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The California Evaluation Framework Study (2004) was undertaken to develop a new statewide framework for the evaluation of California energy efficiency programs. This paper focuses on the uncertainty and sampling segments of the project. The uncertainty chapter addresses three related topics: 1) statistical precision and bias, 2) integrating information from multiple evaluation studies, and 3) allocating evaluation resources among planned evaluation studies. The sampling chapter also has three main parts: 1) An overview of familiar techniques in simple random sampling, 2) a thorough discussion of stratified ratio estimation, and 3) a sampling roadmap that describes the chronological steps of a typical project. In addition, an example was developed illustrating the application of the roadmap to an actual study. This paper provides a concise overview of this material, highlighting some of its less familiar concepts and contrasting the new approach to the sampling approach given in the CADMAC protocols.

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Panels of the 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Panel 1. Residential Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 2. Residential Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Panel 3. Commercial Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 4. Commercial Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Panel 5. Utility Regulation and Deregulation: Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Panel 6. Market Transformation: Designing for Lasting Change

Panel 7. Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends and Their Implications

Panel 8. Energy and Environmental Policy: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency

Panel 9. Efficient Buildings in Efficient Communities

Panel 10. Roundtables: Thinking Outside the Box

Panel 11. Appliances and Equipment