Analyzing contact sequences in call record data. Potential and limitations of sequence indicators for nonresponse adjustments in the european social survey

Journal of Official Statistics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-226

  Kreuter, Frauke ^a   Kohler, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Call records; Nonresponse adjustment; Optimal matching; Paradata; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950766148     PISSN: 0282423X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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