Development and application of a survey quality assessment model. (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, T., Raeside, R., & Khan, H. T. A. (2014). Development and application of a survey quality assessment model. Global journal of quantitative science, 1(1), 15-29

Until recently research has been undertaken to improve the quality and effectiveness of surveys. By reviewing existing works, an improved model has been developed in this paper in order to assess the quality of statistical surveys. The model has been... Read More about Development and application of a survey quality assessment model..

Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching (2013)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., Morton, I. D., Ashraf, M. Z., & Duffy, J. C. (2013). Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching. Leadership and policy quarterly, 2,

The performance of institutions such as universities and colleges is of increasing interest to funders, policy makers, potential students and the establishments themselves who require accurate estimates of outcomes such as retention rates across the... Read More about Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching.

The Impact of Repeated Lying on Survey Results (2013)
Journal Article
Chesney, T., & Penny, K. (2013). The Impact of Repeated Lying on Survey Results. SAGE Open, 3(1), 215824401247234. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244012472345

We study the effects on results of participants completing a survey more than once, a phenomenon known as farming. Using data from a real social science study as a baseline, three strategies that participants might use to farm are studied by Monte Ca... Read More about The Impact of Repeated Lying on Survey Results.

Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research (2012)
Journal Article
Fleming, M., Kirby, B., & Penny, K. I. (2012). Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2711-2721. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04021.x

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

  This paper will focus on the key concepts behind record linkage and describe how probability matching of Scottish health records can be used for national health research.

BACKGROUND:

  Record linkage can bring togeth... Read More about Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research.

Methodological issues in the determination of standardisation and Involvement strategies in international marketing. (2004)
Journal Article
Omar, M., Boyd, D., & Nwankwo, S. (2004). Methodological issues in the determination of standardisation and Involvement strategies in international marketing. International Journal of Applied Marketing, 3, 93-113

This paper offers a fresh methodological insight in examining the functional relationship between standardisation and involvement strategies in international marketing. It starts by reviewing the underpinning literature, focusing on the form of the r... Read More about Methodological issues in the determination of standardisation and Involvement strategies in international marketing..

Modelling the Influence of Communication on Fertility Behaviour of Women in Rural Bangladesh. (2004)
Thesis
Gayen, K. Fertility Behaviour of Women in Rural Bangladesh. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2783

The total fertility rate in Bangladesh declined from 6.3 children per women in 1975 to 3.3 in 1997-1999. This decline of 48 per cent over a 25-year period occurred without a
substantial improvement in socio-economic status, health conditions and oth... Read More about Modelling the Influence of Communication on Fertility Behaviour of Women in Rural Bangladesh..

The Use of Sigmoids in Modelling and Forecasting Human Populations (1988)
Journal Article
Raeside, R. (1988). The Use of Sigmoids in Modelling and Forecasting Human Populations. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 151(3), 499. https://doi.org/10.2307/2982997

The use of sigmoid trend models, particularly the logistic model, was once popular among demographers. However, by 1940 the approach had fallen out of favour, being criticized for giving poor results and having no theoretical validity, and it was con... Read More about The Use of Sigmoids in Modelling and Forecasting Human Populations.