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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 4, Pages: 703-719 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religiosity
/ Demography
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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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