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Congressional Briefing on social surveys and statistics (American Academy of Political and Social Science)

Last month The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) put together a Congressional Briefing on the impact of falling response rates to social surveys and what can be done about it.

Survey researchers are increasingly unable to get people to respond to surveys. This is a real worry because nonresponse can lead to biased research and because nonresponse poses a significant threat to the federal statistical system in its entirety.

Using Quantitative Skills in Business

By British Academy | Published: May 1, 2013

Quantitative Skills (QS) can make you highly employable across many industries. Find out from these two entrepreneurs how their QS helped them succeed in the private sector.

Lawrence Sherman on Criminology

The latest episode of Social Science Bites is an interview with Lawrence Sherman, Professor of Criminology at Cambridge University and a keen advocate of experimental criminology.

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April 22, 2013 - Congress, Business & Advocates Need Good Data; Why Survey Response Rates are Falling - A Congressional briefing in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center: - Legislators, advocates and businesses depend on data to... More →
January 10, 2013 - Academy of Social Sciences launches evidence-gathering process - The Academy of Social Sciences is working to articulate the value of social science research to society, the wider economy and policymaking itself, in anticipation of government decisions on spending on research in the UK.... More →
December 4, 2012 - How do you establish trust and authority in today's scholarly digital environment? - We would like to invite early career researchers to take part in a focus group to look at how scholars assign trust and... More →

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