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Previous surveys, in 1978 to 1979 and in 1989, of Original Articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed increasing sophistication of statistical methods over time. 1,2 The use of ...

A growing share of polling is conducted with online opt-in samples. 1 This trend has raised some concern within the industry because, while low participation rates pose a challenge for all surveys, ...

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