By carefully designing a survey sampling plan using statistical design of experiments concepts, it is possible to obtain useful information while controlling survey costs.

The SCS can help develop a questionnaire that efficiently collects your data. We can advise you on potential design issues such as question wording, question order, and response order effects.

The SCS currently has the capability of administering web and mail surveys. In addition, we can subcontract the administration of telephone surveys while performing the design and analysis components in-house. When the SCS administers a survey we can act as a buffer between the client and the respondents, reducing possible bias in responses.

SCS statisticians can analyze and interpret survey results keeping in mind potential issues such as nonresponse bias. In addition, expertise in weighting methodologies allows us to account for possible biases due to sampling anomalies.

Our staff includes two Ph.D. statisticians who are able to apply advanced statistical modeling techniques (e.g., spatial modeling) to survey data to extract more information from your data than simple tabular summaries. Our position within the university also provides us with access to experts in hundreds of subject-matter fields for more in-depth analyses.