Representativeness and response quality of survey data

Cornesse, Carina

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URL:	https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/44066
URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-440668
Document Type:	Doctoral dissertation
Year of publication:	2018
Place of publication:	Mannheim
University:	Universität Mannheim
Evaluator:	Blom, Annelies G.
Date of oral examination:	24 January 2018
Publication language:	English
Institution:	Außerfakultäre Einrichtungen > Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences- CDSS (Social Sciences) School of Social Sciences > Data Science (Blom 2017-2022)
Subject:	300 Social sciences, sociology, anthropology
Subject headings (SWD):	Umfrage , Empirische Sozialforschung , Repräsentativität , Antwortverhalten
Keywords (English):	Representativeness , response quality , survey data , survey errors
Abstract:	In the social sciences, research is often based on findings from survey data. Common research topics examine political behavior, societal attitudes and opinions, as well as personal values. However impactful the results might be, research and policy debates based on survey data rely on the assumption that the survey data are of high enough quality to be able to draw inferences from the data to a broader population. My dissertation covers potential errors of survey data with regard to representativeness and response quality from different perspectives.