Das, Marcel; Toepoel, Vera; Soest, Arthur van - In: Sociological Methods & Research 40 (2011) 1, pp. 32-56
Over the past decades there has been an increasing use of panel surveys at the household or individual level. Panel data have important advantages compared to independent cross sections, but also two potential drawbacks: attrition bias and panel conditioning effects. Attrition bias arises if...