Nonresponse in Sociological Surveys
- 1 February 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Sociological Methods & Research
- Vol. 3 (3), 291-307
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004912417500300303
Abstract
One of the more serious problems connected with sociological surveys is that of nonresponse. Over the years several methods for handling the problem have been proposed. This paper is a review of eight of these methods.Keywords
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