Recall Length and Measurement Error in Agricultural Surveys

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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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Wollburg,Philip Randolph;

Tiberti,Marco;

Zezza,Alberto;
Document Date
2020/01/29
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9128
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2020/01/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Recall Length and Measurement Error in Agricultural Surveys
Keywords
Household Income and Expenditure Survey

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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

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