The itinerary method is a sampling technique used in particular in household surveys. Also known as the Politz method, it requires interviewers to use a specific process to select the dwellings on their survey route For example, interviewers must concentrate on houses or buildings with more than three floors. They can also focus on a specific floor of each building.
The itinerary method allows surveyors to avoid limiting themselves to a specific survey area. In effect, the survey is conducted over a dispersed geographic area. The route method is more expensive to implement than the quota method. The reason for this is that it involves travelling sometimes over quite long distances.
Itinerary method
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