In view of the desirability of obtaining data relevant to protracted or low-dose radiation exposures, the National Radiological Protection Board (now the Radiation Protection Division of the Health Protection Agency) started the National Registry for Radiation Workers (NRRW) in 1976.
While self-reported measures can provide insight, some leading studies have noted the desirability of employing automated data-collection approaches to capture higher fidelity contact frequency and duration information [ 4].
Shapero and Sokol (1982) examine the concept of desirability using data on the family (particularly the father or mother), peer groups, educational and professional contexts and cultural values held by potential entrepreneurs.
Choice of data collection mode may improve recall, reduce social desirability bias, or both.
But by combining information on what current ambassadors contributed along with data on the desirability of the ambassadors' host countries, Dr. Fedderke and Dr. Jett arrived at "implied prices" for a selection of highly sought positions.
Depending on the measure of disclosure and method of data collection, data may suffer from recall bias, social desirability bias, or both.
However, since the completion of data collection was executed with less than 10% of the participants, we expect social desirability bias due to assisted completion of data collection to be limited.
Bradley and Daly [13] highlight the desirability of combining the stronger features of RP and SP data.
Overfitting and data dredging reinforce the desirability of independent sample replication before subgroup predictors are given credence.
The authors would encourage international discussions on the desirability of standardizing and implementing operational definitions for data collected in these databases.
Thus, the variability in feed intake in our data helped demonstrate the desirability of measuring feed intake for at least 2 days before recording methane in the RC.
