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The Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology publishes cutting-edge scholarly articles on statistical and methodological issues for sample surveys and related data systems. See more here: https://academic.oup.com/jssam

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Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Mar 20

The Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology welcomes submissions for the 2026 special issue on Advances in Survey Paradata through May 16 (academic.oup.com/jssam/pages/...).

Call for Submissions

Special Issue: Advances in Survey Paradata Guest Editors: Brady T. West, Lynne S. Schofield The Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology seeks submissions

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Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 19

The new editorial team of Emily Berg and Brad Edwards will pick up managing the JSSAM social media in 2025! Social media from the journal will be on hiatus until then.

Best wishes from the Nebraska-based social media team to all JSSAM readers for the New Year!

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 19

This is the last day of posts from the Univ. of Nebraska-based social media team. We set up the JSSAM social media accounts 4 years ago to spread the word about the great work published in the journal. The account has been managed by editor @olsonkm.bsky.social, Angelica Phillips, & Ryan Doud.

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · Dec 19

Are you doing innovative work with survey paradata? If so, submit it to this upcoming special issue of JSSAM!

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 19

Call for papers! Special Issue: Advances in Survey Paradata with Guest Editors: @bradytwest.bsky.social & Lynne S. Schofield

Submissions to the special issue are welcomed between December 16, 2024 and May 16, 2025

Details are here:
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Call for Submissions

Special Issue: Advances in Survey Paradata Guest Editors: Brady T. West, Lynne S. Schofield The Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology seeks submissions

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Dec 18

😍 @olsonkm.bsky.social: If you use complex survey data, read and use the PRICSSA checklist (Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis) in this Editor's Choice paper by Seidenberg, Moser and our @bradytwest.bsky.social et al. 👏👏

Kristen Olson @olsonkm.bsky.social · Dec 18

The only paper that I knew we would accept when I read it on first submission was the Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA checklist) by Seidenberg, Moser, and @bradytwest.bsky.social.
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Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA)

Abstract. Methodological issues pertaining to transparency and analytic error have been widely documented for publications featuring analysis of complex sa

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 19

Call for papers! Special Issue: Advances in Survey Paradata with Guest Editors: @bradytwest.bsky.social & Lynne S. Schofield

Submissions to the special issue are welcomed between December 16, 2024 and May 16, 2025

Details are here:
academic.oup.com/jssam/pages/...

Call for Submissions

Special Issue: Advances in Survey Paradata Guest Editors: Brady T. West, Lynne S. Schofield The Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology seeks submissions

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Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH @sarahewalsh.bsky.social · Dec 18

This was a really helpful read.

Kristen Olson @olsonkm.bsky.social · Dec 18

The PRICSSA paper provides practical guidance to analysts who use complex survey data. This was our first Editor’s Choice paper. Read it and use it.

Seidenberg, Moser,& West, 2023 Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA), JSSAM 11 (4), 743–757, doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA)

Abstract. Methodological issues pertaining to transparency and analytic error have been widely documented for publications featuring analysis of complex sa

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Florian Keusch @floriankeusch.bsky.social · Dec 18

Thanks, @olsonkm.bsky.social, for highlighting our paper. This was fun to write because it forced us to really think deeply about the connection between self-reports and sensor data, and it helped me clarify my own thinking about how we can combine the two.

Kristen Olson @olsonkm.bsky.social · Dec 18

Long ago and faraway (3 years ago???), it seemed like smartphones were a newfangled technology for collecting data. @floriankeusch.bsky.social & Fred Conrad’s research synthesis of what kinds of information can and should be collected using smartphones is a great article.

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Using Smartphones to Capture and Combine Self-Reports and Passively Measured Behavior in Social Research

Abstract. With the ubiquity of smartphones, it is possible to collect self-reports as well as to passively measure behaviors and states (e.g., locations, m

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Kristen Olson @olsonkm.bsky.social · Dec 18

I have served as the editor-in-chief for the survey methods side of @jssam.bsky.social for the last 4 years. We have had really great papers come through. To end my term, I want to highlight a few of them from the survey methods side of the journal in no particular order, other than the first paper.

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 18

New Article Alert! Andrea Neri, Eleonora Porreca on "Total Bias in Income Surveys when Nonresponse and Measurement Errors are Correlated" doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Total Bias in Income Surveys when Nonresponse and Measurement Errors are Correlated

Abstract. Household surveys on income might suffer from quality limitations mainly due to the difficulty of enrolling households (unit nonresponse) and ret

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 17

New Article Alert! Stephen J Kaputa, Darcy Steeg Morris, Scott H Holan on "Bayesian Multisource Hierarchical Models with Applications to the Monthly Retail Trade Survey" doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Bayesian Multisource Hierarchical Models with Applications to the Monthly Retail Trade Survey

Abstract. The integration of multiple survey, administrative, and third-party data offers the opportunity to innovate and improve survey estimation via sta

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 16

New Article Alert! Esteban Cabello, Domingo Morales, Agustín Pérez on "Area-Level Model-Based Small Area Estimation of Divergence Indexes in the Spanish Labour Force Survey" doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Area-Level Model-Based Small Area Estimation of Divergence Indexes in the Spanish Labour Force Survey

Abstract. This article develops model-based predictors for area-level proportions of employed men and women by occupation sectors and for entropies and div

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 13

New Article Alert! "Real-World Data Versus Probability Surveys for Estimating Health Conditions at the State Level" by David A Marker, Charity Hilton, Jacob Zelko, Jon Duke, Deborah Rolka, Rachel Kaufmann, Richard Boyd @thecedarprince.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Real-World Data Versus Probability Surveys for Estimating Health Conditions at the State Level

