The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University and The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) are pleased to announce their partnership for the W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship in Support of Diversity and Inclusion.
This fellowship will be open to graduate students currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university with a focus on students who identify as a member of a racial or ethnic minority group that has been underrepresented in the field of polling research. Fellowship efforts will be primarily focused on the development of introductory-level instructional materials for use by educators.
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The American Association for Public Opinion Research, the American Statistical Association, and publisher Oxford University Press invite applications for the position of Co-Editor-in-Chief for survey methodology of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology (JSSAM).
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AAPOR’s online journal, Survey Practice, is looking to expand its editorial board.
The mission of Survey Practice is to provide current information on issues in survey research and public opinion that is useful to survey and public opinion practitioners, new survey researchers, and those interested in survey and polling methods.
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Debuting at this year’s conference in Toronto, AAPOR will present the inaugural “Inclusive Voices” award.
AAPOR’s mission explicitly promotes the advancement of “the science and practice of survey and opinion research to give people a voice in the decisions that affect their daily lives.”
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Dr. Timothy Johnson of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is being recognized for his outstanding work promoting high quality, objective research aimed at understanding and improving the world around us, and his tireless contributions to survey methods quality and education.
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Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) has released their Federal Statistics, Multiple Data Sources, and Privacy Protection report which is now available for free download on the National Academies Press website.
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On January 30, the American Statistical Association (ASA), in partnership with AAPOR and other organizations in the statistical community, launched a campaign to advance the federal statistical system and awareness of its significant work. Count on Stats is a public outreach initiative, which will enhance understanding of the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics.
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AAPOR, along with 40 other organizations and numerous individual signers, has signed a statement of support calling on Greek authorities to halt the legal proceedings against Andreas Georgiou, the former president of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), and other senior ELSTAT officials for their ELSTAT work under Georgiou’s leadership.
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The Roper Center will honor Howard Schuman at its 2017 Warren J Mitofsky Award Dinner, to be held on Thursday, November 9 in NYCat the Bryant Park Grill. We are delighted to be celebrating Howard’s many contributions to the field of survey research. Those of you who have come to our annual event in the past know that it is a great evening of toasting our honoree — along with cocktails starting at 6:30, live music, and catching up with your colleagues. Please visit our website for tickets and information about sponsoring.
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There now are more ways than ever to collect useful data. And while a well designed and carefully executed survey still can deliver valid and reliable results, methods and details matter more than ever.
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