Posts | Peter Lugtig

I am continuing on the recent article and commentaries on weighting to correct for unit nonresponse by Michael Brick, as published in …

Last updated on Jul 5, 2021 3 min read

This week, I have been reading the most recent issue of the Journal of Official Statistics , a journal that has been open access since …

Last updated on Jan 31, 2020 4 min read

This morning, an official enquiry into the scientific conduct of professor Mart Bax concluded that he had committed large-scale …

Last updated on Jan 31, 2020 2 min read

Social scientists (and psychology in particular) have in recent years had somethings of a bad press, both in- and outside academia. To …

Last updated on Jul 5, 2021 3 min read

One of the greatest challenges in survey research are declining response rates. Around the globe, it appears to become harder and …

Last updated on May 31, 2021 3 min read

Longitudinal surveys ask the same people the same questions over time. So questionnaires tend to be rather boring for respondents after …

Last updated on Jul 5, 2021 3 min read

I am spending time at the Institute for Social and Economic Research in Colchester, UK where I will work on a research project that …

Last updated on Jan 31, 2020 2 min read

The AAPOR conference last week gave an overview of what survey methodologists worry about. There were relatively few people from Europe …

Last updated on Jan 31, 2020 2 min read

I was pointed to an interview with two Harvard professors, one of them my (former) idol Gary King, talking about the need for open …

Last updated on Jan 31, 2020 1 min read

Mixed-mode research is still a hot topic among survey methodologists. At least at about every meeting I attend (some selection bias is …

Last updated on Jan 31, 2020 1 min read