Collaboratory Survey on Credit Card Usage Behavior
Purpose:
To provide data for exploring the use of
the Iterative Proportional Fitting algorithm as a means for synthetically
generating credit card transactions within the IDSG Tool, a research
and development project for the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)
Survey Details:
5000 randomly selected addresses in the U.S.
Recipients are 18 years old, or older Three $100 American Express
Gift Checks Offered as Incentive 23 multiple choice questions Survey
conducted during Summer 2005
Response Rate
~ 8% (379 surveys returned)
Survey Results:
Summarized in the ‘Final Report’ for the DHS
Project
Statistics Graduate Student Payal Shah
Draws the 3 winners of $100 American
Express Gift Checks!
Director
Daniel Jeske
Room 2605 Statistics-Computer Building
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-3014 daniel.jeske@ucr.edu
Associate Director
Karen Xu
Room 2601 Statistics-Computer Building
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-6062 karenxu@ucr.edu