Methodology of Collection Management

Recognising that data collection is one of the most expensive steps of the survey process and one of the most important as quality data is needed to produce quality estimates, much research has been undertaken on how to make the collection process more cost effective. This presentation focuses on the follow-up process and examines the two type typically performed in business surveys - failed edit follow-up (FEFU) and non-response follow-up (NRFU). It was presented at a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regional workshop under the Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC), funded by the Government of Canada.