Voluntary versus mandatory ACS studies in 2003 and 2004, the findings demonstrated an over 20 percent decrease in participation when the answers were voluntary.
Danny Davis: “Voluntary versus mandatory ACS studies in 2003 and 2004, the findings demonstrated an over 20 percent decrease in…”
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Davis discusses the impact of voluntary surveys on data quality.
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