Kristen Olson
Survey Methodologist. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sociology Professor. Proud director of an academic survey research organization (Bureau of Sociological Research). Former Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology Editor (2020-2024). AAPOR Devotee.
- At least no one in a web+mail survey wants to talk with an interviewer! :) Happy to share the paper with anyone who is interested in it.
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[This post could not be retrieved] - New article! About a year ago, I asked ChatGPT 3.5 to calculate the reading level of survey questions. It was totally wrong. And this paper was born! Trent Buskirk and I examine multiple ChatGPT and Claude models for evaluating question reading levels & inputs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- New paper alert! We examine the effectiveness of sending a follow-up incentive to nonrespondents after an initial prepaid incentive (a sequential incentive). Response rates increased with higher seq incentives, but costs skyrocketed with $5 vs. $1 or $2. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Survey costs drive almost every data collection decision, but are woefully understudied. @aapor.bsky.social, @amstatnews.bsky.social, and @westatofficial.bsky.social are cosponsoring this important workshop on Survey Costs in February 2026! Submit your abstract today! aapor.org/aapor-2026-s...
- I'm teaching a research ethics class for upper division undergraduates this semester. Looking for case study examples of ethical issues that aren't the BIG ones (e.g., Tuskegee, Milgram, Zimbardo) in a digestible form for undergrads (news articles, podcasts, videos, shorter articles).
- It was an honor to speak in this memorial session for Don Dillman at #JSM25. Don's influences on the science of surveys are extraordinary. But the primary words that people use to describe him at his memorial are kind, generous, honest, humble, and welcoming - I think he did something extra right.
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- Reposted by Kristen OlsonIt has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
- I was honored to be the keynote speaker at the #ESRA25 @esrasurvey.bsky.social conference last week in Utrecht. A fantastic conference all around, with great talks on data collection methods, AI, data donation, questionnaire design, and much more.
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- Reposted by Kristen OlsonIf you encounter what seems like an implausible survey finding, ask: 1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll? 2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents? Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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- I give comments to my students of “what’s the denominator?” all the time!This level of precision matters not only for understanding the group about whom one is making inference, but also to suggest whether it’s the whole set of respondents or a subset of them (and all the errors therein).
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- Looking forward to the #AAPOR25 conference next week! I will be giving papers on visible incentives in mixed-mode surveys, mode preferences in today’s survey landscape, and using generative AI for reading level calculations of survey questions.
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- Reposted by Kristen OlsonWe are thrilled that the amazing @olsonkm.bsky.social will give a keynote at #ESRA25! Title: "From Mail Surveys to Chatbots: Changes in Survey Modes, Methods, and Data Sources Over Time"! Register now for #ESRA25 & be part of the future of survey research!
- 📢 Registration for #ESRA25 conference is now open! We are so excited 🎉 Let's have a big reunion of survey researchers in #Utrecht! ⏰️ The early-bird registration deadline is on May 12 ⏰️ www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference/u...
- This article is a great example for a questionnaire design class!
- We have a paper in this Special Issue of @surveypractice.bsky.social! Spanish translation of self-administered surveys in a rural are with higher concentrations of Spanish speakers yielded very few Spanish language completes, but they came from addresses w/a Hispanic surname indicator on ABS frame.
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- Reposted by Kristen OlsonThread of my own work that has used data from Department of Education and columns that have focused on research funded by them 1/N Inequality in college graduation rates Uses data from Education Longitudinal Study, conducted by Department of Education www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/u...
