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Westat statisticians and data scientists will be participating at the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), in Portland, Oregon. From August 3 through 8, JSM will bring together over 5,000 attendees from 52 countries to discuss a variety of topics, from statistical applications and methodology to analytics and data science. Westat is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the conference, continuing our long-term commitment to the American Statistical Association (ASA).
Don’t miss the chance to meet Jeri Metzger Mulrow, Westat’s Vice President and Sector Lead for Data Solutions and upcoming 2026 President of the American Statistical Association. She and the rest of our team will be hosting coffee and breakfast for attendees from 7-8am PDT on Tuesday, August 6 at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom C. Stop by to caffeinate or grab a smoothie and share your ideas and explore possible collaborations with us.
Our statistical and data science experts will be in full force at the conference presenting on wide ranging and timely topics, including data integration, data-informed policymaking, generating synthetic data, and more. See the list of our presentations below (Westat staff names in bold).
Monday, August 5
8:30-10:20am
Jeri Metzger Mulrow, Chair. Minsun Riddles, Panelist. (Panel). Data, Claims, and Analyses on “Invisible Women”.
2:00-3:50pm
Wendy Van de Kerckhove, Thomas Krenzke, Benjamin Schneider, Mike Kwanisai. (Paper). Utilizing Data from an Incomplete Sample to Supplement the Probability-Based U.S. PIAAC Cycle II.
Robyn Ferg, Chair. (Session). Recent Advances in Estimation Methods for Survey Data.
Tuesday, August 6
10:30-12:20pm
Leanna Moron, Author. (Paper). The Effects of Measurement Error on Health Estimates in Web vs Face-to-Face National Health Surveys.
Jeri Metzger Mulrow, Panelist. (Panel). Data-Informed Policymaking: Statisticians and Data Scientists Building & Communicating Evidence.
Minsun Riddles, Chair. Lin Li, Panelist. Thomas Krenzke, Organizer. (Panel). Generating Select Synthetic Data.
Jean Opsomer, Chair. Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Medha Uppala, Debra Rog, Organizers. (Session). Introductory Overview Lectures: Program Evaluations.
- Debra Rog, Author. Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Facilitate Evidence-based Decision Making.
- Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Author. Introduction to Program Evaluation.
- Medha Uppala, Author. Statistical Methods in Program Evaluation.
2:00-3:50pm
Thomas Krenzke, Andreea Ericulescu, Michell Town, Jianzhu Li, Authors. (Paper). Hierarchical Bayes Small Area Estimation for County‑level Health Prevalence to having a Personal Doctor.
Amy Lin (Chair). Jean Opsomer, Gizem Korkmaz, Discussants. Minsun Riddles, Organizer. (Session).Leveraging External Data Sources to Improve Federal Government Surveys.
- Jay Clark, Minsun Riddles, Matt Jans, Te-Ching Chen, Authors. (Paper). Enhancing Weighting in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) with External Data.
Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Chair and Organizer. Debra Rog, Panelist. (Panel). Program and Policy Evaluation: The Role of the Statistician.
Wednesday, August 7
8:30-10:20am
Leslie Wallace, Author. (Paper).Ensuring Data Quality in Student Lists Submitted for Sampling for the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Rui Jiao, Xiaoshu Zhu, Nicholas Askew, Ting Yan, Sylvia Dohrmann, Authors. (Poster).A Practical Approach for Case Prioritization in A Panel Survey. (Poster)
Thursday, August 8
10:30-12:20pm
Robyn Ferg, James Green, Johann Gagnon-Bartsch, Jaylin Lowe, Authors. (Paper). Unbiased Survey Estimation with Population Auxiliary Variables.