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Against All Odds: On the Robustness of Probability Samples Against Decreases in Response Rates
Survey Research MethodsResponses rates in surveys with probability samples have decreased in the last decades, but has this decrease caused a decline in sample quality? Our paper addresses this question with an analysis of methodological data describing 776 surveys from four ...
Piotr Jabkowski +2 more
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Nonignorable item nonresponse in panel data
Statistical Theory and Related Fields, 2022 To estimate unknown population parameters based on panel data having nonignorable item nonresponse, we propose an innovative data grouping approach according to the number of observed components in the multivariate outcome $ \boldsymbol {y} $ when the ...
Sijing Li, Jun Shao
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Survey Response in RDD-Sampling SMS-Invitation Web-Push Study
Survey Research Methods, 2022 In this study, I tested a fairly new survey data collection approach, using random digit dialing (RDD) selection of mobile phone numbers combined with SMS invitations, with respondents asked to complete the survey online.
Sebastian Kocar
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Improving Bayesian Mixture Models for Multiple Imputation of Missing Data Using Focused Clustering
Revstat Statistical Journal, 2018 We present a joint modeling approach for multiple imputation of missing continuous and categorical variables using Bayesian mixture models. The approach extends the idea of focused clustering, in which one separates variables into two sets before ...
Jerome P. Reiter
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Survey Research Methods, 2023 Consumer-level activity trackers can potentially be used for population monitoring of physical activity, without suffering from the recall and social desirability bias that occur in self-report and at lower costs and effort compared to research-grade ...
Rianne Kraakman +3 more
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Survey Research MethodsItem nonresponse is an under-researched aspect in cross-national surveys. In this study, we explore nonresponse to the question about a household’s total net income in the European Social Survey (2008-2018), which had the highest item nonresponse rate ...
Piotr Jabkowski, Aneta Piekut
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The Wave 6 NEPS Adult Study Incentive Experiment
Methoden, Daten, Analysen, 2017 In wave 6 of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) adult starting cohort, an incentive experiment was conducted that randomly switched respondent cash incentives from promised to (partly) prepaid for half of the eligible sample.
Sara Kretschmer, Gerrit Müller
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Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2022 The microdata of surveys are valuable resources for analyzing and modeling relationships between variables of interest. These microdata are often incomplete because of nonresponses in surveys and, if not considered, may lead to model misspecification and
Alireza Rezaee +2 more
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Unit nonresponse biases in estimates of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence
Survey Research Methods, 2020 Since COVID-19 became a pandemic, many studies are being conducted to get a better understanding of the disease itself and its spread. One crucial indicator is the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Julia Post, Fabian Class, Ulrich Kohler
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BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background There is a paucity of evidence about effective implementation strategies to increase treatment response and prevent drop-out among children receiving evidence-based treatment.
Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar +3 more
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