Definition: Non-response error

Category: Memobust Glossary

Non-sampling error may arise from many different sources such as defects in the sampling frame, faulty demarcation of sample units, defects in the selection of sample units, mistakes in the collection of data due to personal variations, misunderstanding, bias, negligence or dishonesty on the part of the investigator or of the interviewer, mistakes at the stage of the processing of the data, etc. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/memobust-glossary-pdf-file_en