{"id":155,"date":"2012-11-13T22:42:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T22:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/?p=155"},"modified":"2012-11-28T19:59:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T19:59:54","slug":"improving-surveys-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/improving-surveys-census\/","title":{"rendered":"<h1>Improving Surveys, Census<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Survey and polling results inform decisions large and small. From politics and government to business and social issues, sound choices depend on accurate information.<\/p>\n<p>A team of UNL researchers is partnering with the Gallup Organization, a survey research industry leader, to improve the accuracy of survey data. They\u2019re focusing on computer-assisted survey methods, including the Internet and computer-assisted telephone interviews. Their goal is to improve data quality by finding ways to reduce errors and by developing better survey tools and approaches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"imageBlock\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/improving-surveys-census\/img_5920\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail-tall wp-image-156\" title=\"Jim Clifton speaks via video feed during an announcement at Gallup\u2019s Riverfront Campus, Omaha, Neb.\" src=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_5920-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/improving-surveys-census\/img_5953\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-158\" title=\"Allan McCutcheon\" src=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_5953-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_5953-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_5953-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/improving-surveys-census\/img_5965\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-159\" title=\"IMG_5965\" src=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_5965-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_5965-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_5965-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Left: Jim Clifton speaks via video feed during an announcement at Gallup\u2019s Riverfront Campus, Omaha, Neb. Top right: Allan McCutcheon. Bottom right: Research team, standing, from left, Phil Ruhlman, Gallup; Allan McCutcheon, UNL; Gale Muller, Gallup; and Leen-Kiat Soh, UNL. Seated, from left, Jolene Smyth, Robert Belli and Kristen Olson, all UNL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis truly is a team effort,\u201d said Allan McCutcheon, the Donald O. Clifton Chair of Survey Science in UNL\u2019s Survey Research and Methodology Program\/Gallup Research Center, who leads this project. UNL\u2019s team includes experts in statistics, psychology, sociology, survey research and methodology, and computer science.<\/p>\n<p>Gallup will collect survey data and UNL researchers will analyze it. Gallup has an international reputation for its survey research and public opinion polling, and conducts surveys in more than 150 countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur unique partnership with this industry leader is invaluable and ensures we\u2019ll provide high-quality results,\u201d McCutcheon said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"imageBlock\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/doqxtClgt7U?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Funded by a nearly $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation in cooperation with the U.S. Census Bureau, the five-year project also aims to find more accurate, cost-effective ways to conduct the U.S. Census. The Census Bureau and NSF are looking for ideas to modernize the census and other federally mandated data-collection activities.<\/p>\n<p>This is the latest collaboration in a long-standing relationship between Gallup and UNL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope this is just the beginning,\u201d Jim Clifton, Gallup\u2019s chair and CEO, said when the grant was announced. \u201cWe\u2019re dreaming up a lot of big things. I believe that the University of Nebraska and Gallup together with some new programs \u2026 can change the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survey and polling results inform decisions large and small. From politics and government to business and social issues, sound choices depend on accurate information. 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