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The problem of respondent attrition: survey methodology is key
Randall J. Olsen
Professor of economics, Ohio State University.
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olsen@postoffice.chrr.ohio-state.edu
Longitudinal surveys will suffer from attrition and nothing will change that; however, years of lessons learned in the field show that straightforward survey methodology can minimize the impact of losing respondents.
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