Conflict Deaths in Iraq: A Methodological Critique of the ORB Survey Estimate

Conflict Deaths in Iraq: A Methodological Critique of the ORB Survey Estimate

In September of 2007 ORB, a British opinion polling firm, released an estimate that 1.2 million Iraqis had been killed in the conflict, subsequently lowering its estimate to 1 million. We compare three ORB polls and find important irregularities in ORB's mortality data in four central governora...

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Main Authors: Michael Spagat, Joshua Dougherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Survey Research Association 2010-05-01
Series:Survey Research Methods
Subjects:
Iraq
conflict mortality
survey quality
ORB poll
survey error
Online Access:https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/2373

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