Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect

Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect

During survey data collection, respondents' answers may be influenced by the behavior and characteristics of the enumerator, the so-called enumerator effect. Using a large-scale experiment in Uganda randomly pairing enumerators and respond...

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Main Authors: Di Maio, Michele, Fiala, Nathan
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
ENUMERATOR EFFECT
RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENT
SURVEY EXPERIMENT
POLITICAL PREFERENCES
SURVEY BIAS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/430221544543787320/Be-Wary-of-Those-Who-Ask-A-Randomized-Experiment-on-the-Size-and-Determinants-of-the-Enumerator-Effect
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spelling okr-10986-309932021-06-08T14:42:45Z Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect Di Maio, Michele Fiala, Nathan ENUMERATOR EFFECT RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENT SURVEY EXPERIMENT POLITICAL PREFERENCES SURVEY BIAS During survey data collection, respondents' answers may be influenced by the behavior and characteristics of the enumerator, the so-called enumerator effect. Using a large-scale experiment in Uganda randomly pairing enumerators and respondents, the study explores for which types of questions the enumerator effect may exist. It is found that the enumerator effect is minimal in many questions, but is large for political preference questions, for which it can account for over 30 of the variation in responses. The study then explores which enumerator characteristics, and which of their combination with respondent characteristics, could account for this effect. Finally, the conclusion provides some practical suggestions on how to minimize enumerator effects, and potential bias, in various types of data collections. 2018-12-11T20:20:02Z 2018-12-11T20:20:02Z 2018-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/430221544543787320/Be-Wary-of-Those-Who-Ask-A-Randomized-Experiment-on-the-Size-and-Determinants-of-the-Enumerator-Effect http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30993 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8671 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Uganda
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topic ENUMERATOR EFFECT
RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENT
SURVEY EXPERIMENT
POLITICAL PREFERENCES
SURVEY BIAS
spellingShingle ENUMERATOR EFFECT
RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENT
SURVEY EXPERIMENT
POLITICAL PREFERENCES
SURVEY BIAS
Di Maio, Michele
Fiala, Nathan
Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect
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relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8671
description During survey data collection, respondents' answers may be influenced by the behavior and characteristics of the enumerator, the so-called enumerator effect. Using a large-scale experiment in Uganda randomly pairing enumerators and respondents, the study explores for which types of questions the enumerator effect may exist. It is found that the enumerator effect is minimal in many questions, but is large for political preference questions, for which it can account for over 30 of the variation in responses. The study then explores which enumerator characteristics, and which of their combination with respondent characteristics, could account for this effect. Finally, the conclusion provides some practical suggestions on how to minimize enumerator effects, and potential bias, in various types of data collections.
format Working Paper
author Di Maio, Michele
Fiala, Nathan
author_facet Di Maio, Michele
Fiala, Nathan
author_sort Di Maio, Michele
title Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect
title_short Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect
title_full Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect
title_fullStr Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect
title_full_unstemmed Be Wary of Those Who Ask : A Randomized Experiment on the Size and Determinants of the Enumerator Effect
title_sort be wary of those who ask : a randomized experiment on the size and determinants of the enumerator effect
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/430221544543787320/Be-Wary-of-Those-Who-Ask-A-Randomized-Experiment-on-the-Size-and-Determinants-of-the-Enumerator-Effect
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