Definition: Record check
Statistical concept
Study in which data on individual units, obtained by one method of data collection, are checked against data for the same units from available records, obtained by a different method of data collection.
Source:
Lessler, J.T. and Kalsbeek, W.D. (1992), "Non Sampling Error in Survey", New York: John Wiley or US department of Commerce (1978), "Glossary of Non Sampling Error Terms: An Illustration of a Semantic Problem in Statistics", Statistical Policy Working Paper
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