Thursday, March 13, 2008; 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

Call in Number: 866-215-1938

International / Local Call in Number: 816-650-0742

Conference ID: 27963950

Chairperson: Ruth Ryder

Presenters: Mike Bullis, Director and Jane Falls, Coordinator, National Post-School Outcome Center

Topic: The Devil is in the Details: Survey Data Collection, Response Rate, and Representativeness

Though we come from the post-school outcome perspective, the concepts to be discussed are relevant to Part C Indicators 3 & 4 and Part B 7, 8, & 14 in which sampling and “representativeness” are critical issues.

Big Ideas:

· Who is in the target group? (census or representative sample)

· Why rigorous data collection strategies are so important?

· Who is in the respondent group?

· How do we know if respondents are representative of the target group?

· What if respondents are not representative of the target group?

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