Attrition in longitudinal household survey data some tests for three developing-country samples
Results from this study of the extent and implications of attrition for three longitudinal household surveys from Bolivia, Kenya, and South Africa suggest that multivariate estimates of behavioral relations may not be biased because of high attrition. This suggests that demographers and other social...
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Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
World Bank, Development Research Group, Rural Development
2000
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Series: | Policy research working paper
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Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Results from this study of the extent and implications of attrition for three longitudinal household surveys from Bolivia, Kenya, and South Africa suggest that multivariate estimates of behavioral relations may not be biased because of high attrition. This suggests that demographers and other social scientists can proceed with collecting longitudinal data to control for unobserved fixed factors and to capture dynamic relationships |
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Item Description: | "September 2000"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-26). - Title from title screen as viewed on Oct. 09, 2002 |