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245 10 a| Applying respondent driven sampling to migrant populationsh| [electronic resource] :b| lessons from the field /c| edited by Guri Tyldum and Lisa Johnston.;

260 a| Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;a| New York, NY :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| 2014.;

300 a| xvii, 126 pages ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction; Lisa Johnston and Guri Tyldum -- 1. Sampling Migrants: How Respondent Driven Sampling Works; Lisa Johnston -- 2. RDS and the Structure of Migrant Populations; Jon Horgen Friberg and Cindy Horst -- 3. Measuring Personal Network Size in RDS; Lisa G. Johnston, Leila Rodriguez and Joanna Napierala -- 4. Initiation of the RDS Recruitment Process: Seed Selection and Role; Agnieszka Kubal, Inna Shvab and Anna Wojtynska -- 5. Deciding on and Distributing Incentives in RDS; Guri Tyldum, Leila Rodriguez, Ingunn Bjørkhaug and Anna Wojtynska -- 6. Formative Assessment, Data Collection and Parallel Monitoring for RDS Fieldwork; Jane Montealegre, Antje Röder, and Rojan Ezzati -- 7. Analyzing Data in RDS; Lisa Kohnston and Renee Luthra -- Appendix I. Summary Of RDS Surveys Referenced -- Appendix II. Overview Of The Development Of The Different RDS Estimators, Their Specific Features And The Software Available For Their Use.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Respondent Driven Sampling is an innovative sampling method that utilizes social networks to identify, survey and provide representative estimates of hard-to-reach populations. Most widely used in public health research of HIV high risk populations, RDS has, in recent years, expanded into other fields, including migration research. While the methodology in many ways is well suited for studying migrants, there are a number of unique challenges when applying this method to this population. This book provides a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of RDS methodology by drawing upon the experiences of experts in the field as well as pioneers that have applied RDS methodology to migrant populations. The book consists of seven substantive chapters covering the various phases of survey planning, implementation and analysis. Examples from surveys already conducted among migrant populations are used to illustrate the key opportunities and challenges faced when using RDS in this population. Overall, this book is an essential tool for those interested in exploring the use of RDS to sample and analyse data from migrant populations. "--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Applying respondent driven sampling to migrant populations lessons from the field / edited by Guri Tyldum and Lisa Johnston.

Author/creator	Tyldum, Guri
Other author	Johnston, Lisa, 1962-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Description	xvii, 126 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Emigration and immigration--Statistical methods. Sampling (Statistics)

Contents	Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction; Lisa Johnston and Guri Tyldum -- 1. Sampling Migrants: How Respondent Driven Sampling Works; Lisa Johnston -- 2. RDS and the Structure of Migrant Populations; Jon Horgen Friberg and Cindy Horst -- 3. Measuring Personal Network Size in RDS; Lisa G. Johnston, Leila Rodriguez and Joanna Napierala -- 4. Initiation of the RDS Recruitment Process: Seed Selection and Role; Agnieszka Kubal, Inna Shvab and Anna Wojtynska -- 5. Deciding on and Distributing Incentives in RDS; Guri Tyldum, Leila Rodriguez, Ingunn Bjørkhaug and Anna Wojtynska -- 6. Formative Assessment, Data Collection and Parallel Monitoring for RDS Fieldwork; Jane Montealegre, Antje Röder, and Rojan Ezzati -- 7. Analyzing Data in RDS; Lisa Kohnston and Renee Luthra -- Appendix I. Summary Of RDS Surveys Referenced -- Appendix II. Overview Of The Development Of The Different RDS Estimators, Their Specific Features And The Software Available For Their Use.
Abstract	"Respondent Driven Sampling is an innovative sampling method that utilizes social networks to identify, survey and provide representative estimates of hard-to-reach populations. Most widely used in public health research of HIV high risk populations, RDS has, in recent years, expanded into other fields, including migration research. While the methodology in many ways is well suited for studying migrants, there are a number of unique challenges when applying this method to this population. This book provides a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of RDS methodology by drawing upon the experiences of experts in the field as well as pioneers that have applied RDS methodology to migrant populations. The book consists of seven substantive chapters covering the various phases of survey planning, implementation and analysis. Examples from surveys already conducted among migrant populations are used to illustrate the key opportunities and challenges faced when using RDS in this population. Overall, this book is an essential tool for those interested in exploring the use of RDS to sample and analyse data from migrant populations. "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014022449
ISBN	9781137363602 (hardback)

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