Kanru is a senior statistician in the Statistics & Data Science department at NORC at the University of Chicago. She has more than 15 years of experience in survey methodology, with expertise in the areas of sampling design and survey weighting and experiences with multi-mode and multi-frame surveys.
Kanru was a lead statistician for AmeriSpeak, NORC’s breakthrough panel-based research platform, and was responsible for overseeing study design, post-survey data adjustments, variance estimation, and survey data analysis for various AmeriSpeak projects. Kanru improved AmeriSpeak’s methodology through the use of big data for propensity modeling and non-response adjustments and compared methods for combining probability and non-probability samples.
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Education
MS
University of Chicago
BA
University of Chicago
Project Contributions
Publications
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opens in new tab"How Right Now? Supporting Mental Health and Resilience Amid COVID-19."
Journal Article | June 5, 2022
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opens in new tab"How Right Now: The Role of Social Determinants of Health as They Relate to Emotional Well-Being Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic."
Journal Article | June 6, 2022
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opens in new tab“Characteristics of Home-based Early Care and Education Providers: Initial Findings from the National Survey of Early Care and Education.”
Project Report | February 15, 2022
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opens in new tab“Prices Charged in Early Care and Education: Initial Findings from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE).”
Project Report | February 15, 2022
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opens in new tab"A Comparison of Estimation Methods for Web-Based Respondent Driven Sampling."
Journal Article | August 26, 2019
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opens in new tab"Donor Selection for MCBS Asset Imputation."
Journal Article | August 1, 2017
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opens in new tab"National Survey of Early Care and Education: Summary Data Collection and Sampling Methodology."
Project Report | March 17, 2013
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opens in new tab"Cell Phone Coverage in an ABS Multi-Mode Design."
Journal Article | November 20, 2012