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The End of the (Research) World As We Know It? Understanding and Coping With Declining Response Rates to Mail Surveys
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This article used mail surveys for social science research and found that properly conducted, they can gather representative data about a population that provides important generalizations about that popula cation about that population.Abstract:
Mail surveys have long been a staple of social science research. Properly conducted, they can gather representative data about a population that provides important generalizations about that popula...read more
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Estimating Nonresponse Bias in Mail Surveys
TL;DR: This article used subjective estimates and extrapolations in an analysis of mail survey data from published studies for estimates of the magnitude of bias and found that the use of extrapolation led to substantial improvements over a strategy of not using extrapolation.
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