The importance of experimental control in testing the impact of interviewer continuity on panel survey nonresponse

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-144

  Campanelli, Pamela ^a   O'Muircheartaigh, Colm ^b  

^a Independent Survey Research Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical models; Interviewer continuity; Interviewers; Nonresponse; Panel surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036104515     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014928107205     Document Type: Article

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