A Meta-analysis of Studies on the Performance of the Crosswise Model

Rainer Schnell; Kathrin Thomas

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A Meta-analysis of Studies on the Performance of the Crosswise Model

Rainer Schnell^* (Corresponding Author), Kathrin Thomas

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This article provides a meta-analysis of studies using the crosswise model (CM) in estimating the prevalence of sensitive characteristics in different samples and populations. On a data set of 141 items published in 33 either articles or books, we compare the difference (Δ) between estimates based on the CM and a direct question (DQ). The overall effect size of Δ is 4.88; 95% CI [4.56, 5.21]. The results of a meta-regression indicate that Δ is smaller when general populations and nonprobability samples are considered. The population effect suggests an education effect: Differences between the CM and DQ estimates are more likely to occur when highly educated populations, such as students, are studied. Our findings raise concerns to what extent the CM is able to improve estimates of sensitive behavior in general population samples.

Original language	English
Article number	0049124121995520
Number of pages	1
Journal	Sociological Methods & Research
Early online date	7 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124121995520
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 7 May 2021

Keywords

sensitive characteristics
social desirability
sampling
RRT
WEIRD

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