Prof Peter Lynn Professor, University of Essex

Peter Lynn
Email
plynn@essex.ac.uk
Office
2N2.5A.13
Curriculum vitae

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3493-5686

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=7nJPKZYAAAAJ

Twitter: @ProfPeterLynn

Research Interests

Peter is Director of Survey Futures, Chair of the European Social Survey Sampling and Weighting Panel, and Understanding Society Associate Director for Methodology. His research interests encompass all aspects of survey methodology, with a particular focus on methods for longitudinal surveys. Research-active topics include:

  • Sampling, weighting and estimation methods
  • Non-response and response maximisation techniques
  • Targeted and adaptive survey design
  • Mixed-mode survey design
  • Measurement errors in surveys

Latest Blog Posts

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Latest Publications

Factors affecting measurement error in mobile phone interviews

  1. Peter Lynn
  2. Olena Kaminska
  1. Survey Methodology

The impact of questioning method on measurement error in panel survey measures of benefit receipt: evidence from a validation study

  1. Peter Lynn
  2. Annette Jäckle
  3. Stephen P. Jenkins
  4. Emanuela Sala
  1. Survey Methodology

The propensity of older respondents to participate in a general purpose survey

  1. Peter Lynn
  1. Survey Methodology

An initial look at non-response and attrition in Understanding Society

  1. Peter Lynn
  2. Jonathan Burton
  3. Olena Kaminska
  4. Gundi Knies
  5. Alita Nandi
    6. , et al
  1. Survey Methodology

Wilting greens: Britain falls out of love with environmentalism

  1. Peter Lynn

Is it a good idea to optimise question format for mode of data collection? Results from a mixed modes experiment

  1. Gerry Nicolaas
  2. Pamela C. Campanelli
  3. Steven Hope
  4. Annette Jäckle
  5. Peter Lynn
    6. , et al
  1. Survey Methodology

The effect of a mixed mode wave on subsequent attrition in a panel survey: evidence from the Understanding Society Innovation Panel

  1. Peter Lynn
  1. Survey Methodology

The effects of mixed mode survey designs on simple and complex analyses

  1. Martin Peter
  2. Peter Lynn
  1. Survey Methodology

The effects of mixed mode survey designs on simple and complex analyses

  1. Martin Peter
  2. Peter Lynn
  1. Survey Methodology

Is it a good idea to optimise question format for mode of data collection?

  1. Gerry Nicolaas
  2. Pamela C. Campanelli
  3. Steven Hope
  4. Annette Jäckle
  5. Peter Lynn
    6. , et al

Latest Media

When belief doesn’t translate to action: our twisted relationship with climate change

  1. Peter Lynn

How green are we?

  1. Simonetta Longhi
  2. Peter Lynn
  3. Ben Anderson

What makes us act green? London event for policy makers and academics

  1. Simonetta Longhi
  2. Peter Lynn
  3. Ben Anderson

Sharing patient data will improve all our health

  1. Peter Lynn

The friends and family test is unfit for purpose

  1. Peter Lynn

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