JSM2018 Lepkowski wonders what reputation means in context of surveys. If more information is out there about our survey, telling potential Rs that our “cause is good” will they do our survey? Depends on how we tell them about it. No acronyms!
#JSM2018 Lepkowski provides a history of mode shifts in the Survey of Consumers. Economists care about composition of sample over time. Any residual difference can be fixed by adding a constant to the estimates. Methodologists care about error sources that drive differences.
