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...
Main Authors: | Blattman, Christopher, Jamison, Julian, Koroknay-Palicz, Tricia, Rodrigues, Katherine, Sheridan, Margaret |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Elsevier
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24259 |
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