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Surveys from inside: an assessment of unit nonresponse bias with internal criteria
Untersuchungen von innen: eine Einschätzung von Unit-Nonresponse mit Hilfe interner Kriterien
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Abstract "The article uses the so called 'internal criteria of representativeness' to assess the unit nonresponse bias in five European comparative survey projects. It then goes on investigating several ideas why unit nonresponse bias might vary between surveys and countries. It is proposed that unit nonresp... view more
"The article uses the so called 'internal criteria of representativeness' to assess the unit nonresponse bias in five European comparative survey projects. It then goes on investigating several ideas why unit nonresponse bias might vary between surveys and countries. It is proposed that unit nonresponse bias is either caused by country characteristics or survey methodology. The empirical evidence presented speaks more in favour of the latter than of the former. Among the survey characteristics the features that strengthen the leverage to control interviewers' behaviour have top priority." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
methodology; response behavior; survey research
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 55-67
Journal
Survey Research Methods, 1 (2007) 2
ISSN
1864-3361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications