| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Coffee, Breakfast, Gather | |
| 9:00 – 9:05 am | Call to Order (Kristen Olson) | |
| 9:05 – 9:25 am | Survey Costs: Gaining a Common Language and Setting a Research Agenda (Kristen Olson) | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | Plenary Panel: Why Discuss Costs? | |
| Stephanie Chardoul, Stephanie Coffey, Ashley Kirzinger, Jordon Peugh Moderator: James Wagner |
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| 10:30 – 10:50 am | Coffee Break | |
| 10:50 – 11:00 am | Move to Paper Session #1 | |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Paper Session #1: Cost Estimation and Cost Models | |
| John Eltinge, Renee Stepler, Justin Jones Moderator: Chris Jackson |
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| 11:00 – 11:05 am | Intro | |
| 11:05 – 11:20 am | Paper #1: Cost Structures for the Design and Operation of Statistical Information Systems | |
| 11:21 – 11:36 am | Paper #2: Assessing the Full Cost of Survey Incentives: Lessons from Two Case Studies | |
| 11:37 – 11:52 am | Paper #3: What Varies and What Stays the Same: Cost Modelling for a National Mixed-Mode Study | |
| 11:52 – 11:59 am | Discussion | |
| 12:00 – 12:05 pm | Updates & Announcements | |
| 12:05 – 12:50 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:50 – 1:00 pm | Move to Paper Session #2 | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Paper Session #2: Cost Monitoring | |
| Brad Edwards, Erica Wong, Kevin Tolliver Moderator: Daifeng Han |
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| 1:00 – 1:05 pm | Intro | |
| 1:05 – 1:20 pm | Paper #4: Developing Systems for Collecting, Tracking, and Predicting Survey Costs | |
| 1:18 – 1:36 pm | Paper #5: An Open Book Approach for a New Birth Cohort Study in the UK | |
| 1:31 – 1:52 pm | Paper #6: Decomposing Survey Costs: Insights from Empirical Modeling of SIPP Operations | |
| 1:52 – 1:59 pm | Discussion | |
| 2:00 – 2:20 pm | Coffee Break | |
| 2:20 – 2:30 pm | Move to Paper Session #3 | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Paper Session #3: New Methods | |
| Cindy Ubartas, Jill Dematteis, Mark Owens Moderator: Daifeng Han |
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| 2:30 – 2:35 pm | Intro | |
| 2:35 – 2:40 pm | Paper #7: Challenges in Evaluating Costs by Mode for Social Surveys at Statistics Canada | |
| 2:40 – 2:55 pm | Paper #8: Modernizing Multistage Sampling: Cost-Efficient Sample Design for Face-to-Face Household Studies | |
| 2:55 – 3:05 pm | Paper #9: Breaking Down the Ideal Blend Phone and Web Samples for Polls of a Single State | |
| 3:05 – 3:20 pm | Discussion | |
| 3:20 – 3:30 pm | Move to Final Remarks | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Summary of the Day/Questions for Day 2 | |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Happy Hour | |
| 5:00 pm | Dinner on Your Own |
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Coffee, Breakfast, Gather | ||
| 9:00 – 10:30 am | Concurrent Sessions: Panel/Papers #4 | ||
| 9:00 – 10:30 am | Paper Session #4A: Cost-Quality Tradeoffs | Panel Session #4B: Dashboards for Survey Cost Monitoring: Benefits, Current Approaches and the Need for Standard Measures | |
| Ashley Amaya, Cilanne Boulet, Leigh Reardon, Renee Kotch Moderator: John Eltinge |
Joe Murphy, Jill Carle, Stephanie Chardoul, Ned English Moderator: Heidi Guyer |
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| 9:00 – 9:05 am | Intro | ||
| 9:05 – 9:20 am | Paper #14: What Does More Money Buy You in Bias Reduction of Engagement Measures? | ||
| 9:20 – 9:35 am | Paper #15: Adjusting and Optimizing Social Survey Designs According to Cost by Mode at Statistics Canada | ||
| 9:35 – 9:50 am | Paper #16: Assessing the Cost-Efficiency of Mailed Invitations for Survey Panelists | ||
| 9:50 – 10:05 | Paper #17: Balancing Cost and Data Quality in Field Studies: Strategies, Pitfalls, and Real-World Lessons | ||
