Models for survey nonresponse and bias adjustment techniques

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Ayhan H. Ö.

Statistics in Transition New Series, vol.24, no.3, pp.139-149, 2023 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.59170/stattrans-2023-040
  • Journal Name: Statistics in Transition New Series
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.139-149
  • Keywords: nonresponse bias, nonresponse rate, response rate, sample survey, survey error
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Survey statisticians have been dealing with the issues of nonresponse in sample surveys for many years. Due to the complex nature of the mechanism, so far it has not been easy to find a general solution to this problem. In this paper, several aspects of this topic will be elaborated on: the survey unit nonresponse bias has been examined alternatively by taking response amounts which are fixed initially and also by taking the response amounts as random variables. An overview of the components of the bias due to nonresponse will be performed. Nonresponse bias components are illustrated for each alternative approach and the amount of bias was computed for each case.