Prof Peter Lynn
Professor, University of Essex
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3493-5686
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=7nJPKZYAAAAJ
bluesky: @profpeterlynn
Research Interests
Peter is Director of Survey Futures, Chair of the European Social Survey Sampling and Weighting Panel, and Understanding Society Associate Director for Methodology. His research interests encompass all aspects of survey methodology, with a particular focus on methods for longitudinal surveys. Research-active topics include:
- Sampling, weighting and estimation methods
- Non-response and response maximisation techniques
- Targeted and adaptive survey design
- Mixed-mode survey design
- Measurement errors in surveys
Outputs
Glimmers of hope in the war against disinformation
Right-thinking people may sometimes despair at the global tidal wave of fake news and disinformation that seems to be washing over society and leaving victims in its wake. But in the UK there are some glimmers of hope, some recent victories that should help the nation to tackle falsehoods in the future.
Innovations in surveys: the pioneers of targeted design
Professor Peter Lynn describes how ISER has pioneered a new approach to sample retention which promises to improve the value for money of longitudinal surveys.