ABSTRACT Measurement error in exposure assessment is unavoidable. Statistical methods to correct for such errors rely upon a valid error model, particularly regarding the classification of

classical and Berkson error, the structure and the size of the error. We provide a detailed list of sources of error in residential radon exposure assessment, stressing the importance of (a)

the differentiation between classical and Berkson error and (b) the clear definitions of predictors and operationally defined predictors using the example of two German case–control studies

on lung cancer and residential radon exposure. We give intuitive measures of error size and present evidence on both the error size and the multiplicative structure of the error from three

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KEYWORDS * measurement error * Berkson error * error models * error sources * radon * case–control studies.