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The Hyperplane Model of Survey Response

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  • Thomas Demuynck
  • León Hennen

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We present a model of survey response based on two consistency properties. Wederive its empirical testable restrictions and illustrate our findings using data from theworld values survey.

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  • Thomas Demuynck & León Hennen, 2026. "The Hyperplane Model of Survey Response," Working Papers ECARES 2026-04, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C15 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Statistical Simulation Methods: General
    • C44 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Operations Research; Statistical Decision Theory
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis

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