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Extending the procedure of Engelberg et al. (2009) to surveys with varying interval-widths
The approach by Engelberg, Manski, and Williams (2009) to convert probabilistic survey responses into continuous probability distributions implicitly assumes that the question intervals are equally wide. Almost all recently established household surveys have intervals of varying widths. Applying the standard approach to surveys with varying widths gives implausible and potentially misleading results. This note shows how the approach of Engelberg et al. (2009) can be adjusted to account for intervals of unequal width.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: FAU Discussion Papers in Economics ; No. 05/2022
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Methodological Issues: General
Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- Subject
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Survey methods
probabilistic questions
density forecasts
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Becker, Christoph
Dürsch, Peter
Eife, Thomas A.
Glas, Alexander
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Veröffentlichung
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institute for Economics
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Nürnberg
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2022
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Becker, Christoph
- Dürsch, Peter
- Eife, Thomas A.
- Glas, Alexander
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institute for Economics
Time of origin
- 2022