Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology

This article introduces an empirical likelihood approach for inference under nonignorable sampling and nonresponse, strengthening tools for addressing missing data in complex survey designs. All articles are free to read for a limited time.

Check out this article from JSSAM Special Issue 13(5): “Statistical Inference Under Nonignorable Sampling and Nonresponse—An Empirical Likelihood Approach” by Danny Pfeffermann et al. 🔗 academic.oup.com/jssam/article/…

This study applies small area estimation methods to generate localized estimates of child trafficking prevalence in Sierra Leone, illustrating how statistical modeling can inform targeted policy decisions. All articles are free to read for a limited time

Check out this article from JSSAM Special Issue 13(5): “Small Area Estimation of Child Trafficking Proportions in Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone and Overall Ranking of the Chiefdoms” by Gauri S. Datta et al. 🔗academic.oup.com/jssam/article/…

This article examines how excluding survey satisficers can reduce bias in both probability and nonprobability online panels, offering practical guidance for improving data quality in modern survey research. All articles are free to read for a limited time.

Check out this article from JSSAM Special Issue 13(5): “Reducing the Bias from Probability and Nonprobability Online Panels by Excluding Satisficers” by Sam Slamowicz et al. 🔗 academic.oup.com/jssam/article/…

This article examines how excluding survey satisfiers can reduce bias in both probability and non-probability online panels, offering practical guidance for improving data quality in modern survey research. All articles are free to read for a limited time.

Check out this article from JSSAM Special Issue 13(5): “Reducing the Bias from Probability and Nonprobability Online Panels by Excluding Satisficers” by Sam Slamowicz et al. 🔗 academic.oup.com/jssam/article/…

We hope this special issue inspires continued international collaboration and methodological innovation. Guest Editors: Carolina Franco, Mamadou Diallo, Sunghee Lee, Denise Britz do Nascimento Silva, Sharan Sharma & Jibum Kim. @AAPOR @AmstatNews

Also featured: • Sample size design for vaccination coverage cluster surveys • Evaluation of bias in nonprobability panels Together, these contributions illustrate the breadth of survey methodology’s impact.

JSSAM Special Issue 13(5) is now available. The first of two special issues showcasing survey research across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Oceania is now online: 🔗academic.oup.com/jssam/issue/13… Thread ⬇️

ISSUE 4 IS OUT! Send more papers, especially stat papers. #AAPOR

The Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology welcomes submissions for the 2026 special issue on Advances in Survey Paradata through May 16 (academic.oup.com/jssam/pages/su…).

Best wishes from the Nebraska-based social media team to all JSSAM readers for the New Year!

The account has been managed by editor Kristen Olson, Angelica Phillips, & Ryan Doud. The new editorial team of Emily Berg and Brad Edwards will pick up managing the JSSAM social media in 2025! Social media from the journal will be on hiatus until then.

This is the last day of posts from the Univ. of Nebraska-based social media team. We set up the JSSAM social media accounts 4 years ago to spread the word about the great work published in the journal.

Call for papers! Special Issue: Advances in Survey Paradata with Guest Editors: Brady T. West & Lynne S. Schofield Submissions to the special issue are welcomed between December 16, 2024 and May 16, 2025 Details are here: academic.oup.com/jssam/pages/su…

New Article Alert! Andrea Neri, Eleonora Porreca on "Total Bias in Income Surveys when Nonresponse and Measurement Errors are Correlated" doi.org/10.1093/jssam/… @bancaditalia @UfficioStampaBI

New Article Alert! Stephen J Kaputa, Darcy Steeg Morris, Scott H Holan on "Bayesian Multisource Hierarchical Models with Applications to the Monthly Retail Trade Survey" @uscensusbureau @MizzouAandS doi.org/10.1093/jssam/…