This is an introductory course designed to cover the paradata topic in three parts. The first part will cover the role of paradata within the Total Survey Error Framework. For each step in the survey production process, the potential of paradata to estimate or reduce the respective error will be discussed. The second part will showcase individual surveys in which paradata have been used. Research examples will be discussed, including but not limited to the use of paradata to monitor fieldwork activity, guide intervention decisions and perform post-hoc analyses. The course will close with a discussion of challenges and current research problems in the use of paradata.
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