ABARE survey of businesses in Australia's mining technology services sector, Financial Year 2003/2004
Contents
G. Population / Frame
G1 Target population
What is the target population (scope) for the survey? (G1)
Note. The "target population", or "scope" of the survey, is the population about which information is sought. This section should include any geographical, industrial and size constraints.
The target population includes companies with Australian operations that may be considered members of the Australian mining technology services sector.
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G2 Frame
How will you obtain the list of businesses (frame) from which the sample is to be selected? (G2)
Companies that participated in the first survey in 2002 will again be considered in this second survey exercise. The contact details for these companies have been updated on an ongoing basis by DITR, since DITR regularly sends an e-mail newsletter to members of the MTS sector. The list of MTS companies will be checked to make sure all relevant companies are represented on this MTS company database. If some companies are not represented, then they will be added to the list.
A definition of the MTS sector has been included in the background section of the attached ABARE survey.
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G3 Type of unit on frame
What is the type of unit on the frame to be used for the survey (e.g. farm, school, practice, GP, retail business)? (G3)
An Australian mining technology services company.
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G4 Number of units on frame
How many units are there on the frame? (G4)
Note. This refers to the total number of units, not the number of types of unit nor the sample size.
There are (approximately) 500 mining technology services companies on the frame.
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G5 About the units on frame
What information is on the frame about these units? (G5)
Note. Should list all the information that is on the frame, eg, name, address, employment size, industry classification, whether the unit is in private or public sector, and the like.
Contact person, job title, telephone number, e-mail address, fax number, company name, postal address, company website, unique company identifier, and description of good/service.
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G6 Deficiencies in frame
In what ways does the coverage provided by the frame differ from the target population? (G6)
Note. Should include: an estimate of the proportion of units expected to be defunct (ie. no longer in business); an estimate of the proportion of units expected to be out of scope; and an estimate of the number and type of units expected to be in scope but not covered on the frame.
Based on the first survey in 2002, there are 407 companies included in the MTS database. Information on these companies is current as DITR keeps this list updated. DITR has also added companies to this list, as they are identified.
We expect to add around 100 companies to the original 2002 list. There may be a proportion of these companies on the frame that may not belong to the MTS sector, may be out of business or may have been merged/acquired. The completed MTS surveys will provide the necessary details to update our MTS company database.
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G7 Action taken on deficiencies
What actions have been taken to overcome known frame deficiencies? (G7)
A review process has been employed to make sure company details are correct and up to date and to minimise company misclassification. This process includes the removal of duplicate companies, the removal of companies not considered part of the MTS sector, and a procedure to check that company details are correct and relevant.
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For repeating surveys only...
G8 Frame updates
How will the frame be updated for future survey cycles? (G8)
DITR will continue to e-mail regular newsletters to companies in the MTS sector. This will keep the database of MTS companies updated with changes to company and contact details.
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