Peer effects and measurement error: the impact of sampling variation in school survey data (evidence from PISA)

Investigation of peer effects on achievement with sample survey data on schools may mean that only a random sample of the population of peers is observed for each individual. This generates measurement error in peer variables similar in form to the textbook case of errors-in-variables, resulting in...

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Main Authors: Micklewright, John (Author), Schnepf, Sylke V. (Author), Silva, Pedro N. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012-12.
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