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Title What's the time? Relations between interview periods and output periods in surveys
Year 2007
Access date 20.05.2013
Abstract

Two aspects of quality in survey statistics are their timeliness and relevance. A considerable amount of discussion has taken place in the European Union over the timeliness of economic statistics in comparison with the USA. Part of this difference stems from the different approaches to the definition of the period being measured, and the difference of approach has an impact, often hidden, on the relevance (the degree to which the survey measures the required concept). In this paper we review the different ways in which periods are defined in surveys and their properties

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Year of publication2007
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