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Assessing Bias in Smartphone Mobility Estimates in Low Income Countries

Assessing Bias in Smartphone Mobility Estimates in Low Income Countries

It has become common for governments and practitioners to measure mobility using data from smartphones, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet in countries where few people have smartphones, or use mobile internet, the movement of smartphones may not be a good indicator of the movement of the population. This paper …