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We start from the cornerstones of survey research that give a general understanding of this chapter (Scheme 3.1) based on Salant and Dillman (1994) and De Leeuw, Hox, and Dillman (2008b). This chapter concentrates on measurement in surveys, the target being specifically to avoid measurement error or to evaluate its impact on estimates.
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Laaksonen, S. (2018). Designing a Questionnaire and Survey Modes. In: Survey Methodology and Missing Data. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-79011-4_3
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