TESTING FOR NONRESPONSE AND SAMPLE SELECTION BIAS IN CONTINGENT VALUATION - ANALYSIS OF A COMBINATION PHONE MAIL SURVEY

Authors
WHITEHEAD JC GROOTHUIS PA BLOMQUIST GC
Citation
Jc. Whitehead et al., TESTING FOR NONRESPONSE AND SAMPLE SELECTION BIAS IN CONTINGENT VALUATION - ANALYSIS OF A COMBINATION PHONE MAIL SURVEY, Economics letters, 41(2), 1993, pp. 215-220
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Economics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01651765
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
215 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(1993)41:2<215:TFNASS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We use a combination phone/mail survey to test for possible sample bia ses in contingent valuation. We find no sample selection bias but do f ind non-response bias. We show how failure to correct for non-response bias distorts aggregate benefit estimates.