Adjusting for Recall Bias in “How Many X’s Do You Know?” Surveys
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چکیده
Recalling errors project a commonly documented limitation of ‘How many X’s do you know?’ type surveys (see Killworth et al. (2003) for example). These errors often come from respondents’ tendency to under-report the number of their acquaintances in larger sub-populations. A calibration curve that corrects for under-recalling is proposed based on the results of Zheng et al. (2006). A description of how to apply this correction to the Zheng et al. (2006) type of model is also discussed.
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