Abstract. Government statistical offices worldwide are under pressure to produce statistics rapidly and for more detailed geographies, to compete with unof

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 13

New article alert! Trinh H K Duong, Olivier Bouriaud, & Guillaume Chauvet on "A New Sampling Framework for Spatial Surveys with Application to the French National Forest Inventory"

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A New Sampling Framework for Spatial Surveys with Application to the French National Forest Inventory

Abstract. The French National Forest Inventory (NFI) employs a two-stage two-phase sampling scheme summarized by the following key steps: first, the territ

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Veronica Ballerini @vballerini.bsky.social · Dec 12

I'm truly happy to share with this community 🦋 that our paper is finally out!
If you wanna know more about novel uses of Fisher's Noncentral Hypergeometric distribution and how to make Bayesian inference on its parameters ⤵️⤵️⤵️

Thanks to JSSAM for the journey!

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 12

New article alert! "Inferring a Population Composition From Survey Data With Nonignorable Nonresponse: Borrowing Information From External Sources" by Veronica Ballerini and Brunero Liseo

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Inferring a Population Composition From Survey Data With Nonignorable Nonresponse: Borrowing Information From External Sources

Abstract. We introduce a method for inference on the composition of a heterogeneous population using survey data, accounting for the possibility that captu

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 12

New Article Alert! "Model-Based Prediction for Small Domains Using Covariates: A Comparison of Four Methods" by Victoire Michal, Jon Wakefield, Alexandra M Schmidt, Alicia Cavanaugh, Brian E Robinson, Jill Baumgartner @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Model-Based Prediction for Small Domains Using Covariates: A Comparison of Four Methods

Abstract. We consider methods for model-based small area estimation when the number of areas with sampled data is a small fraction of the total areas for w

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 12

New article alert! "Inferring a Population Composition From Survey Data With Nonignorable Nonresponse: Borrowing Information From External Sources" by Veronica Ballerini and Brunero Liseo

@vballerini.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Inferring a Population Composition From Survey Data With Nonignorable Nonresponse: Borrowing Information From External Sources

Abstract. We introduce a method for inference on the composition of a heterogeneous population using survey data, accounting for the possibility that captu

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 11

New Article Alert! Optimal Conformal Prediction for Small Areas by Elizabeth Bersson, Peter D Hoff doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Optimal Conformal Prediction for Small Areas

Abstract. Existing methods for small-area data involve a trade-off between maintaining area-level frequentist coverage rates and improving precision via th

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 11

New in Advanced Access!

Optimal Weights for Double Many-To-One Generalized Weight Share Method by Estelle Medous
"This paper examines the implementation and variance of generalized weight share method estimators when two intermediate populations are used to draw the sample."
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Optimal Weights for double Many-To-One Generalized Weight Share Method

Abstract. In probabilistic sampling, a sampling frame comprising the target population may not be available. However, indirect sampling can be used when th

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 10

New Article Alert! "Optimal Predictors of General Small Area Parameters Under an Informative Sample Design Using Parametric Sample Distribution Models" by Yanghyeon Cho, María Guadarrama-Sanz, Isabel Molina, Abdulhakeem Eideh, Emily Berg

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Optimal Predictors of General Small Area Parameters Under an Informative Sample Design Using Parametric Sample Distribution Models

Abstract. Two challenges in small area estimation occur when (i) the sample selection mechanism depends on the outcome variable and (ii) the parameter of i

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 9

New Article Alert! Jonathan Mendelson, Michael R Elliott on "Optimal Allocation Under Anticipated Nonresponse" doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Optimal Allocation Under Anticipated Nonresponse

Abstract. Survey response rates have declined dramatically in recent years, increasing the costs of data collection. Despite this, there is little existing

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 9

New in Advanced Access! Unconditional Lotteries in Web Surveys-Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment by Helge Holtermann, Siv-Elisabeth Skjelbred, Vegard Wiborg

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Unconditional Lotteries in Web Surveys—Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment

Abstract. Extensive research suggests that upfront unconditional payments boost response rates compared to a promised payment conditional upon completion.

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Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 6

New Article Alert! Arnaud Tripet, Esther Eustache, Yves Tillé, Improving Donor Imputation Using the Prediction Power of Random Forests: a Combination of SwissCheese and missForest doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Improving Donor Imputation Using the Prediction Power of Random Forests: a Combination of SwissCheese and missForest

Abstract. Imputation procedures are frequently used to treat nonresponse. With random hot deck imputation, missing values are replaced by valid observed va

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 5

New Article Alert! Estimation of a Population Total Under Nonresponse Using Follow-up by Marius Stefan, Michael A Hidiroglou doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Estimation of a Population Total Under Nonresponse Using Follow-up

Abstract. In this article, we propose methods to minimize bias due to unit nonresponse. We consider a two-phase sampling design where the second phase is a

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology @jssam.bsky.social · Dec 4

New Article Alert! "Using Auxiliary Information in Probability Survey Data to Improve Pseudo-Weighting in Nonprobability Samples: A Copula Model Approach" by Tingyu Zhu, Laura J Gamble, Matthew Klapman, Lan Xue, Virginia M Lesser doi.org/10.1093/jssa...

Using Auxiliary Information in Probability Survey Data to Improve Pseudo-Weighting in Nonprobability Samples: A Copula Model Approach

Abstract. While probability sampling has been considered the gold standard of survey methods, nonprobability sampling is increasingly popular due to its co