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Respondent driven sampling
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Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD)
Abstract Respondent driven sampling (RDS) is a network sampling technique typically employed for hard-to-reach populations (e.g. drug users, men who have sex with men, people with HIV). Similar to snowball sampling, initial seed respondents recruit additional respondents from their network of friends. The re... view more
Respondent driven sampling (RDS) is a network sampling technique typically employed for hard-to-reach populations (e.g. drug users, men who have sex with men, people with HIV). Similar to snowball sampling, initial seed respondents recruit additional respondents from their network of friends. The recruiting process repeats iteratively, thereby forming long referral chains. Unlike in snowball sampling, it is crucial to obtain estimates of respondents' personal network size (i.e., number of acquaintances in the target population) and information about who recruited whom. Markov chain theory makes it possible to derive population estimates and sampling weights. We introduce a new Stata program for RDS and illustrate its use.... view less
Keywords
data capture; sample; survey; data collection method
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
Stata software; chain referral sampling; survey methodology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
22 p.
Series
RatSWD Research Notes, 45
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/43639
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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