Smartphone based Respondent Driven Sampling

A Contract Award Notice
by OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
10 month
Value
£80K
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
11 Mar 2024
Delivery
26 Feb 2024 to 26 Dec 2024
Deadline
22 Nov 2023 12:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

The FPMS team have identified a method called Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) which is designed for surveying small or hard to reach populations. The RDS method comprises three specific elements: firstly, the researcher must consider RDS assumptions and whether they are likely to be met in a study under consideration; secondly, the data collection is conducted in a manner that resembles 'snowballing' but, crucially, information is collected allowing identification of who invited whom to the survey; and lastly a bespoke RDS algorithm that exploits this information to correct for biases that occur in 'snowballing' is used for data analysis

Award Detail

1 University Court of the University of Glasgow (Glasgow)
  • Value: £80,000

CPV Codes

  • 73110000 - Research services

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.

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