- Reposted by Kristen OlsonOver 1,000 submission to Social Science Computer Review in 2024! That's incredible. Please send us your best work! 📝 Follow this account to see the amazing work that we have published. 🏆
- Reposted by Kristen OlsonFANTASTIC ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?) You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
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- Reposted by Kristen OlsonHere are some facts about "facilities and administrative" (F&A) costs, what we in the business call "indirects" and what Musk is calling "overhead" as he tries to convince Americans with being ok with cutting billions on dollars from medical and public health research at universities & hospitals 1/
- Reposted by Kristen OlsonThe Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, a great org, asks individuals & orgs to sign their letter requesting Congress act to restore data that has been removed & ensure a similar purge does not reoccur. #EconSky #PolicySky #sociology #PoliSky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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- The 2020 and 2030 Census and 2026 test site is down.... And now it looks like the whole thing is gone again? www.census.gov/2030census
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- Nominations sought for the 2026 Waksberg Award! The winner will publish a paper that reviews the development and current state of an important topic in the field of survey statistics & methodology in the journal Survey Methodology & get an honorarium. #StatsSky www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/12-00...
- Do you like leading discussions about your area of survey methods and statistics research? Do you like chatting with others about research over a meal? If so, consider leading a roundtable at #JSM2025 for SRMS. Abstracts due by February 3 - ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2025/submissions.cfm.
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- Organizing files for the New Year and came across this beauty…. My PhD qualifying exam in survey methodology, covering the master’s curriculum. 33 pages long! Completed in person in 8 hours with no notes.
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- A very nice analysis of timing of sending surveys conducted by text messages!
- And that's all folks...
- This is the last day of posts from the Univ. of Nebraska-based social media team. We set up the JSSAM social media accounts 4 years ago to spread the word about the great work published in the journal. The account has been managed by editor @olsonkm.bsky.social, Angelica Phillips, & Ryan Doud.
- Reposted by Kristen Olson😍 @olsonkm.bsky.social: If you use complex survey data, read and use the PRICSSA checklist (Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis) in this Editor's Choice paper by Seidenberg, Moser and our @bradytwest.bsky.social et al. 👏👏
- The only paper that I knew we would accept when I read it on first submission was the Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA checklist) by Seidenberg, Moser, and @bradytwest.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1093/jssa...
- Reposted by Kristen OlsonThanks, @olsonkm.bsky.social, for highlighting our paper. This was fun to write because it forced us to really think deeply about the connection between self-reports and sensor data, and it helped me clarify my own thinking about how we can combine the two.
- Long ago and faraway (3 years ago???), it seemed like smartphones were a newfangled technology for collecting data. @floriankeusch.bsky.social & Fred Conrad’s research synthesis of what kinds of information can and should be collected using smartphones is a great article. doi.org/10.1093/jssa...
- Reposted by Kristen OlsonThis was a really helpful read.
- The PRICSSA paper provides practical guidance to analysts who use complex survey data. This was our first Editor’s Choice paper. Read it and use it. Seidenberg, Moser,& West, 2023 Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA), JSSAM 11 (4), 743–757, doi.org/10.1093/jssa...
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- I have served as the editor-in-chief for the survey methods side of @jssam.bsky.social for the last 4 years. We have had really great papers come through. To end my term, I want to highlight a few of them from the survey methods side of the journal in no particular order, other than the first paper.
- The only paper that I knew we would accept when I read it on first submission was the Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA checklist) by Seidenberg, Moser, and @bradytwest.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1093/jssa...
- The PRICSSA paper provides practical guidance to analysts who use complex survey data. This was our first Editor’s Choice paper. Read it and use it. Seidenberg, Moser,& West, 2023 Preferred Reporting Items for Complex Sample Survey Analysis (PRICSSA), JSSAM 11 (4), 743–757, doi.org/10.1093/jssa...
- One paper in the Nov. 2024 issue is an empirical examination of “oversurveying” using linked data from the ACS, CPS, & 2020 Decennial Census by Jonathan Eggleston. Households sampled (not participated) for the ACS & CPS were less likely to participate in the 2020 Census. doi.org/10.1093/jssa...
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- UNL libraries now has made an open access version of this article available on our Digital Commons! Read and share widely for anyone interested in survey costs! digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcont...
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- So many of my Sociology MA and PhD students are looking for data-oriented internships! Where should I send them to look for summer 2025 positions?
