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Summary Of The Economic Impacts Of Power Quality On Consumers, Sean T. Elphick, Philip Ciufo, Victor W. Smith, Sarath Perera Jan 2015

Summary Of The Economic Impacts Of Power Quality On Consumers, Sean T. Elphick, Philip Ciufo, Victor W. Smith, Sarath Perera

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

The quality of the electrical supply has a direct impact on the correct function and operation of equipment connected to the public electricity supply network. There is an expectation that devices will operate as designed and that equipment lifetime should, statistically, be close to the designed value. The reliability of the network is generally assumed to be high enough so as to not cause unacceptable issues with regard to loss of production or loss of functionality. Quantifying the cost to the consumer when the supply power quality or reliability are not as expected is an important metric and can be …


Summary Of The Impact Of The Inclusion Of Mobile Phone Numbers Into The Nsw Population Health Survey In 2012, Margo Barr, Raymond A. Ferguson, Jason J. Van Ritten, Phillip J. Hughes, David G. Steel Jan 2015

Summary Of The Impact Of The Inclusion Of Mobile Phone Numbers Into The Nsw Population Health Survey In 2012, Margo Barr, Raymond A. Ferguson, Jason J. Van Ritten, Phillip J. Hughes, David G. Steel

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

Although it was estimated that 20% of the population in Australia were mobile-only phone users in 2010, the inclusion of mobile numbers into computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) behavioural risk factor surveys did not occur until 2012. Methods: Three papers have been published describing the methods, weighting strategy and the impact in detail of including mobile numbers into the NSW Population Health Survey (NSWPHS). This paper identifies the important components of those papers and summarises them for a broader audience. Results: In the 2012 NSWPHS, 15,214 (15,149 with weights) interviews were completed (64% landline frame; 36% mobile frame). Response, cooperation and …