Understanding selection bias, time-lags and measurement bias in secondary data sources: Putting the Encyclopedia of Associations database in broader context

DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.08.003
URL:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S...
Document Type:	Article
Year of publication:	2013
The title of a journal, publication series:	Social Science Research
Volume:	42
Issue number:	6
Page range:	1750-1764
Place of publication:	Amsterdam
Publishing house:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0049-089X , 1096-0317
Publication language:	English
Institution:	Außerfakultäre Einrichtungen > Mannheim Centre for European Social Research - Research Department B
Subject:	320 Political science
Abstract:	Secondary data gathered for purposes other than research play an important role in the social sciences. A recent data release has made an important source of publicly available data on associational interests, the Encyclopedia of Associations (EA), readily accessible to scholars (www.policyagendas.org). In this paper we introduce these new data and systematically investigate issues of lag between events and subsequent reporting in the EA, as these have important but under-appreciated effects on time-series statistical models. We further analyze the accuracy and coverage of the database in numerous ways. Our study serves as a guide to potential users of this database, but we also reflect upon a number of issues that should concern all researchers who use secondary data such as newspaper records, IRS reports and FBI Uniform Crime Reports.

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BASE: Bevan, Shaun ; Baumgartner, Frank R. ; Johnson, Erik W. ; McCarthy, John D.

Google Scholar: Bevan, Shaun ; Baumgartner, Frank R. ; Johnson, Erik W. ; McCarthy, John D.

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