Respondent driven sampling: determinants of recruitment and a method to improve point estimation.

Respondent driven sampling: determinants of recruitment and a method to improve point estimation.

Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a variant of a link-tracing design intended for generating unbiased estimates of the composition of hidden populations that typically involves giving participants several coupons to recruit their peers into the study. RDS may generate biased estimates if coupons a...

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Main Authors: Nicky McCreesh, Andrew Copas, Janet Seeley, Lisa G Johnston, Pam Sonnenberg, Richard J Hayes, Simon D W Frost, Richard G White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3814964?pdf=render

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