Alternative Approaches to Multilevel Modelling of Survey Non-Contact and Refusal

International Statistical Review

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-91

  Steele, Fiona ^a   Durrant, Gabriele B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustered categorical response data; Discrete choice models; Hierarchical models; Interviewer effects; Survey non response

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953271221     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: 17515823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2011.00133.x     Document Type: Review

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