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2011 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Business Surveys

Authors : Ger Snijkers, Mojca Bavdaž

Published in: International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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The label business survey is typically attached to surveys that concern organizations involved in business activities such as manufacturing, commerce, finance, and other services. Business surveys may be considered a subgroup of establishment surveys. Establishment surveys refer to any formal organization engaged in any kind of productive activities, which also includes schools, hospitals, prisons, and other types of institutions that always or prevalently lack a lucrative purpose. …

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Metadata
Title
Business Surveys
Authors
Ger Snijkers
Mojca Bavdaž
Copyright Year
2011
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04898-2_625