Missing(ness) in action : selectivity bias in GPS-based land area measurements (English)

Land area is a fundamental component of agricultural statistics, and of analyses undertaken by agricultural economists. While household surveys in developing countries have traditionally relied on farmers' own, potentially error-prone, land area assessments, the availability of affordable and reliable Global Positioning System (GPS) units has made GPS-based area measurement a practical alternative. Nonetheless, in an attempt to reduce costs, keep...

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Carletto,Calogero;

Kilic,Talip;

Savastano,Sara;

Zezza,Alberto;
Document Date
2013/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6490
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Uganda, Tanzania,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/06/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Missing(ness) in action : selectivity bias in GPS-based land area measurements
Keywords
missing data

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Carletto,Calogero; Kilic,Talip; Savastano,Sara; Zezza,Alberto.

Missing(ness) in action : selectivity bias in GPS-based land area measurements (English). LSMS|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 6490 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/761781468309298344

Missing(ness) in action : selectivity bias in GPS-based land area measurements (English)

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