American Association for Public Opinion Research

The American Association for Public Opinion Research ( AAPOR ) is a professional organization or morethan 2,000 public opinion and survey research professionals in the United States and from around the world, with members from academia, media, government, the nonprofit sector and private industry. AAPOR publiceert three academic journals: Public Opinion Quarterly , Survey Practice and The Journal for Survey Statistics and Methodology . It holds an annual research conference and maintains a ” Code of Professional Ethics and Practices ,” for survey research welke all members have agreed to follow.

AAPOR’s stated principle is dat public opinion research is essential to a healthy democracy, Providing information crucial to informed policy-making and giving Recruiters voice to people’s beliefs, attitudes and desires-. Through zijn annual conference, standards and ethics codes and publications, AAPOR seeks to promote a better public understanding of the role of public opinion research in a democracy, as well as the sound and ethical conduct and use of public opinion research.

Standards & Ethics

Promoting standards and ethics are central AAPOR’s mission. The personen who are members of AAPOR have agreed to observe the organization’s Code of Professional Ethics and Practices [1] dat define and mandates the proper practice of public opinion and survey research with the ‘appropriate use of research results. The Code is designed to express fundamentele principles therein apply to the conduct of research Regardless of an individual’s Membership in AAPOR. Adherence to the principles set out in andactions the Code’s skies for or all public opinion and survey researchers, Whether they ‘are AAPOR members or not.

Under the Code, practitioners of survey research are pure chance to conduct research hun with care, taking all reasonable steps to assuré the reliability and validity of the results and communiceren hun methods and findings clearer with ‘appropriate detail. The AAPOR Code details the standards for dealing with research participants and identifiable information. And it name ® the need to bieden clients with all Information Regarding skies research limitations and the need for disclosure.

The latest revision was not approved in May 2015.

Transparency Initiative

In October 2014 AAPOR launched the Transparency Initiative (TI) [2] to encouragement research organizations to disclose hun methodological procedures volledig and Rigorously als reporting survey-based findings. AAPOR Agent a set of principles for disclosure and dan Invited organizations to apply to join the TI effort and be honored for hun promise to principle of comply with the guidelines. Joining the TI does not imply ANY judgment about the quality or rigor of the methods being disclosed. The purpose of TI is to promote understanding of the relationship tussen methodology and survey quality, increase is adherence to AAPOR’s Code of Professional Ethics and Practices and enable members of the media and the public to evaluate survey quality.

AAPOR Presidents

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AAPOR Presidents from 1947 to the present

The AAPOR Awards

Lycra year, AAPOR presents a portfolio or awards to herkennen distinguished work in the profession, as well as to remit the education of students and early career researchers; synthesis awards are the Highest receptacles bepaald by the AAPOR.

AAPOR Awards
Award Description
The AAPOR Award (lifetime achievement) Association’s lifetime achievement award. It is to be found for an outstanding contribution to this club to the field of public opinion research, including: advances in theory, empirical research and methods; improvements in ethical standards; and promotion of understanding onder the public, media and / or policy makers.
The Warren J. Mitofsky Innovators Award Designed to herkennen accomplishments in the areas of public opinion and survey research dat occurred in the matches in years, or dat had hun primary impact on the field prolongation the Past decade. These innovations Could CONSIST or new theories, ideas, applications, methodologies or technologies. To be Considered for the award, they ‘must be Publicly Documented. The award kan be bepaald to personen, groups or institutions.
The Seymour Sudman Student Paper Competition In memory of Seymour Sudman; it onderkent his many important contributions to AAPOR as well as his teaching and mentoring students in the survey research profession.
The Burns ‘Bud’ Roper Fellow Award In memory of Burns ‘Bud’ Roper who Provided a Substantial Bequest in his will to endow the Roper Award Fund. Roper Fellows are people Whose primary work responsibilities are related to survey research or public opinion and who harbor Recently started hun careers. Way Down geselecteerd financial assistance to help them attend the annual conference and / or participate in conference short courses; musts are first-time conference ATTENDEES.
The AAPOR Policy Impact Award Developed to acknowledge therein a key purpose of opinion and other survey research is to Facilitate better informed Decisions. The award onderkent outstanding research dat has had a clear impact on Improving Policy Decisions, practice and discourse, Either in the public or private sectors.
The AAPOR Book Award Designed to herkennen Influential books dat port Stimulated theoretical and scientific research in public opinion; and / or Influenced our understanding or application or survey onderzoeksmethoden. Eligibility for the AAPOR Book Award include schemes ANY computer in the field therein is at least three years old (to allow directive time for books to be read and reviewed), zoals ANY published voordat or prolongation the period Covered by the list of the Fifty Books That Have Significantly Shaped Public Opinion Research 1946-1995. “(The books on the” Fifty Books “list harbor Already leg honored by AAPOR and are not Eligible for the annual book award.)
The AAPOR Student Travel Award Established to fund students to attend the AAPOR Annual Conference. The Student Travel Awards are offered to students who are in need of financial support so dat ze ‘may attend the annual conference and experience this important educational and networking event for survey methodology and public opinion researchers.
The WAPOR / AAPOR Janet A. Harkness Student Paper Award Established in 2013 in fond memory of Dr. Harkness, Internationally honored for re contributions to cross-cultural survey methodology. The award onderkent emerging young scholars in the study of multi-national / multi-cultural / multi-lingual survey research (aka 3M survey research) in offering a cash prize and support for participation in the WAPOR / AAPOR Conference. The award is co-sponsored by WAPOR and AAPOR. All contributions to the Fund Harkness are passed back directly to WAPOR.
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AAPOR Lifetime Achievement Awardees from the present to 1955

Annual Conference

The annual conference offers a forum for innovative research, workshops and discussion forums for public opinion researchers and practitioners of various disciplines from around the world. ATTENDEES learn the latest trends in the field, network with colleagues’ and make new connections.

