Measuring the Measurement Error : Method to Qualitatively Validate Survey Data

Measuring the Measurement Error : Method to Qualitatively Validate Survey Data

Empirical social science relies heavily on self-reported data, but subjects may misreport behaviors, especially sensitive ones such as crime or drug abuse. If a treatment influences survey misreporting, it biases causal estimates. We develop a validation technique that uses intensive qualitative wor...

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Main Authors: Blattman, Christopher, Jamison, Julian, Koroknay-Palicz, Tricia, Rodrigues, Katherine, Sheridan, Margaret
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2016
Subjects:
measurement error
survey data
validation
field experiments
crime
drugs
risky behavior
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24259

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24259

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