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In February this year the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) hosted a meeting with survey research experts from different countries and backgrounds. The purpose …
Over the last couple of years, NCRM has worked with TNS BMRB to derive a general model of the impact of fieldwork effort on those total …
The rise of social media has been important; that is no great revelation. It has wrought profound social change, buffeted our institutions and altered, for many …
In the months and weeks leading up to the 2015 general election, the opinion polls told a consistent story; the Conservatives and Labour were tied in …
The 7th ESRC Research Methods Festival (RMF) is a great opportunity for everyone interested in understanding the numerous, tangled and ever-changing ways of looking at the …
The Report of the Inquiry into the 2015 British general election opinion polls is now available. http://eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/3789/ …
The Maintaining high response rates is it worth the effort? event was held at the Royal Statistical Society, London on the 3rd March 2016. The seminar …
NCRM video and audio podcast series features a wide range of research methods related topics discussed by experts from NCRM affiliated projects and events. Latest video: …