Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data
Despite the importance of agriculture to economic development, and a vast accompanying literature on the subject, little research has been done on the quality of the underlying data. Due to survey logistics, agricultural data are usually collected...
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okr-10986-34342021-04-23T14:02:09Z Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data Beegle, Kathleen Carletto, Calogero Himelein, Kristen AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL REGIONS AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURE ATTENTION CASH CROPS CASH INCOME CENTRAL REGION COFFEE COFFEE FARMERS COFFEE PRODUCTION COGNITION CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CROP CROP HARVESTS CROP PRODUCTION CROPPING CROPS DATES ECONOMICS EXTENSION AGENTS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM ENTERPRISE FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING SEASON FARMS FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FERTILIZERS FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES GENDER GEOGRAPHIC REGION GROWING SEASON HARVESTS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSING IFPRI INNOVATION INTUITION IRRIGATION LANDHOLDINGS LIVING STANDARDS MAIZE MAIZE HARVESTS MAIZE PRODUCTION MARKETING MEMORY PLANTING POOR FARMERS POVERTY MEASURES RECALL REGIONAL AVERAGES RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SORGHUM STORAGE FACILITIES SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TOBACCO Despite the importance of agriculture to economic development, and a vast accompanying literature on the subject, little research has been done on the quality of the underlying data. Due to survey logistics, agricultural data are usually collected by asking respondents to recall the details of events occurring during past agricultural seasons that took place a number of months prior to the interview. This gap can lead to recall bias in reported data on agricultural activities. The problem is further complicated when interviews are conducted over the course of several months, thus leading to recall of variable length. To test for such recall bias, the length of time between harvest and interview is examined for three African countries with respect to several common agricultural input and harvest measures. The analysis shows little evidence of recall bias impacting data quality. There is some indication that more salient events are less subject to recall decay. Overall, the results allay some concerns about the quality of some types of agricultural data collected through recall over lengthy periods. 2012-03-19T18:02:25Z 2012-03-19T18:02:25Z 2011-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110602154552 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3434 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5671 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Africa |
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AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL REGIONS AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURE ATTENTION CASH CROPS CASH INCOME CENTRAL REGION COFFEE COFFEE FARMERS COFFEE PRODUCTION COGNITION CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CROP CROP HARVESTS CROP PRODUCTION CROPPING CROPS DATES ECONOMICS EXTENSION AGENTS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM ENTERPRISE FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING SEASON FARMS FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FERTILIZERS FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES GENDER GEOGRAPHIC REGION GROWING SEASON HARVESTS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSING IFPRI INNOVATION INTUITION IRRIGATION LANDHOLDINGS LIVING STANDARDS MAIZE MAIZE HARVESTS MAIZE PRODUCTION MARKETING MEMORY PLANTING POOR FARMERS POVERTY MEASURES RECALL REGIONAL AVERAGES RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SORGHUM STORAGE FACILITIES SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TOBACCO |
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AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL REGIONS AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURE ATTENTION CASH CROPS CASH INCOME CENTRAL REGION COFFEE COFFEE FARMERS COFFEE PRODUCTION COGNITION CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CROP CROP HARVESTS CROP PRODUCTION CROPPING CROPS DATES ECONOMICS EXTENSION AGENTS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM ENTERPRISE FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING SEASON FARMS FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FERTILIZERS FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD EXPENDITURES GENDER GEOGRAPHIC REGION GROWING SEASON HARVESTS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSING IFPRI INNOVATION INTUITION IRRIGATION LANDHOLDINGS LIVING STANDARDS MAIZE MAIZE HARVESTS MAIZE PRODUCTION MARKETING MEMORY PLANTING POOR FARMERS POVERTY MEASURES RECALL REGIONAL AVERAGES RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SORGHUM STORAGE FACILITIES SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TOBACCO Beegle, Kathleen Carletto, Calogero Himelein, Kristen Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data |
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| description |
Despite the importance of agriculture to
economic development, and a vast accompanying literature on
the subject, little research has been done on the quality of
the underlying data. Due to survey logistics, agricultural
data are usually collected by asking respondents to recall
the details of events occurring during past agricultural
seasons that took place a number of months prior to the
interview. This gap can lead to recall bias in reported data
on agricultural activities. The problem is further
complicated when interviews are conducted over the course of
several months, thus leading to recall of variable length.
To test for such recall bias, the length of time between
harvest and interview is examined for three African
countries with respect to several common agricultural input
and harvest measures. The analysis shows little evidence of
recall bias impacting data quality. There is some indication
that more salient events are less subject to recall decay.
Overall, the results allay some concerns about the quality
of some types of agricultural data collected through recall
over lengthy periods. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Beegle, Kathleen Carletto, Calogero Himelein, Kristen |
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Beegle, Kathleen Carletto, Calogero Himelein, Kristen |
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Beegle, Kathleen |
| title |
Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data |
| title_short |
Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data |
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Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data |
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Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data |
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Reliability of Recall in Agricultural Data |
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reliability of recall in agricultural data |
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2012 |
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110602154552 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3434 |
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