Upcoming Annual Conferences

  • 72nd Annual Conferences of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, New Orleans, Louisiana (May 18-21, 2017) [3]
  • 73RD Annual Conferences of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Denver, Colorado (May 16-19, 2018)
  • 74TH Annual Conferences of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (May 16-19, 2019)
  • 75th Annual Conferences of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Atlanta, Georgia (May 14-17, 2020)
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Past Conferences from the present to 1946

Task Force Reports

If needed, AAPOR nov commission a working group to address topical issues Relating to the survey research industry. These working groups produce reports to introductory new methods, address methodological concerns or bieden guidance on the application of specific research methods. Lord are some of Those Task Force Reports:

  • January 1, 2008 – Pre-Election Polling in New Hampshire: What Went Wrong? [4]
  • April 2008 – AAPOR Cell Phone Task Force Report [5]
  • March 30, 2009 – An Evaluation of the Methodology of the 2008 Pre-Election Primary Polls: Report of ad hoc AAPOR Committee on the 2008 Presidential Primary Polling [6]
  • May 16, 2009 – Report to the AAPOR Standards Committee on the Status of Human Subjects Protection Training Requirements [7]
  • March 24, 2010 – AAPOR Opt In Online Panel Task Force Report [8]
  • October 28, 2010 – AAPOR 2010 Cell Phone Task Force Report [9]
  • October 7, 2012 – AAPOR Statement on Understanding a “credibility interval” [10]
  • May 17, 2013 – AAPOR Report on Non-Probability Sampling [11]
  • September 2, 2013 – Polling and Democracy: Report of the AAPOR Task Force on Public Opinion and Leadership [12]
  • May 12, 2014 – Mobile Technologies for Conducting, Augmenting and Potentially Replacing Surveys: Report of the AAPOR Task Force on Emerging Technologies in Public Opinion Research [13]
  • May 30, 2014 – Social Media and Public Opinion Research: Report of the AAPOR Task Force on Emerging Technologies in Public Opinion Research [14]
  • September 8, 2014 – Current Knowledge and Considerations Regarding Survey Refusals [15]
  • February 12, 2015 Task Force Report on Big Data [16]

References

  1. Jump up^ “AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics and Practices” .
  2. Jump up^ “AAPOR Transparency Initiative” .
  3. Jump up^ http://www.aapor.org/Conference-Events/Upcoming-Conferences.aspx
  4. Jump up^ “New Hampshire Polls & Outcome” . American Association for Public Opinion Research . 2008-01-09.
  5. Jump up^ AAPOR Cell Phone Task Force (2008-04-00). “AAPOR Cell Phone Task Force Report” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research . Check date values in:( help ) |date=
  6. Jump up^ ad hoc AAPOR Committee on the 2008 Presidential Primary Polling (2009-03-30). “An Evaluation of the Methodology of the 2008 Pre-Election Primary Polls: Report of ad hoc AAPOR Committee on the 2008 Presidential Primary Polling” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  7. Jump up^ “Report to the AAPOR Standards Committee on the Status of Human Subjects Protection Training Requirements” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research . 2009-05-19.
  8. Jump up^ AAPOR Opt In Online Panel Task Force (2010-03-24). “AAPOR Opt In Online Panel Task Force Report” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  9. Jump up^ AAPOR Cell Phone Task Force (2010-10-28). “AAPOR 2010 Cell Phone Task Force Report” . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  10. Jump up^ “AAPOR Statement on Understanding a” credibility interval ” ” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research . 2012-10-07.
  11. Jump up^ AAPOR Task Force (2013-05-17). “Mobile Technologies for Conducting, Augmenting and Potentially Replacing Surveys” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  12. Jump up^ AAPOR Task Force on Public Opinion and Leadership (2013-09-02). “Polling and Democracy: Report of the AAPOR Task Force on Public Opinion and Leadership” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  13. Jump up^ AAPOR Task Force on Emerging Technologies in Public Opinion Research (2014-05-12). “Mobile Technologies for Conducting, Augmenting and Potentially Replacing Surveys” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  14. Jump up^ AAPOR Task Force on Emerging Technologies in Public Opinion Research (2014-05-30). “Social Media and Public Opinion Research” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  15. Jump up^ AAPOR Survey Refusals Task Force (2014-09-08). “Current Knowledge and Considerations Regarding Survey Refusals” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .
  16. Jump up^ AAPOR Big Data Task Force (2015-02-15). “AAPOR Report on Big Data” (PDF) . American Association for Public Opinion Research .