| 10:05 – 10:30 am | Discussion | ||
| Paper Session #4C: Cost Estimation Methods | Paper Session #4D: Case Studies in Incentives | ||
| Summer Gillen, Valerie Keppenne, Judith Kronschnabel, Moderator: James Wagner |
Heidi Guyer, Nick Bertoni, Robin Gentry, Martha McRoy Moderator: Jill DeMatteis |
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| 9:00 – 9:05 am | Intro | Intro | |
| 9:05 – 9:20 am | Paper #18: It Takes a Village: A Case Study in Multidisciplinary Interaction in Cost Estimations for Complex Programs | Paper #22: How Much Does It Take? A Cost Assessment of Experiments and Recruitment Strategies in the National Dementia Workforce Study (NDWS) | |
| 9:20 – 9:35 am | Paper #19: Simple, Yet Effective: Estimating Survey Costs Using Microsoft Excel | Paper #23: Cost Evaluation of a $5 Visual Gift Card Versus a Visible $1 Bill in Panel Recruitment Mailings | |
| 9:35 – 9:50 am | Paper #20: A European Perspective on Harmonising Survey Cost Structures: Insights from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) | Paper #24: The Great Incentive Swap: Why Less Upfront Might Get You More in the End | |
| 9:50 – 10:05 | Paper #21: TBD | Paper #25: Incentivized Mode Choice Experiments in a Multimode Survey: Results from the Healthy Illinois Survey | |
| 10:05 – 10:30 am | Discussion | Discussion | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 am | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:50 – 11:00 am | Move to Paper Session #5 | ||
| 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions: Papers #5 | ||
| Paper Session #5A: New Methods | Paper Session #5B: Cost Estimation Problems | ||
| Jablonski Wojtek, Logan Brinzel, Randal ZuWallack, Taylor Lewis Moderator: Kristen Olson |
Miranda Kaye, Summer Gillen, James Wagner, Caroline Lancaster Moderator: Jill DeMatteis |
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| 11:00 – 11:05 am | Intro | Intro | |
| 11:05 – 11:20 am | Paper #26: Improving Survey Quality While Cutting Costs: ESHPM’s Panel Initiative | Paper #30: Are There Hidden Costs Associated with Design Decisions? | |
| 11:20 – 11:35 am | Paper #27: Costing Immunization Coverage Survey Methodologies in Lower Income Countries | Paper #31: Don’t Forget the Weather Report: A Discussion of the Impact of Exogenous Factors on Research Costs | |
| 11:35 – 11:50 am | Paper #28: Leveraging Complementary Strengths of ABS and RDD in the IM² Survey Design | Paper #32: Estimating Cost Savings from Applying a Stopping Rule in a Face-to-Face Survey | |
| 11:50 am – 12:05 pm | Paper #29: Are Paper Surveys Worth the Cost? Comparing a Sequential Mixed-Mode Web and Paper Survey Data Collection Protocol with a Web-Only Protocol | Paper #33: Case-Level Effort as a Measure of Survey Costs in a Multi-Mode Survey | |
| 12:05 – 12:30 pm | Discussion | Discussion | |
| Paper Session #5C: Case Studies | Panel Session #5D: Detecting Differences That Matter: Lessons from RANDS and RSS for Cost-Quality Tradeoffs in Federal Surveys | ||
| Ryan Baer, Kyle Endres, Amanda Ferrara Moderator: TBD |
Paul Scanlon, Justin Baer, Elizabeth Eisenhauer Moderator: TBD |
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| 11:00 – 11:05 am | Intro | ||
| 11:05 – 11:20 am | Paper #10: Targeted Reselects: Enhancing Demographic Representation Across Hard-to-Reach Demographics | ||
| 11:20 – 11:35 am | Paper #11: TBD | ||
| 11:35 – 11:50 am | Paper #12: Approaches to Offset Rising Postage Costs? | ||
| 11:50 am – 12:05 pm | Paper #13: Changes in Methodology, Costs per Complete, and Response Rates Over a 5-Year Statewide Dual-Frame Random Digit Dial Project | ||
| 12:05 – 12:30 pm | Discussion | ||
| 12:30 – 1:20 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:20 – 1:30 pm | Move to Small Group Discussion | ||
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm | Guided Small Group Discussion: Main Findings & Next Steps | ||
| 2:30 pm | Adjourn |