The 2020 Joint Statistical Meetings Virtual Conference features the theme Everyone Counts: Data for the Public Good.

The Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) is one of the largest annual gathering of statisticians in the world. Census Bureau staff attend JSM to exchange the latest research findings with colleagues from throughout the world. Topics range from statistical applications to methodology and theory to the expanding boundaries of statistics, such as analytics and data science. JSM also offers a unique opportunity for statisticians in academia, industry, and government to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for collaboration.

One page handout of Census Bureau staff participation in the 2020 JSM, sorted by day and time:

For more information, including publicly released slides or papers from our presentations, view the 2020 JSM Annual Conference Press Kit.  

^{Authors with their name linked have a Researcher Profile available on the Census Bureau website.}

Approaches for Modeling Clustered and Longitudinal Data — Contributed Papers

Monday, August 3, 2020, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Conway-Maxwell-Multinomial Regression for Categorical Data with Associated Trials

Darcy Morris, U.S. Census Bureau
Andrew M. Raim, U.S. Census Bureau
Kimberly Sellers, Georgetown University

What Are High - Quality Statistics Worth?

Monday, August 3, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a m.

Organizer: John Eltinge, U.S. Census Bureau

Panelists:
John Eltinge, U.S. Census Bureau
John Fernald, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and INSEAD
Erica Groshen, Cornell University and former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maurine Haver, Haver Analytics
Jack Kleinhenz, Kleinhenz & Associates, LTD and National Retailers Association

Time Series Methods with Seasonal, Monthly, and Daily Data

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Quarterly Services Survey Seasonal Adjustment Expansion

Karlesha G LeGrier, U.S. Census Bureau
Katrina Washington, U.S. Census Bureau
Erica Wong, U.S. Census Bureau
Micah Tyler, U.S. Census Bureau
Kenishea Donaldson, U.S. Census Bureau
Eric Valentine, U.S. Census Bureau

Assessing the Contribution of Sampling Variance to Seasonal Adjustment Mean Squared Error

Osbert Pang, U.S. Census Bureau
William Bell, U.S. Census Bureau

Testing for Time-Variation in Trading-Day Effects on Monthly Time Series

Thomas Triumbur, U.S. Census Bureau
William Bell, U.S. Census Bureau

Winners: Business and Economic Statistics Student Paper Awards

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

2:25 p.m. Discussant: Tucker S McElroy, U.S. Census Bureau

Contributed Poster Presentations

Mon, 8/3/2020, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

5: Sample Size Selection in Continuation-Ratio Logit Mixed Effects Models

Andrew M. Raim, U.S. Census Bureau
Thomas Mathew, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Kimberly Sellers, Georgetown University

Data Science: How Federal Agencies Are Upskilling Staff for the Modern Data Environment

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Organizer: Rebecca Hutchinson, U.S. Census Bureau

Chair: Stephanie Studds, U.S. Census Bureau

10:05 a.m. Data Science: How Federal Agencies Are Upskilling Staff for the Modern Data Environment

Panelists:
Rebecca Hutchinson, U.S. Census Bureau
Christian Moscardi, U.S. Census Bureau
Alex Measure, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bethany Blakey, General Services Administration

Census and Survey Data Analysis

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Cost Analysis of Experimental Data Collection Methods Used by National Household Education Survey (NHES)

Kayla Varela, U.S. Census Bureau
Allison Zotti, U.S. Census Bureau

Survey Estimation

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Chair: Mary H. Mulry, U.S. Census Bureau

Data Integration in 21^st Century Government Surveys

Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Organizer: Timothy Trudell, U.S. Census Bureau

Chair: Carolina Franco, U.S. Census Bureau

Survey Estimation

Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The New Sample Design for the Annual Survey of Local Government Finances

Noah Bassel, U.S. Census Bureau
Bac Tran, U.S. Census Bureau

Transparent, Efficient and Accessible Reporting on the Quality of Multiple Input Data Sources

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

10:30 a.m. Computational Reproducibility, Transparency, and Credibility of Official Statistics

Lars Vilhuber, Cornell University/ U.S. Census Bureau

11:35 a.m. Discussant: John Eltinge, U.S. Census Bureau

Methodology and Utilization of Administrative Data

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Imputing Housing Survey Data with Property Tax Records

Emily Molfino, U.S. Census Bureau
Shawn Bucholtz, Housing and Urban Development

Evaluating the Service Monthly and Annual Sample Maintenance (SMASM) Quarterly Birth Recanvassing Operations

Michael Owen, U.S. Census Bureau

Poverty in the United States Using the Comprehensive Income Dataset

Derek Wu, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
Carla Medalia, U.S. Census Bureau

A Preliminary Evaluation of New Response Metric Calculations for the 2017 Economic Census

Justin Ward, U.S. Census Bureau
Diane Willimack, U.S. Census Bureau

Models for Mentoring

10:05 a.m. Models for Mentoring

Panelists:
Jackie Hughes-Oliver, North Carolina State University
Sastry Pantula, California State University- San Bernardino
Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, University of Edinburgh, Duke University, RStudio
Tommy Wright, U.S. Census Bureau
Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University
Robert (Bob) Starbuck, North Carolina State Univ College of Sciences Foundation Board

