Time Series Analysis of Census Internet Response
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Highland, Fred; Time Series Analysis of Census Internet Response; Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section; http://www.asasrms.org/Proceedings/allyearsf.html
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Collection of census data over the internet promises to
be more respondent friendly, accurate and cost
effective than other methods. However, the
characteristics of internet response over time are not
well understood limiting the ability to accurately
model, predict and manage take-up. This work
theorizes that census internet response can be modeled
as a time series of exponentially decreasing response
probabilities associated with stimulating events. The
response can be modeled as statistical distributions that
characterize the events. This modeling is applied to
census internet response data provided by Canada and
the US to determine the common characteristics of
response events and modeling parameters. The
approach provides a means to model internet response
patterns over time when calibrated to population and
the survey methodology characteristics.