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The Impact of Targeted Data Collection on Nonresponse Bias in an Establishment Survey: A Simulation Study of Adaptive Survey Design

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|Sep 2017

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Language: English
Page range: 857 - 871
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2016
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2017
Published on: Sep 9, 2017
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