An empirical total survey error decomposition using data combination

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11640%2F21%3A00545022" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11640/21:00545022 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/67985998:_____/21:00553109

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.03.026" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.03.026</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.03.026" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.03.026</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

An empirical total survey error decomposition using data combination

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Survey error is known to be pervasive and to bias even simple, but important, estimates of means, rates, and totals, such as the poverty and the unemployment rate. In order to summarize and analyze the extent, sources, and consequences of survey error, we define empirical counterparts of key components of the Total Survey Error Framework that can be estimated using data combination. Specifically, we estimate total survey error and decompose it into three high level sources of error: generalized coverage error, item non-response error and measurement error. We further decompose these sources into lower level sources such as failure to report a positive amount and errors in amounts conditional on reporting a positive value. For errors in dollars paid by two large government transfer programs, we use administrative records on the universe of program payments in New York State linked to three major household surveys to estimate the error components previously defined. We find that total survey error is large and varies in its size and composition, but measurement error is always by far the largest source of error. Our application shows that data combination makes it possible to routinely measure total survey error and its components. Our results allow survey producers to assess error reduction strategies and survey users to mitigate the consequences of survey errors or gauge the reliability of their conclusions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

An empirical total survey error decomposition using data combination

Popis výsledku anglicky

Survey error is known to be pervasive and to bias even simple, but important, estimates of means, rates, and totals, such as the poverty and the unemployment rate. In order to summarize and analyze the extent, sources, and consequences of survey error, we define empirical counterparts of key components of the Total Survey Error Framework that can be estimated using data combination. Specifically, we estimate total survey error and decompose it into three high level sources of error: generalized coverage error, item non-response error and measurement error. We further decompose these sources into lower level sources such as failure to report a positive amount and errors in amounts conditional on reporting a positive value. For errors in dollars paid by two large government transfer programs, we use administrative records on the universe of program payments in New York State linked to three major household surveys to estimate the error components previously defined. We find that total survey error is large and varies in its size and composition, but measurement error is always by far the largest source of error. Our application shows that data combination makes it possible to routinely measure total survey error and its components. Our results allow survey producers to assess error reduction strategies and survey users to mitigate the consequences of survey errors or gauge the reliability of their conclusions.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA20-27317S" target="_blank" >GA20-27317S: Příčiny a důsledky nesprávného vykazování ve výběrových šetřeních: Výsledky z propojených administrativních dat</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Econometrics

ISSN

0304-4076

e-ISSN

1872-6895

Svazek periodika

224

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

286-305

Kód UT WoS článku

000689638900003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85098185548