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| Title: | | Experiments, surveys and the use of representative samples as reference data  |
| Authors: | | Siedler, Thomas Sonnenberg, Bettina |
| Issue Date: | | 2010 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Working Paper Series des Rates für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten 146 |
| Abstract: | | During the last two decades, laboratory experiments have come into increasingprominence and constitute a popular method of research to examine behavioral outcomes and social preferences. However, it has been debated whether results from these experiments can be extrapolated to the real world and whether, for example, sample selection into the experiment might constitute a major shortcoming of this methodology. This note discusses potential benefits of combining experimental methods and representative datasets as a means to overcome some of the limitations of lab experiments. We also outline how large representative surveys can serve as reference data for researchers collecting their own datasets in order to explore potential sample selection biases. |
| Subjects: | | experiments survey representativity |
| JEL: | | C01 C52 C8 C9 D0 D6 D81 D84 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des DIW RatSWD Working Paper Series, Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD)
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