Actions for Estimating Drug Use : the Effect of Sampling Methods and Policy Implications

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Estimating Drug Use : the Effect of Sampling Methods and Policy Implications / Janine Kremling

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Kremling, Janine, 1977-
Published
El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 190 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
List of tables -- List of figures -- Overview of the duf and adam program : understanding the problem -- Why is it important to study illicit drug use? -- DUF and ADAM program : criticism and transition from a the convenience to a probability sample -- Data description and analytical strategy -- Results of the equivalence analysis : assessing the impact of sampling procedures -- Discussion and conclusion -- Appendices -- References -- Index.
Summary
"Kremling uses data from the Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) and the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) programs to explore whether the drug estimates of DUF, using a non-probability sample, and the drug use estimates of ADAM, using a probability sample, yield different results. She finds that the drug use information in DUF and ADAM is not substantially different for marijuana, cocaine, and opiates for all sites analyzed together. Her main conclusion is that a probability sample does not produce results that are substantially different from a convenience sample. While a researcher can attempt to draw a probability sample, it is still volunteers who agree to participate just as in a convenience sample."--Publisher's website.
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9781593327057 (electronic bk.)
1593327056 (electronic bk.)
1593325193
9781593325190
9781593325190 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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