SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: WERA1001 : Reduction of Error in Rural and Agricultural Surveys
Period Covered: 10/01/2002 to 09/01/2003
Date of Report: 08/11/2003
Annual Meeting Dates: 03/06/2003 to 03/07/2003

This was the organizational meeting of WCC1001. Eleven members and our administrative advisor were in attendance. Three additional members were not able to attend. Vicki McCracken (mccracke@wsu.edu)-Administrative advisor Washington State Univ.; Tommy Brown (tlb4@cornell.edu-New York; Don Dillman (dillman@wsu.edu)-Washington; Fred Lorenz (folorenz@iastate.edu)-Iowa; Bob Mason (masonr@stat.orst.edu)-Oregon; Rob Robertson (robertr@cisunix.unh.edu)-New Hampshire; Robie Sangster (Sangster_R@bls.gov)-BLS; Steve Swinford (swinford@montana.edu)-Montana; Fern Willits (fkw@psu.edu)-Pennsylvania; Brian Meekins (Meekins_B@bls.gov)-BLS; Shorna Broussard (srb@fnr.purdue.edu)-Purdue; Glenn Israel (GDI@mail.ifas.ufl.edu)-Florida State; The following were not in attendance, but either are members or have shown interest: Angela Mertig (mertig@msu.edu)-Michigan; John Saltiel (jsaltiel@montana.edu)-Montana; Frank Howell (fmh1@ra.msstate.edu)-Mississippi; Virginia Lesser (lesser@stat.orst.edu)-Oregon

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

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[Minutes]

Accomplishments

Each member discussed in detail methodological issues they had been working on. Some shared papers they had written. Others outlined proposed studies and asked for advice. In addition subgroups worked on joint papers together, that stemmed from work they had done under Western Regional Project W-183 which was terminated in 2002.

Impacts

Because this was the first meeting, it is premature to discuss impacts. However, it was apparent in the meeting that some individuals who presented proposed research were being influenced to make changes in there research designs, based upon comments from committee members.

Publications

It is too early to have publications, but it is apparent that members are working on methodological papers that they expect to have published in the future.

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