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Appendix G
Glossary
area probability sample a sample generated by dividing a geographic
area into a number of smaller areas and then
sampling from a subset of these areas
coverage error bias resulting from the omission of units from
the sampling frame
end use a specific activity that requires energy (for ex-
ample, space heating or refrigeration)
Energy Star certification a joint program of the U.S. Environmen-
tal Protection Agency and the U.S. Depart-
ment of Energy that certifies energy-efficient
products
geocoding the process of appending geographic identifiers
(codes or coordinates) to an address
hot deck imputation a method for handling missing data by filling in
a missing value with a response from another
case within the same data set
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LEED certification a b uilding certification system p roviding
verification that a building was designed and
built according to a set of “green” standards
list sample a sample generated from a sampling frame that
exists in a list form (such as a list of housing
unit addresses)
multistage sampling a sampling process involving several stages,
in which units at each subsequent stage (for
example, households) are subsampled from
previously selected larger units (for example,
city blocks or neighborhoods)
sampling frame the set of units from which the sample is
selected
sampling units the individual units selected from the sampling
frame
show card an interviewing aid consisting of a paper ver-
sion of answer options or definitions associated
with questionnaire items and used during an
in-person interview when the questions are
read to the respondent and may be too dif-
ficult to understand or remember without a
visual aid (also referred to as hand cards or flash
cards)
smart meter electric meter that transmits electricity con-
sumption data to the utility and typically en-
ables a consumer to see a detailed breakdown
of the electricity usage information collected
by the meter
stratified sample a sampling technique that involves dividing
the sampling frame into distinct subgroups
of similar units and then selecting a separate
sample from each of the subgroups
