Poinsettia Consumer Survey Reveals Preferred Cultivars

Effect of Pseudomonas putida on Growth and Anthocyanin Pigment in Two Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) Cultivars

Pseudomonas putida is plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) that have the capacity to improve growth in plants. The purpose of this study was to determine growth and anthocyanin pigmentation of the bracts in two poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivars (Prestige and Sonora Marble) using three strains of P. putida, as well as a mixture of the three (MIX). Comparison with the control grou...

Survey of Consumer Finances

The rapid growth of assets in self-directed tax-deferred retirement accounts has generated a new set of financial decisions for many households. In addition to deciding which assets to hold, households with substantial assets in both taxable and tax-deferred accounts must decide where to hold them. This paper uses data from the Survey of Consumer Finances to assess how many households have enou...

Consumer Expenditure Survey Anthology, 2008: Evaluation of the 2005 Redesigned Consumer Expenditure Survey Diary

1 Stinson, L., et. al., Creating a “UserFriendly” Expenditure Diary, Consumer Expenditure Survey Anthology, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Report 967, pp 3-17, April 2003. 2 Figueroa, E., et. al., Is a User-Friendly Diary More Effective? Findings from a Field Test, Consumer Expenditure Survey Anthology, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Report 981, pp 2-8, April 2005. 3 Cues are examples of good...

The Effect of Answering in a Preferred Versus a Non-Preferred Survey Mode on Measurement

Previous research has shown that offering respondents their preferred mode can increase response rates, but the effect of doing so on how respondents process and answer survey questions (i.e., measurement) is unclear. In this paper, we evaluate whether changes in question format have different effects on data quality for those responding in their preferred mode than for those responding in a no...

Consumer Behavioural Biases in Competition a Survey