Probability Samples Provide a Means of Benchmarking and Adjusting for Data Collected From Nonprobability Samples

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¹ Michael R. Elliott is with the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Biostatics, and the Institute for Social Research, Survey Methodology Program, Ann Arbor.

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Michael R Elliott. Am J Public Health. 2023 Jul.

. 2023 Jul;113(7):721-723.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307317.

¹ Michael R. Elliott is with the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Biostatics, and the Institute for Social Research, Survey Methodology Program, Ann Arbor.

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