In survey research, curb-stoning refers to the deliberate fabrication of survey interview data by the interviewer. Often this is done to avoid the work of actually conducting the surveys. Statistical methods have been developed that can help to identify data that is the product of curb-stoning.
Statistics and data science, defined
Curb-stoning
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