We the undersigned organizations and individuals call 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 2010-2015. The Government deficit and debt figures, produced by ELSTAT under Dr. Georgiou’s stewardship, have been […]
The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta Secretary, Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 Dear Mr. Secretary, Congratulations on your appointment. We write to you as strong supporters of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the country’s second largest federal statistical agency and a major producer of the nation’s primary economic indicators. With […]
On behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), we are disappointed with the news of Mr. John Thompson’s sudden resignation as Director of the Bureau of the Census on May 9, 2017. Mr. Thompson’s knowledge and experience leading Census 2000 and his knowledge of modern survey techniques at the National Opinion Research […]
A recent Web survey from the Trump/Pence campaign (Mainstream Media Accountability Survey) has been circulated that asks for donations at the conclusion of the survey. The practice of fundraising under the guise of a survey (frugging) is neither new nor unique to a single candidate or political party. It is strongly condemned by AAPOR, together […]
In a recent piece in the LA Times, David Lazarus described the use of incentives to encourage participation as “bribery” (https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-census-survey-five-dollars-20161021-snap-story.html). He was criticizing a study done as part of the Gemini Project, a long-term effort being carried out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in support of the Consumer Expenditure (CE) Survey. The […]
The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the leading association of survey and public opinion research professionals, appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen, modernize, and make Federal regulations more effective in protecting human research subjects. We share the government’s position that human subjects’ protections are a […]
AAPOR Statement on Protecting Respondent Confidentiality in Litigation Surveys Background Survey research offers multiple, practical benefits in both litigation and non-litigation contexts, particularly where information must be gathered from a large number of individuals and analyzed. According to the Federal Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, (3rd Ed., at 417): “[O]ne of the advantages of a survey is […]
The Critical Role of Transparency & Standards in Today’s World of Polling and Opinion Research The world of polling and opinion research is indeed in the midst of significant change, offering opportunities for new insights into public thinking but also with the potential for us to lose our bearings in terms of what is and is […]
Dear Senator Carper and Senator Coburn: It is with great pleasure and serious conviction that we, on behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), write in support of President Obama’s nomination of Mr. John Thompson as Director of the Bureau of the Census. AAPOR is the leading professional organization of public opinion and […]
AAPOR Statement: Understanding a “credibility interval” and how it differs from the “margin of sampling error” in a public opinion poll Summary: AAPOR urges caution in the interpretation of a new quantity that is appearing with some nonprobability opt-in, online polling results – the credibility interval. The credibility interval is not the margin of sampling error (MOE) that […]