Frauke Kreuter was recently named the 2026 recipient of the Waksberg Award. For the past two decades, Kreuter has spearheaded novel research in survey methodology, especially in big data and large-scale computing. She also directed and built training programs, producing a new generation of data science–savvy survey researchers.
Kreuter will give the Waksberg Invited Address at the Statistics Canada Symposium in 2026 and author a paper for publication in the December 2026 issue of Survey Methodology.
Survey Methodology established the annual invited paper series in 2001 in honor of Joseph Waksberg to recognize his contributions to survey statistics and methodology. Each year, a prominent survey statistician is chosen to draft a paper that reviews the development and current state of an important topic in survey statistics and methodology, reflecting the mixture of theory and practice that characterized Waksberg’s work.
Waksberg was a giant in survey sampling for nearly seven decades, beginning at the US Census Bureau in 1940 and then moving to Westat in 1973, where he served as chair of the board from 1990 until his death in 2006. The award includes an honorarium made possible by a grant from Westat.
Kreuter was selected by a four-person committee—Jae-Kwang Kim (chair), Kristen Olson, Paul Smith, and Alina Matei—appointed by Survey Methodology and the American Statistical Association
Congratulaciones a Frauke Kreuter. / Importante tema: la teoría y práctica de la metodología de encuestas por muetreo, especialmente en el uso en la investigación social.