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Previous research shows that sociodemographic (mis)matches between respondents and interviewers can affect unit and item nonresponse in survey situations.
Felix Bittmann
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Text mining has developed rapidly in recent years. In this article we compare classification methods that are suitable for solving problems of predicting item nonresponse.
Marina Yurievna Aleksandrova
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Managing missing items in the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence: a simulation study
Background The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) is frequently used to assess the level of smokers’ nicotine dependence; however, it is unclear how to manage missing items.
Shannon L. Gutenkunst, Melanie L. Bell
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Response Patterns in a Multi-day Diary Survey: Implications for Adaptive Survey Design
In multi-day diary surveys, respondents make participation decisions every day. Some respondents remain committed throughout, whereas others drop out after the first few days or in the later days of the survey, leading to item nonresponse.
Mengyao Hu +4 more
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Enhancing participants' response rate in online medical educational surveys
In the field of medical education, surveys remain one of the most common methods for the planned and conducted educational research. However, the validity of the obtained results depends on the adequate representation of the study population and the ...
Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava +1 more
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A chain regression exponential type imputation method for mean estimation in the presence of missing data [PDF]
Imputation methods deal with item nonresponse to solve the missing data problem. A new imputation method and corresponding point estimators for population mean have been proposed under two situations: using the response rate and the constant that gives
Kanisa Chodjuntug, Nuanpan Lawson
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The interaction between unit and item nonresponse in view of the reverse cooperation continuum [PDF]
The paper addresses two questions. First, is item nonresponse (INR) a precursor of panel attrition (UNR), as predicted by the theory of a latent cooperation continuum, or is the interrelation of another type?
Serfling, Oliver
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The Relation Between Unit Nonresponse and Item Nonresponse: A Response Continuum Perspective [PDF]
Nonresponse is a significant problem for survey research. The phenomena encompass nonresponse at both the unit and the item level. Unit nonresponse refers to the complete absence of an interview from a sampled household whereas item nonresponse refers to the absence of answers to specific questions in the interview after the sampled household agrees to
T. Yan, R. Curtin
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All social surveys suffer from different types of errors, of which one of the most studied is non-response bias. Non-response bias is a systematic error that occurs because individuals differ in their accessibility and propensity to participate in a ...
Caroline Vandenplas +3 more
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Using Motivational Statements in Web-Instrument Design to Reduce Item-Missing Rates in a Mixed-Mode Context [PDF]
Web questionnaires, including those used in mixed-mode surveys, generally produce higher levels of item nonresponse than interviewer-administered questionnaires. Item nonresponse is generally seen as having a detrimental impact on data quality.
Al Baghal, Tarek, Lynn, Peter
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