CASIP. A Complete Automated System for Information Processing for Fast Moving Goods
Willem E. SarisUniversity of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Data collection with respect to the purchases of fast moving goods is one of the most difficult research activities. In the past diaries have been used for this purpose. These procedures are still used by most statistical offices in the world (Silberstein, 1992). The use of diaries has two serious drawbacks. First of all, the amount of effort which is asked from the households is too much. As a consequence the cooperation is low and the dropout rate high while...