Private Data for the Public Good: Formal Privacy in Survey Organizations

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

11:05 a.m. The Formal Privacy Research Agenda for Complex Survey Statistics

John M. Abowd, U.S. Census Bureau

Enhancing the Dissemination of Data for the Public Good

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Organizer: Barbara A. Downs, U.S. Census Bureau

Chair: John Eltinge, U.S. Census Bureau

1:05 p.m. Enhancing the Dissemination of Data for the Public Good

Panelists:
Barbara A. Downs, U.S. Census Bureau
Catherine Fitch, University of Minnesota
Trent Alexander, University of Michigan
Zachary Whitman, U.S. Census Bureau

SPAIG Committee Lunchtime Speaker

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

12:05 p.m. Trying to Be a Good Data Steward in the 21st Century

John M Abowd, U.S. Census Bureau

Continuing to Explore New Frontiers: Research to Integrate Administrative Data into the American Community Survey

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Organizer and Chair: Jennifer M. Ortman, U.S. Census Bureau

10:05 a.m. Analyzing Differences Between Survey Responses and Administrative Data for Property Value

R. Chase Sawyer, U.S. Census Bureau

10:25 a.m. Using Alternative Data Sources to Fill-In Missing Values for Demographic Characteristics on the American Community Survey

Sandra Clark, U.S. Census Bureau

10:45 a.m. Predicting Vacant Housing Units in the American Community Survey

Andrew Keller, U.S. Census Bureau

11:05 a.m. Using Administrative Records to Improve Income Measurement in the American Community Survey

John Voorheis, U.S. Census Bureau

11:25 a.m. Linking ACS and IRS Data to Assess Educational Attainment by Family Income

Leah R. Clark, U.S. Census Bureau

Survey Research Methods Section P.M. Roundtable Discussion

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

TL13: Confidence Intervals for Proportions in Complex Sample Surveys

Carolina Franco, U.S. Census Bureau

Synthetic Data and Differential Privacy: Data, Privacy and the Public Good

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Chair: Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau

1:05 p.m. Synthetic Microdata for Establishment Surveys Under Informative Sampling

Hang Kim, University of Cincinnati
Joerg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research
Katherine Jenny Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau

2:05 p.m. On the Formally Private Use of Public Historical Data to Control Upward Bias in Small Counts

Philip Leclerc, U.S. Census Bureau

Combining Information from Multiple Sources for Various Purposes

Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

2:25 p.m. Discussant: Carolina Franco, U.S. Census Bureau

Modern Approaches to Small Area Estimation with Spatial Modeling and Machine Learning

Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Organizer and Chair: Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri/ U.S. Census Bureau

10:05 a.m. Bayesian Nonparametric Multivariate Spatial Mixture Mixed Effects Models with Application to American Community Survey Special Tabulations

Ryan Janicki, U.S. Census Bureau
Andrew M. Raim, U.S. Census Bureau
Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri/ U.S. Census Bureau
Jerry Maples, U.S. Census Bureau

10:25 a.m. A Bivariate Dirichlet-Multinomial Small Area Share Model with Application to Joint Estimation of School District Population and Poverty

Jerry Maples, U.S. Census Bureau

Paradata and Responsive Survey Design

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Eliciting Priors for Bayesian Prediction of Daily Response Propensity in Responsive Survey Design: Historical Data Analysis vs. Literature Review

Brady T. West, University of Michigan
Michael R. Elliott, University of Michigan
James Wagner, University of Michigan
Stephanie Coffey, University of Maryland – JPSM/ U.S. Census Bureau
Xinyu Zhang, University of Michigan

Visualizing Respondent Paths in Web Surveys to Improve Survey Design

Renee Ellis, U.S. Census Bureau

Evaluating the Impact of the Loss of Telephone Follow-Up (TFU) Operations on the Service Monthly and Annual Sample Maintenance (SMASM) Quarterly Birth Sampling

Micah Tyler, U.S. Census Bureau
Michael Owen, U.S. Census Bureau
Franklin Sell, U.S. Census Bureau

New Advances in Modeling Survey Data

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Hierarchical Bayesian Models for Areal Count-Valued Data with Measurement Error

Saikat Nandy, University of Missouri
Scott H. Holan, University of Missouri/ U.S. Census Bureau

Comparative Study of MSE Estimates for Small Area Models Under Different Sampling Variances

Kyle Irimata, U.S. Census Bureau
Gauri Datta, U.S. Census Bureau/University of Georgia
Jerry Maples, U.S. Census Bureau

Evaluation of Multi-Class Classification Models for Census Mindsets

Mary H. Mulry, U.S. Census Bureau
Steven Scheid, U.S. Census Bureau
Darcy Steeg Morris, U.S. Census Bureau

Recent Advances in Sample and Survey Design

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Sample Improvement for the Quarterly Financial Report

Forest Krueger, U.S. Census Bureau

Effects of Misclassification in Sampling Stratification on Survey Estimates

Tiandong Li, Health Resources and Services Administration
Tracy Mattingly, U.S. Census Bureau

New Approaches to Model-Assisted Survey Estimation with Informative Weights

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Organizer: Eric V. Slud, U.S. Census Bureau

1:55 p.m. Consistent Mixed-Model Parameter Estimation Under Informative Sampling Using Only Single-Inclusion Weights

Eric V. Slud, U.S. Census Bureau