Office of Survey Methods Research

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Statistical Survey Paper Collection

The Statistical Survey Papers series is a collection of statistical research papers maintained by the Office of Survey Methods Research. It contains papers written by BLS statisticians and behavioral scientists. Included are papers presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings and other conferences, as well as papers appearing in journals and the BLS Statistical Notes series. A sample of the papers follows. Click "More" for the complete list.

• An Evaluation of Different Design Options for Presenting Edit Messages in Web Forms
• A Proposed Estimation Procedure for CPS Gross Flows
• Variance Estimation for Noise Components in Time Series from a Survey
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BLS Economic Working Papers

The BLS Economic Working Paper Series is a collection of research papers authored by senior economists within the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The purpose of the Series is to circulate research findings to interested readers as a means of encouraging discussion prior to publication.

• Women’s Increasing Wage Penalties from Being Overweight and Obese
• The Effects of Rounding on the Consumer Price Index
• Is Job Enrichment Really Enriching?
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Other Collections

• Current Population Survey (CPS) Redesign Bibliography - research papers written by BLS and Census Bureau statisticians and behavioral scientists on all phases of the 1994 CPS redesign.
• National Longitudinal Surveys Discussion Papers - reports from BLS-funded research on NLS data.

Contact Us

Associate Commissioner			Areas of Research
	John Eltinge	(202) 691-7404	Estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, nonresponse, measurement error, variance estimation, disclosure limitation, distribution functions and quantiles.
Senior Survey Methodologist
	Polly Phipps	(202) 691-7513	Survey measurement error, data quality measures, questionnaire and forms design, response rates, modeling of nonresponse, nonresponse bias.
	William Mockovak	(202) 691-7414	Questionnaire design, cognitive interviewing, Web surveys, usability testing, information architecture, CASIC applications, interviewer training.
Senior Mathematical Statistician
	Alan Dorfman	(202) 691-7378	Sampling design and inference, price indices, smoothing techniques, likelihood-based inference, nonparametric regression, prediction theory, quantile estimation.
	Daniell Toth	(202) 691-7380	Machine learning, nonparametric regression,estimation andinference with complex sample survey data, time series analysis.
General Information
	Pamela Douglas	(202) 691-7375

Mathematical Statistics Research Center

Director			Areas of Research
	Wendy Martinez	(202) 691-7400	Computational statistics, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, outlier detection, statistical pattern recognition, spatial statistics, and the analysis of unstructured text.
Mathematical Statisticians			Areas of Research
	Moon Jung Cho	(202) 691-7384	Resampling variance estimation method, bootstrap variance estimation method, Balanced Repeated Replicate (BRR) method, missing or fragmented data, modeling of survey response rates.
	Dan Gillman	(202) 691-7523	Statistical metadata, metadata standards, automated coding, terminology.
	Jeffrey Gonzalez	(202) 691-7415	Adaptive survey designs, estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, mixed-mode surveys, nonresponse, survey sampling.
	Steve Miller	(202) 691-7379	Statistical Methods, Measurement Error, Analysis of Data from Complex Surveys, Variance Estimation, and Inference.
	Randall Powers	(202) 691-7381	Nonresponse, variance estimation, responsive design.
	Michael Sverchkov (Contractor)	(202) 691-7374	Estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, variance estimation, small area estimation, calibration, time series analysis.
	Daniel Yang	(202) 691-7530	Mail and web mixed-mode surveys, nonresponse adjustment, survey sampling, propensity scores model, influence from complex surveys
ASA/NSF/BLS Research Fellows
None at this time.

Behavioral Science Research Center

Director			Areas of Research
	Jennifer Edgar	(202) 691-7528	Context effects, qualitative research methods, cognitive sources of measurement error, questionnaire design, interviewer training and evaluation.
Research Psychologists			Areas of Research
	Jean Fox	(202) 691-7370	Usability, user experience, user interface design, usability testing, computer-assisted data collection.
	Scott Fricker	(202) 691-7390	Nonresponse and measurement errors, questionnaire and instrument design, cognitive interviewing, usability.
	Brandon Kopp	(202) 691-7514	Nonresponse and measurement errors, questionnaire and instrument design, cognitive interviewing, usability.
Research Statisticians			Areas of Research
	John Dixon	(202) 691-7516	Nonresponse, nonsampling error, item nonresponse, measurement error, structural equation models, missing data problems, categorical data, psychometrics, multivariate methods, classification and clustering.
	Morgan Earp	(202) 691-7387	Survey measurement error, nonresponse bias, experimental design, decision tree modeling, structural equation modeling, instrument design, and psychometrics
	Brian Meekins	(202) 691-7594	Total Survey Error/Measurement Error, Latent Variable Models, paradata.
Cognitive Laboratory
	Stella Godbolt	(202) 691-7524	Schedules participants for studies, maintains database of volunteers, coordinates and assists with studies.