Proper Methodology and Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Slavery Data: An Examination of the Global Slavery Index

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dc.contributor.authorGuth, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Robyn
dc.contributor.authorKinnard, Kasey
dc.contributor.authorTran, Hang
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-22T14:55:17Z
dc.date.available2015-09-22T14:55:17Z
dc.date.issued2014-11-17
dc.description.abstractThe Global Slavery Index aims to, among other objectives, recognize the forms, size, and scope of slavery worldwide as well as the strengths and weaknesses of individual countries. An analysis of the Index’s methods exposes significant and critical weaknesses and raises questions into its replicability and validity. The Index may prove more valuable in the future if proper methods are implemented, but the longer improper methods are used the more damage is done to the public policy debate on slavery by advancing data and policy that is not based on sound methodology. To implement proper methods, a committee of sophisticated methodologists needs to develop measurement tools and constantly analyze and refine these methods over the years as data is collected.
dc.description.sponsorshipPublication of this article was funded in part by the George Mason University Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund
dc.identifier.citationGuth, Andrew, Robyn Anderson, Kasey Kinnard, and Hang Tran. "Proper Methodology and Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Slavery Data: An Examination of the Global Slavery Index." Social Inclusion 2, no. 4 (2014): 14-22.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v2i4.195
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9895
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCogitatio
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
dc.subjectGlobal slavery index
dc.subjectHuman trafficking
dc.subjectMethodology
dc.subjectMethods
dc.subjectSlavery
dc.titleProper Methodology and Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Slavery Data: An Examination of the Global Slavery Index
dc.typeArticle

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