Assessing Bias in Smartphone Mobility Estimates in Low Income Countries (English)

It has become common for governments and practitioners to measure mobility using data from smartphones, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet in countries where few people have smartphones, or use mobile internet, the movement of smartphones may not be a good indicator of the movement of the population. This paper develops a framework for approaching potential bias that can arise when measuring mobility with smartphones. Using mobile phone...

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Milusheva, Sveta;

Bjorkegren,Daniel C I;

Teixeira Viotti,Leonardo;
Document Date
2021/06/28
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
168212
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2022/01/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Assessing Bias in Smartphone Mobility Estimates in Low Income Countries
Keywords
human mobility

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Milusheva, Sveta; Bjorkegren,Daniel C I; Teixeira Viotti,Leonardo.

Assessing Bias in Smartphone Mobility Estimates in Low Income Countries (English). Author accepted manuscript Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/387771643342386425

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