<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Both registers and surveys can contain classification errors. These errors can be estimated by making use of a composite data set. We propose a new method based on latent class modelling to estimate the number of classification errors across several sources while taking into account impossible combinations with scores on other variables. Furthermore, the latent class model, by multiply imputing a new variable, enhances the quality of statistics based on the composite data set. The performance of this method is investigated by a simulation study, which shows that whether or not the method can be applied depends on the entropy <italic>R</italic><sup>2</sup> of the latent class model and the type of analysis a researcher is planning to do. Finally, the method is applied to public data from Statistics Netherlands.</p></abstract>

Both registers and surveys can contain classification errors. These errors can be estimated by making use of a composite data set. We propose a new method based on latent class modelling to estimate the number of classification errors across several sources while taking into account impossible combinations with scores on other variables. Furthermore, the latent class model, by multiply imputing a new variable, enhances the quality of statistics based on the composite data set. The performance of this method is investigated by a simulation study, which shows that whether or not the method can be applied depends on the entropy R2 of the latent class model and the type of analysis a researcher is planning to do. Finally, the method is applied to public data from Statistics Netherlands.

Estimating Classification Errors Under Edit Restrictions in Composite Survey-Register Data Using Multiple Imputation Latent Class Modelling (MILC)

Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Methodology and Statistics

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek – Process development and methodology

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek – Process development and methodology Den Haag

Journal of Official Statistics

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Both registers and surveys can contain classification errors. These errors can be estimated by making use of a composite data set. We propose a new method...

Estimating Classification Errors Under Edit Restrictions in Composite Survey-Register Data Using Multiple Imputation Latent Class Modelling (MILC)

Published Online: Nov 18, 2017

Page range: 921 - 962

Received: Jul 01, 2016

Accepted: May 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jos-2017-0044

© 2017 Laura Boeschoten et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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