Estimating population size using the network scale up method
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Estimating Population Size Using the Network Scale Up Method.
We develop methods for estimating the size of hard-to-reach populations from data collected using network-based questions on standard surveys. Such data arise by asking respondents how many people they know in a specific group (e.g. people named Michael, intravenous drug users). The Network Scale up Method (NSUM) is a tool for producing population size estimates using these indirect measures of...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Applied Statistics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1932-6157
DOI: 10.1214/15-aoas827