PLACE: All three Short Courses will be held Saturday, June 17 at the conference hotel.

FEES: $50, register using the standard conference registration form available on this website.

QUESTIONS: Contact Carl Ramirez by email at ramirezc.ggd@gao.gov or by calling (202) 512-3721.

I. SAMPLING AND ESTIMATION FOR BUSINESS SURVEYS (COURSE IS FULL)

(8:30a – 5:00pm)

Presenter: Dr. Michael A. Hidiroglou, Statistics Canada.

Dr. Hidiroglou is the Senior Methodology Advisor at Statistics Canada, where he has played a leading role in the development of survey methodology for business surveys, including sample design and data analysis for complex survey designs.

This short course will provide an overview of the following topics:

The methods that will be presented are commonly used for conducting business surveys at Statistics Canada, and at other government agencies. This course is intended for people interested in survey methodology as applied to Business Surveys.

II. APPLYING PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL DESIGN TO ESTABLISHMENT SURVEYS

(1-5pm)

Presenter: Dr. Don Dillman, Washington State University

Dr. Dillman is Professor of Sociology and Rural Sociology, and Deputy Director of the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center at Washington State University.

Previously, he served as Senior Survey Methodologist at the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and is a frequent consultant to U.S. federal statistical agencies and private sector organizations on the design of establishment surveys. He is a frequent presenter of seminars and workshops on survey design.

This short course will outline principles of how people see, process and make sense of information in self-administered questionnaires, and apply those principles to the development of effective establishment surveys. Part I of the short course will focus on the design of effective paper self-administered questionnaires, and Part II on constructing self-administered questionnaires for the World Wide Web. Examples from present and past establishment surveys in various countries will be utilized to illustrate the principles of design.

III. USING THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

(8:30a – 5:00pm)

Presenters: Wanda Dougherty and Carol Manka, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Service Sector Statistics Division, Classification Branch, and Ken Young, Statistics Canada, Standards Division.

This short course will cover the following six topics: 1) an overview of what NAICS is and how it was developed, 2) how and when NAICS is being implemented, 3) the relationship between NAICS and the United Nations' ISEC and other concordances, 4) time series issues, 5) new initiatives in product classification, and 6) the future of NAICS, including upcoming revisions.

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