Business and Agricultural Surveys

Collection Management

Sep 23, 2021 data collection, management, follow-up strategy, collection plan, collection strategy, collection, collection method, response 0 105 0/5 (0 Vote)

This presentation provides information on the management of a data collection exercise. It presents some of the questions to consider when developing a collection plan, the methods for facilitating a response, an example of a collection plan and how... Read More

Methodology of Collection Management

Sep 23, 2021 collection management, FEFU, NRFU, failed edit, non-response, non response, follow up, follow-up, business survey, follow-up strategies 0 230 0/5 (0 Vote)

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... Read More

Stratification

Sep 23, 2021 stratification, sampling, stratification variables, stratification size, stratum, strata, sample size, coefficient of variation, allocation schemes, allocation, proportional allocation, stratification boundaries, Hidiroglou, Lavallee 0 93 0/5 (0 Vote)

This is a two-part presentation on stratification. The first presentation provides an introduction to stratification and includes stratification variables and size. The second part looks at notation, allocation criteria and schemes, stratification... Read More

Respondent Relations (business surveys)

Sep 23, 2021 relations, respondent, questionnaire design, data improvement, data quality, rapport, cover letter, confidentiality, authority, statistics act, legislation, EPM 0 122 0/5 (0 Vote)

This presentation provides information on how to connect with respondents to improve the quality and breadth of data reported. It includes what information to include on questionnaires to aid respondents and the treatment for large and complex... Read More

Questionnaire Design (for business surveys)

Sep 23, 2021 questionnaire design, design, business surveys, business register, survey questionnaire, questionnaire, instrument 0 106 0/5 (0 Vote)

This presentation provides information on considerations for questionnaire design for business surveys. It was presented at a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regional workshop under the Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the... Read More

Record Linkage for Business Surveys

Sep 23, 2021 record linkage, linkage, deterministic, probabilistic, business survey, pre match 0 99 0/5 (0 Vote)

This presentation provides information on the process of matching records in two files which represent identical persons, objects or events-record linkage. This exercise is becoming more common with the increased use of administrative data. The... Read More

Survey Methods and Practices

Sep 22, 2021 surveys, survey design, sampling, survey planning, survey practices, data dissemination, disclosure, questionnaire design, sample, imputation, frames, error, data collection, population, testing, survey management, survey estimate, sample size, prasc 0 142 0/5 (0 Vote)

A practical guide to planning, design and implementation of surveys. The main focus of the manual is the basic concepts that might be useful to all readers, though some chapters are more technical than others. Some of the topics covered include,... Read More