Professional Organizations

The following professional organizations are concerned about survey quality.

International Association for Survey Statisticians

The IASS is a section of the International Statistical Institute. It aims to promote the study and development of the theory and practice of sample surveys and censuses. It also aims to increase the interest in surveys and censuses among statisticians, among governments and the public in the different countries of the world.

Link:

http://isi.cbs.nl/iass/allUK.htm

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Your Opinion Counts

Your Opinion Counts (R) is a program from the Council of Market and Opinion Research, which is designed to promote the mutually beneficial relationship between the public and survey research.

Link:

http://www.youropinioncounts.org/

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World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR)

Link:

http://www.unl.edu/WAPOR/

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National Council on Public Polls (NCPP)

Link:

http://www.ncpp.org/

Professional Organizations

International Association of Survey Statisticians

Link:

http://isi.cbs.nl/iass/allUK.htm

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ESOMAR

Link:

http://www.esomar.org/

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Council of American Survey Research Organizations

Link:

http://www.casro.org/

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Council for Marketing & Opinion Research

Link:

http://www.cmor.org/

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American Statistical Association Survey Research Methods Section

Link:

http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/

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American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)

Link:

http://www.aapor.org/

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Spring Conference Recap

Experts offer Multiple Takes on Technology at Conference

Thomas Guterbock summed things up nicely at the recent “New Technolgies and Survey Research” conference held by the Program on Survey Research at Harvard University.

In his presentation “Strategies and Standards for Reaching Respondents in a New Age of Technology,” Guterbock – the Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Survey Research – described both sides of the new technology coin: it’s easier than ever for pollsters and survey researchers to get in touch with people – via cellphone, email, instant message, etc.; at the same time, other technologies are making it easier for those same people to avoid surveys—by using caller id, answering machines, etc.

Upcoming Events

May 14 2010
AAPOR Annual Conference
July 31 2010
American Statistical Association
November 8 2010
American Evaluation Association 2010 Annual Conference
February 8 2011
American Sociological Association-Annual Meeting