Business surveys are not generally considered to be longitudinal by design. However, the largest businesses are almost always included in each wave of recurrent surveys because they are essential for producing good estimates; and short-period business surveys frequently make use of rotating panel designs to improve the estimates of change by inducing sample overlaps between different periods. These design features mean that business surveys share some methodological challenges with longitudinal surveys. We review the longitudinal methods and approaches which can be used to improve the design and operation of business surveys, giving examples of their use. We also look in the other direction, considering the aspects of longitudinal analysis which have the potential to improve the accuracy, relevance and interpretation of business survey outputs.

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审查和评估纵向调查在商业调查中的使用

商业调查通常不被设计为纵向的。但是，在每次定期调查中，大型企业几乎总是包含在其中，因为它们对于产生良好的估算至关重要。短期商业调查经常利用旋转面板设计，通过引起不同时期之间的样本重叠来改善变化估计。这些设计特征意味着商业调查与纵向调查共同面临一些方法上的挑战。我们回顾了可用于改进商业调查设计和操作的纵向方法和方法，并举例说明了其用法。我们还考虑了纵向分析的各个方面，这些方面有可能提高业务调查输出的准确性，相关性和解释性。