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"Equipping the Offline Population with Internet Access in an Online Panel: Does It Make a Difference?" In our new
German Internet Panel #GIP paper published in @JSurvStatMeth, Ruben Bach, Jessica Daikeler and I propose that the answer might be "Not really". Read more here:
Why may offline population inclusion via internet equipment not make a difference for survey outcomes? Our thoughts:
a) offline population is just too small to make a difference
b) "true" non-internet users are unwilling to be equipped
c) recruited offliners turn into onliners