Partners

Statistics Netherlands

Statistics Netherlands is the National Statistical Institute of The Netherlands. It has a long and broad experience in survey data collection. The Methodology Department of CBS is involved in national and international projects and research concerning the reduction and adjustment for non-response in surveys. The Department participated in several experimental pilots to reduce and analyse non-response. Contact: Barry Schouten

The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a world-leading academic institute. Its Social Statistics Department  together with the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research carries out applied quantitative research. The nature of this applied work is broad, inherently interdisciplinary and collaborative. Research is characterised by the application of advanced quantitative methods in a social science context. Areas include: social inequalities, population dynamics, social network analysis, survey methodology, analysis of complex survey data and statistical disclosure control. Contact: Natalie Shlomo

Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway is the National Statistical Institute of Norway. It has been involved in the research and development of non-response errors over the decades and accumulated considerable theoretical insight and practical experience in combining administrative registers with survey data. Contact: Øyvin Kleven

University of Leuven

The University of Leuven has a wide range of faculties eg sociology, political science and communications science. Its sociological research takes place in the Centre for Sociological Research which has survey methodology as one of its major topics. CSM has a long national and international experience in research on survey methodology both theoretically and empirically. Research efforts resulted in a list of papers and publications that deal with survey data quality. Contact: Geert Loosveldt

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia is the National Statistical Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. It provides statistics for public administration bodies and organisations, the economy and the public, data on the status and trends in the economic, demographic and social fields, as well as in the field of environment and natural resources. Contact: Katja Rutar

University of Southampton

The University of Southampton has a large number of faculties covering a broad spectrum of social sciences. One of the research centres is Social Statistics. It has a long national and international experience in research on survey methodology both theoretically and empirically. Research efforts resulted in a long list of papers and publications that deal with survey data quality and survey data analysis. Contact: Chris Skinner