Estimating Religious Populations with the Network Scale-Up Method: A Practical Alternative to Self-Report

Getting accurate information on religious demographics from survey-based self-reports presents a difficult task, suffering from the biases of social desirability, personal safety concerns, and the ambiguous definitions of religious identity. The network scale-up method (NSUM) is an estimation strate...

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Authors: Yang, Xiaozhao Yousef (Author) ; Yang, Fenggang 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Pages: 703-719
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religiosity / Demography
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
Further subjects:B Measurement
B network scale-up method
B Religious Identity
B Social Desirability
B Survey Methodology
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