The quantification of qualitative survey data: A critical assessment

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 645-668

  Nardo, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Measurement error; Probability approach; Quantification methods; Regression approach; Survey data

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; MACROECONOMICS; MODELING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345149551     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-6419.2003.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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