Dr. Austin Lasseter to Present Study on Survey Research Methods at JSM 2016

On July 31, 2016, Summit Senior Consultant Dr. Austin Lasseter will present his study at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2016 in Chicago. 

Dr. Lasseter's presentation is entitled "Applying Post-Stratification Raking Adjustments to Survey Weights Using the High School Longitudinal Survey of 2009." The study was co-authored with Jonathan Phelan from American Institutes for Research (AIR). 

Click here for more details about the presentation. From the abstract: 

This study examines how post-stratification raking adjustments to survey weights can reduce bias due to non-coverage in order to facilitate a cross-cohort comparison between the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS) and the NAEP HSTS survey. HSLS is a nationally representative study of 23,000 students from 944 schools who were 9th graders in 2009. HSLS survey weights are calculated for each student, representing the inverse probability of being sampled, with adjustments for nonresponse. The study begins with a brief overview of the rationale and methodology, including coverage error, measuring bias from non-coverage, and the use of post-stratification raking adjustments. The study then examines how post-stratification raking adjustments were applied to survey weights for three distinct subsets of the full HSLS sample: public school students, public and private school students, and those students who participated in the HSLS-NAEP overlap sample. Results indicate that raking adjustments substantially reduced bias due to non-coverage in all three subsets of the data.

JSM (the Joint Statistical Meetings) is the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America. Visit the conference website to learn more about this event. 

Summit congratulates Dr. Lasseter on his study and upcoming JSM presentation!