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19. Tackling Panel Attrition

verfasst von : Peter Lynn

Erschienen in: The Palgrave Handbook of Survey Research

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Over time, some respondents have been recruited to participate in longitudinal research may stop responding to survey requests. This phenomenon is known as panel attrition and it occurs when a longitudinal panel fails to retain all recruited members. While there are many potential causes of this attrition, there are a number of concrete steps that researchers that manage panels can take to tackle the problem of panel attrition. This chapter provides an overview of the causes and consequences of panel attrition. It also highlights strategies that may be effective in addressing this problem by reviewing innovations and best practices for minimizing panel attrition and also reducing the statistical impacts of attrition when it does occur.

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Metadaten
Titel
Tackling Panel Attrition
verfasst von
Peter Lynn
Copyright-Jahr
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54395-6_19

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