This paper assesses the relationship between the length of recall and nonrandom error in agricultural survey data. Using data from the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture in Malawi and Tanzania, the paper shows that key input and output variables are systematically related to the length of the recall period, indicating the presence of nonrandom measurement error. With longer recall periods, farmers report...
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2020/01/29
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS9128
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2020/01/29
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Recall Length and Measurement Error in Agricultural Surveys
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Household Income and Expenditure Survey
Citation
Wollburg,Philip Randolph; Tiberti,Marco; Zezza,Alberto.
Recall Length and Measurement Error in Agricultural Surveys (English). LSMS|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9128 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/480391580307558702