The CDC surveys have established a methodology for surveys of large populations that relies on screening of population using multiple data sources, a systematic review and scoring system for the data gathered in the screening phase combined with, in the less obvious cases, input from experienced clinicians.
(I contacted them through Crunchbase, the tech industry database run by TechCrunch, where I worked as a reporter for two years. See methodology for survey details).
Statistics Canada's methodology for survey merging was followed, including the recommendation that bootstrapping not be used for merged surveys.
The field sampling methodologies for both surveys have been described in previous literature [ 7, 12], however, a brief outline is given below.
In fact, researchers' choice of methodologies for the survey "may have limited NESARC's usefulness", Caetano wrote in an editorial for the Society for the Study of Addiction, specifically because some questions may inflate findings.
For example, language matters, and the methodologies for multilingual survey research in our communities, conducted in the languages we speak, are better able to access a more representative sample.
To establish a surveillance system for risk factors of non-communicable diseases, develop a valid tool and methodology for surveillance surveys, and build capacity in 41 provincial surveillance sites to design and conduct the surveys and provide provincially interpretable baseline data.
Strategic Vision's polls have been cited by numerous news organizations, including The Associated Press, The Washington Post, MSNBC, Fox News and, on at least three occasions, The New York Times, even though the company has repeatedly failed to provide supporting data and the methodology for its surveys.
The methodology for comparing surveys is examined.
In this study, we aim to compare the prevalence of chronic disease across population quintiles of social deprivation (housed population) and in homeless people; and develop a generalisable methodology for health surveys in marginalised groups by use of peer interviewers to achieve engagement and high uptake.
The questionnaire and methodology for these surveys were approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the South Australian Department of Health SA Healthh).
